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Social issues & processes
Hardcover. This incisive book provides a critical history and analysis of community organizing, the tradition of bringing groups together to build power and forge grassroots leadership for social, economic, racial, and environmental justice. Begun by Saul Alinsky in the 1930s, there are today nearly 200 institution-based groups active in 40 U.S. Series: Social Movements. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 149 x 19. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745663197
- ISBN
- 9780745663197
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.16
€ 66.16
Hardback. Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2015 In recent years, immigration researchers have increasingly drawn on the concept of social capital and the role of social networks to understand the dynamics of immigrant experiences. Series: Immigration and Society. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: JFFN; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745662367
- ISBN
- 9780745662367
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.45
€ 66.45
Hardback. Globalization and Work challenges conceptions of globalization as a project orchestrated by governments, multinational companies and international agencies. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHBL; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 178 x 29. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745652115
- ISBN
- 9780745652115
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.37
€ 79.37
Hardback. Winner of the 2015 FWSA Book Prize The body is a site of impassioned, fraught and complex debate in the West today. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745648873
- ISBN
- 9780745648873
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.45
€ 66.45
Hardback. Immigration has long shaped US society in fundamental ways. With Latinos recently surpassing African Americans as the largest minority group in the US, attention has been focused on the important implications of immigration for the character and role of race in US life, including patterns of racial inequality and racial identity. Series: Immigration and Society. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSL1; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 146 x 21. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745647913
- ISBN
- 9780745647913
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.45
€ 66.45
Hardback. Media practices and the everyday cultures of transnational migrants are deeply interconnected. Mediating Migration narrates aspects of the migrant experience as shaped by the technologies of communication and the social, political and cultural configurations of neoliberal globalization. Series: PGMC - Polity Global Media and Communication Series. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; JFD; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745646329
- ISBN
- 9780745646329
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.77
€ 72.77
Hardback. This concise book provides readers with a comprehensive overview and critical assessment of the key issues and varied strands of research relating to immigration and religion that have been produced during the past two decades. Num Pages: 206 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 149 x 22. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745641690
- ISBN
- 9780745641690
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.66
€ 66.66
Paperback. Inventing Women explores important and controversial debates about the gendering of science and technology and their relationship to women. This book discusses how such gendering occurs, the scientific basis for claims of sex difference, the medicalization of womena s bodies and the political issues raised by reproductive technology. Editor(s): Kirkup, Gill; Keller, Laurie Smith. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd Cambridge
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745609782
- ISBN
- 9780745609782
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.79
€ 34.79
Paperback. Analyses the challenges feminists face as they seek to engage with new spaces of participatory democracy in Latin America. Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFFK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 215 x 11. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780745334592
- ISBN
- 9780745334592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.82
€ 37.99
€ 29.82
Hardback. By tracing the footprint of a unremarkable object across the globe, this book provides new ways of thinking about globalisation. Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCD; JFFS; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780745334127
- ISBN
- 9780745334127
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.56€ 83.84
€ 100.56
€ 83.84
Hardback. A variety of contributors - Palestinian, Israeli, and international scholars -examine the topic of Palestinian refugee compensation. Editor(s): Brynen, Mr. Rex; El-Rifai, Roula. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; GTJ; JFFD; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780745333373
- ISBN
- 9780745333373
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.56€ 83.84
€ 100.56
€ 83.84
Hardback. A contemporary account of the theoretical and policy debates with an in-depth exploration of the lived experiences of undocumented migrants in the UK. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFFN; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780745332611
- ISBN
- 9780745332611
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.56€ 84.13
€ 100.56
€ 84.13
Hardback. Shows how Western control of Africa's oil has fed corruption and undermined democracy, and how Africans have resisted the theft of their resources. Series: New Politics, Progressive Policy. Num Pages: 272 pages, 11 maps. BIC Classification: 1H; JFFX; JPS; KCM; KNBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 224 x 21. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745330464
- ISBN
- 9780745330464
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.56€ 83.78
€ 100.56
€ 83.78
Paperback. Leading scholars explore the cultural politics of globalisation, nationalism and violence. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPFN; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780745322902
- ISBN
- 9780745322902
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.62
€ 40.99
€ 31.62
Paperback. Sheds new light on the issue of asylum and immigration and opposes immigration controls in their totality. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745322445
- ISBN
- 9780745322445
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 21.27
€ 31.99
€ 21.27
Hardback. '[Reid's ideas] will change the way planners view the tourism process, and ultimately may enhance the well-being of local communities..' Clare Mitchell, University of Waterloo Num Pages: 264 pages, 2 maps/ 10 figures. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFS; KC; KNSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745319995
- ISBN
- 9780745319995
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.56€ 84.13
€ 100.56
€ 84.13
Paperback. An ideal introduction for all activists to the most pressing problems of our times. Editor(s): Saad-Filho, Alfredo. Num Pages: 280 pages, 7 Figures. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 17. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780745318936
- ISBN
- 9780745318936
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 33.53
€ 42.99
€ 33.53
Paperback. '.. a tour de force, one of the most devastating critiques of the global market paradigm that has been written to date.' Prof Peter McLaren , University of California, Los Angeles Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFS; JPS; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 16. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745318899
- ISBN
- 9780745318899
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.56
€ 40.99
€ 31.56
Paperback. 'Shows how internally displaced persons are not passive victims of circumstance, and that policy makers and humanitarian organizations should plan accordingly.' Journal of Refugee Studies Editor(s): Vincent, Marc; Sorensen, Birgitte Refslund. Num Pages: 336 pages, 10 maps / 6 photographs. BIC Classification: JFFD; JFFM; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 137 x 22. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745318189
- ISBN
- 9780745318189
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.72
€ 40.99
€ 31.72
Paperback. An ethnographic study of the Izhavas in Kerala, India, highlighting the complexities and contradictions of modern identity. Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 336 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFFM; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780745316932
- ISBN
- 9780745316932
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 36.50
€ 46.99
€ 36.50