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Hardcover. The history of longevity is a history of myths. This volume shows that most reported instances of exceptional longevity are incorrect. It is only when reliable birth registrations are available and when reports of ages above 100 are systematically checked against these data that the quality of national statistics on exceptional longevity improves. Editor(s): Jeune, Bernard; Vaupel, James W. Series: Odense Monographs on Population Aging. Num Pages: 248 pages, b/w photos & tables. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JHBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 183 x 9. Weight in Grams: 736.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Southern Denmark
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788778384669
- ISBN
- 9788778384669
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.20
€ 25.99
€ 19.20
Paperback. Series: Insurrections: Critical Studies in Religion, Politics, and Culture. Num Pages: 320 pages, 3. BIC Classification: HPCF7; JHBA; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 15. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231161190
- ISBN
- 9780231161190
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.66
€ 40.99
€ 28.66
Paperback. Looks into why people travel, examining travel and tourism as a cultural phenomenon through social, cultural, psychological, and economic forces. This book explores the role of travel in contemporary lives, from university travel-abroad programs to package tours and family vacations. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: JHBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 149 x 11. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759107243
- ISBN
- 9780759107243
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.16
€ 53.16
Paperback. A groundbreaking history of the role of science and medicine in the American colonization of the Philippines from 1898 through the 1930s. Num Pages: 368 pages, 46 b&w photos, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 1K; GTB; JHBA; MMRT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 233 x 24. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822338437
- ISBN
- 9780822338437
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.66
€ 32.99
€ 31.66
Hardcover. Much like past arguments about stem-cell research, the coming debate over these reproductive genetic technologies (RGTs) will be political and, for many people, religious. In order to understand how the debate will play out in the US, the author conducted a study of the claims made about RGTs by religious people from across the political spectrum. Num Pages: 280 pages, 3 line drawings, 3 tables. BIC Classification: HR; JFMA; JFMG; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226222653
- ISBN
- 9780226222653
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.51€ 53.22
€ 63.51
€ 53.22
Hardback. Considers how diverse types of communities influence organizations, as well as the associated benefit of developing an accounting for community processes in organizational theory. This title focuses on social proximity and networks that has characterized the work on communities. Editor(s): Marquis, Chris; Lounsbury, Michael; Greenwood, Royston. Series Editor(s): Lounsbury, Michael. Series: Research in the Sociology of Organizations. Num Pages: 363 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JHBL; KJU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 35. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 363
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780522845
- ISBN
- 9781780522845
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.65
€ 149.65
Hardcover. The concealment of income, wealth and profits in tax havens has brought the topic of offshoring into public debate, but as John Urry shows in this important new book offshoring is a much more pervasive feature of contemporary societies. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; KCL; RGCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745664859
- ISBN
- 9780745664859
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.97
€ 64.97
Hardcover. This volume is the first of its kind, bringing together adherents of two major schools of thought that have sometimes been in bitter opposition to one another to address critical issues of our time. Series: AJES: Studies in Economic Reform and Social Justice. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118450055
- ISBN
- 9781118450055
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.39
€ 117.39
Hardback. One of the most important issues in public and academic debate is the concept of value and the difficulty in defining it. In this new book, the leading social theorist Hans Joas explores the nature of values in relation to some of the leading figures of twentieth--century philosophy and social theory. Num Pages: 264 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPQ; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745621531
- ISBN
- 9780745621531
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.81
€ 77.81
Paperback. The streets of cities around the world have been filled with a new theatrical model of protest, with creativity, fun, pleasure, and play as its cornerstones. This book examines the historical use and development of 'play', as well looking at the recent ways in which it has infused protest and community building. Series: Routledge Advances in Sociology. Num Pages: 330 pages, 52 black & white illustrations, 52 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; JHBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415849197
- ISBN
- 9780415849197
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.54
€ 69.54
Paperback. This text explores the intersection of the questions: "What is human being?", "What is language?" and "What is theology?" The text seeks to answer them by investigating problems that arise when modes of thought disagree on the relationship between experience, language and theological inquiry. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: CF; HRAB; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268033538
- ISBN
- 9780268033538
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.95
€ 26.99
€ 26.95
The Unofficial U.S. Census. Things the Official U.S. Census Doesn't Te...
