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Paperback. This is a collection of essays by American and European scholars that deliniates the critical issues pivitol to the contested concept of secularization and its relevance in the postmodern era. Num Pages: 136 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DN; HRCM; JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 180 x 9. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742507616
ISBN
9780742507616
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.06

Paperback. .
Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Third Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781452275727
ISBN
9781452275727
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 104.89

Paperback. Qualitative interviewing has today become one of the most common research methods across the human and social sciences, but one that appears in a number of different guises. Qualitative Interviewing will help its readers write, represent, understand, and critique qualitative interview research in its many forms as currently practiced. Series: Understanding Qualitative Research. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GPS; JHBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 11. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
188
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199861392
ISBN
9780199861392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.54

Paperback. To understand contemporary ageing it is necessary to recognise its diversity. Drawing on an extraordinary range of theory, original research and empirical sources, this book assesses the stereotyped conceptions of ageing, and offers a critical and updated perspective. Editor(s): Daatland, Svein Olav; Biggs, Simon. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFFA; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 232 x 16. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861348470
ISBN
9781861348470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.82

Paperback. This study demonstrates how the recent reforms in Jamaican legislation have failed to close the discrepancies between social laws reflecting a nuclear family structure and the needs of a culture where serial mating, out-of-wedlock births and absentee paternity is common. Num Pages: 250 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KJWJ; JHBK; LNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 144 x 13. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Austin & Winfield,U.S. United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9781880921913
ISBN
9781880921913
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.78

Hardback. These gripping biographies poignantly illustrate the strengths and the vulnerabilities of professional housewives and of families facing social change and economic uncertainty in contemporary Japan. Series: Asia/Pacific/Perspectives. Num Pages: 200 pages, 7 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442221710
ISBN
9781442221710
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.68
€ 47.01

Hardback. This workbook presents valuable research information in a non-threatening and non-statistical format. Educators can easily progress through the book and begin practicing research in the classroom to better meet the needs of their students. Num Pages: 108 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 147 x 12. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
108
Condition
New
SKU
V9781578867530
ISBN
9781578867530
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.84

Paperback. Applying feminist thinking to labor studies in a global context Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBL; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252077920
ISBN
9780252077920
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.34

Hardback. From antebellum slavery to the twenty-first century, African American funeral directors have orchestrated funerals or 'homegoing' ceremonies with dignity and pageantry. This title offers a history of how African American funeral directors have been integral to the fight for freedom. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3; JHBZ; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674036215
ISBN
9780674036215
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.27

Paperback. Series: Ancient Society and History. Num Pages: 296 pages, 20ill. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBTB; JHBK; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate; (XO) Open University set text. Dimension: 213 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801842009
ISBN
9780801842009
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.45

Hardback. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611470420
ISBN
9781611470420
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.90

Paperback. Challenges many assumptions about gender and politics in the French Revolution. This title shows how revolutionary politics and laws brought about a social revolution within households and created space for thousands of French women and men to reimagine their most intimate relationships. Series: Studies on the History of Society & Culture. Num Pages: 474 pages, 16 b/w photographs, 2 maps, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
474
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520248168
ISBN
9780520248168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.40

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Policy Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847426772
ISBN
9781847426772
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.79

Paperback. Led by women's life history accounts, this is an engaging and accessible account of how constructions of femininity fundamentally affect women's mental wellbeing through the life course. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBK; JMG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 172 x 23. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847426765
ISBN
9781847426765
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.06

Hardback. Probes breastfeeding politics through the lens of the author's own experiences as well as those of the women she has met through her popular blog, The Fearless Formula Feeder. Incorporating expert opinions, medical literature, and popular media into a pithy, often wry narrative, this title offers a corrective to our infatuation with the breast. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 149 x 21. Weight in Grams: 382. How the Way We Feed Babies Has Come to Define Motherhood, and Why it Shouldn't. 224 pages. Probes breastfeeding politics through the lens of the author's own experiences as well as those of the women she has met through her popular blog, The Fearless Formula Feeder. Incorporating expert opinions, medical literature, and popular media into a pithy, often wry narrative, this title offers a corrective to our infatuation with the breast. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JHBK. Dimension: 213 x 149 x 21. Weight: 382.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520270237
ISBN
9780520270237
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.67

Paperback. Series: Intersections. Num Pages: 343 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSK; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
343
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479811939
ISBN
9781479811939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.20

Hardback. Manuel Castells' work represents a revolutionary rethinking of the processes of advanced capitalism and the generation of inequality. This collection reflects the panoramic breadth of his knowledge, and the scholarly rigour and intellectual depth of his theoretical methods. Editor(s): Susser, Ida. Num Pages: 448 pages, 61. BIC Classification: JFSG; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 36. Weight in Grams: 768.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631219323
ISBN
9780631219323
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 193.99

Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages, 160 colour/black& white illustrations and photographs. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHBS; WSSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 289 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1280. 208 pages, 160 colour/black& white illustrations and photographs. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBTB; JHBS; WSSC. Dimension: 244 x 289 x 23. Weight: 1282.
Publisher
Dewi Lewis Ltd
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905928071
ISBN
9781905928071
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.07

Hardback. Editor(s): Bruyere, Susanne Marie. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5 tables, 4 charts, 7 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFG; JHBL; KJMV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501700583
ISBN
9781501700583
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.94

Paperback. Series: Anthropology of Policy. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: JF; JHB; JHMC; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804797788
ISBN
9780804797788
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 262 pages, 27 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; JFFR; JHB; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Transcript Verlag Germany
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837630572
ISBN
9783837630572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.46
€ 45.54

