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Sociology
Hardback. Series: Fieldwork Encounters and Discoveries. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; APFA; HBJF; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226361420
- ISBN
- 9780226361420
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.09€ 93.29
€ 113.09
€ 93.29
paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JHB; JKSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 12. Weight in Grams: 263.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften United States
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531175454
- ISBN
- 9783531175454
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.85
€ 57.85
Paperback. Based upon the experiences of families with stay-at-home dads in China, this book offers an insightful analysis of gender inequality in families. It examines how couples re-negotiate household labor in ways that perpetuate male dominance within the family. Num Pages: 164 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSJ; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 261.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 164
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400798243
- ISBN
- 9789400798243
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Condition: New
€ 121.04
€ 121.04
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- ARI Publishers
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781897448816
- ISBN
- 9781897448816
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.44
€ 13.99
€ 12.44
Hardcover. This work provides a guide to the theory, research and clinical treatment of lesbian and gay couples and families. Coverage includes: transgenerational homophobia; custodial lesbian mothers and children; straight therapists working with gay families; working with gay fathers; and childhood trauma. Editor(s): Laird, Joan; Green, Robert-Jay. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSK; JHBK; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 180 x 33. Weight in Grams: 842.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787902223
- ISBN
- 9780787902223
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.36
€ 74.36
Hardback. Compares a range of case studies from around the world in order to clarify the conditions under which and institutions through which economic, social, and cultural rights are progressively realized in practice. Editor(s): Haglund, LaDawn; Stryker, Robin. Num Pages: 392 pages, 13 Tables, 7 Maps, 15 Charts/Figures, 6 Appendix, 1 Box. BIC Classification: JFFM; JHB; JPVH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 163 x 237 x 32. Weight in Grams: 674.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520283091
- ISBN
- 9780520283091
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.45€ 56.75
€ 73.45
€ 56.75
Hardcover. This book analyzes the everyday lives of labour migrants in a rapidly developing city-state. Using the emirate of Dubai as a case study, Migrant Dubai shows that even within highly restrictive mobility regimes, marginalized migrants find ways to cope with structural inequalities and quotidian modes of discrimination. Series: Global Diversities. Num Pages: 264 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FBXU; JFFN; JFSL1; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137450173
- ISBN
- 9781137450173
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.95
€ 111.95
Paperback. This book, for the first time, brings Niklas Luhmann's work into dialogue with other theoretical positions, including Lacan, Derrida, Deleuze, gender studies, bioethics, translation, ANT, eco-theories and complexity theory. Editor(s): Philippopoulos-Mihalopoulos, Andreas. Num Pages: 295 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JFSJ; JHB; JHBA; JPA; LAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 295
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349436989
- ISBN
- 9781349436989
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.71
€ 63.71
Paperback. The popular imagination of marriage migration has been influenced by stories of marriage of convenience, of forced marriage, trafficking and of so-called mail-order brides. This book presents a uniquely global view of an expanding field that challenges these and other stereotypes of cross-border marriage. Series: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSL; JHBK; JKSN; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349304141
- ISBN
- 9781349304141
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.57
€ 63.57
Paperback. This book analyzes the political and material conditions driving contemporary border control policies and discusses the processes that mediate popular and official understandings of border-related fatalities. Series: Transnational Crime, Crime Control and Security. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JFFN; JHB; JKV; JKVM; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 409.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349319855
- ISBN
- 9781349319855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.31
€ 64.31
Paperback. Drawing on qualitative interviews with forty middle-class mothers living in Northern Ireland and the US, this book explores the strategies women adopt, as they take on and creatively re-make motherhood in ways which allow them to cope. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life. Num Pages: 186 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JFSP; JHBK; JMS; JPQB; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349367924
- ISBN
- 9781349367924
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.31
€ 64.31
Paperback. Examining the interplay between geopolitics, the strategic priorities of Europe's most powerful nations, Britain, Germany and France, and the evolution of NATO and CSDP, this book unveils the mechanics of the tension between conflict and cooperation that lies at the heart of European security politics. Series: The European Union in International Affairs. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPA; JPS; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349440030
- ISBN
- 9781349440030
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.03
€ 64.03
Hardcover. This text proposes new theoretical and practical solutions for tackling the widespread social exclusion faced by people diagnosed mentally ill. Based on research in the US and UK, and with reference to elsewhere, it analyzes evidence of discrimination and the effectiveness of different remedies. Num Pages: 288 pages, references. BIC Classification: JFFG; JHBC; MBPK; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 468. "Includes bibliographical references and index. Commissioning organisation: Liz Sayce. viii, 280 p. ill. 23 cm. Paperback. As new." Keywords: "Subjects - Health, Family & Lifestyle - Medical & Healthcare Practitioners - General Medical Issues - Health Systems & Services - Mental Health Services,Subjects - Health, Family & Lifestyle - Medical"
