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Paperback. The inequalities in the treatment of individuals whose gender, race, class, or sexual orientation relegates them to a minority status are presented as the root cause of social, economic, and political problems in this survey of Canadian social issues. Num Pages: 420 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 173 x 23. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd Canada
Edition
3rd Edition
Number of pages
420
Condition
New
SKU
V9781552661062
ISBN
9781552661062
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.41

Hardback. This text examines sources of conflict in the Gulf, regional actors, resource and military issues, possible security arrangements and implications for US policy. Num Pages: 306 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; JPQB; JPS; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 758.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847680757
ISBN
9780847680757
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.37

Hardback. While poverty persists as a major social problem, Canadians are increasingly framing their concerns over poverty and its consequences as issues of human rights and citizenship. This volume examines the ideas and practices of human rights, citizenship, legislation, and institution-building that are crucial to addressing poverty in this country. Editor(s): Young, Margot; Boyd, Susan B.; Brodsky, Gwen; Day, Shelagh. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFFA; JPVH; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774812870
ISBN
9780774812870
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.94

Hardcover. Editor(s): Ackerman, Anita. Num Pages: 124 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 15. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634637275
ISBN
9781634637275
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 192.86
€ 130.67

Paperback. Orenstein, Marc F. Plattner, Charles Simkins, Alejandro Toledo, Ilcheong Yi Editor(s): Fukuyama, Francis; Diamond, Larry; Plattner, Marc F. Series: A Journal of Democracy Book. Num Pages: 216 pages, 11, 10 figures, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFFA; JPB; JPHV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421405704
ISBN
9781421405704
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 32.28

Paperback. In the 1990s, policy specialists made "dependency" the issue and crafted incentives to get people off welfare. This work gives an account of the thinking behind these very different views of "the poverty problem," in a century-spanning inquiry into the politics, institutions, ideologies, and social science that shaped poverty research and policy. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 392 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFCX; JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780691102559
ISBN
9780691102559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.09

Hardcover. Editor(s): Mink, Gwendolyn; O'Connor, Alice M. Num Pages: 895 pages, 65. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GBC; GTB; JFFA; JKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 178 x 59. Weight in Grams: 1955.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
ABC-CLIO Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
895
Condition
New
SKU
V9781576075975
ISBN
9781576075975
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 182.29
€ 167.14

Hardback. Editor(s): Haas, Marlin C. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781629483603
ISBN
9781629483603
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 188.16
€ 126.88

Paperback. The United States is among the most affluent nations in the world and has its largest economy; nevertheless, it has more poverty than most countries with similar standards of living. This title includes discussions of poverty in the context of the Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street movements and chapters on the Great Recession and global poverty. Num Pages: 226 pages, 25 line illustrations, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 13. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
226
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Third
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520276369
ISBN
9780520276369
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.11

Hardback. The first book to address the fundamental nexus that binds poverty and income inequality to soaring health care utilization and spending, Poverty and the Myths of Health Care Reform is a must-read for medical professionals, public health scholars, politicians, and anyone concerned with the heavy burden of inequality on the health of Americans. Num Pages: 304 pages, 76, 76 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCQ; MBN; MBS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421420226
ISBN
9781421420226
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.27

paperback. Explains Pound's early non anti-Semitic beliefs and why his views changed to anti-Semitic. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252071591
ISBN
9780252071591
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 82 images and three maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WN; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764337987
ISBN
9780764337987
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 318 pages, 60 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; HBJK; JFHF; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888394910
ISBN
9780888394910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.48

Paperback. This rare, first-hand, ethnographic account of a potlatch from Tsimshian scholar William Benyon reveals the wonderful complexities of the events that took place in Gitsegukla in 1945. Editor(s): Halpin, Marjorie M.; Anderson, Margaret. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations, glossary, indexes. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; 3JJP; JFSL9; JHBT; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774807449
ISBN
9780774807449
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 45.61

Hardcover. Editor(s): Brooks, Roger L. Num Pages: 118 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNH; TQSR3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 14. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634830768
ISBN
9781634830768
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 192.86
€ 143.42

Hardcover. Num Pages: 113 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 266 x 186 x 12. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
105
Condition
New
SKU
V9781604564204
ISBN
9781604564204
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.95
€ 69.24

Hardcover. Provides a systematic study of dog ownership in a Caribbean society by investigating the Bahamian perceptions of 'pet' and 'responsible pet ownership' in the context of both dog overpopulation concerns and how 'image' dogs like Rottweilers and Pit Bulls have interacted with and altered the Potcake population. Num Pages: 260 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJWB; WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557533340
ISBN
9781557533340
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.57

Paperback. An insider who helped nationalize the industry in the 1970s, John Burton expertly integrates behind-the-scenes accounts of the major players, archival material, and interview sources to produce a book that cuts through the bull to add to our understanding of the world's greatest fertilizer. Num Pages: 215 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBCS; KNAT; KNDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 12. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
University of Regina Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889773141
ISBN
9780889773141
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.78

Hardback. Post-War Hollywood Cinema is an accessible and comprehensive history of the American film industry, from 1946 to 1962. Drew Casper chronicles the restructuring of Hollywood cinema against the backdrop of the major political, economic, and social changes taking place after World War II. Num Pages: 484 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; APF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 870.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
484
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405150743
ISBN
9781405150743
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.31

Paperback. Post-War Hollywood Cinema is an accessible and comprehensive history of the American film industry, from 1946 to 1962. Drew Casper chronicles the restructuring of Hollywood cinema against the backdrop of the major political, economic, and social changes taking place after World War II. Num Pages: 484 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; APF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 173 x 28. Weight in Grams: 852.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
484
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405150750
ISBN
9781405150750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.61

Paperback. A study of post-slavery literatures in the Americas. Examining major novels from 1880 to the 1970s, the author shows how fiction from different nations shares what he calls textual simultaneity in revealing parallel narrative anxieties about genealogy, narrative authority and racial difference. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 254 pages. BIC Classification: 1K; 2ABM; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813919775
ISBN
9780813919775
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.84

Paperback. Editor(s): Guthrie, Lindsey E. Num Pages: 99 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFG; JNM; JNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 168 x 8. Weight in Grams: 198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781629487793
ISBN
9781629487793
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 82.31
€ 57.58

Paperback. Contests the prevailing understanding of the relationship between postmodernity and Latin America by focusing on developments in Latin American, and particularly Argentine, political and literary culture. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822315209
ISBN
9780822315209
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.03

Paperback. This text examines Bill Clinton's role in redefining the institution of the presidency, and his effect on future presidents' economic and foreign policies. The contributors highlight the president's gained "celebrity status", his impeachment and his style of presidency. Editor(s): Schier, Steven E. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822957423
ISBN
9780822957423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.52

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