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Hardback. Activists argue about how to define marriage, judges and legislators decide who should benefit from it, and scholars consider how the state should protect those who are denied it. This title argues that marriage, like religion, should be separated from the state. It explains the assumptions hidden in widely held positions and common practices. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691126678
- ISBN
- 9780691126678
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.29
€ 54.29
hardcover. For centuries, people have been thinking and writing - and fiercely debating - about the meaning of marriage. This book offers a fresh account of marriage as it appeared in fiction, journalism, legal decisions, scholarly work, and private correspondence at the start of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJC; DSBH; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226085661
- ISBN
- 9780226085661
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.55
€ 118.55
Paperback. For centuries, people have been thinking and writing - and fiercely debating - about the meaning of marriage. This book offers a new account of marriage as it appeared in fiction, journalism, legal decisions, scholarly work, and private correspondence at the start of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJC; DSBH; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226085838
- ISBN
- 9780226085838
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.21
€ 43.21
Paperback. Takes readers into the interconnected worlds of Turkish maids and the women who employ them, tracing the incorporation of rural migrant women into the interiors of the domestic spheres of the urban middle-classes. This book forges an understanding of the complex interaction between gender and class subordination. Series: Women in the Political Economy. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10 tables, 17 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVT; JFSJ1; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781566398084
- ISBN
- 9781566398084
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 32.88
€ 35.99
€ 32.88
Paperback. Develops a thorough-going critique of the legacy of nineteenth-century social science for social thought in the new millennium. This title demonstrates how the new insights lead to a revision of world-systems analysis. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HBT; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publisher
- Temple University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566398992
- ISBN
- 9781566398992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.05
€ 29.99
€ 27.05
Paperback. Gives political-economic analysis that provides historical background on the way American social policy has evolved and compares the situation in the US to the social policies and ideologies of other countries. This book introduces courageous population of women committed to their families, holding fast to quintessential American values. Num Pages: 268 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 265
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520247727
- ISBN
- 9780520247727
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.67
€ 41.67
Paperback. In 1963, Kenya gained independence from Britain, ending decades of white colonial rule. While tens of thousands of whites relocated in fear of losing their fortunes, many stayed. In this book, the author looks at the lives and dilemmas of settler descendants living in post-independence Kenya. Series: Ethnographic Studies in Subjectivity. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; 3JJPK; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520290518
- ISBN
- 9780520290518
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.67
€ 41.67
hardcover. Since 1987, when the global community first recognized the high frequency of women in developing countries dying from pregnancy-related causes, little progress has been made to combat this problem. Series: Fertility, Reproduction & Sexuality. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 559.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781845457525
- ISBN
- 9781845457525
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.94
€ 147.94
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816617784
- ISBN
- 9780816617784
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.27
€ 32.99
€ 31.27
Hardcover. The questions that inspired this study are central to contemporary research within environmental anthropology, political ecology, and environmental history: how does the introduction of a modern, capitalist, resource regime affect the livelihood of indigenous peoples? Num Pages: 352 pages, 2 maps, 19 ills. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSL9; JHMC; RNA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857451040
- ISBN
- 9780857451040
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.76
€ 149.76
Hardback. Num Pages: 372 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSF; JHBZ; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- OUP India India
- Number of pages
- 372
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199466856
- ISBN
- 9780199466856
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.84
€ 62.84
Paperback. Bridging literary conventions, this work explores the cultural origins of a quiet revolution that occurred over the course of the twentieth century. It combines novelistic and ethnographic techniques to illuminate population dynamics that have raised alarm across Europe and the US, and manifested, for example, in Italy's extremely low birthrate. Num Pages: 304 pages, 11 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: JHBF; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520258495
- ISBN
- 9780520258495
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.36
€ 49.36
Hardcover. In 1965 the white minority government of Rhodesia issued a unilateral declaration of independence from Britain, rather than negotiate a transition to majority rule. The author shows that the exception that was Rhodesian independence did not, in fact, make the state that different from new nations elsewhere in Africa. Num Pages: 368 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFG; 1HFMS; HBJH; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226235059
- ISBN
- 9780226235059
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.54
€ 133.54
Paperback. In 1965 the white minority government of Rhodesia issued a unilateral declaration of independence from Britain, rather than negotiate a transition to majority rule. The author shows that the exception that was Rhodesian independence did not, in fact, make the state that different from new nations elsewhere in Africa. Num Pages: 368 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFG; 1HFMS; HBJH; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 231 x 27. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226235196
- ISBN
- 9780226235196
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.30
€ 43.30
Paperback. John R. Weeks based his study on long-term observations made at the British Armstrong Bank in the UK. Not one person, from the CEOs to the junior clerks had anything good to say about its corporate culture, yet the way things were done never seemed to alter. Num Pages: 176 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: JH; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 162 x 13. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226878126
- ISBN
- 9780226878126
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.21
€ 43.21
Paperback. Tourist art production is a global phenomenon and is increasingly recognized as an important and authentic expression of indigenous visual traditions. This title provides a comparative perspective on the history, character, and impact of tourist art in colonized societies in three areas of the world: Africa, Oceania, and North America. Editor(s): Phillips, Ruth B.; Steiner, Christopher B. Num Pages: 435 pages, 88 black-and-white photos. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; 1KB; AC; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 435
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520207974
- ISBN
- 9780520207974
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.27
€ 51.27
Paperback. An exploration of identity, relatedness, and belonging in the context of profound global interconnection. It paints a poignant and graceful portrait of Portugal's urban Marranos, who trace their ancestry to fifteenth-century Jews forcibly converted to Catholicism and now seek connection with the Jewish people at large. Num Pages: 344 pages, 5 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSP; JFSR1; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520285057
- ISBN
- 9780520285057
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.70
€ 41.70
Paperback. A shocking expose of the causes of Asia's massive gender imbalance and its consequences across the globe Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; JFSJ; JHBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- PublicAffairs,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781610391511
- ISBN
- 9781610391511
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.00
€ 18.99
€ 14.00
paperback. Can the peoples of the Brazilian Forest survive in the modern era? Should we even consider such survival a priority? Num Pages: 176 pages, 7 photos/1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; GTF; JFC; JFSL9; JHM; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745312484
- ISBN
- 9780745312484
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.61
€ 46.61
Paperback. "An outstanding contribution to psychological anthropology. Its excellent ethnography and its provocative theory make it essential reading for all those concerned with the understanding of human emotions."--Karl G. Heider, "American Anthropologist" Num Pages: 288 pages, 6ill.2M. BIC Classification: 1MKC; JHM; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226497228
- ISBN
- 9780226497228
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.16
€ 40.16