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hardcover. This is a collection of essays from leading public intellectuals that identifies major conceptual problems in the analysis of poverty and inequality and advances strategies for reducing poverty and inequality that are consistent with these new conceptual and methodological approaches. Editor(s): Grusky, David B.; Kanbur, Ravi. Series: Studies in Social Inequality. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804748421
ISBN
9780804748421
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.36

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
€ 25.81

paperback. Series: Contemporary Social Issues. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2023
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781444335378
ISBN
9781444335378
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.32

Paperback. The International Politics of Whaling examines contemporary whaling issues with an emphasis on three factors: our knowledge of whales and current whale populations and the impact of whaling; the actors and institutions involved in the debate over whaling; and the ethical dimension. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JFFZ; RNKH; TVT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774806046
ISBN
9780774806046
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.54

Hardcover. In this age of migration, more and more children are growing up in immigrant or transnational families. The "new second generation" refers to foreign-born and native-born children of immigrants who have come of age at the turn of the twenty-first century. Series: PIMS - Polity Immigration and Society Series. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 150. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745684680
ISBN
9780745684680
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.09

hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; JFFK; JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Publisher
Zubaan India
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9789385932045
ISBN
9789385932045
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.80

paperback. This study examines the relationship between poverty and informal work. Exploring the experiences of people in low-paid informal work, it contends that unless government seeks to include the informal economy in its strategies, it will never be able to reach its employment or anti-poverty targets. Free pdf version available at www.jrf.org.uk Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 297 x 210. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9781861348920
ISBN
9781861348920
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 25.57

paperback. This report demonstrates the urgent need to re-evaluate our understanding of poverty and home ownership. Drawing on data from the Poverty and Social Exclusion Survey of Britain, it presents a detailed picture of the realities of home ownership at the margins, providing evidence in support of radical policy for sustainable home ownership. Num Pages: 48 pages, 2figs.17tabs. BIC Classification: 1DB; JFFA; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 297 x 210. Weight in Grams: 213.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9781861344656
ISBN
9781861344656
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.76

Paperback. Uses extensive surveys with North Korean refugees now living in China or South Korea, to provide extraordinary insight into the changing pathways to power, wealth, and status within North Korea. These testimonies provide an invaluable interpretation of th Num Pages: 256 pages, graphs, charts, index. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; JFFD; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 299.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The Peterson Institute for International Economics United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780881324389
ISBN
9780881324389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.47

Paperback. Explores how youth and gender have become crucial sites for a contested cultural politics of globalization in India. Analysing 'consumer citizenship', this book argues that the breakdown of the Nehruvian vision connects with struggles over the meanings of public life and the cultural politics of belonging. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFFS; JFFT; JFSJ; JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822345671
ISBN
9780822345671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 382 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; GTC; HBW; JFFE; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 83 x 18. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
382
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816629374
ISBN
9780816629374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.19

paperback. This title emhasizes the complexities inherent in one distinct white ethnic group's involvement in America's racial dilemma. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRJ; JFF; JFSL1; JFSL3; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780814726815
ISBN
9780814726815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSJ1; KNDF; KNSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813571256
ISBN
9780813571256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.62

Paperback. Series: Critical Issues in Crime and Society. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: JFF; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813562308
ISBN
9780813562308
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.67

paperback. Presents a collection of writings by Einstein on the topic of race. This book tells how he spoke out vigorously against racism both in the United States and around the world. It brings attention to Einstein's antiracist public activities, and provides insight into antiracist struggles in America. Num Pages: 232 pages, 26 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Edition
None ed.
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813539522
ISBN
9780813539522
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.69

Paperback. A contribution to the history of the blues and of Afro-American culture in general. Writing from a black/feminist standpoint, Harrison shows the joys, trials, heartbreaks and enduring influence of such singers as Victoria Spivey and Alberta Hunter. Num Pages: 314 pages, photographs, discography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; AVGJ; AVGK; JFFK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813512808
ISBN
9780813512808
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 42.15

hardcover. This book compares different forms of racism and anti-racism in the United States and Britain from the 19th century to today, situating the development of various racial doctrines within the political movements of the modern capitalist world order. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804763349
ISBN
9780804763349
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.15

hardcover. This is a social and cultural study of what happened in Venice in 1785 when a sixty-year-old man was accused of having sex with an eight-year-old girl. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HRC; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 992. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804762618
ISBN
9780804762618
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.88

hardcover. This book investigates the effectiveness of current drug and alcohol policies through an economic lens. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH1; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804761475
ISBN
9780804761475
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.23

hardcover. As is the case in Western industrialized countries, Japan is seeing a rise in the number of unmarried couples, later marriages, and divorces. What sets Japan apart, however, is that the percentage of children born out of wedlock has hardly changed in the years. This book provides a study of single motherhood in contemporary Japan. Num Pages: 240 pages, 9 tables, 4 figures, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804761291
ISBN
9780804761291
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.19

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