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paperback. Twelve essays provide a nuanced portrait of why public sexual activity is such an integral part of gay culture. Contributors explore issues such as visibility and secrecy, as well as economic status and social class, and interrogate the historical trajectories through which certain locations come to be favored sites for sexual encounters. Editor(s): Leap, William L. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 photos. BIC Classification: JFSK2; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780231106917
- ISBN
- 9780231106917
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.88
€ 36.99
€ 26.88
Paperback. * written by one of the founders of modern sociolinguistics * presents the results of several decades of inquiry into the social origins and social motivation of linguistic change. Series: Language in Society. Num Pages: 596 pages, 149. BIC Classification: CFB; CFFD; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 32. Weight in Grams: 828.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 596
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631179160
- ISBN
- 9780631179160
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Condition: New
€ 51.02
€ 51.02
Hardback. * written by one of the founders of modern sociolinguistics * presents the results of several decades of inquiry into the social origins and social motivation of linguistic change. Series: Language in Society. Num Pages: 596 pages, 149 illustrations. BIC Classification: CFB; CFFD; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 168 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1014.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Volume II
- Number of pages
- 596
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631179153
- ISBN
- 9780631179153
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Condition: New
€ 161.76
€ 161.76
Paperback. Written by the world-renowned pioneer in the field of modern sociolinguistics, this volume examines the cognitive and cultural factors responsible for linguistic change, tracing the life history of these developments, from triggering events to driving forces and endpoints. Series: Language in Society. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: CFB; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 630.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Volume III
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405112147
- ISBN
- 9781405112147
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Condition: New
€ 46.10
€ 46.10
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; JH; KCP; KJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Monthly Review Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583670361
- ISBN
- 9781583670361
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.13
€ 16.99
€ 16.13
Hardback. An ethnographic study of Chinese urban life in the Mongolian city of Huhhot. The text is organized around specific elements of culture, moving from public domains to the private issues of sex and gender, family life and religion. Num Pages: 345 pages, photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 345
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780231079600
- ISBN
- 9780231079600
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Condition: New
€ 129.63€ 98.89
€ 129.63
€ 98.89
Hardback. Num Pages: 343 pages, forms. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 32. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 343
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231060561
- ISBN
- 9780231060561
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.64
€ 108.64
Paperback. * Reunites the editors of Star Trek and Philosophy with Starfleet s finest experts for 31 new, highly logical essays * Features a complete examination of the Star Trek universe, from the original series to the most recent films directed by J.J. Editor(s): Decker, Kevin S.; Eberl, Jason T. Series Editor(s): Irwin, William. Series: The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HP; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119146001
- ISBN
- 9781119146001
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.12
€ 16.99
€ 15.12
Paperback. This work seeks to delve beneath the chaos and brutality of the Norse world to discover a complex interplay of ordering and disordering impulses. Num Pages: 420 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DNC; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 420
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226526805
- ISBN
- 9780226526805
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 28.04
€ 34.99
€ 28.04
Paperback. Does disgust bring order and meaning to lives? Does it help to animate the world, and make it a more dangerous, magical and exciting place? The author analyzes the world of disgust and makes these points, arguing that disgust and contempt play roles in creating and maintaining social hierarchy. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674031555
- ISBN
- 9780674031555
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.07
€ 32.99
€ 28.07
Paperback. Based on years of fieldwork and empirical research, this study elucidates the tensions that globalization has created and shows why Latin America is a battleground for those seeking to shape the twenty-first century's world order. Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in Globalization. Num Pages: 444 pages, 12, 11 black & white halftones, 1 maps. BIC Classification: JHB; JPB; KCL; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 444
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801898341
- ISBN
- 9780801898341
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 37.58
€ 45.99
€ 37.58
Paperback. Sure to stir controversy and debate, A Theory of Global Capitalism will be of interest to sociologists and economists alike. Series: Themes in Global Social Change. Num Pages: 224 pages, 4, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JH; KCL; KCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801879272
- ISBN
- 9780801879272
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.62
€ 29.99
€ 25.62
Paperback. Num Pages: 119 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 274 x 11. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 119
