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Sociology & Anthropology
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The Long, Long Life of Trees€12.50
A lyrical tribute to the diversity of trees, their physical beauty, their special characteristics and uses, and their ever-evolving meanings Since the beginnings of history trees have served humankind in countless useful ways, but our relationship with trees has many dimensions beyond mere practicality.
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The Criminal Brain, Second Edition : Understanding Biological Theories of Crime€39.99
A lively, up-to-date overview of the newest research in biosocial criminology What is the relationship between criminality and biology?
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Family Rhythms: The Changing Textures of Family Life in Ireland€19.99
Family rhythms is the first textbook of its kind with an explicit focus on Ireland and Irish families.
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Trouble in Paradise : From the End of History to the End of CapitalismSpecial Price €9.59 Regular Price €11.99
In Trouble in Paradise, Slavoj Zizek, one of our most famous, most combative philosophers, explains how by drawing on the ideas of communism, we can find a way out of the crisis of capitalism.
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A Dictionary of Sociology€13.50
A consistent best-seller, the wide-ranging and authoritative Dictionary of Sociology was first published in 1994 and contains more than 2,500 entries on the terminology, methods, concepts, and thinkers in the field, as well as from the related fields of psychology, economics, anthropology, philosophy, and political science. TOS
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An Introduction to Sociology in Ireland (3rd edition)€31.99
Revised and updated edition of this comprehensive introduction to the world of sociology incorporating key contemporary issues, with particular reference to the Irish perspective.
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Motherhood and Infertility in Ireland€39.00
This book explores the imagined and instrumental significance of motherhood, fertility and family in social and political life in contemporary Ireland. In the climate of change shaped in part by Ireland's economic and political place in Europe, values, norms and ideals are challenged and re-defined as people navigate new social terrain for many institutions, including the family.
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The Gift : How the Creative Spirit Transforms the World€16.99
The Gift brilliantly argues for the importance of creativity in our increasingly money-driven society. Reaching deep into literature, anthropology and psychology Lewis Hyde's modern masterpiece has at its heart the simple and important idea that a 'gift' can inspire and change our lives.
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Sex at Dawn : How We Mate, Why We Stray, and What It Means for Modern Relationships€14.99
In this controversial, thought-provoking, and brilliant book, renegade thinkers Christopher Ryan and Cacilda Jetha debunk almost everything we know about sex
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Cosmopolitan Ireland: Globalisation And Quality Of Life€11.99
This book studies the profound effect of globalization on Ireland’s economy and the resulting major social consequences.