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Social issues & processes
paperback. Expo 67: Not just a souvenir is a compelling examination of a world's fair that had a profound impact locally, nationally, and internationally. Editor(s): Kenneally, Rhona Richman; Sloan, Johanne. Num Pages: 280 pages, 25 halftones; 25 colour photographs. BIC Classification: JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 173 x 16. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802096494
- ISBN
- 9780802096494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.36
€ 40.99
€ 36.36
Paperback. This interdisciplinary collection of essays assembles historians, health economists, anthropologists, and sociologists, who examine the history of suicide from a variety of approaches to provide crucial insight into how suicide differs across nations, cultures, and time periods. Editor(s): Weaver, John; Wright, David. Num Pages: 336 pages, 4 figures. BIC Classification: JFFH; JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 248 x 29. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802096326
- ISBN
- 9780802096326
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Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 38.45
€ 43.99
€ 38.45
paperback. The new rural economy involves a fundamental shift in the stability and security of people's lives and ultimately causes wrenching change and an arduous struggle as rural dwellers struggle to rebuild their lives in the new economic terrain. Series: Studies in Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy. Num Pages: 192 pages, 8 charts, 9 tables, 8 textboxes. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFFS; JFSG; JHBL; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802084262
- ISBN
- 9780802084262
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Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 39.54
€ 44.99
€ 39.54
paperback. It is estimated that there are currently 1.9 million deafened adults living in North America-people who could once hear but have become. An invaluable guide to self-help techniques of proven value to deafened people. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802083739
- ISBN
- 9780802083739
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.10
€ 40.99
€ 36.10
Paperback. Bringing together international scholars to examine the relationship between nationalism and globalization, this book addresses theoretical, historical and contemporary issues. It features case studies from Europe, the US and Asia that explore regionalisation, migration and citizenship, culture, finance and capitalism. Editor(s): Halikiopoulou, Daphne; Vasilopoulou, Sofia. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPFN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 12. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415581974
- ISBN
- 9780415581974
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Condition: New
€ 56.08
€ 56.08
hardcover. A book about the courageous decision taken by the Government of a Ceara, Brazil, to tackle the painful economic and social conflict caused by the enormous gap between rich and poor. It tells how the Governor of the State, Tasso Ribeiro Jereissati, decided to develop an understanding of the conflict between growth and distribution. Editor(s): Bar-El, Raphael. Series: Contributions to Conflict Management, Peace Economics and Development. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; GTF; GTJ; JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781848551909
- ISBN
- 9781848551909
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 190.01
€ 190.01
Hardback. Climate change, accelerating environmental degradation, rapid industrialization and intensifying competition over the world's resources is creating population displacement on an unprecedented scale, resulting in serious societal conflict. Num Pages: 210 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845457723
- ISBN
- 9781845457723
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Condition: New
€ 155.00
€ 155.00
Hardback. Based on thorough ethnographic fieldwork in a refugee camp in Tanzania this book provides a rich account of the benevolent disciplining mechanismsA" of humanitarian agencies, led by the UNHCR, and of the situated, dynamic, indeterminate, and fluid nature of identity (re)construction in the camp. Series: Forced Migration. Num Pages: 194 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; JFFN; JFSL1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845456917
- ISBN
- 9781845456917
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Condition: New
€ 154.88
€ 154.88
Hardback. As migration from poverty-stricken and conflict-affected countries continues to hit the headlines, this book focuses on an important counter-flow: the money that people send home. Despite considerable research on the impact of migration and remittances in countries of origin - increasingly viewed as a source of development capital.. Series: Forced Migration. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFGS; JFFN; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 15. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845456443
- ISBN
- 9781845456443
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.85
€ 154.85
Hardback. Recent years have witnessed a significant growth of interest in the consequences of political violence and displacement for the young. However, when speaking of childrenA" commentators have often taken the situation of those in early and middle childhood as representative of all young people under eighteen years of age. Editor(s): Hart, Jason. Series: Studies in Forced Migration. Num Pages: 321 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 321
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845455286
- ISBN
- 9781845455286
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Condition: New
€ 166.66
€ 166.66
