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Hardcover. Why is it so hard to talk about sex and sexuality? In this crisp and compelling book, Amin Ghaziani provides a pithy introduction to the field of sexuality studies through a distinctively cultural lens. Series: Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 150. .
Publisher
Polity
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745670393
ISBN
9780745670393
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.61

Paperback. Why is it so hard to talk about sex and sexuality? In this crisp and compelling book, Amin Ghaziani provides a pithy introduction to the field of sexuality studies through a distinctively cultural lens. Series: Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 150. .
Publisher
Polity
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745670409
ISBN
9780745670409
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.49

Paperback. Editor(s): Handy, Amber; O Conchubhair, Brian. Num Pages: 290 pages, 2 colour artworks. BIC Classification: 2AF; JFSJ; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Arlen House
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9781851320752
ISBN
9781851320752
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.54

Hardcover. Editor(s): Handy, Amber; O Conchubhair, Brian. Num Pages: 290 pages, 2 colour artworks. BIC Classification: 2AF; JFSJ; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 148 x 31. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
Arlen House
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
9781851320288
ISBN
9781851320288
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.67
€ 50.00

Hardback. Sources include open source material but internal secret files and highly classified audiotapes of Saddam Hussein that were made available to researchers at the Conflict Records Research Center at National Defense University and some documents at the Hoover Institution. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JJ; JFSR2; JHB; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 229 x 33. Weight in Grams: 806.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421415826
ISBN
9781421415826
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.92

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 maps, Maps|Graphs|Tables. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JHB; KCN; RNFY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 164 x 243 x 26. Weight in Grams: 556.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784992743
ISBN
9781784992743
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.96

Hardback. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813564579
ISBN
9780813564579
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 199.25

Paperback. Examines the erotic underpinnings of transnational tourism. This title offers insights into the commingling of sex, intimacy, and market forces in Cuba and the Dominican Republic, two nations where tourism has had widespread effects. It reconceptualizes our understandings of informal economies, sex workers, and sexual tourism. Num Pages: 232 pages, 11 Halftones. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 1KJD; JHBK5; KNSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 209 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Temple University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592137503
ISBN
9781592137503
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.40

Hardback. Sylhet, the area of Bangladesh most closely associated with overseas migration, has seen an increase in remittances sent home from abroad, introducing new inequalities. Social change has also been mediated by the global forces of Western biomedicine and orthodox Islam. This book examines the effects of these modernizing trends on mental health.. Num Pages: 238 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKB; JHBK; MBPK; PSXM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 162 x 233 x 16. Weight in Grams: 444. Mental Illness, Modernity and Islam in Sylhet, Bangladesh. 252 pages, 25 ills. Sylhet, the area of Bangladesh most closely associated with overseas migration, has seen an increase in remittances sent home from abroad, introducing new inequalities. Social change has also been mediated by the global forces of Western biomedicine and orthodox Islam. This book examines the effects of these modernizing trends on mental health. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1FKB; JHBK; MBPK; PSXM. Dimension: 162 x 233 x 16. Weight: 444.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
238
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857454881
ISBN
9780857454881
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.01

Paperback. Debates the question of whether family preservation or adoption serves the best interests of abused and neglected children. Arguing the merits of keeping families together whenever possible, this title examines the background, theory, and effectiveness of family preservation programs. Series: Controversies in Public Policy Series. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JFM; JHBK; JKSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878407873
ISBN
9780878407873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.68

Paperback. These interdisciplinary essays explore the notion of community in its many theoretical, practical and cultural manifestations. It examines the nature of community, the relation of individual and group identity to community norms and values and the possibilities for cross-cultural understanding. Editor(s): Alperson, Philip. Num Pages: 368 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JFS; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631219477
ISBN
9780631219477
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL1; JHBK5; MFN; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 176 x 17. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Barricade Books
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781569808023
ISBN
9781569808023
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.33

hardcover. When Alma Bond, a practicing psychoanalyst for 38 years, discovered she was to be a grandparent, she started a diary to record the child's intrauterine development and any psychological changes within her family. She found more than she expected. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Bridge Works Publishing Co ,U.S. United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781882593088
ISBN
9781882593088
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.38

Hardback. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784994327
ISBN
9781784994327
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.31

Paperback. From clothing as an expression of freedom in early colonial Zanzibar to Somali women's headcovering in inner-city Minneapolis, this work explores the power of dress in African and pan-African settings. Nationalist and diasporic identities, as well as their histories and politics, are examined at the level of what is put on the body every day. Editor(s): Allman, Jean. Series: African Expressive Cultures. Num Pages: 256 pages, 36 b&w photos, 1 index. BIC Classification: 1H; JHBT; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253216892
ISBN
9780253216892
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.20

Paperback. aeo The first book to engage the study of childhood with central issues of sociological theory. aeo The three authors are highly respected and widely read in this area. aeo The book draws together an enormous amount of international research. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JFSP2; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745615653
ISBN
9780745615653
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 24.06

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138675155
ISBN
9781138675155
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.79

Paperback. The history of civil rights for people with intellectual disabilities in 20th century America Num Pages: 286 pages, 30 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFFG; JHBA; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592136988
ISBN
9781592136988
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.67

Paperback. .
Publisher
Cengage Learning, Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781305101685
ISBN
9781305101685
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 87.55

Hardback. This text offers a review and analysis of divorce law in America, with some proposed changes in the law. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBK; LNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847698684
ISBN
9780847698684
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.56

Paperback. This text offers a review and analysis of divorce law in America, with some proposed changes in the law. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBK; LNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 335.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847698691
ISBN
9780847698691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.13

