Social issues & processes
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Social issues & processes
Hardback. Eudine Barriteau exposes the precarious position of women in 20th-century Caribbean societies through analyzing the operations of gender systems. The strategies used by developing states to focus on women are criticized as inadequate. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 3JJ; JFFK; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 420.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333732823
- ISBN
- 9780333732823
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Condition: New
€ 66.74
€ 66.74
Hardback. The politics of the Race Relations Act 1976, law enforcement and the impact of legislation on British race relations are examined here. Contextualising Britain, the situation is compared to that in the European Union and the United States. Improvements to legislation are considered. Editor(s): Anwar, Muhammad; Roach, Patrick; Sondhi, Ranjit. Series: Migration, Minorities & Citizenship. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; 1KBB; 1QFE; JFF; JFSL1; LNDA; LNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 302.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333733165
- ISBN
- 9780333733165
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. The Soviet Union was the first country to give women equal rights and equal pay, but this was not carried through in practice. This study applies modern econometrics to survey data collected in the USSR. Analysis of data from Russia shows how legislative equality hid actual discrimination. Num Pages: 306 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVU; JFFJ; JFSJ1; KCFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 591.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333734148
- ISBN
- 9780333734148
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Condition: New
€ 128.20
€ 128.20
Hardback. In Britain today, half a million homeless people form a permanent "underclass". This study traces similarities to the vagrant of bygone days. For centuries, laws have combated alleged threats from vagrants, ignoring causal factors like economic fluctuation, bad harvests, disease and war. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; JFFA; JFFB; JFSC; JHBD; JKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 462.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 235
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333738467
- ISBN
- 9780333738467
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Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Hardback. This text examines the policy-making process in Europe, focusing on the shifts in equal opportunities legislation towards measures to help parents combine employment and family life. Editor(s): Hantrais, Linda; Campling, Jo. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFJ; JFSJ; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333739822
- ISBN
- 9780333739822
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Condition: New
€ 127.78
€ 127.78
Hardcover. This book looks at how the spread of syphilis was linked to socio-economic transformation, land dispossession and migrancy, and how urbanization disrupted social networks - factors similarly important in the AIDS crisis. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBJH; HBLL; HBLW; JFFH; JFFJ; JFSL; MBN; MBX; MJCJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333740446
- ISBN
- 9780333740446
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardback. This wide-ranging and interdisciplinary collection brings together scholars from China and the West to examine the many dimensions of debate around gender issues in contemporary China. The experiences of women in education, employment, marriage and the family, in rural and urban areas are analysed and assessed. Editor(s): West, Jackie; etc.; Minghua, Zhao (Research Associate in Sociology, University of Bristol); Xiangqun, Chang; Yuan, Cheng. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 259
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333740880
- ISBN
- 9780333740880
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Condition: New
€ 127.96
€ 127.96
Hardback. What are the poverty reduction goals of the European development cooperation agencies? This book examines the credibility of their actual record in terms of their commitment and approaches to poverty reduction. The poverty impact of their aid programmes and their good and bad practices are assessed based on field studies in seven poor countries. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFA; JPSN2; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 475.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333744765
- ISBN
- 9780333744765
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Condition: New
€ 127.90
€ 127.90
Paperback. The poverty reduction goals of the European development co-operation agencies are examined here. The poverty impact of aid programmes and good and bad practices are assessed, ways of maximizing benefits are explored and changes in agency management systems and dialogue are recommended. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFA; JPSN2; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 324.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333744772
- ISBN
- 9780333744772
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Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Hardcover. This text offers critical surveys of the main themes in the history of animal rights and some of the more important contemporary positions together with readings of a wide range of literary texts from classical antiquity to the year 2001. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333745144
- ISBN
- 9780333745144
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Condition: New
€ 127.52
€ 127.52
Hardback. The contributors to this collection give an "internal" perspective to the complicated processes of post-communist transformation which contains elements of democratization, marketization, nation building and the creation of a new international environment in the framework of globalization. Editor(s): Kostecki, Wojciech; Zukrowska, Katarzyna; Goralczyk, Bogdan J. Num Pages: 309 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DV; JFFS; JPFC; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 561.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 309
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333748763
- ISBN
- 9780333748763
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.48
€ 128.48
Hardback. This theoretical work is based on ethnographic field work among Kurdish refugees, and combines empirical evidence and contemporary sociological theories of diasporas and transnationalism. It will be of interest to those looking for a comprehensive view of refugee resettlement issues. Series: Migration, Minorities & Citizenship. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFFD; JFFN; JFSL; JHMP; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 445.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 229
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333750117
- ISBN
- 9780333750117
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Condition: New
€ 127.69
€ 127.69
Hardback. This is a demonstration that poverty remains a universal phenomenon. The study focuses on 24 countries including industrialised economies, planned economies, developing market economies, mixed economies and the least developed economies, examining the causes of poverty and of development. Num Pages: 198 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFA; KCB; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 405.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333750612
- ISBN
- 9780333750612
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.42
€ 127.42
Paperback. This work argues that Plato's philosophy is a gendered philosophy: it contains within its basic tenets notions associated with masculinity. The author explores the reasons why, in "The Republic", Plato includes women in the ruling class of his proposed ideal state on equal terms with men. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCA; JFFK; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 324.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333750957
- ISBN
- 9780333750957
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Condition: New
€ 65.69
€ 65.69
Hardback. This work seeks to reconstruct the notion of sovereignty in post-patriarchal society. It covers topics such as: sovereignty and the problem of reconstruction; what is feminism?; gender and emancipation; and defining the state; sovereignty, patriarchy and the problem of origins. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFK; JPS; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333751404
- ISBN
- 9780333751404
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Condition: New
€ 127.78
€ 127.78
Hardcover. In 2001, ethnic violence accounts for the majority of the world's conflicts. This title offers a survey of global mass violence, develops original typology of violent conflicts and offers a comparative assessment of different national policies towards ethnic violence. Num Pages: 355 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFFJ; JFSL; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 665.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333752067
- ISBN
- 9780333752067
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.97
€ 67.97
Hardback. In this collection authors from eight different countries, representing a wide variety of academic disciplines and theoretical perspectives, investigate the differing phases of capitalist development. They offer diverse and powerful analyses of the postwar boom, economic crises and globalization within this context. Num Pages: 365 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCL; KCP; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 365
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333753163
- ISBN
- 9780333753163
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.83
€ 128.83
Hardback. This study examines the crucial contribution of Chinese business groups to the rapid growth of South-East Asia. It looks at major Chinese firms and their increasingly important networks in this era of regional interdependence and internationalization of production processes. Series: Studies in the Economies of East and South-East Asia. Num Pages: 340 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1FPC; 3JJP; JFFS; KCL; KCZ; KJK; KJV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333753446
- ISBN
- 9780333753446
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Condition: New
€ 128.63
€ 128.63
Hardcover. Studies partnership development between the probation service and non-statutory institutions, with particular focus on programmes for substance misusing offenders. The book explores tensions between probation and voluntary organizations, identifing features common to successful partnerships. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPR; JFFH1; JKSN1; JKVP; JKVQ; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333754450
- ISBN
- 9780333754450
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Condition: New
€ 67.13
€ 67.13
Paperback. This work examines four organizations (including the Northern Ireland Women's Coalition) where women have been active. It discusses the processes and structures created by these groups in order to work democratically across differences. Editor(s): Davies, Celia; Roulston, Carmel. Series: Women's Studies at York Series. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; JFFK; JPHV; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 339.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333760666
- ISBN
- 9780333760666
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.78
€ 65.78