Society & culture: general
Results 433 - 456 of 26458
Society & culture: general
The New Gilded Age. The Critical Inequality Debates of Our Time.
. Ed(S): Grusky, David B.; Kricheli-Katz, Tam...
hardcover. This book asks leading scholars to debate the causes of inequality, whether we have an obligation to help the poor, and the types of reforms that are most likely to eliminate or reduce inequality. Editor(s): Grusky, David B.; Kricheli-Katz, Tamar. Series: Studies in Social Inequality. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFA; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804759359
- ISBN
- 9780804759359
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.74
€ 126.74
The New Gilded Age. The Critical Inequality Debates of Our Time.
. Ed(S): Grusky, David B.; Kricheli-Katz, Tam...
Paperback. This book asks leading scholars to debate the causes of inequality, whether we have an obligation to help the poor, and the types of reforms that are most likely to eliminate or reduce inequality. Editor(s): Grusky, David B.; Kricheli-Katz, Tamar. Series: Studies in Social Inequality. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, charts, graphs. BIC Classification: JFFA; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804759366
- ISBN
- 9780804759366
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.57
€ 32.99
€ 31.57
Hardback. Capitalizing on Catastrophe critically explores the phenomenon of 'disaster capitalism,' in which relief efforts for natural disasters and other large-scale disruptions are contracted out to private companies. Editor(s): Gunewardena, Nandini; Schuller, Mark. Series: Globalization and the Environment. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759111028
- ISBN
- 9780759111028
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.71
€ 165.71
paperback. Editor(s): Gwenllian-Jones, Sara; Pearson, Roberta E. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 13. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816638314
- ISBN
- 9780816638314
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.20
€ 29.99
€ 27.20
Perspectives on Embodiment: The Intersections of Nature and Culture
. Ed(S): Haber, Honi Fern; Weiss, Gail
hardcover. This collection of essays defy arbitrary distinctions between nature and culture and reveal the complex ways in which nature and culture interact to produce embodied subjects. Editor(s): Haber, Honi Fern; Weiss, Gail. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: HP; JFC; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415915854
- ISBN
- 9780415915854
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.77
€ 196.77
Paperback. Brings together essays on the distinct experiences of minority Muslim communities from Detroit, Michigan to Perth, Australia and the wide range of issues facing them. This text traces the broad contours of the Muslim experience in Europe, America and other areas of European settlement and sheds light on the common questions minority Muslims face. Editor(s): Haddad, Yvonne Yazbeck; Smith, Jane I. Num Pages: 328 pages, 3 photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HRH; JFF; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759102187
- ISBN
- 9780759102187
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.90
€ 65.90
Crafting the Woman Professional in the Long Nineteenth Century
. Ed(S): Hadjiafxendi, Kyriaki; Zakreski, Pat...
Editor(s): Hadjiafxendi, Kyriaki; Zakreski, Patricia. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 253 x 22. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138276680
- ISBN
- 9781138276680
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.55
€ 70.55
Paperback. The stories in this anthology emerged from interviews with women and young people about their experiences of intervention when they were escaping a situation of abuse, neglect and/or sexual exploitation. They come from the research project "Cultural Encounters in Intervention Against Violence (CEINAV)" in four countries Editor(s): Hagemann-White, Carol; Grafe, Bianca. Num Pages: 350 pages, with illustrations (b&w). BIC Classification: JFFE; JFSL1; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 170. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Verlag Barbara Budrich Germany
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783847420439
- ISBN
- 9783847420439
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 40.45
€ 48.99
€ 40.45
The State of Post-Cinema. Tracing the Moving Image in the Age of Digit...
. Ed(S): Hagener, Malte; Hediger, Vinzenz; St...
Hardback. Editor(s): Hagener, Malte; Hediger, Vinzenz; Strohmaier, Alena. Num Pages: 233 pages, 15 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 233
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137529381
- ISBN
- 9781137529381
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.35€ 127.24
€ 129.35
€ 127.24
Paperback. Editor(s): Hahn, Hans Peter; Kastner, Kristin. Num Pages: 228 pages, 11 b/w illus. BIC Classification: AMVD; JFSG; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837620221
- ISBN
- 9783837620221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 34.63
€ 48.99
€ 34.63
Paperback. The primary aim of this book is to focus on contemporary issues and to promote interdisciplinary approaches within the subject. Written by international scholars and practitioners in fields such as folklore, ethnomusicology, art history, religious studies, tourism and education, the book brings together in one volume a wide range of perspectives. Editor(s): Hale, Amy; Payton, Philip. Num Pages: 245 pages. BIC Classification: 2AF; DSB; HBTB; HRKP2; JFHF; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859895873
- ISBN
- 9780859895873
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.85
€ 39.85
Paperback. Bringing together international scholars to examine the relationship between nationalism and globalization, this book addresses theoretical, historical and contemporary issues. It features case studies from Europe, the US and Asia that explore regionalisation, migration and citizenship, culture, finance and capitalism. Editor(s): Halikiopoulou, Daphne; Vasilopoulou, Sofia. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPFN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 12. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415581974
- ISBN
- 9780415581974
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.79
€ 55.79
Anti-Asian Violence in North America: Asian American and Asian Canadia...
