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Sociology
Hardback. The second edition of Mildred Blaxter's successful and highly respected book offers a comprehensive and engaging introduction to the key debates surrounding the concept of health today. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; MBS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745648453
- ISBN
- 9780745648453
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.05
€ 65.05
Hardback. Everyone cares about recognition: no one wants to be treated with disrespect, insulted, humiliated, or simply ignored. In this compelling new book, McBride examines how a basic need for recognition is the motivation behind struggles for inclusion and equality in contemporary society. Series: Polity Key Concepts in the Social Sciences Series. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JHBA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745648477
- ISBN
- 9780745648477
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.86
€ 58.86
Hardback. * A major new book by one of the world s leading sociologists. * Forms the basis for the path-breaking work that Boltanski has developed over the past 20 years, work that has examined the moral foundations of society in and through the forms of everyday conflict. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 32. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745649092
- ISBN
- 9780745649092
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.14
€ 71.14
Paperback.
Social relations are crucial for understanding diverse economic actions and a network perspective is central to that explanation. Simple exchanges involving money, labor, and commodities combine into complexly connected systems. Series: Polity Economy and Society Series. Num Pages: 180 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 210 x 19. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745649986
- ISBN
- 9780745649986
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.50
€ 25.50
Hardback. * Danny Miller is one of the leading anthropologists in the world today and is a key figure in the study of material culture. * This book is unique: it is the first attempt to analyse in detail the life of the au pair and the families for whom they work. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHBK; JHBL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745650111
- ISBN
- 9780745650111
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.17
€ 72.17
Hardback. Consumer capitalism dominates our economy, our politics and our culture. Yet there is a growing body of research from a range of disciplines that suggests that consumer capitalism may be past its sell-by date. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFFT; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745650234
- ISBN
- 9780745650234
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.25
€ 71.25
Hardback. * This is a remarkable study of the impact on online technologies on professional workers. * Gregg introduces the notion of work's intimacy to describe the way technology exacerbates the expectations of professional jobs as they come to invade spaces and times that were once less susceptible to work's presence. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBL; JHMC; PDR; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745650272
- ISBN
- 9780745650272
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.05
€ 65.05
Hardback. The steady rise of Clint Eastwood s career parallels a pressing desire in American society over the past five decades for a figure and story of purpose, meaning, and redemption. Eastwood has not only told and filmed that story, he has come to embody it for many in his public image and film persona. Series: Polity America Through the Lens Series. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; GTB; JFC; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 149 x 30. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745650401
- ISBN
- 9780745650401
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.25
€ 71.25
Paperback. The steady rise of Clint Eastwood s career parallels a pressing desire in American society over the past five decades for a figure and story of purpose, meaning, and redemption. Eastwood has not only told and filmed that story, he has come to embody it for many in his public image and film persona. Series: Polity America Through the Lens Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; GTB; JFC; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 212 x 25. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745650418
- ISBN
- 9780745650418
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.95
€ 22.95
Paperback. The sexualization of girls has captured the attention of the media, advocacy groups and politicians in recent years. This prolific discourse sets alarm bells ringing: sexualization is said to lead to depression, promiscuity and compassion deficit disorder, and rob young girls of their childhood. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JFSP1; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745650739
- ISBN
- 9780745650739
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.19
€ 24.19
Hardback. * Synthesizes literature from a wide variety of disciplines to examine family interaction in the context of stressful situations. * Designed as a textbook within Polity s Key Themes in Family Communication series. * Looks at the topic of stress and coping across the individual, relational and family levels. Series: Polity Key Themes in Family Communication Series. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: GTC; JFFP; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745650746
- ISBN
- 9780745650746
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.02
€ 65.02
Hardback. The medical and social sciences offer us many ways of understanding the human body and what it can do. From biology and psychology to sociology and philosophy, a range of disciplines supply us with a rich yet challenging picture. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; MBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745651231
- ISBN
- 9780745651231
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.70
€ 63.70
Paperback. The medical and social sciences offer us many ways of understanding the human body and what it can do. From biology and psychology to sociology and philosophy, a range of disciplines supply us with a rich yet challenging picture. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; MBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745651248
- ISBN
- 9780745651248
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.71
€ 21.71
Hardback. * A best-selling sociologist presents a concise and very readable history of love * Kaufmann focuses on the question of why so many people are searching for love, hoping to find in love a kind of happiness that they cannot find in their work or by surrounding themselves with material goods. Num Pages: 186 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745651538
- ISBN
- 9780745651538
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.05
€ 65.05
Paperback. * A best-selling sociologist presents a concise and very readable history of love * Kaufmann focuses on the question of why so many people are searching for love, hoping to find in love a kind of happiness that they cannot find in their work or by surrounding themselves with material goods. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745651545
- ISBN
- 9780745651545
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.71
€ 21.71
Hardback. The internet is changing the rules of the game of love. In a world where anything is possible, a potential date - whether it be a one-night stand or the start of a more lasting relationship - can be just a click away. Anyone looking for love online can throw off their inhibitions and can say what they have never dared to before. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK5; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745651835
- ISBN
- 9780745651835
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.35
€ 60.35
Paperback. The internet is changing the rules of the game of love. In a world where anything is possible, a potential date - whether it be a one-night stand or the start of a more lasting relationship - can be just a click away. Anyone looking for love online can throw off their inhibitions and can say what they have never dared to before. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK5; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 163 x 15. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745651842
- ISBN
- 9780745651842
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.68
€ 21.68
Hardback. The impersonality of social relationships in the society of strangers is making majorities increasingly nostalgic for a time of closer personal ties and strong community moorings. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFFP; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745652177
- ISBN
- 9780745652177
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.89
€ 65.89
Hardback. * This is a brief, authoritative and accessible introduction to the idea of modernity, written by a leading social theorist. * Wagner shows that modernity was based on ideas of freedom, reason and progress, but he examines the extent to which these ideas have been, and can be, realized in the modern world. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745652900
- ISBN
- 9780745652900
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.86
€ 58.86
Hardback. * Zygmunt Bauman is one of the most original and influential social thinkers of our time. * This new book focuses on social inequality. Num Pages: 190 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFA; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745652948
- ISBN
- 9780745652948
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.95
€ 64.95