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The Assault on Social Policy

William Roth

Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JKS; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.

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Publication date: 2014
Publisher: Columbia University Press United States
Edition: Second
Number of pages: 264
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SKU: V9780231160063
ISBN: 9780231160063

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The Assault on Social Policy

Paperback. Based on incisive analyses of economic globalization, class, politics, and bureaucracy, this book argues that the perfection of the free market is a myth. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JKS; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 363.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2002
Publisher: Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages: 224
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SKU: V9780231123815
ISBN: 9780231123815

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On Hobos and Homelessness (Heritage of Sociology Series)

Nels Anderson

Paperback. This text presents Nels Anderson's ethnographic work of a world of homeless men - a study conducted on Madison street in Chicago - and includes Anderson's later work on the juvenile and the tramp, the unattached migrant, and the family. Series: Heritage of Sociology S. Num Pages: 304 pages, 20 halftones, 1 map, 1 line drawing, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFB; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 172 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 1999
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Edition: 1st Edition
Number of pages: 304
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SKU: V9780226019673
ISBN: 9780226019673

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Carole Pateman - The Sexual Contract - 9780745604329 - 9780745604329

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The Sexual Contract

Carole Pateman

Paperback. Carole Pateman is one of the foremost political theorists writing in English today. In this outstanding new work, she presents a major reinterpretation of modern political theory. She shows how standard discussions of social contract theory tell only half the story. Series: Sociology of Health and Illness Monographs. Num Pages: 280 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFK; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 15. Weight in Grams: 394.

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Publication date: 1988
Publisher: Polity Press
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SKU: 9780745604329
ISBN: 9780745604329

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Immigration Under New Labour

Will Somerville

Paperback. Immigration under New Labour presents the first comprehensive account of immigration policy over the last ten years, providing an in-depth analysis of policy and legislation since Tony Blair and New Labour were first elected. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFFN; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2007
Publisher: Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages: 240
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SKU: V9781861349675
ISBN: 9781861349675

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My Name is Child of God...Not Those People

Julia K. Dinsmore

Paperback. Presents a personal and provocative look at poverty in America. This book tells the story of growing up in a large Irish Catholic working-class family in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and draws together the experiences of living in poverty, the role of the church and music. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; HBTB; HRCV; JFFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 263.

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Publication date: 2007
Publisher: Augsburg Fortress United States
Number of pages: 160
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SKU: V9780806656243
ISBN: 9780806656243

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Design and Feminism: Re-visioning Spaces, Places, and Everyday Things

Joan Rothschild

Paperback. A collection of essays rethinking architecture, design, and technology from feminist perspectives. Each contributor asks how we might think differently and more inclusively about human needs in the environments in which we live and work. Editor(s): Rothschild, Joan. Num Pages: 256 pages, 71 illustrations. BIC Classification: AK; AMA; JFFK; TBDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 458.

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Publication date: 1999
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
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SKU: V9780813526676
ISBN: 9780813526676

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Reclaiming Indigenous Voice and Vision

Roger Hargreaves

Paperback. This inspiring volume elaborates a new inclusive vision of a global and national order and articulates new approaches for protecting, healing, and restoring long-oppressed peoples, and for respecting their cultures and languages. Editor(s): Battiste, Marie. Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HBTR; JFF; JFSL9; JHMC; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 503.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2000
Publisher: University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages: 344
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SKU: V9780774807463
ISBN: 9780774807463

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Luce Irigaray - This Sex Which Is Not One - 9780801493317 - 9780801493317

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This Sex Which Is Not One

Luce Irigaray

Paperback. Translator(s): Porter, Catherine; Burke, Carolyn. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 344.

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Publication date: 1985
Publisher: Cornell University Press
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SKU: 9780801493317
ISBN: 9780801493317

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Genocide, Collective Violence and Popular Memory

Roger Hargreaves

Paperback. The twentieth century has been scarred by political violence and genocide, reaching its extreme in the Holocaust. Yet, at the same time, the century has been marked by a growing commitment to human rights. Series: The World Beat Series. Num Pages: 258 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW; HBTZ; JFFE; JMRM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 481.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2001
Publisher: Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Edition: First Edition
Number of pages: 258
Condition: New
SKU: V9780842029827
ISBN: 9780842029827

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Cultures of Contamination: Legacies of Pollution in Russia and the US

Michael Edelstein (Ed.)

Hardback. Intends to ponder the cultures that generated the bulk of our global contamination legacy. This title focuses on the psycho-social dynamics of chemical contamination. It deals with nuclear events, both accidents, but also the closed cities and closed society needed to produce a nuclear context. Editor(s): Edelstein, Michael, PhD; Tysiachniouk, Maria; Smirnova, Lyudmila V. Series: Research in Social Problems and Public Policy. Num Pages: 522 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; JFF; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 165 x 34. Weight in Grams: 884.

Format: Hardback
Publication date: 2007
Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited United States
Number of pages: 522
Condition: New
Edition: 1st Edition
SKU: V9780762313716
ISBN: 9780762313716

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Not Even Past: Barack Obama and the Burden of Race

Thomas J. Sugrue

Hardback. Does Obama's presidency signal the end of race in American life? This title examines the paradox of race in Barack Obama's America and how President Obama intends to deal with it. It assesses the culture and politics of race in the age of Obama, and of our prospects for a postracial America. Series: The Lawrence Stone Lectures. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 364.

Format: Hardback
Publication date: 2010
Publisher: Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages: 184
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SKU: V9780691137308
ISBN: 9780691137308

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International Trade with Equilibrium Unemployment

Carl Davidson

Hardback. Brings together the authors' work in creating models that more accurately reflect the real-world connections between international trade and labor markets. This book addresses the shortcomings of standard models and describes the empirics that underlie equilibrium unemployment models. Num Pages: 416 pages, 36 line illus. 24 tables. BIC Classification: JFFA; KCF; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 168 x 31. Weight in Grams: 748.

Format: Hardback
Publication date: 2010
Publisher: Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages: 432
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SKU: V9780691125596
ISBN: 9780691125596

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In the Beginning, Woman Was the Sun: The Autobiography of a Japanese F...

Raicho Hiratsuka

Hardback. Hiratsuka Raicho (1886-1971) was the most influential figure in the early women's movement in Japan. This autobiography describes her childhood, early youth, and subsequent rebellion against the strict social codes of the time. Translator(s): Craig, Teruko. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; BGA; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 245 x 30. Weight in Grams: 674.

Format: Hardback
Publication date: 2006
Publisher: Columbia University Press United States
Edition: First Edition
Number of pages: 432
Condition: New
SKU: V9780231138123
ISBN: 9780231138123