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Paperback. The Philadelphia Negro is the first, and perhaps still the finest, example of engaged sociological scholarship-the kind of work that, in contemplating social reality, helps to change it. Num Pages: 568 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 32. Weight in Grams: 720.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812215731
ISBN
9780812215731
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.15

Paperback. Originally published: Philadelphia: The University, 1899, in series: Publications of the University of Pennsylvania. Series in political economy and public law. With new introd. Editor(s): Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. Num Pages: 364 pages, figures. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199383702
ISBN
9780199383702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.81

Paperback. How does a so-called bad neighborhood go about changing its reputation? Is it simply a matter of improving material conditions or picking the savviest marketing strategy? What kind of role can or should the arts play in that process? This title examines one neighborhood's fight to erase the stigma of devastation. Num Pages: 248 pages, 23 halftones, 2 maps, 2 line drawings, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; JFC; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 299.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226894324
ISBN
9780226894324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.78

Hardback. Editor(s): Schmid, Hans Bernhard; Salice, Alessandro. Series: Studies in the Philosophy of Sociality. Num Pages: 385 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF3; HPS; JFF; JMS; LAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 742.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
385
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319276915
ISBN
9783319276915
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 184.74

Hardback. * This book offers an important and original contribution to feminist theory* It is wide--ranging, covering a number of key figures from both the continental and analytic tradition* The author is well--known and respected in this field. . Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; JFC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 505.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745615547
ISBN
9780745615547
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.24

Hardback. Editor(s): Cantwell, Christopher D.; Carter, Heath W.; Drake, Janine Giordano. Series: Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM2; JFSR; JP; KNXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 237 x 22. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252039997
ISBN
9780252039997
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.11

Paperback. Editor(s): Cantwell, Christopher D.; Carter, Heath W.; Drake, Janine Giordano. Series: Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM2; JFSR; JP; KNXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 27. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252081484
ISBN
9780252081484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

hardcover. Editor(s): Bechhofer, Frank; Elliott, Brian. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Sociology. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
219
Condition
New
Edition
1981st Edition
SKU
V9780333237373
ISBN
9780333237373
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.61

paperback. Investigate the contentious intersections of interdependence and autonomy, rights and public responsibility. This title examines the abrasion occurring between America's tradition of personal freedom and privacy, as it rubs against the still valuable if almost vanishing ideals of sacrifice and social order. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliographical references , index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JKS; JPFK; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Edition
Revised and Expanded
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878409068
ISBN
9780878409068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.15

Paperback. An interdisciplinary anthology of work from and about Peru, including nonfiction, poetry, journalism, history, and cultural analysis, that includes many primary resources never before published in English Editor(s): Starn, Orin; Degregori, Carlos Ivan; Kirk, Robin. Series: The Latin America Readers. Num Pages: 600 pages, 62 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 39. Weight in Grams: 850.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
600
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Second Edition, Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822336495
ISBN
9780822336495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. Having been sobered by this thought, the student may ponder what more might conceivably be done to reduce the incidence of that endemic economic and social disease."-from the Preface Num Pages: 144 pages, 6, 6 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801871306
ISBN
9780801871306
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.33

Paperback. The recent focus on reducing child poverty stems mainly from worries about the future consequences of poverty on children's later achievement. This report explores the link between childhood poverty and poverty later in life, and asks whether this link has grown stronger or weaker in recent decades. Free PDF available at www.jrf.org.uk Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 298 x 193 x 5. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861348524
ISBN
9781861348524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 24.65

Hardback. In this timely new book Wellmer intervenes in the highly topical debates on modernity and post--modernity. Discussing the work of Adorno, Habermas, Peter Burger and Jean--Francois Lyotard, among others, he offers a penetrating analysis of the aesthetic, ethical and philosophical dimensions of the modern era. Num Pages: 236 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745605388
ISBN
9780745605388
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.24

Hardcover. Despite centuries of campaigning, women still earn less and have less power than men. Equality remains a goal not yet reached. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745689913
ISBN
9780745689913
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.70

Paperback. Despite centuries of campaigning, women still earn less and have less power than men. Equality remains a goal not yet reached. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Polity
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745689920
ISBN
9780745689920
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.53

Paperback. While the caste system has been formally abolished under the Indian constitution, according to official statistics, every 18 minutes a crime is committed in India on a member of the dalit caste. This book explodes the myth that caste is a feudal relic, and argues that it has been well assimilated by both capitalist India and globalising India. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFFJ; JFSC; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 226.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848134492
ISBN
9781848134492
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.10

Paperback. This book explores the historiography, ports, and peoples of the Persian Gulf over the past two centuries, offering a more inclusive history of the region than previously available. Restoring the history of minority communities which until now have been silenced, the book provides a corrective to the 'official story' put forward by modern states. Editor(s): Potter, L. Num Pages: 404 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBJF; JFC; JFF; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
404
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349503803
ISBN
9781349503803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 138.90

paperback. Established accounts of the child in nineteenth century literature tend to focus on those who occupy a central position within narratives. This book is concerned with children who are not so easily recognized or remembered, the peripheral or overlooked children to be read in works by Dickens, Bronte, Austen and Rossetti." Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSC; JFSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
215
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2014
SKU
V9781349497416
ISBN
9781349497416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.89

paperback. In 2004, one of the region's notorious paramilitary groups famously arrested and killed a young woman named Thangjam Manorama. This title takes its inspiration from the mass demonstrations that arose after her death and the unprecedented protests against the violence that has wracked the area. Editor(s): Gill, Preeti. Num Pages: 516 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Zubaan India
Number of pages
516
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9789381017951
ISBN
9789381017951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. Caroline Dick asks how group identity claims, especially in the courts, obscure significant intragroup differences. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL9; LNDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774820639
ISBN
9780774820639
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.13

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