Hardback. As a religious and cultural minority in Turkey, the Alevis have suffered a long history of persecution and discrimination. In the late 1980s they started a movement for the recognition of Alevi identity in both Germany and Turkey. Today, they constitute a significant segment of Germany's Turkish immigrant population. Num Pages: 16 ills. BIC Classification: 1DFG; JFFN; JHM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845454784
- ISBN
- 9781845454784
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Condition: New
€ 155.45
€ 155.45
Hardback. Through an ethnography of the social and medical worlds of a community of Tibetan refugees in India, this book addresses two main questions: first, how has the prolonged displacement of Tibetan refugees affected concepts of health in the exile community? Second, how has exile changed traditional Tibetan medical practices? Series: Epistemologies of Healing. Num Pages: Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFFD; JHM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845454579
- ISBN
- 9781845454579
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Condition: New
€ 154.20
€ 154.20
Hardback. Under the current cartographies of globalism, where frontiers mutate, vacillate, and mark the contiguity of discourse, questioning the Spanish border seems a particularly urgent task. The volume engages a wide spectrum of ambivalent regions-subjects that currently are, or have been seen in the past, as spaces of negotiation and contestation. Editor(s): Sampedro, Benita; Doubleday, Simon R. Series: Remapping Cultural History. BIC Classification: 1DSE; JFC; JFFN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845454340
- ISBN
- 9781845454340
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.23
€ 155.23
Hardback. Since their mass-resettlement to the Levant in the wake of the First World War, the Armenian communities of Lebanon and Syria appear to have successfully maintained a distinct identity. This book shows that, in Lebanon the state has facilitated development of an extensive and effective system of Armenian ethno-cultural preservation. Editor(s): Inhorn, Marcia C. Series: Forced Migration. Num Pages: bibliog., index. BIC Classification: JFFH; JFSJ1; JHBF; MBNH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845453527
- ISBN
- 9781845453527
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Condition: New
€ 154.94
€ 154.94
Hardback. What would happen if border controls were to be suppressed and people granted the right to move freely throughout the world? This volume explores the various dimensions of "Migration Without Borders" scenario and looks at the convergences and contradictions between the different takes on the topic, highlighting both its strengths and weaknesses. Editor(s): Pecoud, Antoine; Guchteneire, Paul de. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliog., index. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHBA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845453466
- ISBN
- 9781845453466
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.28
€ 155.28
Hardback. Taking the context of forced migration, this book addresses the role that regional, in contrast to national or global, institutions and relationships play in shaping asylum policies and procedures. It also considers the role that regional responses are likely to play in determining the direction of asylum policy in receiving states. Editor(s): Kneebone, Susan; Rawlings-Sanei, Felicity. Series: Studies in Forced Migration. Num Pages: bibliog., index. BIC Classification: JFFD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845453442
- ISBN
- 9781845453442
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Condition: New
€ 155.12
€ 155.12
Hardback. Examines the forces of globalization at different levels, as they manifest themselves and operate across cultural, cognitive and biographical dimensions of human life in the Pacific. This book offers answers through the integration of cultural and psychological methods. Series: Person, Space and Memory in the Contemporary Pacific. Num Pages: 350 pages, 40 ills, bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1F; JFFS; JH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845453275
- ISBN
- 9781845453275
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Condition: New
€ 166.77
€ 166.77
Hardback. Croatia gained world attention during the break-up of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s. This book offers a different insight into Croatia in the 1990s: it deals with one of the consequences of the war, namely, with the more or less forcible migration of Croats from Serbia and their settlement in Croatia, supposedly their "ethnic homeland". Series: European Anthropology in Translation. Num Pages: 30 ills, bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1DVWYC; JFFD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845453176
- ISBN
- 9781845453176
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.82
€ 154.82
Hardback. The Nordic Atlantic area has seen remarkable examples of social formations in areas that many would perceive as too remote to allow the construction of functioning communities. But through innovations, networking and the formation of identities people have coped with distances, thus continuously rebuilding societies in the Nordic regions. Num Pages: 310 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DN; JFF; JFS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845452902
- ISBN
- 9781845452902
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Condition: New
€ 155.52
€ 155.52
The Practice of War. Production, Reproduction and Communication of Arm...
. Ed(S): Aparna, Rao; Bollig, Michael; Bock, ...
Hardback. Provides information to help in a better understanding of the specific and the general in wartime. This book examines how people cope and adjust to situations of war, depending upon whether these are low-intensity or high-intensity ones, and on whether they are brief phases of conflict or long enduring periods of violence. Editor(s): Aparna, Rao; Bollig, Michael; Bock, Monika. Num Pages: 22 ills, bibliog., index. BIC Classification: JFFE. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845452803
- ISBN
- 9781845452803
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 166.89
€ 166.89