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Paperback. To ordinary people, science used to seem infallible. Scientists were heroes, selflessly pursuing knowledge for the common good. More recently, a series of scientific scandals, frauds and failures have led us to question science s pre-eminence. Num Pages: 140 pages, black & white halftones, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JHB; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 192 x 124 x 12. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745682044
- ISBN
- 9780745682044
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Condition: New
€ 15.23
€ 15.23
Hardback. To ordinary people, science used to seem infallible. Scientists were heroes, selflessly pursuing knowledge for the common good. More recently, a series of scientific scandals, frauds and failures have led us to question science s pre-eminence. Num Pages: 140 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: JHB; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745682037
- ISBN
- 9780745682037
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€ 51.37
€ 51.37
Hardback. Representing a range of approaches and emphases, the chapters in this volume address and illustrate linkages between social theory and history; social theory and historical analysis as mutually supportive frames of analysis, and affinities between the history of social thought and the history of modern societies. Editor(s): Dahms, Harry F. Series: Current Perspectives in Social Theory. Num Pages: 352 pages, no. BIC Classification: HBA; HBTB; JHBA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 32. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 362
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783502189
- ISBN
- 9781783502189
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€ 158.54
€ 158.54
Hardcover. States that the critical theory of the Frankfurt School is as important today, if not more so, as it was at its inception during the 1930s. This title looks at the distinguishing features of this tradition and how it is critical, yet also complementary, of other approaches in the social sciences, especially in sociology. Series: Current Perspectives in Social Theory. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 31. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857247971
- ISBN
- 9780857247971
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Condition: New
€ 136.71
€ 136.71
Paperback. Highlights the problematic nature of mainstream perspectives, and the growing need to reaffirm how the specific kind of critique the early Frankfurt School theorists advocated is not less, but far more important today. This book also includes chapters that offer a broad and diverse look at social science and critical theory. Editor(s): Dahms, Harry F. Series Editor(s): Dahms, Harry F. Series: Current Perspectives in Social Theory. Num Pages: 401 pages. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 401
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781901540
- ISBN
- 9781781901540
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Condition: New
€ 53.24
€ 53.24
Hardcover. The essays included in this volume illuminate mediations of the individual-society relationship from a variety of angles, both explicitly and implicitly. They highlight the need to consider the consequences of choices made by collective decision-makers, politicians and leaders of organizations. Editor(s): Dahms, Harry F. Series: Current Perspectives in Social Theory. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: 3JM; JFFR; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784412234
- ISBN
- 9781784412234
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Condition: New
€ 158.54
€ 158.54
Hardback. Places emphasis on developments in the social theory of environmental issues, the environment, and the environmental crisis. This also emphasises on the increasingly questionable possibility of shared knowledge at a time of increasing fragmentation of common frameworks, distraction from key issues, and dilution of the idea of objectivity. Series: Current Perspectives in Social Theory. Num Pages: 364 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBA; RNK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849506052
- ISBN
- 9781849506052
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Condition: New
€ 126.89
€ 126.89
Hardcover. Presents alternative trajectories for how to take steps toward achieving a theoretically informed understanding of the analytical and practical challenges of social theory (in terms of social, sociological, and critical theory), and looks beyond pluralism and fragmentation to the kind of roles social theorists may play. Editor(s): Dahms, Harry F. Series Editor(s): Dahms, Harry F. Series: Current Perspectives in Social Theory. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 230 x 26. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857248213
- ISBN
- 9780857248213
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Condition: New
€ 127.34
€ 127.34
Hardcover. Intends to assemble a set of essays that invent, develop, and/or demonstrate strategies for theorizing one or several dynamic processes, so as to identify, illustrate by example, and analyze specific problems as well as connect theorizations of process across different disciplines of inquiry. Editor(s): Dahms, Harry; Hazelrigg, Lawrence. Series Editor(s): Dahms, Harry. Series: Current Perspectives in Social Theory. Num Pages: 392 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; JHBA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 156 x 235 x 34. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857242235
- ISBN
- 9780857242235
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 234.74
€ 234.74
Hardback. Highlights the problematic nature of mainstream perspectives, and the growing need to reaffirm how the specific kind of critique the early Frankfurt School theorists advocated is not less, but far more important today. This book also includes chapters that offer a broad and diverse look at social science and critical theory. Editor(s): Dahms, Harry F. Series: Current Perspectives in Social Theory. Num Pages: 414 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 35. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Edition
- Serial
- Number of pages
- 414
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762314836
- ISBN
- 9780762314836
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Condition: New
€ 109.74
€ 109.74
Paperback. Using lively examples and friendly tips gleaned from his own and other researchers' experiences, and a warm, reflective writing style, Harry F Wolcott offers readers suggestions for writing up qualitative research. Num Pages: 208 pages, ill. BIC Classification: GPS; JHBC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781412970112
- ISBN
- 9781412970112
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Condition: New
€ 95.47
€ 95.47
Hardback. 'A timely account and analysis of the lived reality .. of West Indians who now tenant the Caribbean Diaspora in Britain.' Professor Rex Nettleford, University W Indies Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; JFC; JFSL3; JHBA; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745317632
