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Paperback. The Indian American community is one of the fastest growing immigrant communities in the US. Its members are marked by a high degree of training as medical doctors, engineers, scientists, and university professors. This title explores how these highly skilled professionals have been inserted into the racial dynamics of American society. Series: Qualitative Studies in Psychology. Num Pages: 270 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JFS; JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814799598
- ISBN
- 9780814799598
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. Details how Americans have traditionally relied on narratives to address what it means to be strong, morally responsible individuals and to explain why some people are more successful than others - in short, to help us make sense of our lives. This title argues that these narratives have done little to help Americans confront new challenges. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138558
- ISBN
- 9780691138558
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Paperback. Editor(s): Newlin, Keith. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DD; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566632997
- ISBN
- 9781566632997
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.84
€ 22.84
Hardback. One out of three Americans is now living at or below the poverty line, according to recent studies. How did this happen? Woody Klein explores the anti-poverty programs - or lack thereof - during each successive administration, explaining how and why no president thus far has been able to end poverty. Num Pages: 248 pages, appendixes; notes; bibliography; index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612341941
- ISBN
- 9781612341941
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.81
€ 33.81
Hardback. Editor(s): Owen, Isabel. Num Pages: 95 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFC; JKSN1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 233 x 12. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634848725
- ISBN
- 9781634848725
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 179.54€ 135.43
€ 179.54
€ 135.43
Paperback. El Salvador emerged from a brutal civil war in 1992 to find much of its national income coming from a massive emigrant workforce that earns money in the US. This book examines this new way of life as it extends across two places: Intipuca, a Salvadoran town, and the Washington, DC, home to the second largest population Salvadorans in the US. Series: Chicago Studies in Practices of Meaning. Num Pages: 304 pages, 10 halftones, 1 map, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCS; JFFN; JFSL4; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226653402
- ISBN
- 9780226653402
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.91
€ 37.99
€ 29.91
Hardback. American women who have participated in politics, the Civil Rights movement, environmental protection, religious tolerance, and many other issues here express their convictions. The contributors range from Abigail Adams and Elizabeth Cady Stanton to Alice Walker and Betty Friedan. Num Pages: 664 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFFK; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 162 x 43. Weight in Grams: 998.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 664
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815411857
- ISBN
- 9780815411857
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 38.16
€ 41.99
€ 38.16
Hardback. Unlike the 1930s, when the United States tragically failed to open its doors to Europeans fleeing Nazism, the country admitted over three million refugees during the Cold War. This book explores the reasons behind the remarkable changes to American refugee policy, laws, and programs. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBLW3; JFFD; JFFN; LNDA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691123325
- ISBN
- 9780691123325
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.40€ 51.49
€ 65.40
€ 51.49
Hardcover. In the first ethnographic monograph of Americans in Italy, Catherine Trundle argues that charity and philanthropy are the central means by which many American women negotiate a sense of migrant belonging in Italy. Series: New Directions in Anthropology. Num Pages: 236 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1KBB; JFFN; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 231 x 20. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782383697
- ISBN
- 9781782383697
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.52
€ 162.52
Paperback. Num Pages: 111 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 9. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 111
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606923344
- ISBN
- 9781606923344
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.68€ 39.78
€ 54.68
€ 39.78
Hardcover. Editor(s): Woodland, Jason R. Num Pages: 252 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 264 x 180 x 22. Weight in Grams: 718.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781600212215
- ISBN
- 9781600212215
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.08€ 113.05
€ 164.08
€ 113.05
Hardcover. Editor(s): Glick, Roger H. Num Pages: 173 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 173
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781600212185
- ISBN
- 9781600212185
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.08€ 113.05
€ 164.08
€ 113.05
Paperback. BIC Classification: HRCX6; HRLM; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- Baker Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781587434006
- ISBN
- 9781587434006
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Hardback. Num Pages: 100 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFU; JWK; KNB; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 100
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781624179945
- ISBN
- 9781624179945
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.06€ 70.85
€ 101.06
€ 70.85
Hardback. This critique of the American welfare system analyses the structural factors of poverty and the social-psychological costs of being poor and lacking a home. It includes interview findings from families who have lived in a shelter in Northern Kentucky, and its staff members. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JFFB; JHBC; JHBK; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 351. Clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Number of pages
- 158
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- SKU
- KEX0202016
- ISBN
- 9780275957322
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardcover. An Age of Limits outlines a new social theory for understanding contemporary society. Providing an analysis of why political, economic and cultural powers face constraints across the global North and beyond, this bold book argues that forces which address current challenges must confront the limits of the interplay between dominant institutions. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JM; HPS; JFFS; JHBA; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 465.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230360600
- ISBN
- 9780230360600
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.97
€ 66.97
Paperback. An Age of Limits outlines a new social theory for understanding contemporary society. Providing an analysis of why political, economic and cultural powers face constraints across the global North and beyond, this bold book argues that forces which address current challenges must confront the limits of the interplay between dominant institutions. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JM; HPS; JFFS; JHBA; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230360617
- ISBN
- 9780230360617
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.22
€ 66.22
Paperback. An All-Consuming Century is a rich history of how market goods came to dominate American life over the hundred years between 1900 and 2000 and why for the first time in history there are no practical limits to consumerism. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; GTB; HBJK; HBLW; JFFT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 556. Why Commercialism Won in Modern America. 256 pages, 20 halftones. An All-Consuming Century is a rich history of how market goods came to dominate American life over the hundred years between 1900 and 2000 and why for the first time in history there are no practical limits to consumerism. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; GTB; HBJK; HBLW; JFFT. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 20. Weight: 556.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231113137
- ISBN
- 9780231113137
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.68
€ 37.99
€ 27.68
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCV; JFFC1; PSAJ; RNFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691646459
- ISBN
- 9780691646459
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.57
€ 139.57
Hardcover. Editor(s): Amelina, Anna; Horvath, Kenneth; Meeus, Bruno. Series: IMISCOE Research Series. Num Pages: 378 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 3 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFM; JFFN; JPSN2; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319236650
- ISBN
- 9783319236650
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.61
€ 140.61