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Society & culture: general

Hardback. Arguing that elite higher education contributes to both social mobility and inequality, the authors investigate such areas as admission advantages for minorities, academic achievement gaps tied to race and class, unequal burdens in paying for tuition, and satisfaction with college experiences. Num Pages: 568 pages, 55 line illus. 81 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFS; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 33. Weight in Grams: 926.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
568
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691141602
ISBN
9780691141602
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.21
€ 46.46

Paperback. Based on a vast array of sources from US, Jamaican, and English archives, as well as interviews, this title tells the history of the American "H2" program, the world's second oldest guestworker program. Series: Politics and Society in Twentieth Century America. Num Pages: 352 pages, 18 halftones. 2 line illus. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFFN; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691160153
ISBN
9780691160153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.47

paperback. Illustrator(s): Janowitz, Sophia. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DCF; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 10. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Write Bloody Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9781938912481
ISBN
9781938912481
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.69

Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; JFFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
Publisher
Encounter Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
First American Edition, 1st Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594036002
ISBN
9781594036002
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.33

Paperback. Presents the history of League of United Latin-American Citizens (LULAC). This book also provides evidence that perceptions of LULAC as a petite bourgeoisie, assimilationist, conservative, anti-Mexican, anti-working class organization belie the realities of the group's early activism. Num Pages: 330 pages, 25 b&w photos, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JFSL4; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780292721326
ISBN
9780292721326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.75

Paperback. Editor(s): Blee, Kathleen M. Num Pages: 340 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814712801
ISBN
9780814712801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HRCV; JFSJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Revised, Expanded ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764212680
ISBN
9780764212680
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 175 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSJ1; JFSL; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
AK Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849352666
ISBN
9781849352666
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.51

Paperback. It is only when long-buried memories from her own childhood start to surface that Ellen realises the terrible truth about her two young daughters: Carolina and Amy are being sexually abused by their father. This title chronicles Ellen's hard-won battle to create a place of safety and love for herself and her daughters. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 135 x 25. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091943332
ISBN
9780091943332
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.77

Paperback. Making visible the experiences of black professional men in white male-dominated occupations Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; JFSJ2; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439909737
ISBN
9781439909737
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.59

Paperback. Challenges the limitations of thinking about nineteenth-century American culture within the narrow rubric of "male public" and "female private" spheres. This title examines the ways that the separate spheres binary has malingered in unexamined ways in feminist criticism, American literary studies, and debates on the public sphere. Editor(s): Davidson, Cathy N.; Hatcher, Jessamyn. Series: Next Wave: New Directions in Women's Studies. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822328933
ISBN
9780822328933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Hardback. A nuanced account of Ottawa's failed attempt to replace Mi'kmaw political culture with Euro-Canadian political values and structures. Num Pages: 200 pages, 10 b&w photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSL9; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774817899
ISBN
9780774817899
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.38

Hardback. Editor(s): Jackson, Milton L.; White, Gene A. Num Pages: 125 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFB; LNSH9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 13. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781619428294
ISBN
9781619428294
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.15
€ 115.01

Paperback. Num Pages: 254 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
Between the Lines United Kingdom
Number of pages
254
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781897071069
ISBN
9781897071069
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.45

Hardback. The inequalities that structure relationships in Delhi's urban slums have left the health of women living there chronically vulnerable. The author argues that women rely on moral strategies to confront the poverty and unstable relationships that threaten their well-being. She breaks new ground by delineating the ways in which women set boundaries. Num Pages: 296 pages, 6 b/w, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520284807
ISBN
9780520284807
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.74
€ 73.01

Paperback. Num Pages: 290 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JFSL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 174 x 18. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Aboriginal Studies Press Australia
Edition
Edition Unstated
Number of pages
315
Condition
New
SKU
V9780855752873
ISBN
9780855752873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.22

Paperback. A biography of Elizabeth McCormack, regarded by many as the very soul of philanthropy whose unstinting practical advice and compassion have helped to inform the distribution of hundreds of millions of dollars to worthy causes around the world. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
PublicAffairs,U.S. United States
Edition
First Trade Paper
Number of pages
237
Condition
New
SKU
V9781610392037
ISBN
9781610392037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.00

Paperback. This portrait captures the experiences of creating and maintaining a home and a "chosen" family. Observing lesbians and gay men as they go about their daily routines, it unveils the complex and sometimes artful ways that gay people make a family and home for themselves. Series: Worlds of desire. Num Pages: 274 pages, 9 tables. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226094861
ISBN
9780226094861
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.68

Paperback. In No Place Like Home, Brian McCabe challenges the ideology of homeownership as a tool for building stronger communities and crafting better citizens. McCabe argues that homeowners often engage in their communities as a way to protect their property values, and this participation leads to the politics of exclusion. Num Pages: 240 pages, 21 (bw line art). BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFB; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 167 x 13. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190270469
ISBN
9780190270469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.90

Hardback. No Place of Rest pursues the literary traces of the traumatic expulsion of Jews from France in 1306. Through careful readings of liturgical, philosophical, memorial, and medical texts, Susan Einbinder reveals how medieval Jews asserted their identity in exile. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 280 pages, 2 illus. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; JFSR1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812241150
ISBN
9780812241150
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.98

Paperback. The shocking, poignant story of rejection, eviction and the fight for a home Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DBKEAX; 3JMG; JFSL1; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 25. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851689491
ISBN
9781851689491
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.67

paperback. The first history of the battered women's shelter movement in Canada, this book traces the development of transition houses and services for abused women and the campaign that made wife battering a political issue. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBTB; JFFE3; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774814225
ISBN
9780774814225
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.10

Hardback. A memoir of a life in exile. Anca Vlasopolos recounts her life's journey from Romania to Paris and Brussels, then on to the United States. She writes about the peculiar attributes of displacement in the comtemporary world; the ambiguous identities, and the nostalgia for places dimly recalled. Num Pages: 240 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BGA; DSBH; DSK; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231121309
ISBN
9780231121309
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.21
€ 46.48

Hardback. Num Pages: 360 pages, 5 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FC; HBJF; JFFN; JPS; LNDA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 638. Rites and Rights in Minority Repatriation. 336 pages, 5 line drawings, 1 table. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FC; HBJF; JFFN; JPS; LNDA1. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 27. Weight: 630.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231153362
ISBN
9780231153362
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.42
€ 56.67

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