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Paperback. Most widely known as the controversial OFSTED Chief, Chris Woodhead held forthright views that turned up the volume of the national education debate. As journalism, education is at the core of this book, but it also reflects his passions for literature and climbing, and concludes with his courageous thoughts on assisted dying. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: DSK; JHBZ; JNL; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- The University of Buckingham Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908684820
- ISBN
- 9781908684820
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.03
€ 16.99
€ 16.03
Paperback. A randomized trial evaluated the efficacy of 17 Early Head Start (EHS) programs. 3,001 low-income families with a pregnant women or an infant under 12 months were assigned to a treatment or control group. Data were collected when children were 1, 2, 3, and 5 years old. Series: Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development. Num Pages: 174 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JHB; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 9. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 174
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118658840
- ISBN
- 9781118658840
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€ 62.30
€ 62.30
Paperback. Offers, on its surface, a simple theoretical argument, laid out in the titles of its mere two chapters: kinship is culture, not biology. But along the way to proving his point, the author engages an array of thinkers, from Aristotle to Emile Durkheim to Marilyn Strathern, as well as an array of ethnographic examples from around the globe. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 217 x 8. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226214290
- ISBN
- 9780226214290
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.75
€ 19.99
€ 16.75
Hardback. In this pithy two-part essay, the author reinvigorates the debates on what constitutes kinship, building on some of the best scholarship in the field to produce an original outlook on the deepest bond humans can have. He also shows that mutuality of being is a symbolic notion of belonging, not a biological connection by 'blood'. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226925127
- ISBN
- 9780226925127
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Condition: New
€ 92.06€ 75.68
€ 92.06
€ 75.68
Paperback. Aims to challenge stereotypes of negotiating parenthood within the context of poverty, live-away status, and black American manhood. This book examines the macro or cultural elements that encompass men's daily lives. It also explores the forces that define the social world of fathers, and looks at what others expect of men as fathers. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ2; JFSL3; JHBK; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231115551
- ISBN
- 9780231115551
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Condition: New
€ 45.38
€ 45.38
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 line illus. 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBC; JPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 150 x 26. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691157030
- ISBN
- 9780691157030
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.18
€ 45.99
€ 32.18
Hardcover. Thinking about the future is essential for almost all organizations and societies. States, corporations, universities, cities, NGOs and individuals believe they cannot miss the future. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFFR; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745696539
- ISBN
- 9780745696539
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Condition: New
€ 68.98
€ 68.98
Paperback. Thinking about the future is essential for almost all organizations and societies. States, corporations, universities, cities, NGOs and individuals believe they cannot miss the future. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFFR; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745696546
- ISBN
- 9780745696546
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Condition: New
€ 24.11
€ 24.11
Paperback. Editor(s): Borsen, Tom; Botin, Lars. Num Pages: 483 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; JHM; PD; TB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 164 x 34. Weight in Grams: 966.
- Publisher
- Aalborg University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788771121230
- ISBN
- 9788771121230
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Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 37.29
€ 51.99
€ 37.29
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Univ College Dublin Pr
- Edition
- Revised edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906359058
- ISBN
- 9781906359058
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Condition: New
€ 56.63€ 52.12
€ 56.63
€ 52.12
Hardcover. With an entire discipline devoted to political science, what is distinctive about political sociology? This concise book explains what a sociological perspective brings to our understanding of the emergence, reproduction, and transformation of different forms of political order. Series: What is Sociology?. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745691602
- ISBN
- 9780745691602
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Condition: New
€ 57.55
€ 57.55
Paperback. With an entire discipline devoted to political science, what is distinctive about political sociology? This concise book explains what a sociological perspective brings to our understanding of the emergence, reproduction, and transformation of different forms of political order. Series: What is Sociology?. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745691619
- ISBN
- 9780745691619
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Condition: New
€ 21.79
€ 21.79
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814759424
- ISBN
- 9780814759424
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.65
€ 33.99
€ 30.65
Hardcover. Asks bold and direct questions about parenthood in contemporary society Editor(s): McClain, Linda C.; Cere, Daniel. Series: Families, Law, and Society. Num Pages: 405 pages, 10 tables, 12 figures. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 405
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780814729151
- ISBN
- 9780814729151
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€ 99.57
€ 99.57
Paperback. Sociology began as a historical discipline, created by Marx, Weber and others, to explain the emergence and consequences of rational, capitalist society. Today, the best historical sociology combines precision in theory-construction with the careful selection of appropriate methodologies to address ongoing debates across a range of subfields. Series: What is Sociology?. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 217 x 14. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745660097
- ISBN
- 9780745660097
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.55
€ 22.55
Hardcover. Sociology began as a historical discipline, created by Marx, Weber and others, to explain the emergence and consequences of rational, capitalist society. Today, the best historical sociology combines precision in theory-construction with the careful selection of appropriate methodologies to address ongoing debates across a range of subfields. Series: What is Sociology?. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745660080
- ISBN
- 9780745660080
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Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 51.37
€ 51.99
€ 51.37
Hardcover. Editor(s): Bartlett, Adjunct Research Fellow at the Research Unit in European Philosophy A J (Monash University); Clemens, Senior Lecturer in the School of Culture and Communication Justin (University of Melbourne). BIC Classification: HPS; JHB; JNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748675326
- ISBN
- 9780748675326
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.25
€ 145.25
Paperback. Editor(s): Bartlett, Adjunct Research Fellow at the Research Unit in European Philosophy A J (Monash University); Clemens, Senior Lecturer in the School of Culture and Communication Justin (University of Melbourne). BIC Classification: HPS; JHB; JNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748675333
- ISBN
- 9780748675333
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.44
€ 29.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 14 color plates, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226439785
- ISBN
- 9780226439785
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 26.65
€ 33.99
€ 26.65
Paperback. Social movements play a central role in the scope and direction of social change. They were instrumental in the creation of the modern state and, today, are major forces in politics and culture. Environmentalism, gay rights, alterglobalization, and Islamic fundamentalism are all movements with far-reaching impacts on contemporary society. Series: What is Sociology?. Num Pages: 176 pages, figures. BIC Classification: JHB; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 213 x 15. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745660851
- ISBN
- 9780745660851
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Condition: New
€ 22.95
€ 22.95
Paperback. What is a person? This fundamental question is a perennial concern of philosophers and theologians. This book argues that it also lies at the center of the social scientist's quest to interpret and explain social life. It presents a model for social theory that does justice to the best of our humanistic visions of people, life, and society. Num Pages: 528 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: HPQ; JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 820.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226765945
- ISBN
- 9780226765945
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.63
€ 36.99
€ 28.63
Hardback. What is a person? This fundamental question is a perennial concern of philosophers and theologians. This book argues that it also lies at the center of the social scientist's quest to interpret and explain social life. It presents a model for social theory that does justice to the best of our humanistic visions of people, life, and society. Num Pages: 528 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: HPS; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 60 x 90 x 36. Weight in Grams: 839.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226765914
- ISBN
- 9780226765914
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.06€ 75.68
€ 92.06
€ 75.68
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JHBC; JPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 234 x 23. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691173566
- ISBN
- 9780691173566
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.79
€ 26.99
€ 19.79
Paperback. There is significant religious and linguistic evidence that Yoruba society was not gendered in its original form. In this follow-up to The Invention of Women: Making an African Sense of Western Gender Discourses, Oy?wumi explores the intersections of gender, history, knowledge-making, and the role of intellectuals in the process. Series: Gender and Cultural Studies in Africa and the Diaspora. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ; JFSL; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 219 x 19. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349580514
- ISBN
- 9781349580514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 39.10
€ 42.99
€ 39.10