Social issues & processes
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Social issues & processes
Paperback. This book provides the first comprehensive analysis of global governance from a gendered perspective. It not only furthers the emerging feminist theorizing on global governance, but also provides a theoretically informed and empirically based analysis of both institutions and transformative practices. Editor(s): Rai, Shirin M.; Waylen, Georgina. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFFS; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2008th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230537057
- ISBN
- 9780230537057
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.57
€ 127.57
paperback. Editor(s): Neuhouser, Frederick. Translator(s): Neuhouser, Frederick; Smith, Alan E. Series: New Directions in Critical Theory. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF7; HPS; JFFN; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 25. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780231151993
- ISBN
- 9780231151993
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 20.34
€ 29.99
€ 20.34
Hardback. This book examines the vulnerability caused by migration, in particular, the vulnerability of women that may cause forced migration, and the ways in which this is dealt with by national authorities in affluent European states. It explores transnational migration, gender and human rights, migration regimes, and anti-trafficking efforts in Norway. Series Editor(s): Leonard, Liam. Series: Advances in Ecopolitics. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780522029
- ISBN
- 9781780522029
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.04
€ 129.04
Hardback. Series: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137483096
- ISBN
- 9781137483096
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.58
€ 116.58
Hardcover. This book challenges the popular view that established ideologies no longer make sense in today's globalizing world. Considered from a broad historical perspective, major ideological traditions have not become destabilized and incoherent by globalization, but remain meaningful political beliefs that shape the globalization debate. Series: Frontiers of Globalization. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPA; JPB; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 221 x 19. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230336940
- ISBN
- 9780230336940
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Hardback. Presents a review of the relevant molecular, genetic, and behavioral approaches used to investigate the neurobiological basis of drug addiction. This work explores the findings on opioid, psychostimulant, cannabinoid, alcohol, and nicotine addiction. It offers insight into the genetic basis of drug addiction and the therapeutic perspectives. Editor(s): Maldonado, Rafael. Num Pages: 346 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFFH1; MMH; PSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 841.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 346
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781588290601
- ISBN
- 9781588290601
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 198.64
€ 198.64
Paperback. 1. Author is well--known for his original work on sexual politics.2. Major textb ook, covering many theories which have tackled the problem of gender -- from psychoanalysis to Marxism and feminist theories.3. Succeeds in using sexual politics to reformulate the traditional realms of social and political theory. Num Pages: 352 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745604688
- ISBN
- 9780745604688
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.81
€ 33.99
€ 33.81
Hardback. * A wide-ranging volume from one of the world s most influential and respected figures in gender studies. * Proposes a bold new agenda and manifesto for the social scientists as advocates of social justice. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 137 x 21. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745653501
- ISBN
- 9780745653501
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
paperback. "A wonderful example of contemporary anthropology." - Irene Glasser, Community Renewal Team (CRT), Hartford, Connecticut Series: Teaching Culture: UTP Ethnographies for the Classroom. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- SKU
- V9781551115337
- ISBN
- 9781551115337
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 33.17
€ 35.99
€ 33.17
Hardback. Media practices and the everyday cultures of transnational migrants are deeply interconnected. Mediating Migration narrates aspects of the migrant experience as shaped by the technologies of communication and the social, political and cultural configurations of neoliberal globalization. Series: PGMC - Polity Global Media and Communication Series. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; JFD; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745646329
- ISBN
- 9780745646329
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.05
€ 73.05
Paperback. Media practices and the everyday cultures of transnational migrants are deeply interconnected. Mediating Migration narrates aspects of the migrant experience as shaped by the technologies of communication and the social, political and cultural configurations of neoliberal globalization. Series: PGMC - Polity Global Media and Communication Series. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; JFD; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745646336
- ISBN
- 9780745646336
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.81
€ 24.81
Paperback. Explores globalized ideas of gendered constructions and contradictions though the transnational media Series: Critical Cultural Communication. Num Pages: 325 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814737316
- ISBN
- 9780814737316
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. Provides an introduction to the women's movement and women's organizations in Russia and shows how their ability to organize was constrained by social structures and state policies. This book focuses on the development of women's activism and the challenges for activists in a time of resurgent nationalism and turmoil over democratic reform. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBTB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 18. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566395212
- ISBN
- 9781566395212
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.84
€ 42.99
€ 38.84
hardcover. Num Pages: 253 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, 13 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJ; DSBH; DSK; JFFT; RNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137590619
- ISBN
- 9781137590619
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.67
€ 116.67
Paperback. This book examines the beliefs of law enforcement officers who support the use of torture and the implications of these beliefs for officers' responses to human rights activism and education. Series: Stanford Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE; JKSW1; JKVP; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781503601017
- ISBN
- 9781503601017
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.67
€ 29.99
€ 27.67
Hardback. This book examines the beliefs of law enforcement officers who support the use of torture and the implications of these beliefs for officers' responses to human rights activism and education. Series: Stanford Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE; JKSW1; JKVP; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804794718
- ISBN
- 9780804794718
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.11
€ 119.11
hardcover. A unique approach to understanding the changing face of youth transitions, addressing the question of how gender identities are constituted in late modern culture. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 172. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847420510
- ISBN
- 9781847420510
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.70
€ 98.70
Paperback. Goes behind the scenes in two urban luxury hotels to give a picture of the workers who care for and cater to wealthy guests. This work offers an analysis of what the luxury service consists of, how managers organize its production, and how workers and guests negotiate the inequality between them. Num Pages: 373 pages, 2 line illustrations, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JFFT; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 510. Service and Inequality in Luxury Hotels. 373 pages, 2 line illustrations, 5 tables. Goes behind the scenes in two urban luxury hotels to give a picture of the workers who care for and cater to wealthy guests. This work offers an analysis of what the luxury service consists of, how managers organize its production, and how workers and guests negotiate the inequality between them. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JFFT; JHM. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 22. Weight: 510.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 373
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520247826
- ISBN
- 9780520247826
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. The growing scale of international migration has reshaped the debate on the social rights and social protection available to people outside their countries of origin. This book uses conceptual frameworks, policy analysis and empirical studies of migrants to explore international migrants' needs for and access to social protection across the world. Series: Rethinking International Development Series. Num Pages: 310 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFN; JHB; JPB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349319152
- ISBN
- 9781349319152
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Paperback. This book examines how labor migration is changing the countryside in post-Mao China. Series: Cambridge Modern China Series. Num Pages: 306 pages, 28 b/w illus. 2 maps 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1FPC; GTB; JFFN; JP; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 306
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521005302
- ISBN
- 9780521005302
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.92
€ 52.92