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Hardback. Series Editor(s): Horne, John. Series: Globalizing Sport Studies. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHBS; RNF; WSJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784993276
ISBN
9781784993276
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.08

Paperback. An introductory guide to the core concepts in social policy that uses examples of policy change in relation to each concept and includes a range of tasks and activities within each chapter to engage the reader. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JHB; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 172. .
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Edition
Critical
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447326564
ISBN
9781447326564
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.47

Paperback. Most of us have to work. But is work just a means to an end? In trying to make a living, have we lost touch with the idea of making things well? This book offers an exploration of craftsmanship - the desire to do a job well for its own sake - as a template for living. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HPX; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141022093
ISBN
9780141022093
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.33

Paperback. This unique book offers a timely analysis of the impact of rapidly advancing knowledge about the brain, mind and behaviour on contemporary public policy and practice. It analyses the global spread of research agendas, policy experiments and everyday practice informed by 'brain culture'. Num Pages: 214 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBA; JP; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 328 x 2. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447314059
ISBN
9781447314059
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.02

Paperback. Series: Discovering Books. Num Pages: 96 pages, colour and b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBTB; JHBL; KN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 128 x 10. Weight in Grams: 270. New.
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
6th
Condition
New
SKU
9780747805595
ISBN
9780747805595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.57

Paperback. Culture Smart! Dominican Republic provides essential information on local attitudes, beliefs and behaviour. This concise guide will tell you what to expect and how to behave. This inside knowledge will enable you to avoid embarrassing faux pas, feel confident in unfamiliar situations, and develop trust, friendships, and successful relationships. Series: Culture Smart!. Num Pages: 168 pages, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KJD; JHBT; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 111 x 16. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Kuperard
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857335279
ISBN
9781857335279
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.21

Hardback. As Qing Dynasty China disintegrated, economic hardship and civil disorder led to millions of Chinese men and women seeking their fortunes abroad, many journeying south into French Indochina. This title focuses on the overseas Chinese communities in French Indochina and the interactions between them and French colonial authorities. Series: Library of Modern China Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, maps. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBTQ; JFFN; JHB; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 148 x 30. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780761343
ISBN
9781780761343
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.03
€ 134.32

Paperback. Where do new alternatives, new organizational forms, and types of people come from? Combining biochemical insights about the origin of life with innovative and historically oriented social network analyses, this book develops a theory about the emergence of organizational, and biographical novelty from the coevolution of multiple social networks. Num Pages: 608 pages, 142 color illus. 46 tables. BIC Classification: JHBL; JPA; KC; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 178 x 254 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1484.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
608
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691148878
ISBN
9780691148878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.44

Paperback. .
Publisher
Sage Publications Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473913554
ISBN
9781473913554
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 51.93

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. In The Dominion of the Dead, Robert Pogue Harrison explores the many places where the dead cohabit the world of the living - the graves, images, literature, architecture, and monuments that house the dead in their afterlife among us. This elegantly conceived work devotes particular attention to the practice of burial. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBZ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226317939
ISBN
9780226317939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.22

Hardback. The Cultural Nature of Human Development presents an account of human development that looks at the differences and similarities among cultures. Rogoff focuses on how culture matters in human development. The volume examines multiple aspects of development. Num Pages: 448 pages, numerous black and white photographs. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBA; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 744.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Number of pages
448
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195131338
ISBN
9780195131338
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.44

Paperback. Now revised and updated, this cutting-edge reader introduces undergraduate students to the complexities of inequality in America, showing how race, class, and gender are interrelated through both classic and contemporary readings by the top names in the field. Editor(s): Grusky, David B.; Szelenyi, Szonja. Num Pages: 784 pages, 100+ tables, figures, cgarts, graphs. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFS; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 168 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1250. Contemporary and Foundational Readings in Race, Class, and Gender. 784 pages. Editor(s): Grusky, David B.; Szelenyi, Szonja.

Now revised and updated, this cutting-edge reader introduces undergraduate students to the complexities of inequality in America, showing how race, class, and gender are interrelated through both classic and contemporary readings by the top names in the field. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFS; JHB. Dimension: 233 x 168 x 41. Weight: 1020.

