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Hardback. Utopia should be understood as a method rather than a goal. This book rehabilitates utopia as a repressed dimension of the sociological and in the process produces the Imaginary Reconstitution of Society, a provisional, reflexive and dialogic method for exploring alternative possible futures. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFR; JHB; JPA; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230231962
- ISBN
- 9780230231962
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.29
€ 194.29
Paperback. This uniquebook examines theatre practice that takes place within a range of health and care settings from medical training to advocacy projects for service users. Drawing on a range of case studies, the book provides insights into working practices as well as posing critical questions in relation to the field." Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; AP; AS; JHB; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 210
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349546053
- ISBN
- 9781349546053
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. The principle of sacrifice is as old as human life itself. This book provides an overview of sacrificial practices around the world since prehistoric times. It also examines the reasons behind these rituals, and in the case of human sacrifice an attempt is made to understand the mentality of the 'victims' who often willingly went to their deaths. Num Pages: 192 pages, 48 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; HRLF; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 170 x 12. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750945004
- ISBN
- 9780750945004
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.61
€ 17.99
€ 16.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 41 b&w, 5 colour. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 3JM; JFSP1; JHB; JHMC; MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 148. .
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837636086
- ISBN
- 9783837636086
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.39€ 42.56
€ 53.39
€ 42.56
Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Population Studies. Num Pages: 70 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBK; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag, Japan Japan
- Number of pages
- 70
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2019
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9784431557807
- ISBN
- 9784431557807
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.55
€ 83.55
Paperback. This collection brings together scholars and artists in disability studies, sexuality, queer theory, and feminism, to show how much sexuality studies and disability studies have to learn from each other. Editor(s): McRuer, Robert; Mollow, Anna. Num Pages: 432 pages, 11 illustrations, 3 figures. BIC Classification: JFFG; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822351542
- ISBN
- 9780822351542
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Hardback. Welcome or not, most citizens in Western countries are unable to go through a day without receiving a dose of health information. This book examines the ways in which ordinary people locate and digest the amount of health information available today, focusing on the unexplored 'middle' place of human and technical mediators. Editor(s): Wathen, Nadine; Wyatt, Sally; Harris, Roma. Series: Health Technology and Society. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; MBP; MBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 238
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230201200
- ISBN
- 9780230201200
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.36
€ 67.36
Paperback. A comprehensive and approachable introduction to social scientific theories of religion as they have developed in the twentieth century. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HRA; JHBA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748615223
- ISBN
- 9780748615223
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.63
€ 41.99
€ 37.63
Hardback. Although dying can be seen as the paradigm of liminality, because periods of transition are often associated with death, many volumes on death in the social sciences do not specifically address liminality. This book investigates these "ultimate ambiguities" as crucial periods of creativity, change, and emergent aspects of social and religious life. Editor(s): Berger, Peter; Kroesen, Justin. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: JHBZ; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 292
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782386094
- ISBN
- 9781782386094
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.03
€ 163.03
Paperback. Traces the movement from mutualism to individualism in the context of American family life. Families survived or even flourished during colonization, Revolution, slavery, immigration and economic upheaval. In the past century, prosperity created a culture devoted to pleasure and individual fulfilment. Num Pages: 211 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230337459
- ISBN
- 9780230337459
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Whether or not we've come a long way since then, this engaging study of courtship shows that at least half the fun is in reading about getting there. -- St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 161 x 13. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801839351
- ISBN
- 9780801839351
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.04
€ 33.99
€ 29.04
Paperback. Series: Studies in Critical Social Sciences. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HPS; JHB; JPF; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Haymarket Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608466436
- ISBN
- 9781608466436
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.51
€ 40.51
Paperback. Series: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship. Num Pages: 200 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFN; JFSL; JHB; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349348541
