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Paperback. Traces the complex relationship between Americans, technology, and their environment as it has unfolded over the past several centuries. Virtual America identifies the connections (or lack thereof) between our individual selves, an American identity, and the geography oout there.o Num Pages: 280 pages, 38 photographs, 5 maps, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JHBA; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803232785
- ISBN
- 9780803232785
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.45
€ 29.99
€ 26.45
Hardback. Presents a framework for understanding the ways in which the salient identities of gender, class position, race, sexuality, and other demographic characteristics function simultaneously to produce the outcomes we observe in the lives of individuals as integral forces in the maintenance of family. Editor(s): Kohlman, Marla H.; Krieg, Dana B.; Dickerson, Bette J. Series Editor(s): Demos, Vasilikie P.; Segal, Marcia Texler. Series: Advances in Gender Research. Num Pages: 350 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 29. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781905357
- ISBN
- 9781781905357
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.57
€ 140.57
Paperback. Num Pages: 81 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 7. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 81
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606929995
- ISBN
- 9781606929995
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 112.76€ 76.96
€ 112.76
€ 76.96
Paperback.
Work is, and always will be, a central institution of society. What makes a capitalist society unique is that it treats the human capacity to engage in labor as a basic commodity. This can be a source of dynamism, as when innovative firms raise wages to attract the best and brightest. Series: Polity Economy and Society Series. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745653679
- ISBN
- 9780745653679
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.69
€ 23.69
Hardback. Series: Center for International Studies, Princeton University. Num Pages: 492 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1057.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 492
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691645483
- ISBN
- 9780691645483
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 237.83
€ 237.83
Hardback. This book is an introduction to the social anthropology of kinship -- to the ways in which the peoples of different cultures marry and relate to each other within and outside the family. Num Pages: 352 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JHBK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 19. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631203582
- ISBN
- 9780631203582
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.43
€ 132.43
Hardback. This text aims to challenge much that has been written about the decline of sociology as a vital area of inquiry into the human condition. Against this Greek chorus of woe, it offers models for researchers struggling to develop, construct, and integrate coherent sociological theory and knowledge. Editor(s): Szmatka, Jacek; Skvoretz, John; Berger, Joseph. Num Pages: 484 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 33. Weight in Grams: 850.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 484
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804728447
- ISBN
- 9780804728447
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.33
€ 114.33
paperback. This book provides tools to inform debate and to assist policy makers in resolving questions about the institution of marriage. Editor(s): Garrison, Marsha; Scott, Elizabeth S. Num Pages: 358 pages, 22 b/w illus. 10 tables. BIC Classification: JHBK; LNMB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 474. Law, Policy, and the Brave New World of Twenty-First-Century Families. 358 pages, 22 b/w illus. 10 tables. Editor(s): Garrison, Marsha; Scott, Elizabeth. This book provides tools to inform debate and to assist policy makers in resolving questions about the institution of marriage. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: JHBK; LNMB. Dimension: 158 x 229 x 19. Weight: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 358
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781107623705
- ISBN
- 9781107623705
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.53
€ 34.99
€ 31.53
Paperback. Drawing from government reports, think tank studies, scholarly journals, magazines, newspapers, and books, this insightful overview offers a range of contrasting viewpoints and policy perspectives on the major issues concerning world population growth, with particular emphasis on the impact of population trends on the US. Num Pages: 426 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817945329
- ISBN
- 9780817945329
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.61
€ 23.61
Paperback. The chapters in this innovative guide share a common belief that thinking alongside ideas is an integral part of the research process. This book encourages the researcher to think through three key moments of the research process: the production of a research question; fieldwork; and analysis and writing. Editor(s): Pryke, Michael; Rose, Gillian; Whatmore, Sarah. Num Pages: 196 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 172 x 12. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761943778
- ISBN
- 9780761943778
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 50.11
€ 53.99
€ 50.11
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447300908
- ISBN
- 9781447300908
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.60
€ 100.60
Paperback. 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 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804751414
- ISBN
- 9780804751414
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.46
€ 31.99
€ 28.46
