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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
NYU Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479859498
ISBN
9781479859498
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 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

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