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Sociology

Paperback. Offers an examination of morally and politically disputed issues of our time: abortion, gay rights, assisted suicide, stem cell research, and legalized gambling. This title covers these issues, looking at the nature of efforts to initiate reforms, to define constituencies, to mobilize resources, to frame debates, and to shape public opinion. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBA; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814719893
ISBN
9780814719893
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.59

Hardcover. Shows that fundraising mechanisms - ranging from complex transnational gift-giving systems to national bonds - are organizational tools that can be used to bind dispersed groups to the nation. This title examines how the Irish republicans and the Zionist movement secured financial support in US during the first half of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745662640
ISBN
9780745662640
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.93

Paperback. Shows that fundraising mechanisms - ranging from complex transnational gift-giving systems to national bonds - are organizational tools that can be used to bind dispersed groups to the nation. This title examines how the Irish republicans and the Zionist movement secured financial support in US during the first half of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745662657
ISBN
9780745662657
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.48

Paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 170 x 241 x 12. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Uniwersytet Jagiellonski, Wydawnictwo Poland
Condition
New
Number of pages
184
SKU
V9788323336945
ISBN
9788323336945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.53

Paperback. A unique window on the future of the family, this book offers a gold mine of insight and reassurance for any woman contemplating having children outside of marriage. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195341409
ISBN
9780195341409
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.71

Paperback. It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single must be in search of a partner Series: Sexual Cultures. Num Pages: 239 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
New York University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814772553
ISBN
9780814772553
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.05

Hardback. It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single must be in search of a partner Series: Sexual Cultures. Num Pages: 239 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 132 x 23. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
239
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814772546
ISBN
9780814772546
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.80

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPM; HBTB; JHB; JHMC; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Hawai'i Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824867744
ISBN
9780824867744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.87

Hardback. This book includes a step-by-step guide to selecting the best students, creating a pre- and post-assessment of student learning, a well-designed procedure to pretest and assure that all masters degree students actually acquire a strong knowledge base and score well on state licensure exams. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: JHBC; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9781607096863
ISBN
9781607096863
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.46

Hardback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138285224
ISBN
9781138285224
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 193.25

Hardback. Providing a comprehensive spectrum of case studies in relevant contexts, this volume raises the issue of the rehabilitation of vision and contextualizes vision in the contemporary debate on the construction of local knowledge versus the hegemony of the socio-technical network. It gives practical examples that are useful to undergraduate students. Editor(s): Grasseni, Cristina. Series: EASA Series. Num Pages: 42 ills, bibliog., index. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845452100
ISBN
9781845452100
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.95

Paperback. Most labor and migration studies classify migrants with limited formal education or credentials as unskilled. This book uncovers these migrants' lifelong human capital and identifies mobility pathways associated with the acquisition and transfer of skills across the migratory circuit, including reskilling, job jumping, and entrepreneurship. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JFFN; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520283732
ISBN
9780520283732
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.96

Hardback. Most labor and migration studies classify migrants with limited formal education or credentials as unskilled. This book uncovers these migrants' lifelong human capital and identifies mobility pathways associated with the acquisition and transfer of skills across the migratory circuit, including reskilling, job jumping, and entrepreneurship. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JFFN; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 146 x 26. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780520283725
ISBN
9780520283725
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.33

Paperback. In Skipjack, Christopher White spends a pivotal year with three memorable captains as they battle man and nature to control the fate of their island villages and oyster fleet. Through these lively characters, White paints a vivid picture of life on a skipjack, a wooden oystering sailboat. Num Pages: 384 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; GTB; HBJK; JHBT; KCN; KCU; KJVS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 141 x 25. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442210882
ISBN
9781442210882
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.56

Paperback. * A fascinating look at the Day of the Dead - Mexico's version of All Souls' Day - when Mexicans clean, decorate, and maintain vigil over relatives' graves. * Dispels myths about the rituals, which have been misconstrued as morbid or morose. Num Pages: 232 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBT; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 170 x 11. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405152488
ISBN
9781405152488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.95

Paperback. Investigates how African Americans have narrated, remembered, and represented slave-breeding practices. Smithers argues that while social and economic historians have downplayed the significance of slave breeding, African Americans have refused to forget the violence and sexual coercion associated with the plantation South. Num Pages: 270 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTS; JFSL3; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813049601
ISBN
9780813049601
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.33

Paperback. Series: Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development (Mono). Num Pages: 316 pages. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781119094906
ISBN
9781119094906
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.20

Hardback. If we want to make an impact on both the physical and mental health of individuals in our society (which impacts mortality rates, health care, health insurance rates, the aging process, etc.) we need to begin by educating our youth about the relevance of sleep on these issues. Num Pages: 124 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC; JN; MJN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 14. Weight in Grams: 331.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
124
Condition
New
SKU
V9781607090915
ISBN
9781607090915
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.56

Hardcover. Num Pages: 172 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF; JHB; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
Publisher
Southeast Asia Program Publications
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780877277941
ISBN
9780877277941
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 174.85

Paperback. Num Pages: 172 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF; JHB; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 178 x 9. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Southeast Asia Program Publications
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780877277644
ISBN
9780877277644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.64

