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Hardcover. Although living conditions have improved throughout history, protest seems to have increased to the point of becoming a normal phenomenon in modern societies. This volume examines how and why this is the case. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; JHBA; JKSW2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 37. Weight in Grams: 700.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847698561
ISBN
9780847698561
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 173.58

Hardcover. Intends to assemble a set of essays that invent, develop, and/or demonstrate strategies for theorizing one or several dynamic processes, so as to identify, illustrate by example, and analyze specific problems as well as connect theorizations of process across different disciplines of inquiry. Editor(s): Dahms, Harry; Hazelrigg, Lawrence. Series Editor(s): Dahms, Harry. Series: Current Perspectives in Social Theory. Num Pages: 392 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; JHBA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 156 x 235 x 34. Weight in Grams: 708.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857242235
ISBN
9780857242235
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 233.63

Hardcover. This book provides an ethnographic account of life in a Parisian banlieue and examines how the residents of this multi-ethnic city come together to build, define, and put into practice their collective life. The book focuses on the French ideal of integration and its consequences within the multicultural context of contemporary France. Series: Berghahn Monographs in French Studies. Num Pages: 220 pages, 2 maps, 18 ills. BIC Classification: 1DDF; JFFN; JFSL; RP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 245 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857450845
ISBN
9780857450845
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.82

Hardcover. Racial and ethnic categories have appeared in recent scientific work in novel ways and in relation to a variety of disciplines: medicine, forensics, population genetics, and also developments in popular genealogy. Once again, biology is foregrounded in the discussion of human identity. Editor(s): Schramm, Katharina; Skinner, David; Rottenburg, Richard. Series: Studies of the BioSocial Society. Num Pages: 264 pages, 4 tables & figs. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFMG; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857452535
ISBN
9780857452535
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.05

Hardcover. In Israel, as in numerous countries of the global North, Filipina migrant women have been recruited in large numbers for domestic work, typically as live-in caregivers for the elderly. Nevertheless, the case of Israel is unique in many ways: the country has a special significance as the "Holy Land" for the predominantly devout Christian Filipina.. Series: EASA Series. Num Pages: 252 pages, 12 ills. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JFFN; JFSJ1; JFSL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 162 x 238 x 20. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857452610
ISBN
9780857452610
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.02

Hardcover. In many societies today, educational aims or goals are commonly characterized in terms of "equality," "equal opportunity," "equal access" or "equal rights," the underlying assumption being that "equality" in some form is an intelligible and sensible educational ideal. Series: Asia Pacific Studies: Past and Present. Num Pages: 204 pages, 15 tables & figs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBTB; JFFJ; JNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 426. Series: Asia Pacific Studies: Past and Present. 204 pages, 15 tables & figs. In many societies today, educational aims or goals are commonly characterized in terms of "equality," "equal opportunity," "equal access" or "equal rights," the underlying assumption being that "equality" in some form is an intelligible and sensible educational ideal. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBTB; JFFJ; JNF. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 17. Weight: 420.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857452672
ISBN
9780857452672
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.65

Most theories of material culture, transnationalism, and globalization have failed to incorporate a focus on emotions even though an increasing number of scholars in recent years have explored emotion-dense processes. This book fills the gap and examines how "emotions" can be theorized and serve as a useful analytical tool for understanding.. Editor(s): Svasek, Maruska. Series: Material Mediations: People and Things in a World of Movement. Num Pages: 300 pages, 45 ills and tables. BIC Classification: ABA; JFCD; JFFN; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 526. Transnationalism, Cultural Productions and Emotions. Series: Material Mediations: People and Things in a World of Movement. 300 pages, 45 ills and tables. Editor(s): Svasek, Maruska. Most theories of material culture, transnationalism, and globalization have failed to incorporate a focus on emotions even though an increasing number of scholars in recent years have explored emotion-dense processes. This book fills the gap and examines how "emotions" can be theorized and serve as a useful analytical tool for understanding. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: ABA; JFCD; JFFN; JHM. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 20. Weight: 526.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857453235
ISBN
9780857453235
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.35

