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Paperback. Offers an examination of social policy through a social constructivist and economic lens. This book illuminates the root causes of common social problems and how policy has attempted to ameliorate them. It focuses on how social policies in the United States can be transformed to promote social justice for all groups. Num Pages: 520 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 768.
Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781452268330
ISBN
9781452268330
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 143.82

Paperback. Cuba has long been a social policy pioneer, with ambitious policies to address health care, education, employment, the environment, and social inequalities. Yet facing severe economic challenges, the government may look to learn from its Latin American neighbors. Social Policies and Decentralization in Cuba analyzes these issues in depth. Editor(s): Dominguez, Jorge I.; Arguelle, Maria del Carmen Zabala; Prieto, Mayra Espina. Series: Series on Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 1KL; GTB; HBJK; JKS; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 22 x 15. .
Publisher
David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674975309
ISBN
9780674975309
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.34

Paperback. Series: David Rockefeller Centre for Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 464 pages, 12 illus & 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KL; JH; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 26. Weight in Grams: 658.
Publisher
Harvard University Press Massachusetts
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
KEX0228094
ISBN
9780674015807
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. In the late-19th and early-20th centuries, thousands of black and white southerners left farms and rural towns to try their fate in the region's cities. Focusing on Nashville and its Middle Tennessee hinterland, this work explores the impetus for this migration and illuminates its effects. Num Pages: 280 pages, 18 illustrations, 18 tables, 4 maps, 14 figures, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSN; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press Chapel Hill
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
KEX0228275
ISBN
9780807854846
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Leading academics investigate the left turn in Latin American politics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JMC; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 136 x 16. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745324227
ISBN
9780745324227
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.43

Paperback. Social Movements and Leftist Governments in Latin America moves beyond simple discussion of social movements to address an issue that is crucial for politics in the region today but has yet to be properly analysed - specifically, what is the position of the social movements after progressive governments take power. Editor(s): Prevost, Gary; Campos, Carlos Oliva; Vanden, Harry E. Num Pages: 189 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JJP; 3JM; JHB; JPH; JPW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 152 x 216 x 11. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
189
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780321837
ISBN
9781780321837
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.55

Paperback. This volume combines chapters by social movement scholars from sociology with chapters by political scientists. Using perspectives from political process theory to rational choice and collective action approaches, these chapters evaluate the functioning of institutions of American government Editor(s): Costain, Anne N.; McFarland, Andrew S. Series: People, Passions, and Power: Social Movements, Interest Organizations and the Political Process. Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JF; JPA; JPH; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847683581
ISBN
9780847683581
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.63

Hardback. How the suburbs can give rise to campaigns for progressive change Editor(s): Niedt, Christopher. Num Pages: 252 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JFSG; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439910498
ISBN
9781439910498
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.17

Paperback. How the suburbs can give rise to campaigns for progressive change Editor(s): Niedt, Christopher. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JFSG; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 176 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439910504
ISBN
9781439910504
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.45

Paperback. Editor(s): Sklar, Kathryn Kish; Schuler, Anya; Strasser, Susan; Schuler, Anja. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFFK; JPWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Cornell University Press New York
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801484698
ISBN
9780801484698
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 49.71

Paperback. Editor(s): Paddon, Grace. Num Pages: 74 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSB; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 7. Weight in Grams: 170.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781633217805
ISBN
9781633217805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 99.95
€ 69.24

Hardback. Largely absent from our history books is the social history of railroad development in nineteenth-century Mexico. This work connects foreign investment in Mexico, largely in railroad development, with its effects on the people living in the isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico's region of greatest ethnic diversity. Series: Jaguar Books on Latin America. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBTB; KNGT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742553279
ISBN
9780742553279
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 164.95

Paperback. Presents the movement that changed religion and social policy in America. This book is written by the author of "The Rise of the Social Gospel in American Protestantism." Num Pages: 326 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 21. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1976
Publisher
Temple University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780877220848
ISBN
9780877220848
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.14

Hardback. Using the Mexico of the late nineteenth and very early twentieth century as a test case, this book provides both a theory and methodology for the study of policy credibility in dictatorships. Series: Social Science History. Num Pages: 264 pages, 22 tables, 24 figures, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804756617
ISBN
9780804756617
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.11

Paperback. This book describes the tradition of social ethics, a tradition that began with the distinctly modern idea that Christianity has a social-ethical mission to transform the structures of society in the direction of social justice. Num Pages: 746 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white halftones, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCX6. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 245 x 148 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
752
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444337303
ISBN
9781444337303
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.30

Paperback.
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814723760
ISBN
9780814723760
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.29

hardcover. This book will be indispensable for understanding why a movement so powerful amongst American conservativeshas been distinctively less important in Canada and how the character of Canadian conservatism means it will likely remain so. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; JPF; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 17. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442644311
ISBN
9781442644311
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.14

paperback. Series: Texas Pan American Series. Num Pages: 199 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 624.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
199
Condition
New
Edition
Univ of Texas PR ed.
SKU
V9780292746992
ISBN
9780292746992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.56

Hardcover. Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; ACV; ACXD; JFSR1; JPFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815633969
ISBN
9780815633969
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.51

Hardback. This is a social history of seven anti-poverty "Community Action Programmes" (CAPs) in Milwaukee's inner city that were started in the 1960s. The book aims to dispel the notion that CAPs were a categorical failure and also to provide solutions to social problems in America's inner cities. Series: Studies in Modern American History. Num Pages: 264 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBNW; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJK; HBLW3; JFFA; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739101995
ISBN
9780739101995
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.36

Hardback. This book represents a landmark consideration of the diverse meanings, causal foundations, and positive and negative consequences of social capital, with a particular focus on its role in mitigating or enhancing social inequalities. Editor(s): Kay, Fiona M.; Johnston, Richard. Series: Equality | Security | Community. Num Pages: 304 pages, 3 figures, 24 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFF; JKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774813099
ISBN
9780774813099
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.10

Illustrates the origins, ambitions, and political legacy of the American Progressivism movement (1844-1932). This title includes Introduction that offers a history of the movement and a brief discussion of historiographical debates. Editor(s): Eisenach, Eldon J. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPS; JPFF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872207851
ISBN
9780872207851
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.09
€ 42.50

Paperback. Illustrates the origins, ambitions, and political legacy of the American Progressivism movement (1844-1932). This title includes Introduction that offers a history of the movement and a brief discussion of the historiographical debates. Editor(s): Eisenach, Eldon J. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPS; JPFF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872207844
ISBN
9780872207844
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.27

Hardcover. In 1975, the Mexican network, Televisa, broadcast the first "entertainment-education" soap opera. Nariman examines Sabido's model for entertainment-education television programming, paying particular attention to the application of communication and behavioural theories. Series: Media & Society. Num Pages: 184 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; APT; JFD; JH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 395.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
ABC-CLIO United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780275943899
ISBN
9780275943899
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.21
€ 62.07

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