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Society & culture: general
Paperback. The farm crisis of the 1980s was the greatest economic disaster to hit rural America since the Depression. The crisis gave rise to a social trauma that affects farmers in the 21st century. This is a chronicle of the experience. Num Pages: 195 pages, 5 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; JFFA; JHM; KCZ; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 133 x 202 x 21. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 195
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226169132
- ISBN
- 9780226169132
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.01
€ 40.99
€ 31.01
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774825566
- ISBN
- 9780774825566
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 37.06
€ 37.99
€ 37.06
Hardback. Through the prisms of leadership, women, and power, this book traces the Wendat diaspora beyond a discourse of destruction and into a new world of rejuvenation and hope. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774825559
- ISBN
- 9780774825559
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.83
€ 114.83
Paperback. Inner-city schools suffered from far fewer problems a century ago, when black children in most northern cities attended school alongside white children. This title tells the story of how and why these schools came to serve black children so poorly. It compares the circumstances of blacks and white immigrants. Num Pages: 240 pages, 25 line drawings, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJP; JFSL1; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226569611
- ISBN
- 9780226569611
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.29
€ 34.99
€ 27.29
Paperback. Investigates "the Oprah" phenomenon and finds in Winfrey's empire - Harpo Productions, "O Magazine", and her television network - an uncanny reflection of religion in modern society. This title shows that when Oprah liked, needed, or believed something, she offered her audience nothing less than spiritual revolution. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRC; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520267527
- ISBN
- 9780520267527
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.42
€ 33.99
€ 24.42
Paperback. Editor(s): Sklar, Kathryn Kish; Schuler, Anya; Strasser, Susan; Schuler, Anja. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFFK; JPWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press New York
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801484698
- ISBN
- 9780801484698
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Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 49.71
€ 49.99
€ 49.71
Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BTP; HBWQ; JFSJ1; JWXR. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 152 x 227 x 24. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613731680
- ISBN
- 9781613731680
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.72
€ 19.99
€ 19.72
Paperback. Traces Brazil's complex environmental politics as they have unfolded over time, from their mid-twentieth-century conservationist beginnings to the contemporary development of a distinctive 'socio-environmentalism' which seeks to address ecological destruction and social injustice simultaneously. Num Pages: 304 pages, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLS; JFC; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5741 x 3963 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822340317
- ISBN
- 9780822340317
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.21
€ 31.99
€ 30.21
Hardcover. An assessment of 19th-century British women that provides students with an in depth understanding of the key historiographical debates and issues, placing particular emphasis upon revisionist research. The book stresses women's enormous contribution to the making of contemporary British culture and Series: Social History in Perspective. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 147 x 225 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 2001st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333676295
- ISBN
- 9780333676295
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.19€ 103.59
€ 118.19
€ 103.59
Paperback. Classroom conflicts, violence and community divisiveness are challenges that teachers, principals and other educators often face in their daily work. This book introduces the concepts and skills of conflict resolution that can be practiced in the classroom and throughout the school community. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 214 x 15. Weight in Grams: 645.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787902353
- ISBN
- 9780787902353
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Condition: New
€ 55.76
€ 55.76
Paperback. Across the political spectrum, unwed fatherhood is denounced as one of the leading social problems of today. This book looks at fatherhood among inner-city men often dismissed as "deadbeat dads." It helps you examine how couples in challenging straits come together and get pregnant so quickly - without planning. Num Pages: 312 pages, 16 b/w photographs, 1 map, 9 tables. BIC Classification: JFSG; JFSJ2; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 157 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520283923
- ISBN
- 9780520283923
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.43
€ 33.99
€ 24.43
Paperback. Why do so many poor American youth continue to have children before they can afford to take care of them? This title offers a look at what marriage and motherhood mean to these women and provides the study of why they put children before marriage despite the daunting challenges they know lie ahead. Num Pages: 320 pages, 14 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; JFFA; JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446. Why Poor Women Put Motherhood Before Marriage. 308 pages, Illustrations. Why do so many poor American youth continue to have children before they can afford to take care of them? This title offers a look at what marriage and motherhood mean to these women and provides the study of why they put children before marriage despite the daunting challenges they know lie ahead. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; JFFA; JFSJ1; JHBK. Dimension: 150 x 229 x 20. Weight: 430.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 308
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520271463
- ISBN
- 9780520271463
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.64
€ 33.99
€ 24.64
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
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.91€ 64.18
€ 83.91
€ 64.18
Paperback. Documents the trading relationship in the eighteenth century between the Creek Indians and the Anglo-American peoples who settled in what is now the southeastern US. This book is the first to examine extensively the Creek side of this trade, especially the impact of commercial hunting on all aspects of Indian society. Series: Indians of the Southeast. Num Pages: 13 images; 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; JFSL9; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803218567
- ISBN
- 9780803218567
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 23.79
€ 23.99
€ 23.79
Hardback. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813565910
- ISBN
- 9780813565910
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 169.87
€ 169.87
Hardback. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFH1; JFSP2; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 219 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319336749
- ISBN
- 9783319336749
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.84
€ 108.84
Hardback. American women who have participated in politics, the Civil Rights movement, environmental protection, religious tolerance, and many other issues here express their convictions. The contributors range from Abigail Adams and Elizabeth Cady Stanton to Alice Walker and Betty Friedan. Num Pages: 664 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFFK; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 162 x 43. Weight in Grams: 998.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 664
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815411857
- ISBN
- 9780815411857
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.86
€ 38.99
€ 35.86
Paperback. This text explores the question of how linguistic practices and ideologies relate to sexuality and sexual identity, opening with a discussion of the field of "queer linguistics" and moving from theory into practice with case studies of language use in a variety of cultural settings. Series: CSLI - Stanford Monographs in Linguistics. Num Pages: 350 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: CFB; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781575863207
- ISBN
- 9781575863207
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.62
€ 31.99
€ 24.62
paperback. When and why have certain forms of shame been embraced by blacks and queers? How does debasement foster attractions? How is it used for aesthetic delight? What does it offer for projects of sorrow and ways of creative historical knowing? How and why is it central to camp? This title deals with these questiions. Series: Series Q. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 b&w photos. BIC Classification: JFSK; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5741 x 3734 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822337966
- ISBN
- 9780822337966
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.23
€ 27.23
Paperback. Connecting the cultural domains of religion, sex, and work, this book encompasses aspects of feminist theory, post-structuralist materialisms, Victorian thought, and two prominent 19th-century women's novels (Charlotte Bronte's Villette and George Eliot's Middlemarch)--to understand desire between women as a form of "spiritual materialism." Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804723442
- ISBN
- 9780804723442
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.29
€ 32.99
€ 31.29