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Social issues & processes
Paperback. Offers a comprehensive analysis of an economic trend that has been reshaping the United States over the years: rapidly rising income inequality. This title provides an overview of how and why the level and distribution of income and wealth has changed since 1979, and investigates the forces that are driving it. Series: Wildavsky Forum Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, 34 line illustrations, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; KCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 282.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520266933
- ISBN
- 9780520266933
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€ 33.99€ 24.74
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Hardback. Every year over 200 million peasants flock to China's urban centers, providing a profusion of cheap labor that helps fuel the country's staggering economic growth. This title follows the trials and triumphs of eight such migrants - including a vegetable vendor, an itinerant knife sharpener, a free-spirited recycler, and a cash-strapped mother. Num Pages: 280 pages, 17 b/w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JM; JFFN; KCF; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 438.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520266506
- ISBN
- 9780520266506
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€ 33.99€ 24.74
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Paperback. A study that synthesizes an array of cross-cultural, experimental, and ethnographic data to understand the broad meaning of friendship, how it develops, how it interfaces with kinship and romantic relationships, and how it differs from place to place. Series: Origins of Human Behavior and Culture. Num Pages: 400 pages, 2 b/w photographs, 24 line illustrations, 2 maps, 28 sidebars, 17 equations. BIC Classification: JFFP; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 550.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520265479
- ISBN
- 9780520265479
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€ 40.99€ 29.06
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Hardback. Emphasizing feminist cross-talk, transnational collaborations and influences, and cultural differences in context, this title heralds an approach to studying feminist history. Editor(s): Alcalde, M. Cristina; Bordo, Susan; Rosenman, Ellen Bayuk. Num Pages: 608 pages, 6. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 263 x 186 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1210.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520264205
- ISBN
- 9780520264205
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€ 99.68€ 75.66
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Paperback. Unlike the wave of immigration that came through Ellis Island and then subsided, immigration to the United States from Mexico has been virtually uninterrupted for one hundred years. This book takes us into the lives of later-generation descendants of Mexican immigrants. It sheds light on America's largest ethnic group. Num Pages: 366 pages, 6 line illustrations, 8 tables. BIC Classification: JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 498.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 366
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520261426
- ISBN
- 9780520261426
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€ 33.99€ 24.89
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Paperback. Probing the experiences of migrant parents, children in Mexico, and their caregivers, this title offers an account of the lives of families divided by borders. It shows that the difficulties endured by transnational families make it nearly impossible for parents' sacrifices to result in the benefits they expect. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16 b/w photographs, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JFFN; JFSL4; JHBK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520260900
- ISBN
- 9780520260900
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€ 33.99€ 24.74
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Hardback. Explores the healing power of caring and intimacy in a small, closely bonded Apostolic congregation during Botswana's HIV/AIDS pandemic. This book shows how members of the Baitshepi Church make strenuous efforts to sustain loving relationships amid widespread illness and death. It helps discover the Baitshepi's maternal ethos. Series: The Anthropology of Christianity. Num Pages: 368 pages, 4 line illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFMB; HRCX6; JFFH2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 234 x 28. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520259652
- ISBN
- 9780520259652
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€ 94.93€ 72.77
€ 94.93
€ 72.77
Paperback. Public health has made our lives safer - but it often works behind the scenes, without our knowledge, that is, 'while we are sleeping'. This book illuminates how public health works with more than sixty success stories drawn from the area of injury and violence prevention. Num Pages: 248 pages, 7 tables. BIC Classification: JFFE; MBN; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 346.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520258464
- ISBN
- 9780520258464
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.41
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€ 27.41
Hardback. Reveals the untold history of the United States Border Patrol from its beginnings in 1924 as a small peripheral outfit to its emergence as a large professional police force. This book focuses on the daily challenges of policing the borderlands and brings to light unexpected partners and forgotten dynamics. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 336 pages, 10 b/w photographs, 1 map, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JKSW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 490.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520257696
- ISBN
- 9780520257696
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Condition: New
€ 94.93€ 72.21
€ 94.93
€ 72.21
Paperback. Features an account of the contribution to immigrant rights made by religious activists in post-1965 and post-9/11 America. This work provides an understanding of the role of religion in social movements and demonstrates the nonviolent power of religious groups to address social injustices. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRLP5; JFFN; JFSL1; JPVH1; JPW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 59.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520257252
- ISBN
- 9780520257252
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.74
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Hardback. Exploring complex webs of local consumer demands that affected patterns of exchange and production as far away as India and the United States, this book challenges presumptions that Africa's global relationships have always been dictated by outsiders. Series: California World History Library. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1HFG; 3JH; HBTB; JFFS; JFFT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520254244
- ISBN
- 9780520254244
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Condition: New
€ 74.76€ 57.54
€ 74.76
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Hardback. The massive drought/famine that killed at least ten million people in north China during the late 1870s remains one of China's most severe disasters and provides a window through which to study the social side of a nation's tragedy. This book presents the history of a horrific famine that took place and focuses on cultural responses to trauma. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 360 pages, 9 b/w photographs, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; HBTB; JFFC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520253025
- ISBN
- 9780520253025
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Condition: New
€ 84.25€ 64.99
€ 84.25
