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Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JFSR2; JPF; JPS; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Monthly Review Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583670811
ISBN
9781583670811
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.50

Paperback. Goes behind the scenes in two urban luxury hotels to give a picture of the workers who care for and cater to wealthy guests. This work offers an analysis of what the luxury service consists of, how managers organize its production, and how workers and guests negotiate the inequality between them. Num Pages: 373 pages, 2 line illustrations, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JFFT; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 510. Service and Inequality in Luxury Hotels. 373 pages, 2 line illustrations, 5 tables. Goes behind the scenes in two urban luxury hotels to give a picture of the workers who care for and cater to wealthy guests. This work offers an analysis of what the luxury service consists of, how managers organize its production, and how workers and guests negotiate the inequality between them. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JFFT; JHM. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 22. Weight: 510.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
373
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520247826
ISBN
9780520247826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.24

Paperback. This work looks at the city of Lynn, Massachusetts, during the rise of industrialism in the early-19th century. It studies labour and class issues, poverty and progress, as well as women and black members of the community in this portrait of an eastern city on the verge of modernity. Series: Harvard Studies in Urban History. Num Pages: 332 pages, 2 halftones, 2 line drawings, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; KCZ; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674004313
ISBN
9780674004313
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 38.96

Paperback. "Russell's meticulously researched and highly detailed book presents a critically important people's history of North America. It provides rich insights and demonstrates the potential of comparative research to broaden our perspective." - Dan Zuberi, University of British Columbia Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802096784
ISBN
9780802096784
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.31

Hardback. "One of America's foremost scholars of work, class, and education at the top of his game."-Catherine Prendergast, University of Illinois, Champaign/Urbana Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSC; JNM; JNRV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 150 x 231 x 15. Weight in Grams: 335.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823229826
ISBN
9780823229826
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.43

Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 16, 16 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801453656
ISBN
9780801453656
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 30.22

Hardback. Examining twenty-five years of theatre history, this book covers the major plays that feature representations of the Industrial Workers of the World. American class movement and class divisions have long been reflected on the Broadway stage and here Michael Schwartz presents a fresh look at the conflict between labor and capital. Series: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJ; AN; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137353047
ISBN
9781137353047
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.74
€ 44.98

Paperback. Examines the meaning of liberalism for a slave society, the tension between systems of patriarchy and patronage, and the link between language and power in a largely illiterate society. Series: Engendering Latin America. Num Pages: 270 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ2; JFSP; JMJ; JNC; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803278042
ISBN
9780803278042
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.99

Paperback. Series: Multicultural Education Series. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNA; JNC; JNFR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Teachers' College Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807754528
ISBN
9780807754528
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.37

Paperback. Offers a new perspective on contemporary debates over how we understand and represent our own society and its class divisions Series: Culture, Labor, History. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814767412
ISBN
9780814767412
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Paperback. Presents evidence that most Americans favor free enterprise and practical government programs to distribute wealth more equitably. This book provides a popular mandate to combat the economic inequity that plagues the nation. Num Pages: 144 pages, 20 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVK; KCB; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 159.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226644554
ISBN
9780226644554
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.05

Hardback. Presents evidence that most Americans favor free enterprise and practical government programs to distribute wealth more equitably. This book provides a popular mandate to combat the economic inequity that plagues the nation. Num Pages: 144 pages, 20 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVK; KCB; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226644547
ISBN
9780226644547
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 45.92

Paperback. From the Suzuki method to calculus-based physics, from AP tests all the way back to early-learning Kumon courses, students are increasingly pushed to excel, with that Harvard or Yale acceptance letter held tantalizingly in front of them. The authors unveil a formidable process of class positioning at the heart of the college admissions process. Num Pages: 288 pages, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFS; JNKS; JNLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226134925
ISBN
9780226134925
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.63

Hardback. A firsthand account of the Great American Education War being waged from coast to coast. Num Pages: 242 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JF; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 164 x 30. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Encounter Books,USA United States
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9781893554535
ISBN
9781893554535
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.27

Paperback. Offers an account of the Great American Education War being waged from coast to coast. Num Pages: 242 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Encounter Books,USA United States
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594030444
ISBN
9781594030444
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.38

Hardback. This is an account of how a group of Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany came to dominate cattle dealing in south central New York and maintain a Jewish identity even while residing in small towns and villages that were primarily Christian. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBTB; JFFN; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742509924
ISBN
9780742509924
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 192.47

Paperback. This is an account of how a group of Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany came to dominate cattle dealing in south central New York and maintain a Jewish identity even while residing in small towns and villages that were primarily Christian. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBTB; JFFN; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 145 x 14. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742509931
ISBN
9780742509931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.78

Num Pages: 176 pages, 339 color & 113 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 225 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1246.
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764326103
ISBN
9780764326103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 32.18

Hardback. "This well-reasoned defense of the role of metaphysics in the philosophy of religion furnishes a much-needed corrective."-Religious Education Series: American Philosophy. Num Pages: 504 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 164 x 35. Weight in Grams: 899.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823216574
ISBN
9780823216574
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.07

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747812432
ISBN
9780747812432
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.23

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