World War II sparked a wave of decolonizations throughout the world. These transfers of sovereignty resulted in extensive, unforeseen movements of citizens and subjects to their former countries. Present-day Western Europe, France, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Portugal are home to six million first-generation postcolonial migrants. Editor(s): Bosma, Ulbe; Lucassen, Jan; Oostindie, Gert. Series: International Studies in Social History. Num Pages: 270 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBLW3; HBTR; JFFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 164 x 232 x 18. Weight in Grams: 492. Europe, Russia, Japan and the United States in Comparison. Series: International Studies in Social History. 270 pages, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Bosma, Ulbe; Lucassen, Jan; Oostindie, Gert. World War II sparked a wave of decolonizations throughout the world. These transfers of sovereignty resulted in extensive, unforeseen movements of citizens and subjects to their former countries. Present-day Western Europe, France, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Portugal are home to six million first-generation postcolonial migrants. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBLW3; HBTR; JFFN. Dimension: 164 x 232 x 18. Weight: 492.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857453273
ISBN
9780857453273
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.37

Hardcover. Increasingly, consumers in North America and Europe see their purchasing as a way to express to the commercial world their concerns about trade justice, the environment, and similar issues. This ethical consumption has attracted growing attention in the press and among academics. Editor(s): Carrier, James G.; Luetchford, Peter. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: JFFT; JFM; KCLT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544. Social Value and Economic Practice. 264 pages. Editor(s): Carrier, James G.; Luetchford, Peter. Increasingly, consumers in North America and Europe see their purchasing as a way to express to the commercial world their concerns about trade justice, the environment, and similar issues. This ethical consumption has attracted growing attention in the press and among academics. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: JFFT; JFM; KCLT. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 20. Weight: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857453426
ISBN
9780857453426
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.40

Hardcover. This edited volume explores the crossings, permeations, and constructions of cultural and political borders between peoples and territories, examining how walls, borders, and boundaries signify both interdependence and contact within sites of conflict and separation. Editor(s): Silberman, Marc; Till, Karen E.; Ward, Janet. Series: Spektrum: Publications of the German Studies Association. Num Pages: 284 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFN; RGC; RPC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 502. Spatial and Cultural Practices in Europe. Series: Spektrum: Publications of the German Studies Association. 388 pages, 19 ills, bibliog., index. Editor(s): Silberman, Marc; Till, Karen E.; Ward, Janet. This edited volume explores the crossings, permeations, and constructions of cultural and political borders between peoples and territories, examining how walls, borders, and boundaries signify both interdependence and contact within sites of conflict and separation. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFN; RGC; RPC. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 19. Weight: 502.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857455048
ISBN
9780857455048
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.48

Hardcover. The significance that people grant to their affiliations as members of nations, religions, classes, races, ethnicities and genders is evidence of the vital need for a cosmopolitan project that originates in the figure of Anyone - the universal and yet individual human being. Series: Methodology & History in Anthropology. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JFFS; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 228 x 17. Weight in Grams: 490. The Cosmopolitan Subject of Anthropology. Series: Methodology & History in Anthropology. 224 pages, 8 ills. The significance that people grant to their affiliations as members of nations, religions, classes, races, ethnicities and genders is evidence of the vital need for a cosmopolitan project that originates in the figure of Anyone - the universal and yet individual human being. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: HPS; JFFS; JHMC. Dimension: 160 x 228 x 17. Weight: 446.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857455192
ISBN
9780857455192
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.12

Hardcover. This volume illuminates the ways in which an Asia-based analysis of migration can yield new data on global migration patterns, new theoretical insights for a broader understanding of global migration, and new methodological approaches to the spatial and temporal complexity of human migration. Editor(s): Haines, David W.; Yamanaka, Keiko; Yamashita, Shinji. Series: Foundations in Asia Pacific Studies. Num Pages: 286 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1FP; JFFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857457400
ISBN
9780857457400
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.52

