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Hardback. Drawing on ecosystem thinking, complexity and postnormal science, Ecological Health offers a radical new way of thinking about the health issues of the 21st Century. This volume reflects on recent social scientific engagement with Ecosystem Health research and practice and sets out a vision for the future. Editor(s): Gislason, Maya K. Series: Advances in Medical Sociology. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; MBS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 684.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781903230
- ISBN
- 9781781903230
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Condition: New
€ 156.31
€ 156.31
Hardback. This volume highlights the ways in which scholarly analysis has contributed to a rich understanding of the links between spreading democracy, gender equality, and environmental protection. It includes cutting-edge debates on the meaning of democracy and its development, as well as the response of democracies to environmental and gender concerns. Editor(s): Wejnert, Barbara. Series Editor(s): Wejnert, Barbara. Series: Research in Political Sociology. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 236 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781903377
- ISBN
- 9781781903377
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Condition: New
€ 127.20
€ 127.20
Hardback. Presents a framework for understanding the ways in which the salient identities of gender, class position, race, sexuality, and other demographic characteristics function simultaneously to produce the outcomes we observe in the lives of individuals as integral forces in the maintenance of family. Editor(s): Kohlman, Marla H.; Krieg, Dana B.; Dickerson, Bette J. Series Editor(s): Demos, Vasilikie P.; Segal, Marcia Texler. Series: Advances in Gender Research. Num Pages: 350 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 29. Weight in Grams: 596.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781905357
- ISBN
- 9781781905357
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Condition: New
€ 145.87
€ 145.87
Hardback. Emphasizes unsolved issues and developments within class and stratification analysis, discussing both theoretical and methodological innovations and revisions. In this book, comparative analysis has also revealed cross-national differentiation in stratification processes, partly related to welfare state arrangements and national policies. Editor(s): Birkelund, Gunn Elisabeth. Series Editor(s): Engelstad, Fredrik. Series: Comparative Social Research. Num Pages: 350 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSC; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 35. Weight in Grams: 732.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781905371
- ISBN
- 9781781905371
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.87
€ 145.87
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781905395
- ISBN
- 9781781905395
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Condition: New
€ 145.87
€ 145.87
Hardback. This book discusses the economic and political conditions that facilitate megaproject implementation and what are the impacts on urbanity and livability of such costly mode of urban development. It includes contributions from sociologists, planners, geographers and architects making it a truly multidisciplinary project. Editor(s): Cerro Santamaria, Gerardo del. Series: Research in Urban Sociology. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; RPC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 37. Weight in Grams: 744.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781905937
- ISBN
- 9781781905937
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Condition: New
€ 165.12
€ 165.12
Hardback. This volume brings together multi-method research on political mobilization in the USA, rights in Peru, peacebuilding in Croatia and Israel/Palestine, local forums in the Occupy movement and a crowd behaviors in the context of university party riots. Editor(s): Coy, Patrick G. Series: Research in Social Movements, Conflicts and Change. Num Pages: 332 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures, graphs. BIC Classification: JHB; JPV; JPW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 31. Weight in Grams: 630.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781907320
- ISBN
- 9781781907320
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.87
€ 145.87
Hardback. True to the nature of the Gedenkschrift, this commemorative publication celebrates the work of sociologist Dr. William Freudenburg, one of the founding editors of RSPPP and Dehlsen Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara. Editor(s): Maret, Susan. Series: Research in Social Problems and Public Policy. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: JF; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 31. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781907344
- ISBN
- 9781781907344
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.22
€ 134.22
Visions of the 21st Century Family: Transforming Structures and Identi...
Patricia Neff Claster (Ed.)
