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Society & culture: general
paperback. Provides a theoretical framework which helps the reader make sense of the detail contained in the later case studies. This title shows how choosing a particular concept of quality has significant political and organizational consequences and also discusses how quality may be measured. Editor(s): Pollitt, Christopher; Bouckaert, Geert. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; JFF; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 10. Weight in Grams: 243.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780803974654
- ISBN
- 9780803974654
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.39
€ 74.39
Hardback. The Black Church Studies Reader addresses the depth and breadth of Black theological studies. The volume examines salient themes such as gender, sexuality, race, social class, health care, and public policy. The focus of the volume while African American attends to broader African continental and Diasporan religious contexts Editor(s): Pollard, Alton B.; Duncan, Carol B. Num Pages: 335 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRCC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 691.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 335
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137552877
- ISBN
- 9781137552877
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.75
€ 171.75
Paperback. Editor(s): Pollard, A.; Whelchel, Love Henry; Hopkins, Dwight N.; Thomas, Linda E. Series: Black Religion/Womanist Thought/Social Justice. Num Pages: 302 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRCM; JFC; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349527076
- ISBN
- 9781349527076
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.77
€ 61.77
"How Long This Road": Race, Religion, and the Legacy of C. Eric Lincol...
. Ed(S): Pollard, A.; Whelchel, L.; Hopkins, ...
paperback. Editor(s): Pollard, A.; Whelchel, L.; Hopkins, Dwight N.; Thomas, Linda E. Series: Black Religion/Womanist Thought/Social Justice. BIC Classification: JFSL. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2003rd Edition
- SKU
- V9781403962737
- ISBN
- 9781403962737
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.49
€ 46.49
Religioser Pluralismus Im Fokus Quantitativer Religionsforschung
. Ed(S): Pollack, Detlef (Europa-Universitat ...
Paperback / so. Editor(s): Pollack, Detlef (Europa-Universitat Viadrina, Germany Westfalische Wilhelms-Universitat Munster, Germany Westfalische Wilhelms-Universitat Munster, Germany Westfalische Wilhelms-Universitat Munster, Germany Westfalische Wilhelms-Universitat Munster, Germany); Tucci, Ingrid; Ziebertz, Hans-Georg. Series: Ver Ffentlichungen Der Sektion Religionssoziologie Der Deuts. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531186962
- ISBN
- 9783531186962
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.68
€ 83.68
The Social Sustainability of Cities. Diversity and the Management of C...
. Ed(S): Polese, Mario; Stren, Richard
Paperback. Some cities have been more successful than others in creating environments conducive to the cohabitation of a diverse population. Case studies analyze ten cities in North America, South America, Europe, and Africa in terms of their social sustainability. Editor(s): Polese, Mario; Stren, Richard. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 515.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802083203
- ISBN
- 9780802083203
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 41.44
€ 43.99
€ 41.44
Hardback. Part of "The Research in Labor Economics" series, this volume is a collection of papers dedicated to the memory of the late Tikva Lecker. Professor Lecker's many interests included topics in labor economics, women and the economy, the economics of Judaism, the economics of migration and the economic experience of immigrants and their descendants. Editor(s): Polachek, S.W.; Chiswick, Carmel; Rapoport, Hillel. Series: Research in Labor Economics. Num Pages: 488 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 857.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762312757
- ISBN
- 9780762312757
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 202.01
€ 202.01
Living Intersections: Transnational Migrant Identifications in Asia
. Ed(S): Pluss, Caroline; Chan, Kwok-Bun (Ass...
Paperback. This book presents ground-breaking theoretical and empirical knowledge to produce a fine-grained, comprehensive understanding of the costs and benefits experienced by groups of Asian migrants, moving between different countries in Asia and in the West. Editor(s): Pluss, Caroline; Chan, Kwok-bun (Assistant Professor, National University of Singapore). Series: International Perspectives on Migration. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JFFN; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400798106
- ISBN
- 9789400798106
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.48
€ 119.48
Living Intersections: Transnational Migrant Identifications in Asia
. Ed(S): Pluss, Caroline; Chan, Kwok-Bun (Ass...
