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Paperback. When lives are dominated by hunger, what becomes of love? When assaulted by daily acts of violence and untimely death, what happens to trust? Set in the lands of Northeast Brazil, this is an account of the everyday experience of scarcity, sickness and death that centres on the lives of the women and children of a hillside "favela". Num Pages: 632 pages, 65 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFC; JFFE; JFSJ1; JHBZ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1002. The Violence of Everyday Life in Brazil. 632 pages, 65 b&w photographs. Bringing her readers to the slopes above a modern plantation town, the author follows three generations of shanty-town women as they struggle to survive through hard work, cunning and trial. It is a story of class relations told at the basic level of bodies, emotions, desires and needs. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFC; JFFE; JFSJ1; JHBZ; JHM. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 40. Weight: 1006.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 632
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520075375
- ISBN
- 9780520075375
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Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.48
€ 43.99
€ 31.48
Paperback. At a time when anti-immigrant feeling is rising among the American public and when immigration is often cast in economic or deviant terms, this book humanizes the controversy by exploring the harsh realities of the migrants' desperate journeys. Drawing on over 300 interviews, it focuses on the role of religion and faith in surviving the journey. Num Pages: 238 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; HBJK; HBLX; JFFN; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 238
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674066144
- ISBN
- 9780674066144
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.23
€ 35.99
€ 30.23
Paperback. Ainley explains how English education is now driven by the economy and politics, having failed to deliver upward social mobility and a brighter future. Concludes with suggestions for positive change. Num Pages: 148 pages. BIC Classification: JFFM; JFSC; JN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 130 x 197 x 16. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447332114
- ISBN
- 9781447332114
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Condition: New
€ 15.91
€ 15.91
Paperback. This best practice guide provides a blueprint for managing seamless transitions between services for young people aged 16-25 with additional needs, including learning disabilities, physical disabilities, complex health needs and sensory impairments. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849055680
- ISBN
- 9781849055680
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Condition: New
€ 35.24
€ 35.24
Paperback. Discusses the significant connections between sexuality and Mexican immigrant men Editor(s): Naples, Nancy A.; Vidal-Ortiz, Salvador. Series: Intersections. Num Pages: 265 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JFFN; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 164 x 13. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814758496
- ISBN
- 9780814758496
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.29
€ 32.99
€ 31.29
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447329725
- ISBN
- 9781447329725
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.67
€ 14.67
Paperback. Offering a systematic approach to evidence-based assessment and planning for children living with trauma and family violence, this practical book shows how to assess and analyse the needs of the child, make specialist assessments where there are continuing safeguarding concerns and plan effective child-centred and outcome-focused interventions. Series Editor(s): Daniel, Brigid. Series: Best Practice in Working with Children Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843109389
- ISBN
- 9781843109389
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 43.89
€ 43.99
€ 43.89
Paperback. A natural and cultural history of the hedgehog that explores the symbolism of the animal, from Romans who regarded it as a weather prophet to Sonic the Hedgehog and children's books today. Series: Animal. Num Pages: 224 pages, 100, 60 in colour. BIC Classification: JFFZ; WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 190 x 15. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780232751
- ISBN
- 9781780232751
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.66
€ 19.99
€ 15.66
Paperback. Reviews US immigration policies by pointing to the racial, ethnic, and social struggles over who should be welcomed into the community of citizens. This book shows how shifting visions of America have shaped policies governing asylum, exclusion, amnesty, and border policing. Editor(s): Carrillo, Jo; Hamamoto, Darrell Y.; Torres, Rodolfo D.; White, E.Frances. Series: Mapping Racisms S. Num Pages: 336 pages, 6 b&w illustrations, 10 tables, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JFFN; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Publisher
- Temple University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592132331
- ISBN
- 9781592132331
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 45.56
€ 50.99
€ 45.56
Paperback. Presents an analysis of the nature, causes, and significance of violence in the second half of the twentieth century. This title also re-examines the relationship between war, politics, violence, and power. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 135 x 9. Weight in Grams: 102.
