Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Aims to rejuvenate scholarship by developing a comprehensive theory of social movements and political change. Reviewing the literature on the political outcomes of social movements, this book analyzes the examples of the American civil rights movement and anti-nuclear energy efforts in eighteen countries to forge an understanding of their impact. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 26. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Campus Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783593384139
- ISBN
- 9783593384139
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 40.61
€ 52.99
€ 40.61
Paperback. This study looks at the ongoing efforts of the Alternative Global Movement and World Social Forum to reconcile contests over political organization among three of the most prominent groups on the contemporary left - social and liberal democratic NGOs, anti-authoritarian (anarchist) social movements, and political parties. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFE; JPA; JPWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137013323
- ISBN
- 9781137013323
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Hardback. This study looks at the ongoing efforts of the Alternative Global Movement and World Social Forum to reconcile contests over political organization among three of the most prominent groups on the contemporary left - social and liberal democratic NGOs, anti-authoritarian (anarchist) social movements, and political parties. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JPA; JPWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230620247
- ISBN
- 9780230620247
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.46
€ 62.46
Paperback / so. Translator(s): Dreier, Horst. Series: Analysen Zum Terrorismus. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 839.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531115917
- ISBN
- 9783531115917
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.28
€ 55.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 25 illus. 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFS; JPS; KCL; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231152037
- ISBN
- 9780231152037
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 26.99
€ 37.99
€ 26.99
Hardcover. Based on interview material with a wide range of Protestant clergy in Northern Ireland, this book examines how Protestant identity impacts on the possibility of peace and stability and argues for greater involvement by the Protestant churches in the transition from conflict to a 'post-conflict' Northern Ireland. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; GTJ; HBJD1; HRCC9; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 218 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230201613
- ISBN
- 9780230201613
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.20
€ 63.20
Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRAC; HRCM; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 124 x 18. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226327341
- ISBN
- 9780226327341
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.01
€ 40.99
€ 31.01
Paperback / so. Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--Justus-Liebig-Universit'at Giessen, 1985. Series: Beitreage Zur Sozialwissenschaftlichen Forschung,. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Germany
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531118543
- ISBN
- 9783531118543
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.73
€ 70.73
Paperback. In studying this phenomenon, Deslippe deepens our understanding of American democracy and neoconservatism in the late twentieth century and shows how the liberals' often contradictory positions of the 1960s and 1970s reflect the conflicted views about affirmative action many Americans still hold today. Series: Reconfiguring American Political History. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; JFFJ; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 227 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421413709
- ISBN
- 9781421413709
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 32.33
€ 38.99
€ 32.33
Paperback. Series: Social Movements, Protest and Contention. Num Pages: 256 pages, 31 black & white illustrations, 18 tables. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHB; JPB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780816691203
- ISBN
- 9780816691203
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.27
€ 29.99
€ 27.27
Paperback. Presents the country music scene that flourished in and around Los Angeles from the Dust Bowl migration of the 1930s to the early 1970s. This work explores how migrant musicians and their audiences came to gain a sense of identity through music and mass media, and to celebrate African American and Mexican American musical influences. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 364 pages, 7 b/w photos 1 line drawing 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; AVGL; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520248892
- ISBN
- 9780520248892
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.70
€ 40.99
€ 28.70
Paperback. Gareth Thomas had it all. He was a national hero, a sporting icon. He was a leader of men, captain of Wales and the British Lions. To him, rugby was an expression of cultural identity, a sacred code. It was no mere ball game. It gave him everything, except the freedom to be himself. This book deals with his life and work. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 5SG; BGSA; JFSK2; WSJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091958343
- ISBN
- 9780091958343
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.73
€ 14.99
€ 11.73
Paperback. Explores our brains' near-miraculous ability to arrange and re-arrange themselves in response to external circumstances. This title examines how this 'open architecture', the elasticity of our brains, helps and hinders humans in their attempts to learn to read, and to process the written language. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFC; CJCR; JFCX; JMR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848310308
- ISBN
- 9781848310308
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.87
€ 7.87
Hardback. Num Pages: 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DS; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag, Singapore Singapore
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789811044533
- ISBN
- 9789811044533
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.63
€ 108.63
Paperback. Prove It On Me explores the sexual politics of the modern racial ethos and reveals the exploitative underside of the New Negro era. Analyzing intersecting primitivism, consumerism, and New Negro patriarchal aspirations, this history investigates the uses made of black women in 1920s racial politics and popular culture. Num Pages: 208 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBTB; JFCA; JFSJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199758326
- ISBN
- 9780199758326
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.32
€ 46.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJPL; JFCV; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780307718358
- ISBN
- 9780307718358
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.57
€ 18.99
€ 16.57
Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 35. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- NEW ISLAND BOOKS LTD
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781848405905
- ISBN
- 9781848405905
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.19
€ 16.99
€ 13.19
Hardback. Num Pages: 306 pages. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761807506
- ISBN
- 9780761807506
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.78
€ 126.78
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Wooden Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904263784
- ISBN
- 9781904263784
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.18
€ 9.18
Hardcover. At the close of the nineteenth century, American women missionaries traveled far afield to spread Christianity across the globe. Their presence abroad played a significant role in shaping foreign perceptions of America. This work tells the history of women's foreign missions in Japan. Series: Women in Religion. Num Pages: 232 pages, 3 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JH; HRCX7; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631811
- ISBN
- 9780815631811
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.64
€ 33.64
Paperback. Addressing the issue of how to adjust the concept of public goods to today's economic and political realities, this title examines a series of managerial and political challenges that pertain to the design and implementation of product strategies as well as the monitoring and evaluation of global public goods provision. Editor(s): Kaul, Inge; Conceicao, Pedro; Le Goulven, Katell; Mendoza, Ronald U. Num Pages: 672 pages, tables and line figures. BIC Classification: JFFS; JP; KCL; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 37. Weight in Grams: 954.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 672
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195157413
- ISBN
- 9780195157413
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 88.39
€ 88.39
Providing Health Care in the Context of Language Barriers
. Ed(S): Jacobs, Elizabeth A.; Diamond, Lisa
Hardback. Global migration continues to increase, and with it linguistic diversity. This presents obvious challenges for both healthcare provider and patient, and the chapters in this volume represent international perspectives on language barriers in health care. Solutions and approaches, as well as the importance of local context, are discussed. Editor(s): Jacobs, Elizabeth A.; Diamond, Lisa. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: CFDM; CFP; JFFN; MBDP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783097760
- ISBN
- 9781783097760
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.91
€ 168.91
Paperback. China's leaders areconfronted with building a new support system in the countryside, shifting the burden in urban China from the factory to the local state, and integrating new social groups into existing systems. This book comprises a detailed study of healthcare, disease control, social insurance and social relief." Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JPA; JPP; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2008
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349376056
- ISBN
- 9781349376056
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.71
€ 62.71
paperback. Addresses the mythical figure of Europe that is often taken to be the original site of modernity in many histories of capitalist transition in non-Western countries. This book proposes that every case of transition to capitalism is a case of translation as well and categories into the categories and self-understandings of capitalist modernity. Series: Princeton Studies in Culture, Power, History. Num Pages: 336 pages, 3 line illus. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBTQ; JFCX; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New edition with a New preface by the author
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691130019
- ISBN
- 9780691130019
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.67
€ 42.99
€ 30.67