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Paperback. An exploration of the experiences of women entrepreneurs amidst the contradictions of a free-wheeling commercial culture set within the patriarchal constraints of contemporary Taiwan. The book focuses on the voices and perspectives of the women themselves. Series: Asian Voices. Num Pages: 272 pages, glossary, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; JFC; JFSJ1; KJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 146 x 12. Weight in Grams: 360.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742516090
- ISBN
- 9780742516090
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Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Hardback. This insightful book examines how the original concept of publicity has been reduced to mean the right of media to access and print information. Series: Critical Media Studies: Institutions, Politics, and Culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFD; JPVH2; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 438.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742516144
- ISBN
- 9780742516144
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Condition: New
€ 178.66
€ 178.66
Paperback. This insightful book examines how the original concept of publicity has been reduced to mean the right of media to access and print information. Series: Critical Media Studies: Institutions, Politics, and Culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFD; JPVH2; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 12. Weight in Grams: 326.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742516151
- ISBN
- 9780742516151
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Condition: New
€ 76.86
€ 76.86
hardcover. This revised work adds 15 years to the life stories of the African Americans whose opportunities were dramatically changed by a nationally prominent educational opportunity programme that provided scholarships for disadvantaged people of colour to attend the same boarding schools as wealthy whites. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1; JFSL3; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 413.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742516205
- ISBN
- 9780742516205
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 170.58
€ 170.58
Paperback. This revised work adds 15 years to the life stories of the African Americans whose opportunities were dramatically changed by a nationally prominent educational opportunity programme that provided scholarships for disadvantaged people of colour to attend the same boarding schools as wealthy whites. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1; JFSL3; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 147 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742516212
- ISBN
- 9780742516212
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Condition: New
€ 48.25
€ 48.25
Hardback. In this text, the authors take on the corporate educators, media monopolies and oil companies. They show how corporate-produced curricula, films and corporate-promoted books often use depictions of family love, childhood innocence and compassion in order to sell the public on policies. Series: Critical Perspectives Series: A Book Series Dedicated to Paulo Freire. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFC; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742516342
- ISBN
- 9780742516342
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.72
€ 187.72
Paperback. In this text, the authors take on the corporate educators, media monopolies and oil companies. They show how corporate-produced curricula, films and corporate-promoted books often use depictions of family love, childhood innocence and compassion in order to sell the public on policies. Series: Critical Perspectives Series: A Book Series Dedicated to Paulo Freire. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFC; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 300.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742516359
- ISBN
- 9780742516359
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Condition: New
€ 66.52
€ 66.52
Hardback. The contributors to this volume focus on adverse social conditions that confront young people in postmodernity, such as the relentless pressure to consume, social dis-investment in education, harsh responses to youth crime, and the continuing climate of intolerance. Editor(s): Strickland, Ronald. Series: Culture and Politics Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFC; JFF; JFSP2; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 467.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742516502
- ISBN
- 9780742516502
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 181.16
€ 181.16
Hardback. "Fighting the Forces" explores the struggle to create meaning in an impressive example of popular culture, the television series phenomenon "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". These essays analyze the social and culture issues implicit in the series and place it in its literary context. Editor(s): Lavery, David; Wilcox, Rhonda V. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; APT; JFD; KNTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 520.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742516809
- ISBN
- 9780742516809
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 181.52
€ 181.52
Hardback. A study of the cultural dynamics of East/West power politics. In defiance of ideological convention, it combines a call for social justice, cultural difference, and environmental sustainability with a sober recognition of the need for continued balance of power geopolitics, soft and hard. Series: Pacific Formations: Global Relations in Asian & Pacific Perspectives. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FP; 1KBB; JFC; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742517066
- ISBN
- 9780742517066
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 178.66
€ 178.66
Paperback. A study of the cultural dynamics of East/West power politics. In defiance of ideological convention, it combines a call for social justice, cultural difference, and environmental sustainability with a sober recognition of the need for continued balance of power geopolitics, soft and hard. Series: Pacific Formations: Global Relations in Asian & Pacific Perspectives. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FP; 1KBB; JFC; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 320.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742517073
- ISBN
- 9780742517073
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.57
€ 66.57
Paperback. This anthology features women's rhetorical theory from the 5th through the 19th centuries. Assembling selections on rhetoric, composition and communication this collection demonstrates an often-overlooked history of rhetoric as well as women's interest in conversation as a model for all discourse. Num Pages: 384 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; 3J; CFG; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 177 x 21. Weight in Grams: 808.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742517172
