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Hardback. Using a biophysical perspective, this text aims to demonstrate that there are many ways of knowing, methods of inquiry, and perspectives that can guide one's understanding of human behaviour. It encourages the development of critical thinking as opposed to memorization of theories. Series: Foundations of Social Work Knowledge Series. Num Pages: 459 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBA; JMAL; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 180 x 33. Weight in Grams: 817.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 459
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231112802
- ISBN
- 9780231112802
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Condition: New
€ 95.12€ 73.24
€ 95.12
€ 73.24
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8 halftones, 8 tables. BIC Classification: JHB; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231115254
- ISBN
- 9780231115254
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Hardback. Saari posits that human beings may first construct a picture of their immediate environment and then construct their identity within that environment. She argues that the psychotherapeutic profession must extend its range to include socio-cultural-economic factors and she includes ample case studies to support her position. Num Pages: 208 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JHBA; JMC; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231121965
- ISBN
- 9780231121965
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Condition: New
€ 134.36€ 102.15
€ 134.36
€ 102.15
Hardback. The idea of social capital allows scholars to assess the quality of relationships among people within a particular community and show how that quality affects the ability to achieve shared goals. With evidence collected from 69 villages in India, Krishna investigates what social capital is, how it operates in practice, and what results it can be expected to produce. Num Pages: 192 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTF; JHBA; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231125703
- ISBN
- 9780231125703
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Condition: New
€ 109.39€ 83.75
€ 109.39
€ 83.75
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 6 illus;, 4 tables. BIC Classification: JHB; JKSM; JKSN; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231132657
- ISBN
- 9780231132657
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.61€ 98.65
€ 129.61
€ 98.65
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 6 illus;, 4 tables. BIC Classification: JHB; JKSN; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231132664
- ISBN
- 9780231132664
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Paperback. An anthology applying Judith Butler's theories to religion. It uses her work to investigate a variety of topics in biblical, Islamic, Buddhist, and Christian traditions. It sheds light on Butler's ideas and highlights their ethical and political import. It discusses subjects such as religious rituals, and biblical constructions of sexuality. Editor(s): Armour, Ellen T.; Ville, St. Susan M. Series: Gender, Theory, and Religion. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HR; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231134071
- ISBN
- 9780231134071
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. Examines how different cultures rationalize the expression of passionate and comfort love and physical sex. This book maps out the intricacies of the love/sex conundrum and the psychological dilemma of reconciling these competing forces. Editor(s): Jankowiak, William R. Num Pages: 304 pages, figures. BIC Classification: JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231134378
- ISBN
- 9780231134378
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Condition: New
€ 41.32
€ 41.32
Hardback. In the middle decades of the 20th century, Hawai'i changed rapidly from a conservative oligarchy firmly controlled by a Euro-American elite to arguably the most progressive part of the United States. This study explains how Filipinos, Japanese, Portuguese, and others overcame racial divisions and mobilized a mass working-class movement. Num Pages: 320 pages, 15 illustrations, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; JHBL; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231135344
- ISBN
- 9780231135344
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Condition: New
€ 104.64€ 80.25
€ 104.64
€ 80.25
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JHB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 526. C. Wright Mills and the Making of Political Intellectuals. 288 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JHB; JPA. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 24. Weight: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231135405
- ISBN
- 9780231135405
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Condition: New
€ 109.39€ 83.75
€ 109.39
€ 83.75
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JHB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231135412
- ISBN
- 9780231135412
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.68
€ 37.99
€ 27.68
Hardback. "Notes for a lecture course and seminar at Collaege de France (1976-1977)"-- T.p Translator(s): Briggs, Kate. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFS; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231136167
- ISBN
- 9780231136167
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Condition: New
€ 104.64€ 80.25
€ 104.64
€ 80.25
Hardback. Explores the practice and meanings of death rituals in poor urban neighborhoods on the outskirts of the southern Mexican city of Oaxaca. This book provides descriptions of the Day of the Dead and other religious practices. It analyzes how the rites and beliefs associated with death shape and reflect poor Oaxacans' values and social identity. Num Pages: 336 pages, 42 illus. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HRCR; JFCA; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231136884
- ISBN
- 9780231136884
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.02€ 82.00
€ 107.02
€ 82.00
Paperback. Explores the practice and meanings of death rituals in poor urban neighborhoods on the outskirts of the southern Mexican city of Oaxaca. This book provides descriptions of the Day of the Dead and other religious practices. It analyzes how the rites and beliefs associated with death shape and reflect poor Oaxacans' values and social identity. Num Pages: 336 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HRCR; JFCA; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 206 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231136891
- ISBN
- 9780231136891
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
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Hardback. Probes the ideological assumptions underlying the transfer of body parts, the social significance of donors' deaths, and the medico-scientific desires surrounding complex forms of body repair. This book considers the experimental realm, in which nonhuman species and artificial devices present further opportunities for recovery and for controversy. Series: Leonard Hastings Schoff Lectures. Num Pages: 144 pages, 12 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBZ; JHMC; MNQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231138383
- ISBN
- 9780231138383
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Condition: New
€ 95.12€ 73.24
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Hardback. Covers the methodological challenges and the real-life constraints of research in child welfare settings. This volume addresses topics that include the ethics involved in researching children and their families and the limits of confidentiality within this population. Num Pages: 464 pages, 3 halftones, 0 color illus., 40 line drawings, 25 tables. BIC Classification: JHBC; JKSB1; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 157 x 226 x 33. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231141307
- ISBN
- 9780231141307
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.12€ 73.24
€ 95.12
€ 73.24
Hardback. Combining trenchant historical and political data with absorbing firsthand narratives, this title brings a human dimension to the literature on transracial adoption. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231141369
- ISBN
- 9780231141369
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.88€ 76.74
€ 99.88
€ 76.74
Hardback. Editor(s): Fortune, Anne E.; McCallion, Philip; Briar-Lawson, Katharine. Num Pages: 336 pages, 4 illus., 5 tables. BIC Classification: JHB; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 778.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231142144
- ISBN
- 9780231142144
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.86€ 62.72
€ 80.86
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Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231143295
- ISBN
- 9780231143295
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
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Paperback. A book on tattoo literature and culture. It traces the origins and significance of tattoo in the works of nineteenth and twentieth-century artists, travelers, missionaries, scientists, and such writers as Herman Melville, Margaret Mead, and Albert Wendt. It shows how culture has been etched on the human form and on a body of literature. Num Pages: 304 pages, 24 illus. BIC Classification: AFY; HBTB; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231143691
- ISBN
- 9780231143691
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44