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Paperback. Examines the lives of five topless dancers in the economically devastated 'rust belt' of upstate New York. With insight and empathy, this title shows how these women negotiate their lives as parents, employees, and family members while working in a profession widely regarded as incompatible with motherhood and fidelity. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFSJ1; JHBK; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520266919
- ISBN
- 9780520266919
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.50
€ 38.99
€ 28.50
hardcover. Editor(s): Becker, Howard Saul. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 halftones 1 line illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; JFC; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691635903
- ISBN
- 9780691635903
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.75
€ 115.75
hardcover. To find more information on Rowman & Littlefield titles, please visit www.rlpgbooks.com. Num Pages: 157 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Jason Aronson, Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 157
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- SKU
- V9780765760289
- ISBN
- 9780765760289
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.74
€ 113.74
Witches, Midwives, and Nurses: A History of Women Healers (Contemporar...
Deirdre English Barbara Ehrenreich
Paperback. Num Pages: 108 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBT; VXH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 135 x 188 x 6. Weight in Grams: 100.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The Feminist Press at CUNY
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 108
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558616615
- ISBN
- 9781558616615
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.50
€ 15.50
Paperback. Cannibalism is one of the oldest and deepest seated taboos. This work provides a lively and easily digestible account from the earliest incidents through to the modern day. It includes ritual cannibalism in primitive societies; cases in mythology, literature and fairy tales and contemporary figures. Num Pages: 360 pages, 16 illusrations. BIC Classification: BTC; HBTB; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750943734
- ISBN
- 9780750943734
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.91
€ 16.99
€ 15.91
Strikingly argued, richly researched, and methodologically sound, this wide-ranging look at how choices about sex triumphed over established class systems and artificial racial boundaries supplies a refreshing contribution to the history of early Louisiana. Series: Early America: History, Context, Culture. Num Pages: 352 pages, 7, 7 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL; JHBK5. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801886805
- ISBN
- 9780801886805
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.15
€ 68.15
Hardback. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; KJMQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 511.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804776929
- ISBN
- 9780804776929
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.75
€ 156.75
Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 7, 7 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJ; JHBK; JHMC; JMAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801451294
- ISBN
- 9780801451294
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.09
€ 146.09
Paperback. As capitalism develops and state socialism disintegrates, divisions of labour are being reorganized, with major implications for the distribution of power in society. This work deals with this relatively neglected issue in both practice and theory. Num Pages: 336 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557862808
- ISBN
- 9781557862808
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.71
€ 54.71
Hardcover. Editor(s): Cavaglion, Gabriel; Shoham, Efrat. Num Pages: 164 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JFS; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 418.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781619428768
- ISBN
- 9781619428768
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.74€ 79.97
€ 117.74
€ 79.97
Hardback. The medical and social sciences offer us many ways of understanding the human body and what it can do. From biology and psychology to sociology and philosophy, a range of disciplines supply us with a rich yet challenging picture. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; MBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745651231
- ISBN
- 9780745651231
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.59
€ 64.59
Paperback. This volume provides students with the essential readings for understanding the dominant issues in the sociology of the family. The editor presents the reader with a collection of important writings that include recent and currently relevant material as well as the rich variety of empirical work conducted in this field. Editor(s): Allan, Professor Graham. Num Pages: 392 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 182 x 20. Weight in Grams: 716.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631202684
- ISBN
- 9780631202684
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.10
€ 46.10
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 460 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; JHB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 460
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691650920
- ISBN
- 9780691650920
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 221.26
€ 221.26
Hardback. The essays in this volume by Germany's leading social theorist of the late 20th century formulate what he considered to be the preconditions for an adequate theory of modern society. Editor(s): Rasch, William. Translator(s): Schreiber, Elliott; Behnke, Kerstin; O'Neil, Joseph. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Series. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF3; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804741224
