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Social issues & processes

Paperback. When lives are dominated by hunger, what becomes of love? When assaulted by daily acts of violence and untimely death, what happens to trust? Set in the lands of Northeast Brazil, this is an account of the everyday experience of scarcity, sickness and death that centres on the lives of the women and children of a hillside "favela". Num Pages: 632 pages, 65 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFC; JFFE; JFSJ1; JHBZ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1002. The Violence of Everyday Life in Brazil. 632 pages, 65 b&w photographs. Bringing her readers to the slopes above a modern plantation town, the author follows three generations of shanty-town women as they struggle to survive through hard work, cunning and trial. It is a story of class relations told at the basic level of bodies, emotions, desires and needs. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFC; JFFE; JFSJ1; JHBZ; JHM. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 40. Weight: 1006.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
632
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520075375
ISBN
9780520075375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.48

Paperback. At a time when anti-immigrant feeling is rising among the American public and when immigration is often cast in economic or deviant terms, this book humanizes the controversy by exploring the harsh realities of the migrants' desperate journeys. Drawing on over 300 interviews, it focuses on the role of religion and faith in surviving the journey. Num Pages: 238 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; HBJK; HBLX; JFFN; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
238
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674066144
ISBN
9780674066144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.87

Paperback. Ainley explains how English education is now driven by the economy and politics, having failed to deliver upward social mobility and a brighter future. Concludes with suggestions for positive change. Num Pages: 148 pages. BIC Classification: JFFM; JFSC; JN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 130 x 197 x 16. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447332114
ISBN
9781447332114
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.64

Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies on Children and Development. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; GTJ; JFFN; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319532752
ISBN
9783319532752
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.53

Paperback. This best practice guide provides a blueprint for managing seamless transitions between services for young people aged 16-25 with additional needs, including learning disabilities, physical disabilities, complex health needs and sensory impairments. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849055680
ISBN
9781849055680
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.87

Hardback. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFH1; JFSP2; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 219 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319336749
ISBN
9783319336749
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.05

Paperback. Discusses the significant connections between sexuality and Mexican immigrant men Editor(s): Naples, Nancy A.; Vidal-Ortiz, Salvador. Series: Intersections. Num Pages: 265 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JFFN; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 164 x 13. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
New York University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814758496
ISBN
9780814758496
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.70

Paperback. .
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447329725
ISBN
9781447329725
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.04

Paperback. Offering a systematic approach to evidence-based assessment and planning for children living with trauma and family violence, this practical book shows how to assess and analyse the needs of the child, make specialist assessments where there are continuing safeguarding concerns and plan effective child-centred and outcome-focused interventions. Series Editor(s): Daniel, Brigid. Series: Best Practice in Working with Children Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 532.
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843109389
ISBN
9781843109389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.69

Paperback. A natural and cultural history of the hedgehog that explores the symbolism of the animal, from Romans who regarded it as a weather prophet to Sonic the Hedgehog and children's books today. Series: Animal. Num Pages: 224 pages, 100, 60 in colour. BIC Classification: JFFZ; WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 190 x 15. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780232751
ISBN
9781780232751
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.87

Paperback. Translator(s): Smith, Olivia Taylor. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; BM; FXZ; JFFJ; JFSL3; JKVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 242 x 9. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Phoneme
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781939419811
ISBN
9781939419811
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.20

Paperback. Reviews US immigration policies by pointing to the racial, ethnic, and social struggles over who should be welcomed into the community of citizens. This book shows how shifting visions of America have shaped policies governing asylum, exclusion, amnesty, and border policing. Editor(s): Carrillo, Jo; Hamamoto, Darrell Y.; Torres, Rodolfo D.; White, E.Frances. Series: Mapping Racisms S. Num Pages: 336 pages, 6 b&w illustrations, 10 tables, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JFFN; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 658.
Publisher
Temple University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592132331
ISBN
9781592132331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 46.00

Paperback. Presents an analysis of the nature, causes, and significance of violence in the second half of the twentieth century. This title also re-examines the relationship between war, politics, violence, and power. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 135 x 9. Weight in Grams: 102.
Publisher
Harcourt Brace Javanovich
Number of pages
120
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1970
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780156695008
ISBN
9780156695008
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.45

Paperback. Classic analysis of gender relations and patriarchy under capitalism Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Verso Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784782504
ISBN
9781784782504
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.82

Hardcover. A panoramic, eye-opening history of the vast migration of Eastern Europeans to the West by a recent winner of a MacArthur Fellowship. Num Pages: 400 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJK; HBTB; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393078015
ISBN
9780393078015
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.88

paperback. Explores how the ancient relationship between man and nature has been broken in the modern consumer age, with the animals that used to be at the centre of our existence now marginalized and reduced to spectacle. Series: Penguin Great Ideas. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: JFFZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 113 x 8. Weight in Grams: 72.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
112
Publication date
2009
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141043975
ISBN
9780141043975
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.47

Hardback. What will the world look like in 2020? Paul Cornish and Kingsley Donaldson guide us through a maze of global uncertainty in this fascinating look at the future. Num Pages: 416 pages, 2x8pp colour. BIC Classification: 3JMG; JFFR; JP; JW; KCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 156. .
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473640320
ISBN
9781473640320
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.83

Paperback. Series: Postmillennial Pop. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSBH; JFFJ; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 336 x 2. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
NYU Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479889341
ISBN
9781479889341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.93

Paperback. Num Pages: 476 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; 3JM; HBJK; JFFE2; JFSJ1; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 571.
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9781510713925
ISBN
9781510713925
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.97

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFFJ; JFSL; JHMP; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801484636
ISBN
9780801484636
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.59

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