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Hardback. This provocative cultural critique of the imperative to be happy draws on the work of feminist, black, and queer critics showing how happiness is used to justify social oppression. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HPQ; JFFK; JFS; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5753 x 3971 x 25. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822346661
- ISBN
- 9780822346661
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.58
€ 120.58
Hardback. The Puritans were not as busy policing their neighbors' behavior as Nathaniel Hawthorne or many early American historians would have us believe. Keeping their own households in line occupied too much of their time. Under Household Government reveals that family members took on the role of watchdogs in matters of sexual indiscretion. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 326 pages, 15 charts, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 167 x 23. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674066335
- ISBN
- 9780674066335
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.78€ 54.19
€ 59.78
€ 54.19
Paperback. Offering an overview of Christian Democracy in Latin America, this book examines the Christian Democratic organizations of Chilie and Mexico, which are still major parties today. The concluding section analyzes the demise of formerly significant Christian Democratic parties. Editor(s): Mainwaring, Scott; Scully, Timothy R. Num Pages: 424 pages, 38 tables, 11 illustrations, 4 maps, bibliographical references, index. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JJH; 3JJP; HRC; JHBA; JPHV; JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804745987
- ISBN
- 9780804745987
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.12
€ 46.99
€ 41.12
Hardcover. Exploring such topics as maternal caregiving, childbirth, and women's political roles, this title deals with the groups that challenged older ideals of motherhood, including male critics who railed against female moral authority, psychological experts who hoped to expand their influence, and women who wished to be more than wives and mothers. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226670201
- ISBN
- 9780226670201
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.06€ 75.95
€ 92.06
€ 75.95
Hardback. Written specifically for classroom and student use, with over 35 tables and figures, this book sets out the political demographics of the Arab countries. It includes an analysis on North African countries; and discusses the phenomenon of intra-Arab labour migration and its socioeconomic-political impacts. Num Pages: 328 pages, tables. charts & illus. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; JFFN; JHBD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 250 x 179 x 24. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Second Edition, Second expanded edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845192389
- ISBN
- 9781845192389
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.64
€ 69.64
Hardback. This book looks at how American rap/metal has engaged with America's defining role in the world after the Cold War. It offers a highly original approach in relating rap/metal to critical theories of economy and culture and introduces a new method of cultural analysis based on theories of negativity and expenditure. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; JHBA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719074639
- ISBN
- 9780719074639
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.75
€ 150.75
Hardback. This book argues that Japan's extremely low fertility rate is due to labor markets inhospitable to women , which make it difficult for them to balance home and work and discourage them from having as many children as they want. Editor(s): Rosenbluth, Frances. Num Pages: 240 pages, 29 tables, 31 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFSJ1; JHBD; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804754866
- ISBN
- 9780804754866
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.77
€ 72.77
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857457912
- ISBN
- 9780857457912
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.77
€ 32.99
€ 31.77
Paperback. Sociology has long sought to find out how acting in a situation and observing that situation may differ and nevertheless belong to a single kind of social operation. Spencer-Brown's Law of Form provides one way to conceive of such an operation, and this book is the first to make sociological use of this mathematical calculus of form. Editor(s): Baecker, Dirk. Translator(s): Irmscher, Michael; Edwards, Leah. Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 260 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 261
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804734240
- ISBN
- 9780804734240
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.87
€ 38.99
€ 34.87
Editor(s): Lott, Tommy L. Series: Readings in Philosophy S. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HP; JFCX; JFFJ; JFSL; JHBA; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872204591
- ISBN
- 9780872204591
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.62€ 39.60
€ 50.62
€ 39.60
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847424358
- ISBN
- 9781847424358
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 39.41
€ 41.99
€ 39.41
Hardback. Drawing on the General Social Survey - a social science project that has tracked demographic and attitudinal trends in the United States since 1972, this title offers a window into diverse facets of American life, from intergroup relations to political views and orientations, social affiliations, and perceived well-being. Editor(s): Marsden, Peter V. Num Pages: 408 pages, 86 line illus. 66 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 241 x 29. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691133317
- ISBN
- 9780691133317
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.27€ 76.28
€ 101.27
€ 76.28
Paperback. This book reveals how a California city's civil rights struggles and racialized local politics were dramatically affected by the city's relationship with the military, and speaks to debates on American urban development, race relations, and civilian/military relationships throughout the twentieth century. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 475.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780804776998
- ISBN
- 9780804776998
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.56
€ 31.99
€ 28.56
Hardback. The author offers practical applications for the social worker and client at the micro-, mezzo-, and macro-levels. Eye-opening case studies are provided for each age group and cover everything from defining problems, identifying the underlying issues causing them, understanding the role of homophobia, and the application of the empowerment perspective. Series: Empowering the Powerless: A Social Work Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, diags. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHB; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231109581
- ISBN
- 9780231109581
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.07€ 86.26
€ 115.07
€ 86.26
Paperback. In this rich and humane book Ann Orbach explores, from the point of view of a psychotherapist, the subject of death in all its manifestations. Her intention is to look at death and what it means to us, as a means of coming to terms with the inevitable, and helping others to do so. Num Pages: 200 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: JHBZ; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Pub
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853025532
- ISBN
- 9781853025532
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.05
€ 37.05
Paperback. The fatherless black family is a problem that increases in proportion each year as generations of black children grow up without an adult male in the home. This work presents a personal examination of black fatherhood. This tale of black men tells the stories of extraordinary men who strive to become something they have never known. Num Pages: 263 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ2; JFSL3; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Agate Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 263
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781932841176
- ISBN
- 9781932841176
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.53
€ 18.99
€ 18.53
Hardback. Num Pages: 8 pages, illustrations, portraits. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSL3; JHBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 8
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813116747
- ISBN
- 9780813116747
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.25
€ 44.25
Paperback. By asking questions about authenticity, cultural appropriation, and commodification, Thrill of the Chaste considers Amish fiction's effects on Amish and non-Amish audiences alike. Series: Young Center Books in Anabaptist and Pietist Studies. Num Pages: 344 pages, 18, 17 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSK; HBTB; JFC; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421408910
- ISBN
- 9781421408910
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.89
€ 36.89
Hardcover. Editor(s): Ramirez, Rafael N. Num Pages: 197 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 263 x 181 x 18. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 197
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781600219269
- ISBN
- 9781600219269
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 230.14€ 153.78
€ 230.14
€ 153.78
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861341952
- ISBN
- 9781861341952
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 39.41
€ 41.99
€ 39.41
Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 30 line illus. 27 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; HBTS; JHB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 236 x 25. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691162775
- ISBN
- 9780691162775
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.36
€ 45.99
€ 32.36
paperback. Through a series of ethnographic case studies, this volume presents the responses of American women whose experiences of motherhood have failed to match up to the standards and norms which have been set by consumer culture. Editor(s): Layne, Linda L. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814751558
- ISBN
- 9780814751558
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.69
€ 33.99
€ 30.69
Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages, Halftones: 50,. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; DSC; JFC; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231158640
- ISBN
- 9780231158640
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.27€ 76.28
€ 101.27
€ 76.28
Paperback. Today 4.7 million Americans have been unemployed for more than six months. In France more than ten percent of the working population is without work. And in Greece and Spain, that number approaches thirty percent. This book delves beneath these staggering numbers to explore the world of job searching and unemployment across class and nation. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 line drawing, 3 tables. BIC Classification: JHBL; KCFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226073538
- ISBN
- 9780226073538
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 26.73
€ 33.99
€ 26.73