- ISBN
- 9780745317632
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Condition: New
€ 97.63€ 80.33
€ 97.63
€ 80.33
Paperback. Harry Hendrick shows how broader social changes, including neoliberalism, feminism, the collapse of the social-democratic ideal, and the 'new behaviourism', have led to the rise of the anxious and narcissistic parent, In this provocative history of parenting. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 234 x 26. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447322566
- ISBN
- 9781447322566
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.43
€ 36.99
€ 35.43
Hardback. Translator(s): Trejo-Mathys, Jonathan. Series: New Directions in Critical Theory. Num Pages: 512 pages, 13 illus.; 3 Tables. BIC Classification: HPCF7; JHBA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 36. Weight in Grams: 838.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231148344
- ISBN
- 9780231148344
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.58
€ 119.58
Paperback. Translator(s): Trejo-Mathys, Jonathan. Series: New Directions in Critical Theory. Num Pages: 512 pages, 13 illus.; 3 Tables. BIC Classification: HPCF7; JHBA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 27. Weight in Grams: 702.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231148351
- ISBN
- 9780231148351
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.36
€ 36.99
€ 26.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 50 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFSJ; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 278 x 2. Weight in Grams: 180. Exercise Answers and Tables. 50 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFSJ; JHBK. Dimension: 213 x 278 x 2. Weight: 180.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 50
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231135306
- ISBN
- 9780231135306
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.99€ 19.73
€ 22.99
€ 19.73
Paperback. Although what happens in the toilet usually stays in the toilet, this brilliant, revelatory, and often funny book aims to bring it all out into the open, proving that profound and meaningful history can be made even in the can Editor(s): Molotch, Harvey L.; Noren, Laura. Series: NYU Series in Social & Cultural Analysis. Num Pages: 328 pages, 64. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSG; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814795897
- ISBN
- 9780814795897
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.55
€ 33.99
€ 30.55
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 halftones. 1 line illus. BIC Classification: JFFE; JHB; LNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Updated edition with a New Preface
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691163581
- ISBN
- 9780691163581
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.89
€ 24.99
€ 18.89
paperback. What is phenomenological sociology? Why is it significant? This book argues that phenomenology was the most significant, wide-ranging and influential philosophy to emerge in the twentieth century. Series: Published in Association with Theory, Culture & Society. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF3; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Sage Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780761959878
- ISBN
- 9780761959878
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Condition: New
€ 60.99
€ 60.99
Hardcover. Num Pages: 126 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 176 x 275 x 14. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 126
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604568646
- ISBN
- 9781604568646
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Condition: New
€ 95.50€ 65.66
€ 95.50
€ 65.66
Paperback. Sex is often regarded as a dangerous business that must be rigorously controlled, regulated, and subjected to rules. Sexual acts that defy acceptable practices may be seen as variously defiling, immoral, and even unnatural. They may challenge and subvert both cultural preconceptions and the social order in a politics of sexual transgression.. Editor(s): Donnan, Hastings; Magowan, Fiona. Series: Fertility, Reproduction & Sexuality. Num Pages: 290 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHBK5; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 229 x 8. Weight in Grams: 398. Subversion and Control in Erotic Encounters. Series: Fertility, Reproduction & Sexuality. 290 pages, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Donnan, Hastings; Magowan, Fiona. Sex is often regarded as a dangerous business that must be rigorously controlled, regulated, and subjected to rules. Sexual acts that defy acceptable practices may be seen as variously defiling, immoral, and even unnatural. They may challenge and subvert both cultural preconceptions and the social order in a politics of sexual transgression. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFSL; JHBK5; JHMC. Dimension: 151 x 229 x 8. Weight: 398.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 290
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857456373
- ISBN
- 9780857456373
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Condition: New
€ 44.47
€ 44.47
Paperback. Illuminates changes in the American family and presents some of the methods and approaches used to study families. Linking family patterns with changing social circumstances, this title considers husband-wife and parent-child relationships in light of language usage, gender roles, legal structures, and other contexts. Editor(s): Hawes, Joseph M.; Nybakken, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 585. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252068737
- ISBN
- 9780252068737
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.66
€ 36.99
€ 32.66
Paperback. Written by an international group of contributors, this book provides comprehensive and authoritative material on treating and preventing suicidal behavior. Research is focused on the efficacy of the treatment and prevention of suicidal behavior and national prevention programs that exist in a limited number of countries. Editor(s): Hawton, Keith; Heeringen, Kees van. Num Pages: 774 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBZ; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 171 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 774
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470849590
- ISBN
- 9780470849590
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 115.88
€ 115.88
Paperback. Primary sources in the history, philosophy, and religions of South Asia: Volume II focuses on the subcontinent's history from 1498 to 1984, with such topics as the opening of India to the West; Hindu and Muslin social and religious movements; and Pakistan's formation as an Islamic state. Editor(s): Hay, Stephen; De Bary, William Theodore. Series: Introduction to Oriental Civilization. Num Pages: 464 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFCX; JHBT; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 35. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231064156
- ISBN
- 9780231064156
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 38.06
€ 53.99
€ 38.06