Social issues & processes
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Social issues & processes
Paperback. Focused on marital immigration from China to Taiwan, the book documents the struggles of these women and men as they seek acceptance and recognition in their new home. Num Pages: 264 pages, 7 b/w, 2 maps, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; HBTB; JFFN; JHBK; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 227 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520286238
- ISBN
- 9780520286238
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Paperback. Presents an ethnographic study of China/US adoption, the largest contemporary intercountry adoption program. This book also follows the path of the adoption process: the institutions in both China and the US that prepare children and parents for each other; the practices that legitimate them coming together as transnational families; and more. Series: Nation of Nations. Num Pages: 331 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JFFN; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 331
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Annotated
- SKU
- V9780814719725
- ISBN
- 9780814719725
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. Guiding the reader through definitions, causation, assessment and treatment, the book offers a useful insight into this complex area whilst offering practical advice on how to deal with panic disorder and anxiety. Series Editor(s): Herbert, Martin. Series: Parent, Adolescent & Child Training Skills S. Num Pages: 72 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH; JFSP2; JMC; MMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 180 x 5. Weight in Grams: 140.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 72
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854333520
- ISBN
- 9781854333520
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.86
€ 29.86
Hardcover. When Sara was only five years old, her violent father began to sexually abuse her. She suffered in silence for many years, as her father took advantage of her innocence and her mother turned a blind eye to the horrors. In an attempt to rebuild her life, as a teenager, she became a model but even this choice was to lead to more misery. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; BTP; JFFE1; JFFE2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd London
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- SKU
- KNW0008158
- ISBN
- 9781844542840
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. A collection of essays exploring the Marxist and feminist theorisation in education and learning. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 215 x 13. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745336381
- ISBN
- 9780745336381
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.13
€ 31.99
€ 25.13
Paperback. The book is a personal account of the challenges faced by one family without Chinese consumer goods. In an accessible way, the book will shed light on China's reach into the daily lives of ordinary people. The author's reporting (based in part on her experience as a business writer) will offer insights into the "business". Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; BM; JFFS; JFFT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470379202
- ISBN
- 9780470379202
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.62
€ 16.99
€ 14.62
Hardback. This provocative cultural critique of the imperative to be happy draws on the work of feminist, black, and queer critics showing how happiness is used to justify social oppression. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HPQ; JFFK; JFS; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5753 x 3971 x 25. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822346661
- ISBN
- 9780822346661
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.56
€ 116.56
Paperback. Using feminist and postcolonial theory this book examines the impact of multiculturalism and globalization on embodiment and community, whilst considering the ethical and political implication of its critique for post-colonial feminism. Series: Transformations. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSL1; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415201858
- ISBN
- 9780415201858
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.31
€ 64.31
Paperback. This exciting collection of work from leading feminist scholars including Elspeth Probyn, Penelope Deutscher and Chantal Nadeua engages with and extends the growing feminist literature on this fascinating topic. Editor(s): Ahmed, Sara; Stacey, Jackie. Series: Transformations. Num Pages: 256 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: DNF; JFC; JFFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415223560
- ISBN
- 9780415223560
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.81
€ 74.81
Hardback. Showing how feminist theory is generated from everyday life and the ordinary experiences of being a feminist, Sara Ahmed highlights the ties between feminist theory and living a life that sustains it by building on legacies of feminist of color scholarship and discussing the figure of the feminist killjoy. Num Pages: 312 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFK; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822363040
- ISBN
- 9780822363040
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.56
€ 116.56
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822363194
- ISBN
- 9780822363194
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 31.02
€ 31.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. This provocative cultural critique of the imperative to be happy draws on the work of feminist, black, and queer critics showing how happiness is used to justify social oppression. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HPQ; JFFK; JFS; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822347255
- ISBN
- 9780822347255
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 31.02
€ 31.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. Argues that a commitment to diversity is frequently substituted for a commitment to actual change. This title traces the work that diversity does, examining how the term is used and the way it serves to make questions about racism seem impertinent. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 221 x 15. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822352365
- ISBN
- 9780822352365
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.79
€ 28.79
Paperback. Drawing on an array of interview, ethnographic, and survey data from her native country of Kenya, the author examines how young African women, who suffer disproportionate rates of HIV infection compared to young African men, navigate their relationships, employment, and finances in the context of economic inequality and a devastating HIV epidemic. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; JFFH2; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520280946
- ISBN
- 9780520280946
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Hardcover. Slabodsky explores the relationship among geopolitics, religion, and social theory. He argues that during the postcolonial and post-Holocaust era, Jewish intellectuals were influenced by Global South thought and mobilized these intellectual resources to confront the neo-colonial assimilation of normative Judaism Series: New Approaches to Religion and Power. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRJ; JFFN; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137365316
- ISBN
- 9781137365316
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Paperback. Exploring recent contemporary debates on gender and migration, this book scrutinizes the relationship between women's work in ethnic economies and social integration, arguing that women in Britain zigzag their way to social integration. Series: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSJ; JFSL; JHBL; KC; KJWB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349475469
- ISBN
- 9781349475469
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.64
€ 65.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFFK; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816647705
- ISBN
- 9780816647705
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
Paperback. Explores the cultural anxieties over the putatively deteriorating 'American work ethic', and the class, race, sexual and gender biases at the root of the policy and debates. This title argues that activists could make great strides towards achieving social justice, even in the reactionary climate. Num Pages: 244 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JKS; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814797556
- ISBN
- 9780814797556
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. Presents an exploration of the impact of three French women filmmakers: Germaine Dulac, Marie Epstein, and Agnes Varda. Series: Morningside Books. Num Pages: 384 pages, 142 film stills. BIC Classification: APFA; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 2Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231104975
- ISBN
- 9780231104975
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Majority-Minority Relations in Contemporary Women's Movements
Sandu, Adriana; Thun, Cecile; Nyhagen, Line; ...
Paperback. This book examines contemporary relations between ethnic majority and ethnic minority women's movements in Norway, Spain and the United Kingdom, and women's movements' participation in and influence on public policy that focuses on violence against women. Series: Citizenship, Gender and Diversity. Num Pages: 351 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JFFK; JFSJ; JFSL; JPA; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 351
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349319671
- ISBN
- 9781349319671
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.92
€ 66.92