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan Dublin, Ireland
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 2000th Edition
- SKU
- KEX0166599
- ISBN
- 9780333698891
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 71.31
€ 71.31
Paperback. How can European societies more effectively promote the active engagement of immigrants and their children in the political and civic life of the countries where they live? This book examines the effect of migrants' individual attributes and resources, their social capital and the political opportunities on their political integration. Editor(s): Morales, L.; Giugni, M. Series: Migration, Minorities & Citizenship. Num Pages: 344 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSL; JHB; JHM; JPA; JPB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349318797
- ISBN
- 9781349318797
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.61
€ 122.61
Paperback. There has been a widespread fascination with age-dissimilar couples in recent years. This book examines how the romantic relationships of these couples are understood. Based on qualitative research, McKenzie investigates notions of autonomy, relatedness, contradiction, and change in age-dissimilar relationships and romantic love. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ; JHB; JHBK; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349496099
- ISBN
- 9781349496099
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.26
€ 63.26
Paperback. Contemporary life in most nation-states is not truly cultural, but rather "culture-like," especially in large-scale societies. Beginning with a distinction between special events and everyday life, Lewis examines fundamental events including play, ritual, work, and carnival and connects personal embodied habits and large-scale cultural practices. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; AS; JFC; JHB; JHM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 201
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349465927
- ISBN
- 9781349465927
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.96
€ 62.96
Hardback. Macrocomparative researchers use a variety of methodological approaches. This book features analyses of a single substantive topic, comparative employment performance in affluent countries, using three of the most common macrocomparative techniques: pooled cross-section time-series regression, qualitative comparative analysis, and small-N analysis. Editor(s): Kenworthy, Lane; Hicks, Professor Alexander. Series: ECPR Research Methods. Num Pages: 340 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 673.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 342
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230202573
- ISBN
- 9780230202573
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.70
€ 65.70
Paperback. This work contributes to the development of a theoretical context of the politics of truth about animals. By applying and extending Foucault's theory of power, this work uncovers dominant and subjugated discourses about animals and describes power-knowledge associated with statements about animals that are understood to convey true things. Series: The Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series. Num Pages: 181 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Number of pages
- 181
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349328420
- ISBN
- 9781349328420
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.11
€ 63.11
Hardback. The contributors investigate the inter-relationships between migrant remittances and the family in Asia. They argue that, in the context of Asian transnational labour migration where remittances tend to become a primary currency of care, the making or breaking of the family unit is mainly contingent on how individuals handle remittance processes. Editor(s): Hoang, Lan Anh; Yeoh, Brenda (National University of Singapore). Series: Anthropology, Change and Development. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 black & white tables, 8 charts. BIC Classification: 1F; GTF; JFFN; JHBK; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137506856
- ISBN
- 9781137506856
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.22
€ 123.22
Paperback. This is an in-depth look at the biomedical, socio-cultural, economic, legal and political, and educational vulnerabilities faced by the population that is most vulnerable to the risk of contracting HIV/AIDS: African women. Num Pages: 326 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC; JFF; JHB; JHM; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2008
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349539581
- ISBN
- 9781349539581
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.66
€ 64.66
Paperback. This book addresses the gendered political authority in Sierra Leone, a relatively unknown topic, and looks at the part it plays in women's history, political history, political transformation in Africa, and global women's political leadership. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJH; JFC; JFSJ; JFSL; JHB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349286775
- ISBN
- 9781349286775
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.74
€ 63.74
Paperback. Series: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship. Num Pages: 200 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFN; JFSL; JHB; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349348541
- ISBN
- 9781349348541
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.96
€ 62.96
Paperback. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JFSP; JHBK; JNMT; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349511457
- ISBN
- 9781349511457
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 121.76
€ 121.76
Paperback. This book explores the historiography, ports, and peoples of the Persian Gulf over the past two centuries, offering a more inclusive history of the region than previously available. Restoring the history of minority communities which until now have been silenced, the book provides a corrective to the 'official story' put forward by modern states. Editor(s): Potter, L. Num Pages: 404 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBJF; JFC; JFF; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 404
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349503803
- ISBN
- 9781349503803
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 133.08
€ 133.08