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Society & culture: general
Transregional and Transnational Families in Europe and Beyond: Experie...
Christopher H. Johnson (Ed.)
Hardback. This book, centered largely on the European experience of families scattered geographically, challenges the dominant narratives of modernization by offering a long-term perspective from the Middle Ages to the twenty-first century. Paradoxically, transnational familiesA" are to be found long before the nation state was in place. Editor(s): Johnson, Christopher H.; Sabean, D. W.; Teuscher, Simon; Trivellato, Francesca. Num Pages: 360 pages, 10 ills. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBTB; JFFN; JHBK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857451835
- ISBN
- 9780857451835
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.29
€ 167.29
Hardcover. Editor(s): Harris-Bowen, Patricia. Num Pages: 105 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP31; KNG; RPT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 161 x 16. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634825696
- ISBN
- 9781634825696
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.88€ 145.26
€ 194.88
€ 145.26
Paperback. Through vivid ethnographic analyses, this book examines the range of expressions of the popular suspicion of power -including forms of shamanism, sorcery, conspiracy theory, and urban legends - illuminating them as ways of making sense of the world in the midst of tumultuous and uneven processes of modernization. Editor(s): Sanders, Todd. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822330240
- ISBN
- 9780822330240
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.51
€ 31.99
€ 28.51
Hardback. Shows how the complex interplay of feminism, nationalism, empire, and modernity helped shape conceptions of the transpacific Filipina Num Pages: 320 pages, 14 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 2AB; DSBH; GTB; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822353003
- ISBN
- 9780822353003
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.33
€ 115.33
Paperback. Shows how the complex interplay of feminism, nationalism, empire, and modernity helped shape conceptions of the transpacific Filipina Num Pages: 320 pages, 14 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 2AB; DSBH; GTB; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460. The Making of the Modern Filipina. 320 pages, 14 photographs. Shows how the complex interplay of feminism, nationalism, empire, and modernity helped shape conceptions of the transpacific Filipina. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 2AB; DSBH; GTB; JFC; JFSJ1. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 20. Weight: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822353164
- ISBN
- 9780822353164
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.56
€ 31.99
€ 28.56
Paperback / so. Editor(s): Kreutzer, Florian; Roth, Silke (University of Southampton, UK). Num Pages: 338 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHB; JHMC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften Germany
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531147017
- ISBN
- 9783531147017
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.40
€ 75.40
Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531182858
- ISBN
- 9783531182858
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.08
€ 59.08
Paperback. This study argues that the private homes in transnational women's fiction reflect public legacies of colonialism. Published in Australia, Canada, India, Nigeria, Puerto Rico and the United States between 1995 and 2005, the novels use fictional houses to criticize and unsettle home and homeland, depicting their linked oppressions and exclusions. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSBH5; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 229
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349358625
- ISBN
- 9781349358625
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Condition: New
€ 63.10
€ 63.10
Paperback. * Brings a concrete, historically informed discussion of globalization and transnationalism applied to urban studies. * Offers a blueprint for reconstructing urban theory itself. * Forges stimulating connections between the field of urban studies and the emerging field of transnational studies. . Num Pages: 232 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631184249
- ISBN
- 9780631184249
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.06
€ 52.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 1KLCM; JFSJ1; JHMP; KNDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801474224
- ISBN
- 9780801474224
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Hardback. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 1KLCM; JFSJ1; JHMP; KNDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801446498
- ISBN
- 9780801446498
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.48
€ 147.48
Paperback. Anthropologist Rachael Joo explores the gendered and mediated role of sports in producing a Korean sense of self on a global stage. Num Pages: 352 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; GTB; JFSJ; JHBS; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822348566
- ISBN
- 9780822348566
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Paperback. The dissolution of the French Empire and the ensuing rush of immigration have led to the formation of diasporas and immigrant cultures that have transformed French society and the immigrants themselves. This title examines the impact of this postcolonial immigration on identity in France and in the Francophone world. Editor(s): Gafaiti, Hafid; Lorcin, Patricia M. E.; Troyansky, David G. Series: France Overseas: Studies in Empire and Decolonization. Num Pages: 488 pages, 8 images. BIC Classification: 1DDF; JFC; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803244528
