Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Hardback. Two of the most celebrated black neighborhoods in the United States - Harlem in New York City and Bronzeville in Chicago - were once plagued by crime, drugs, and abject poverty. But now both have transformed. This work explores the factors - local, national, and global - driving the remarkable revitalization of these two iconic black communities. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 halftones, 22 maps, 2 line drawings, 17 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 1KBBNC; JFSG; RPC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226366043
- ISBN
- 9780226366043
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.76
€ 32.99
€ 25.76
Paperback. Using material from a number of US and UK sources, Joe Feagin analyses a wide range of key contemporary issues that relate to the global, political, economic and racial dimensions of city development. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847684991
- ISBN
- 9780847684991
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.22
€ 73.22
Paperback. First published in English in 1995, with an introduction by Robin Kinross, this edition includes a foreword by Rich Hendel, who considers the contemporary thinking about Tschichold's life and work. Translator(s): McLean, Ruari. Num Pages: 286 pages, 110 b/w illustrations, 38 three-color illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; AKD; HBJD; HBLW; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 147 x 16. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 286
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520250123
- ISBN
- 9780520250123
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 36.04
€ 50.99
€ 36.04
Hardcover. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JFSL9; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Encounter Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594038532
- ISBN
- 9781594038532
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.33
€ 25.99
€ 23.33
Hardcover. Tracing its major processes and identifying central stages in the development of its canonical master-texts, this selection of essays explores the evolution of a modern Hebraic secular cultural tradition. In analyzing the cultural processes underlying Hebrew literature's achievements, it sheds light upon the major concerns of this tradition. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; JFSR1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 667.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Hebrew Union College Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878202508
- ISBN
- 9780878202508
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.00
€ 45.00
Paperback. From Syria to Somalia, from Libya to Indonesia, from Yemen to the capitals of Europe, Islamic militancy appears stronger, more widespread and more threatening than ever. ISIS and groups such as Boko Haram, together command significant military power, rule millions and control extensive territories. This is a guide to Islamic militancy today. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFM; JFSR2; JPSL; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781784701475
- ISBN
- 9781784701475
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.08
€ 12.99
€ 11.08
Paperback. Series Editor(s): Umland, Andreas. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: JF. Dimension: 150 x 213 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon Germany
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783838208701
- ISBN
- 9783838208701
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.73
€ 33.99
€ 24.73
Hardcover. The aborted coup in Turkey has fired up interest in a country which will play a critical geopolitical role in the wars of the Middle East. Num Pages: 224 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3JMG; BGH; HBJF1; JFSR2; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 25. .
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784538262
- ISBN
- 9781784538262
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.38
€ 52.99
€ 37.38
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Harvest House Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780736915953
- ISBN
- 9780736915953
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 16.77
€ 19.00
€ 16.77
Paperback. This student text introduces the main themes and issues of social policy. By examining a variety of social topics, such as leisure, work, media and information technology, the book explores the nature of inequality and the impact of social policy. It then considers the future for social policy. Num Pages: 280 pages, glossary, index. BIC Classification: JFF; JKS; JPQB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631178620
- ISBN
- 9780631178620
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Condition: New
€ 47.04
€ 47.04
Paperback. Geoff Payne considers a wide range of dimensions of mobility and life chances to assess the causes and consequences of mobility as social and political processes and challenges well-established opinions of politicians, pressure groups, the press, academics and the public. Num Pages: 240 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, 11 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFFM; JFSC; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 239 x 18. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447310655
- ISBN
- 9781447310655
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.92
€ 36.99
€ 34.92
Paperback. The New Silk Road Diplomacy traces how China, faced with internal and external challenges to its authority following the collapse of the Soviet Union, constructed a gradualist approach to Central Asia that prioritized multilateral diplomacy. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies Series. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JFSL3; JPA; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774816939
- ISBN
- 9780774816939
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.23
€ 40.99
€ 36.23
Paperback. Using data from the Integration of the Second Generation in Europe survey, this timely study focuses on the second generation of immigrants from Turkey and former Yugoslavia in Switzerland. Series: IMISCOE Research. Num Pages: 314 pages, 0 black and white; 6 full color. BIC Classification: 1DFH; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Amsterdam University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789089648433
- ISBN
- 9789089648433
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.42€ 10.26
€ 53.42
€ 10.26
Hardcover. In this age of migration, more and more children are growing up in immigrant or transnational families. The "new second generation" refers to foreign-born and native-born children of immigrants who have come of age at the turn of the twenty-first century. Series: PIMS - Polity Immigration and Society Series. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 150. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745684680
- ISBN
- 9780745684680
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.48
€ 67.48
Paperback. In this age of migration, more and more children are growing up in immigrant or transnational families. The "new second generation" refers to foreign-born and native-born children of immigrants who have come of age at the turn of the twenty-first century. Series: PIMS - Polity Immigration and Society Series. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 150. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745684697
- ISBN
- 9780745684697
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.23
€ 23.23
Paperback. This text presents the work of cultural theorists and philosophers of new media, together with the perspectives of artists experimenting with different interactive models critically examining their own practice. The book proposes the use of new critical tools for discussing new media forms. Editor(s): Rieser, Martin; Zapp, Andrea. Num Pages: 368 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFA; JFD; UDB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 190 x 25. Weight in Grams: 904.
- Publisher
- British Film Institute
- Number of pages
- 267
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Pap/DVD
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851708645
- ISBN
- 9780851708645
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.28€ 48.03
€ 52.28
€ 48.03
Paperback. This unique book represents the first multi-disciplinary examination of ageing, from basic cell biology to social participation in later life, drawing on the pioneering New Dynamics of Ageing Programme, the UK's largest research programme in ageing. Editor(s): Walker, Alan. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JKSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 157 x 227 x 17. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447314677
- ISBN
- 9781447314677
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 39.62
€ 41.99
€ 39.62
Paperback. Series: Postcards from Scotland. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 146 x 9. Weight in Grams: 154. Charting Scotland's Inspirational Communities. Series: Postcards from Scotland. 128 pages, 0. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKS; JF. Dimension: 206 x 146 x 9. Weight: 130.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Argyll Publishing
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908931078
- ISBN
- 9781908931078
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.34
€ 11.34
Paperback. A deft and caustic takedown of the new prophets of profit, from Bill Gates to Oprah Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publisher
- Verso
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781688106
- ISBN
- 9781781688106
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.84
€ 20.84
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 508
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814731161
- ISBN
- 9780814731161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.61
€ 33.99
€ 30.61
Paperback. Making the new politics of craft and sustainability Num Pages: 304 pages, 32 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AFT; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2020
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784538248
- ISBN
- 9781784538248
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.91
€ 32.99
€ 27.91
Paperback. Num Pages: 290 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFMP; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226161631
- ISBN
- 9780226161631
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.63
€ 37.99
€ 29.63
Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: JFHF; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- McDonald & Woodward Publishing Company, US United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780939923045
- ISBN
- 9780939923045
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 26.00
€ 38.99
€ 26.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC7; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268022303
- ISBN
- 9780268022303
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.01
€ 37.99
€ 34.01