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Paperback. Explores the unintended consequences of compassion in the world of immigration politics. This book focuses on France and its humanitarian immigration practices to argue that a politics based on care and protection can lead the state to view issues of immigration and asylum through a medical lens. Num Pages: 312 pages, 10 b/w photographs, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1DDF; JFFN; JHM; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446. Immigration and the Politics of Humanitarianism in France. 312 pages, illustrations. Explores the unintended consequences of compassion in the world of immigration politics. This book focuses on France and its humanitarian immigration practices to argue that a politics based on care and protection can lead the state to view issues of immigration and asylum through a medical lens. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DDF; JFFN; JHM; JPVH. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 20. Weight: 522.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520269057
ISBN
9780520269057
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.66

Paperback. Rape, incest, and battery change a woman's life forever. Some women never rise above the pain, the rage, the humiliation, while others seem to transcend the violence and rebuild their lives. This text is a collection of stories from around the world of women who have survived such abuse. Editor(s): Harris, Miriam K. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE2; JFFE3; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 535.
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875652306
ISBN
9780875652306
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.55

Hardback. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 328 pages, 9 b/w photographs, 4 line illustrations, 1 map, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; JFFH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 151 x 26. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520276734
ISBN
9780520276734
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.80
€ 46.12

Paperback. Rather than focusing on specific groups, this book takes a "pancultural" perspective that focuses on the common experiences of refugees and immigrants. The author focuses on empirically-based practice approaches; assessment and intervention techniques that have been scientifically validated. Based on this approach the book presents the "best practice" for each problem area. Num Pages: 504 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFD; JFFN; JKSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231115834
ISBN
9780231115834
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 38.89

Paperback. A collection of classic texts and new black feminist scholarship. Exploring postmodernist themes of gendered and racialized exclusion, "black" identity and social and cultural difference, this volume provides an overview of black feminism in Britain as it has developed since the mid 1970s. Editor(s): Mirza, Heidi Safia. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JFFK; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415152891
ISBN
9780415152891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.56

Paperback. A profile of the black men who congregate at Slim's Table at the Valois "See Your Food" cafeteria on Chicago's South Side. Num Pages: 200 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JFSJ; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 145 x 13. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226170312
ISBN
9780226170312
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.22

Paperback. By addressing, through empirical research, the many facets of racial dynamics in higher education, this timely book offers not only strong arguments for the necessity of affirmative action policies, but also ways of building a research agenda that tests notions of fairness, merit, and the benefits of diversity. Editor(s): Chang, Mitchell J.; Witt, Daria; Jones, James; Hakuta, Kenji. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804740357
ISBN
9780804740357
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.45

paperback. A fully revised and updated edition of this seminal introduction to and overview of the field of governmentality studies. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JPA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 170 x 17. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847873842
ISBN
9781847873842
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.10

Hardcover. Editor(s): Ortiz, Mitchell. Num Pages: 323 pages. BIC Classification: GPQD; JFFE3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 150. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634857956
ISBN
9781634857956
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 286.95
€ 211.84

Paperback. The Politics of Violence develops an inter-disciplinary feminist perspective grounded in original ethnographic research on everyday forms of violence in El Salvador. Hume challenges dominant theories of violence through foregrounding subaltern vocabularies that have been historically ignored in debates on violence. Series: Bulletin of Latin American Research Book Series. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KLCS; JFFE; JFFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 296. Gender, Conflict and Community in El Salvador. Series: Bulletin of Latin American Research Book Series. 212 pages, illustrations. The Politics of Violence develops an inter-disciplinary feminist perspective grounded in original ethnographic research on everyday forms of violence in El Salvador. Hume challenges dominant theories of violence through foregrounding subaltern vocabularies that have been historically ignored in debates on violence. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1KLCS; JFFE; JFFK. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 11. Weight: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405192262
ISBN
9781405192262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.89

Paperback. In this work, originally published in 1600, the author creates a conversation among seven Venetain noblewomen. The dialogue explores women's experience in both theoretical and practical terms. The women take as their broad theme men's curious hostility towards women and the possible cures for it. Editor(s): Cox, Virginia (Lecturer in Italian, Christ's College, Cambridge University). Translator(s): Cox, Virginia (Lecturer in Italian, Christ's College, Cambridge University). Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 240 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DST; DNF; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226256825
ISBN
9780226256825
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.19