Paperback. A study of economics and its purpose. It examines our modern economic system - its use of resources and impact on how we live - questioning whether they reflect what we truly care about. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JHBL; KCA; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099225614
ISBN
9780099225614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.59

Paperback. Num Pages: 520 pages, 40 line illus. 11 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSF; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 147 x 229 x 33. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691165820
ISBN
9780691165820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH1; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 234 x 15. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Monash University Publishing Australia
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780980651287
ISBN
9780980651287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 23.38

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861892003
ISBN
9781861892003
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.67

Paperback. The critically acclaimed account of Caitlin Doughty's first year working on the funerary frontlines Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DN; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 18. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782111054
ISBN
9781782111054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.32

Hardback. Tells the full story of the author's intimate and tumultuous relationship with the young man who was the subject of his long-term study on how the educational system can fail students. This work offers a suitable starting point for discussing the complex public and personal dimensions of qualitative research with students. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, references, indices. BIC Classification: JHBC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759103115
ISBN
9780759103115
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.11

Paperback. Tells the full story of the author's intimate and tumultuous relationship with the young man who was the subject of his long-term study on how the educational system can fail students. This work offers a suitable starting point for discussing the complex public and personal dimensions of qualitative research with students. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, references, indices. BIC Classification: JHBC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759103122
ISBN
9780759103122
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.55

Hardback. Translator(s): Trejo-Mathys, Jonathan. Series: New Directions in Critical Theory. Num Pages: 512 pages, 13 illus.; 3 Tables. BIC Classification: HPCF7; JHBA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 36. Weight in Grams: 838.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
512
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231148344
ISBN
9780231148344
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.26

Paperback. Translator(s): Trejo-Mathys, Jonathan. Series: New Directions in Critical Theory. Num Pages: 512 pages, 13 illus.; 3 Tables. BIC Classification: HPCF7; JHBA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 27. Weight in Grams: 702.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231148351
ISBN
9780231148351
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.98

Hardback. Encompassing management approaches such as Theory Z, and research of nonprofit studies, this book addresses ways in which skills and activities of social administration can further social work practice in the areas of social justice, confronting oppression, and dealing with institutional "isms". Series: Foundations of Social Work Knowledge Series. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: JHBA; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 37. Weight in Grams: 953.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231111980
ISBN
9780231111980
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.07

Hardback. Focusing on research representing different types of European welfare states, including the Scandinavian and the Continental, this collection provides new insights about current welfare professions. Editor(s): Blom, Bjorn; Evertsson, Lars; Perlinski, Marek. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1D; JHBC; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 241 x 21. Weight in Grams: 576.
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447327196
ISBN
9781447327196
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.46

Hardback. Examines a range of cultural issues related to: nationalism, gender, race, ethnicity, indigenous culture, sexuality, (dis)ability and even religiosity. This volume explores the dimensions of cultural diversity that relate to many of the aforementioned dimensions as they are located within the context of sport. Editor(s): Hallinan, Chris; Jackson, Steven J. Series: Research in the Sociology of Sport. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762314560
ISBN
9780762314560
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.82

Hardcover. What is the driving force behind the commitment to work: economic or social rewards? This book aims to break new ground in two ways. It gives a fresh analysis of the dynamics of motivation, and it challenges earlier interpretations of the empirical classics of motivation. Num Pages: 218 pages. BIC Classification: JHBL; KCA; KJMV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 232 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Copenhagen Business School Press
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9788763000734
ISBN
9788763000734
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 30.98

Hardcover. Central to discussions of multiculturalism and minority rights in modern liberal societies is the idea that the particular demands of minority groups contradict the requirements of equality, anonymity, and universality for citizenship and belonging. The contributors to this volume question the significance of this dichotomy.. Editor(s): Dumouchel, Paul; Gotoh, Reiko. Num Pages: 296 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: JHBA; JPA; JPV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 159 x 273 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782386933
ISBN
9781782386933
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.35

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415703437
ISBN
9780415703437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.94

Hardback. * Provides a comprehensive guide to the concept of social capital for students, scholars and policy makers. * This book brings together for the first time, from across a wide range of academic disciplines, the literature examining the different forms and consequences of social capital. Num Pages: 404 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 762.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
404
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745625478
ISBN
9780745625478
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.79

Paperback. The concept of a social capitala is currently the focus of an explosion of interest in the research and policy community. It refers to the social networks, informal structures and norms that facilitate individual and collective action. Num Pages: 400 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745625485
ISBN
9780745625485
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.16

Hardcover. Editor(s): Johnson, C. Douglas. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 183 x 28. Weight in Grams: 962.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9781624178221
ISBN
9781624178221
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 383.17
€ 254.55

paperback. Examining the concept of trust and the role that it played on the Industrial Revolution, this title is a key resource for students studying 19th century British history as well as historically minded sociologists. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 16 black & white tables, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JHBA; KCP; KCZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 235 x 16. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415748766
ISBN
9780415748766
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.37

Hardback. Editor(s): Johnson, C. Douglas. Num Pages: 342 pages. BIC Classification: JHBC; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 264 x 183 x 23. Weight in Grams: 720.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634826532
ISBN
9781634826532
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 306.06
€ 224.05