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hardcover. This collection of papers by five of Canada's top sociologists subjects John Porter's landmark study to renewed scrutiny and traces the dramatic changes since Porter's time - both in Canadian society and in the agenda of Canadian sociology. Editor(s): Helmes-Hayes, Rick; Curtis, James. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10tabs. BIC Classification: GBC; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802009173
ISBN
9780802009173
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.17

Paperback. "The Velvet Rage is becoming a touchstone in gay culture just as Goodbye to Berlin was in the 30s, A Boy's Own Story in the 60s and Faggots in the 70s."--Observer (UK) Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 288. Overcoming the Pain of Growing Up Gay in a Straight Man's World. 240 pages. Drawing on contemporary research, the author's own struggle with shame and anger, and stories from his patients, this title describes the stages of a gay man's journey out of shame and offers practical and inspired strategies to stop the cycle of avoidance and self-defeating behaviour. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFSK2. Dimension: 206 x 137 x 18. Weight: 276.
Publisher
Hachette Books
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780738215679
ISBN
9780738215679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 17.85

Paperback. Veiling is a globally polarizing issue, a locus for the struggle between Islam and the West and between contemporary and traditional interpretations of Islam. This book examines the vastly misunderstood and multi-layered world of the veil. It explores and analyzes the cultures, politics, and histories of veiling. Editor(s): Heath, Jennifer. Num Pages: 360 pages, 35 b/w photographs, 10 line illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 229 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520255180
ISBN
9780520255180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.89

hardcover. In the years between the Great Famine of the 1840s and the First World War, Ireland experienced a drastic drop in population. This book offers an inquiry that explores the options that presented themselves to Ireland's younger generations, taking into account household structure, inheritance, religion, and especially emigration. Series: The Princeton Economic History of the Western World. Num Pages: 360 pages, 18 maps 10 line illus. 26 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSF; JHBD; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780691043074
ISBN
9780691043074
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.99
€ 100.49

Paperback. Series: Culture and Society After Socialism. Num Pages: 448 pages, 42. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJPR; HBJD; HBLW3; JFSF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801488696
ISBN
9780801488696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 40.93

Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 2 graphs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JFSL; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231147583
ISBN
9780231147583
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.56

Paperback. When a society becomes more affluent, does it lose other values? Are the skills that education and literacy gave millions wasted on consuming pop culture? Do the media coerce us into a world of the superficial and the material - or can they be a force for good? This book asks these questions. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; CFC; JFCA; JFD; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition Thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141191584
ISBN
9780141191584
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.77

Hardcover. Anselm Gerhard argues in this text that questions such as "why do so many operas end in suicide, murder, and death?" can only be answered by looking at life in the rapidly urbanized mid-19th-century Paris, which introduced new social forces, and also new modes of perception and expectations of art. Translator(s): Whittall, Mary. Num Pages: 520 pages, 23 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: AVGC9; HBJD; HBLL; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 38. Weight in Grams: 860.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
520
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226288574
ISBN
9780226288574
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 78.49

Hardback. Here is a thoroughly interdisciplinary and international examination of Jane Jacobs's legacy. Divided into four parts: Jacobs, Urban Philosopher; Jacobs, Urban Economist; Jacobs, Urban Sociologist; and Jacobs, Urban Designer, the book evaluates the impact of Jacobs's writings and activism on the city. Editor(s): Hirt, Sonia; Zahm, Diane. Series: Planning, History and Environment Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 50 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: AMVD; JFSG; RPC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 622.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415525992
ISBN
9780415525992
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 223.72

paperback. Num Pages: 178 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG; KCN; RGC; RPC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
178
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415785440
ISBN
9780415785440
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 81.36

Hardback. Series: Perspectives on a Multiracial America. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSG; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442207752
ISBN
9781442207752
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.17

Hardcover. Using the urbanized area that spreads across northern New Jersey and around New York City as a case study, this book presents a convincing explanation of metropolitan fragmentation--the process by which suburban communities remain as is or break off and form separate political entities. Num Pages: 280 pages, 1 halftone, 10 line illustrations, 3 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674015319
ISBN
9780674015319
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.26
€ 81.33

Paperback. * A triple perspective -- the city and economy; the city and society; the city and power. * Includes chapters on race, ethnicity and the city; and on gender, space and power. * Unites political, economic and cultural perspectives. * Examples range from all over the world. Num Pages: 512 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFSG; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 0. Weight in Grams: 922.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557863614
ISBN
9781557863614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.34

Hardcover. * A triple perspective - the city and economy; the city and society; the city and power. * Includes chapters on race, ethnicity and the city; and on gender, space and power. * Unites political, economic and cultural perspectives. * Examples range from all over the world. Num Pages: 512 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFSG; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 262 x 188 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1166.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Basil Blackwell Inc, US United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557863607
ISBN
9781557863607
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.27

Hardcover. With global case studies, this book traces the interplay between crime, and the fear of crime, and the wider urban fabric. It shows how an urban environment can affect the decision to commit a crime, and how some cityscape have crime and inequality 'built in'. Editor(s): Ceccato, Vania. Num Pages: 354 pages, 20 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFSG; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 724.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
2012th Edition
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400742093
ISBN
9789400742093
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 190.39

Paperback. The Urban Ethnography Reader assembles the very best of American ethnographic writing, from classic works to contemporary research, and aims to present ethnography as social science, social history, and literature, rather than purely as a methodology. Editor(s): Duneier, Mitchell; Kasinitz, Philip; Murphy, Alexandra R. Num Pages: 896 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFSG; JHB; JHM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 251 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1524.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
896
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199743575
ISBN
9780199743575
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 108.05

Hardcover. Num Pages: 424 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1KBBEY; JFSL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 821.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815632382
ISBN
9780815632382
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.46

Hardcover. The Upside of Aging: How Long Life Is Changing the World of Health, Work, Innovation, Policy and Purpose explores a titanic shift that will alter every aspect of human existence, from the jobs we hold to the products we buy to the medical care we receive - an aging revolution underway across America and the world. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSP31; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 230 x 26. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118692035
ISBN
9781118692035
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.33

Paperback. This work aims to disprove the idea that the United States has been on a steady march toward the end of racial discrimination. Rather, progress has been made only in brief periods and has always been followed by periods of stagnation and retrenchment. Num Pages: 418 pages, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
418
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226443416
ISBN
9780226443416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.88

Hardback. An oral-history-based biography of a seminal Asian-American activist. The book traces Embrey's life from her youth in the Little Tokyo section of Los Angeles, to her harrowing experiences in the Japanese internment camps, to her many decades of passionate advocacy on behalf of her fellow internees. Series: Palgrave Studies in Oral History. Num Pages: 206 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBL; HBTD; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
2007th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230600676
ISBN
9780230600676
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.33

Paperback. Re-envisions racial mixture as a vehicle for pride and a way for citizens to examine mixed America as a better America Num Pages: 274 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
New York University Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814772508
ISBN
9780814772508
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Hardback. Num Pages: 170 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 164 x 17. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
170
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739147689
ISBN
9780739147689
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.70

Paperback. .
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319261256
ISBN
9783319261256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 84.49
€ 70.55

Paperback. The unfinished revolution: Voices from the global fight for women's rights tells the legal and political history of the battle to secure basic rights for women and girls with essays by more than 30 writers, activists, policymakers and human rights experts, andcontributions from women who have been victims of human rights abuses in their own voices. Editor(s): Worden, Minky. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
Bristol University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447307365
ISBN
9781447307365
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.68

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