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paperback. Argues that the flaw in the fight for gay and lesbian marriage rights lies in its failure to call into question the forms of oppression gender, racial, and economic that lead society to privilege the nuclear family. This title shapes a theory of rights, freedom, and democracy that can liberate us from the strictures of conservative hegemony. Series: Queer Politics, Queer Theories. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSK; JHBK; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566396844
ISBN
9781566396844
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.40

paperback. This is a qualitative study that documents the daily lives of vulnerable lone mothers and their children in Denmark. Loss of rights, gender and ethnic inequality, and family violence all emerge as key themes with international implications. Policy and practice recommendations are made with wide-ranging applications for an international audience. Num Pages: 204 pages, 5tabs. BIC Classification: 1DND; JFF; JFSP1; JHBK; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861342775
ISBN
9781861342775
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.11

paperback. Series: Methods S. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC; UGK; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 147 x 10. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Transaction Publishers
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783825867737
ISBN
9783825867737
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.03

Kennedy's systematic and thoughtful study distinguishes southern approaches to childbirth and motherhood from northern ones, showing how slavery and rural living contributed to a particularly southern experience. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; HBJK; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801894176
ISBN
9780801894176
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.27

Paperback. Kennedy's systematic and thoughtful study distinguishes southern approaches to childbirth and motherhood from northern ones, showing how slavery and rural living contributed to a particularly southern experience. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; HBJK; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421405803
ISBN
9781421405803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.03

Paperback. Drawing on the popular Economic Social and Research Council (ESRC) seminar series, this book examines social issues and anxieties, and the solutions to them, through the concept of moral panic. Editor(s): Cree, Viviene E.; Clapton, Gary; Smith, Mark. Series: Moral Panics in Theory and Practice. Num Pages: 316 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; JHB; JK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 19. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447321866
ISBN
9781447321866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.37

A history and sociological analysis of the semantics of speculation between 1870 and 1930, this book looks at how speculation was represented in popular discourse and analyzes the discursive struggles turning it into a legitimate economic practice. Translator(s): Savoth, Eric. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPX; JHB; KCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804771313
ISBN
9780804771313
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 154.97

Paperback. A history and sociological analysis of the semantics of speculation between 1870 and 1930, this book looks at how speculation was represented in popular discourse and analyzes the discursive struggles turning it into a legitimate economic practice. Translator(s): Savoth, Eric. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPX; JHB; KCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804771320
ISBN
9780804771320
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.89

Paperback. Argues that confrontation with major paradigms of world history has marked African and Latin American history during the last quarter-century and that the process has dramatically restructured historical and theoretical understanding of peasantries, labour and the capitalist world system. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KLC; 1KLS; HBAH; JHBL; JHM; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299136840
ISBN
9780299136840
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: JHBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816513604
ISBN
9780816513604
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.69

Paperback. This book brings together some of the very top scholars in the world in economic and organizational sociology to address the recent global financial crisis and concomitant debates and struggles around how to organize economies and societies around the world. The books consists of original contributions in theory and empirical settings and results Editor(s): Lounsbury, Michael; Hirsch, Paul M. Series Editor(s): Lounsbury, Michael. Num Pages: 708 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 231 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1012.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857247674
ISBN
9780857247674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 81.88

Hardback. Demographic studies help make sense of key aspects of the economy, offering insight into trends in fertility, mortality, immigration, and labor force participation, as well as age, gender, and race-specific trends in health and disability. This book explores the connections between demography and economics. Editor(s): Shoven, John B. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. Num Pages: 512 pages, 140 line drawings, 61 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBD; KCF; KCHS; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 722.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226754727
ISBN
9780226754727
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 172.58

Paperback. Editor(s): Gordon, Michael E.; Turner, Lowell. Series: Cornell International Industrial & Labour Relations Reports. Num Pages: 336 pages, 3. BIC Classification: JHBL; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 474. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
ILR Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
KOC0004591
ISBN
9780801487064
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Num Pages: 215 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; JFFJ; JFSJ5; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 155. .
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781536100938
ISBN
9781536100938
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 238.56
€ 175.14

Hardcover. Provides an annual compilation of a wide range of international economic, social and environmental statistics on over 200 countries and areas, compiled from sources including UN agencies and other international, national and specialized organisations. The 58th edition contains data available to the Statistics Division as of 31 December 2014. Series: United Nations Statistical Yearbook (Cloth). Num Pages: 614 pages, French and English. BIC Classification: JHBC; KCHS; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1565.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
United Nations (Un)
Edition
58th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789210613729
ISBN
9789210613729
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 217.19

Paperback. Series: Professional training series. Num Pages: 68 pages. BIC Classification: JHBD; JPVH; LBBR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 152. Weight in Grams: 113.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
United Nations Pubns
Condition
New
SKU
V9789211542110
ISBN
9789211542110
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.39

Paperback. Series: Population Studies. Num Pages: 36 pages. BIC Classification: JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 216. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
United Nations Pubns
Condition
New
SKU
V9789211515183
ISBN
9789211515183
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.90

Hardcover. .
Publisher
United Nations
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9789211615746
ISBN
9789211615746
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 484.17

