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Social issues & processes
Hardcover. Proceedings of the Conference on Inequality in Memory of Gary Becker held September 25-26, 2014 at the Hoover Institution. Editor(s): Church, Tom; Miller, Chris; Taylor, John. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JKSB; JPP; KCF; KCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 149 x 24. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817919047
- ISBN
- 9780817919047
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.51
€ 21.51
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
€ 59.43€ 46.32
€ 59.43
€ 46.32
Inequality in the Portuguese-Speaking World: Global and Historical Per...
Francisco Bethencourt (Ed.)
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
€ 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
€ 60.49
€ 60.49
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€ 25.92
€ 32.99
€ 25.92
Paperback. Influencing Social Policy synthesizes current knowledge about how psychologists influence social policy to serve the public interest. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; JHB; JMH; MMJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199989973
- ISBN
- 9780199989973
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 118.99
€ 118.99
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
€ 115.33
€ 115.33
Paperback. 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: 312 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JHB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822360377
- ISBN
- 9780822360377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.51
€ 31.99
€ 28.51
Hardcover. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; HPS; JFC; JFFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 191 x 259 x 23. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634830317
- ISBN
- 9781634830317
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 290.02€ 214.57
€ 290.02
€ 214.57
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847427205
- ISBN
- 9781847427205
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.64
€ 15.99
€ 12.64
Paperback. We are living in the most remarkable and dangerous times. Globally, the richest 1% have never held a greater share of world wealth, while the share of most of the other 99% has collapsed in the last five years. In this fully rewritten and updated edition of Injustice, Dorling offers hope of a more equal society. Num Pages: 484 pages. BIC Classification: JFFA; JFFJ; JFFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 215 x 30. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447320753
- ISBN
- 9781447320753
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.53
€ 16.99
€ 13.53
Paperback. By conducting interviews with seven deaf children, ages seven to ten, the author offers a fresh look at their private thoughts and feelings in this book. Each child possesses a unique cultural background, and she communicated with each child in his or her preferred method of communication. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563682896
- ISBN
- 9781563682896
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 35.18
€ 45.99
€ 35.18
Paperback. * A very readable and accessible book which is also rigorous and well researched. * Written by Jon Silverman (BBC Home Affairs Correspondent) and David Wilson (former prison governor) -- public figures with many contacts in the press and media. Num Pages: 204 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE2; JFSP1; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745628899
- ISBN
- 9780745628899
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.00
€ 26.00
Hardback. * A very readable and accessible book which is also rigorous and well researched. * Written by Jon Silverman (BBC Home Affairs Correspondent) and David Wilson (former prison governor) -- public figures with many contacts in the press and media. Num Pages: 200 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFE2; JFSP1; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745628882
- ISBN
- 9780745628882
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.21
€ 72.21
Hardback. Editor(s): Andrade, Andre Luiz Monezi. Num Pages: 238 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFFH; JKSN; MMGW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319431703
- ISBN
- 9783319431703
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.70
€ 65.70
Hardback. This book explores issues raised by past and present practices of animal enhancement in terms of their means and their goals, clarifies conceptual issues and identifies lessons that can be learned about enhancement practices, as they concern both animals and humans. Editor(s): Bateman, Simone; Gayon, Jean; Allouche, Sylvie; Goffette, Jerome; Marzano, Michela. Series: Health Technology and Society. Num Pages: 151 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFZ; JFMG; PDR; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137542465
- ISBN
- 9781137542465
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.91
€ 63.91
Hardback. Offers an understanding of the nature and the impact of sexual boundary violations. This book provides evidence that the embodiment of sexual violation experience is informed by situated logic and rationality. It argues that the universe of socio-culturally constituted meaning and that of scientifically constructed knowledge are incompatible. Num Pages: 474 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFE2; MBDC; MJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 168 x 35. Weight in Grams: 836.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 474
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792370192
- ISBN
- 9780792370192
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.47
€ 196.47
Paperback. Series: Posthumanities. Num Pages: 320 pages, 11 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; JFFZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816667406
- ISBN
- 9780816667406
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.45
€ 30.99
€ 27.45
paperback. Offers a full-length study of the Australian femocrats published in the United States. This book analyzes the implicit political theory of the femocrats and addresses the issues of strategies for social change, class, race and racism, sexuality and sexual politics, "gendered" experience, and accountability to the women's movement. Series: Women in the Political Economy. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JFFK; JPA; JPQ; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Temple University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566393881
- ISBN
- 9781566393881
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.09
€ 37.99
€ 34.09
Paperback. Presents the story of the changing life of a community, revealing historical events and forces that have shaped the ways that Deaf people define themselves. This book relates Deaf people's search for a voice of their own, and their proud self-discovery and self-description as a flourishing culture. It reveals their confidence and anxiety. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674022522
- ISBN
- 9780674022522
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 24.06
€ 29.99
€ 24.06