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Social issues & processes
The New Gilded Age. The Critical Inequality Debates of Our Time.
. Ed(S): Grusky, David B.; Kricheli-Katz, Tam...
hardcover. This book asks leading scholars to debate the causes of inequality, whether we have an obligation to help the poor, and the types of reforms that are most likely to eliminate or reduce inequality. Editor(s): Grusky, David B.; Kricheli-Katz, Tamar. Series: Studies in Social Inequality. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFA; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804759359
- ISBN
- 9780804759359
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.43
€ 145.43
Hardback. The United States has always been a nation of immigrants, shaped by successive waves of new arrivals. The most recent transformation began when immigration laws and policies changed significantly in 1965. Edited and written by a group of prominent scholars, this book provides an authoritative account of the most recent surge of immigrants. Editor(s): Waters, Mary C.; Ueda, Reed. Series: Harvard University Press Reference Library. Num Pages: 642 pages, 1 map, 80 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 172 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1110.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 642
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674023574
- ISBN
- 9780674023574
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 44.47
€ 51.99
€ 44.47
hardcover. The New African Diaspora in Vancouver maps out how African immigrants negotiate these multiple dimensions of local exclusion while at the same time creating new spaces of belonging and emerging collective identity. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBCB; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 587.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442642959
- ISBN
- 9781442642959
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.49
€ 68.49
Paperback. Editor(s): Johnson, Cedric. Num Pages: 416 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFC; JKSR; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816673254
- ISBN
- 9780816673254
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.72
€ 29.99
€ 27.72
Hardcover. Traces the widespread acceptance of Nazi policies requiring German individuals to prove their Aryan ancestry to the popularity of ideas about eugenics and racial science that were advanced in the late Imperial and Weimar periods by practitioners of genealogy and eugenics. Num Pages: 264 pages, 9 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JFFJ; JFSL; JPFQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 166 x 24. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253349453
- ISBN
- 9780253349453
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.72
€ 40.99
€ 38.72
Hardcover. THE NAUGHTY NINETIES is the first sexual history of the decade when the Baby Boomers took over Washington, Hollywood, and Madison Avenue, ultimately winning the culture wars. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; JFCA; JFDT; JFFE2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
- Publisher
- Twelve
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780446556293
- ISBN
- 9780446556293
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 25.20
€ 36.99
€ 25.20
Paperback. Editor(s): King, Professor C. Richard. Num Pages: 292 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL9; JHBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442256286
- ISBN
- 9781442256286
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.82
€ 50.82
Paperback. Critics and defenders of multinational corporations agree that the activities of multinationals are creating a global market that is rendering national borders obsolete. This book argues that such expectations rest on a myth. It explores the relationship between corporate behavior and national institutions and cultures. Num Pages: 208 pages, 21 tables 23 line illus. BIC Classification: JFFS; KJK; KJVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691010076
- ISBN
- 9780691010076
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 38.26
€ 51.99
€ 38.26
Paperback. Myth of Seneca Falls: Memory and the Women's Suffrage Movement, 1848-1898 Series: Gender and American Culture. Num Pages: 296 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JH; JFFK; JFSJ1; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781469633503
- ISBN
- 9781469633503
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.41
€ 37.41
Hardback. The Myth of Self-Reliance provides valuable insights into refugees' experiences of repatriation to Liberia after protracted exile and their responses to the ending of refugee status for remaining refugees in Ghana. Series: Forced Migration. Num Pages: 180 pages, 3 figures, 3 illustrations, 6 tables, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; 1HFDL; JFFD; JFFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785335648
- ISBN
- 9781785335648
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.08
€ 161.08
The Myth of Racial Color Blindness" Manifestations, Dynamics, and ...
Helen A. Neville, Miguel E. Gallardo, And Der...
Hardcover. Is the US today a "post-racial" society? Some might point to the election and re-election of a Black president as conclusive evidence of the progress made in race relations, but others are not so sanguine. In this volume, scholars in psychology, education, sociology, and related fields dissect the concept of colour-blind racial ideology. Editor(s): Neville, Helen A. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSL; JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- American Psychological Association (APA)
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781433820731
- ISBN
- 9781433820731
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.11€ 82.08
€ 83.11
€ 82.08
Paperback. Although eugenics is now widely discredited, some groups and individuals claim a new scientific basis for old racist assumptions. Pondering the continuing influence of racist research and thought, despite all evidence to the contrary, Robert Sussman explains why-when it comes to race-too many people still mistake bigotry for science. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSL; JHM; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674660038
- ISBN
- 9780674660038
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.81
€ 26.99
€ 23.81
Hardback. The Myth of Post-Racial America provides a history of race and racism in the United States. Num Pages: 242 pages, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781610480055
- ISBN
- 9781610480055
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.92
€ 139.92
Hardback. This important book considers anew the globalization phenomenon in the media sphere. Rather than heralding globalization or warning of its dangers, as in many other books, Kai Hafez analyzes the degree to which media globalization is really taking place. Num Pages: 236 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745639086
- ISBN
- 9780745639086
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.18
€ 73.18
Paperback. Num Pages: 298 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN; JPB; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 26. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439912775
- ISBN
- 9781439912775
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 33.20
€ 35.99
€ 33.20
Hardback. Num Pages: 298 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN; JPB; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 242 x 27. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439912768
- ISBN
- 9781439912768
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.67
€ 103.67
The Multicultural Campus. Strategies for Transforming Higher Education...
. Ed(S): Valverde, Leonard A.; Castenell, Lou...
Paperback. Hispanic, African, American and Asian American educational leaders examine the obstacles of climbing up the white-dominated career ladder in American universities and offer strategies for change in governance, management, faculty and curricula. Editor(s): Valverde, Leonard A.; Castenell, Louis A., Jr. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL3; JNK; JNMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761991663
- ISBN
- 9780761991663
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.25
€ 66.25
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 13. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBTV; JFFJ; JFSL3; JPWF; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801485978
- ISBN
- 9780801485978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.41
€ 26.99
€ 25.41
Paperback. A brilliant history of American misgivings about the consequences of their comfort, affluence, and luxury. "An illuminating study, intelligent and perceptive..full of interesting insights."-Reviews in American History. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFT; KCB; KCCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780929587776
- ISBN
- 9780929587776
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.31
€ 20.31
Paperback. The most complete history of birth control ever written. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JFSJ1; JHBD; JPQB; MBNH4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 3rd ed.
- SKU
- V9780252074592
- ISBN
- 9780252074592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.61
€ 29.99
€ 27.61