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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
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.62
€ 27.99
€ 24.62
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
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Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 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
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Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 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
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.60
€ 37.99
€ 29.60
Social Movements and American Political Institutions
. Ed(S): Costain, Anne N.; McFarland, Andrew ...
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
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Condition: New
€ 75.64
€ 75.64
Paperback. Editor(s): Stewart, Daxton. Num Pages: 298 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNJ; LNQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138695788
- ISBN
- 9781138695788
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Condition: New
€ 62.88
€ 62.88
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
€ 98.94
€ 98.94
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
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.86
€ 33.99
€ 30.86
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
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Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 45.21
€ 50.99
€ 45.21
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
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Condition: New
€ 101.02€ 70.11
€ 101.02
€ 70.11
Paperback. Num Pages: 408 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 174 x 18. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780205792412
- ISBN
- 9780205792412
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.38
€ 79.38
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
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Condition: New
€ 163.60
€ 163.60
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFCV; WBXD3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813126562
- ISBN
- 9780813126562
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Condition: New
€ 24.92
€ 24.92
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
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.30
€ 40.99
€ 36.30
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
€ 91.27
€ 91.27
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
€ 52.45
€ 52.45
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€ 29.70
€ 32.99
€ 29.70
Paperback. Fair and efficient pricing is increasingly important in international environmental and transport policy. This text provides methods and results from major European and US studies evaluating both social costs of transport and first experiences with their internationalization in various contexts. Editor(s): Rennings, Klaus; Hohmeyer, Olav; Ottinger, R.L. Series: ZEW Economic Studies. Num Pages: 212 pages, 39 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; JPQB; KNG; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Physica-Verlag GmbH & Co Germany
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783790812602
- ISBN
- 9783790812602
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.45
€ 64.45
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
€ 68.96
€ 68.96
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
€ 21.99€ 20.72
€ 21.99
€ 20.72
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
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Condition: New
€ 56.00
€ 56.00
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
€ 157.64
€ 157.64
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
€ 112.81
€ 112.81
Paperback. Considers the reasons behind the limited success of welfare-reform initiatives and offers evidence-based recommendations for enhancing the effectiveness of welfare policy. Drawing on ethnographic studies of Philadelphia, Milwaukee, and Kenosha, Wisconsin, this work aims to clarify the role of social capital for both individuals and institutions. Num Pages: 432 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231126519
- ISBN
- 9780231126519
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.42
€ 51.42