Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. This volume synthesizes the author's exploration of the subject of poverty as presented at the 12th Yrjo Jahnsson Lecture at the University of Helsinki. This three lecture collection confronts the questions surrounding the persistence of poverty in rich countries. Series: The Yrjo Jahnsson Lectures. Num Pages: 200 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFA; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 254.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631210290
- ISBN
- 9780631210290
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.53
€ 58.53
Paperback. Literature today is a very different concept from that of only a generation ago, and this difference is attributed usually to a postmodernisma . Most radical of all is the possibility that the very notion of literature is rendered untenable by postmodernism. Editor(s): Lucy, Niall. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 658.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631210283
- ISBN
- 9780631210283
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.36
€ 63.36
Paperback. A theoretical and empirical introduction to urban sociology. In clear terms, the book surveys and critiques all the major theoretical perspectives in urban studies. It examines the meanings of place and space, and applies these concepts to contemporary cities, communities and neighbourhoods. Series: 21st Century Sociology. Num Pages: 192 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 296.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631210269
- ISBN
- 9780631210269
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Condition: New
€ 52.06
€ 52.06
Paperback. In recent years, race and ethnicity have been the focus of theoretical, political, and policy debates. This comprehensive and timely reader covers the range of topics that have been at the center of these debates including critical race theory, multiracial feminism, mixed race, whiteness, citizenship and globalization. Editor(s): Torres, Rodolfo D.; Miron, Louis F.; Inda, Jonathan Xavier. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 26. Weight in Grams: 806.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631210221
- ISBN
- 9780631210221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.11
€ 62.11
Hardback. Offers comparative and relational analysis of race, ethnicity, and culture. This book shows how best to theorize 'race relations' in the context of demographic shifts, changing class formations, and new forms of global dislocations. Editor(s): Torres, Rodolfo D.; Miron, Louis F.; Inda, Jonathan Xavier. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 178 x 41. Weight in Grams: 954.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631210214
- ISBN
- 9780631210214
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.32
€ 171.32
Paperback. Argues that many forms of African-American cultural expression display resistance through appropriation, and reconstitution, of denigrating representations fostered by the dominant racist culture. The text includes chapters on DuBois, Alain Locke and Sargent Johnson. Num Pages: 240 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFFJ; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 346.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631210191
- ISBN
- 9780631210191
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Condition: New
€ 47.36
€ 47.36
Paperback. Fresh, original interpretations of the modern philosophers that challenge standard thinking. Scholarly yet accessible, it is ideal for student and non--specialist audiences, but also engaging enough for advanced readers. Editor(s): Emmanuel, Steven M. Series: Blackwell Philosophy Guides. Num Pages: 440 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPC; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 171 x 24. Weight in Grams: 758.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631210177
- ISBN
- 9780631210177
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Condition: New
€ 51.23
€ 51.23
Paperback. * Provides an entirely new approach to the subject of post--colonialism which will completely re--orientate the field. * Unique to this Reader is a section on Ireland which highlights a new approach to resistance to empire. * Offers students a sense of the heterogeneity and plurality of the field. Editor(s): Castle, Gregory. Num Pages: 552 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DN; DSB; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 170 x 30. Weight in Grams: 912.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 552
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631210054
- ISBN
- 9780631210054
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Condition: New
€ 56.44
€ 56.44
Hardback. A collection of postcolonial discourses, which takes a region-by-region approach to postcolonial theory, giving a sense of the heterogeneity of postcolonial studies. Editor(s): Castle, Gregory. Num Pages: 552 pages. BIC Classification: DN; DSB; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 249 x 175 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1112.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 552
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631210047
- ISBN
- 9780631210047
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.32
€ 171.32
Paperback. This ground--breaking book addresses transformations in the understanding of time and the generation and degeneration of value at the cutting edge of modernity and postmodernity. Editor(s): Lash, Scott; Quick, Andrew; Roberts, Richard. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFCX; JHM; PGZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631210030
- ISBN
- 9780631210030
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 31.93
€ 31.99
€ 31.93