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873652094
- ISBN
- 9780873652094
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Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.06
€ 44.99
€ 37.06
Hardback. Num Pages: 164 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 161 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 164
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607091424
- ISBN
- 9781607091424
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Condition: New
€ 137.79
€ 137.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 704 pages, 111 halftones, 73 maps. BIC Classification: 1Q; HBG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 43. Weight in Grams: 933.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 704
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Edition
- 6th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226561608
- ISBN
- 9780226561608
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 35.44
€ 45.99
€ 35.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 656 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 168 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1030.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 656
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804721561
- ISBN
- 9780804721561
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.08€ 61.21
€ 62.08
€ 61.21
Paperback. Editor(s): Bannister, Robert C. Num Pages: 423 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DNF; JH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 423
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865971011
- ISBN
- 9780865971011
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.44
€ 14.99
€ 12.44
Paperback. Focuses on political, social, and institutional processes governed by the dynamics of power. The author shows how the corporation started as a quasi-public device used by governments to create and administer public services like turnpikes and canals. He conducts a historical inquiry into the rise of the large publicly traded American corporation. Num Pages: 360 pages, 8 line illus. 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JH; KCP; KJV; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Later Printing
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691010342
- ISBN
- 9780691010342
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Condition: New
€ 55.01€ 43.82
€ 55.01
€ 43.82
Hardback. Num Pages: 462 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 263 x 188 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1132.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- 5 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 462
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742561755
- ISBN
- 9780742561755
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.92
€ 184.92
Paperback. First published in 1943, this is an account of an Italian-American slum in Boston. Num Pages: 418 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSG; JHM; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 27. Weight in Grams: 560. Social Structure of an Italian Slum. 418 pages, illustrations. First published in 1943, this is an account of an Italian-American slum in Boston. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSG; JHM; JMH. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 27. Weight: 492.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 418
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- 4th Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226895451
- ISBN
- 9780226895451
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.67
€ 34.99
€ 27.67
Paperback. Anthropological linguistics is concerned with the place of language in its social and cultural context. This book provides a review of research questions which span the disciplines of linguinitics and anthropology, yet presents a biologically based view of this cross-disciplinary field. Series: Language in Society. Num Pages: 520 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 29. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 520
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631151227
- ISBN
- 9780631151227
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.71
€ 54.71
Hardback. Since the end of World War II, runaway fears of Soviet imperialism, global terrorism, and anarchy have tended to drive American foreign policy toward an imperial agenda. This title draws on America's religious and political history and examines two concepts at play in the founding of the country - contractual and covenantal. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPQ; JHB; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589017658
- ISBN
- 9781589017658
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.32
€ 73.32
Hardback. Documents the crucial role played by language in cultural conquest: how colonial Mayan emerged in the age of the cross, how it was taken up by native writers to become the language of indigenous literature, and how it ultimately became the language of rebellion against the system that produced it. Series: The Anthropology of Christianity. Num Pages: 484 pages, 16 b/w photographs, 2 line illustrations, 17 maps, 25 tables, 41 examples. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2JNM; 3JB; CBX; CFB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 484
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520257702
- ISBN
- 9780520257702
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.21€ 56.43
€ 72.21
€ 56.43
Paperback. Documents the crucial role played by language in cultural conquest - how colonial Mayan emerged in the age of the cross, how it was taken up by native writers to become the language of indigenous literature, and how it ultimately became the language of rebellion against the system that produced it. Series: The Anthropology of Christianity. Num Pages: 484 pages, 16 b/w photographs, 2 line illustrations, 17 maps, 25 tables, 41 examples. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2JNM; 3JB; CBX; CFB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 30. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520257719
- ISBN
- 9780520257719
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.52
€ 38.99
€ 28.52