- ISBN
- 9780742517172
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 91.35
€ 91.35
Hardback. An updated and significantly expanded edition of McPhail's "The Rhetoric of Racism", this text looks at the rhetorical dynamics of racism - how, in addition to social and material structures and institutions, language can be a cause and facilitator of racism. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: CFG; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 435.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742517189
- ISBN
- 9780742517189
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.77
€ 187.77
Paperback. An updated and significantly expanded edition of McPhail's "The Rhetoric of Racism", this text looks at the rhetorical dynamics of racism - how, in addition to social and material structures and institutions, language can be a cause and facilitator of racism. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: CFG; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 315.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742517196
- ISBN
- 9780742517196
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Condition: New
€ 69.98
€ 69.98
Hardback. A discussion of whether competent, terminally-ill patients have a right to die with the assistance of their physicians, or whether state and national governments have legitimate interests in forbidding this to happen. The debate covers constitutional issues and ethical and medical reflections. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFME; LND; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742517240
- ISBN
- 9780742517240
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 159.31
€ 159.31
Paperback. A discussion of whether competent, terminally-ill patients have a right to die with the assistance of their physicians, or whether state and national governments have legitimate interests in forbidding this to happen. The debate covers constitutional issues and ethical and medical reflections. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFME; LND; MBDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 226 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742517257
- ISBN
- 9780742517257
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Condition: New
€ 66.57
€ 66.57
Hardback. Group respect and group self-respect are central issues today for class, gender, race and religious groups. This book explores changing public attitudes, the causes and consequences of group disrepect and proposes an agenda for action to expand group respect. Num Pages: 208 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFSC; JFSJ; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 394.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742517288
- ISBN
- 9780742517288
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.74
€ 147.74
Paperback. Group respect and group self-respect are central issues today for class, gender, race and religious groups. This book explores changing public attitudes, the causes and consequences of group disrepect and proposes an agenda for action to expand group respect. Num Pages: 208 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFSC; JFSJ; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 149 x 11. Weight in Grams: 276.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742517295
- ISBN
- 9780742517295
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Condition: New
€ 61.76
€ 61.76
Hardback. With the erosion of strong class theory, sociologists have recently started to look at aspects of social stratification other than class. One of the most interesting new areas of investigation is the sociology of generations. Editor(s): Edmunds, June; Turner, Professor Bryan S. Num Pages: 208 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742517301
- ISBN
- 9780742517301
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.33
€ 153.33
Hardback. A study of both traditional and new approaches to the study of schools and their communities. The book emphasizes discourse, critical pedagogy and ethnicity. Editor(s): Zou, Yali; Trueba, Enrique T. Series: Immigration and the Transnational Experience Series. Num Pages: 328 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFS; JHBC; JHMP; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742517363
- ISBN
- 9780742517363
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.77
€ 182.77
Hardback. This work brings together the many dimensions of ethnic and cultural identity and shows how they are communicated in everyday life. Topics explored include gender, race, class, spirituality, alternative lifestyles, and inter- and intra-ethnic identity. Editor(s): Fong, Mary; Chuang, Rueyling. Num Pages: 352 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: GTC; JFSJ; JHMC; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 190 x 26. Weight in Grams: 830.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742517387
- ISBN
- 9780742517387
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 219.87
€ 219.87
Hardback. Are the arts good for us? This work questions our taken-for-granted assumptions about the transformational powers of high culture by critiquing an instrumental American heritage of beliefs about the arts. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AB; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 429.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742517400
- ISBN
- 9780742517400
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.72
€ 162.72
Paperback. This work takes the reader behind the headlines of the confrontation between Israelis and Palestinians, examining its human dimension and setting it in a balanced historical context. Daniel Gavron talks to Israelis and Palestinians of all backgrounds and shades of opinion. Num Pages: 272 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; GTB; JFSL; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 160 x 13. Weight in Grams: 360.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742517523
- ISBN
- 9780742517523
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.65
€ 40.65
The International Handbook on the Sociology of Education. An Internati...
. Ed(S): Torres, Carlos Alberto; Antikainen, ...
Paperback. This handbook discusses the social context of education, outlining the challenges as well as the advances in public and private education systems at the start of the new millennium. It presents an integrated account of social theory and methodologies, along with applied perspectives. Editor(s): Torres, Carlos Alberto; Antikainen, Ari. Num Pages: 384 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JF; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742517707
- ISBN
- 9780742517707
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 94.21
€ 94.21