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Paperback. This is a critical engagement with the issues, problems, and meanings of contemporary Chinese intellectual thought. The contributors explore concerns over the role of the intellectual and the outcomes of knowledge production in the humanities and offer a range of conflicting perspectives. Editor(s): Davies, Gloria. Series: Asian Voices. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JFCX; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 376.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742509344
- ISBN
- 9780742509344
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€ 72.29
€ 72.29
Hardback. This work introduces modern social theory through the creative exploration of eight major metaphors that have shaped western understanding of human society. The book aims to demonstrate, how each one is rooted in a broader tradition of thought. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742509375
- ISBN
- 9780742509375
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€ 167.32
€ 167.32
Hardback. Graduate schools have faced attrition rates of approximately 50 per cent since 1960. This study examines what is wrong with the structure and process of graduate education in its aim to locate the root cause of attrition in the social structure and cultural organization. Num Pages: 336 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBC; JNMH; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 662.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742509412
- ISBN
- 9780742509412
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Condition: New
€ 192.42
€ 192.42
Hardback. In this text, Stanley Aronowitz argues for the decline of "the job" as the backbone of American society. New economic and global technological changes have enabled an emerging culture of cynicism between workers and their employers that threatens social stability and well-being. Series: Critical Perspectives Series: A Book Series Dedicated to Paulo Freire. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFS; JHBL; JNA; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 510.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742509757
- ISBN
- 9780742509757
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€ 33.99€ 28.63
€ 33.99
€ 28.63
Hardback. A critical analysis of those who argue that law and policy should be used to foster one model of family - the intact two-parent (heterosexual) family. The author argues that this position does not adequately address the problem of family dissolution and that it strains personal liberty. Num Pages: 240 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JHBK; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 455.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742512306
- ISBN
- 9780742512306
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Condition: New
€ 182.68
€ 182.68
Hardback. This volume focuses specifically on the field of psychoanalytic social theory emerging in and between psychoanalysis, feminism, post-colonial studies and queer theory, and across the disciplines of philosophy, literary, film and cultural studies. Editor(s): Oliver, Kelly; Edwin, Steve. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPS; JFC; JHBA; JMAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742513082
- ISBN
- 9780742513082
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Condition: New
€ 166.06
€ 166.06
Paperback. This volume focuses specifically on the field of psychoanalytic social theory emerging in and between psychoanalysis, feminism, post-colonial studies and queer theory, and across the disciplines of philosophy, literary, film and cultural studies. Editor(s): Oliver, Kelly; Edwin, Steve. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPS; JFC; JHBA; JMAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 147 x 13. Weight in Grams: 320.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742513099
- ISBN
- 9780742513099
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Condition: New
€ 60.81
€ 60.81
Hardback. The Whole Child is a beautifully written book combining classic philosophical themes such as wonder and happiness with contemporary parenting virtues like courage, compassion, integrity, and discipline. Num Pages: 184 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPS; JHBK; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 381.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742514867
- ISBN
- 9780742514867
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Condition: New
€ 159.06
€ 159.06
Hardback. A study of both traditional and new approaches to the study of schools and their communities. The book emphasizes discourse, critical pedagogy and ethnicity. Editor(s): Zou, Yali; Trueba, Enrique T. Series: Immigration and the Transnational Experience Series. Num Pages: 328 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFS; JHBC; JHMP; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742517363
- ISBN
- 9780742517363
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Condition: New
€ 178.98
€ 178.98
Hardback. This work tackles fundamental questions about personal, political and national identities and their linkage to processes of political and social change. It focuses on the role of stories, both as a means of creating personal identity and as explanations of political tensions and realities. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JHBA; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742518810
- ISBN
- 9780742518810
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Condition: New
€ 189.81
€ 189.81
Paperback. This book offers a systematic approach not only to understanding workplace change, but alternative models and practical steps that can be taken to create change. Series: Net-Works S. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 179 x 11. Weight in Grams: 272.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742519107
- ISBN
- 9780742519107
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Condition: New
€ 59.38
€ 59.38
paperback. This work shows how common sociological themes such as socialization, social interaction, the social construction of time, and deviance are experienced in work settings as diverse as the factory, the night club, the restaurant, and to offices of high tech professionals. Num Pages: 504 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFN; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 640.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780742519183
- ISBN
- 9780742519183
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Condition: New
€ 77.30
€ 77.30
