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Paperback. The Politics of Waiting in Argentina. 192 pages, 17 photographs, 1 figure. Describes the power that can be imposed, and the misery that is caused, especially for the poor, by the simple act of waiting. This title also describes a variety of different situations, including waiting for national identity cards, for welfare agencies, and the endless waiting for relocation from the slums. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; JFFA; JKS; JPQB. Dimension: 216 x 154 x 13. Weight: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822352334
- ISBN
- 9780822352334
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.52
€ 32.99
€ 25.52
Paperback. "Political clientelism" is a term used to characterise the contemporary relationships between political elites and the poor in Latin America in which goods and services are traded for political favours. This title presents the ethnography of urban clientelism ever carried out in Argentina. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 table, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; JFFA; JHMP; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822326212
- ISBN
- 9780822326212
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.67
€ 36.99
€ 27.67
Hardback. This volume examines the power that can be imposed, and the misery that is caused, especially for the poor, by the simple act of waiting. Although set in Buenos Aires, Auyero describes a variety of different situations, including waiting for national identity cards, for welfare agencies, and the endless waiting for relocation from the slums. Num Pages: 216 pages, 17 photographs, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; JFC; JFFH; JPQB; MBP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5487 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822352594
- ISBN
- 9780822352594
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.24
€ 109.24
Paperback. Countering the popular misconception that racial discrimination has largely not existed in Puerto Rico, this book shows that racial prejudice has long had an insidious effect on Puerto Rican society. It is of interest to specialists in Caribbean studies, Puerto Rican history, and Latin America studies, and also to scholars in a variety of fields. Num Pages: 192 pages, 34 tables, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KJP; HBJK; HBLL; JFFJ; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822318422
- ISBN
- 9780822318422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
Paperback. A history of the colonial tea plantation regime in Assam, which brought more than one million migrants to the region in northeast India, irrevocably changing the social landscape. Series: Radical Perspectives. Num Pages: 344 pages, 12 photographs, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; JFFN; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822350491
- ISBN
- 9780822350491
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.83
€ 36.99
€ 29.83
Hardcover. This book provides a critical perspective on people's response to disasters in the Philippines. It draws upon an array of case studies to discuss people's vulnerability, capacities and resilience in facing a wide range of different hazards. Series: Disaster Studies. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMP; JFFC; RNR; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137484284
- ISBN
- 9781137484284
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.36
€ 66.36
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612346953
- ISBN
- 9781612346953
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.76
€ 18.99
€ 18.76
Hardback. Editor(s): Giroux, Jean Baptiste; Vallee, Charlotte. Num Pages: 197 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 259 x 186 x 17. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 197
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781624179570
- ISBN
- 9781624179570
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 250.84€ 172.78
€ 250.84
€ 172.78
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Sage Publications Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473982383
- ISBN
- 9781473982383
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.94
€ 59.94
Paperback. This study examines how the myths of man as "Just Warrior" and woman as "Beautiful Soul" serve to recreate/secure women's social position as noncombatants and men's identity as warriors. It demonstrates how these myths are undermined by the reality of female bellicosity and sacrificial male love. Num Pages: 321 pages, 14 maps. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFSJ1; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226206264
- ISBN
- 9780226206264
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.82
€ 40.99
€ 31.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 92 pages. BIC Classification: DD; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 142 x 9. Weight in Grams: 138.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The Women's Play Press New Zealand
- Number of pages
- 92
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780958339377
- ISBN
- 9780958339377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.53
€ 10.99
€ 9.53
Paperback. When I'm Away From Home is a workbook designed to provide specific information about the individual care requirements of a disabled child for anyone responsible for their care. It includes the child's medical and physical needs, their daily routine and a section which they can fill in themselves about their personality, preferences and habits. Num Pages: 76 pages, directory. BIC Classification: JFFG; VFJD; VFXC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 173 x 5. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Pub
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 76
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853028984
- ISBN
- 9781853028984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.08
€ 26.08
Paperback. Explores not only cruel acts but the discriminatory thinking that made them possible, their long-term effects, the precariousness of memory, and the pathos of survival Num Pages: 296 pages, 6 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JJ; 3JM; AB; HBTB; JFFE; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822354567
- ISBN
- 9780822354567
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.67
€ 36.99
€ 27.67
Animalkind:What We Owe to Animals explores the crucial ethical differences between humans and animals. Occupying the middle ground between extreme egalitarianism and outright dismissal, the book instead advocates a position of respect for animals, treatment not afforded to the current inhabitants of factory farms and animal labs. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405199377
- ISBN
- 9781405199377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 107.75
€ 107.75
Paperback. Animalkind:What We Owe to Animals explores the crucial ethical differences between humans and animals. Occupying the middle ground between extreme egalitarianism and outright dismissal, the book instead advocates a position of respect for animals, treatment not afforded to the current inhabitants of factory farms and animal labs. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405199384
- ISBN
- 9781405199384
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.52
€ 34.52
Paperback. A book on leadership that explains why so many followers not only tolerate bad leaders but in many cases actually prefer them. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFX; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 173 x 17. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 318
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195312003
- ISBN
- 9780195312003
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.14
€ 24.99
€ 23.14
Paperback. Editor(s): Lynch, Jean B. Num Pages: 78 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 7. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 78
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594549359
- ISBN
- 9781594549359
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.90€ 56.51
€ 78.90
€ 56.51
Hardcover. Weaving together a social history of the American beef industry with her own account of growing up in the shadow of her grandfather's cattle business, Halley juxtaposes the two worlds and creates a link between the meat industry and her own experience of the formation of gender and sexuality through family violence. Series: Critical Studies in Gender, Sexuality, and Culture. Num Pages: 199 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE; JFSJ1; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230115187
- ISBN
- 9780230115187
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.30
€ 127.30
Paperback. The marked increase in life expectancy in Down syndrome since the 1990s, although a very good sign in itself, raises important questions regarding the health issues, cognitive involution and social and professional inclusion of people with the condition. Editor(s): Rondal, Jean-Adolphe; Rasore-Quartino, Alberto; Soresi, Salvatore. Num Pages: 250 pages, index. BIC Classification: JFFG; JNS; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861563972
- ISBN
- 9781861563972
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 112.67
€ 112.67
Paperback. Tells the world what it means to be a Saudi woman today. This book shows how with advances in education and access to work, Saudi women are breaking through the barriers; they are becoming doctors, social workers, business owners and are even managing to push at the boundaries of public life. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; BGR; HBJF1; JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 113 x 178 x 35. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857502865
- ISBN
- 9780857502865
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.31
€ 11.99
€ 10.31