- ISBN
- 9781349348541
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.53
€ 65.53
Multiple-component retail product. This major reference work provides a comprehensive survey of food history. With over 80 high-quality sources, introductory essays and a wealth of contextual material, this will be a major scholarly resource for researchers of food throughout world history. Editor(s): Pilcher, Jeffrey M. Series: Critical and Primary Sources. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCV; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 169 x 119. Weight in Grams: 3781.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857854230
- ISBN
- 9780857854230
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 985.45
€ 985.45
Paperback. The definitive guide to the French sociologist Emile Durkheim's theories on religion, which helped establish the sociology of religion as a discipline, and which still remain controversial today. Num Pages: 604 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 214 x 141 x 39. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Publisher
- James Clarke & Co Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780227172971
- ISBN
- 9780227172971
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.68
€ 73.68
Paperback. Offers an introduction to the neglected history and changeable philosophy of modern social science. This title guides novice researchers in knowing the difference between an area of interest and a research topic. It shows how friendships, nonacademic interests, and even salsa dancing can make for a better researcher. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 charts. BIC Classification: GBC; GPS; JHBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674048218
- ISBN
- 9780674048218
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.89
€ 30.99
€ 25.89
Paperback. Num Pages: 199 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 210 x 11. Weight in Grams: 547.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349293841
- ISBN
- 9781349293841
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.57
€ 67.57
Paperback. This report looks at the impact out-of-school clubs have on parents' ability to work, how parents and their children view out-of-school clubs, how the support for people returning to work helps and how, and whether parents value advice on parenting. Series: IES Reports. Num Pages: 102 pages, 7figs.26tabs. BIC Classification: 1DBKESK; JHBK; JHBL; JNL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 166 x 8. Weight in Grams: 236. A Study for Kent TEC. Series: IES Reports. 102 pages, 7figs.26tabs. This report looks at the impact out-of-school clubs have on parents' ability to work, how parents and their children view out-of-school clubs, how the support for people returning to work helps and how, and whether parents value advice on parenting. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1DBKESK; JHBK; JHBL; JNL; KCF. Dimension: 229 x 166 x 8. Weight: 236.
- Publisher
- Institute for Employment Studies
- Number of pages
- 102
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851842773
- ISBN
- 9781851842773
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 5.30
€ 18.99
€ 5.30
Paperback. Through a series of ethnographic case studies, Aihwa Ong reconceptualizes neoliberalism as an extraordinarily malleable technology of governing that is taken up in different ways by different regimes, be they authoritarian, democratic, or communist. Num Pages: 304 pages, 6 b&w photos, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBA; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822337485
- ISBN
- 9780822337485
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.79
€ 31.99
€ 28.79
Hardback. This Reader provides substantial extracts from the core texts in the field of American social and political thought. The aim is to demonstrate the rich intellectual tradition of the United States and to facilitate a better understanding of American society and politics through the reproduction of key texts from a wide variety of thinkers. Editor(s): Hess, Dr. Andreas. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBA; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 25. Weight in Grams: 976.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748615285
- ISBN
- 9780748615285
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.28€ 147.72
€ 154.28
€ 147.72
Paperback. Editor(s): Avison, William R.; Gotlib, Ian H. Series: Springer Series on Stress and Coping. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; MMJ; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 551.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1994
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781489911087
- ISBN
- 9781489911087
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 194.68
€ 194.68
Paperback. Describes the ways that prisons shape and infiltrate the lives of women with husbands, fiances, and boyfriends on the inside. This book shows that with social welfare weakened, prisons are the most powerful public institutions available to women struggling to overcome untreated social ills and sustain relationships with marginalized men. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 halftones, 6 line drawings, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JHBK; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226114637
- ISBN
- 9780226114637
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.96
€ 36.99
€ 28.96
Paperback. This book examines how new dimensions of diversity and difference, so often debated in the national context, are emerging at the neighbourhood level. Editor(s): Flint, John; Robinson, David. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847420237
- ISBN
- 9781847420237
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 24.65
€ 40.99
€ 24.65
Paperback. The first book to detail the history and the vast social implications of the Viagra phenomenon Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBK5; KNDP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814752111
- ISBN
- 9780814752111
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 32.13
€ 32.99
€ 32.13