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Society & culture: general
Surveying Human Vulnerabilities Across the Life Course
. Ed(S): Oris, Michel; Roberts, Caroline; Joy...
hardcover. Editor(s): Oris, Michel; Roberts, Caroline; Joye, Dominique; Ernst-Stahli, Michele. Series: Life Course Research and Social Policies. Num Pages: 242 pages, 23 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP; JHBC; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 537.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319241555
- ISBN
- 9783319241555
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.21
€ 68.21
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, maps. BIC Classification: JFFD; JFFN; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801477775
- ISBN
- 9780801477775
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.65
€ 47.65
Paperback. Shows how small farming communities the heart and soul of America are both besieged and determined to survive, and reveals, through vivid storytelling, how the future of America is being played out on the high plains of Kansas." Num Pages: 244 pages, 45 photographs, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700617258
- ISBN
- 9780700617258
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.15
€ 35.15
Hardback. Using immigrants' own words, Bashi shows how immigrants organize social networks that offer mutual financial and emotional support and help an entire ethnic group navigate systems of socioeconomic stratification. Num Pages: 344 pages, 1 table, 7 figures. BIC Classification: JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804740890
- ISBN
- 9780804740890
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.67
€ 125.67
Survival of the Knitted: Immigrant Social Networks in a Stratified Wor...
Vilna Francine Bashi Treitler
Paperback. Using immigrants' own words, Bashi shows how immigrants organize social networks that offer mutual financial and emotional support and help an entire ethnic group navigate systems of socioeconomic stratification. Num Pages: 344 pages, 1 table, 7 figures. BIC Classification: JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804740906
- ISBN
- 9780804740906
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.17
€ 30.99
€ 27.17
Paperback. Argues that many people in the world are enamoured with and obsessed by the concocted images of the Indian - the simulations of indigenous character and cultures as essential victims. This anthology discusses the themes and practices of survivance in literature, exploring the manifestations of survivance in a variety of contexts. Editor(s): Vizenor, Gerald. Num Pages: 396 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL9. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803210837
- ISBN
- 9780803210837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 36.00
€ 37.99
€ 36.00
Hardback. This book explores the nature of women's activism in the broader context of the economic and medical rehabilitation of the survivors of the horrific Bhopal Gas Tragedy. Series: Palgrave Studies in Oral History. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFFC; JFSJ1; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230608115
- ISBN
- 9780230608115
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.76
€ 62.76
hardcover. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCP; KCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 134 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Anthem Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843311751
- ISBN
- 9781843311751
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.32
€ 130.32
Hardback. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFE3; JFSJ1; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 221
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403941138
- ISBN
- 9781403941138
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.43
€ 62.43
paperback. This book follows a group of women on their journey away from abusive relationships, examining gendered support issues within social dimensions such as the family, housing, and children. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFSJ; JHBK; JKS; JKV; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 221
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2006
- SKU
- V9781349520480
- ISBN
- 9781349520480
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Paperback. Revised and updated version of the author's El detenido-desaparecido: narrativas posibles para una catastrofe de la identidad, published in 2008. Series: Memory Politics and Transitional Justice. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB; JKV; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349483839
- ISBN
- 9781349483839
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.31
€ 61.31
hardcover. Presents the economic trends, institutional changes and governmental reforms, ranging from corporate governance and industrial relations to macroeconomic policies, and from the welfare state to European integration. This book deals with the perspectives informing the reforms and raises questions about the feasibility of institutional transfer. Editor(s): Beck, Stefan; Klobes, Frank; Scherrer, Christoph. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JF; JP; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 543.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2005th Edition
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402030635
- ISBN
- 9781402030635
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.72
€ 119.72
Paperback. Editor(s): Beck, Stefan; Klobes, Frank; Scherrer, Christoph. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JF; JP; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 359.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2005
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441952622
- ISBN
- 9781441952622
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.13
€ 119.13
Paperback. Num Pages: 188 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: BGA; JFF; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Spinifex Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781742198941
- ISBN
- 9781742198941
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.65
€ 26.99
€ 18.65
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFA; JFFB; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479870080
- ISBN
- 9781479870080
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.63
€ 33.99
€ 33.63
Hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFA; JFFB; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479873593
- ISBN
- 9781479873593
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.68
€ 102.68
Paperback. Series: Conjunctions of Religion and Power in the Medieval Past. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; HBLC; JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801472695
- ISBN
- 9780801472695
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.44
€ 33.99
€ 33.44
Paperback. Covers the experience of a range of forms of sexual violence over women's lifetimes. Drawing on feminist theory, developing a critique of male research and quoting extensively from the women interviewed, the book develops feminist thought in several key areas. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFFK; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 369.
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745604633
- ISBN
- 9780745604633
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.13
€ 26.13
Paperback. This bookexplores the experiences of pregnant teenagers, their partners, and midwives, from pregnancy realisation through the early years of motherhood.It examines changing attitudes to female sexuality and moral discourses on adolescent subjectivity especially as these pertain to teenage motherhood." Series: Studies in Childhood and Youth. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFSJ; JHBK; JKSN; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 249
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349367849
- ISBN
- 9781349367849
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.75
€ 61.75
Hardcover. This book explores the experiences of pregnant teenagers, their partners, and midwives, from pregnancy realisation through the early years of motherhood. It examines changing attitudes to female sexuality and moral discourses on adolescent subjectivity especially as these pertain to teenage motherhood. Series: Studies in Childhood and Youth. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP2; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230579200
- ISBN
- 9780230579200
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.48
€ 62.48
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, Black and white illustrations throuhout. BIC Classification: JFFR; JMH; KCN; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 270 x 26. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- Chelsea Green Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603586467
- ISBN
- 9781603586467
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 13.65
€ 18.99
€ 13.65
Hardcover. This study examines the writings of Nizari Quhistani, one of the Ismaili authors who survived the Mongol invasion in the 13th century. The evidence of his writings demonstrate that while the Ismaili community was impaired, its organizational structure and internal coherence continued to operate. Series: Ismaili Heritage Series. Num Pages: 150 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBG; HBLC; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 150
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860644320
- ISBN
- 9781860644320
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 38.70
€ 46.99
€ 38.70
Paperback. This anthology of treasures from the oral literature of native California includes a selection of stories, anecdotes, myths, reminiscences, and songs drawn from a wide sampling of California's many native cultures. Introductions provide cultural and biographical context. Editor(s): Luthin, Herbert W. Num Pages: 651 pages, 12 black & white photographs, 5 maps, 4 musical examples, 1 line figure, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 2ABM; DQ; DSB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 926.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- Annotated.
- Number of pages
- 651
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520222700
- ISBN
- 9780520222700
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.70
€ 40.99
€ 28.70
Hardcover. Tells the story of five Vietnamese Amerasians born during the Vietnam War to American soldiers and Vietnamese mothers. Unfortunately, they were not among the few thousand Amerasian children who came to the US before the war's end. Instead, this group of Amerasians faced formidable obstacles, both in Vietnam and in their new home. Num Pages: 336 pages, 20photos. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781574888645
- ISBN
- 9781574888645
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 28.28
€ 28.28