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Paperback. Examines Chinese American funerary rituals and cemeteries from the late nineteenth century in order to understand the importance of Chinese funerary rites and their transformation through time. This volume discusses the meaning of funerary rituals and their normative dimension and the social practices that have been influenced by tradition. Editor(s): Chung, Sue Fawn; Wegars, Priscilla. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759107342
- ISBN
- 9780759107342
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.29
€ 75.29
Paperback. This volume presents a critical overview of major sociological approaches to the process of consumption, in both modern and postmodern societies. It develops an analysis of consumption as a socio-cultural process, and of the ideology of consumerism. Series: Key Ideas. Num Pages: 144 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBC; JHM; KJS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415069625
- ISBN
- 9780415069625
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.16
€ 67.16
paperback. In this text, attorney Raymond F. Gregory addresses the millions of women who think they might be facing sexual discrimination at work and traces the history of federal measures enacted to assist workers in contesting unlawful employer conduct. Num Pages: 244 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSJ1; JHBL; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 171 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813531373
- ISBN
- 9780813531373
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 47.24
€ 52.99
€ 47.24
Hardback. In this book Jeffrey Alexander develops the view that cultural sociology and cultural pragmatics are vital for understanding the structural turbulence and political possibilities of contemporary social life. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509518128
- ISBN
- 9781509518128
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.74
€ 69.74
Hardback. This book explores how antimodern nostalgia and modern sensibilities about the landscape, child rearing, and identity shaped the history of summer camps. Series: Nature, History, Society. Num Pages: 384 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBCO; 3JJG; HBTB; JFSP1; JHBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774816397
- ISBN
- 9780774816397
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.95
€ 116.95
Hardback. The Creative Capital of Cities challenges the new urban growth concepts of creative industries from a critical urban theory perspective. The author presents both technological creativity in knowledge-intensive industries and artistical creativity in the cultural economy sector in the analysis of the 'creative capital of cities'. Series: Studies in Urban and Social Change. Num Pages: 260 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444336214
- ISBN
- 9781444336214
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.68
€ 75.68
Hardcover. Editor(s): Kreitler, Shulamith; Fleck, Gunther. Num Pages: 369 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 182 x 26. Weight in Grams: 874.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 369
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781614707318
- ISBN
- 9781614707318
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 326.20€ 217.05
€ 326.20
€ 217.05
Hardback. * Niklas Luhmann was one of the leading sociologists and social theorists in Germany until his death in 1998. * He was the leading exponent of systems theory in the social sciences, and many of his books were translated into numerous languages. Translator(s): Cross, Kathleen. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; JMH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 197 x 131 x 13. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 100
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745647500
- ISBN
- 9780745647500
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.32
€ 52.32
Hardback. Editor(s): Brindley, Roger Neilson; Crocco, Christine M. Num Pages: 110 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 161 x 14. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 110
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607099666
- ISBN
- 9781607099666
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.80
€ 102.80
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
€ 38.99€ 28.50
€ 38.99
€ 28.50
hardcover. Rather than providing a step-by-step guide to the use of visual methods, the authors draw on their experience of visual research to provide critical accounts of its use in the field, its potential for unlocking otherwise unseen places, spaces and social action, and as a basis for the generation of conceptual and theoretical insight. Editor(s): Pole, Christopher. Series: Studies in Qualitative Methodology. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762310210
- ISBN
- 9780762310210
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.74
€ 191.74
Paperback. This book discusses the definition and types of FGM and explores the common justifications for the practice, along with the incidence in Africa, global laws, legal issues, rights and religion. Ethical considerations are examined, as are progress and the role of culture. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations, maps, tables. BIC Classification: 1H; JFM; JHBT; LNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- McFarland
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780786421671
- ISBN
- 9780786421671
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.40
€ 45.40
Paperback. Researchers finally have a resource that focuses on the research question, providing them with a unique approach that will help in the field. Key Ideas sections presented in each chapter act as an organising mechanism and look at the big picture of that chapter. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC; JN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 193 x 14. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470139103
- ISBN
- 9780470139103
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 124.34
€ 124.34
Paperback. Ethnographic case studies focused on the dynamics of the burgeoning international pharmaceutical industry and the global inequalities that emerge from and are reinforced by market-driven medicine. Editor(s): Petryna, Adriana; Lakoff, Andrew (University of California, San Diego); Kleinman, Arthur. Num Pages: 301 pages, 5 tables, 5 figures. BIC Classification: JHBA; JHMP; KNDP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822337416
- ISBN
- 9780822337416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.62
€ 32.99
€ 29.62
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813565545
- ISBN
- 9780813565545
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 42.98
€ 47.99
€ 42.98
Paperback. Series: ILR Press Books. Num Pages: 240 pages, 18. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; JFSC; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801486005
- ISBN
- 9780801486005
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.66
€ 36.99
€ 32.66
Hardback. Discusses gender quota reform from an economic, political and philosophical point of view. This title looks at whether the economic performance of companies is influenced, positively or negatively. It provides a comparative study of the access of women to top positions in business in Europe. Editor(s): Teigen, Mari; Engelstad, Fredrik. Series Editor(s): Enjolras, Bernard; Sivesind, Karl Henrik. Series: Comparative Social Research. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBC; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 29. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780526720
- ISBN
- 9781780526720
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.28
€ 130.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 236 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR2; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Tughra Books United States
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597843461
- ISBN
- 9781597843461
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.46
€ 19.99
€ 14.46
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 442 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JHBK; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 971.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 442
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691642734
- ISBN
- 9780691642734
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 213.94
€ 213.94
Paperback. The role of parents in their childrena s education is an issue of critical importance. Many of the changes currently underway in British schools have been justified on the grounds that they provide "what parents want". Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JHBC; JNKC; JNKD; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631186625
- ISBN
- 9780631186625
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.02
€ 51.02
Hardback. Num Pages: 372 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: JFD; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 669.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 372
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804718455
- ISBN
- 9780804718455
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.05
€ 163.05
hardcover. This book reveals how taken-for-granted political structures have shaped the fate of religion in Australian and American public life. Series: Cambridge Studies in Social Theory, Religion & Politics. Num Pages: 298 pages, 3 b/w illus. 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1MBF; JFSR; JHB; JNF; JP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107103719
- ISBN
- 9781107103719
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.03
€ 85.03
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFFN; JFSL4; JHBK; JPH; JPQB; JPWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Beacon Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807079836
- ISBN
- 9780807079836
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.35
€ 18.99
€ 17.35
paperback. Translator(s): Teeland, Jan. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DNS; JFC; JHBC; JHM; JHMP; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 142 x 218 x 18. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271015026
- ISBN
- 9780271015026
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 34.90
€ 45.99
€ 34.90