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Society & culture: general
Paperback. The signs of economic change loom large in the mountain West of the USA as shuttered mines and lumber mills are overshadowed by luxurious homes. This text explains these changes, assesses their effects on the natural environment, and gauges the reactions of local communities. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; JFSF; RGCM; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 147 x 16. Weight in Grams: 376.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742518766
- ISBN
- 9780742518766
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Condition: New
€ 72.52
€ 72.52
Paperback. Examines immigration statutes and policies and the societal reactions to immigrants in seven industrialized nations. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 402.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742518780
- ISBN
- 9780742518780
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Condition: New
€ 82.39
€ 82.39
Hardback. This work analyzes processes of nation-building and ethnic integration in Estonia and Moldova in order to increase our understanding of how social peace remains strong in one place and disintegrates in another. It employs both "on the ground" empirical studies and a theoretical framework. Editor(s): Kolsto, Professor Pal. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DVUE; 1DVUM; GTJ; JFSL; JPWS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 531.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742518872
- ISBN
- 9780742518872
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Condition: New
€ 178.35
€ 178.35
National Integration and Violent Conflict in Post-Soviet Societies: Th...
Professor Pal . Ed(S): Kolsto
paperback. This work analyzes processes of nation-building and ethnic integration in Estonia and Moldova in order to increase our understanding of how social peace remains strong in one place and disintegrates in another. It employs both "on the ground" empirical studies and a theoretical framework. Editor(s): Kolsto, Professor Pal. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DVUE; 1DVUM; GTJ; JFSL; JPWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 417.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742518889
- ISBN
- 9780742518889
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Condition: New
€ 78.18
€ 78.18
paperback. This work shows how common sociological themes such as socialization, social interaction, the social construction of time, and deviance are experienced in work settings as diverse as the factory, the night club, the restaurant, and to offices of high tech professionals. Num Pages: 504 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFN; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 640.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780742519183
- ISBN
- 9780742519183
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Condition: New
€ 75.23
€ 75.23
Paperback. We are not yet at a moment that can be called postmodernity, says sociologist Ben Agger. In this study he borrows from French postmodern theory and the Frankfurt School's critical theory to address the shortcomings of postmodern theory for understanding identity, culture, race, gender and power. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBA; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 147 x 14. Weight in Grams: 335.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742519206
- ISBN
- 9780742519206
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Condition: New
€ 72.21
€ 72.21
Hardback. This book brings together lucid interdisciplinary critiques of social conservative politics and ideas in the areas of welfare, family and school policy, gender representation, and conservative doctrine. Editor(s): Burack, Cynthia; Josephson, Jyl J. Num Pages: 248 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JPFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742519299
- ISBN
- 9780742519299
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Condition: New
€ 155.02
€ 155.02
Paperback. This book brings together lucid interdisciplinary critiques of social conservative politics and ideas in the areas of welfare, family and school policy, gender representation, and conservative doctrine. Editor(s): Burack, Cynthia; Josephson, Jyl J. Num Pages: 248 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JPFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 146 x 14. Weight in Grams: 327.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742519305
- ISBN
- 9780742519305
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Condition: New
€ 63.59
€ 63.59
Paperback. Bringing together original essays on the U.S. women's movement with analyses of women's movements in other countries around the world. A comparative perspective and a common theme - feminism in social movement action - of this work unite these voices in a way that excites students and inspires further research. Editor(s): Banaszak, Lee Ann. Series: People, Passions, and Power: Social Movements, Interest Organizations and the Political Process. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 376.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742519329
- ISBN
- 9780742519329
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Condition: New
€ 62.79
€ 62.79
Paperback. What is the role of communication technology and media in American society? Analyzing the field of communication against an in-depth picture of American society, this text explores how communication enterprises are intrinsically linked to the establishment and maintenance of social power. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 147 x 16. Weight in Grams: 381.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742519404
- ISBN
- 9780742519404
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Condition: New
€ 71.47
€ 71.47
Hardback. A description of the contemporary rural condition and efforts to sustain rural life in one small Minnesota community at the turn of the 21st century. Series: Critical Perspectives Series: A Book Series Dedicated to Paulo Freire. Num Pages: 176 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBNT; JFSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742519411
- ISBN
- 9780742519411
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Condition: New
€ 154.69
€ 154.69
