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Society & culture: general
Paperback. This volume brings together writers from a variety of disciplines to explore and illustrate the possibilities of new narrative forms in social research. The book is arranged into four areas of concern: representation, subjectivity, critique, and postmodern discourse. Editor(s): Banks, Stephen P.; Banks, Anna. Series: Ethnographic Alternatives. Num Pages: 272 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC; JHBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761990352
- ISBN
- 9780761990352
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.17
€ 66.17
paperback. The authors present narratives on ethnic identity written by first and second generation Asian American professionals. This book aims to prove the ethnicity is a dynamic process, not a fixed state. Editor(s): Kim, Rose. Series: Critical Perspectives on Asian Pacific Americans. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761990673
- ISBN
- 9780761990673
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.63
€ 67.63
Paperback. This text reflects the post-Cold War world of the 1990s by concentrating on current rather than historical controversies. Chapters are also devoted to ethnic identity and its relation to language, nationalism, discrimination and religious beliefs. Editor(s): Vos, George A. De. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPR; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 3 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761991113
- ISBN
- 9780761991113
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.78
€ 71.78
Paperback. Visit our website for sample chapters! Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HDA; HDW; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761991168
- ISBN
- 9780761991168
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.88
€ 65.88
Hardback. Brian Fagan investigates the impact that European contact had on a number of societies around the world. Each case describes the pre-European culture, the short term impact of contact and the enduring changes caused by the clash of cultures. Num Pages: 336 pages, Ill.M. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761991458
- ISBN
- 9780761991458
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.22
€ 164.22
The Multicultural Campus. Strategies for Transforming Higher Education...
. Ed(S): Valverde, Leonard A.; Castenell, Lou...
Paperback. Hispanic, African, American and Asian American educational leaders examine the obstacles of climbing up the white-dominated career ladder in American universities and offer strategies for change in governance, management, faculty and curricula. Editor(s): Valverde, Leonard A.; Castenell, Louis A., Jr. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL3; JNK; JNMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761991663
- ISBN
- 9780761991663
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.68
€ 65.68
Paperback. This volume examines how gender, social class and ethnicity colour the storylines of those who experienced the horrors of Auschwitz, and asks whether we can or should make sense of Auschwitz. Series: Ethnographic Alternatives. Num Pages: 184 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DSA; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761991878
- ISBN
- 9780761991878
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Condition: New
€ 60.77
€ 60.77
Paperback. Series: Society for American Archaeology. Num Pages: 250 pages, charts, tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HD; JFSJ; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 276 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761991946
- ISBN
- 9780761991946
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.10
€ 79.10
Hardback. In 1997, Science for Peace invited experts on Yugoslavia to Toronto for a conference to discuss the lessons learnt from the Yugoslav conflict and eventual break-up of the former country. This book addresses a specific range of problems. It contains papers on the analysis of the Kosovan conflict, and reviews the Yugoslav tragedy. Editor(s): Spencer, Metta. Series: Research on Russia & Eastern Europe S. Num Pages: 396 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JFSJ1; JHBC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762302802
- ISBN
- 9780762302802
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 238.22
€ 238.22
hardcover. Presents a research in employment policy. This title addresses the reform of the unemployment insurance system. Editor(s): Bassi, Laurie J.; Woodbury, Stephen A. Series: Research in Employment Policy. Num Pages: 334 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFA; JKSB; JPQB; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762305070
- ISBN
- 9780762305070
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.56
€ 150.56
Hardback. This volume offers papers touching on four inter-related themes: a critique of the European Enlightenment as a basis for the production of knowledge; the use of "gender" as a concept; problems in feminist theories of development; and the place of feminism in the production of knowledge. Editor(s): Demos, Vasilikie P.; Segal, Marcia Texler. Series: Advances in Gender Research. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762307203
- ISBN
- 9780762307203
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.35
€ 186.35
Hardback. A collection of research that serves as an example of aspects of social status, social class, and ideology connected to contemporary questions about who wins in struggles for civic, economic, and individual citizenship. It studies inequalities of race, ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation at local, regional, national and transnational levels. Editor(s): Dobratz, Betty A.; Waldner, Lisa K.; Buzzell, Timothy. Series: Research in Political Sociology. Num Pages: 448 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JFSL; JHBA; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 802.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762307562
- ISBN
- 9780762307562
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 245.30
€ 245.30
Hardback. Presents a series of papers that discuss political opportunity and social movements. This book includes case studies of specific social movements, comparative case studies of social movements, and comparative case studies of transnational issue networks. Editor(s): Coy, Patrick G. Series: Research in Social Movements, Conflicts and Change. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFM; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 659.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762307869
- ISBN
- 9780762307869
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 207.98
€ 207.98
