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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Utilizing innovative ethnographic research, Swept-Up Lives? challenges conventional accounts of urban homelessness to trace the complex and varied attempts that have been instituted to care for homeless people. Series: RGS-IBG Book Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFFB; JFSG; RGCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405153874
- ISBN
- 9781405153874
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.00
€ 35.00
Hardback. This book presents a novel study of children's compulsory productive educational labour in modern and modernizing societies under globalization, and the implications for such matters as children's everyday lives, relationships and rights, international legal instruments, relevant analytical notions (including 'slavery'), and sociological analysis. Series: Sociological Studies of Children and Youth. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 162 x 235 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783507795
- ISBN
- 9781783507795
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.81
€ 135.81
Hardcover. Examines the notion that as supranational regional regimes (SRRs), such as the EU, aquire greater power relative to "traditional" global players, a further state of development has ensued: the creation of supranational global regimes (SGRs) like United Nations and the World Trade Organization. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPHC; JPSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333651742
- ISBN
- 9780333651742
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.77
€ 67.77
Hardcover. What is the American thriller? Has it developed over time? What was it like in the past? This is a book about thrillers and gaining knowledge of what American thrillers were like in a specific period - the 1970s. Series: Crime File S. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JJ; DSBH; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 393.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333776681
- ISBN
- 9780333776681
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.92
€ 66.92
Paperback. What is the American thriller? Has it developed over time? What was it like in the past? This is a book about thrillers and gaining knowledge of what American thrillers were like in a specific period - the 1970s. Series: Crime File S. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JJ; DNF; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 393.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333776698
- ISBN
- 9780333776698
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Looks at how people from the world's poorest societies struggle to migrate to the rich West: the effects on those left behind and on the host societies, and explores the impulses and thinking that inform Western immigration policy. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 3JM; JFFN; JFFS; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141042169
- ISBN
- 9780141042169
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.90
€ 14.99
€ 11.90
Hardback. What will the world look like in 2020? Paul Cornish and Kingsley Donaldson guide us through a maze of global uncertainty in this fascinating look at the future. Num Pages: 416 pages, 2x8pp colour. BIC Classification: 3JMG; JFFR; JP; JW; KCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473640320
- ISBN
- 9781473640320
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 23.07
€ 33.99
€ 23.07
Paperback. Editor(s): Janisse, Kier-La; Corupe, Paul. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPN; HRAM9; HRQX9; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 232 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1002.
- Publisher
- FAB Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903254868
- ISBN
- 9781903254868
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.60
€ 33.99
€ 24.60
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HRCV; JFSJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Baker Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Revised, Expanded ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764212680
- ISBN
- 9780764212680
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.63
€ 16.99
€ 13.63
Paperback. Leading the Parade traces the evolution of the gay and lesbian liberation through the personal profiles and stories of nearly 40 individuals whose daring efforts changed gay and straight America and their attitudes toward homosexuality during the twentieth century. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 135 x 24. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810859135
- ISBN
- 9780810859135
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.71
€ 67.71
Paperback. Essayists reinterpret treaty making, rights, title, and land claims in Canada from Aboriginal perspectives. Editor(s): DePasquale, Paul W. Num Pages: 160 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 119
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888644626
- ISBN
- 9780888644626
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 32.93
€ 44.99
€ 32.93
Paperback. A stunning, beautifully illustrated exploration of urban underground spaces, bringing together a collection of 80 subterranean sites from around the world. Num Pages: 320 pages, 80 illustrations, 60 in colour. BIC Classification: AM; JFSG; RGC; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 170 x 20. Weight in Grams: 762.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780235769
- ISBN
- 9781780235769
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 22.08
€ 29.99
€ 22.08
paperback. A long-awaited second edition of this classic cultural studies textbook. A seminal text brought right up to date for a new generation of students and teachers. Series: Culture, Media and Identities Series. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 189 x 233 x 15. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849205504
- ISBN
- 9781849205504
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.48
€ 53.48
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 144 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- Updated edition with a New Preface
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691163697
- ISBN
- 9780691163697
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 210 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFP; JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 144 x 14. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442206496
- ISBN
- 9781442206496
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.32
€ 19.99
€ 18.32
Paperback. A scholarly portrayal of Shona musicians and the African Musical tradition. l Berliner provides the complete cultural context for the music and an intimate, precise account of the meaning of the instrument and its music. Num Pages: 334 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; AVGH; JFSL; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226043791
- ISBN
- 9780226043791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.27
€ 26.99
€ 22.27
Paperback. "Pathologies of Power" uses harrowing stories of life and death to argue thatthe promotion of social and economic rights of the poor is the most importanthuman rights struggle of our times. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. Num Pages: 438 pages. BIC Classification: JFFA; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 606. Health, Human Rights and the New War on the Poor. With a New Preface by the Author. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. 438 pages. "Pathologies of Power" uses harrowing stories of life and death to argue thatthe promotion of social and economic rights of the poor is the most importanthuman rights struggle of our times. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: JFFA; JHMC. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 30. Weight: 606.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 438
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520243262
- ISBN
- 9780520243262
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.23
€ 33.99
€ 30.23
Paperback. Does the scientific "theory" that HIV came to North America from Haiti stem from underlying attitudes of racism and ethnocentrism in the United States rather than from hard evidence? Addressing the question, this is an ethnographic study of AIDS in a poor society. Num Pages: 372 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJH; JFFH2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 372
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Updated with a New Preface
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520248397
- ISBN
- 9780520248397
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Hardback. Suitable for graduates, students, and everyone seeking to help bend the arc of history toward justice, this title challenges readers to counter failures of imagination that keep billions of people without access to health care, safe drinking water, decent schools, and other basic human rights. Editor(s): Weigel, Jonathan L. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. Num Pages: 294 pages, 15 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: JFFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 147 x 27. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 294
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520275973
- ISBN
- 9780520275973
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 23.31
€ 31.99
€ 23.31
Paperback. The medieval clergy, aristocracy, and commercial classes tended to regard peasants as objects of contempt and derision, yet, at the same time, they were not viewed like other condemned groups. This text examines these conflicting images from the post-Carolingian period to the German Peasants' War. Series: Figurae: Reading Medieval Culture. Num Pages: 484 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 484
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804733731
- ISBN
- 9780804733731
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.84
€ 42.99
€ 38.84
Hardback. The medieval clergy, aristocracy, and commercial classes tended to regard peasants as objects of contempt and derision, yet, at the same time, they were not viewed like other condemned groups. This text examines these conflicting images from the post-Carolingian period to the German Peasants' War. Series: Figurae: Reading Medieval Culture. Num Pages: 484 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; HBJD; HBLC; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 34. Weight in Grams: 840.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 484
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804733724
- ISBN
- 9780804733724
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.35
€ 171.35
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, 17 halftones, 6 genealogies, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226264813
- ISBN
- 9780226264813
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.21
€ 31.99
€ 25.21
Paperback. In the 1930s, fewer than one in one hundred US labor union members were African American. By 1980, the figure was more than one in five. This book explores the politics and history that led to this integration of organized labor. It also tells the story about how the Democratic Party unintentionally sowed the seeds of labor's decline. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 224 pages, 4 halftones. 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JPL; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691134659
- ISBN
- 9780691134659
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.89€ 42.58
€ 52.89
€ 42.58
Paperback. Challenges how we think about the relationship between race, political parties, and American democracy. This book shows that not all groups are treated equally, and that politicians spend most of their time and resources on white swing voters - to the detriment of the African American community. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1; JPH; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691148014
- ISBN
- 9780691148014
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 31.27
€ 42.99
€ 31.27