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Social issues & processes
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.
- Format
- 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. 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.
- Format
- 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. 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. 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.
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- 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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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
€ 84.37€ 64.99
€ 84.37
€ 64.99
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.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520254244
- ISBN
- 9780520254244
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.87€ 57.54
€ 74.87
€ 57.54
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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€ 24.74
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.
- Format
- 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
€ 95.07€ 72.21
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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.
- Format
- 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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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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Condition: New
€ 95.07€ 73.01
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€ 73.01
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.
- Format
- 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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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.74
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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.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 366
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520261426
- ISBN
- 9780520261426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.89
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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.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520264205
- ISBN
- 9780520264205
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.82€ 75.66
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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.
- Format
- 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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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
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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.
- Format
- 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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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.74
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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.
- Format
- 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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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.74
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Paperback. Examines the role of Russian Orthodox Church in the treatment of HIV/AIDS. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HRCC8; JFFH2; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520267640
- ISBN
- 9780520267640
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
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Paperback. Investigates the role that violence plays in the lives of Ladina women in eastern Guatemala. This title provides a glimpse into the root causes of the feminicide in Guatemala, as well as in other Latin American countries, and offers observations relevant for understanding violence against women around the world. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; JFFE; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520267671
- ISBN
- 9780520267671
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.35
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Paperback. Over the years, migration from Mexico to the United States has moved beyond the borderlands to diverse communities across the country, with the most striking transformations in American suburbs and small towns. This title explores the challenges encountered by Mexican families as they endeavor to find their place in the US. Num Pages: 312 pages, 6 b/w photographs, 4 line illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JFFN; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520269590
- ISBN
- 9780520269590
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.74
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Paperback. Looks at the way we tax the poor in the United States, particularly in the American South, where poor families are often subject to income taxes, and where regressive sales taxes apply even to food for home consumption. This book argues that these policies contribute in unrecognized ways to poverty-related problems. Series: Wildavsky Forum Series. Num Pages: 264 pages, 15 b/w photographs, 31 line illustrations, 27 maps, 25 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JPQB; KFFD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520269675
- ISBN
- 9780520269675
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.74
€ 33.99
€ 24.74