Paperback. Deals with the idea of a family level society, discussed and disputed by anthropologists for nearly half a century. This work states that the Matsigenka people of southeastern Peru cannot be understood or appreciated except as a family level society; the family level of sociocultural integration is for them a lived reality. Num Pages: 275 pages, 15 b/w photographs, 13 line illustrations, 29 tables, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; JFSL9; JHBK; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 63.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520232426
ISBN
9780520232426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.40

Paperback. Originally published in 1978, this book was one of the first to recognize the importance of sports as a lens on the fundamental structure of societies. In this reissue, Guttmann emphasizes the many ways that modern sports, dramatically different from the sports of previous eras, have profoundly shaped contemporary life. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBS; JHM; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231133418
ISBN
9780231133418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.29

Hardback. Allan Gonsher is an experienced family therapist with the dual perspective of a practicing Jew and a clinical training in psychology and inter-personal dynamics. "An Allowance is Not a Bribe" is the result of this viewpoint on Jewish parenting. Num Pages: 215 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSR1; JHBK; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 143 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
Number of pages
215
Condition
New
SKU
V9780765761330
ISBN
9780765761330
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.73

Hardback. The Inner Life of the Person Dying recounts the experience of facing one's death solely from the dying person's perspective, showing that-along with suffering, loss, anger, sadness, and fear-we can also feel courage, love, hope, transcendence, transformation, and even happiness as we die. Series: End of Life Care: A Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBZ; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231167840
ISBN
9780231167840
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.22

Paperback. The Inner Life of the Person Dying recounts the experience of facing one's death solely from the dying person's perspective, showing that--along with suffering, loss, anger, sadness, and fear--we can also feel courage, love, hope, transcendence, transformation, and even happiness as we die. Series: End of Life Care: A Series. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JHBZ; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231167857
ISBN
9780231167857
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 36.51

Paperback. Attempting throughout to strike a balance between the rights and welfare of the participants in psychological research and the rights of researchers to pursue a fuller understanding of behaviour, this book is a complete introduction to this problematic area. Num Pages: 432 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPQ; JHBC; JMAL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557863959
ISBN
9781557863959
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 86.90

In Light of Africa explores how the idea of Africa as a real place, an imagined homeland, and a metaphor for Black identity is used in the cultural politics of the Brazilian state of Bahia. Series: Anthropological Horizons. Num Pages: 208 pages, 8, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFSL; JHB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442649316
ISBN
9781442649316
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 86.77

Paperback. In Light of Africa explores how the idea of Africa as a real place, an imagined homeland, and a metaphor for Black identity is used in the cultural politics of the Brazilian state of Bahia. Series: Anthropological Horizons. Num Pages: 208 pages, 8, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFSL; JHB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442626690
ISBN
9781442626690
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.90

Paperback. This volume provides students with the essential readings for understanding the dominant issues in the sociology of the family. The editor presents the reader with a collection of important writings that include recent and currently relevant material as well as the rich variety of empirical work conducted in this field. Editor(s): Allan, Professor Graham. Num Pages: 392 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 182 x 20. Weight in Grams: 716.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631202684
ISBN
9780631202684
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.74

Paperback. Scholars have long recognized that ethnographic method is bound up with the construction of theory in ways that are difficult to teach. This work argues that the reason for this is that ethnographic theorization is essentially improvisational in nature, conducted in real time and in necessarily unpredictable social situations. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226100319
ISBN
9780226100319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.66

Paperback. When A Baby Dies describes the tragic and bewildering experience of losing a baby through miscarriage, stillbirth and neonatal death. The book is based on the experiences of many hundreds of bereaved parents. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBZ; VFJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415252768
ISBN
9780415252768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 48.52

Paperback. How personal experience is woven into a fi lmmaker's art Num Pages: 288 pages, 22 b&w illus. BIC Classification: APF; BG; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253223012
ISBN
9780253223012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.56

Num Pages: 192 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 16 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AFJG; JFCA; JHB; JKV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415538695
ISBN
9780415538695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 193.78

Hardback. Based on in-depth research in Poland and Slovakia, Domesticating Neo-Liberalism addresses how we understand the processes of neo-liberalization in post-socialist cities. Series: RGS-IBG Book Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 588.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405169912
ISBN
9781405169912
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.36

Hardcover. Juxtaposing contributions from geneticists and anthropologists, this volume provides a contemporary overview of cousin marriage and what is happening at the interface of public policy, the management of genetic risk and changing cultural practices in the Middle East and in multi-ethnic Europe. Editor(s): Shaw, Alison; Raz, Aviad. Series: Fertility, Reproduction & Sexuality. Num Pages: 228 pages, 9 illus. BIC Classification: JHBK5; MFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782384922
ISBN
9781782384922
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 129 colour illus. BIC Classification: AKTH; HBTB; JFCK; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 276 x 219. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781350005082
ISBN
9781350005082
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 23.02

Paperback. Just as women in business have often been hidden by men, they have often also been hidden by the 'home' and the conceptualisation of separate spheres of public and private agency. This book argues that active business did not exclude women. Num Pages: 202 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, 33 black & white tables, 15 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; JHBL; KJH; KJVS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
202
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415522687
ISBN
9780415522687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.75

Paperback. In every culture there exists unwritten law - obligations and prohibitions that are understood, and transgressions that are punished. These volumes explore the historical implications of folk law, its influence around the globe, and the conflicts that arise when it diverges from official law. Editor(s): Renteln, Alison; Dundes, Alan. Series: Essays in the theory & practice of "Lex Non Scripta". Num Pages: 1054 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBT; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 621.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299143442
ISBN
9780299143442
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.35

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ5; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479884094
ISBN
9781479884094
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.06