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Society & culture: general
Paperback. A global, cross-cultural survey of the transformations in women's lives over the last century. Editor(s): Billson, Janet Mancini; Fluehr-Lobban, Carolyn. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 748.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781842770092
- ISBN
- 9781842770092
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€ 62.74
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Paperback. This work examines the systematic gender biases present at all levels in institutions, markets and households. Editor(s): Gutierrez, Martha. Num Pages: 320 pages, boxes, figures, graphs, tables, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1QFG; JFSJ; KCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 215 x 23. Weight in Grams: 346.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781842770610
- ISBN
- 9781842770610
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€ 46.99€ 38.69
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Paperback. This work argues that we need to pay more attention to understanding men and masculinities. It considers arguments based on equality and social justice, the specific gendered vulnerabilities of men, and the emergence of a crisis of masculinity. Editor(s): Cleaver, Frances. Series: Global Masculinities S. Num Pages: 256 pages, notes, tables, boxes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFSJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 322.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842770658
- ISBN
- 9781842770658
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€ 46.99€ 38.69
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Paperback. This title concerns the lessons learned from international campaigns on human rights and justice issues. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 308.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd London
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842771396
- ISBN
- 9781842771396
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€ 46.99€ 38.48
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Paperback. The world of international mining is changing rapidly. Mineral consumption is outstripping the capabilities of both communities and fragile ecosystems to cope with bigger and bigger mines. This book identifies mining's key players and presents the costs for local communities and environment. Series: Global issues series. Num Pages: 192 pages, boxes, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFS; KNAT; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 252.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842771754
- ISBN
- 9781842771754
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€ 29.99€ 25.49
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Paperback. A tribute to the mixed hybrid and multicultural nature of Sri Lanka's society, which challenges assumptions of ethnic purity and attempts to recover a hidden history of hybridity. Num Pages: 192 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FKS; GTB; JFC; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 12. Weight in Grams: 286.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781842772034
- ISBN
- 9781842772034
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€ 46.99€ 38.69
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Paperback. If the Caribbean poses a significant drugs problem for the UK and US, in the islands themselves ganja, crack cocaine and the policy responses to them have triggered a veritable social disaster. This book brings together new research, insightful policy analysis and practical experience of on-the-ground interventions. Editor(s): Klein, Axel; Day, Marcus; Harriott, Anthony. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; JFFH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 217 x 15. Weight in Grams: 346.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842774991
- ISBN
- 9781842774991
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€ 46.99€ 38.69
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Paperback. Drawing on their own broad-ranging research at UNICEF and UNDP, the authors argue that fiscal, monetary, and other macro-economic policies for poverty reduction, human development and economic growth can be compatible with micro-level interventions to provide basic social services. Series: International Studies in Poverty Research. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 234 x 24. Weight in Grams: 680.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842777732
- ISBN
- 9781842777732
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€ 46.99€ 38.69
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Paperback. Victor J. Seidler, one of the leading contributors to the growing debate about masculinities, turns his attention to the lives of young men and their understandings of themselves as gendered beings. Series: Global Masculinities. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 215 x 22. Weight in Grams: 318.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842778074
- ISBN
- 9781842778074
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€ 34.99€ 29.39
€ 34.99
€ 29.39
Paperback. From cleaning to construction, from agriculture to domestic work, every day migrant labourers are exploited and enslaved. The author argues that even governments, keen to protect big business, are complicit in this exploitation; their 'law and order' approach on immigration being part of this complicity. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN; KCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842778524
- ISBN
- 9781842778524
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€ 32.99€ 27.51
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Paperback. Includes chapters that address the diversity and variety of everyday sexual lives and sexual politics in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea and Japan. This book highlights the gendered and sexual consequences of globalization and rapid social change. It describes the local situations in which women's sexual lives are lived. Editor(s): Jackson, Stevi; Liu, Jieyu; Woo, Ms Juhyun. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FP; JFSJ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 201 x 102 x 21. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842778890
- ISBN
- 9781842778890
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€ 40.99€ 33.61
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Hardcover. Written by and about Indigenous feminists, whose work demonstrates a powerful and original intellectual and political contribution demonstrating that feminism has much to offer Indignenous women in their struggles against oppression and for equality. Editor(s): Green, Joyce. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 135. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781842779293