Hardback. Now combined in a new series, "The Year's Work in English Studies, Volume 76" and "The Year's Work in Critical and Cultural Theory, Volume 5" aim to provide comprehensive, narrative bibliographic coverage of the best work in their respective fields in a given year, in this instance 1995. Editor(s): Kitson, Peter. Series: Year's Work in Critical & Cultural Theory. Num Pages: 900 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPR; DSBH; GBCR; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 126 x 101. Weight in Grams: 2198.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 900
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631210009
- ISBN
- 9780631210009
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 314.35
€ 314.35
Paperback. * Provides an new way of understanding cities. * Gives students a critical history of postmodernism and its consequences for cities and spaces. * Reveals the importance of space and place in our understanding of social process. * Looks ahead to the urban agenda for the twenty--first century. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 172 x 18. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631209881
- ISBN
- 9780631209881
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.79
€ 62.79
Paperback. This work is an insightful collection of essays that restores important works to the arena of modern political theory and debate. Organized by theme, the book pairs up lesser-known figures with canonical writers, to produce a historical dialogue. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 174 x 26. Weight in Grams: 682.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631209805
- ISBN
- 9780631209805
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.34
€ 58.34
Paperback. This book introduces students to new ways of thinking about development. It integrates the recent scholarship of cultural studies within the existing frameworks of development studies, which have primarily focused on issues of political economy and structural transformation. Num Pages: 248 pages, 0. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 173 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631209515
- ISBN
- 9780631209515
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.27
€ 43.27
Hardback. An introduction to the context in which UK social work is practised, Local Authority Social Services. The book is based on the realities of work in a modern social services department and addresses the major changes that have taken place. It also looks at the prospects for personal social services. Editor(s): Hill, Michael; Hudson, Bob; Mitchell, Stephen; Shaw, Ian; Tunstill, Jane. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFF; JKSN; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631209461
- ISBN
- 9780631209461
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.38
€ 127.38
Paperback. Spin doctor, soundbite, press secretary, digital, global village, cool Britannia. Politics today is saturated with the jargon and buzzwords of the mass media. Editor(s): Seaton, Jean. Series: Political Quarterly Monograph Series. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 170 x 9. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631209416
- ISBN
- 9780631209416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.01
€ 26.01
Paperback. aeo Offers a cross--section of new research in one of the most rapidly--growing areas of British German Studies. aeo Crosses disciplinary boundaries. aeo Highlights the importance of gender as a key analytical category in the study of German literature and culture. Editor(s): Littler, Margaret. Num Pages: 216 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2ACG; DSB; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 332.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631209287
- ISBN
- 9780631209287
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 31.72
€ 31.99
€ 31.72
Paperback. aeoThis is the first collection to illustrate the historical range of feminist internationalisms from the late 19th to the late 20th centuries. aeoReveals the diversity of feminist connections. aeoGoes beyond the dominant Euro--American international womena s organisations. Editor(s): Sinha, Mrinalini; Woollacott, Angela; Guy, Donna (University of Arizona USA). Series: Gender and History Special Issues. Num Pages: 280 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFCX; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631209195
- ISBN
- 9780631209195
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.20
€ 29.20
Hardback. aeo Offers all the current topics of liberatory scholarship. aeo Readings consist of scholarly, popular, autobiographical, and literary writings that engage issues in racial theory, social and political philosophy, and feminism. Editor(s): Zack, Naomi; Shrage, Laurie J.; Sartwell, Crispin (Pennsylvania State University, USA). Series: Philosophy: The Big Questions. Num Pages: 424 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPC; JFF; JFSJ; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 266 x 189 x 29. Weight in Grams: 986.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631208747
- ISBN
- 9780631208747
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.56
€ 167.56
Hardback. After introducing modern India and reviewing definitions of Hinduism and modernity, the author presents key aspects of Hinduism, ancient and modern, in such a way as to form a critique of modernist theory. Hinduism is shown to be a dynamic world view which challenges Western notions of modernity. Series: Religion and Spirituality in the Modern World. Num Pages: 264 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HRG; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631208617
- ISBN
- 9780631208617
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.95
€ 142.95