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Social issues & processes

Hardback. Research in Labor Economics volume 44 contains new and innovative research on the causes and consequences of inequality and well-being of the workforce. Series: Research in Labor Economics. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFJ; KCB; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 163 x 239 x 19. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785609442
ISBN
9781785609442
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.25

Hardback. This volume presents cross-nationally comparative evidence on income inequality trends, women's employment and its effect on inequality, the distribution of wealth, and the interaction of politics with inequality across several mainly high-income countries. Editor(s): Gornick, Janet C.; Jantti, Markus. Series: Studies in Social Inequality. Num Pages: 540 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: JFFJ; KCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 162 x 33. Weight in Grams: 902.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804778244
ISBN
9780804778244
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.47

Paperback. This book provides the first comprehensive review of the increase in the UK and internationally in the number of disability related support services controlled by disabled people themselves. It highlights the need for greater user involvement in service provision and delivery. Series: BASW/Policy Press Titles. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 171 x 14. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861347183
ISBN
9781861347183
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.81

Hardcover. Num Pages: 209 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFF; JP; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 260 x 188 x 20. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
209
Condition
New
SKU
V9781604565096
ISBN
9781604565096
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.92
€ 80.49

Paperback. Series: Indigenous Confluences. Num Pages: 176 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white tables, 1 b&w illus, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBTB; JFFH2; JFSK2; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295998503
ISBN
9780295998503
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.35

Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFFK; JFSJ1; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Zubaan India
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Condition
New
SKU
V9789385932021
ISBN
9789385932021
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.82

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813565545
ISBN
9780813565545
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.72

Hardback. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813565552
ISBN
9780813565552
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.24

Hardback. This book looks at how indigenous peoples in various contexts have thought about, and responded to, the pressures that globalization has on their cultural, political, and geographical autonomy. Editor(s): Blaser, Mario; Costa, Ravi de; McGregor, Deborah; Coleman, William D. Series: Globalization and Autonomy Series. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; JFSL9; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774817929
ISBN
9780774817929
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.28

Paperback. Part of a series, this concise text focuses on key issues affecting indigenous and ethnic groups worldwide. Building on introductory material, it then explores a particular issue and its impact on a culture. It aims to help readers identify with others of a different ethnic background. Series: Cultural survival studies in ethnicity & change. Num Pages: 168 pages, maps. BIC Classification: JFC; JFF; JFSL1; JHM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 230. Fine copy showing minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Pearson
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSS0016389
ISBN
9780205198160
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. This wide-ranging collection examines the historical roles of Indigenous women, their intellectual and activist work, and the relevance of contemporary literature, art, and performance for an emerging Indigenous feminist project. Editor(s): Suzack, Cheryl; Huhndorf, Shari M.; Perreault, Jeanne; Barman, Jean. Series: Women and Indigenous Studies. Num Pages: 344 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774818087
ISBN
9780774818087
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.49

Hardback. This wide-ranging collection examines the historical roles of Indigenous women, their intellectual and activist work, and the relevance of contemporary literature, art, and performance for an emerging Indigenous feminist project. Editor(s): Suzack, Cheryl; Huhndorf, Shari M.; Perreault, Jeanne; Barman, Jean. Series: Women and Indigenous Studies. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSJ1; JFSL9; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774818070
ISBN
9780774818070
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.28

Paperback. BIC Classification: JFFH; JPH; JPWD; MBN; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 215 x 45. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Univ Of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781517900014
ISBN
9781517900014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.51

Paperback. This book presents all seventeen chapters of evidence commissioned by the Acheson Inquiry to inform its work. It complements both the Acheson Inquiry report published by The Stationary Office and The widening gap (The Policy Press, 1999), which provides a broad overview and systematic interpretation of the Inequalities in Health debate. Editor(s): Gordon, David; Shaw, Mary; Dorling, Daniel; Davey-Smith, George. Series: Studies in Poverty, Inequality and Social Exclusion Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 60figs.83tabs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFF; JPQB; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 297 x 23. Weight in Grams: 764.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861341747
ISBN
9781861341747
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.62

Paperback. This is the first book to offer a comprehensive perspective on health and sickness among African Americans. It shows how living in a highly racialized society affects health through multiple social contexts, including neighborhoods, personal and family relationships, and the medical system. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL3; MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 19. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447322825
ISBN
9781447322825
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 36.22

Paperback. Challenges arguments that expanding inequality is the natural, perhaps necessary, accompaniment of economic growth. This book stresses that economic fortune depends more on social circumstances than on IQ, which is itself a product of society. Num Pages: 384 pages, 13 tables 25 line drawings 20 figs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691028989
ISBN
9780691028989
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.15
€ 46.67

Hardcover. Editor(s): Bethencourt, Francisco. Num Pages: 294 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSP; HBTB; JFFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845198466
ISBN
9781845198466
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.15

Paperback. This title brings together and develops some of the most important economic, social, and ethical ideas Sen has explored. It examines the claims of equality in social arrangements, stressing that we should be concerned with people's capabilities rather than either their resources or their welfare. Num Pages: 222 pages, 1 line figure. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198289289
ISBN
9780198289289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.73

Hardback. In 2013, the United States suffered its worst terrorist bombing since 9/11 at the annual running of the Boston Marathon. When the culprits turned out to be U.S. residents of Chechen descent, Americans were shocked and confused. Why would members of an obscure Russian minority group consider America their enemy? Inferno in Chechnya is the first book Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUAC; 1KBB; HRAM9; JFFE; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611687378
ISBN
9781611687378
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.02

Hardback. In Ingenious Citizenship Charles T. Lee centers the daily experiences of migrant domestic workers, sex workers, transgender people, and suicide bombers in his rethinking of models of social change to show how ingenious and subversive acts disrupt traditional practices of liberal citizenship in order to exercise political agency. Num Pages: 311 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JHB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 237 x 22. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
311
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822360216
ISBN
9780822360216
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.81

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