Social issues & processes
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Social issues & processes
Paperback. Offers an analysis of rigorous, empirical evidence that exposes the central paradox of racial representation. Using data on representatives elected to Congress between 1972 and 1994, this work examines the link between the racial composition of a congressional district and its representative's race as well as ideology. Num Pages: 176 pages, 28 line illus. 15 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL1; JPH; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 257.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691010106
- ISBN
- 9780691010106
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.37
€ 52.99
€ 37.37
Hardback. At 3:17 p.m. on March 18, 1937, a natural gas leak beneath the London Junior-Senior High School in the oil boomtown of New London, Texas, created a lethal mixture of gas and oxygen in the school's basement. The odorless, colorless gas went undetected until the flip of an electrical switch triggered a colossal blast. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1 map; 36 b notes; bibliography; index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JJG; HBLW; JFFC; JNB; JNL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781612341538
- ISBN
- 9781612341538
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.41
€ 40.41
Paperback. Providing an innovative and accessible perspective on how civil rights legislation affects the lives of ordinary Americans, this work argues for a radical new understanding of rights. The study is based on interviews with those who had experienced discrimination on disability issues. Series: Chicago Series in Law and Society. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFG; JP; LA; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 126 x 16. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226208336
- ISBN
- 9780226208336
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.23
€ 35.99
€ 28.23
Hardcover. This is the first published research from the UK to address the neglected topic of the increasing settlement of Gypsies and Travellers in conventional housing. It highlights the complex and emergent tensions and dynamics inherent when policy and popular discourse combine to frame ethnic populations within a narrative of movement. Num Pages: 280 pages, 7 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFFM; JKS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 182 x 238 x 20. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847428738
- ISBN
- 9781847428738
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.95
€ 102.95
Paperback. Part of a series, this concise text focuses on key issues affecting indigenous and ethnic groups worldwide. Building on introductory material, it then explores a particular issue and its impact on a culture. It aims to help readers identify with others of a different ethnic background. Series: Cultural survival studies in ethnicity & change. Num Pages: 168 pages, maps. BIC Classification: JFC; JFF; JFSL1; JHM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 230. Fine copy showing minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Pearson
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSS0016389
- ISBN
- 9780205198160
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: JFFZ; JHB; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816687770
- ISBN
- 9780816687770
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 24.81
€ 24.99
€ 24.81
Hardback. A look at the history of Western "civilization", and the interrelated suffering of oppressed humans and other animals. David Nibert argues that throughout history the exploitation of other animals has gone hand-in-hand with the oppression of women, people of colour, and other oppressed groups. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFFZ; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742517752
- ISBN
- 9780742517752
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.69
€ 186.69
Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 19. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Updated edition with a New preface by the author
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691165769
- ISBN
- 9780691165769
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.57
€ 33.99
€ 24.57
hardcover. This book is essential for lovers of horses and for lovers of beautiful photography. Num Pages: 96 pages, chiefly col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; JFFZ; WNGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 234 x 16. Weight in Grams: 686. Clean copy fine in dust wrapper. DW showing light shelf wear. Remains a very good copy
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- THP Ireland
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0024535
- ISBN
- 9781845887063
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Paperback. Explores the late-1990s debate surrounding the sources of racism in America. The essays represent three major approaches: the social psychological, the social structural and the non-racially inspired ideology. It assesses the issues on the role of racism in mass politics and public opinion. Editor(s): Sears, David O.; etc. Series: Studies in Communication, Media & Public Opinion. Num Pages: 352 pages, 22 line drawings, 28 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; JHMP; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226744070
- ISBN
- 9780226744070
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 37.51
€ 48.99
€ 37.51
Paperback. The study, when published in 2002, received coverage across the globe from Brazil to Greece and attracted the support of the then High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mary Robinson. Anyone interested in understanding, campaigning or simply debating the issues facing policy makers today will find this book a rich and compelling resource. Editor(s): Townsend, Peter; Gordon, David. Series: Studies in Poverty, Inequality and Social Exclusion Series. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861343956
- ISBN
- 9781861343956
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 39.42
€ 41.99
€ 39.42
Paperback. El Salvador emerged from a brutal civil war in 1992 to find much of its national income coming from a massive emigrant workforce that earns money in the US. This book examines this new way of life as it extends across two places: Intipuca, a Salvadoran town, and the Washington, DC, home to the second largest population Salvadorans in the US. Series: Chicago Studies in Practices of Meaning. Num Pages: 304 pages, 10 halftones, 1 map, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCS; JFFN; JFSL4; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226653402
- ISBN
- 9780226653402
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.15
€ 36.99
€ 29.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JKS; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- Chelsea Green Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603585804
- ISBN
- 9781603585804
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.39
€ 25.99
€ 17.39
Hardback. This volume focuses on two dimensions of globalization: the cultural and social realities of global connection and the uneasily shifting role of the state. Through a series of case studies, the editors assess the choices states have and the consequences of those choices for culture and society. Editor(s): Cameron, David R.; Stein, Janice Gross. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFFS; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774808804
- ISBN
- 9780774808804
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.46
€ 119.46
Hardback. Imagine being able to consult with Jay Haley about difficult therapy cases. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG; MMH; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393701555
- ISBN
- 9780393701555
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.74
€ 24.99
€ 22.74
Paperback. Blacks, Hispanics, and Asians represent three of every four immigrants who arrived in the United States after 1970. In "Other Immigrants", David M. Reimers offers a comprehensive account of non-European immigration, chronicling the stories of frequently overlooked Americans. Num Pages: 389 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFFN; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 389
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814775356
- ISBN
- 9780814775356
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.45
€ 33.99
€ 30.45
Paperback. 192 pages, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Renton, Dave. Globalisation is not a new phenomenon; but on the eve of the millennium, the processes that constitute the phenomenon of globalization are intensifying, and being experienced in new ways. This book looks at the writings of Marx which are relevant to these current issues. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPFC. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 16. Weight: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Lawrence And Wishart Ltd
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853159094
- ISBN
- 9780853159094
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.30
€ 20.99
€ 19.30
Paperback. Num Pages: 447 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: CFZ; JFFG; JNC; JNSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 190 x 25. Weight in Grams: 839.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 447
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781563681103
- ISBN
- 9781563681103
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.92€ 45.14
€ 52.92
€ 45.14
Paperback. Editor(s): Meyer, David S.; Jenness, Valerie; Ingram, Helen M. Series: Social Movements, Protest and Contention. Num Pages: 360 pages, 23ill.3M. BIC Classification: JFF; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780816644803
- ISBN
- 9780816644803
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 27.09
€ 27.99
€ 27.09
Paperback.
This incisive book provides a critical history and analysis of community organizing, the tradition of bringing groups together to build power and forge grassroots leadership for social, economic, racial, and environmental justice. Begun by Saul Alinsky in the 1930s, there are today nearly 200 institution-based groups active in 40 U.S. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JFS; JPWQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Polity Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745663203
- ISBN
- 9780745663203
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.02
€ 23.02