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Paperback. This book covers the rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, and transgender people under present US law; specifically in regard to freedom of speech and association, employment, housing, the military, family and parenting, and HIV disease. Series: ACLU Handbook Series. Num Pages: 218 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 327.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Edition
4 Rev ed
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814736791
ISBN
9780814736791
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 29.27

Hardback. This book explores the socio-economic context of Africas vulnerability to HIV/AIDS and assesses the politics of domestic and global response. It charts the power relations driving Africas HIV/AIDS epidemic, frustrating the possibility of alleviation and recovery as well as working to relegate the continent to a bleak and vulnerable future. Num Pages: 252 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; JFFH2; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 469.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745631585
ISBN
9780745631585
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.25

Paperback. This book explores the socio-economic context of Africas vulnerability to HIV/AIDS and assesses the politics of domestic and global response. It charts the power relations driving Africas HIV/AIDS epidemic, frustrating the possibility of alleviation and recovery as well as working to relegate the continent to a bleak and vulnerable future. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; JFFH2; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745631592
ISBN
9780745631592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.50

Paperback. Based on fieldwork in ten Asian countries, this book examines cross-national patterns and the impact of globalization, state policies, individual autonomy, and social factors on various women's international migration. Num Pages: 264 pages, 16 tables, 4 figures. BIC Classification: 1F; JFFN; JFFS; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780804746380
ISBN
9780804746380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 29.14

Paperback. To some, the news that rural America still exists may be a surprise. While rural areas have undergone dramatic changes over the years, traditional social problems persist. This volume analyzes trends in rural social work practice and considers the most effective ways to serve rural communities. Editor(s): Lohmann, Nancy; Lohmann, Roger A. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFSF; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780231129336
ISBN
9780231129336
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.78

Paperback. This book addresses the issue of domestic violence against women, drawing on research findings, policy developments and current debates to contextualise its alarming prevalence and to propose informed ways of addressing, through training and practice, the needs of both victims and perpetrators in current social and related care provision. Editor(s): Lombard, Nancy; McMillan, Lesley. Series Editor(s): Lishman, Joyce. Series: Research Highlights. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 tables, 2 figures. BIC Classification: JFFE2; JFFE3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 232 x 14. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849051323
ISBN
9781849051323
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 35.90

Paperback. Revised edition of: New immigrants in New York. New York: Columbia University Press, c2001. Editor(s): Foner, Nancy. Num Pages: 312 pages, 18 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JM; JFFN; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231159371
ISBN
9780231159371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.35

Hardback. Revised edition of: New immigrants in New York. New York: Columbia University Press, c2001. Editor(s): Foner, Nancy. Num Pages: 312 pages, 35 illustrations and tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JM; JFFN; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231159364
ISBN
9780231159364
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.40
€ 88.27

Paperback. Includes case studies that examine the intricacies of relations between the generations in a broad range of immigrant groups - from Latin America, Asia, the Caribbean, and Africa - and gives a sense of what everyday life is like in immigrant families. Editor(s): Foner, Nancy. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFC; JFFN; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814727713
ISBN
9780814727713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.41

Paperback. According to the 2000 census, foreign-born US residents, together with their American-born children, constitute one fifth of the nation's population. What does this mass immigration mean for America? Nancy Foner, answers this question in her study of comparative immigration. Num Pages: 327 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 170 x 22. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
327
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814727461
ISBN
9780814727461
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.45

Paperback. Updated to reflect changes in the composition of New York City's immigrant population, this volume aims to show how new immigrants are transforming the city - and how New York, in turn, has affected the newcomers' lives. Editor(s): Foner, Nancy. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBTB; JFFN; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Completely revised and updated ed
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231124157
ISBN
9780231124157
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.83

paperback. Series: Women in American History. Num Pages: 376 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; 3JH; 3JJ; GTB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252071911
ISBN
9780252071911
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.17

Hardback. Presents studies attempting to define and dissect American humor for students and scholars. Editor(s): Walker, Nancy A. Series: American Visions: Readings in American Culture. Num Pages: 284 pages, illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842026871
ISBN
9780842026871
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.82

Paperback. Presents studies attempting to define and dissect American humor for students and scholars. Editor(s): Walker, Nancy A. Series: American Visions: Readings in American Culture. Num Pages: 284 pages, illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842026888
ISBN
9780842026888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.74

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198725329
ISBN
9780198725329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.73

Hardcover. "The Awakening", the story of a woman who defied social and sexual conventions, elicited negative reviews, denying Chopin prominence until the mid-20th century. This study sets her in the context of 19th-century American women writers to show how standards of literary propriety affected her career. Series: Literary Lives. Num Pages: 180 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; DSBF; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 385.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333737880
ISBN
9780333737880
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.12

Paperback. "The Awakening", the story of a woman who defied social and sexual conventions, elicited negative reviews, denying Chopin prominence until the mid-20th century. This study sets her in the context of 19th-century American women writers to show how standards of literary propriety affected her career. Series: Literary Lives. Num Pages: 180 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; DSBF; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 11. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333737897
ISBN
9780333737897
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.23

Paperback. A gutsy woman's tale of marrying the Chief Mate of a mammoth containership and sailing the seas with today's modern mariners. Num Pages: 236 pages, 19. BIC Classification: BG; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 335.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Bridge Works Publishing Co ,U.S. United States
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9781882593507
ISBN
9781882593507
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.95

hardcover. Features sixteen professional women who write as generational role models about the hard choices and real problems that surface throughout the life cycle. Because the economics of choice are not just monetary, but spiritual and psychological as well, this work is suitable for professionals at various stages of life. Editor(s): Kaltreider, Nancy B. Num Pages: 296 pages, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBK; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780765700919
ISBN
9780765700919
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.41

Paperback. In the introduction to "The Second Sex", Simone de Beauvoir notes that "a man never begins by establishing himself as an individual of a certain sex: his being a man poses no problem." This book shows that Beauvoir's magnum opus constitutes a meditation on the relationship between women and philosophy that remains profoundly undervalued. Series: Gender and Culture Series. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HP; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231116657
ISBN
9780231116657
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.86

Hardback. In an increasingly diverse social environment, misunderstandings often arise between practitioners in helping professions and clients from different backgrounds. This work investigates the culturally specific beliefs and child-rearing practices of five racial/ethnic groups in America. Editor(s): Webb, Nancy Boyd. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JFSL; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231118187
ISBN
9780231118187
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.22

Hardback. Warren explores the political dimensions of the religious practices of women in the later medieval and early modern periods, from St. Colette of Corbie to Isabel of Castile to English nuns exiled during the reign of Elizabeth I. Num Pages: 272 pages, 6 illus. BIC Classification: JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812238921
ISBN
9780812238921
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.52

hardcover. The development of the modern social security state in Canada saw an ideological shift away from the mother and welfare entitlements based on family reproduction, and toward state policies that promoted men's paid labour in the workplace. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSJ; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 38. Weight in Grams: 819.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802047687
ISBN
9780802047687
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.63

Paperback. An ethnographic study showing how Western women living in Pakistan as international development workers constructed new identities in a Muslim community. Cook shows how these transnational migrants both perpetuate and resist unequal global power relations in everyday life, tracing the legacy of this from the colonial period to the present. Series: Comparative Feminist Studies. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; JFFK; JFSJ; JHMC; JPA; RBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
241
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349538522
ISBN
9781349538522
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.69

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