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Paperback. Presents a perspective on the history of forced migration over 3 centuries and illuminates the centrality of movements of people in making of this world. This book traces the history of slaves, indentured servants, transported convicts, bonded soldiers, trafficked women, and coolie and Kanaka labor across the Pacific, Indian, and Atlantic Oceans. Editor(s): Christopher, Emma; Pybus, Cassandra; Rediker, Marcus. Series: California World History Library. Num Pages: 274 pages, 5 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFFD; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 59.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520252073
- ISBN
- 9780520252073
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.26
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Paperback. Illuminating the dark side of economic globalization, this book gives an insider's view of the migrant farmworkers' binational circuit that stretches from the west central Mexico countryside to central California. Useful for all Americans, "The Farmworkers' Journey" traces the human consequences of our policy decisions. Num Pages: 361 pages, 38 b/w photographs, 1 line illustration, 6 maps, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 1KLCM; JFFN; JFSF; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 361
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520250734
- ISBN
- 9780520250734
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
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Paperback. Provides a view of the experience of race in urban America from the corner store. This study aims to illuminate the cues and misunderstandings that make up race relations in urban communities, explore how racial interactions and racial identity are influenced by local context, and provide evidence of anti-black prejudice among white Americans. Num Pages: 211 pages, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSC; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 49.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 211
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520248090
- ISBN
- 9780520248090
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.24
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Paperback. The political upheaval in Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Guatemala had a devastating human toll at the end of the twentieth century. Many of those who survived the wars chose temporary refuge in neighboring countries such as Honduras and Costa Rica. This book tells the story of that migration. Num Pages: 289 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBTB; JFFN; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 63.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 289
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520247017
- ISBN
- 9780520247017
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
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Paperback. Explores the global changes in disability awareness, technology, and policy from the viewpoint of disabled people and their families in a range of local contexts. This book reports on ethnographic research in Brazil, Uganda, Botswana, Somalia, Britain, Israel, China, India, and Japan. It addresses the definition of human rights in local contexts. Editor(s): Ingstad, Benedicte; Whyte, Susan Reynolds. Num Pages: 334 pages, 10 b/w photographs, 4 tables. BIC Classification: JFFG; JHMP; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 468.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520246171
- ISBN
- 9780520246171
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.24
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Paperback. Num Pages: 278 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Paperback Edition
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520243453
- ISBN
- 9780520243453
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.12
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Paperback. Helps understand the intricate interplay of gender, race, and class. This book examines an immigration pattern to analyze what happens when women who migrate before men become the breadwinners in the family. It focuses on a group of female nurses who moved from India to the United States before their husbands. Num Pages: 296 pages, 3 line illustrations, 2 maps, 6 tables. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 59.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520243194
- ISBN
- 9780520243194
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.26
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Paperback. Num Pages: 273 pages, 10 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: APFA; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFFE2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 273
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520241756
- ISBN
- 9780520241756
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
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Paperback. Scientific discoveries about the animal kingdom fuel ideological battles on many fronts, especially battles about sex and gender. This book exposes the anthropomorphism and gender politics that have colored our understanding of the natural world and shows how feminism can help move us away from our ideological biases. Num Pages: 250 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: JFFK; JHM; JMU; PSVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520240759
- ISBN
- 9780520240759
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.82
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Paperback. A disturbing look at the hidden world of organized racism, this text focuses on women, the newest recruiting targets of racist groups and crucial to their campaign for racial supremacy. Through personal interviews, the author dispels many misconceptions of organized racism. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSJ1; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520240551
- ISBN
- 9780520240551
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.89
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Paperback. Resurgent immigration is one of the most powerful forces disrupting and realigning everyday life in the United States and elsewhere, and gender is one of the fundamental social categories shaping immigration patterns. This collection of essays brings together work on this subject. Editor(s): Hondagneu-Sotelo, Pierrette A. Num Pages: 402 pages, 12 tables, 3 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JFSJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 402
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520237391
- ISBN
- 9780520237391
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€ 40.99€ 29.06
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Paperback. Considers the structure and dynamics of ethnic violence - the deadly ethnic riot - an intense, sudden, lethal attack by civilian members of one ethnic group against another ethnic group. This title examines approximately 150 such riots in about fifty countries, mainly in Asia, Africa, and the former Soviet Union, as well as fifty control cases. Num Pages: 605 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1F; 1H; JFFE; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 37. Weight in Grams: 868. 605 pages, 2 tables. Considers the structure and dynamics of ethnic violence - the deadly ethnic riot - an intense, sudden, lethal attack by civilian members of one ethnic group against another ethnic group. This title examines approximately 150 such riots in about fifty countries, mainly in Asia, Africa, and the former Soviet Union, as well as fifty control cases. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1F; 1H; JFFE; JFFJ; JFSL. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 37. Weight: 842.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 605
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520236424
- ISBN
- 9780520236424
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.28
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€ 29.28