- ISBN
- 9780803244528
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 38.57
€ 43.99
€ 38.57
Hardback. Editor(s): Negi, Nalini Junko, NSW; Furman, Rich. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: JFFN; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231144483
- ISBN
- 9780231144483
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.36€ 50.82
€ 65.36
€ 50.82
Paperback. Tackles the diversity of Islamist thinking and practice and how it relates to the latest global political and economic trends. Editor(s): Karam, Azza M. Series: Critical Studies on Islam. Num Pages: 176 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DD; 1KBB; HRH; JFSR2; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745316253
- ISBN
- 9780745316253
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.49
€ 40.99
€ 31.49
Paperback. Editor(s): Heinrich-Boll-Stiftung; Schonenberg, Regine. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1 b/w illus. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPHV; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837624953
- ISBN
- 9783837624953
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.41
€ 37.99
€ 27.41
Hardback. The daily pictures of refugee camps, mostly in Africa, tell how the refugees manage to survive under the abject conditions. This study of Somalis, in a camp in Kenya, offers some explanations. The author argues that it is wrong to look at the camps in isolation but that one has to consider historical, social and transnational dimensions. Num Pages: 10 ills. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; JFFD; JFS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 161 x 238 x 19. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845451295
- ISBN
- 9781845451295
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.00
€ 155.00
Paperback. This book contributes to recent debates in transnationalism, mobilities and migration studies by offering the first in-depth sociological examination of the global phenomenon of action sports and the transnational networks and connections being established within and across local contexts around the world. Series: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship. Num Pages: 343 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JFFN; JFFS; JHB; JHBS; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 343
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349351367
- ISBN
- 9781349351367
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.25
€ 66.25
Hardback. This book examines the vulnerability caused by migration, in particular, the vulnerability of women that may cause forced migration, and the ways in which this is dealt with by national authorities in affluent European states. It explores transnational migration, gender and human rights, migration regimes, and anti-trafficking efforts in Norway. Series Editor(s): Leonard, Liam. Series: Advances in Ecopolitics. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780522029
- ISBN
- 9781780522029
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.20
€ 127.20
Hardback. This systematic and critical overview of transnational migration perfectly balances theoretical discussion with relevant examples and cases, making it an ideal book for upper-level students covering immigration and transnational relations, on sociology, political science, and globalization courses. Series: Immigration and Society. Num Pages: 210 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745649771
- ISBN
- 9780745649771
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.17
€ 66.17
Paperback. This systematic and critical overview of transnational migration perfectly balances theoretical discussion with relevant examples and cases, making it an ideal book for upper-level students covering immigration and transnational relations, on sociology, political science, and globalization courses. Series: Polity Immigration and Society Series. Num Pages: 210 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 210
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745649788
- ISBN
- 9780745649788
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.49
€ 24.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; JFSK2; JHM; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 217 x 22. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816692743
- ISBN
- 9780816692743
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.40
€ 30.99
€ 27.40
Hardback. The contributors investigate the inter-relationships between migrant remittances and the family in Asia. They argue that, in the context of Asian transnational labour migration where remittances tend to become a primary currency of care, the making or breaking of the family unit is mainly contingent on how individuals handle remittance processes. Editor(s): Hoang, Lan Anh; Yeoh, Brenda (National University of Singapore). Series: Anthropology, Change and Development. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 black & white tables, 8 charts. BIC Classification: 1F; GTF; JFFN; JHBK; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137506856
- ISBN
- 9781137506856
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.35
€ 125.35
Hardback. This volume looks at the history of Japan from a transnational perspective. It brings to the fore the interconnectedness of Japan's history with the wider Asian-Pacific region and the world. This interconnectedness is examined in the volume through the themes of empire, migration, and social movements. Editor(s): Iacobelli, Pedro; Leary, Danton; Takahashi, Shinnosuke. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Transnational History Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3J; HBJF; HBTQ; JFFN; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 224 x 23. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137568779
- ISBN
- 9781137568779
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.19
€ 135.19