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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226289014
ISBN
9780226289014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.64

Hardback. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813569390
ISBN
9780813569390
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.24

Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages, 35 halftones, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JFSG; JPFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816643615
ISBN
9780816643615
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.31

Hardcover. Moore explores Jewish participation in American cities and considers the implications of urban living for American Jews across three centuries. Looking at synagogues, streets, and snapshots, she contends that key features of American Judaism can be understood as an imaginative product grounded in urban potentials. Series: George H. Shriver Lecture Series in Religion in American History. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; HRJP; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820346823
ISBN
9780820346823
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.03

Paperback. Breaking with the exoticizing cast of public discourse and conventional research, Urban Outcasts takes the reader inside the black ghetto of Chicago and the deindustrializing banlieue of Paris to discover that urban marginality is not everywhere the same. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745631257
ISBN
9780745631257
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 24.96

Hardback. Breaking with the exoticizing cast of public discourse and conventional research, Urban Outcasts takes the reader inside the black ghetto of Chicago and the deindustrializing banlieue of Paris to discover that urban marginality is not everywhere the same. Num Pages: 356 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 692.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745631240
ISBN
9780745631240
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.17

Hardcover. Num Pages: 180 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 224 x 24. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781593320904
ISBN
9781593320904
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 8.36

Hardcover. Re-examining Mary Douglas' work on pollution and concepts of purity, this volume explores modern expressions of these themes in urban areas, examining the intersections of material and cultural pollution. It presents ethnographic case studies from a range of cities affected by globalization processes such as neoliberal urban policies.. Editor(s): Durr, Eveline; Jaffe, Rivke. Series: Environmental Anthropology and Ethnobiology. Num Pages: 218 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; JHM; RNT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845456924
ISBN
9781845456924
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.08

Hardback. Anthropologist Michel Laguerre, author of several books including "Urban Life in the Caribbean" and "American Odyssey - Haitians in New York and Voodoo and Politics in Haiti", focuses on Martinique as a social laboratory to investigate the process of reproduction of urban poverty in the Caribbean. Num Pages: 195 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QSC; JFFA; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 405.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
195
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333521724
ISBN
9780333521724
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.80

Paperback. Looks at how places change, the role of planners in bringing about urban change, and the public's attitudes to that change. This book is of interest to urban and architectural historians, planners, geographers and those who are concerned with understanding urban planning and attitudes toward the contemporary city. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 163 x 15. Weight in Grams: 618.
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847428417
ISBN
9781847428417
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 40.95

Paperback. This text places the historical and contemporary regeneration agenda into context. Key issues and debates, currently and for the future, facing urban regeneration are discussed. Num Pages: 352 pages, 26 black & white illustrations, 49 black & white tables, 17 black & white halftones, 9 bl. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFSG; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 175 x 16. Weight in Grams: 692.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415685030
ISBN
9780415685030
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.90

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861343802
ISBN
9781861343802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 258 pages, 36 black & white illustrations, 8 black & white tables, 31 black & white halftones, 5 bla. BIC Classification: JFSG; RGC; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 174. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
258
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415730549
ISBN
9780415730549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.65

Paperback. As cities all over the world have urbanized rapidly after the industrial revolution, most cities have confronted environmental problems such as poor air and water quality, high levels of traffic congestion and ambient noise. This book brings the lessons from innovative urban risk management approaches in Asian cities. Editor(s): Srinivas, Hari; Sharma, Anshu. Series: Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781901595
ISBN
9781781901595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.63

Hardback. As cities all over the world have urbanized rapidly after the industrial revolution, most cities have confronted environmental problems such as poor air and water quality, high levels of traffic congestion and ambient noise. This book brings the lessons from innovative urban risk management approaches in Asian cities. Editor(s): Shaw, Rajib; Srinivas, Hari; Sharma, Anshu. Series: Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management. Num Pages: 230 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; JFSG; RNP; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 43. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781848559066
ISBN
9781848559066
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.75

Paperback. Presenting a look at inner-city youth programs, this book analyses the strategies of community leaders and organizations. It also describes how these leaders create and sustain youth programs in spite of enormous challenges. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; JFSP1; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780787959418
ISBN
9780787959418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.79

Paperback. This latest volume in the Jossey-Bass Leadership Library in Education series shows what urban leadership looks like from the inside. The authors have been leaders in big city schools and understand the unique managerial, instructional, and political tasks of this role. Series: Jossey-Bass Leadership Library in Education. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG; JNK; KJMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 266.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780787986216
ISBN
9780787986216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.86

Hardback. Urban Schools: Crisis and Revolution describes America's inner-city public schools and the failure of most to provide even a minimally adequate education for their students. With numerous examples, James Deneen and Carm Catanese argue that these failures are preventable. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSG; JNL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 161 x 15. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781610480864
ISBN
9781610480864
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.11

Paperback. Num Pages: 49 pages, tables. BIC Classification: JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 141 x 4. Weight in Grams: 96.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
49
Condition
New
SKU
V9781617613142
ISBN
9781617613142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.30
€ 44.90

Paperback. The authors effectively define and map out urban social history in the Middle East from the eighteenth to twentieth centuries, affording us a foundational volume that enriches our understanding of society in the late Ottoman and colonial periods. Editor(s): Sluglett, Peter. Series: Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East. Num Pages: 338 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815632672
ISBN
9780815632672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.67

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