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Social issues & processes

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Irish Academic Press Ltd
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780716529668
ISBN
9780716529668
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.90

Paperback. For every group that is oppressed, one or more other groups are privileged in relation to it. This book argues that privilege, as the other side of oppression, has been given insufficient attention in both critical theories and in the practices of social change and as a result, dominant groups have been allowed to reinforce their dominance. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JHB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
51115th
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848130296
ISBN
9781848130296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.42

Hardback. Disability can be either an ascribed status or an achieved status and its combination with other statuses will affect the person's social experiences. This issue challenges critical thinking about the interrelationships with disability. It questions if the concepts and methods of intersectionality can be applied to disability at all. Editor(s): Barnartt, Sharon N.; Altman, Barbara Mandell. Series: Research in Social Science and Disability. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 32. Weight in Grams: 656.
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783501564
ISBN
9781783501564
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.53

Paperback. The author came of age in the South Bronx during the 1980s, a time when the community was devastated by cuts in social services, a rise in arson and abandonment, and the rise of crack-cocaine. This title provides an insider's look at the workings of a group of Dominican drug robbers. Num Pages: 296 pages, 15 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE; JFFH1; JFSL1; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 412. Race, Drugs, Violence, and the American Dream. 296 pages, illustrations. The author came of age in the South Bronx during the 1980s, a time when the community was devastated by cuts in social services, a rise in arson and abandonment, and the rise of crack-cocaine. This title provides an insider's look at the workings of a group of Dominican drug robbers. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE; JFFH1; JFSL1; JFSP2. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 18. Weight: 412.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520273382
ISBN
9780520273382
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.55

Hardback. The chapters in this two-part volume explore components of the emerging global discourse regarding gender and violence from a feminist and social scientific perspective. The authors address gender-based violence broadly, as an attribute of social structures as well as individuals and include LGBTQ individuals in its conceptualization of gender. Editor(s): Segal, Marcia Texler; Demos, Vasilikie P. Series: Advances in Gender Research. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFSJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 608.
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
350
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783501106
ISBN
9781783501106
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 165.85

Hardcover. This title traces the roots of the resistance of underground groups through a subversive past that stretches from the Paris commune of 1871 to the punks of the 1970s. It asks "whose city is it?" and argues that a disorderly urban culture is a better alternative than the Disneyfied city. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JFSG; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 449.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Edition
2002nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312233358
ISBN
9780312233358
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.74
€ 46.34

Paperback. Examines the historiography of the Irish Famine and its relevance now, in the context of the longer-term relationship between England and Ireland. Num Pages: 200 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; JFFC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UA) A / AS level; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Pluto Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780745310749
ISBN
9780745310749
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 25.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; JFFC1; JKSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 640.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Number of pages
424
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
9781441146489
ISBN
9781441146489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.44

Hardback. Much like the US, the countries of Western Europe have experienced massive immigration over the years. Spain, in particular, has been receiving thousands of new immigrants. This study is based on a sample of almost 7,000 second-generation students who were interviewed in Madrid and Barcelona in 2008 and then re-interviewed four years later. Num Pages: 336 pages, 19 b/w photographs, 15 figures, 75 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520286290
ISBN
9780520286290
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 72.84

Paperback. Details a study of Mexican and Cuban immigrants. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JFSL; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 148 x 27. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780520050044
ISBN
9780520050044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.12

Paperback. Provides readers with a comprehensive and an overview of immigration to the United States in a single volume. This title explores the economic, political, spatial, and linguistic aspects of immigration; the role of religion in the acculturation and social integration of foreign minorities; and the adaptation process for the second generation. Num Pages: 544 pages, 101. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 230 x 36. Weight in Grams: 850.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520274020
ISBN
9780520274020
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.82

Paperback. Editor(s): Junemann, Prof Dr Annette; Fromm, Nicolas; Scherer, Nikolas. Num Pages: 179 pages, 6 colour illustrations, 6 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
Publisher
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783658170103
ISBN
9783658170103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.15

Paperback. .
Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781446267592
ISBN
9781446267592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.69

Paperback. A comprehensive introductory guide to development for students, teachers, volunteers and NGO workers. Including a discussion of the anti-WTO demonstrations in Seattle, the book examines issues surrounding development, industrialization and globalization in a historic context. Editor(s): Panayiotopoulos, Prodromos Ioannou; Capps, Gavin. Num Pages: 320 pages, 4 figures/27 tables. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; JFFS; KCM; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Pluto Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745314020
ISBN
9780745314020
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.51

Hardback. Series: Industrial and Applied Mathematics. Num Pages: 232 pages, 63 black & white illustrations, 4 colour illustrations, 24 black & white tables, 64 colou. BIC Classification: JFFH2; MJCJ2; PBWH; PDE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer Verlag, Singapore Singapore
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9789812878519
ISBN
9789812878519
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.15

Paperback. Argues that we need to understand the appeal and persistence of the outbreak narrative because the stories we tell about disease emergence have consequences. This title presents cautionary tale about how the stories we tell circumscribe our thinking about global health and human interactions as the world imagines the next Great Plague. Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 392 pages, 9 illustrations, 2 figures. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 228 x 24. Weight in Grams: 548.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822341536
ISBN
9780822341536
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Hardcover. Editor(s): Schultz, Preston. Num Pages: 233 pages. BIC Classification: JFFB; JKSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 184 x 262 x 18. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634830829
ISBN
9781634830829
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 311.34
€ 231.92

paperback. Num Pages: 456 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816637034
ISBN
9780816637034
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

paperback. A history of the welfare rights programme of the 1960s which sought to organize the poor to make demands upon the system and in the process create a more humane welfare program. Num Pages: 344 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white tables, 9 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415945790
ISBN
9780415945790
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.42

hardcover. This work is based on ethnographic research in three communities in Kerala, India, which sent large numbers of workers to the Middle East for temporary jobs. It explores the factors responsible for the striking differences in the groups' patterns of migration and migration-induced social change. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFFN; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813530895
ISBN
9780813530895
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.82

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