The Americas
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The Americas
Paperback. The exact place of the family in a healthy political community, and the appropriate way to sustain it, are profoundly complicated and difficult questions. The distinguished contributors to this book endeavor to provide some answers. Editor(s): Wolfe, Christopher. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBK; JPH; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 147 x 16. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847692255
- ISBN
- 9780847692255
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.23
€ 68.23
Hardback. Describes the dimensions of diversity which characterize the contemporary American family and discusses the implications for public policy and associated intervention programs linked to this diversity. This book focuses on child poverty and argues that this topic may be usefully studied within the context of developmental systems theory. Series: International Series in Outreach Scholarship. Num Pages: 168 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSB; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 1000.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792386124
- ISBN
- 9780792386124
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.35
€ 131.35
Hardcover. Explores images and narratives of the family in the Hollywood cinema of the 1980s. This book explores how problematic representations of the family were in a period when the family was a pivotal political and social issue. Editor(s): Campling, Jo. Num Pages: 280 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; APFA; JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 28. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1997th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333648438
- ISBN
- 9780333648438
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.05
€ 128.05
Paperback. Explores images and narratives of the family in the Hollywood cinema of the 1980s. This book explores how problematic representations of the family were in a period when the family was a pivotal political and social issue. Editor(s): Campling, Jo. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; APFA; JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 22. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333648445
- ISBN
- 9780333648445
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.09
€ 127.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226107707
- ISBN
- 9780226107707
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.48
€ 40.99
€ 31.48
Hardback. Series: New World Studies (Hardcover). BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813933313
- ISBN
- 9780813933313
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.21
€ 84.21
Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813136929
- ISBN
- 9780813136929
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.43
€ 50.43
Paperback. Looks at the development of family policy in America. This title examines the legal and sociological definitions of family and the changes of division of labor within families and changes in economic issues. Series: Contemporary Family Perspectives (CFP). Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781412998949
- ISBN
- 9781412998949
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.09
€ 58.09
Hardcover. In the US and UK there has been a transformation in child care, family leave, social assistance and tax credits over the last twenty years. This book explores the factors behind these changes. With detailed case studies, it shows that ideas and the power to wield them are crucial factors in the transformation of family policy. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JHBK; JKS; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230277816
- ISBN
- 9780230277816
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.64
€ 67.64
Family Poverty and Homelessness in New York City: The Poor Among Us
Nunez, Ralph da Costa, Sribnick, Ethan G.
Hardcover. In Family Poverty and Homelessness in New York City, Nunez and Sribnick explore the world of New York's poor children and families, from the era of European settlements to the present day. The book examines successes and failures of past efforts, providing historical context often lacking in contemporary policy debates. Num Pages: 331 pages, 22 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFFA; JFFB; JFFN; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 223 x 23. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137520296
- ISBN
- 9781137520296
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.36
€ 128.36
Paperback. Demonstrating that the family is both distinctive in its own right and deeply interwoven with other institutions, this title examines the roles of education, work, leisure, consumption, legal regulation, public administration, and biology in shaping the ways we court and marry, bear and raise children, and make and break family bonds. Editor(s): Tipton, Steven M.; Witte, John, Jr. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBK; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589010666
- ISBN
- 9781589010666
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.10
€ 76.10
Hardback. Americans' long and restless search for identity through family trees illuminates the story of America itself, according to Francois Weil, as preoccupation with social standing, racial purity, and national belonging gave way to an embrace of diversity in one's forebears, pursued through Ancestry.com and advances in DNA testing. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTG; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 33. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 250
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674045835
- ISBN
- 9780674045835
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.93
€ 47.99
€ 39.93
Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; BTH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 8. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486470146
- ISBN
- 9780486470146
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.37
€ 10.99
€ 10.37
Paperback. A collection that tells the stories of famous heroes and villains from the old west, from Tom Horn to the "Apache Kid". Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616085421
- ISBN
- 9781616085421
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.15
€ 16.99
€ 15.15
hardcover. This study places Djuna Barnes's early work in the context of symbolist ideas and practices. It presents Barnes not only as a woman writer, but also as an American writer, especially in her attention to the search for identity and to the conflict between individual values and those of society. Num Pages: 118 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 359.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Susquehanna University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 118
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780941664172
- ISBN
- 9780941664172
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.99
€ 97.99
Hardback. Editor(s): Cristie, James R. Num Pages: 348 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 256 x 186 x 25. Weight in Grams: 802.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 348
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781600213564
- ISBN
- 9781600213564
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.07€ 111.71
€ 162.07
€ 111.71
Hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815610410
- ISBN
- 9780815610410
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.51
€ 33.99
€ 30.51
Hardback. Combining literary analysis, legal history, and visual culture, this book traces the evolution of the "fantasy of identification" - the powerful belief that embodied social identities are fixed, verifiable, and visible through modern science. Series: Cultural Front. Num Pages: 273 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 273
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Hardback
- SKU
- V9781479812981
- ISBN
- 9781479812981
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.54
€ 84.54
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479859498
- ISBN
- 9781479859498
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.58
€ 32.99
€ 29.58
Hardback. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780813564487
- ISBN
- 9780813564487
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 159.23
€ 159.23