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Paperback. Explores how social and economic changes to Chinese society create various cultural values and forms of inequality. This book examines changes to a particular set of jobs - service work, in this case salesclerk work - and the nature of the social interactions involved. It shows how change involves unequal relations between clerks and customers. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 tables, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804758376
ISBN
9780804758376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.21

Hardback. This book shows how department stores and marketplaces in China have become important sites where Chinese people understand, and perform, unequal social relations. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 tables, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804758369
ISBN
9780804758369
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.81

paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, 36 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; KJU; KJVF; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer United States
Edition
Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2006
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441939289
ISBN
9781441939289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 122.33

Paperback. This book focuses on the externally driven difficulties of service workers and agencies in shaping services-such as the consequences of recent conservative social policies on agency life and the way in which the present political environment influences services through privatization. Num Pages: 289 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; GTB; JFSG; JKSB; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 173 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
289
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231119313
ISBN
9780231119313
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.88

Hardback. This book focuses on the externally driven difficulties of service workers and agencies in shaping services-such as the consequences of recent conservative social policies on agency life and the way in which the present political environment influences services through privatization. Num Pages: 289 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; GTB; JFSG; JKSB; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 26. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
289
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231119306
ISBN
9780231119306
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.19
€ 97.24

Hardback. Deeply researched and eloquently written, Settlers on the Edge .. makes an important and long-overdue contribution to our understanding of who belongs in the North. -- Farley Mowat Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; GTB; JFFN; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774814676
ISBN
9780774814676
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.17

Hardback. Prostitution in Thailand has been the subject of media sensationalism for decades. This work explores how Thai national identity in the global economy is linked to prostitution and gender, and how certain images of "the prostitute" have silenced discourses of prostitution as work. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMT; GTB; JFMX; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774808729
ISBN
9780774808729
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.67

Paperback. Prostitution in Thailand has been the subject of media sensationalism for decades. This work explores how Thai national identity in the global economy is linked to prostitution and gender, and how certain images of "the prostitute" have silenced discourses of prostitution as work. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMT; GTB; JFMX; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774808736
ISBN
9780774808736
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.10

Paperback. Originally published in hardcover in 2012. Num Pages: 304 pages, 11 color maps, I figure, 17 tables. BIC Classification: GTJ; JFSJ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231131834
ISBN
9780231131834
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.05

Hardcover. Series: American Literature Readings in the 21st Century. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1K; DSBH; DSK; GTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403979902
ISBN
9781403979902
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.83

Paperback. An anthology on the role of communication in the construction and performance of sexualities in interpersonal contexts and in public discourses. It assists students in understanding the intersections of sexuality with other identity constructions. It facilitates students' awareness of and ability to recognize heteronormativity. Editor(s): Lovaas, Karen E.; Jenkins, Mercilee M. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTC; JHBK5. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 179 x 254 x 18. Weight in Grams: 618.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9781412914437
ISBN
9781412914437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 164.48

Hardcover. Through analysis of an array of "low" and "high" Hindu literatures, such as pamphlets, tracts, and archival data, Gupta explores the emerging discourse of gender and sexuality, which was essential to the development of notions of Hindu communitality and nationalism in the colonial period. Series: Comparative Feminist Studies. Num Pages: 404 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JD; GTB; HBJF; HBLL; HRG; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312295455
ISBN
9780312295455
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 186.29

Paperback. The second phase of the civil rights movement (1965-1973) was a pivotal period in the development of ethnic groups in the United States. This title creates an intercultural frame to study the historical and cultural connections among Puerto Ricans, African Americans, and Chicanos/as since the 1960s. Series: Chicana Matters Series. Num Pages: 220 pages, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KLCM; 2ADSL; DSB; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 509. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292709652
ISBN
9780292709652
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

Hardback. Upending many of our assumptions about American culture since the 1950s, this text particularly focuses on the notion that the '60s represented a total rupture and that the '70s marked the end of meaningful change. The essays map an alternative history of American culture from the '50s to the '90s. Series: Popular Cultures, Everyday Lives. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; GTB; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231106702
ISBN
9780231106702
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.14

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 12 halftones, 17 line art, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816644131
ISBN
9780816644131
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.59

paperback. Editor(s): Chen, Xiangming. Series: Globalization & Community Series. Num Pages: 280 pages, 27 b&w photos, 2 maps, 21 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Univ Of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780816654888
ISBN
9780816654888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.21

Hardcover. This analysis of the major economic policy issues which have opened up as a result of the process of European Union enlargement covers issues such as the costs and benefits of enlargement, and the impact of enlargement on Europe's trade policy agenda. Editor(s): Landesmann, Michael A.; Rosati, Dariusz K. Num Pages: 453 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1QFE; GTB; JPSN2; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 679.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333971253
ISBN
9780333971253
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.06

Hardcover. The follow up to Share This: The Social Media Handbook for PR Professionals. Share This is a practical handbook to the changes taking place in the media and was conceived and written by 24 public relations practitioners using many of the social tools and techniques that it addresses. Num Pages: 324 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: GTC; KJSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 630.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
324
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118676936
ISBN
9781118676936
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.51

Hardcover. This book analyses the role power sharing, social movements, economic regeneration, urban space, memorialisation and symbols play in transforming divided societies into shared peaceful ones. It explains why some projects are counterproductive while others assist peace-building. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPQB; JPWS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 21. Weight in Grams: 432. Understanding Peace-Building in Divided Societies. 264 pages, 0, 2 black & white tables, 4 figures. This book analyses the role power sharing, social movements, economic regeneration, urban space, memorialisation and symbols play in transforming divided societies into shared peaceful ones. It explains why some projects are counterproductive while others assist peace-building. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPQB; JPWS. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 21. Weight: 432.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230240049
ISBN
9780230240049
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.09

Hardcover. Highlights the burdensharing problems involved in global regimes, focusing on the UN's financial crisis and the costs of combating global warming. It argues that burdensharing disparities continue to be shaped by the character of the international settlement at the end of World War II. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJP; GTJ; JPSN1; JPSN2; JW; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333714423
ISBN
9780333714423
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.05

Paperback. Today's economic system premised on the sale of physical goods does not fit the information age we live in. The capitalist order requires the maintenance of an artificial scarcity in goods that have the potential for near infinite and almost free replication. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509513239
ISBN
9781509513239
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 10.15

Hardback. Today's economic system premised on the sale of physical goods does not fit the information age we live in. The capitalist order requires the maintenance of an artificial scarcity in goods that have the potential for near infinite and almost free replication. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781509513222
ISBN
9781509513222
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.48

Paperback. Sharp's Dictionary of Power and Struggle is a groundbreaking book by the "godfather of nonviolent resistance." In nearly 1,000 entries, the Dictionary defines those ideologies, political systems, strategies, methods, and concepts that form the core of nonviolent action as it has occurred throughout history and across the globe. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CBX; GBC; GTJ; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 135 x 25. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199829880
ISBN
9780199829880
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.80

Hardcover.
Publisher
Verso
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781681206
ISBN
9781781681206
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 12.53

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