Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Divided into six parts, this book outlines the field of urban geography and explains the importance of a global perspective. It explores the growth of cities from the earliest times and examines the urban geography of the major world regions. It considers the dynamics of urban structure and land use change in Western cities. Num Pages: 744 pages, 253 black & white illustrations, 306 black & white tables, 61 black & white halftones, 16. BIC Classification: JFSG; RGC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 187 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1640.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 736
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415462020
- ISBN
- 9780415462020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.57
€ 68.57
Paperback. Urban girls are marginalized by poverty, ethnic discrimination, and stereotypes suggesting that they have deficits compared to their peers. This book explores the diversity of urban adolescent girls' development and the sources of support and resilience that help them to build the foundations of strength that they need as they enter adulthood. Editor(s): Leadbeater, Bonnie J. Ross; Way, Niobe. Num Pages: 381 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSG; JFSJ1; JFSP2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 381
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814752135
- ISBN
- 9780814752135
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.64
€ 42.64
Paperback. An eye-opening, jaw-dropping account of Britain's dispossessed youth and inner city wastelands by an insider, as funny and inspiring as it is heartbreaking. 'Another CITY OF GOD, this time for Britain rather than Brazil.' Observer Num Pages: 320 pages, integrated. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFB; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- paperback / softback
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340837351
- ISBN
- 9780340837351
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.04
€ 13.99
€ 11.04
Hardback. Guerrilla insurgencies rage across the globe, fueled by ethnic and religious conflict and the easy availability of weapons. This title examines eight key examples of urban guerrilla conflict across 4 continents, including Warsaw in 1944, Budapest in 1956, Algiers in 1957, Montevideo and Sao Paulo in the 1960s, and Grozny from 1994 to 1996. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HBW; JFSG; JPS; JWDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 256 x 24. Weight in Grams: 484. Very good copy in original cloth covers. Title in gilt to spine, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0016289
- ISBN
- 9780813124377
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Editor(s): Friesinger, Guenther; Grenzfurthner, Johannes; Ballhausen, Thomas. Num Pages: 230 pages, 34 b/w illus. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837615364
- ISBN
- 9783837615364
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.00€ 32.62
€ 39.00
€ 32.62
Paperback. Editor(s): Cinar, Alev; Bender, Thomas. Num Pages: 336 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816648023
- ISBN
- 9780816648023
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.07
€ 35.07
Hardback. The turn of the century has been a moment of rapid urbanization. Much of this urban growth is taking place in the cities of the developing world and much of it in informal settlements. This book presents cutting-edge research from various world regions to demonstrate how these trends make new forms of social and political power possible. Editor(s): Roy, Ananya; AlSayyad, Nezar. Series: Transnational Perspectives on Space and Place. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1FM; 1KL; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739107409
- ISBN
- 9780739107409
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.72
€ 130.72
Hardcover. This book is posited on a strong belief that the physical structure of cities and the efficiency of infrastructure services delivered are driven by efficiencies within individual infrastructure sectors, lessons learned across these sectors and the ability to coordinate and integrate sectors to generate scope and scale. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; JPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 175 x 20. Weight in Grams: 804.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470672181
- ISBN
- 9780470672181
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.18
€ 147.18
Paperback. This book develops an original theory of urban land rent with important implications for urban studies and urban theory. It analyzes land, rent theory, and the modern city, using Singapore as a case study. It examines the question of land from a variety of perspectives and incorporates discussion of the modern real estate market. Series: Studies in Urban and Social Change. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118827673
- ISBN
- 9781118827673
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 25.94
€ 25.99
€ 25.94
Hardcover. This book develops an original theory of urban land rent with important implications for urban studies and urban theory. It analyzes land, rent theory, and the modern city, using Singapore as a case study. It examines the question of land from a variety of perspectives and incorporates discussion of the modern real estate market. Series: Studies in Urban and Social Change. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118827680
- ISBN
- 9781118827680
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.36
€ 94.36
Paperback. The ultimate collection of those outlandish tales people love to share. With themes that run the gamut from funny to sick, risque to informative, frightening to disgusting, these fantastic yarns are remarkable for their uncanny ability to travel by word of mouth. Num Pages: 688 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF; WDKX; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 186 x 138 x 40. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Publisher
- Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 688
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781579124663
- ISBN
- 9781579124663
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 22.32
€ 32.99
€ 22.32
Paperback. The story of crippling overdevelopment in Mexico's economic and social center Num Pages: 422 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 29. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 422
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566391511
- ISBN
- 9781566391511
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.43
€ 55.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 420 pages, 15 halftones, 1 map, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 509.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226895499
- ISBN
- 9780226895499
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.10
€ 71.10
Paperback. In medieval Europe, how did people live, and why did some towns grow into major urban centres while others did not? Drawing on original research, as well as the work of medieval historians, urban archaeologists and historical geographers, this book addresses these difficult questions. Series: European Culture & Society Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 311
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333712498
- ISBN
- 9780333712498
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.05
€ 61.05
Paperback. Editor(s): Hahn, Hans Peter; Kastner, Kristin. Num Pages: 228 pages, 11 b/w illus. BIC Classification: AMVD; JFSG; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837620221
- ISBN
- 9783837620221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 35.22
€ 47.99
€ 35.22
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 267
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788773076873
- ISBN
- 9788773076873
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.22
€ 9.22
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
€ 44.19
€ 44.19
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 350 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 828.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691644516
- ISBN
- 9780691644516
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.33
€ 188.33
Hardback. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813569390
- ISBN
- 9780813569390
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 173.46
€ 173.46
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€ 27.35
€ 29.99
€ 27.35
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
€ 49.15
€ 49.15
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
€ 24.94
€ 24.94
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
€ 156.16
€ 156.16
Urban Poverty and Violence in Jamaica (World Bank Latin American and C...
Moser, Caroline O. N., Holland, Jeremy
Paperback. Series: World Bank Latin American & Caribbean Studies. Viewpoints. Num Pages: 48 pages, tables. BIC Classification: JFF; JKV; KCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- World Bank
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821338704
- ISBN
- 9780821338704
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.30
€ 32.30