. Ed(S): Hall, Patricia Wong; Hwang, Victor M...
paperback. Discusses the impacts of racial crime, exploring the relationship between the physical or verbal acts to issues of ethnic identity, civil rights of immigrants, Internet racism, sexual violence, language and violence, economic scapegoating, and police brutality. This work offers suggestions for combating hate crime. Editor(s): Hall, Patricia Wong; Hwang, Victor M. Series: Critical Perspectives on Asian Pacific Americans. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; 1KBC; GTB; JFC; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 146 x 14. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780742504592
- ISBN
- 9780742504592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.83
€ 64.83
paperback. Femme seeks to redress the ways that femme identities have been elided, idealized, or not fully historicized in a productive reconsideration of lesbian and butch-femme history, of feminism, and of queer thought. Editor(s): Harris, Laura; Crocker, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCX; JFFK; JFSK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 12. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415918749
- ISBN
- 9780415918749
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.14
€ 55.14
Paperback. What is the purpose of talk in a democratic society? Do the American people interact with their government in distinctive ways? In this text, contributors present work on how politics is transacted in American society and how public communication affects those transactions. Editor(s): Hart, Roderick P.; Sparrow, Bartholomew. Num Pages: 280 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JHBA; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 149 x 15. Weight in Grams: 365.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742500716
- ISBN
- 9780742500716
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.65
€ 61.65
A Right to Housing: Foundation for a New Social Agenda
. Ed(S): Hartman, Chester; Bratt, Rachel G.; ...
paperback. Compelling analysis of the persistent inability of the United States to meet the housing needs of a large portion of its people. Editor(s): Hartman, Chester; Bratt, Rachel G.; Stone, Michael. Num Pages: 448 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; JKSB; JPQB; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6466 x 4531 x 712. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592134328
- ISBN
- 9781592134328
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 45.85
€ 50.99
€ 45.85
Hardback. Editor(s): Hartman, Joan E.; Seeff, Adele. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 168 x 26. Weight in Grams: 749.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Delaware Press United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611492910
- ISBN
- 9781611492910
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.81
€ 117.81
hardcover. A growing fascination with flows of people and commodities poses fresh theoretical and methodical challenges to anthropology. This collection of essays considers how conceptions and roles of commodities may change in response to widening spheres of economic interaction and exchange. Editor(s): Haugerud, Angelique; Stone, Priscilla M.; Little, Peter D. Series: Monographs in Economic Anthropology Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, index. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847699421
- ISBN
- 9780847699421
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.35
€ 171.35
Paperback. The international contributors to this collection ask us to pause and consider the complex ways in which value is created and destroyed. Their diverse approaches of ethics, philosophy, cultural studies, and politics are at the forefront of a new field of 'ecohumanites.' Editor(s): Hawkins, Gay; Muecke, Stephen. Num Pages: 160 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JF; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 147 x 13. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742519824
- ISBN
- 9780742519824
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.94
€ 59.94
Paperback. Editor(s): Heath, Jennifer; Zahedi, Ashraf. Series: Louann Atkins Temple Women & Culture Series. Num Pages: 388 pages, 13 b 2 b&w illus., 1 b&w map. BIC Classification: JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781477309889
- ISBN
- 9781477309889
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.55
€ 36.99
€ 35.55
Hardback. A study of contemporary Okinawan culture, politics and historical memory. It argues that the long Japanese tradition of defining Okinawa as a subordinate part of Japan means that all claims of Okinawan distinctiveness necessarily become part of the larger debate over contemporary identity. Editor(s): Hein, Laura; Selden, Mark. Series: Asia/Pacific/Perspectives. Num Pages: 352 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; HBJF; HBLW; JFC; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742518650
- ISBN
- 9780742518650
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 178.46
€ 178.46
Experiencing and Protecting Sacred Natural Sites of Sami and Other Ind...
. Ed(S): Heinamaki, Leena; Herrmann, Thora Ma...
Hardback. Editor(s): Heinamaki, Leena; Herrmann, Thora Martina. Series: Springer Polar Sciences. Num Pages: 192 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 17 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HRAM; JFC; JFSL9; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319480688
- ISBN
- 9783319480688
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 159.89
€ 159.89
Paperback. Editor(s): Heinlein, Michael; Kropp, Cordula; Neumer, Judith; Poferl, Angelika; Romhild, Regina. Num Pages: 240 pages, 3 b/w & 3 colour illus. BIC Classification: HB; JFFR; JFFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837620764
- ISBN
- 9783837620764
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 32.24
€ 44.99
€ 32.24
Hardback. A growing number of Jews identify themselves as secular or "somewhat secular." Is this expansive definition of Jewishness a new phenomenon? What are its roots? This insightful book provides an overview of a profound development in the evolving history of Jewish life in America. Editor(s): Heller, Zachary I.; Gordis, David M. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSR1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761857938
- ISBN
- 9780761857938
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.38
€ 98.38