Publisher
Westview Press
Number of pages
784
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Second Edition, Second Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813344843
ISBN
9780813344843
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 87.70
€ 84.45

Hardback. What is a person? This fundamental question is a perennial concern of philosophers and theologians. This book argues that it also lies at the center of the social scientist's quest to interpret and explain social life. It presents a model for social theory that does justice to the best of our humanistic visions of people, life, and society. Num Pages: 528 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: HPS; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 60 x 90 x 36. Weight in Grams: 839.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
528
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226765914
ISBN
9780226765914
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.37

Paperback. Traces the history of contraception use and population management in colonial India, while illuminating its connection to contemporary debates in India and birth control movements in Great Britain and United States. This book draws attention to the interactive and relational history of Indian birth control. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFM; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252074806
ISBN
9780252074806
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.87

Paperback. Challenges the presupposition that work, or waged labour, is inherently a social and political good Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; JHBL; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 236 x 18. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822351122
ISBN
9780822351122
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 28.00

Paperback. Rethinks the criteria governing agency and receptivity, health and toxicity, productivity and stillness Series: Perverse Modernities. Num Pages: 312 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822352723
ISBN
9780822352723
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.58

Paperback. Why do so many poor American youth continue to have children before they can afford to take care of them? This title offers a look at what marriage and motherhood mean to these women and provides the study of why they put children before marriage despite the daunting challenges they know lie ahead. Num Pages: 320 pages, 14 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; JFFA; JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446. Why Poor Women Put Motherhood Before Marriage. 308 pages, Illustrations. Why do so many poor American youth continue to have children before they can afford to take care of them? This title offers a look at what marriage and motherhood mean to these women and provides the study of why they put children before marriage despite the daunting challenges they know lie ahead. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; JFFA; JFSJ1; JHBK. Dimension: 150 x 229 x 20. Weight: 430.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
308
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520271463
ISBN
9780520271463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.67

Paperback. Clean copy.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF) London
Number of pages
140
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
SKU
KEX0233284
ISBN
9781903699706
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. This is a fully updated and expanded new edition of the successful undergraduate text. Providing a lucid examination of the pivotal theories of Marx, Durkheim and Weber, the authors submit that these figures have decisively shaped the discipline. Num Pages: 246 pages. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 169 x 15. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc
Number of pages
246
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Second
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761954675
ISBN
9780761954675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.42

Hardback. During the 1960s the German philosopher Jurgen Habermas introduced the notion of a bourgeois public sphere in order to describe the symbolic arena of political life and conversation that originated with the cultural institutions of the early eighteenth-century; since then the public sphere itself has become perhaps one of the most debated.. Editor(s): Emden, Christopher J.; Midgley, David. Num Pages: 234 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 448. Democracy, Knowledge, and the Public Sphere. 234 pages, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Emden, Christopher J.; Midgley, David. During the 1960s the German philosopher Jurgen Habermas introduced the notion of a bourgeois public sphere in order to describe the symbolic arena of political life and conversation that originated with the cultural institutions of the early eighteenth-century; since then the public sphere itself has become perhaps one of the most debated. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HPS; JHBA. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 17. Weight: 450.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
234
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857457219
ISBN
9780857457219
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.77

Paperback. Stories accompany us through life from birth to death. This title offers both a theory of how stories shape us and a useful method for analyzing them. It uses literary concepts to ask social scientific questions: how do stories make life better, and when do they endanger it? Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFHF; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 13. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226004839
ISBN
9780226004839
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.06

Paperback. Series: Routledge Series for Creative Teaching and Learning in Anthropology. Num Pages: 188 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white tables, 11 black & white halftones, 2 bla. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHBT; JHMC; KNDF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138933033
ISBN
9781138933033
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.30

Paperback. This book replaces the Dickenson: Death, Dying and Bereavement 2ED as the set text for the OU course Death and Dying (K260), which means guaranteed sales of 800 copies per year through the bookshops. Editor(s): Earle, Sarah; Komaromy, Carol; Bartholomew, Caroline. Series: Published in Association with the Open University. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 172 x 15. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847875105
ISBN
9781847875105
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.68