Hardback. Through the use of a wide variety of methodological and theoretical perspectives, the family scholars in this volume provide considerable insight into the ways in which families are changing, adapting, and evolving. With research studies from around the world it is intended to provide a more global understanding of family change. Editor(s): Claster, Patricia Neff; Blair, Sampson Lee. Series: Contemporary Perspectives in Family Research. Num Pages: 522 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 43. Weight in Grams: 862.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 522
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783500284
- ISBN
- 9781783500284
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.21
€ 189.21
Hardback. Representing a range of approaches and emphases, the chapters in this volume address and illustrate linkages between social theory and history; social theory and historical analysis as mutually supportive frames of analysis, and affinities between the history of social thought and the history of modern societies. Editor(s): Dahms, Harry F. Series: Current Perspectives in Social Theory. Num Pages: 352 pages, no. BIC Classification: HBA; HBTB; JHBA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 32. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 362
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783502189
- ISBN
- 9781783502189
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Condition: New
€ 164.55
€ 164.55
Hardback. This volume contains pioneering work on the relation between adolescent experiences and adult work outcomes. It assembles evidence of the effects of adolescent work experiences on adult work experiences in a single volume highlighting the demand for research on this important topic. Editor(s): Greve, Henrich R.; Seidel, Marc-David L. Series Editor(s): Keister, Lisa A. Series: Research in the Sociology of Work. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783505715
- ISBN
- 9781783505715
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Condition: New
€ 165.85
€ 165.85
Hardback. Addressing a perceived gap between symbolic interaction and ethno musicological approaches to the study of music, this special issue seeks to bring the fields closer by highlighting some of the complementary theoretical constructs of phenomenology and symbolic interaction as they relate to music studies. Editor(s): Denzin, Norman K. Series: Studies in Symbolic Interaction. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: AVA; JFFP; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783508372
- ISBN
- 9781783508372
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.81
€ 134.81
Hardback. This volume is the second part of a two volume examination of the sociological and cultural impact derivative of Barack Hussein Obama's initial election and re-election as President of the United States. Editor(s): Cunnigen, Donald; Bruce, Marino. Series: Research in Race & Ethnic Relations. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 578.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783509829
- ISBN
- 9781783509829
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.21
€ 147.21
Hardcover. Around the globe, families are often faced with a variety of health issues, often as a result of social, political, religious, and economic forces. This multidisciplinary volume addresses the impact these issues have on the family as a unit; how they impact family relationships as well as how the family as a whole responds. Editor(s): Blair, Sampson Lee; Higgins McCormick, Jennifer. Series: Contemporary Perspectives in Family Research. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 34. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784410155
- ISBN
- 9781784410155
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.55
€ 164.55
Alternative Agrifood Movements: Patterns of Convergence and Divergence...
Douglas H. Constance (Ed.)
Hardcover. This volume explores the issues of convergence and divergence in alternative agrifood movements through a theoretical and empirical engagement of the topic by notable agrifood researchers from Europe, North America and South America. Editor(s): Constance, Douglas H.; Renard, Marie-Christine; Rivera-Ferre, Marta G. Series: Research in Rural Sociology & Development. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 235 x 31. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784410902
- ISBN
- 9781784410902
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.21
€ 155.21
Hardcover. Around the globe, families are often faced with a variety of health issues, often as a result of social, political, religious, and economic forces. This multidisciplinary volume addresses the impact health issues have on individual family members and how this affects their family relationships. Editor(s): Blair, Sampson Lee; Higgins McCormick, Jennifer. Series: Contemporary Perspectives in Family Research. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784411268
- ISBN
- 9781784411268
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.75
€ 155.75
Hardcover. The essays included in this volume illuminate mediations of the individual-society relationship from a variety of angles, both explicitly and implicitly. They highlight the need to consider the consequences of choices made by collective decision-makers, politicians and leaders of organizations. Editor(s): Dahms, Harry F. Series: Current Perspectives in Social Theory. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: 3JM; JFFR; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784412234
- ISBN
- 9781784412234
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.55
€ 164.55
Paperback. This is the fifth volume in a series which endeavours to organize, centralize and present current ideas and research in the field of child development, viewed with a sociological perspective. It contains three main sections: early childhood care; children's peer groups; and, family influence. Editor(s): Adler, Peter; Adler, Patricia A. Series: Sociological Studies of Children & Youth. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 165 x 13. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784413071
- ISBN
- 9781784413071
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.61
€ 63.61
Paperback. The volumes in this series illustrate how social organization and private, emotional experience are different phases of the social process. They show the steps by which emotional experience is shaped by social structural, macro-level processes and how these processes are changed by experience. Editor(s): Ambert, Anne-Marie; Mandell, Nancy. Series: Sociological Studies of Children and Youth. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784413149
- ISBN
- 9781784413149
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.34
€ 63.34
Paperback. This volume showcases important work of sociologists helping to define the direction of the sub-field. Their work shares basic premises and concerns: children and youth are active agents in their own 'socialization', produce meaning and action collaboratively with peers, and struggle for agency in various social contexts. Editor(s): Kinney, David A.; Rosier, Katherine Brown. Series: Sociological Studies of Children & Youth. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784413200
- ISBN
- 9781784413200
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.16
€ 63.16