Paperback. During the 1920s and 1930s, in cities from Beijing to Bombay, Tokyo to Berlin, Johannesburg to New York, the Modern Girl made her flashy, fashionable appearance in city streets and cafes, in films, advertisements, and illustrated magazines. This work tracks the Modern Girl as she emerged as a global phenomenon during the 1920s and 1930s. Editor(s): Weinbaum, Alys Eve; Modern Girl Around the World Research Group; Thomas, Lynn M.; Ramamurthy, Priti; Poiger, Uta G.; Dong, Madeleine Yue. Series: Next Wave: New Directions in Women's Studies. Num Pages: 435 pages, 132 illustrations. BIC Classification: HB; JFC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 656.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822343059
ISBN
9780822343059
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.63

Hardcover. Editor(s): Hamada, Mohamed. Num Pages: 250 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JNC; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 257 x 181 x 21. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9781629480664
ISBN
9781629480664
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 229.32
€ 154.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 149 x 11. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816635931
ISBN
9780816635931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.18

Paperback. Against the historical background of slavery and colonialism, this study investigates how white and Afro-Caribbean women writers have responded to feminist, abolitionist and post-emancipationist issues. It aims to reveal a relationship between colonial exploitation and female sexual oppression. Num Pages: 175 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; HBTQ; HBTR; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
175
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231082235
ISBN
9780231082235
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.99

Paperback. Explores key areas of working with adult survivors of childhood abuse that in the author's experience as a practitioner, trainer, and supervisor are frequent concerns of those working in this field. Series: Questions and Answers for Counsellors and Therapists. Num Pages: 150 pages, index. BIC Classification: JFFE; JKSN2; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
150
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861562203
ISBN
9781861562203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.04

Hardback. Editor(s): Ross, Molloy C. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; LNDA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
112
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781629481166
ISBN
9781629481166
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 188.16
€ 126.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; HBTB; JFFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 226 x 13. Weight in Grams: 335.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Taylor Trade Publishing United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589791718
ISBN
9781589791718
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.44

Paperback. One of the most controversial, talked-about books of 2015, in a fresh new package, published to coincide with International Women's Day. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFFK; JFSJ1; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780228877
ISBN
9781780228877
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. Introduces and tests a theory of ethnic violence, which provides an explanation of not only most ethnic violence, civil wars, and terrorism but many interstate wars as well. This book offers a synthesis of comparative politics and international relations theories, as well as a blend of statistical and historical case study methodologies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 5 line illus. 16 tables. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691123837
ISBN
9780691123837
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.23

Hardcover. Editor(s): Zimmermann, Monica K. Num Pages: 231 pages, tables, charts & maps. BIC Classification: JFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 264 x 186 x 23. Weight in Grams: 750.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
231
Condition
New
SKU
V9781604564525
ISBN
9781604564525
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.40
€ 106.57

Paperback. Provides a view of the experience of race in urban America from the corner store. This study aims to illuminate the cues and misunderstandings that make up race relations in urban communities, explore how racial interactions and racial identity are influenced by local context, and provide evidence of anti-black prejudice among white Americans. Num Pages: 211 pages, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSC; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 49.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
211
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520248090
ISBN
9780520248090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.68

Hardback. This book attempts to reconfigure feminism in a way that responds to cultural diversity. The author contends that a discourse of rights can be formulated and that this task is crucial to negotiating a balance between women's interests and multicultural claims. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JFFK; JFSJ1; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748632794
ISBN
9780748632794
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.84
€ 101.00

Hardback. Monica Prasad's powerful demand-side hypothesis addresses three questions: Why does the United States have more poverty than any other developed country? Why did it experience an attack on state intervention in the 1980s, known today as the neoliberal revolution? And why did it recently suffer the greatest economic meltdown in seventy-five years? Num Pages: 344 pages, 2 line illustrations, 11 graphs, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFFA; KCP; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 696.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
344
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674066526
ISBN
9780674066526
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.86
€ 48.82

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