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Paperback. Although inequality in Latin America ranks among the worst in the world, it has notably declined over the years, offset by improvements in health care and education, enhanced programs for social assistance, and increases in the minimum wage. The author argues that the resurgence of democracy in Latin America is key to this change. Num Pages: 336 pages, 12 figures, 36 tables. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFFJ; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226356532
ISBN
9780226356532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.41

Hardback. There has been rapid proliferation of public--private partnerships in areas of human rights, environmental protection and development in global governance. This book demonstrates how different forms of partnership legitimacy and accountability interact, and pinpoints trade-offs between democratic values in partnership operations. Editor(s): Bexell, Magdalena; Morth, Ulrika. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPHV; JPSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230239067
ISBN
9780230239067
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.11

Paperback. A new emphasis on diversity and difference is displacing older myths of nation or community. A new attention to gender, race, language or religion is disrupting earlier preoccupations with class. But the welcome extended to heterogeneity can bring with it a disturbing fragmentation and closure. Num Pages: 192 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFK; JPA; JPHV; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745610979
ISBN
9780745610979
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.74

Hardback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138859906
ISBN
9781138859906
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 201.73
€ 70.11

Paperback. Examining important issues in dementia research and care that are often neglected, the contributors to this book provide fresh perspectives on current practice. The authors put dementia care into a socio-cultural framework, highlighting the impact of social change on dementia care over the last two decades and challenging current stereotypes. Editor(s): Innes, Anthea; Archibald, Carole; Murphy, Charlie. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843101741
ISBN
9781843101741
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.61

Hardback. Editor(s): Kilty, Jennifer M.; Felices-Luna, Maritza; Fabian, Sheryl C. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: GPS; JFF; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 825.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774827966
ISBN
9780774827966
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.50

paperback. Presenting a study of the work of Joanna Russ, this book offers an introduction to the major feminist issues relevant to Russ' work and assesses its development. It is suitable for students of SF and feminist SF. Series: Liverpool Science Fiction Texts & Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853236245
ISBN
9780853236245
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.60

Paperback. From the importance of fashion owners, to red carpet stars and the seasonal 'must-have' handbags, this book shows how far illustrious houses have moved from their roots. It witnesses how these 'luxury' handbags are no longer one in a million, discovers why luxury brand clothing doesn't last as long, and finds out just who is making your perfume. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFFT; KNSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141019673
ISBN
9780141019673
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFK; JHBK5; JPFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 485.
Publisher
Counterpoint United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781619020689
ISBN
9781619020689
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 9.85

Paperback. The first volume to examine young girls' culture in the U.S. in the 20th century. Essays address such topics as board games and the socialization of adolescent girls, dolls and political ideologies, female juvenile delinquency, and more, to demonstrate how cultural discourses shape both the young and teenage girl in America. 9 illustrations. Editor(s): Inness, Sherrie A. Num Pages: 332 pages, 9 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814737651
ISBN
9780814737651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.75

Hardcover. Editor(s): Rothe, J. Peter; Carroll, Linda J.; Ozegovic, Dejan. Num Pages: 326 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; JFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 184 x 22. Weight in Grams: 762.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612096292
ISBN
9781612096292
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 363.11
€ 244.19

Hardback. Editor(s): Gardner, Professor of Critical Theory and Integrative Studies in the Departments of Art Film and Media Studies the History of Art and Architecture and Comparative Literature Colin (University of California Santa Barbara); MacCormack, Is Professor of Continental Philosophy Patricia (Anglia Ruskin University). Series: Deleuze Connections (Hardcover). BIC Classification: HPS; JFFZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474422734
ISBN
9781474422734
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.35

Paperback. These 14 essays apply Deleuze and Guattari's work to analysing television, film, music, art, drunkenness, mourning, virtual technology, protest, activism, animal rights and abolition. Each chapter questions the premise of the animal and critiques the centrality of the human. Editor(s): Gardner, Colin; MacCormack, Patricia. Series: Delueze Connections. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPQ; HPS; JFFZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474422741
ISBN
9781474422741
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 35.15

Paperback. Moving interviews with 100 students at the two institutions highlight how American higher education reinforces the same inequities it has been aiming to transcend. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JHB; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421405742
ISBN
9781421405742
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 32.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 9 black and white illustrations, 4 maps and 15 tables. BIC Classification: JFFS; JFSG; KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816681402
ISBN
9780816681402
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.37

Paperback. This book tells the stories of nine disabled leaders who, by force of personality and concrete achievement, have made us think differently about disability. They share a common will to change society so that disabled people get a fair deal. It is based on extensive interviews with the subjects and people who know them. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: JFFG; JPHL; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843104155
ISBN
9781843104155
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.91

Hardback. An historical study of the treatment of troubled girls, often perceived as threats to the American race Num Pages: 248 pages, 9 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFFG; JFSJ1; JKVQ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252036064
ISBN
9780252036064
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.71

Paperback. Analyzes how reformers in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries perceived delinquent girls and their often troubled lives. Num Pages: 248 pages, 9 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJK; JFFG; JFSJ1; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 195 x 15. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252079276
ISBN
9780252079276
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.86

hardcover. Series: Integrated Disaster Risk Management. Num Pages: 91 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, 10 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFFC; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer Singapore
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Number of pages
91
Condition
New
SKU
V9789811015328
ISBN
9789811015328
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.75

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

Hardback. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 168 x 16. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739151051
ISBN
9780739151051
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.87

Hardback. Editor(s): Karalis, Darryl. Num Pages: 188 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE; JKSB1; LNMK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 176 x 17. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
188
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626180079
ISBN
9781626180079
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 200.53
€ 136.23

Paperback. Drawing on trial transcripts, this book tells the stories of ten battered women who killed their male partners and one who did not, revealing why women don't "just leave" and the serious barriers to achieving acquittal. Series: Law and Society Series. Num Pages: 492 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE3; JFSJ1; LNFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 31. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
492
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774826525
ISBN
9780774826525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.23

Paperback. More than a contest of wills representing professional and economic interests, the animal rights debate is also an enduring topic in normative ethical theory. This book addresses the key issues in this sometimes acrimonious debate. It defends the inherent value of all individuals who are "subjects of a life". Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252074165
ISBN
9780252074165
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.10

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