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Social issues & processes
Hardcover. From the candy bar to the cigarette, records to roller coasters, a technological revolution during the last quarter of the nineteenth century precipitated a colossal shift in human consumption and sensual experience. This book sheds new light on the origins of modern consumer culture and how technologies have transformed human sensory experience. Num Pages: 336 pages, 37 halftones, 5 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCD; JFFT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 29. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226121277
- ISBN
- 9780226121277
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.34
€ 41.99
€ 32.34
Paperback. Do states have the right to prevent potential immigrants from crossing their borders, or should people have the freedom to migrate and settle wherever they wish? Christopher Heath Wellman and Phillip Cole develop and defend opposing answers to this timely and important question. Series: Debating Ethics. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPQ; HPS; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 24. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199731725
- ISBN
- 9780199731725
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.23
€ 61.23
Transregional and Transnational Families in Europe and Beyond: Experie...
Christopher H. Johnson (Ed.)
Hardback. This book, centered largely on the European experience of families scattered geographically, challenges the dominant narratives of modernization by offering a long-term perspective from the Middle Ages to the twenty-first century. Paradoxically, transnational familiesA" are to be found long before the nation state was in place. Editor(s): Johnson, Christopher H.; Sabean, D. W.; Teuscher, Simon; Trivellato, Francesca. Num Pages: 360 pages, 10 ills. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBTB; JFFN; JHBK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857451835
- ISBN
- 9780857451835
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.29
€ 167.29
Paperback. Bruce O'Neill shows how the Bucharest, Romania's homeless are unable to fully participate in a society that is increasingly organized around practices of consumption, leaving them mired in an unshakeable boredom and the slow deterioration of their lives that are symptomatic of the alienation brought on by globalization. Num Pages: 280 pages, 33 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; JFFA; JFFB; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5830 x 3895. .
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822363286
- ISBN
- 9780822363286
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.40
€ 30.99
€ 27.40
Paperback. Survival narrative meets scientific, natural and social history in the riveting story of a volcanic disaster. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 pages of illustrations; 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1MBN; 3JJPN; JFFC; JKSR; RBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393353587
- ISBN
- 9780393353587
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.46
€ 17.99
€ 16.46
Paperback. Takes the readers into the secretive, chaotic, and brutal worlds inhabited by the economic gangsters. This title uses economics to get inside the heads of these 'gangsters', and proposes solutions that can make a difference to the world's poor. It looks at how economists use the tools to understand, and fight back against, corruption and violence. Num Pages: 264 pages, 4 line illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: JFFX; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691144696
- ISBN
- 9780691144696
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.73
€ 24.99
€ 18.73
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442607903
- ISBN
- 9781442607903
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.80
€ 36.99
€ 32.80
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
€ 24.99
€ 23.10
Paperback. Bhikhu Parekh's contribution to the political theory of multiculturalism is widely regarded as amongst the most original and significant. In this book, some of the leading theorists of multiculturalism revisit aspects of Parekh's work both to underline its continuing importance and the vitality of multiculturalist theory. Editor(s): Uberoi, Varun; Modood, Tariq. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFFS; JFS; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474401906
- ISBN
- 9781474401906
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.31
€ 38.99
€ 35.31
Hardback. How the current paradigm of technologically driven economic progress could destroy the planet and its socio-economic systems Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; KCN; KCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748640355
- ISBN
- 9780748640355
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.31
€ 38.99
€ 35.31
Paperback. This book examines the problems faced by separated children from abroad (refugee, migrant or trafficked children), what their needs are, and how their needs should be met in order to ensure their effective safeguarding. It identifies gaps in services and demonstrates how these gaps can be addressed. Case studies and best practice points feature. Editor(s): Kelly, Emma; Bokhari, Farhat. Series Editor(s): Daniel, Brigid. Series: Best Practice in Working with Children Series. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFFD; JKSB1; JKSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 10. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849051576
- ISBN
- 9781849051576
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.96
€ 40.99
€ 40.96
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFZ; TVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Open Gate Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780900001437
- ISBN
- 9780900001437
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.40
€ 12.40
Paperback. A Sharing Economy proposes radical new ways to close the UK's growing income gap and spread social opportunities. A new social wealth fund would boost economic and social investment and simultaneously strengthen the public finances and offer a powerful antidote to austerity. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JKS; KCY. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 130 x 198 x 18. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447331438
- ISBN
- 9781447331438
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.64
€ 15.99
€ 12.64
Paperback. An investigation of how animals are exploited for entertainment, apparel, research, military weapons, sport, art, religion, food, and more. Num Pages: 625 pages. BIC Classification: JFFZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 155 x 41. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 642
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780998510
- ISBN
- 9781780998510
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.26
€ 36.99
€ 32.26
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822361596
- ISBN
- 9780822361596
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.48
€ 27.48
Paperback. A sadistic father's reign of terror. A little girl's struggle to survive Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFE1; JFFE2; VFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 178. Good copy with some shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Headline Review
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- SKU
- KTG0011112
- ISBN
- 9780755318506
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. This new edition brings this study of inner-city life up to date. Series Editor(s): Granovetter, Mark. Series: Structural Analysis in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 432 pages, 16 b/w illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFFH1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 594. Selling Crack in El Barrio. Series: Structural Analysis in the Social Sciences. 432 pages, 16 b/w illus. 1 table. This new edition brings this study of inner-city life up to date. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFFH1; JHMC. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 20. Weight: 576. Series Editor(s) :Granovetter, Mark.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521017114
- ISBN
- 9780521017114
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.65
€ 34.65
Paperback. Diaspora: A Very Short Introduction examines the origins of diaspora as a concept, its changing meanings over time, its current popularity, and its utility in explaining human migration. The book proposes a flexible approach to diaspora based on examples drawn mainly from Jewish, African, Irish, and Asian history. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, 10 b/w halftones. BIC Classification: HBG; JFFN; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 176 x 117 x 7. Weight in Grams: 116.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199858583
- ISBN
- 9780199858583
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.98
€ 10.99
€ 9.98
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447325550
- ISBN
- 9781447325550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 36.12
€ 37.99
€ 36.12
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 10 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFFE2; JKSN2; JMF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138674981
- ISBN
- 9781138674981
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.18
€ 37.18