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HBTD; JFSK; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845888305
ISBN
9781845888305
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.51

Paperback. In Vicarious Kinks, Ummni Khan looks at the mass of claims that film, feminism, the human sciences, and law make about sadomasochism and its practitioners, and the way those claims become the basis for the legal regulation of sadomasochist pornography and practice. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 570.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442615519
ISBN
9781442615519
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.83

Paperback. .
Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473930223
ISBN
9781473930223
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 50.38

Paperback. .
Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473902343
ISBN
9781473902343
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 51.59

Hardcover. Love and family life in the global age: grandparents in Salonika and their grandson in London speak together every evening via Skype. A U.S. citizen and her Swiss husband fret over large telephone bills and high travel costs. A European couple can finally have a baby with the help of an Indian surrogate mother. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 167 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780745661803
ISBN
9780745661803
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.57

Paperback. Love and family life in the global age: grandparents in Salonika and their grandson in London speak together every evening via Skype. A U.S. citizen and her Swiss husband fret over large telephone bills and high travel costs. A European couple can finally have a baby with the help of an Indian surrogate mother. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745661810
ISBN
9780745661810
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.52

Paperback. * Ulrich Beck, one of the most important and influential contemporary social thinkers, reveals and expands his work in a series of conversations with journalist Johannes Willms. Translator(s): Pollack, Michael. Series: Polity Conversations Series. Num Pages: 242 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745628240
ISBN
9780745628240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.74

Paperback. This is a topical and saleable theme, and should attract a wide general audience. Ulrich Beck is one of today's leading European sociologists, he is best known for his work The Risk Sociey (Sage 1992). This book will have a wide cross-disciplinary appeal. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745613826
ISBN
9780745613826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.74

Paperback. Twenty years ago Ulrich Beck published Risk Society , a book that called our attention to the dangers of environmental catastrophes and changed the way we think about contemporary societies. During the last two decades, the dangers highlighted by Beck have taken on new forms and assumed ever greater significance. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745642017
ISBN
9780745642017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.95

hardcover. A critical review of the literature on the differential psychosocial adjustment of children after a divorce. The book examines studies in ten predictor domains including gender, age, and custody, and addresses the effectiveness of parenting behaviour, offering correctives for future investigation. Num Pages: 394 pages, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: JHBC; JHBK; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Jason Aronson, Inc. United States
Number of pages
394
Condition
New
SKU
V9780765701138
ISBN
9780765701138
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.80

Paperback. This is a Jewish story, told the way Jewish stories are told: with Num Pages: 334 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR1; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 150. .
Publisher
Gefen Publishing House
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9789652298713
ISBN
9789652298713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.31

paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594515170
ISBN
9781594515170
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 81.03

Hardcover. Editor(s): Turner, Jan M.; Mitchell, Andrew D. Num Pages: 161 pages. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 162 x 14. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781620811429
ISBN
9781620811429
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.05
€ 111.99

Paperback. aeo Most comprehensive collection of Parsonsa work available in one volume. aeo Provides a balanced perspective on Parsonsa work, organized topically. aeo Editorial features include introduction to Parsonsa thought, extensive bibliography and chronology of his life and work. Series: Blackwell Readers. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BG; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 180 x 20. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Basil Blackwell Inc, US United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557865441
ISBN
9781557865441
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.38

Hardcover. Talcott Parsons has been one of the most influential postwar American sociologists, but he has also been criticized for, among other things, the alleged conservatism of his structural functionalist theory. The author's selections from Parsons' work gives an overview of his contributions. Series: Blackwell Readers. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BG; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 177 x 30. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Basil Blackwell Inc, US United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557865434
ISBN
9781557865434
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 192.97

hardcover. Conducting Educational Research is geared to help graduate students understand and apply the most important principles of scholarly investigation. The clarity of the text and the numerous practical examples help to reinforce important concepts and key ideas, increasing the efficacy of the text for even the most inexperienced student-researchers. Num Pages: 532 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 185 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1107.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
Edition
6th Edition
Number of pages
532
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442209633
ISBN
9781442209633
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 317.95

Hardback. Meticulously researched and authored by two respected scholars, this book addresses the problems and benefits associated with an increasingly diverse global workforce. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBD; KJU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 171 x 17. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739100561
ISBN
9780739100561
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.52

Hardback. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813571744
ISBN
9780813571744
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 200.92

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 b/w photos. BIC Classification: JFHF; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Utah State University Press United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874218992
ISBN
9780874218992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.57

Hardback. Editor(s): Tremayne, Soraya. Num Pages: index. BIC Classification: JHBD; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 515.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571815002
ISBN
9781571815002
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.53

Hardback. This book is about the rise of digital labor. Companies like Uber, 99Designs, Amazon Mechanical Turk, and CrowdFlower promise autonomy, choice, and flexibility. Num Pages: 242 pages. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Polity Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745653563
ISBN
9780745653563
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.47

Paperback. This book is about the rise of digital labor. Companies like Uber, 99Designs, Amazon Mechanical Turk, and CrowdFlower promise autonomy, choice, and flexibility. Num Pages: 242 pages. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Polity Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745653570
ISBN
9780745653570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.74