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Hardback. Poverty is an issue facing countries around the globe, yet it is a multi-dimensional phenomenon caused by a variety of factors, differing from context with no linear chain of cause and effect. The occurrence and persistence of poverty is influenced by an interrelated web of economic, social, psychological, cultural, and political factors. Editor(s): Atal, Yogesh. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; JFSC; JPA; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571811912
ISBN
9781571811912
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.88

Hardcover. In every Haredi [ultra-Orthodox] neighbourhood, bookstores overflow with titles written by and for Haredi Jews. This title offers a reading of contemporary Haredi fiction, self-help, history, and theology, explaining how this isolationist religious community constructs its complex and paradoxical relationship with contemporary culture. Series: Jewish Identity in Post Modern Society. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 241 x 20. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Academic Studies Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936235377
ISBN
9781936235377
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.55
€ 102.49

Paperback. Traces the role of the Shi'is in the struggle raging among Muslims for the soul of Islam. This book shows that in contrast to the growing militancy among Sunni groups since the 1990s, Shi'is have shifted their focus from confrontation to accommodation with the West. It addresses the crucial importance of Shi'is to US endeavors. Num Pages: 248 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFSR2; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691134789
ISBN
9780691134789
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.47

Hardback. 'The purpose of this book is to elevate stories and storytelling in people's esteem, so they will understand their holiness and appreciate them at their full worth. There are those who enjoy stories and storytelling but in the back of their minds think, 'After all, they're only stories.' Num Pages: 255 pages. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFHF; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 449.
Publisher
Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
Number of pages
255
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780765761668
ISBN
9780765761668
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.92

Hardback. Examines the way divisions between Chinese rural workers and the state were recast in the 20th century as divisions between intellectuals and peasants. The author argues that this division was a central concern of the literature, resulting in a picture of a repressed peasantry, allowing them to become a focus of political and revolutionary protest. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSBH; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804733199
ISBN
9780804733199
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.38

Hardcover. In this collection of interviews, Yevette Richards allows Maida Springer to tell her story in her own words. The result is a glimpse into the private struggles and thoughts behind one of the 20th century's most enigmatic international labour leaders. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGB; JFSL3; KNXB2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822942313
ISBN
9780822942313
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.08

Paperback. This collection of essays considers topics such as the essence and character of historical Judaism, the problems of contemporary Judaism and Jewishness, the relationship of Judaism to Christianity, the questions of statehood, religion and politics in Israel, and the role of women. Translator(s): Navon, Yoram; Jacobson, Zvi; Levi, Gershon; Levy, Raphael. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HRJ; JFSJ1; JFSR1; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674487765
ISBN
9780674487765
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 45.09

Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306441318
ISBN
9780306441318
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.57

Paperback. Filipino Americans, who experience life in the United States as immigrants, colonized nationals, and racial minorities, are one of our largest immigrant groups. This title investigates how Filipino women and men are transformed through the experience of migration, and how they in turn remake the social world around them. Num Pages: 282 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 1KBB; GTB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400. Filipino American Lives across Cultures, Communities, and Countries. 282 pages, 3 tables. Filipino Americans, who experience life in the United States as immigrants, colonized nationals, and racial minorities, are one of our largest immigrant groups. This title investigates how Filipino women and men are transformed through the experience of migration, and how they in turn remake the social world around them. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 1KBB; GTB; JFSL. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520235274
ISBN
9780520235274
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Hardback. This book is about the social history of the Arab Jews-Jews living in Arab countries-against the backdrop of Zionist nationalism. Series: Cultural Sitings. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJF; JFSR1; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804752961
ISBN
9780804752961
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HRCG9; JFSJ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 145 x 14. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Daimon Verlag Switzerland
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9783856305871
ISBN
9783856305871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 31.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 143 x 13. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Blacksmith Books Hong Kong
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9789628673285
ISBN
9789628673285
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Shows how the complex interplay of feminism, nationalism, empire, and modernity helped shape conceptions of the transpacific Filipina Num Pages: 320 pages, 14 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 2AB; DSBH; GTB; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460. The Making of the Modern Filipina. 320 pages, 14 photographs. Shows how the complex interplay of feminism, nationalism, empire, and modernity helped shape conceptions of the transpacific Filipina. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 2AB; DSBH; GTB; JFC; JFSJ1. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 20. Weight: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822353164
ISBN
9780822353164
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.56

Paperback. Bangladeshi women recall the sexualized violence of the war of 1971, fought between India and what was then East and West Pakistan. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16 photographs, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; JFFE; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822350385
ISBN
9780822350385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.71

Hardback. .
Publisher
Biteback Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849547505
ISBN
9781849547505
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.69

Paperback. Social workers will find this book to be a valuable tool, highlighting ways of improving the cultural sensitivity of disability services and parental and family support. Combining a wide-ranging survey and in-depth interviews, the authors build a rich picture how culture and ethnicity can impact on a family's experience of disability. Series: Supporting Parents. Num Pages: 224 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: JFFG; JFSL1; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Pub
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843101611
ISBN
9781843101611
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.78

Paperback. As the situation in Israel/Palestine seems to become ever more intractable and protracted, the need for new ways of looking at recent developments and its historical roots is more pressing than ever. Num Pages: 256 pages, 4 integrated bw. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; JFSL1; JPFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 134. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2019
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780765334
ISBN
9781780765334
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.44

hardcover. A series of 100 personal reflections on what it means to be Palestinian in the diaspora. Num Pages: 320 pages, 100 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFD; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 156 x 25. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780748634026
ISBN
9780748634026
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 163.29

Paperback. The pre-modern period saw a background of inter-ethnic strife among Arabs and non-Arabs, mainly Persians. Starting from the symbolic and cognitive roles of language, the author shows how discussions about the inimitability and (un)translatability of the Qur'an in this period were, at some deep level, concerned with issues of ethnic election. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748680313
ISBN
9780748680313
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.00

Hardback. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; APT; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 508. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781477309506
ISBN
9781477309506
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.35

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; APT; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 249 x 19. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781477309513
ISBN
9781477309513
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Paperback. Explains why we need to reconsider how we view their culture. This book gives us the comprehensive account of their culture, language and history. It is a story of the echoes of a rich past left in language and customs, and of how the changing fortunes of Europe throughout the centuries have been imprinted on Romani culture. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241954706
ISBN
9780241954706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.80

Hardcover. Editor(s): Yaro, Joseph Awetori. Num Pages: 269 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; JFSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 257 x 182 x 20. Weight in Grams: 686.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
269
Condition
New
SKU
V9781624171024
ISBN
9781624171024
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 300.64
€ 202.44

hardcover. For seven years in the 1970s, the author lived in a village in northeast China as a farmer. In 1989 he returned as an anthropologist to begin the span of 11 years' fieldwork that has resulted in this work - an account of family change and the transformation of private life in rural China. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; JFSF; JHBK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804733090
ISBN
9780804733090
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.43

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