Social issues & processes
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Social issues & processes
On The Edge: A History Of Poor Black Children And Their American Dream...
Carl Husemoller Nightingale
paperback. Filled with fascinating insights into the collective emotional life of inner-city kids, this book is also a highly original history of the erosion of urban community life since World War II. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JFF; JFSG; JFSP1; JFSP2; JKSB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Basic Books United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780465052196
- ISBN
- 9780465052196
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.66
€ 20.99
€ 16.66
Hardback. Unlike the 1930s, when the United States tragically failed to open its doors to Europeans fleeing Nazism, the country admitted over three million refugees during the Cold War. This book explores the reasons behind the remarkable changes to American refugee policy, laws, and programs. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBLW3; JFFD; JFFN; LNDA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691123325
- ISBN
- 9780691123325
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.68€ 50.37
€ 64.68
€ 50.37
Paperback. In recent years, immigration researchers have increasingly drawn on the concept of social capital and the role of social networks to understand the dynamics of immigrant experiences. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: JFFN; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 149 x 16. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745662374
- ISBN
- 9780745662374
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.95
€ 22.95
Hardback. Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2015 In recent years, immigration researchers have increasingly drawn on the concept of social capital and the role of social networks to understand the dynamics of immigrant experiences. Series: Immigration and Society. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: JFFN; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745662367
- ISBN
- 9780745662367
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.37
€ 65.37
Paperback. Tracing the history of seismology and the rise of the regulatory state and of environmental awareness, California Earthquakes tells how earthquake-hazard management came about, why some groups assisted and others fought it, and how scientists and engineers helped shape it. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JFFC; RBC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801889769
- ISBN
- 9780801889769
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.95
€ 40.95
Hardcover. This volume examines the inter-relationship between migration and trade unions in the age of globalisation. Editor(s): Schierup, Carl-Ulrik; Munck, Professor Ronaldo; Neergaard, Anders; Likic-Brboric, Branka. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFFS; KCF; KNXB2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198728863
- ISBN
- 9780198728863
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.49
€ 167.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH; JM; UDB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 143 x 14. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594547430
- ISBN
- 9781594547430
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.20€ 48.25
€ 68.20
€ 48.25
Hardcover. Num Pages: 222 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH; UDB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781560726753
- ISBN
- 9781560726753
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.78€ 60.51
€ 78.78
€ 60.51
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472437051
- ISBN
- 9781472437051
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.13€ 87.76
€ 141.13
€ 87.76
Paperback. Tells the story of how author and her long-time friend Sheikh Mohammad Akram Nadwi found a way to confront ugly stereotypes and persistent misperceptions that were cleaving their communities. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGXA; HRH; JFFJ; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 210 x 32. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Holt Paperbacks
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780805098198
- ISBN
- 9780805098198
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.99
€ 23.99
€ 19.99
Paperback. This work portrays three elementary classrooms from a feminist perspective. It demonstrates the complexity of issues that teachers face over the challenges of gender and identity issues. The life stories of the three teachers help to illustrate diverse situations. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847694792
- ISBN
- 9780847694792
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.66
€ 59.66
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138932234
- ISBN
- 9781138932234
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.43
€ 49.43
Hardback. Some countries, like the UK, give special recognition by the state to one or a few religions; other countries, like France and the US, give recognition to none. This book is about a new approach that gives equal recognition to all religions and non-religious belief systems. Editor(s): Carling, Alan. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSR; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 279
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- SKU
- V9781137501943
- ISBN
- 9781137501943
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.35€ 46.06
€ 129.35
€ 46.06
Paperback. Translator(s): Fay, Elisabeth. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 b&w illustration. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 217 x 22. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816665969
- ISBN
- 9780816665969
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.47
€ 29.99
€ 29.47
Hardback. Num Pages: 258 pages, 6, 4 tables, 2 charts. BIC Classification: 1DNS; 3JJ; JFFN; JKS; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801456671
- ISBN
- 9780801456671
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.57
€ 65.57
Paperback. A provocative and original book about the world today: the problems it faces, how it works and how ordinary citizens can retake control of its future Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFFR; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 20. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847396396
- ISBN
- 9781847396396
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.31
€ 16.99
€ 13.31
Paperback. This study examines women's experiences as teachers and students at British universities between 1870 and 1939 and shows clearly how sexual divisions were deeply etched in university life in Britain before 1939. Series: Women's and Gender History. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSJ1; JNM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857284591
- ISBN
- 9781857284591
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.32
€ 55.32
More than twenty-five years after the Abella Commission on Equality in Employment, Employment Equity in Canada examines the state of employment equity in Canada today. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFFJ; JHBL; LNHD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442647565
- ISBN
- 9781442647565
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 88.44
€ 88.44
Paperback. "This landmark study debunked the misconception that poor families were unstable and disorganized. Here is the chronicle of a young white woman's sojourn into The Flats, an African-American ghetto comm" Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JFSL3; JHBK; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 137 x 11. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Edition
- 27th Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061319822
- ISBN
- 9780061319822
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.75
€ 21.75
Paperback. Explores gender and race as principal bases of identity and locations of power and oppression in American history. Editor(s): Faulkner, Carol; Parker, Alison M. Series: Gender and Race in American History. Num Pages: 300 pages, 7 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- University of Rochester Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580465076
- ISBN
- 9781580465076
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.64
€ 36.99
€ 35.64