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Paperback. In this collaborative ethnography, Javier Auyero and Debora Alejandra Swistun-who was born and raised in the dreadfully polluted shantytown in Buenos Aires from which the book takes its name-vividly describe everyday life in Flammable and depict how this ongoing, slow-motion environmental disaster is experienced and understood by its residents. Num Pages: 208 pages, 37black and white half tones, 3 line illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195372939
ISBN
9780195372939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.77

Paperback. Art and Social Theory provides a comprehensive introduction to sociological studies of the arts. It examines the central debates of social theorists and sociologists about the place of the arts in society and the social significance of aesthetics. Num Pages: 248 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 266.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745630397
ISBN
9780745630397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.03

Hardback. Art and Social Theory provides a comprehensive introduction to sociological studies of the arts. It examines the central debates of social theorists and sociologists about the place of the arts in society and the social significance of aesthetics. Num Pages: 248 pages, 0. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745630380
ISBN
9780745630380
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.47

Paperback. Provides an introduction to the topics, theories and debates in modern social theory. Fourteen chapters have been written by specialists in the field, providing guidance of the modern sociological imagination, from the legacies of the classical figures of Marx, Durkheim, Weber, Simmel and Parsons to the work of contemporary theorists. Editor(s): Harrington, Austin. Num Pages: 400 pages, numerous text boxes. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 247 x 186 x 23. Weight in Grams: 770.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Second Impression
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199255702
ISBN
9780199255702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.05

Hardback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; HBTS; JFMX; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231181822
ISBN
9780231181822
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.40

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138214934
ISBN
9781138214934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.92

paperback. An essential primer for readers interested in tracing the development and dynamics of Canada's immigration program and understanding the impact of recent federal reforms on Canadian society. Num Pages: 1088 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFFN; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 36. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
1088
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774826808
ISBN
9780774826808
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.82

Hardback. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231061100
ISBN
9780231061100
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.71

paperback. "Hunger and Work in a Savage Tribe" examines the cultural aspects of food and eating among the Southern Bantu, taking as its starting point the bold statement "nutrition is a biological process more fundamental than sex". Series: Routledge Classic Ethnographies. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFGS; JFC; JHBT; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415320115
ISBN
9780415320115
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.64

paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; DSK; DSRC; JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 281.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9781625342409
ISBN
9781625342409
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.15

Paperback. Photography and Death reveals the beauty, meaning and significance of images once dismissed as disturbing, perverted or grotesque and charts changes in their stylistic treatment through the decades. Series: Exposures. Num Pages: 160 pages, 40 colour illustrations, 50 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AJC; JHBZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 192 x 218 x 19. Weight in Grams: 776.
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861897916
ISBN
9781861897916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.83

Hardcover. With the decline in rural population from forty percent at the turn of the century, to about 4 percent now, many small towns have been virtually depopulated. However, some communities are planning and taking action to assure their development in sustainable ways. Editor(s): Audirac, Ivonne. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: JFSF; JHBD; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 167 x 29. Weight in Grams: 858.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471152330
ISBN
9780471152330
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 344.56

Hardback. Strict decrees on the observance of death were part of the myriad laws enacted under the Tokugawa shogunate to control nearly every aspect of Japanese life. Hirai explores how this class of legislation played an integrative part in Japanese society by codifying religious beliefs and customs the Japanese people had cherished for generations. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 450 pages, 15 black and white photos; 3 maps; 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; JHBT; JHBZ; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 231 x 36. Weight in Grams: 800.
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
450
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674066823
ISBN
9780674066823
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.47

Paperback. Effective Grief and Bereavement Support shows how social networks, whether they be friends, colleagues or family, can provide an important source of support following sudden bereavement. Kari and Atle Dyregrov provide concrete, evidence-based advice about how support processes can be improved, and the main principles for effective network support. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JHBZ; JKSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843106678
ISBN
9781843106678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 56 pages. BIC Classification: DD; JFSP31; JHBK; VFVX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 132 x 8. Weight in Grams: 78.
Publisher
Theatre Communications Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781559364829
ISBN
9781559364829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.01

Hardcover. Editor(s): Aston, Jacob M.; Vasquez, Estela. Num Pages: 177 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; JMG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 181 x 15. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
177
Condition
New
SKU
V9781624171857
ISBN
9781624171857
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 249.08
€ 169.55

Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: APF; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Demeter Press Canada
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9781926452494
ISBN
9781926452494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 27.03

Paperback. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JHB; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439913222
ISBN
9781439913222
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.76

Paperback. Divided into four sections, this book tells the story of India's ambivalent affair with the modern city through the myth of the journey between the village and the city, and the changes that myth has undergone. It looks at the vicissitudes of the metaphor of journey; profiles various heroes; and focuses on a psychopathological journey. Num Pages: 164 pages. BIC Classification: JHBT; JHMC; JM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 143 x 12. Weight in Grams: 172.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
164
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195683974
ISBN
9780195683974
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.59

hardcover. Seeing like a city means recognizing that cities are living things made up of a tangle of networks, built up from the agency of countless actors. Cities must not be considered as expressions of larger paradigms or sites of human effort and organization alone. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; JHB; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780745664255
ISBN
9780745664255
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.82