Hardback. Focuses on one of the central themes in political sociology: the relationship between political power and the policy formation process. This work examines the exercise of power in two arenas: the interlocking networks among policy-planning organizations, and the effects of PACs on the voting behavior of elected officials in Canada and the US. Editor(s): Prechel, Harland. Series: Research in Political Sociology. Num Pages: 150 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 478. Series: Research in Political Sociology. 150 pages, Illustrations. Editor(s): Prechel, Harland. Focuses on one of the central themes in political sociology: the relationship between political power and the policy formation process. This work examines the exercise of power in two arenas: the interlocking networks among policy-planning organizations, and the effects of PACs on the voting behavior of elected officials in Canada and the US. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JHB; JPQB. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 22. Weight: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848551787
- ISBN
- 9781848551787
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 176.97
€ 176.97
Hardcover. Editor(s): Lackovic-Grgin, Katica. Num Pages: 447 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVWYC; JHBK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 184 x 261 x 26. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634828369
- ISBN
- 9781634828369
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 382.04€ 278.20
€ 382.04
€ 278.20
Hardcover. How are we to live with the wide varieties of sexuality and gender found across the rapidly changing global order? Whilst some countries have legislated in favour of same-sex marriage and the United Nations makes declarations about gender and sexual equality, many countries across the world employ punitive responses to such differences. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JFSK; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 140 x 51. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Polity Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745670997
- ISBN
- 9780745670997
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.64
€ 69.64
Hardback. This textbook draws on original in-depth interviews with people of different ages to introduce contemporary scholarship on the family and to illustrate how Irish families have adapted and changed over time Num Pages: 272 pages, Line drawings, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JF; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719091513
- ISBN
- 9780719091513
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.17
€ 140.17
Hardback. Manuel Castells' work represents a revolutionary rethinking of the processes of advanced capitalism and the generation of inequality. This collection reflects the panoramic breadth of his knowledge, and the scholarly rigour and intellectual depth of his theoretical methods. Editor(s): Susser, Ida. Num Pages: 448 pages, 61. BIC Classification: JFSG; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 36. Weight in Grams: 768.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631219323
- ISBN
- 9780631219323
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.99
€ 151.99
Hardback. Working alongside migrant Filipina hostesses in Japan, Parrenas investigates the impact of being labeled as trafficked victims and explores what governments should do to improve the lives of global migrants. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFFN; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804777117
- ISBN
- 9780804777117
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.38
€ 123.38
Paperback. Exploring a wide range of role changes, Ebaugh focuses on voluntary exits from significant roles and the common stages--from disillusionment with a particular identity to search for alternative roles to turning points and finally to the creation of an identity as an ex. Num Pages: 264 pages, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: JHBK; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226180700
- ISBN
- 9780226180700
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.91
€ 36.99
€ 28.91
Paperback. The ill-fated love between a wandering musician and a Cape Breton coalminer's daughter. Cast of 2 women and 3 men. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DD; JHBK; VFVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 185.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Talon Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780889223691
- ISBN
- 9780889223691
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.15
€ 18.99
€ 17.15
Paperback. Challenges many assumptions about gender and politics in the French Revolution. This title shows how revolutionary politics and laws brought about a social revolution within households and created space for thousands of French women and men to reimagine their most intimate relationships. Series: Studies on the History of Society & Culture. Num Pages: 474 pages, 16 b/w photographs, 2 maps, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 474
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520248168
- ISBN
- 9780520248168
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.10
€ 38.99
€ 28.10
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847428639
- ISBN
- 9781847428639
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 37.14
€ 38.99
€ 37.14
Hardback. The book evaluates Michel Foucault's thought on the state and how it has shaped the widespread and dogmatic anti-statist thinking in the humanities, social sciences, public policy and governance. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JHB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804789493
- ISBN
- 9780804789493
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.95
€ 116.95
Paperback. Anthropologist Dr Ad Borsboom, chair of Pacific Studies at Radboud University Nijmegen, devoted his academic career from 1972 onwards to the transmission of cultural knowledge. Borsboom handed the insights he acquired during many years of fieldwork among Australian Aborigines on to other academics, students and the general public. This collection o Num Pages: 170 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: JHB; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 10. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Amsterdam University Press Netherlands
- Edition
- Aksant Imprint
- Number of pages
- 170
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789052602981
- ISBN
- 9789052602981
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 45.02
€ 47.99
€ 45.02