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Society & culture: general

Paperback. An ethnography of an electronics factory in southern China, showing how rural girls are made into compliant factory workers. Num Pages: 240 pages, 6 photos, 5 tables, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSJ1; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Duke University Press Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781932643008
ISBN
9781932643008
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.56

Paperback. Editor(s): Mandal, Purnendu. Num Pages: 668 pages, 175 black & white illustrations, 25 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFSL3; JHBL; KCM; KJMV6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 998.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer Verlag, Singapore Singapore
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2013
Number of pages
668
Condition
New
SKU
V9789811013478
ISBN
9789811013478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 252.55

Paperback. With a focus on the responses of upwardly-mobile, yet lower-to-middle class urban women to state-sponsored entertainment serials, this title demonstrates how television in India has profoundly shaped women's place in the family, community, and nation, and the crucial role it has played in the realignment of class, caste, religion, and politics. Num Pages: 448 pages, 28 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSJ1; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 33. Weight in Grams: 752.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822323907
ISBN
9780822323907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.04

Paperback. This volume offers a collection of ten key essays selected from contemporary historical scholarship with coverage ranging from the the colonial period to the modern day. The essays add up to an exploration of major technological themes in American history. Editor(s): Pursell, Carroll W. Series: Blackwell Readers in American Social and Cultural History. Num Pages: 376 pages, 7. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFC; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631219972
ISBN
9780631219972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.44

Multiple-component retail product. Num Pages: 84 pages, 66 illus. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 176 x 15. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
Grantha Corporation
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Har/Com/Dv
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935677246
ISBN
9781935677246
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 32.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HBLW; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Monash University Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781922235121
ISBN
9781922235121
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.88

Hardback. Investigates the differences and similarities between the immigrant groups from the earlier classical period of immigration into the US and from the post-1965 contemporary period. This book analyzes trends in anti-immigrant attitudes and actions, changes in settlement patterns, entrepreneurship and business patterns, and ethnic diversity. Editor(s): Min, Pyong Gap. Num Pages: 336 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759102316
ISBN
9780759102316
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.16

Paperback. Investigates the differences and similarities between the immigrant groups from the earlier classical period of immigration into the US and from the post-1965 contemporary period. This book analyzes trends in anti-immigrant attitudes and actions, changes in settlement patterns, entrepreneurship and business patterns, and ethnic diversity. Editor(s): Min, Pyong Gap. Num Pages: 336 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759102323
ISBN
9780759102323
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.78

Hardcover. Explores the factors that may lead to greater success in ethnic preservation. This title compares Indian Americans and Korean Americans, two of the most significant ethnic groups in New York, and examines the different ways in which they preserve their ethnicity through their faith. Num Pages: 280 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRA; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814795859
ISBN
9780814795859
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.36

Paperback. Explores the factors that may lead to greater success in ethnic preservation. This title compares Indian Americans and Korean Americans, two of the most significant ethnic groups in New York, and examines the different ways in which they preserve their ethnicity through their faith. Num Pages: 280 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRA; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780814795866
ISBN
9780814795866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Hardback. An anthology of empirical studies of Asian Americans' ethnic or pan-ethnic identities, examining ethnic attachments among second-generation Filipino, Vietnamese, Indian, Korean Americans, Chinese and Japanese Americans. Series: Critical Perspectives on Asian Pacific Americans. Num Pages: 280 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759101753
ISBN
9780759101753
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 159.49

Paperback. This book examines the impact of Black Power on the British colony of Bermuda, where the 1972-73 assassinations of its British Police Commissioner and Governor reflected the Movement's denouncement of British imperialism and the island's racist and oligarchic society. Series: Contemporary Black History. Num Pages: 262 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1MTANB; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTR; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
262
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
2009th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230109582
ISBN
9780230109582
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 105.62

Hardback. Over the past four decades in China, economic reforms have resulted in widening social-gender gaps, leading to severe gender inequalities. Using empirical data and in-depth theoretical analysis to critique China's growth-focused development path, this collection of essays closes the gap on what has been an under-discussed issue in Chinese culture. Editor(s): Sorensen, Bo Aerenlund. Series: Comparative Feminist Studies. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137520500
ISBN
9781137520500
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.85

Hardcover. Showcasing an evolving personal mode of narrating memory, documenting reality, and inscribing subjectivity, this book presents a provocative portrait of the independent filmmakers as a peculiarly pained yet active group of historical subjects of the transitional, post-socialist era. Num Pages: 256 pages, 36 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 161 x 237 x 20. Weight in Grams: 546.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748692330
ISBN
9780748692330
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.81
€ 103.50

Paperback. Editor(s): Sorensen, Bo Aerenlund. Series: Comparative Feminist Studies. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 493 x 20. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349571444
ISBN
9781349571444
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.04

Hardback. Analysing parental anxieties about children s healthcare in urban China, this book engages with debates about modernity, risk and anxiety by analysing economic and population policy changes in post-reform China. It studies representations of health issues in a parenting magazine, advertising and new media, with parents and grandparents responses. Num Pages: 216 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, 6 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFD; JFSP1; JHBK; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137498762
ISBN
9781137498762
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.38

Hardcover. Editor(s): Xu, Qingwen; Jordan, Lucy P. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHB; KCF; KJW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 193 x 259 x 23. Weight in Grams: 622.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634852722
ISBN
9781634852722
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 242.10
€ 181.85

Hardback. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life. Num Pages: 184 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSL; JFSP; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 385.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137461773
ISBN
9781137461773
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.23

Hardback. Series: East-West Crosscurrents in Higher Education. Num Pages: 158 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, 2 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFS; JHB; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 409.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer Verlag, Singapore Singapore
Number of pages
158
Condition
New
SKU
V9789812878847
ISBN
9789812878847
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.64

Hardback. Editor(s): Pan, Qisheng. Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: 259 pages, 128 black & white illustrations, 15 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFSG; RGC; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Number of pages
259
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319482958
ISBN
9783319482958
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.65

Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: CBWJ; GTC; JFD; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer vs United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9783531187716
ISBN
9783531187716
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.83

Hardcover. Many local and community non-profits now shoulder an increasing share of society's mandate to care for those in need. This work is a collection of advice from both researchers and service providers offering leaders the practical guidance they need for the rapidly evolving future. Num Pages: 305 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JFF; JKSN1; KJVX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 529.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
305
Condition
New
SKU
V9780787942960
ISBN
9780787942960
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 40.41

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 60 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AKLC1; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 170 x 23. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Monash University Publishing Australia
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781925377064
ISBN
9781925377064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.93

Hardcover. Discusses the twin forces of ideological and technological change that make globalization the most important issue facing executives. This book shows how many companies who have developed a global strategy, face the challenge of balancing a multinational presence with demands of the 'unglobal consumer' who does not have a 'one size fits all' need. Editor(s): Quelch, John A.; Deshpande, Rohit. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; KJS; KJVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 159 x 33. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780787968571
ISBN
9780787968571
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.87

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