Hardback. The focus of this book is the moving stories of more than 20 women journalists who reported from New York, Washington and Pittsburgh during and following the September 11th terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre and Pentagon. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography; index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JPWL; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 590.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742519435
- ISBN
- 9780742519435
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.76
€ 94.76
Paperback. The focus of this book is the moving stories of more than 20 women journalists who reported from New York, Washington and Pittsburgh during and following the September 11th terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre and Pentagon. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography; index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JPWL; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 365.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742519442
- ISBN
- 9780742519442
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Condition: New
€ 36.73
€ 36.73
Paperback. This book attempts to identify two central areas for the study of aging and the epistemological differences and continuities between them: constructions of aging (modern) and deconstructions of aging (postmodern). Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP31. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 171 x 12. Weight in Grams: 254.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742519541
- ISBN
- 9780742519541
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Condition: New
€ 47.97
€ 47.97
Hardback. Using data from in-depth interviews, this book brings to light the existence of Middle Easterners in America and shows the human complexity of their lives. This work gives special attention to how members of this ethnic group cope with, resist and combat discrimination. Series: Perspectives on a Multiracial America. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 175 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742519572
- ISBN
- 9780742519572
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.98
€ 131.98
Paperback. Using data from in-depth interviews, this book brings to light the existence of Middle Easterners in America and shows the human complexity of their lives. This work gives special attention to how members of this ethnic group cope with, resist and combat discrimination. Series: Perspectives on a Multiracial America. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742519589
- ISBN
- 9780742519589
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Condition: New
€ 58.82
€ 58.82
Hardback. Examines the US Patriot Movement, showing how the movement addresses the conflicting social positions of its members (mainly white, working-class males). The author asserts that these patriots buttress their racial anxieties through safe, acceptable, nationalistic coding. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSC; JFSL; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742519732
- ISBN
- 9780742519732
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 170.52
€ 170.52
Paperback. Examines the US Patriot Movement, showing how the movement addresses the conflicting social positions of its members (mainly white, working-class males). The author asserts that these patriots buttress their racial anxieties through safe, acceptable, nationalistic coding. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSC; JFSL; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742519749
- ISBN
- 9780742519749
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Condition: New
€ 61.71
€ 61.71
Hardback. This work looks behind the media image of upper-class women and observes how these women use their societal power not only to benefit other, less-fortunate people but also to benefit themselves and their families. The author participated in meetings with elite women in several Texas cities. Num Pages: 208 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSC; JFSJ1; JKSN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742519756
- ISBN
- 9780742519756
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.50
€ 151.50
Paperback. Underscores the impossible mission that the U.S. public attempts to impose on students in schools: to contain the anger and rage that they feel toward society. Num Pages: 232 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE; JNA; JNSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 146 x 13. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742519848
- ISBN
- 9780742519848
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Condition: New
€ 70.71
€ 70.71
Hardback. These essays, by writer-activists incarcerated because of their political beliefs and acts, offer some controversial and thought-provoking theories of contemporary social change and liberation movements. Editor(s): James, Joy. Series: Transformative Politics Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCX; JKV; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 631.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742520264
- ISBN
- 9780742520264
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 180.05
€ 180.05
Hardback. Written by a veteran high school and university teacher and staff developer, this volume weaves sound scholarship with real-world examples from classrooms and the media. If offers a compelling blueprint for working with diverse students and for improving schools. Series: Curriculum, Cultures, and (Homo)sexualities Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSK; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742520332
- ISBN
- 9780742520332
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 179.18
€ 179.18
Hardback. In this collection of essays, seven distinguished historians explain how a national political culture developed in America. A political culture is both the collectivity of a community's values and a mode of behaviour - an end as well as a process of obtaining that end, which is always changing. Editor(s): Starr, Rebecca. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742520769
- ISBN
- 9780742520769
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.62
€ 102.62
Hardback. A study of how Jews have grappled with the presence of religion, both their own and others, in American public life. It surveys historical Jewish approaches to church-state relations and analyzes Jewish responses to the religion clauses of the First Amendment. Editor(s): Mittleman, Alan; Sarna, Jonathan D.; Licht, Robert A. Num Pages: 392 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRJ; JFSR1; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742521230
- ISBN
- 9780742521230
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 178.89
€ 178.89