Hardcover. Series: Space and Place. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; 3JJPR; 3JM; JFFN; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 168 x 233 x 19. Weight in Grams: 522. Forced Displacement, Popular Memory and Trans-local Identities in Bosnian War-torn Communities. Series: Space and Place. 296 pages. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; 3JJPR; 3JM; JFFN; JHM. Dimension: 168 x 233 x 19. Weight: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857457769
ISBN
9780857457769
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.55

Hardcover. Borders of states, borders of citizenship, borders of exclusion. As the lines drawn on international treaty maps become ditches in the ground and roaming barriers in the air, a complex state apparatus is set up to regulate the lives of those who cannot be expelled, yet those who have never been properly "rooted." Num Pages: 220 pages, 21 figs, 5 tables, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 1DVT; JFFN; JFSL1; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857458988
ISBN
9780857458988
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.15

Hardcover. Pakistani migrant families in Denmark find themselves in a specific ethno-national, post-9/11 environment where Muslim immigrants are subjected to processes of non-recognition, exclusion and securitization. This ethnographic study explores how, why, and at what costs notions of relatedness, identity, and belonging are being renegotiated.. Series: EASA Series. Num Pages: 260 pages, 5 figs. BIC Classification: 1DND; 1FKP; JFFN; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857459398
ISBN
9780857459398
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.23

Paperback. Editor(s): Robinson, Colin. Series: Collected Works of Arthur Seldon. Num Pages: 425 pages, tables. BIC Classification: JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 720.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Edition
New Edition
Number of pages
425
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865975538
ISBN
9780865975538
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 12.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Hazelden
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780894868498
ISBN
9780894868498
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.07

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Academy Chicago Publishers United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780897333597
ISBN
9780897333597
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.35

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CF; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
African American Images United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780913543849
ISBN
9780913543849
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.17

Paperback. Editor(s): Bauer, Heidi. Num Pages: 176 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBNT; JFFK; JPHF; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Minnesota Historical Society Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780914227106
ISBN
9780914227106
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.53

Paperback. The companion volume to the 50th-anniversary edition of Black Like Me , this book features John Howard Griffin's later writings on racism and spirituality. Conveying a progressive evolution in thinking, it further explores Griffin's ethical stand in the human rights struggle and nonviolent pursuit of equality. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Wings Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780916727826
ISBN
9780916727826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.65

Paperback. 208 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Fleming, Rae. In 1802, the "Friends", the "Helen" and the "Jane" set sail from Fort William bound for Canada with over 300 emigrants from Lochaber; the area they left behind still remains a wilderness. Who went, why they went, and what happened when they reached Canada, is explained in this book. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 1KBC; HBTB; JFFN; JPVH1. Dimension: 255 x 206 x 13. Weight: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Natural Heritage / Natural History Inc
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780920474969
ISBN
9780920474969
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 30.69

Paperback. What can you do when someone close to you is chemically dependant? In this work, Vernon Johnson describes what to do and how. According to Johnson, intervention is the process that has successfully motivated thousands of chemically dependent people to accept help. Num Pages: 116 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH1; VFJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 10. Weight in Grams: 164.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Hazelden Information & Education
Number of pages
116
Condition
New
SKU
V9780935908312
ISBN
9780935908312
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.27

Paperback. Written for parents, teachers, family doctors, mental health professionals, school guidance counsellors, social workers, juvenile justice workers, clergy, and anyone else who cares about teenagers, it describes a step-by-step process called intervention that you can use to stop a teenager's harmful involvement with chemicals. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH1; JFSP1; JFSP2; VFJK; VFXC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 134 x 12. Weight in Grams: 214.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Hazelden Information & Educational Services
Condition
New
SKU
V9780935908428
ISBN
9780935908428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.28

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