Paperback. From pregnant virgins to desperate housewives, from fearless activists to religious firebrands, this title takes a fresh look at the sexual history of the Arab region and gives us an insight into everyday lives in a part of the world that is changing in front of our very eyes. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099526384
ISBN
9780099526384
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.81

Hardback. Something's Got to Give is a comprehensive overview of the challenges faced by employees and employers as they try to respond the increasing demands of eldercare, childcare, and work. Series: Rotman-UTP Publishing. Num Pages: 336 pages, 15 figures. BIC Classification: JHB; KJC; KJMV2; KJU; MB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442649736
ISBN
9781442649736
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.65

Paperback. Based on ethnographic fieldwork from Santa Barbara, California, this book sheds light on the ways that food insecurity prevails in women's experiences of migration from Mexico and Central America to the United States. Num Pages: 272 pages, 22 b/w illus., 2 tables. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHB; RNFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520285477
ISBN
9780520285477
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.47

Paperback. Sara R. Farris examines the calls for gender equality from an unlikely collection of European right-wing nationalist political parties, neoliberals, and some feminist theorists and policymakers, showing how their exploitation of feminist ideals justifies anti-Islam and anti-immigrant rhetoric and policies. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFFN; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822369745
ISBN
9780822369745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, Section: 8, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHB; JP; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 25. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349000299
ISBN
9780349000299
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.58

Paperback. In this new edition of his acclaimed book, Richard Giulianotti provides a critical sociological interpretation of modern sport. As global festivals such as the Olympic Games and football s World Cup demonstrate, sport s social, political, economic and cultural significance is becoming ever more apparent across the world. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: JHBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 27. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Polity
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745669939
ISBN
9780745669939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.14

Paperback. Editor(s): Lury, Celia; Wakeford, Nina. Num Pages: 288 pages, 35 black & white illustrations, 28 black & white halftones, 7 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBC; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 161 x 16. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415721103
ISBN
9780415721103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.75

Paperback. Nurturing Attachments combines the experience and wisdom of parents and carers with that of professionals to provide support and practical guidance for foster and adoptive parents looking after children with insecure attachment relationships. It gives an overview of attachment theory and a step-by-step model of parenting. Num Pages: 240 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK; JKSN; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843106142
ISBN
9781843106142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 30.98

Paperback. Editor(s): Pelz, William A. Num Pages: 1 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BG; JHBL; JPFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Publisher
Haymarket Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608463947
ISBN
9781608463947
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.67

Paperback. This Handbook gives a comprehensive overview of the theory and practice of grounded theory, taking into account the many attempts to revise and refine Glaser and Strauss' original formulation. Editor(s): Bryant, Anthony; Charmaz, Kathy C. Num Pages: 656 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JHBA; JHBC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 175 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1130.
Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
656
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849204781
ISBN
9781849204781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.29

Paperback. Editor(s): Hancock, Gregory R.; Stapleton, Laura M.; Mueller, Ralph O. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 174. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138800137
ISBN
9781138800137
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 87.41

Paperback.
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
488
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804743228
ISBN
9780804743228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.08

Paperback. This book will bring together ideas about narrative from a variety of contexts across the social sciences and synthesize understandings of the field. Rather than focusing on theory, the book will examine how narrative research is conducted and applied. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 150 x 11. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849669733
ISBN
9781849669733
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 27.85

Paperback. Series: Use R!. Num Pages: 252 pages, 54 black & white illustrations, 4 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC; MBNS; PBT; UFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 241 x 17. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319214153
ISBN
9783319214153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.31
€ 62.44

Paperback. Presents facts about what Americans think and feel about sex, including: more men than women turn down sex because of stress; men are more willing to wait until marriage before copulating than women; 64 per cent of Americans have sex at least once a week; missionary is the preferred position (go figure); and, more. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBK5; JMU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781616084196
ISBN
9781616084196
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.05

Paperback. .
Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781446259054
ISBN
9781446259054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 50.61