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Interrogating the Theory and Practice of Communication for Social Chan...
Thomas, P.; Fliert, E.Van De; Van de Fliert, ...
Paperback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Communication for Social Change. Num Pages: 150 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JFF; JHB; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 150
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349490776
- ISBN
- 9781349490776
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.73
€ 74.73
Hardcover. This volume offers an unusual, interdisciplinary collaboration of scholars working on the major regions of the global South. The authors probe important episodes of resistance in the colony and postcolony for the light they shed on the vexed notion of counterhegemony, enriching our notion of resistance and pointing to new directions for research. Editor(s): Chalcraft, John; Noorani, Yaseen. Num Pages: 301 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBG; HBLL; HBLW; JHBA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230019188
- ISBN
- 9780230019188
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.34
€ 64.34
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
Hardcover. This book introduces the concept of global modernity as a paradigm for the analysis of the contemporary era. Building on Parson's distinction between social, cultural, personal and organismic systems, it presents a four-dimensional scheme that aims to identify modernity's key structural components. Num Pages: 120 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHBA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 218 x 13. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137435804
- ISBN
- 9781137435804
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.00
€ 63.00
Paperback. Sociology began as a historical discipline, created by Marx, Weber and others, to explain the emergence and consequences of rational, capitalist society. Today, the best historical sociology combines precision in theory-construction with the careful selection of appropriate methodologies to address ongoing debates across a range of subfields. Series: What is Sociology?. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 217 x 14. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745660097
- ISBN
- 9780745660097
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.94
€ 22.94
Hardcover. This book explores the interface between modernity and tradition in selected societies in Taiwan, mainland China and Vietnam. The chapters question to what extent traditions are themselves exploiting modernity in creative ways, in the interests of their own further developments. Editor(s): Wilkerson, James; Parkin, Robert. Num Pages: 284 pages, 18 ills, 23 tables. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1FPC; 1FPCW; JFC; JHBT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476. the Interface of Tradition and Modernity in East Asia. 284 pages, 18 ills, 23 tables. Editor(s): Wilkerson, James; Parkin, Robert. This book explores the interface between modernity and tradition in selected societies in Taiwan, mainland China and Vietnam. The chapters question to what extent traditions are themselves exploiting modernity in creative ways, in the interests of their own further developments. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1FPC; 1FPCW; JFC; JHBT. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 18. Weight: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857455680
- ISBN
- 9780857455680
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.11
€ 152.11
Hardback. Editor(s): Shapiro, Ian; Tebeau, Kahreen. Num Pages: tables, figures. BIC Classification: JHB; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813930978
- ISBN
- 9780813930978
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.45
€ 61.45
Paperback. This highly original collection of essays, written by some of the worlda s best--known political scientists elucidates state--of--the--art methodological approaches to comparative politics. Giovanni Sartori and Mattei Dogan examine the applicability and validity of statistical techniques in the field. Editor(s): Dogan, Mattei; Kazancigil, Ali. Num Pages: 336 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JHBC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631186458
- ISBN
- 9780631186458
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.06
€ 52.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 218 pages, 49 b/w & 8 colour illus. BIC Classification: AVC; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 226 x 17. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837625684
- ISBN
- 9783837625684
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.49
€ 45.99
€ 32.49
Witches, Midwives, and Nurses: A History of Women Healers (Contemporar...