Hardback. The impersonality of social relationships in the society of strangers is making majorities increasingly nostalgic for a time of closer personal ties and strong community moorings. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFFP; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745652177
ISBN
9780745652177
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.88

Paperback. The impersonality of social relationships in the society of strangers is making majorities increasingly nostalgic for a time of closer personal ties and strong community moorings. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFP; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745652184
ISBN
9780745652184
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.20

Paperback. Seeing like a city means recognizing that cities are living things made up of a tangle of networks, built up from the agency of countless actors. Cities must not be considered as expressions of larger paradigms or sites of human effort and organization alone. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; JHB; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 259 x 18. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Polity
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745664262
ISBN
9780745664262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.32

An updated and expanded look at how under the shadow of authoritarian rule, ordinary people can make meaningful change through the practices of everyday life in the Middle East. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFSR2; JHB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804783262
ISBN
9780804783262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 123.80

Paperback. An updated and expanded look at how under the shadow of authoritarian rule, ordinary people can make meaningful change through the practices of everyday life in the Middle East. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFSR2; JHB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 228 x 21. Weight in Grams: 532.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804783279
ISBN
9780804783279
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.11

Hardback. Examines the political regulation of the family in Sweden since 1930. This title draws attention to the political attempts to create a 'modern family', and the aspiration to regulate the family and install gender equality. It is suitable for researchers, lecturers, undergraduate and graduate students who study gender and gender equality. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1DNS; 3JJ; JFSJ; JHBK; JPQB; KCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 249 x 178 x 14. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847424556
ISBN
9781847424556
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.96

Paperback. India has gone from an economy that grew less than 1.5 percent per annum until the 1980 to more than 6 percent today. In the process, it has cut the proportion of poor below the poverty line by half. This book offers the first comprehensive account of the policy initiatives leading to this transformation. It covers virtually all areas of policy. Num Pages: 546 pages, 32 line cuts. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JHBD; KCB; KCG; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 233 x 28. Weight in Grams: 756.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
546
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199751563
ISBN
9780199751563
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.30

Paperback. Answers questions such as: How did the industrialized nations of North America and Europe come to be seen as the appropriate models for post-World War II societies in Asia, Africa, and Latin America? How did the postwar discourse on development actually create the so-called Third World? And what will happen when development ideology collapses? Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; JHB; KCL; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
With a New preface by the author
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691150451
ISBN
9780691150451
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.90

Hardcover. Stories accompany us through life from birth to death. Stories connect people, but they can also disconnect, creating boundaries between people and justifying violence. This book grapples with this fundamental aspect of our lives, offering both a theory of how stories shape us and a useful method for analyzing them. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; JFHF; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226260136
ISBN
9780226260136
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.37

Paperback. Stories accompany us through life from birth to death. This title offers both a theory of how stories shape us and a useful method for analyzing them. It uses literary concepts to ask social scientific questions: how do stories make life better, and when do they endanger it? Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFHF; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 13. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226004839
ISBN
9780226004839
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 188 pages. BIC Classification: JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 14. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804789677
ISBN
9780804789677
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.33

Paperback. .
Publisher
Left Coast Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781629582153
ISBN
9781629582153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.01

Hardback. Arthur L. Stinchcombe has earned a reputation as a leading practitioner of methodology in sociology and related disciplines. Throughout his distinguished career he has championed the idea that to be an effective sociologist, one must use many methods. This incisive work introduces students to the logic of those methods. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 170 x 26. Weight in Grams: 614.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226774916
ISBN
9780226774916
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.49

Paperback. Arthur L. Stinchcombe has earned a reputation as a leading practitioner of methodology in sociology and related disciplines. Throughout his distinguished career he has championed the idea that to be an effective sociologist, one must use many methods. This incisive work introduces students to the logic of those methods. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226774923
ISBN
9780226774923
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.83

Hardback. Series: Office of Population Research. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JHBD; JHBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691645377
ISBN
9780691645377
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.77

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

€ 52.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 728 pages. BIC Classification: JHBC; YQH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 217 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1546.
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
736
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
6th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781292040295
ISBN
9781292040295
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 97.54

paperback. Series: Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought. Num Pages: 306 pages, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JHBA; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 453.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780415868211
ISBN
9780415868211
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.56

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 338 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; DSK; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 628.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691636481
ISBN
9780691636481
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 169.20

Paperback. Gathers some of the author's widely read articles. This book reflects on the complex negotiations we make day to day to juggle the conflicting demands of love and work. Num Pages: 322 pages, 2 charts. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
322
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520214880
ISBN
9780520214880
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.40