Paperback. We are not yet at a moment that can be called postmodernity, says sociologist Ben Agger. In this study he borrows from French postmodern theory and the Frankfurt School's critical theory to address the shortcomings of postmodern theory for understanding identity, culture, race, gender and power. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBA; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 147 x 14. Weight in Grams: 335.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742519206
- ISBN
- 9780742519206
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Condition: New
€ 74.19
€ 74.19
Hardback. The focus of this book is on the implications of necessary conditions for social science research, logic, methodology, research design and theory. It combines essential work that deals with the analysis of common errors and the proper means to analyse ramifications of hypotheses and theories. Editor(s): Goertz, Gary; Starr, Harvey. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JHBC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 576.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742519251
- ISBN
- 9780742519251
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 166.98
€ 166.98
paperback. The focus of this book is the implications of necessary conditions for social science research, logic, methodology, research design and theory. It combines essential work that deals with the analysis of common errors and the proper means to analyse ramifications of hypotheses and theories. Editor(s): Goertz, Gary; Starr, Harvey. Num Pages: 360 pages, bibliography; index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 468.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780742519268
- ISBN
- 9780742519268
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Condition: New
€ 82.87
€ 82.87
paperback. Does human population growth threaten the environment, or does it guarantee we will safeguard it? Is economic growth the key ecological problem, or is it the solution? This text shows that these debates are governed by the political ideology of the expert advancing a particular argument. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JHBA; JPA; RNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 147 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742519701
- ISBN
- 9780742519701
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Condition: New
€ 72.14
€ 72.14
Hardback. This volume consists of 12 essays by prominent Goffman scholars, which critically assess Goffman's many contributions to various areas of study, including functionalism, social psychology, ethno-methodology and feminist theory. Editor(s): Trevino, A. Javier. Series: Legacies of Social Thought Series. Num Pages: 312 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 517.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742519770
- ISBN
- 9780742519770
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 183.28
€ 183.28
Paperback. This volume consists of 12 essays by prominent Goffman scholars, which critically assess Goffman's many contributions to various areas of study, including functionalism, social psychology, ethno-methodology and feminist theory. Editor(s): Trevino, A. Javier. Series: Legacies of Social Thought Series. Num Pages: 312 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742519787
- ISBN
- 9780742519787
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Condition: New
€ 74.63
€ 74.63
Paperback. "Taking Parenting Public" brings together thinkers from diverse fields spanning the political spectrum. Featuring contributions from experts in economics, political science, public policy, child development, public health, history and the media, it look at the common struggles of parents. Editor(s): Hewlett, Sylvia Ann; Rankin, Nancy; West, Cornel. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 417.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742521117
- ISBN
- 9780742521117
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.75
€ 64.75
Hardback. Thoreau's encounters with nature, the author argues, allowed him to resist his all-too-human tendency toward intellectual laziness, social conformity and political complacency. Bennett pursues this theme by constructing a series of dialogues between Thoureau and modern contemporaries. Series: Modernity and Political Thought. Num Pages: 176 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBF; HPCD; HPCF; JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742521407
- ISBN
- 9780742521407
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.65
€ 165.65
Hardback. This volume challenges the perception of Asian women as either "mail-order" brides or overseas workers. There are a wide range of case studies, all showing the multiplicity of roles women maintain, and emphasizing the point that marriage, work and migration are inextricably linked. Editor(s): Piper, Nicola; Roces, Mina. Series: Asia/Pacific/Perspectives. Num Pages: 232 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1F; JFFN; JFSJ1; JFSL; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742523777
- ISBN
- 9780742523777
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 159.30
€ 159.30
Paperback. This volume challenges the perception of Asian women as either "mail-order" brides or overseas workers. There are a wide range of case studies, all showing the multiplicity of roles women maintain, and emphasizing the point that marriage, work and migration are inextricably linked. Editor(s): Piper, Nicola; Roces, Mina. Series: Asia/Pacific/Perspectives. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: 1F; JFFN; JFSJ1; JFSL; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 226 x 13. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742523784
- ISBN
- 9780742523784
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.03
€ 64.03
Introduction to Test Construction in the Social and Behavioral Science...
Fishman, Joshua A.; Galguera, Tomas
Hardback. Offers beginning researchers in psychology and education with limited statistics backgrounds a practical, hands-on guide to the preparation, assessment, and development of quantitative research instruments. Num Pages: 176 pages, references. BIC Classification: JHBC; JNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742525191
- ISBN
- 9780742525191
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.53
€ 153.53
Introduction to Test Construction in the Social and Behavioral Science...
Fishman, Joshua A.; Galguera, Tomas
Paperback. Offers beginning researchers in psychology and education with limited statistics backgrounds a practical, hands-on guide to the preparation, assessment, and development of quantitative research instruments. Num Pages: 176 pages, references. BIC Classification: JHBC; JNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742525207
- ISBN
- 9780742525207
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.91
€ 64.91