Deirdre English Barbara Ehrenreich
Paperback. Num Pages: 108 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBT; VXH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 135 x 188 x 6. Weight in Grams: 100.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The Feminist Press at CUNY
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 108
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558616615
- ISBN
- 9781558616615
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.04
€ 15.04
Hardback. Series: The Springer Series on Demographic Methods and Population Analysis. Num Pages: 308 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306426490
- ISBN
- 9780306426490
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 190.44
€ 190.44
Paperback. How do rapid social and technological changes shape reproductive realms today? This book considers the complex choices, anxieties and challenges that come alongside postmodern reproduction for women and men in the West. Topics include surrogacy, fatherhood, sperm banking, egg donation, contraception, breastfeeding, and postpartum body image. Editor(s): Nash, M. Series: Genders and Sexualities in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 319 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSJ; JHB; MBS; MFKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 319
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349443291
- ISBN
- 9781349443291
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.51
€ 63.51
Paperback. Aniagolu examines the dynamics of race and gender in the history of the United States, concluding that white American women collaborated with white American men as 'Co-Whites' or co-partners in the management and maintenance of white supremacy in the United States. Num Pages: 354 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761853411
- ISBN
- 9780761853411
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.91
€ 83.91
Paperback. Looks at how the biological facts of motherhood give rise to life-altering emotional and psychological changes. Series: River Teeth Literary Nonfiction Prize. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803235083
- ISBN
- 9780803235083
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.42
€ 17.99
€ 17.42
paperback. Social marginalisation due to changing labour markets in a global, knowledge-intensive economy poses a major challenge to international welfare states. Addressing the problem from a citizenship perspective, this book contributes significantly to the understanding of policy problems and the development of appropriate strategies. Editor(s): Andersen, Jorgen Goul; Jensen, Per H. Num Pages: 320 pages, 6fig.15tabs. BIC Classification: JFF; JHBL; JPQB; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 551.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861342720
- ISBN
- 9781861342720
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 39.62
€ 41.99
€ 39.62
Hardback. Intended as a celebration of the legacy of Alfred Schutz. This book represents the contributions of a number of Schutzian scholars from the United States, Europe and Asia who have reflected on the significance of Schutz's work for philosophy and the human sciences. Editor(s): Endress, Martin; Psathas, George; Nasu, Hisashi. Series: Contributions to Phenomenology. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402032196
- ISBN
- 9781402032196
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.64
€ 191.64
Hardcover. Num Pages: 416 pages, Map: 1. BIC Classification: 1FKA; CFB; HBJF; JHB; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 37. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198099154
- ISBN
- 9780198099154
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.44
€ 82.44
Hardcover. Asks bold and direct questions about parenthood in contemporary society Editor(s): McClain, Linda C.; Cere, Daniel. Series: Families, Law, and Society. Num Pages: 405 pages, 10 tables, 12 figures. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 405
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780814729151
- ISBN
- 9780814729151
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.43
€ 96.43
paperback. Drawing on insights from international organization and securitization theory, the author investigates the World Health Organization and how its approach to global health security has changed and adapted since its creation in 1948. He also examines the organization's prospects for managing global health security now and into the future. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JHB; JPQB; JPSN; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- SKU
- V9781349350438
- ISBN
- 9781349350438
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 121.49
€ 121.49
Paperback. This book argues for the centrality of Georg Simmel's social theory to the relational and processual emphases that are often considered as much more recent developments in social theory. Situating Simmel's work in particular with respect to New Vitalism and Bruno Latour's work, the book shows that Simmel has still an enormous amount to contribute. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JFF; JHB; JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349314317
- ISBN
- 9781349314317
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 121.99
€ 121.99
Paperback. There has been a widespread fascination with age-dissimilar couples in recent years. This book examines how the romantic relationships of these couples are understood. Based on qualitative research, McKenzie investigates notions of autonomy, relatedness, contradiction, and change in age-dissimilar relationships and romantic love. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ; JHB; JHBK; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349496099
- ISBN
- 9781349496099
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.11
€ 63.11
Hardcover. This collection addresses the complexity of care arrangements in contemporary Europe, developing new insights into debates about the care crisis, gender equality, the division of work and the reconciliation of care and work. Editor(s): Dahl, Hanne Marlene; Keranen, Marja; Kovalainen, Anne. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFSJ; JHBL; JKS; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230299696
- ISBN
- 9780230299696
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.74
€ 63.74
Paperback. Transnational labor migration often begins with the dream of securing a more stable and prosperous future, a chance to survive. This book reveals some of the complex phenomena and processes that operate in the lives and dreams of Thai male migrant workers living abroad. Num Pages: 198 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMS; JFFN; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 160 x 13. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9786162150753
- ISBN
- 9786162150753
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.12
€ 26.99
€ 25.12
Hardback. With the recent media interest in celebrity childhood sexual abuse and rape cases, we think we know what sexual violence is and who 'rape victims' are. But this portrayal is limited. Drawing on in-depth accounts from women who have experienced rape, this book revisits issues of credibility, responsibility and feminism to provide missing details. Num Pages: 141 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFE2; JFFK; JHBK5; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 224 x 19. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 141
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137461711
- ISBN
- 9781137461711
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.49
€ 68.49