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Sociology
Hardcover. Power is the central organizing principle of all social life, from culture and education to stratification and taste. In this title, the author delves deeply into Bourdieu's work to show how central - but often overlooked - power and politics are to an understanding of sociology. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226925004
- ISBN
- 9780226925004
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.66€ 79.32
€ 96.66
€ 79.32
Paperback. Identifies and recovers the excitement and dynamism that characterized ceremonial culture in pre-modern Europe. This work talks about: the relation between public and private space, the development of fully-realized dramas and rituals from earlier forms, and the semiotic code that ceremonies manifested to their audiences. Editor(s): Howe, Nicholas. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 161 x 12. Weight in Grams: 259.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268030759
- ISBN
- 9780268030759
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.45
€ 29.99
€ 26.45
hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 828.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691650760
- ISBN
- 9780691650760
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.78€ 145.47
€ 196.78
€ 145.47
Paperback. * Clear and concise book that explains how the functioning and shape of the economy depend upon social institutions. * Reveals the crucial role formal and informal institutions in everyday life play in how the economy works. Series: Polity Economy and Society Series. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 211 x 17. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745648309
- ISBN
- 9780745648309
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.55
€ 22.55
hardcover. Series: ILR Press Books. Num Pages: 176 pages, 11. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBL; KJU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801438738
- ISBN
- 9780801438738
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.10
€ 66.10
hardcover. Offers a key to self-understanding. Using examples from her own life and those of her clients, as well as from dreams, fairy tales, myths, films, and literature, the author exposes the wound of the spirit that both men and women of our culture bear - a wound that is grounded in a poor relationship between masculine and feminine principles. Num Pages: 206 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK; VFV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804003971
- ISBN
- 9780804003971
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.61
€ 34.61
hardcover. For seven years in the 1970s, the author lived in a village in northeast China as a farmer. In 1989 he returned as an anthropologist to begin the span of 11 years' fieldwork that has resulted in this work - an account of family change and the transformation of private life in rural China. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; JFSF; JHBK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804733090
- ISBN
- 9780804733090
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.18
€ 131.18
hardcover. Is inbreeding harmful? Are human beings and other primates naturally inclined to mate with their closest relatives? Why is incest widely prohibited? Why does the scope of the prohibition vary from society to society? Why does incest occur despite the prohibition? What are the consequences? This book reexamines these questions. Editor(s): Wolf, Arthur P.; Durham, William. Num Pages: 240 pages, 16 tables, 8 figures, 1 map. BIC Classification: JHBK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804745963
- ISBN
- 9780804745963
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.00
€ 123.00
hardcover. The Global Silicon Valley Home takes a close look at how participants in the jet-set, wired-to-the-Net, trans-Pacific commuter culture have invented new ways of thinking about how their homes reflect their personal identities. Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 tables, 9 figures, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; 1KBB; JFC; JFSL; JHBL; KNDH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804752152
- ISBN
- 9780804752152
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.42
€ 79.42
hardcover. This newly expanded and reorganized collection of readings provides a compelling exploration of what arguably remains the single most important problem in social theory: the problem of social order. Editor(s): Hechter, Michael; Horne, Christine. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 table, 12 figures, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: JHBA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804758727
- ISBN
- 9780804758727
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.37
€ 165.37
The New Gilded Age. The Critical Inequality Debates of Our Time.
. Ed(S): Grusky, David B.; Kricheli-Katz, Tam...
hardcover. This book asks leading scholars to debate the causes of inequality, whether we have an obligation to help the poor, and the types of reforms that are most likely to eliminate or reduce inequality. Editor(s): Grusky, David B.; Kricheli-Katz, Tamar. Series: Studies in Social Inequality. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFA; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804759359
- ISBN
- 9780804759359
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.89
€ 133.89
hardcover. Series: The Cultural Lives of Law. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 238 x 21. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804792554
- ISBN
- 9780804792554
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.89
€ 133.89
paperback. Series: The American Literatures Initiative. Num Pages: 192 pages, 7 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSJ1; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- None
- SKU
- V9780813565293
- ISBN
- 9780813565293
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.99
€ 40.99
€ 35.99
paperback. Series: Nature, Society, and Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 photographs, 18 maps, 2 figures, 25 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBD; RGC; RNC; TQSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813574196
- ISBN
- 9780813574196
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 39.17
€ 44.99
€ 39.17
hardcover. 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: 235 x 167 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780814795880
- ISBN
- 9780814795880
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.00
€ 100.00
paperback. Series: Visible Evidence. Num Pages: 184 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: APT; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 179 x 10. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780816635610
- ISBN
- 9780816635610
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.45
€ 29.99
€ 26.45
paperback. Series: Cultural Studies of the Americas S. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL4; JHBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780816640799
- ISBN
- 9780816640799
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.62
€ 32.99
€ 29.62
hardcover. An ethnography examining the history of Korean adoption to West, the emergence of a distinctive adoptee collective identity, and adoptee returns to Korea in relation to South Korean modernity and globalization. Num Pages: 344 pages, 15 photographs, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 1KBB; JHBK; JKSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5983 x 3971 x 27. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822346838
- ISBN
- 9780822346838
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.58
€ 120.58
paperback. Editor(s): Carberry, Edward J. Series: LERA Research Volume. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780913447031
- ISBN
- 9780913447031
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.92
€ 38.99
€ 34.92
Evidence-based Theory for Human Behavior in the Social Environment
Thyer, Bruce A.; Dulmus, Catherine N.; Sowers...
Paperback. Human Behavior in the Social Environment (HBSE) is a critical course for social work students because it introduces them to the very specific person-in-environment, biopsychosocial perspective that sets social work apart from other helping professions. Num Pages: 552 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 191 x 29. Weight in Grams: 962.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 552
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118176948
- ISBN
- 9781118176948
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.31
€ 76.31
hardcover. Max Weber's sociological theories of secularization have vastly influenced the study of Protestant belief. This work offers a multifaceted understanding of secularization within the broader context of nineteenth-century liberal Protestantism. It reconstructs Weber's original writings to highlight Protestant motifs. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; HRCC2; HRCC9; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Scranton Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589661639
- ISBN
- 9781589661639
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.58
€ 35.99
€ 28.58
hardcover. Reveals that Chinese Americans began 'shooting hoops' nearly a century before Chinese superstar Yao Ming turned pro. Drawing on interviews with players and coaches, this book takes readers back to San Francisco in the 1930s and 1940s, when young Chinese American men and women developed a new approach to the game - with fast breaks. Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 216 pages, 19 Halftones, 1 Figure. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; GTB; JHBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 534. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781592139422
- ISBN
- 9781592139422
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 30.98
€ 30.99
€ 30.98
paperback. Against a background of population ageing, policy makers in the majority of industrialised countries are developing policies aimed at extending working life and promoting the benefits of employing older workers. This report reviews developments in several countries and offers recommendations for public policy. Series: Transitions After 50 Series. Num Pages: 56 pages, 9tabs. BIC Classification: JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 3. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 56
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9781861344632
- ISBN
- 9781861344632
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 24.70
€ 24.99
€ 24.70
hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; JFFK; JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Publisher
- Zubaan India
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789385932045
- ISBN
- 9789385932045
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 30.46
€ 37.99
€ 30.46