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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 149 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Iberoamericana Editorial Vervuert S.L.U Spain
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788484894766
- ISBN
- 9788484894766
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€ 31.99€ 22.71
€ 31.99
€ 22.71
paperback. Migration and socioeconomic change brings new evidence to debates on urban regeneration in Britain: are we seeing urban renaissance, or is there city flight? This study examines 27 of the largest cities and city regions to find out whether they attract the talented people that they need to prosper. A free pdf is available at www.jrf.org.uk Num Pages: 88 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JMC; JFSG; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 297 x 210. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 88
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847420039
- ISBN
- 9781847420039
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€ 25.99€ 25.17
€ 25.99
€ 25.17
Hardcover. Exploring migrants' global social remittances and their impacts on Europe from disciplines including sociology, anthropology, geography and political science, this book presents migrants not as 'cultural others but as a part of Europe s global connection, with the flows of knowledge, ideas, money, objects and values which result from migration. Editor(s): Nowicka, Magdalena; Serbedzija, Vojin. Series: Europe in a Global Context. Num Pages: 321 pages, 3 colour illustrations, 5 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFN; JFFS; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 217 x 24. Weight in Grams: 566.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137601254
- ISBN
- 9781137601254
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Condition: New
€ 129.87
€ 129.87
Migration and Social Protection: Claiming Social Rights Beyond Borders...
Sabates-Wheeler, Rachel, Feldman, Rayah
Hardcover. The growing scale of international migration has reshaped the debate on the social rights and social protection available to people outside their countries of origin. This book uses conceptual frameworks, policy analysis and empirical studies of migrants to explore international migrants' needs for and access to social protection across the world. Series: Rethinking International Development Series. Num Pages: 310 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFN; JFFS; JKS; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 482.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230245914
- ISBN
- 9780230245914
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Condition: New
€ 119.94
€ 119.94
Paperback. The growing scale of international migration has reshaped the debate on the social rights and social protection available to people outside their countries of origin. This book uses conceptual frameworks, policy analysis and empirical studies of migrants to explore international migrants' needs for and access to social protection across the world. Series: Rethinking International Development Series. Num Pages: 310 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFN; JHB; JPB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349319152
- ISBN
- 9781349319152
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€ 119.13
€ 119.13
paperback. Creating a more open society and improving race equality are core current policy concerns and understanding the roles of class and ethnicity in determining life chances is critical. This report aids such understanding by investigating the impact of class background and ethnicity on class position. Free PDF available at www.jrf.org.uk Num Pages: 56 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 297 x 210. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 56
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9781861348005
- ISBN
- 9781861348005
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 24.21
€ 24.99
€ 24.21
Migration and Social Cohesion in the UK (Identity Studies in the Socia...
Hickman, Mary J., Mai, Nicola, Crowley, Helen
Hardcover. Based on a flagship research project for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation's Immigration and Inclusion programme, this book argues that social cohesion is achieved through people (new arrivals as well as the long-term settled) being able to resolve the conflicts and tensions within their day-to-day lives in ways that they find positive and viable. Series: Identity Studies in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; JFFN; JFSC; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 219 x 19. Weight in Grams: 406.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230243552
- ISBN
- 9780230243552
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Condition: New
€ 62.39
€ 62.39
paperback. Based on a flagship research project for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation's Immigration and Inclusion programme, this book argues that social cohesion is achieved through people (new arrivals as well as the long-term settled) being able to resolve the conflicts and tensions within their day-to-day lives in ways that they find positive and viable. Series: Identity Studies in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFF; JFFN; JFSL; JHB; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- SKU
- V9781349318476
- ISBN
- 9781349318476
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€ 61.64
€ 61.64
Paperback. This groundbreaking book examines the links between migration and the United States' ongoing economic and demographic revolution. Utilizing an explicitly geographic perspective, the contributors highlight the crucial role played by scale and spatial context in both immigration and internal migration. Editor(s): Pandit, Kavita; Withers, Suzanne Davies. Num Pages: 368 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; RGCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 485.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847693931
- ISBN
- 9780847693931
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€ 95.87
€ 95.87
Hardcover. This book sheds light on North Korean migrants' Christian encounters and conversions throughout the process of migration and settlement. Focusing on churches as primary contact zones, it highlights the ways in which the migrants and their evangelical counterparts both draw on and contest each others' envisioning of a reunified Christianized Korea. Series: Global Diversities. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; HRC; JFFD; JFFN; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 17. Weight in Grams: 402.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137450388
- ISBN
- 9781137450388
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€ 108.48
€ 108.48
Hardcover. This book explores the processes of migration and integration within the West African sub-region and unearths subsisting promises and failures of the ECOWAS' intent of transmuting the sub-region into a single socio-economic (and political) entity. Num Pages: 139 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFN; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 326.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137479525
- ISBN
- 9781137479525