Hardback. This text firstly attempts to deal with challenges about the validity of qualitative research. Then, after outlining the theory and methodology adopted, seven case studies are presented, covering such topics as multicultural literature, school restructuring, and standardized testing. Editor(s): Carspecken, Phil Francis; Walford, Geoffrey. Series: Studies in Educational Ethnography. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL1; JHBC; JNA; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 559.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762307975
- ISBN
- 9780762307975
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 228.30
€ 228.30
Hardback. This volume examines exercise of power at the intersection of gender and sexuality. The collected articles offer insights into some of the ways in which gender can be used to challenge the exercise of sexual power, as well as the ways that it can reify patriarchal, heteronormative sexual relations. Editor(s): Gagne, Patricia; Tewkesbury, Richard A. Series: Advances in Gender Research. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762308200
- ISBN
- 9780762308200
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 205.23
€ 205.23
hardcover. This volume is directed toward researchers and health professionals with an interest in the interstices of social networks and health. It consists of original papers that address critical themes in health-related social network research and disease prevention. Editor(s): Levy, Judith A.; Pescosolido, B.A. (Department of Sociology, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA). Series: Advances in Medical Sociology. Num Pages: 376 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFS; MBNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780762308811
- ISBN
- 9780762308811
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 208.28
€ 208.28
Hardback. Attempts to reflect the cutting-edge research in the area from several countries in terms of causes, experiences, and outcomes of sport-related pain and injury. Editor(s): Young, Kevin. Series: Research in the Sociology of Sport. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; MMS; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 669.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762308842
- ISBN
- 9780762308842
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.01
€ 129.01
Hardback. This volume brings together some of the recent work of rural sociologists on democracy, in an effort to bring into sharper focus this work's distinctive contributions to understanding the question of what is and should be globalized, with particular emphasis on rural concerns and rural people. Editor(s): Bell, M.; Hendricks, Fred T.; Bacal, Azril. Series: Research in Rural Sociology & Development. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; JFSF; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762309542
- ISBN
- 9780762309542
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.78
€ 199.78
Hardback. This volume contains a diverse set of chapters that offer a good balance of quantitative and qualitative methodologies; focus on children, youth, or both children and youth; and come from a variety of theoretical perspectives. Two prominent themes of the volume are adolescents' transition to adulthood and children's time-use issues. Editor(s): Rosier, Katherine Brown; Kinney, David A. Series: Sociological Studies of Children and Youth. Num Pages: 236 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 509.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762309672
- ISBN
- 9780762309672
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 183.88
€ 183.88
Community-based Interventions for Criminal Offenders with Severe Menta...
William H. . Ed(S): Fisher
Hardback. Criminal offenders with serious mental health problems pose a difficult problem for courts and the law enforcement industry. The contributors to this collection explore the key issues of the problem and discuss radical solutions like new community-based approaches for serving offenders. Editor(s): Fisher, William H. Series: Research in Community & Mental Health S. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH; JFS; JKVQ1; MBPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762309726
- ISBN
- 9780762309726
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.30
€ 199.30
Hardback. Fourth in the series International Research in the Business Disciplines, the papers in this volume provide a survey of the nature and scope of entrepreneurship within ethnic groups. The contributors address the role of ethnic entrepreneurship in shaping the structure of modern economies. Editor(s): Stiles, Curt H.; Galbraith, Craig S. Series: International Research in the Business Disciplines. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL; KJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762310333
- ISBN
- 9780762310333
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.41
€ 200.41
Hardback. Since 9.11 scholars have been asking new questions about catastrophe and made important and interesting innovations in methods, concepts, and theories regarding disaster and terror. This volume brings together a creative set of papers, most of which are about the 9.11 attacks. Editor(s): Clarke, Lee; Freudenburg, William R. Series: Research in Social Problems and Public Policy. Num Pages: 152 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFC; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 387.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762310432
- ISBN
- 9780762310432
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 206.27
€ 206.27
Hardback. Offers feminist perspectives on the social, cultural and medical aspects of women as sexual beings and of their fertility, pregnancy and child bearing. The seven essays included here, raise questions about control and agency asking who decides if, when and how fertility should be controlled and the circumstances under which birth takes place. Editor(s): Segal, Marcia Texler. Series: Advances in Gender Research. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762310883
- ISBN
- 9780762310883
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 209.81
€ 209.81
Hardback. Emphasizes the developments in interactional theory and practice, plus examples of post-modern ethnography and performance texts focused on border crossings and border performances. This title presents essays honoring Laurel Richardsons contributions to Symbolic Interaction and Communications. Editor(s): Denzin, Norman K. Series: Studies in Symbolic Interaction. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFP; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762310968
- ISBN
- 9780762310968
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.69
€ 192.69