Social issues & processes
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Social issues & processes
Paperback. In the UK, as in other rich countries, the 'playing-field' is anything but level and the family plays a surprisingly crucial part in maintaining inequality. This book explores how seemingly mundane aspects of family life raise fundamental questions of social justice and calls for a rethink of what equality of opportunity means. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFFM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 131 x 199 x 12. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447331537
- ISBN
- 9781447331537
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.64
€ 15.99
€ 12.64
Hardback. This collection of outstanding essays addresses the concern of an astructural bias. Contemporary interactionists and their critics, social theorists, and students of sociology who are interested in assessing the ability of SI to fully address the social circumstances and social problems of an increasingly precarious world should read this book. Editor(s): Musolf, Gil Richard. Series Editor(s): Denzin, Norman K. Series: Studies in Symbolic Interaction. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JFFP; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 161 x 287 x 18. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786350367
- ISBN
- 9781786350367
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.40€ 35.94
€ 98.40
€ 35.94
Hardcover. Culture plays a central role in our understanding of migration as an economic phenomenon. This title emphasises on the distinctions in culture between migrants, the families they left behind, and the local population in the migration destination. Editor(s): Epstein, Gil; Gang, Ira. Series Editor(s): Beladi, Hamin; Choi, Eun Kwan. Series: Frontiers of Economics and Globalization. Num Pages: 757 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFN; KCF; KCR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1256.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 757
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780857241535
- ISBN
- 9780857241535
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 170.54
€ 170.54
Paperback. In October 2015, photographer Giles Duley was commissioned by the UNHCR to document the refugee crisis. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FB; 3JMG; AJB; AJCR; JFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 202. .
- Publisher
- Saqi Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780863561795
- ISBN
- 9780863561795
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.86
€ 36.99
€ 32.86
Paperback. This text looks at the difference that differences make in a globalized world. Gunn uses the work of Henry James, John Dewey and others, as well as postcolonial writings, literature on the Holocaust and other literature to show how pragmatism can better account for the consequences of diversity. Num Pages: 258 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HB; HP; JFC; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226310640
- ISBN
- 9780226310640
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.61
€ 40.99
€ 31.61
Paperback. A thorough and fascinating study of motivations, relationships and impact of Chinese migrants in Africa. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1H; GTF; JFFN; KCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 10. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780329161
- ISBN
- 9781780329161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.71
€ 32.99
€ 27.71
Paperback. This work uses cross-national and longitudinal empirical research to explain the rise, nature, and impact of science as an authoritative worldwide institution. The authors analyze the ever-increasing investment in science, the diffusion of scientific discourse, and the hegemony of scientific organizations. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; JFFS; JH; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804744928
- ISBN
- 9780804744928
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.10
€ 40.99
€ 36.10
Paperback. Num Pages: 450 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH2; MJCJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1383.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Practical Action Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853398940
- ISBN
- 9781853398940
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.35
€ 47.35
Paperback. This book explores the experiences of adult survivors of domestic violence in adulthood. It examines current research and sets out best practice guidance for supporting adult survivors and children following domestic violence. Personal testimonies and poems feature throughout. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE3; JKSN2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 229 x 11. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849050968
- ISBN
- 9781849050968
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.35
€ 42.35
Paperback. Despite the frequent appearances of Osama Bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri on television screens worldwide, Al Qaeda remains an elusive entity. Viewing Al Qaeda from within, this title reveals the terrorist network's insidious role in the global web culture and the dimensions of its frightening threat to world stability and security. Editor(s): Kepel, Gilles; Milelli, Jean-Pierre. Translator(s): Ghazaleh, Pascale. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HBJH; JFFE; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 203 x 25. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674034747
- ISBN
- 9780674034747
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.75
€ 35.99
€ 30.75
Hardcover. In December 1997, in a small town in rural Australia, a fight broke out among local Aborigines that turned into a full-blown riot when police intervened in force. This title uses this incident as a means of launching a discussion about race, identity, and racialized violence. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JFFE; JFFJ; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 26. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405114035
- ISBN
- 9781405114035
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.20
€ 142.20
Paperback. In December 1997, in a small town in rural Australia, a fight broke out among local Aborigines that turned into a full-blown riot when police intervened in force. This title uses this incident as a means of launching a larger discussion about race, identity, and racialized violence. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JFFE; JFFJ; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405114042
- ISBN
- 9781405114042
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.36
€ 47.36
hardcover. The New African Diaspora in Vancouver maps out how African immigrants negotiate these multiple dimensions of local exclusion while at the same time creating new spaces of belonging and emerging collective identity. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBCB; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 587.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442642959
- ISBN
- 9781442642959
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.96
€ 68.96
Paperback. Series: Routledge Library Editions: Children and Disability. BIC Classification: JFFG; JNS; VFD; VFXC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138951396
- ISBN
- 9781138951396
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 44.21
€ 52.99
€ 44.21
Paperback. Geography is a subject which throughout its history has been dominated by men; men have undertaken the heroic explorations which form the mythology of its foundation, men have written most of its texts and, as many feminist geographers have remarked, mena s interests have structured what counts as legitimate geographical knowledge. Num Pages: 216 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFK; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745611563
- ISBN
- 9780745611563
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 24.98
€ 24.99
€ 24.98
Paperback. The Broken Middle offers a startlingly original rethinking of the modern philosophical tradition and fundamentally rejects the anti--philosophy and anti--theory of post--modernity. Num Pages: 372 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HPCF; JFC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 0. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 372
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631182214
- ISBN
- 9780631182214
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 47.19
€ 48.99
€ 47.19
Hardback. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745608181
- ISBN
- 9780745608181
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.32
€ 66.32
Paperback. * Inside the financial crisis as the bankers themseves rode the boom and fell with the crash, from the first UK journalist to predict it * Updated for this edition Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BT; JFFX; KFFK; KFFL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 25. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349121895
- ISBN
- 9780349121895
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.78
€ 15.99
€ 11.78
Paperback. Series: Social Transformations in American Anthropology. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN; TTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479807802
- ISBN
- 9781479807802
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.70
€ 33.99
€ 30.70
Paperback. Providing insight into the reason why some adults are resilient enough to have overcome devastating childhood trauma, the author outlines how victims can recognize their resilient traits and appreciate the good in their lives. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JMC; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 151 x 25. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787902537
- ISBN
- 9780787902537
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.34
€ 58.34