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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Do human capital differences explain black-white inequality, or are other factors more important? Are we seeing patterns consistent with assimilation among Hispanics and Asians? This book examines patterns and trends in inequality over the years for different racial groups, focusing on education, income, poverty, wealth, and health outcomes. Series: Sociology in the Twenty-First Century. Num Pages: 216 pages, 20 b/w line art, scattered. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSG; JFSL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 327.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520286924
ISBN
9780520286924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Paperback. The United States is among the most affluent nations in the world and has its largest economy; nevertheless, it has more poverty than most countries with similar standards of living. This title includes discussions of poverty in the context of the Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street movements and chapters on the Great Recession and global poverty. Num Pages: 226 pages, 25 line illustrations, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 13. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
226
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Third
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520276369
ISBN
9780520276369
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.02

paperback. A provocative look at the true forces that shape housing markets, challenging mainstream theories of supply and demand and calling for a new way to provide shelter to cities' most overlooked inhabitantsothe elderly, the disabled and the poor Num Pages: 281 pages, 30 b&w illus., 4 figures, 19 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JKSB; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 15. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
281
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292717107
ISBN
9780292717107
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.67

Paperback. The war on terror thrives on pantomime demons, created and maintained by political opportunism, convenient stereotype and uncritical celebrity scholarship. Num Pages: 222 pages. BIC Classification: AB; JF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Zero Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782792093
ISBN
9781782792093
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.95

Paperback. Hutnyk challenges academic complicity in the reification of exotica, cutting through media hype to offer a critique of music, race, politics and the culture industry. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745315492
ISBN
9780745315492
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.81

Hardcover. A study of the politics of representation which explores the construction of a city of intensities. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 222 x 22. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781856494076
ISBN
9781856494076
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.12
€ 90.93

Hardcover. The first biography of the man who launched the self-help phenomenon. Based on contemporary sources, many previously unexamined. Addresses timeless questions - of progress and freedom, success and failure, work and happiness, the individual and the state. A story rich in present-day relevance - topical and controversial. Num Pages: 336 pages, yes. BIC Classification: BGL; JFFM; VS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 243 x 35. Weight in Grams: 674.
Publisher
Shepheard-Walwyn
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856835124
ISBN
9780856835124
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.77

Paperback. .
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099279655
ISBN
9780099279655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.91

Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN; JP; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 399.
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816694976
ISBN
9780816694976
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 102.55

Paperback. This history of queer life in the South seeks to debunk the myth that same-sex desires can't find expression outside the big city. It shows that the nominally conservative institutions of small-town life - home, church, school and workplace - were the very sites where queer sexuality flourished. Num Pages: 398 pages, 22 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBSM; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSF; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 149 x 24. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
398
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226354705
ISBN
9780226354705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.96

Paperback. Reconstructs the life of the controversial, self-made black intellectual who wrote the first history of African Americans in the United States - George Washington Williams. Awarded the Clarence L Holte Literary Prize, this is a part biography and part social history. Num Pages: 400 pages, 20 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822321644
ISBN
9780822321644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.83

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; KCG; KCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 209 x 12. Weight in Grams: 214.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Berrett-Koehler United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626565579
ISBN
9781626565579
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.31

Paperback. An in-depth examination of the Mexican ballad tradition of the corrido and its complex relationship with violence Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 272 pages, 26 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 2ADSL; AVGH; DSC; JFFE. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252075629
ISBN
9780252075629
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.67

Paperback. This book is a highly practical book that explains how best to help and support a child whose parent or carer has died. As well as offering valuable insight into the impact of death on children, the author provides practical guidelines for how teachers and parents can better support children through parental bereavement while they are at school. Num Pages: 224 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JHBZ; VFJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 281.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843100164
ISBN
9781843100164
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.00

Hardback. This work seeks to reconstruct the notion of sovereignty in post-patriarchal society. It covers topics such as: sovereignty and the problem of reconstruction; what is feminism?; gender and emancipation; and defining the state; sovereignty, patriarchy and the problem of origins. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFK; JPS; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
239
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333751404
ISBN
9780333751404
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.78

Paperback. Doctors have always absorbed the racial stereotypes and folkloric beliefs about racial differences that permeate the general population. This title provides a description of how American doctors think about racial differences and how this kind of thinking affects the treatment of their black patients. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL3; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 68.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520274013
ISBN
9780520274013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.96

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
€ 15.40

Hardback. This work sets out to distinguish the newspaper industry from the generality of single product organisations and to provide tailored solutions to its problems. It draws on a variety of techniques and practices successfully used in other industries. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 445.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137568960
ISBN
9781137568960
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.86

Paperback. Looks at the failure of conventional economic theories based on capitalist growth, and explores alternative models being developed around the world. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFFA; JFFS; KCS; KJVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 214 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Pluto Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745333304
ISBN
9780745333304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.07

Hardback. This volume offers an insight into the formative influence of the 20th century's most distinguished oppositional public intellectuals, Raymond Williams. This reader presents a survey of the whole body of Williams' existing work, Series: Blackwell Readers. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 604.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631213109
ISBN
9780631213109
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.90

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