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Society & culture: general
paperback. Creating a more open society and improving race equality are core current policy concerns and understanding the roles of class and ethnicity in determining life chances is critical. This report aids such understanding by investigating the impact of class background and ethnicity on class position. Free PDF available at www.jrf.org.uk Num Pages: 56 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 297 x 210. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 56
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9781861348005
- ISBN
- 9781861348005
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€ 24.99€ 24.69
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Paperback. Linking historical material to the present, "Women and Community Action" examines the ways in which women organise to secure social change that enhances the quality of life at individual and community levels. And, it provides practical skills to enhance capacity building alongside a discussion of theoretical and conceptual issues. Series: BASW/Policy Press Titles. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 418.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
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- New
- SKU
- V9781861347084
- ISBN
- 9781861347084
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paperback. This report demonstrates the urgent need to re-evaluate our understanding of poverty and home ownership. Drawing on data from the Poverty and Social Exclusion Survey of Britain, it presents a detailed picture of the realities of home ownership at the margins, providing evidence in support of radical policy for sustainable home ownership. Num Pages: 48 pages, 2figs.17tabs. BIC Classification: 1DB; JFFA; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 297 x 210. Weight in Grams: 213.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9781861344656
- ISBN
- 9781861344656
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paperback. A fascinating look at the end of British rule in Palestine, through the eyes of its final high commissioner Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University Press of New England United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781611684506
- ISBN
- 9781611684506
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€ 42.99€ 33.80
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The Imaginary and its Worlds. American Studies After the Transnational...
. Ed(S): Bieger, Laura; Saldivar, Ramon; Voel...
paperback. A study of the American imaginary in transnational America Editor(s): Bieger, Laura; Saldivar, Ramon; Voelz, Johannes. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University Press of New England United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781611684070
- ISBN
- 9781611684070
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€ 36.99€ 29.89
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paperback. Pilipino Cultural Nights at American campuses have been a rite of passage for youth culture and a source of local community pride since the 1980s. This title uses interviews and participant observer techniques to consider the relationship between the invention of performance repertoire and the development of diasporic identification. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 1KBB; AS; JFC; JFSL1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 272.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592137299
- ISBN
- 9781592137299
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€ 34.99€ 32.18
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paperback. Gives accounts by women on active duty, retired officers, women who have worked for the armed forces in a civilian capacity, and civilian academics. This book dispels many of the myths about women and the military and explores the reasons for the persistence of misconceptions in the face of increased female participation. Editor(s): Stiehm, Judith Hicks. Series: Women in the Political Economy. Num Pages: 352 pages, 37 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JFSJ1; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566394567
- ISBN
- 9781566394567
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Paperback. The first book to fully explore the multiple ways in which body work features in health and social care and the meanings of this work both for those employed to do it and those on whose bodies they work. Editor(s): Twigg, Julia; Wolkowitz, Carol; Cohen, Rachel Lara; Nettleton, Sarah. Series: Sociology of Health and Illness Monographs. Num Pages: 182 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 11. Weight in Grams: 276.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 182
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444349870
- ISBN
- 9781444349870
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€ 45.13
€ 45.13
hardcover. Analyzing contemporaneous and contemporary works that re-imagine the "Hottentot Venus"; reflections on the representation of a black female icon Editor(s): Willis, Deborah. Num Pages: 256 pages, 42 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFM; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 23. Weight in Grams: 658.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781439902042
- ISBN
- 9781439902042
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Paperback. Uses extensive surveys with North Korean refugees now living in China or South Korea, to provide extraordinary insight into the changing pathways to power, wealth, and status within North Korea. These testimonies provide an invaluable interpretation of th Num Pages: 256 pages, graphs, charts, index. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; JFFD; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 299.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The Peterson Institute for International Economics United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780881324389
- ISBN
- 9780881324389
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hardcover. Editor(s): Christie, Deborah. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 606.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780823234462
- ISBN
- 9780823234462
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€ 106.57
€ 106.57
hardcover. A cultural history describing how folklore studies and the music industry helped to create a "musical color line" in the South, associating certain genres with particular racial and ethnic identities. Series: Refiguring American Music. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVG; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1. Ausgabe.
- SKU
- V9780822346890
- ISBN
- 9780822346890
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€ 124.12
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Paperback. Explores how youth and gender have become crucial sites for a contested cultural politics of globalization in India. Analysing 'consumer citizenship', this book argues that the breakdown of the Nehruvian vision connects with struggles over the meanings of public life and the cultural politics of belonging. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFFS; JFFT; JFSJ; JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822345671
- ISBN
- 9780822345671
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€ 36.99€ 34.39
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paperback. In this timely, nuanced collection, twenty leading cultural theorists assess the contradictory ideals, policies, and practices of secularism in India. Editor(s): Needham, Anuradha Dingwaney; Rajan, Rajeswari Sunder. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 604.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822338468
- ISBN
- 9780822338468
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€ 47.07
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paperback. Presents a social, cultural, and literary history of this knowledge industry and traces its relationships within 19th-century literature, ending with its eventual confrontation with Charles Darwin's "Origin of Species". This book touches on social and cultural anxieties that offer both historical and contemporary insights. Num Pages: 304 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 490.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822326687
- ISBN
- 9780822326687
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€ 36.99€ 34.41
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Paperback. Num Pages: 382 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; GTC; HBW; JFFE; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 83 x 18. Weight in Grams: 434.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 382
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816629374
- ISBN
- 9780816629374
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€ 40.99€ 36.66
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paperback. Series: American Culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBA; HBJK; HBLW; JFC; JPSH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780816620425
- ISBN
- 9780816620425
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€ 27.99€ 26.60
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hardcover. Although what happens in the toilet usually stays in the toilet, this brilliant, revelatory, and often funny book aims to bring it all out into the open, proving that profound and meaningful history can be made even in the can Editor(s): Molotch, Harvey L.; Noren, Laura. Series: NYU Series in Social & Cultural Analysis. Num Pages: 328 pages, 64. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSG; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 167 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780814795880
- ISBN
- 9780814795880
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€ 97.63
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paperback. This title emhasizes the complexities inherent in one distinct white ethnic group's involvement in America's racial dilemma. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRJ; JFF; JFSL1; JFSL3; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 520.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780814726815
- ISBN
- 9780814726815
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€ 33.99€ 31.07
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The Blacker the Ink. Constructions of Black Identity in Comics and Seq...
. Ed(S): Gateward, Frances; Jennings, John
Paperback. Editor(s): Gateward, Frances; Jennings, John. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AKLC; JFCA; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813572338
- ISBN
- 9780813572338
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€ 42.99€ 38.78
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Taking the Heat: Women Chefs and Gender Inequality in the Professional...
Harris, Deborah A., Giuffre, Patti
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSJ1; KNDF; KNSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 346.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813571256
- ISBN
- 9780813571256
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€ 41.99€ 37.62
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paperback. Series: The American Literatures Initiative. Num Pages: 192 pages, 7 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSJ1; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 304.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- None
- SKU
- V9780813565293
- ISBN
- 9780813565293
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€ 36.99€ 34.41
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Paperback. Series: American Literatures Initiative. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AV; DSB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813562490
- ISBN
- 9780813562490
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€ 42.99€ 38.78
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Paperback. Series: Critical Issues in Crime and Society. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: JFF; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 254.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813562308
- ISBN
- 9780813562308
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€ 41.99€ 37.67
€ 41.99
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