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€ 72.05
€ 72.05
Paperback. Today, international migration is one of the most controversial political topics which demands innovative approaches of global and regional governance. The book provides a fresh theoretical framework to understand European responses to the international migration of people and explains the dynamics of Germany's migration and refugee policy. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 170. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Verlag Barbara Budrich Germany
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783847420835
- ISBN
- 9783847420835
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Condition: New
€ 52.04€ 47.52
€ 52.04
€ 47.52
Hardback. Series: Contemporary Performance Interactions. Num Pages: 296 pages, 7 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFC; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 220 x 23. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137469724
- ISBN
- 9781137469724
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Condition: New
€ 150.24
€ 150.24
Hardcover. People move, individually and collectively, for a combination of economic, social, political and cultural reasons. This book reveals the complexity and significance of this increasingly important phenomenon in Western European countries, which links these societies to the wider world. Editor(s): Ghatak, Subrata; Sassoon, Anne Showstack. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFN; RGCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 434.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333920367
- ISBN
- 9780333920367
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Condition: New
€ 62.28
€ 62.28
Hardback. Editor(s): Harper, Marjory. Series: Mental Health in Historical Perspective. Num Pages: 295 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFN; JKSM; MMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 295
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137529671
- ISBN
- 9781137529671
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€ 119.41
€ 119.41
Hardback. Migration and Literature offers a thought-provoking analysis of the thematic and formal role of migration in four contemporary and canonized novelists. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 149 x 21. Weight in Grams: 430.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 235
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230608283
- ISBN
- 9780230608283
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Condition: New
€ 62.46
€ 62.46
Paperback. Migration and Literature offers a thought-provoking analysis of the thematic and formal role of migration in four contemporary and canonized novelists. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 274.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349375103
- ISBN
- 9781349375103
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€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Hardcover. Katherine Tonkiss offers a succinct account of constitutional patriotism theory, specifically arguing that it involves a commitment to free migration. She draws on qualitative research to explore the implications of this claim for the dynamics of post-national identity and belonging in local communities. Series: Global Ethics. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JPFM; JPL; JPWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137309075
- ISBN
- 9781137309075
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Condition: New
€ 62.82
€ 62.82
Paperback. Series: Global Ethics. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFN; JHB; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 310.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349456284
- ISBN
- 9781349456284
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€ 61.47
€ 61.47
Paperback. Presents the study of migrant populations that poses challenges owing to the mobility of these groups, which may be further complicated by cultural, educational, and linguistic diversity as well as the legal status of their members. Editor(s): Schenker, Marc B.; Castaneda, Xochitl; Rodriguez-Lainz, Alfonso. Num Pages: 536 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHM; MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 166 x 36. Weight in Grams: 746.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520277953
- ISBN
- 9780520277953
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Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.38
€ 54.99
€ 39.38
Hardback. Focuses on migration not as a single event but as a dynamic process that responds to and is shaped by broader economic, cultural, and social forces. This work considers issues of international and internal migration; of transnational and multilocal networks through which remittances and other flows take place; and of migrants as active agents. Editor(s): Trager, Lillian. Series: Society for Economic Anthropology Monograph Series. Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 167 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759107748
- ISBN
- 9780759107748
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Condition: New
€ 147.78
€ 147.78
Hardback. Collects contributions to the issues related to migration in a rational framework of decision making; the performance of migrants; how they affect the sending countries; and, rural-urban migration in developing countries. This book discusses methods to model these problems, and provides empirical findings and gives policy recommendations. Editor(s): Zimmermann, Klaus. Series: Population Economics. Num Pages: 275 pages, 8 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JPVH1; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 18. Weight in Grams: 648.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540555575
- ISBN
- 9783540555575
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Condition: New
€ 182.06
€ 182.06
Hardcover. Culture plays a central role in our understanding of migration as an economic phenomenon. This title emphasises on the distinctions in culture between migrants, the families they left behind, and the local population in the migration destination. Editor(s): Epstein, Gil; Gang, Ira. Series Editor(s): Beladi, Hamin; Choi, Eun Kwan. Series: Frontiers of Economics and Globalization. Num Pages: 757 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFN; KCF; KCR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1256.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 757
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780857241535
- ISBN
- 9780857241535
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.37
€ 168.37
Hardcover. Cultural diversity and difference is increasing in European cities, driven by economic integration, migration and EU enlargement, but against a background of cultural friction. This book is concerned with how governance approaches to urban management and grass roots community dialogue can foster a sense of citizenship. Editor(s): Neill, William J. V.; Schwedler, Hanns-Uve. Num Pages: 325 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; GTB; JFFN; JFSL; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230007642
- ISBN
- 9780230007642
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.66
€ 119.66