- ISBN
- 9780804741224
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.80
€ 141.80
paperback. Based on recent research and insights from political activism, the volume explores changing manifestations and articulations of gender in China. Editor(s): Strauss, Julia C.; Evans, Harriet. Series: The "China Quarterly" Special Issues. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSJ; JHB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 240 x 10. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107662384
- ISBN
- 9781107662384
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 28.88
€ 29.99
€ 28.88
Paperback. Effective Grief and Bereavement Support shows how social networks, whether they be friends, colleagues or family, can provide an important source of support following sudden bereavement. Kari and Atle Dyregrov provide concrete, evidence-based advice about how support processes can be improved, and the main principles for effective network support. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JHBZ; JKSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843106678
- ISBN
- 9781843106678
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 30.86
€ 30.99
€ 30.86
Paperback. Aspects of the everyday are obscured and confounded in order to mythologize them and build authoritative pictures of so-called dominant values that bespeak pride and confidence in the social order. It is the aim of this volume to deconstruct and unsettle some of these constructed myths of social value. Editor(s): Kapferer, Judith. Series: Space and Place. Num Pages: 164 pages, 25 ills. BIC Classification: JHB; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 9. Weight in Grams: 232. Control, Ownership, and the Public Space. Series: Space and Place. 164 pages, 25 ills. Editor(s): Kapferer, Judith. Aspects of the everyday are obscured and confounded in order to mythologize them and build authoritative pictures of so-called dominant values that bespeak pride and confidence in the social order. It is the aim of this volume to deconstruct and unsettle some of these constructed myths of social value. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JHB; JHM. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 9. Weight: 232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 164
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857455147
- ISBN
- 9780857455147
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.52
€ 38.52
Paperback. This on-the-ground account of a celebrated Brazilian agrarian movement highlights the contingent nature of social movements and political identities more broadly. Num Pages: 296 pages, 14 photos, 13 tables, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822345398
- ISBN
- 9780822345398
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.56
€ 31.99
€ 28.56
Hardback. This volume deals with the general issues of the causes and consequences of the rise of so-called free labor from slavery and serfdom in Europe, the United States, and the Caribbean over the past four to five centuries, and points to the many complications and paradoxical aspects of this change. Editor(s): Engerman, Stanley L. Series: The Making of Modern Freedom Series. Num Pages: 364 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 1KJ; JHBL; KCF; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804735216
- ISBN
- 9780804735216
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.34
€ 96.34
Alternative Agrifood Movements: Patterns of Convergence and Divergence...
Douglas H. Constance (Ed.)
Hardcover. This volume explores the issues of convergence and divergence in alternative agrifood movements through a theoretical and empirical engagement of the topic by notable agrifood researchers from Europe, North America and South America. Editor(s): Constance, Douglas H.; Renard, Marie-Christine; Rivera-Ferre, Marta G. Series: Research in Rural Sociology & Development. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 235 x 31. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784410902
- ISBN
- 9781784410902
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.98
€ 151.98
Paperback. In contemporary global capitalist culture, time-consciousness becomes more important than self-consciousness. This book explores lived temporalities on markets, in buses and in traditional subsistence in Guatemala, and a theoretical exploration of these through the philosophy of Gilles Deleuze and inter-relational approaches within psychoanalysis. Num Pages: 280 pages, 5 colour illus. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 137 x 21. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783899426571
- ISBN
- 9783899426571
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 31.90
€ 44.99
€ 31.90
Paperback. Love and family life in the global age: grandparents in Salonika and their grandson in London speak together every evening via Skype. A U.S. citizen and her Swiss husband fret over large telephone bills and high travel costs. A European couple can finally have a baby with the help of an Indian surrogate mother. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745661810
- ISBN
- 9780745661810
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.03
€ 24.03
Paperback. In this introductory volume on the nature of society, Roger Trigg examines the scientific basis of social science and shows that philosophical presuppositions are a necessary starting point for the study of society. Num Pages: 280 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631218722
- ISBN
- 9780631218722
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.65
€ 43.65
Paperback. Num Pages: 118 pages, 2 b&w line drawings. BIC Classification: GTF; JFSF; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 147 x 7. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- ITDG Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 118
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853392153
- ISBN
- 9781853392153
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.02
€ 24.02