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Paperback. This book provides an introduction to the work of Norbert Elias. It is the first systematic appraisal of two central themes of his thought -- violence and civilization. Although Elias is best known for his theory of civilizing processes, this study highlights the crucial importance of the concept of decivilizing processes. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745618791
ISBN
9780745618791
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.94

Paperback. Today neoliberals argue that we should let ourselves be guided by market forces and that there is little we can do to stem the flow of economic globalization. On the other hand, thinkers on the left continue to denounce domination and claim to speak in the name of victims who are powerless to change the circumstances of their lives. Num Pages: 128 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPA; JPFK; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745624341
ISBN
9780745624341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.41

Paperback. Globalization is characterised by persistent poverty and growing inequality. Conventional wisdom has it that this global poverty is residual - as globalization deepens, the poor will be lifted out of destitution. The policies of the World Bank, the IMF and the WTO echo this belief and push developing countries ever deeper into the global economy. Num Pages: 216 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFA; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745635545
ISBN
9780745635545
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.26

Paperback. This work shows how immigrants in the USA responded to the Civil War. It stresses the social and political situation in the US from which the phenomonon of the ethnic regiments emerged, the relationships the groups had within larger society, and the impact the war had on the ethnics. Series: North's Civil War. Num Pages: 282 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBW; JFFN; JFSL; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823218288
ISBN
9780823218288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.61

Hardcover. What is the relationship between anger and justice, especially when so much of our moral education has taught us to value the impartial spectator, the cold distance of reason? This book looks at the emotionally charged South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JFFE; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226119984
ISBN
9780226119984
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 34.51

Paperback. Series: Anthropology of Contemporary Issues S. Num Pages: 208 pages, 21. BIC Classification: 1HBS; 1KBB; JFFN; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Cornell University Press Ithaca
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801487798
ISBN
9780801487798
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 3 graphs, 11 tables. BIC Classification: JFCV; JFFA; JNF; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 263.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813573311
ISBN
9780813573311
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.22

Hardcover. Is the US today a "post-racial" society? Some might point to the election and re-election of a Black president as conclusive evidence of the progress made in race relations, but others are not so sanguine. In this volume, scholars in psychology, education, sociology, and related fields dissect the concept of colour-blind racial ideology. Editor(s): Neville, Helen A. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSL; JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
American Psychological Association (APA)
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781433820731
ISBN
9781433820731
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.39
€ 81.85

Paperback. The first book to survey the history of Northern Ireland migration from partition in 1921 to the present, including the personal stories of individuals who emigrated to many destinations abroad, some of whom later returned. Num Pages: 348 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 3JJ; 3JMC; HBJD1; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 235 x 25. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781383063
ISBN
9781781383063
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.10

Paperback. This innovative book is the first to couch the debate about animals in the language of justice, and the first to develop both ideal and nonideal theories of justice for animals. It rejects the abolitionist animal rights position in favor of a revised version of animal rights centering on sentience. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JFFZ; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199936335
ISBN
9780199936335
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.71

hardcover. Num Pages: 284 pages, 4 maps, 17 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DDFC; 1H; APFA; JFCA; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253020659
ISBN
9780253020659
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.38

Paperback. 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: 220 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745330457
ISBN
9780745330457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.66

Paperback. Drawing on the insights of disability scholars around the world, this book engages readers in the critical issues and debates framing disability studies and places them in a historical and cultural context. It is suitable for disabled people, scholars, policy makers and activists. Editor(s): Albrecht, Gary L.; Seelman, Katherine Delores; Bury, Michael. Num Pages: 864 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 205 x 43. Weight in Grams: 2012.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc United States
Number of pages
864
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761928744
ISBN
9780761928744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 109.08

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745326351
ISBN
9780745326351
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.87

paperback. How does it feel to be constantly regarded as a potential threat, strip-searched at every airport? Or be told that, as an actress, the part you're most fitted to play is 'wife of a terrorist'? How does it feel to have words from your native language misused, misappropriated and used aggressively towards you? Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DQ; JFFN; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. . Some light scuffing and shelfwear, otherwise a very good copy.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Unbound
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KRF2233482
ISBN
9781783523955
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 12.99
€ 9.87

Paperback. Explores how indigenous peoples forged a sense of identity and community amid the changes wrought by European colonialism in the Caribbean, the Pacific Islands, and the mainland Americas from the seventeenth through the twentieth century. Editor(s): Smithers, Gregory D.; Newman, Brooke N. Series: Borderlands and Transcultural Studies. Num Pages: 524 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; JFFN; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 156 x 35. Weight in Grams: 802.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
524
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803233638
ISBN
9780803233638
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.76

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; JFC; JFF; JFSJ1; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816621361
ISBN
9780816621361
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.14

paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; HBTQ; HBTR; JFF; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816625253
ISBN
9780816625253
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.48

paperback. Provides a theoretical framework which helps the reader make sense of the detail contained in the later case studies. This title shows how choosing a particular concept of quality has significant political and organizational consequences and also discusses how quality may be measured. Editor(s): Pollitt, Christopher; Bouckaert, Geert. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; JFF; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 10. Weight in Grams: 243.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780803974654
ISBN
9780803974654
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.00

Paperback. Examines risks and limits of alliances between lesbian studies and feminist studies. Editor(s): Heller, Dana A. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253210845
ISBN
9780253210845
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.81

Hardback. Examines how countries can compete with each other to make citizens, and how citizens in turn have found ways to use this competition to their own benefit. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804782982
ISBN
9780804782982
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.14

Hardback. This book is about how U.S. immigration policies and immigrants' gendered experiences stratify the well-being of Salvadoran mothers and fathers in the United States and their children who remain in El Salvador. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCS; JFFN; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804788311
ISBN
9780804788311
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.64

Paperback. This ground-breaking book uses extensive research and survey evidence to challenge the myth that the population divides into those who benefit from the welfare state and those who pay into it. It shows that all of us rely on the welfare state through our lifetimes, not just a small 'welfare-dependent' minority. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFFA; JKSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Policy Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447320036
ISBN
9781447320036
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.26

hardcover. Studies research in urban sociology. This work presents an analysis of race and ethnicity in urban areas. Editor(s): Gotham, Kevin Fox; Hutchison, Ray. Series: Research in Urban Sociology. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSG; JFSL1; JHBC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 824.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762305414
ISBN
9780762305414
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.59

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