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Society & culture: general

This book explains the origins of development and underdevelopment and offers a new vision for development, demystifying the statistics that international organizations use to measure development and introducing the alternative concept of buen vivir: the state of living well. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447301097
ISBN
9781447301097
Condition: New

€ 77.29
€ 60.10

Bringing together contemporary Canadian analysis by scholars in a number of fields, this collection will be a welcome new resource for academics, public relations and policy professionals, and government communicators at all levels. Editor(s): Kozolanka, Kirsten. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFD; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 700.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442647824
ISBN
9781442647824
Condition: New

€ 87.25

In Afghanistan Remembers, Parin Dossa examines how violence is remembered by Afghan women through memories and food practices in their homeland and its diaspora. Num Pages: 192 pages, 8. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBK; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442647244
ISBN
9781442647244
Condition: New

€ 65.60

With case studies examining cities of all sizes, from Toronto to Moncton, Innovating in Urban Economies analyzes the impact of size, location, and the regional economy on innovation and knowledge in Canada's cities Editor(s): Wolfe, David A. Series: Innovation, Creativity, and Governance in Canadian City-regions. Num Pages: 392 pages, 1, 11 Figures. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSG; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 700.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442646988
ISBN
9781442646988
Condition: New

€ 92.36

Dynamic Fair Dealing presents a range of insightful and provocative essays that rethink our relationship to Canadian fair dealing policy. Num Pages: 456 pages, 4, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFC; LNRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 800.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442646407
ISBN
9781442646407
Condition: New

€ 87.25

In Confronting the Blue Revolution, Md Saidul Islam uses the shrimp farming industry in Bangladesh and across the global South to show the social and environmental impact of industrialized aquaculture. Num Pages: 248 pages, 7 figures, 1 map. BIC Classification: JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442646384
ISBN
9781442646384
Condition: New

€ 70.69

Providing a dynamic, forward-looking reorientation towards a new universe of reference, Remodelling Communication makes a significant, productive contribution to communication theory. Series: Toronto Studies in Semiotics & Communication. Num Pages: 184 pages, 7 figures. BIC Classification: GTC; HBT; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442644342
ISBN
9781442644342
Condition: New

€ 50.30

Beyond Caring Labour to Provisioning Work offers a powerful new framework for understanding women's work in a holistic sense, acknowledging both their responsibilities in supporting others as well as their employment duties. Num Pages: 208 pages, 5 figures. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBL; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442643253
ISBN
9781442643253
Condition: New

€ 69.42

Using naturally occurring, extended transcripts of stories told by the group's hunters, Thomas McIlwraith explores how Iskut hunting culture and the memories that the Iskut share have been maintained orally. Series: Anthropological Horizons. Num Pages: 172 pages, 3 tables; 1 map; 7 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 18. .
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442643246
ISBN
9781442643246
Condition: New

€ 59.22

As race and politics become increasingly intertwined in both academic and popular discourse, The Politics of Race aids readers in evaluating different approaches for promoting racial justice and transforming states. Num Pages: 352 pages, 2 Figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; 1MBF; JFSL1; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 640.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442642423
ISBN
9781442642423
Condition: New

€ 96.18

Puts the world of male infertility under the microscope to examine how culturally pervasive notions of gender shape our understanding of disease, and how disease impacts our personal ideas about gender. This book details how and why men embrace medical technologies and treatment for infertility. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 585. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439910412
ISBN
9781439910412
Condition: New

€ 98.73

Traces the development of feminist consciousness in Japan from 1871 to 1941. This book uncovers some histories as it examines how middle-class women navigated between domestic and international influences to form ideologies and strategies for reform. Num Pages: 222 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJ; JFFK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439910382
ISBN
9781439910382
Condition: New

€ 71.97

Paperback. Editor(s): Hinkson, Melinda; Beckett, Jeremy. Num Pages: 294 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 598.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Aboriginal Studies Press Australia
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
SKU
V9780855756604
ISBN
9780855756604
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.80

Editor(s): Bauman, H-Dirksen L.; Murray, Joseph J. Num Pages: 568 pages, 60 black & white illustrations, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JFFG; JHMC; JNSC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 263 x 191 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1180.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
568
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816691210
ISBN
9780816691210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 114.01

Directly opposing ideas constructed and perpetuated by pundits and the media at large, The Latino Threat challenges the suggestion that Latino immigrants are unwilling to integrate and reveals that citizenship is not just about legal definitions, but about participation in society. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804783514
ISBN
9780804783514
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 108.92

Following the story of a Kurdish tribal militia employed by the Ottoman state, this book explores the contradictory logic of how states incorporate those they ultimately aim to suppress and how groups who seek autonomy from the state often attempt to do so through state channels. Num Pages: 288 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1DVT; HBW; JFSL1; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804775700
ISBN
9780804775700
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 119.11

Publisher
United States
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803283510
ISBN
9780803283510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.99

Num Pages: 240 pages, 13, 13 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JFSG; JFSL3; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 232 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801452826
ISBN
9780801452826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 140.77

Drawing on a collaborative research project, this book provides an alternative model for how oral and public histories should be recorded and curated. Series: Shared: Oral and Public History Series. Num Pages: 384 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTD; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 794.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774826839
ISBN
9780774826839
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 107.64

An engaging study of the rapid urbanization of a former village subsumed by the expanding city of Hanoi. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJG; 3JMC; JFSG; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774826679
ISBN
9780774826679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 107.64

paperback. Family values are central to our society, but as John Gillis points out in this book, most of our images of home-sweet-home are of a very recent vintage. He questions idealized notions of "the family" and the political construction of family rituals and argues these images must be open to change. Num Pages: 336 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674961883
ISBN
9780674961883
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 35.20

Culling the Masses questions the view that democracy and racism cannot coexist. Based on records from 22 countries 1790-2010, it offers a history of the rise and fall of racial selection in the Western Hemisphere, showing that democracies were first to select immigrants by race, and undemocratic states first to outlaw discrimination. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFFN; JFSL; JPB; LNDA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 164 x 236 x 38. Weight in Grams: 900.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674729049
ISBN
9780674729049
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.91
€ 63.15

paperback. Was punk just another moment in music history, a flash in time when a group of young rebels exploded in a fury of raw sound? Greil Marcus delves into the afterlife of punk as a much richer phenomenon - a form of artistic and social rebellion that continually erupts into popular culture. Num Pages: 448 pages, 9 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; AVGP; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 29. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674445772
ISBN
9780674445772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.34

Children Behaving Badly? presents a powerful challenge to commonly held beliefs about peer violence and portrays it as an important child welfare concern. Editor(s): Barter, Christine; Berridge, David. Series: Wiley Child Protection & Policy Series. Num Pages: 262 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFSP1; JNHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470694404
ISBN
9780470694404
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 120.32

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