Hardback. This book presents ground-breaking theoretical and empirical knowledge to produce a fine-grained, comprehensive understanding of the costs and benefits experienced by groups of Asian migrants, moving between different countries in Asia and in the West. Editor(s): Pluss, Caroline; Chan, Kwok-bun (Assistant Professor, National University of Singapore). Series: International Perspectives on Migration. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400729650
- ISBN
- 9789400729650
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.40
€ 120.40
Paperback / so. Editor(s): Pleiner, Gunter; Hill, Burkhard. Num Pages: 241 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 241
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783810023124
- ISBN
- 9783810023124
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.09
€ 67.09
Paperback / so. Editor(s): Platt, Kristin; Dabag, Mihran. Num Pages: 378 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: HB; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 378
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783810012333
- ISBN
- 9783810012333
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.38
€ 73.38
Paperback. Based on findings of the multidisciplinary three-year TRANS-NET research project, this book examines the complex and multi-level processes of migrant transnationalism in four examples: India-United Kingdom, Morocco-France, Turkey-Germany and Estonia-Finland. Editor(s): Pitkanen, Pirkko; Icduygu, Ahmet; Sert, Deniz. Series: International Perspectives on Migration. Num Pages: 236 pages, 30 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JN; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 379.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401783866
- ISBN
- 9789401783866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 118.83
€ 118.83
hardcover. Based on findings of the multidisciplinary three-year TRANS-NET research project, this book examines the complex and multi-level processes of migrant transnationalism in four examples: India-United Kingdom, Morocco-France, Turkey-Germany and Estonia-Finland. Editor(s): Pitkanen, Pirkko; Icduygu, Ahmet; Sert, Deniz. Series: International Perspectives on Migration. Num Pages: 236 pages, 30 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400739673
- ISBN
- 9789400739673
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.97
€ 119.97
Paperback. This volume challenges the perception of Asian women as either "mail-order" brides or overseas workers. There are a wide range of case studies, all showing the multiplicity of roles women maintain, and emphasizing the point that marriage, work and migration are inextricably linked. Editor(s): Piper, Nicola; Roces, Mina. Series: Asia/Pacific/Perspectives. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: 1F; JFFN; JFSJ1; JFSL; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 226 x 13. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742523784
- ISBN
- 9780742523784
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.03
€ 63.03
Hardback. This volume challenges the perception of Asian women as either "mail-order" brides or overseas workers. There are a wide range of case studies, all showing the multiplicity of roles women maintain, and emphasizing the point that marriage, work and migration are inextricably linked. Editor(s): Piper, Nicola; Roces, Mina. Series: Asia/Pacific/Perspectives. Num Pages: 232 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1F; JFFN; JFSJ1; JFSL; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742523777
- ISBN
- 9780742523777
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.94
€ 154.94
Hardback. Around 1800 roughly three per cent of the human population lived in urban areas; by 2030 this number is expected to have gone up to some seventy per cent. This poses problems for traditional religions that are all rooted in rural, small-scale societies. Editor(s): Pinxten, Rik; Dikomitis, Lisa. Series: Culture and Politics/Politics and Culture. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations, plans. BIC Classification: JFSR; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845455545
- ISBN
- 9781845455545
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.39
€ 151.39
Paperback. Editor(s): Pinstrup-Andersen, Per; Cheng, Fuzhi. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 216 x 23. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801475566
- ISBN
- 9780801475566
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 37.78
€ 38.99
€ 37.78
Paperback. Editor(s): Pinnelli, Antonella; Racioppi, Filomena; Rettaroli, Rosella. Series: The Springer Series on Demographic Methods and Population Analysis. Num Pages: 329 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 329
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048174980
- ISBN
- 9789048174980
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 180.92
€ 180.92
Hardback. Presents a treatment of the topic of gender and demographic behaviour. This title covers the age at first intercourse, through union formation and dissolution, to subjects such as fertility, migration, and ageing. It examines excess male mortality and provides a comparison of gender-specific behaviour and its determinants. Editor(s): Pinnelli, Antonella; Racioppi, Filomena; Rettaroli, Rosella. Series: The Springer Series on Demographic Methods and Population Analysis. Num Pages: 329 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 329
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402060014
- ISBN
- 9781402060014
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.13
€ 187.13
African American Religious Life and the Story of Nimrod
. Ed(S): Pinn, Anthony B.; Callahan, Allen Dw...
Hardback. Editor(s): Pinn, Anthony B.; Callahan, Allen Dwight. Series: Black Religion/Womanist Thought/Social Justice. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRCF1; HRCG; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 283
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403968272
- ISBN
- 9781403968272
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.74
€ 62.74
Paperback. Editor(s): Pinn, A.; Emerson, Michael O. Num Pages: 303 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JNA; JNKC; JNMT; RBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 303
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349378814
- ISBN
- 9781349378814
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 44.11
€ 54.99
€ 44.11
Paperback. The biblical text and its key figures have played a prominent role in the development of religious discourse on pressing socio-political issues. Slavery and continued discrimination were given theological sanction through the Old Testament story of Ham, but what of his descendent Nimrod the hunter? Editor(s): Pinn, A.; Callahan, Allen Dwight. Series: Black Religion/Womanist Thought/Social Justice. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRA; HRAX; HRCG; JFC; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2008
- Number of pages
- 283
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349530502
- ISBN
- 9781349530502
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Paperback. This book contributes to the growing literature on men and masculinities, but does so through a methodological lens. It addresses methodological approaches and challenges for feminist and pro-feminist studies of men and masculinities. Editor(s): Pini, Barbara; Pease, B. Series: Genders and Sexualities in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSJ; JHB; JHBC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 273
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349434831
- ISBN
- 9781349434831
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.72
€ 61.72
Hardback. Papers Presented at the Sixth Jerusalem Philosophical Encounter, May 1985 Editor(s): Pines, S.; Yovel, Yirmiyahu. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 295 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 597.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 295
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789024734399
- ISBN
- 9789024734399
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.13
€ 120.13