Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. This book explores the role of religion in the lives of Brazilian migrants in London and on their return 'back home'. Working with the notion of religion as lived experience, it moves beyond rigid denominational boundaries and examines how and where religion is practiced in migrants' everyday lives. Series: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAM; JFC; JFFN; JFSL; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 315.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349445028
- ISBN
- 9781349445028
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.84
€ 65.84
Hardcover. This book explores the work of transnational bureaucracy networks. These networks address global issues by creating rules -- transnational public law -- to be incorporated into national legal orders. As classical means fail to legitimize such activities, this book gives a practical account of viable alternative legitimacy mechanisms. Series: Transformations of the State. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTN; JFFS; JPS; LB; RNP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230228870
- ISBN
- 9780230228870
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.31
€ 67.31
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€ 31.46
€ 40.99
€ 31.46
Hardcover. Num Pages: 289 pages, 36 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDB; HBJD; HBTB; HBWN; JFSJ1; MQC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403986078
- ISBN
- 9781403986078
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.37
€ 67.37
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
€ 36.99€ 27.61
€ 36.99
€ 27.61
Hardcover. 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: JFFN; JFFS; JHBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 217 x 24. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230390737
- ISBN
- 9780230390737
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.19
€ 68.19
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
€ 69.31
€ 69.31
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
€ 129.04
€ 129.04
Hardcover. This timely volume examines how migration trajectories in Asia are experienced and how they acquire new meanings. Series: Global Asia. Num Pages: 208 pages, 0 black and white; 1 full color. BIC Classification: 1F; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 242 x 17. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Amsterdam University Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789089646583
- ISBN
- 9789089646583
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.47
€ 135.47
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
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
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
€ 24.81
€ 24.81
Hardcover. Increasing numbers of people from Western nations are leaving home to work within the developing economies of Asia. Here, Angela Lehmann explores a second-tier city in China and uses sociological theory to understand the impact of global mobility on identity, community and belonging. Num Pages: 179 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFN; JFFS; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230348394
- ISBN
- 9780230348394
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.36
€ 66.36
Paperback. Increasing numbers of people from Western nations are leaving home to work within the developing economies of Asia. Here, Angela Lehmann explores a second-tier city in China and uses sociological theory to understand the impact of global mobility on identity, community and belonging. Num Pages: 171 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC; JFFN; JHB; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 171
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349345595
- ISBN
- 9781349345595
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardback. This collection offers a comprehensive account of the relation between diaspora and media cultures. It analyses the politics of transnational communication, the consumption of media by diasporic communities, and the views of non-governmental organizations on issues of the participation and representation of ethnic minorities in the media. Editor(s): Bailey, Olga G.; Georgiou, Myria; Harindranath, R. Num Pages: 305 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JFFN; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 515.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 305
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230019836
- ISBN
- 9780230019836
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.37
€ 67.37
paperback. This book provides a comprehensive and international look at transnationalism, diasporas, and the media. Editor(s): Bailey, O.; Georgiou, M.; Harindranath, R. Num Pages: 305 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; AP; JFC; JFD; JFFN; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 305
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2007
- SKU
- V9781349285907
- ISBN
- 9781349285907
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
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
€ 128.39
€ 128.39
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
€ 140.18
€ 140.18
Hardcover. The book examines Muslim-European interactions in the interwar period and provides original insights into the emergence of geopolitical and intellectual East-West networks that transcended national, cultural, and linguistic borders. Editor(s): Ryad, Umar. Series: The Modern Muslim World. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; HBLW; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 221 x 19. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137387035
- ISBN
- 9781137387035
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.70
€ 66.70
Paperback. The book examines Muslim-European interactions in the interwar period and provides original insights into the emergence of geopolitical and intellectual East West networks that transcended national, cultural, and linguistic borders." Editor(s): Ryad, Umar. Series: The Modern Muslim World. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBL; HRAM; HRAX; JFC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 335.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349481811
- ISBN
- 9781349481811
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.96
€ 65.96
Paperback. This is the first collection in Canada to provide a comprehensive and interdisciplinary examination of transnationalism. Editor(s): Satzewich, Vic; Wong, Lloyd. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 0. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774812849
- ISBN
- 9780774812849
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.19
€ 40.99
€ 36.19