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Society & culture: general
Hardcover. The essays in this collection entertain the question of how scholars may reconfigure "area-based knowledge" to respond to social sciences and globalization. The authors demonstrate that local knowledge is vital to understanding rapidly changing global patterns. Editor(s): Mirsepassi, Ali; Basu, Amrita; Weaver, Frederick S. Series: Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East. Num Pages: 240 pages, notes, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: GTB; JFFS; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815629634
- ISBN
- 9780815629634
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Condition: New
€ 60.67
€ 60.67
Paperback. The essays in this collection entertain the question of how scholars may reconfigure "area-based knowledge" to respond to social sciences and globalization. The authors demonstrate that local knowledge is vital to understanding rapidly changing global patterns. Editor(s): Mirsepassi, Ali; Basu, Amrita; Weaver, Frederick S. Series: Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East. Num Pages: 240 pages, notes, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: GTB; JFFS; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815629825
- ISBN
- 9780815629825
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Condition: New
€ 27.44
€ 27.44
Paperback. Localization is a manifesto to unite those who recognize the importance of cultural, social and ecological diversity for our future - and who do not aspire to a monolithic global consumer culture. This book details self-reinforcing policies to create local self-sufficiency and shows that there is an alternative to globalization. Num Pages: 304 pages, Index. BIC Classification: JFFS; KC; RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382. Very good copy with light shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0012255
- ISBN
- 9781853836121
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A work about how the design of institutional change results in unintended consequences. Using the case of Indonesia, and comparing it with Thailand and the Philippines, this book seeks to understand the seeming puzzle of how local predatory systems of power remain resilient in the face of international and domestic pressures. Series: Contemporary Issues in Asia and the Pacific. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMN; JFSL3; JPH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804768535
- ISBN
- 9780804768535
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.24
€ 27.99
€ 26.24
hardcover. This book provides an important statement on the underlying social dynamics of local politics in Indonesia following the end of the New Order in 1998. It represents the culmination of a substantial and influential body of work by Hadiz on the political economy of Indonesia's post-authoritarian transition. Series: Contemporary Issues in Asia and Pacific. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMN; JFSL3; JPH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804768528
- ISBN
- 9780804768528
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Condition: New
€ 111.75
€ 111.75
Hardback. How San Francisco's housing protest movements help us understand global mobilization Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439909942
- ISBN
- 9781439909942
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Condition: New
€ 86.80
€ 86.80
Paperback. How San Francisco's housing protest movements help us understand global mobilization Num Pages: 230 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFB; JFSG; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439909959
- ISBN
- 9781439909959
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 32.38
€ 32.99
€ 32.38
Paperback. Local Planning for Terror and Disaster gives voice to experts in key fields involved with local preparedness, assessing the quality of preparedness in each field, and offering directions for improvement. Num Pages: 274 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFC; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 177 x 14. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118112861
- ISBN
- 9781118112861
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Condition: New
€ 121.49
€ 121.49
Paperback. Clean copy.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Oak Tree Press Dublin
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- SKU
- KEX0208262
- ISBN
- 9781860761195
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
hardcover. This book has been developed from a report of the cross-national 'PRIDE' (Partnerships for Rural Integrated Development in Europe) research project. The research focused on the public and private sector rural development experience of six member states of the European Union, namely Finland, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden and the UK. Editor(s): Moseley, Malcolm J. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibiliography, index. BIC Classification: 1D; JFSF; RPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780851996578
- ISBN
- 9780851996578
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.67
€ 115.67
Paperback. Contains conference papers from the 3rd North Atlantic Studies Conference. This work compares Northern Irish and Welsh nationalism, "the character of nationalist movements is inextricably bound up with the processes of modern state formation". It includes articles that focus on structures and relations of incorporation or integration. Editor(s): Dybbroe, Susanne; Moller, Poul Brobech. Series: North Atlantic Studies. Num Pages: 68 pages. BIC Classification: 1QSAN; JFC; JFSL; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 292 x 211 x 6. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 68
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788798342489
- ISBN
- 9788798342489
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Condition: New
€ 16.97
€ 16.97
paperback. Editor(s): Woodman, G.R.; Wanitzek, Ulrike; Sippel, Harald. Num Pages: 392 pages, maps. BIC Classification: JFFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 230 x 27. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Lit Verlag
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783825878436
- ISBN
- 9783825878436
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.41
€ 35.99
€ 30.41
Series: Culture and Social Practice. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag, Roswitha Gost, Sigrid Nokel u. Dr. Karin Werner United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783899423785
- ISBN
- 9783899423785
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.80
€ 40.99
€ 28.80
Paperback. Explores the crucial notion of "colonial difference" in the study of the modern colonial world and traces the emergence of an epistemic shift, which author calls "border thinking". This title expands the horizons of debates under way in postcolonial studies of Asia and Africa by dwelling in the genealogy of thoughts of South/Central America. Series: Princeton Studies in Culture, Power, History. Num Pages: 416 pages, 3 line illus. 3 tables. 9 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBTQ; HBTR; JFFS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- With a New preface by the author
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691156095
- ISBN
- 9780691156095
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.94
€ 40.99
€ 28.94
Paperback. This interdisciplinary textbook examines children's lives across the world, acknowledging the great differences as well as points of comparison, between childhoods in different contexts. Editor(s): Montgomery, Heather. Series: Childhood. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSP1; JHBK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 189 x 17. Weight in Grams: 738.
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447305835
- ISBN
- 9781447305835
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 36.14
€ 37.99
€ 36.14
Hardback. An introduction to the context in which UK social work is practised, Local Authority Social Services. The book is based on the realities of work in a modern social services department and addresses the major changes that have taken place. It also looks at the prospects for personal social services. Editor(s): Hill, Michael; Hudson, Bob; Mitchell, Stephen; Shaw, Ian; Tunstill, Jane. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFF; JKSN; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631209461
- ISBN
- 9780631209461
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.65
€ 125.65
Paperback. Illustrates how ethnographic research itself can become a tool for activism. This book features ten studies that present activist groups across US - from transgender activists in New York City, to South Asian teenagers in Silicon Valley, to evangelical Christians and Palestinian Americans. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231128513
- ISBN
- 9780231128513
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.78
€ 40.99
€ 28.78
Hardback. Illustrates how ethnographic research itself can become a tool for activism. This book features ten studies that present activist groups across US - from transgender activists in New York City, to South Asian teenagers in Silicon Valley, to evangelical Christians and Palestinian Americans. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231128506
- ISBN
- 9780231128506
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.19€ 88.16
€ 118.19
€ 88.16
Paperback. Drawing on the lives and work of a diverse group of artists, Michelle Habell-Pallan explores perspectives that defy both traditional forms of Latino cultural nationalism and the expectations of US culture. The result is a rethinking of identity politics and a lens from which to view the dynamics of race, class, gender, and sexuality. Num Pages: 310 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AB; JFCA; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814736630
- ISBN
- 9780814736630
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.45
€ 32.99
€ 31.45
hardcover. Lobbying for Inclusion shows that Latin American and Asian immigrant advocacy groups created in the wake of the 1965 immigration reforms were remarkably effective in influencing the formation of federal immigration law and policy. Num Pages: 248 pages, 30 tables, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; 1KL; JFFN; JPQB; LNDA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804751759
- ISBN
- 9780804751759
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.12
€ 87.12