- ISBN
- 9781842779293
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€ 99.96€ 89.48
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Paperback. Uses a global spread of case studies to illustrate that water is not simply an issue of physical scarcity, but a politically-driven issue with profound implications. This book argues that for the international community to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, governments must step in to protect the rights of the poor. Editor(s): Kulindwa, Kassim; Mascarenhas, Adolfo; Hemson, David; Lein, Haakon. Series: International Studies in Poverty Research. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781842779620
- ISBN
- 9781842779620
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€ 46.99€ 38.69
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Paperback. Transnational corporations are one of the most important actors in the global economy, occupying a powerful position.This book finds that these corporations are damaging the lives of millions of poor people in developing countries. Looking at various sectors where transnational corporations are involved, it shows how the poor are affected. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFG; JFFA; KCL; KJVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848130333
- ISBN
- 9781848130333
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€ 32.99€ 27.24
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Paperback. Explains how internal displacement and efforts to engineer resettlement are conceived and practiced by policy makers and practitioners. This book considers the origins and parameters of internal displacement and resettlement policy and practice and proposes an explanation for why it often fails. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1FKS; GTF; HBTB; JFFD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781848130463
- ISBN
- 9781848130463
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€ 46.99€ 38.69
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Paperback. Fouada meets Farid, her lover, every Tuesday in a restaurant overlooking the Nile. But this week their usual table is deserted. Farid has disappeared. As she searches for him, Fouada becomes tormented by questions. Translator(s): Eber, Shirley. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 178.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 134
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848132238
- ISBN
- 9781848132238
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€ 21.99€ 17.33
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Paperback. Identifies the existence of a practice that lies at the core of the western security regime - the projection of the worst-case scenario. This title demonstrates that, unlike the openly 'totalitarian' states of the past, bureaucratic rule is favoured over charismatic leadership. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFC; JPV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 374.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781848135307
- ISBN
- 9781848135307
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.37
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Paperback. An essential guide to one of the most notorious but little-understood organizations of our time. Series: Rebels. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFM; JFSR2; JPWL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 196 x 136 x 17. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848139084
- ISBN
- 9781848139084
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€ 25.99€ 22.32
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Paperback. Brings together some of the best-known academics, activists and practitioners in the field to present a comprehensive overview with original case studies from Brazil, India, China , South Africa, Malawi, Uganda and Nicaragua. Num Pages: 247 pages. BIC Classification: GTF; JFSJ2. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 160 x 234 x 14. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848139787
- ISBN
- 9781848139787
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€ 40.99€ 33.61
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Hardcover. A study of the politics of representation which explores the construction of a city of intensities. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 222 x 22. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781856494076
- ISBN
- 9781856494076
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€ 99.96€ 89.48
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Paperback. Covering such topics as human inequality, inequalities between north and south, demographic differences, migration and refugees, and armed forces, this visual text acts as a teaching guide. Each topic has a two-page spread that includes diagrams, charts and short text. Num Pages: 304 pages, charts, maps, tables, notes, glossary, bibliog. BIC Classification: JFC; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 201 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Rev Upd
- Number of pages
- 287
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781856498142
- ISBN
- 9781856498142
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 38.69
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Paperback. James R Walker was a physician to the Pine Ridge Sioux from 1896 to 1914. This volume of material from the Walker collection presents his work on Lakota myth and legend. It is useful for students of comparative literature, religion, and mythology, as well as those interested in Lakota culture. Editor(s): Jahner, Elaine A. Num Pages: 428 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSL9; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 135 x 24. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 428
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Second
- SKU
- V9780803298606
- ISBN
- 9780803298606
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.71
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Paperback. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 241 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Tughra Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597843188
- ISBN
- 9781597843188
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.93
€ 13.99
€ 10.93
Hardback. Editor(s): Wagner, Luca N. Num Pages: 242 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: JFSG; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 263 x 185 x 22. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781600219894
- ISBN
- 9781600219894
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 235.20€ 158.66
€ 235.20
€ 158.66