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Society & culture: general

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
€ 31.02

Paperback. The beginning of the twentieth century was an important time in African-American history. Segregation and discrimination were on the rise. Two seminal African American figures - Booker T Washington and W E B Du Bois - began to debate on ways to combat racial problems. Series: The African American History Series. Num Pages: 194 pages, photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842029957
ISBN
9780842029957
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 44.92

Hardback. Num Pages: 164 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
164
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739125359
ISBN
9780739125359
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.54

This book will be a vital tool for scholars and practitioners in gerontology, sociology, psychology, anthropology, economics, political science, and public policy. Num Pages: 200 pages, 5, 5 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSP31; KFFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801887635
ISBN
9780801887635
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.79

Hardcover. Contributing to identity formation in ethnically and religiously diverse postcolonial societies, this book examines the role played by creole identity in Indonesia, and in particular its capital, Jakarta. Series: Integration and Conflict Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages, 15 ills. BIC Classification: 1FMN; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 524.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782382683
ISBN
9781782382683
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.45

Hardback. What are the ties that bind the 'good youth citizen' and the youth activist in the 21st century? Young people are encouraged to save the world via community projects that resemble activism, yet increasingly risk arrest for public acts of dissent. This book explores the cultural dynamics of being young and politically engaged. Series: Education, Politics and Public Life. Num Pages: 194 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP2; JFSP3; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 215 x 18. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
194
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230106680
ISBN
9780230106680
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.97

Board book. Num Pages: 12 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJP; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 159 x 8. Weight in Grams: 120.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Kar-Ben Copies Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822589457
ISBN
9780822589457
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 9.26

Paperback. aeo Takes a sweeping account of labor history from a social perspective from colonial times to the present, chronologically arranged. aeo Addresses black, white, native American, male, female, adult and child labor into a single volume. Series: Problems in American History. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSC; JHBL; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631207702
ISBN
9780631207702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.85

paperback. To study the settlement process of undocumented migrants, this work examines one of Houston's Maya communities, the approximately 900 Maya from a township in the Department of Totonicapan, Guatemala. It traces this Maya community from its genesis in 1978 to the complex effects of the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA). Num Pages: 256 pages, 5 tables, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCG; JFFN; JFSL9; JHMP; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 15. Weight in Grams: 281.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566392570
ISBN
9781566392570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.09

Hardback. Most labor and migration studies classify migrants with limited formal education or credentials as unskilled. This book uncovers these migrants' lifelong human capital and identifies mobility pathways associated with the acquisition and transfer of skills across the migratory circuit, including reskilling, job jumping, and entrepreneurship. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JFFN; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 146 x 26. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780520283725
ISBN
9780520283725
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.84
€ 73.14

Paperback. Most labor and migration studies classify migrants with limited formal education or credentials as unskilled. This book uncovers these migrants' lifelong human capital and identifies mobility pathways associated with the acquisition and transfer of skills across the migratory circuit, including reskilling, job jumping, and entrepreneurship. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JFFN; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520283732
ISBN
9780520283732
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.02

Hardback. Num Pages: 223 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 168 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
Number of pages
223
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611473865
ISBN
9781611473865
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.81

Paperback. Through detailed analyses of documentary photography and radical literature, Silent Witnesses explores how working-class identity has been repressed and manipulated to fit the expectations of liberal politicians, radical authors, Marxist historians, feminist academics, and contemporary cultural theorists. Num Pages: 269 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Popular Press 1
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780879727444
ISBN
9780879727444
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.06

Hardback. A description of the contemporary rural condition and efforts to sustain rural life in one small Minnesota community at the turn of the 21st century. Series: Critical Perspectives Series: A Book Series Dedicated to Paulo Freire. Num Pages: 176 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBNT; JFSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742519411
ISBN
9780742519411
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 163.86

Hardback. Reconfiguring women's activism in the Cold War era Series: Women in American History. Num Pages: 232 pages, 8 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBTB; JFSJ1; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252037269
ISBN
9780252037269
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.27

Paperback. Bobo demonstrates that African-American women, as a separate interpretive community, view cultural products in a unique way. In interviews with black women, she examines their specific responses as spectators and consumers of films and novels, including Waiting to Exhale, The Color Purple, and Daughters of the Dust. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231083959
ISBN
9780231083959
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.73

Paperback. Series: Human Rights and Crimes Against Humanity. Num Pages: 392 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSP1; JPVH; LBBR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691169101
ISBN
9780691169101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.40

paperback. Gathered here are noted scholars and critics, as well as the film/video makers themselves who offer insight into the work of underexplored artists. Editor(s): Bobo, Jacqueline. Series: AFI Film Readers. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415920421
ISBN
9780415920421
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.05

Hardback. "This collection interweaves the voices of students' descendants, poets, and activists with cutting edge research by Native and non-Native scholars to reveal the complex history and enduring legacies of the school that spearheaded the federal campaign for Indian assimilation."--Provided by publisher. Editor(s): Fear-Segal, Jacqueline; Rose, Susan D. Series: Indigenous Education. Num Pages: 440 pages, 29 photographs, 2 maps, 1 chronology. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 757.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803278912
ISBN
9780803278912
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.21

Paperback. Editor(s): Jacobs, Sue-Ellen; Thomas, Wesley; Lang, Sabine. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSJ; JFSL9; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252066450
ISBN
9780252066450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.84

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