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 13 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; HBJK; JFSK2; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816665549
ISBN
9780816665549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.00

Hardback. Remarkably, most conventional wisdom about the shifting balance of world power virtually ignores one of the most fundamental components of power: population. The studies that do consider international security and demographic trends almost unanimously focus on population growth as a liability. Num Pages: 304 pages, notes; bibliography; index. BIC Classification: JHBD; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781597975506
ISBN
9781597975506
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 31.19

Hardback. Durkheim is one of the founding fathers of modern sociology and a key figure in the development of social theory. And yet today his work is often misunderstood, since it is commonly viewed through the lens of later authors who used his writings to illustrate certain tendencies in social thought. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745616155
ISBN
9780745616155
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.21

Paperback. Series: Foundations in Global Studies. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps. BIC Classification: HBJF; JFFS; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 178 x 17. Weight in Grams: 568.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780765639677
ISBN
9780765639677
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 83.20

"Women of Privilege" traces the decline of a once-privileged Hudson River Valley family whose neighbors were Vanderbilts, Delanos, and Roosevelts. Based on diaries and journals, and written by a family descendant, it combines biography and memoir with social history. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; JFSC; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Academy Chicago Publishers United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780897336802
ISBN
9780897336802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.14

Paperback. .
Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781446287378
ISBN
9781446287378
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 49.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AM; JFCV; JFSG; RGC; RNU; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 580.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857854537
ISBN
9780857854537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.40

Paperback. "In the first feminist critique of modern political theory, Okin shows how the failure to apply theories of justice to the family not only undermines our most cherished democratic values but has led to" Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK; JHBK; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 274.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Basic Books
Edition
50843rd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465037032
ISBN
9780465037032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.74

Paperback. Recent years have seen a growing impetus to explain social life almost exclusively in biological and mechanistic terms, and to dismiss cultural meaning and difference. Editor(s): McKinnon, Susan; Silverman, Sydel. Num Pages: 296 pages, 2 figures, 5halftones. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 264 x 28. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226500249
ISBN
9780226500249
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.29

Paperback. Offering an analysis of legislative responses to surrogacy in the bellwether states of New York and California, this book explores how discourses about gender, family, race, genetics, rights, and choice have shaped policies. It examines the views of key players, including legislators, women's organizations, religious groups, the media, and others. Num Pages: 277 pages, 1 line illustration, 12 tables. BIC Classification: JFM; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
277
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520252042
ISBN
9780520252042
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.72

Hardback. True to the nature of the Gedenkschrift, this commemorative publication celebrates the work of sociologist Dr. William Freudenburg, one of the founding editors of RSPPP and Dehlsen Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara. Editor(s): Maret, Susan. Series: Research in Social Problems and Public Policy. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: JF; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 31. Weight in Grams: 648.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781907344
ISBN
9781781907344
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.11

Paperback. American families are often noted for their variety of guises. This interdisciplinary anthology examines variation within family experience, especially as it has evolved across racial, ethnic, social, gender, and generational lines. It is suitable for courses focusing on family composition, trends, and controversies in the United States. Editor(s): Ross, Susan M. Num Pages: 352 pages, 10 b&w figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813538181
ISBN
9780813538181
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.13

Paperback. Num Pages: 169 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFFK; JHBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 136 x 13. Weight in Grams: 267.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
International Scholars Publications,U.S. United States
Number of pages
169
Condition
New
SKU
V9781573093590
ISBN
9781573093590
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.65

Paperback. A tale of adolescent girls coming of age in the South during the most explosive decades for the region. Focusing on the period from 1920 to 1960, it reveals how both the life of the South and the meaning of adolescence underwent enormous political, economic, and social shifts. Num Pages: 384 pages, 19 halftones. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBK5; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 524.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674063938
ISBN
9780674063938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.47

Hardcover. Series: Economic Studies. Num Pages: 176 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1D; JHBL; KCC; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674451759
ISBN
9780674451759
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.54

Paperback. Based on internal documents, long-term fieldwork, and interviews, this book charts the emergence of population as a central source of power in the People's Republic of China, documenting the gradual shift from hard birth planning techniques toward soft neoliberal approaches. Num Pages: 412 pages, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; 3JMC; JHBD; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
412
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804748803
ISBN
9780804748803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.40

Paperback. Explains how the leaders China decided to limit all couples to one child. This book focuses on the historic period 1978-80 and documents the manner in which a handful of leading aerospace engineers hijacked the population policymaking process and formulated a strategy that treated people like missiles. Num Pages: 426 pages, 17 b/w photographs, 5 line illustrations, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JHBD; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 582.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
426
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520253391
ISBN
9780520253391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.36

Hardback. A collection of reflections on all aspects of family life from around the world. The book covers the passage of life, connections within the family, everyday dramas, and issues such as the media, racism, sexism and working mothers. It also contains advice from contemporary experts. Editor(s): Ginsberg, Susan. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK; VFV; VFXC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231103763
ISBN
9780231103763
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.33

Paperback. Susan Hirsch's observations of Islamic courts uncover how Muslim women actively use legal processes to transform their domestic lives. This achieves victories on some fronts, but also reinforces their image as subordinate to men through the speech they produce in court. Series: Language & Legal Discourse S. Num Pages: 370 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; CF; JFSJ; JFSR2; JHBK; LAFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
370
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226344645
ISBN
9780226344645
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.47