- Publisher
- Harcourt Brace Javanovich
- Number of pages
- 120
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1970
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780156695008
- ISBN
- 9780156695008
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.30
€ 14.99
€ 11.30
Paperback. Classic analysis of gender relations and patriarchy under capitalism Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- Verso Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784782504
- ISBN
- 9781784782504
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.64
€ 25.64
Paperback. The second book from Sunday Times bestselling author Casey Watson. Two weeks after saying farewell to her first foster child, Casey is asked to look after Sophia, a troubled 12-year-old with a sad past. Sophia's actions are disturbing and provocative and, before long, Casey and her family find themselves in a dark and dangerous situation. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFE1; JKSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007436583
- ISBN
- 9780007436583
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.45
€ 14.99
€ 12.45
Hardcover. A panoramic, eye-opening history of the vast migration of Eastern Europeans to the West by a recent winner of a MacArthur Fellowship. Num Pages: 400 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJK; HBTB; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393078015
- ISBN
- 9780393078015
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.12
€ 31.99
€ 26.12
paperback. Explores how the ancient relationship between man and nature has been broken in the modern consumer age, with the animals that used to be at the centre of our existence now marginalized and reduced to spectacle. Series: Penguin Great Ideas. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: JFFZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 113 x 8. Weight in Grams: 72.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 112
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141043975
- ISBN
- 9780141043975
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.39
€ 10.99
€ 9.39
Hardback. What will the world look like in 2020? Paul Cornish and Kingsley Donaldson guide us through a maze of global uncertainty in this fascinating look at the future. Num Pages: 416 pages, 2x8pp colour. BIC Classification: 3JMG; JFFR; JP; JW; KCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473640320
- ISBN
- 9781473640320
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.44
€ 33.99
€ 22.44
Paperback. Series: Postmillennial Pop. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSBH; JFFJ; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 336 x 2. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479889341
- ISBN
- 9781479889341
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.76
€ 33.99
€ 33.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 476 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; 3JM; HBJK; JFFE2; JFSJ1; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781510713925
- ISBN
- 9781510713925
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.79
€ 17.99
€ 12.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFFJ; JFSL; JHMP; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801484636
- ISBN
- 9780801484636
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.21
€ 31.99
€ 30.21
Paperback. Num Pages: 314 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSP; 2AB; 2ADP; DSB; HBTB; JFFN; JFFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 308 x 22. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781477311486
- ISBN
- 9781477311486
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.29
€ 32.99
€ 31.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 81 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH1. Dimension: 154 x 226 x 7. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781631177064
- ISBN
- 9781631177064
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Condition: New
€ 99.95€ 69.24
€ 99.95
€ 69.24
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198745792
- ISBN
- 9780198745792
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.75
€ 11.99
€ 10.75
Paperback. You can shop anywhere you like - as long as it's Tesco. The inexorable rise of supermarkets is big news, but have we really taken on board what this means for our daily lives, and of our children? This book analyses this subject. It states how the supermarkets (Tesco in particular) have brought: Banality; Ghost towns; and, a Supermarket State. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; JFFT; KNPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Constable
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845295110
- ISBN
- 9781845295110
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.44
€ 19.44
Paperback. This book examines the theory and practice of justice in and of the city through a multi-disciplinary collaboration, which draws on a wide range of expertise. It will be a valuable resource for academic researchers and students across a range of disciplines including urban and environmental studies. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447318392
- ISBN
- 9781447318392
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.59
€ 36.99
€ 35.59
Paperback. John Gledhill examines how and why governments across Latin America are failing to provide security to disadvantaged citizens whilst painting them as a menace to the rest of society. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; GTF; JFFA; JPV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 139 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783603022
- ISBN
- 9781783603022
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.51
€ 31.99
€ 26.51