Krantz, Les; Smith, Chris (Royal Holloway Uni...
Hardback. Learn all the juicy details and quirky facts about Americans that the official U.S. Census fails to report. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBD; WDKX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 132 x 28. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616083052
- ISBN
- 9781616083052
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.35
€ 17.99
€ 16.35
Paperback. Based on two linked studies, this report explores how families living in disadvantaged communities manage parent child relationships during middle childhood Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; JHBK; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 170 x 6. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers United Kingdom
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904787709
- ISBN
- 9781904787709
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.64
€ 40.99
€ 40.64
Focusing on paternity as a category of family history, Contested Paternity emphasizes the importance of fatherhood, the family, and the law within the greater context of changing attitudes toward parental responsibility. Num Pages: 368 pages, 14, 14 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; JHBK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801888328
- ISBN
- 9780801888328
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.57
€ 71.57
Paperback. * Offers a fresh and uniquely sociological perspective on the construction and operation of markets. * Reviews classic and contemporary literature, but also organizes it in a way that provides a new and more advanced sociological view of markets. Series: Polity Economy and Society Series. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; KC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 151 x 209 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745645780
- ISBN
- 9780745645780
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.37
€ 24.37
Hardback. Demonstrates the profound effect of globalization on relations between the state, civil society, and markets, as well as on collective and individual rights. Translator(s): Howard, Richard. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHBA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 20. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774813600
- ISBN
- 9780774813600
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.75
€ 111.75
Paperback. Provides a comprehensive multidisciplinary and multinational view of attachment theory as it applies to family systems, and family systems theory as it extends attachment theory. Addresses potential clinical implications and applications of the theories and raises cultural challenges to integrative theoretical development. Editor(s): Wood, Beatrice. Num Pages: 276 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 172 x 6. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405127172
- ISBN
- 9781405127172
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.37
€ 51.37
Paperback. * Introductory book devoted to the life and work of G.H. Mead *Part of the Key Contemporary Thinkers series * Comprehensive account of Mead's work, including the less well known aspects of his work * Useful on a range of advanced undergraduate and graduate courses . Series: Key Contemporary Thinkers. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745634586
- ISBN
- 9780745634586
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.47
€ 24.47
Hardback. How attorneys' work is deprofessionalized, downgraded, and controlled through part-time and temporary assignments Num Pages: 234 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: JHBL; JHMP; KCF; L. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439902851
- ISBN
- 9781439902851
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.37
€ 78.37
Paperback. "The next best thing to not having a brother (as I do not) is to have Brothers. " Gay Talese
Here is a tapestry of stories about the complex and unique relationship that exists between brothers. Editor(s): Blauner, Andrew. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470599648
- ISBN
- 9780470599648
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.22
€ 17.99
€ 15.22
Paperback. Series: Chicken Soup for the Soul. Num Pages: 381 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRLM; JHB; VFV; VSPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 145 x 29. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Backlist, LLC United States
- Edition
- Original
- Number of pages
- 381
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781623610852
- ISBN
- 9781623610852
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.15
€ 15.99
€ 15.15
Paperback. This book is an accessible introduction to quantitative data analysis, concentrating on the key issues facing those new to research, such as how to decide which statistical procedure is suitable, and how to interpret the subsequent results. Series: Research Methods for the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 476 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC; PBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 784.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 476
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470380031
- ISBN
- 9780470380031
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 91.14
€ 91.14
This index helps to illuminate why women's sexuality, dress, and image so compel militant Muslim outrage and sometimes violent action, revealing a deeper human story of how women's status defines competing moral visions of society and why this present clash is erupting with such ferocity. Series: Themes in Global Social Change. Num Pages: 272 pages, 14, 14 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBK5. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421407531
- ISBN
- 9781421407531
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.07
€ 63.07
Hardback. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813565910
- ISBN
- 9780813565910
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 169.87
€ 169.87