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Paperback. Features ideas for making welfare policy just and effective. This book offers a contextual approach to understanding topics such as the development of assets-based approaches to helping the poor. It stresses the importance of understanding the ways we talk about welfare, the ways it is studied, and attention to what is not being discussed and why. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 407. Weight in Grams: 308.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592133024
- ISBN
- 9781592133024
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Condition: New
€ 32.97
€ 32.97
Jobs Aren't Enough: Toward a New Economic Mobility for Low-Income Fami...
Iversen, Roberta Rehner; Armstrong, Annie Lau...
paperback. Examines the obstacles to economic mobility for low- and middle-income families in 21st century America. This book proposes a different mobility paradigm grounded in cooperation, collaboration, mutuality, and revitalization of the 'public will' to maximize both "household and profit." Num Pages: 296 pages, 2 b&w illustrations, 16 tables, 1 map, 1 figure. BIC Classification: JHBL; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 458. Weight in Grams: 404.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Temple University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592133567
- ISBN
- 9781592133567
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Condition: New
€ 37.29
€ 37.29
Jobs and Economic Development in Minority Communities
. Ed(S): Ong, Paul; Loukaitou-Sideris, Anasta...
Paperback. Planners and policy makers need to reformulate community economic development in ways that account for the particularities of different minority groups. This book considers these challenges by examining case studies of economic development and job creation in different physical and social settings across the nation. Editor(s): Ong, Paul; Loukaitou-Sideris, Anastasia. Num Pages: 314 pages, 13 b&w illustrations, 38 tables, 5 maps, 4 figures. BIC Classification: JHMP; JPQB; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 435.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592134106
- ISBN
- 9781592134106
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Condition: New
€ 37.49
€ 37.49
Paperback. A collection of more than 100 essays written between 1998 and 2006 on the sports industry. They delve into some of the important sports business issues, including the financing of new stadiums, the financial value of professional teams, revenue sharing programs, the flaws in "competitive balance" plans, walkouts and lockouts, and more. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBS; JPA; KNSP; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 534. Weight in Grams: 417.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592135134
- ISBN
- 9781592135134
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Condition: New
€ 34.59
€ 34.59
Paperback. Examines school systems in four major US cities - Boston, Denver, Los Angeles, and San Francisco - to uncover the factors that worked for and against ethnically-representative school change. This book utilizes the politics of education reform to provide empirical scholarship about the broader contemporary politics of race and ethnicity. Num Pages: 264 pages, 22 Tables, 3 Figures, 1 b&w photograph. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHMP; JNA; JNLC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 358.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592135370
- ISBN
- 9781592135370
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Condition: New
€ 34.21
€ 34.21
Paperback. As he systemically studies the barriers that Asian Americans face in the electoral and legislative processes, the author shows how racism is embedded in America's two-party political system. He demonstrates how the political logic of two-party competition actually works against Asian American political interests. Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 Table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 165 x 14. Weight in Grams: 281.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592135493
- ISBN
- 9781592135493
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Condition: New
€ 32.80
€ 32.80
Paperback. Explains that although many young minority girls are interested in science, the racism and sexism in the field discourage them from pursuing it after high school. This title examines the experiences of African American girls in science education using multiple methods of quantitative and qualitative research, including a web survey. Num Pages: 224 pages, 22 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 1K; GTB; JFSJ1; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 277.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592136223
- ISBN
- 9781592136223
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Condition: New
€ 32.77
€ 32.77
Hardback. Drawing on Black feminist scholarship, cultural studies, and women's history, this work traces the historical and social influences of normative Black femininity, looking at how notions of self-image and strength create a distraction from broader forces of discrimination and power. Num Pages: 194 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 1K; GTB; JFSJ1; JHMP; JMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592136674
- ISBN
- 9781592136674
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Condition: New
€ 71.69
€ 71.69
Paperback. A collection that provides an overview of the contemporary racial and ethnic terrain in the United States. It addresses issues of work, education, family life and nationality for different ethnic groups, including Asians and Latinos as well as African Americans and whites. Editor(s): Grant-Thomas, Andrew; Orfield, Gary. Num Pages: 328 pages, 19 tables, 12 halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 534. Weight in Grams: 395.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592136926
- ISBN
- 9781592136926
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Condition: New
€ 34.44
€ 34.44
Hardback. Pilipino Cultural Nights at American campuses have been a rite of passage for youth culture and a source of local community pride since the 1980s. This title uses interviews and participant observer techniques to consider the relationship between the invention of performance repertoire and the development of diasporic identification. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 1KBB; AS; JFC; JFSL1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5346 x 3564 x 534. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592137282
- ISBN
- 9781592137282
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Condition: New
€ 81.28
€ 81.28
Paperback. Sisters of The Brotherhood struggle for equality Num Pages: 288 pages, 9 tables. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBL; KNBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 149 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592137381
- ISBN
- 9781592137381
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Condition: New
€ 36.24
€ 36.24
Hardback. Musica nortena, a musical genre with its roots in the folk ballad traditions of Northern Mexico and the Texas-Mexican border region, has become a hugely popular musical style in the US, particularly among Mexican immigrants. This title provides a history of this transnational music that has found enormous commercial success in norteamerica. Series: Studies in Latin America & Caribbean Music. Num Pages: 251 pages, 26 Figures, 2 Maps, 13 Halftones. BIC Classification: 1KB; 1KLCM; AVGH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 251
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592137466
- ISBN
- 9781592137466
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Condition: New
€ 86.70
€ 86.70
Paperback. Musica nortena, a musical genre with its roots in the folk ballad traditions of Northern Mexico and the Texas-Mexican border region, has become a hugely popular musical style in the US, particularly among Mexican immigrants. This title provides a history of this transnational music that has found enormous commercial success in norteamerica. Series: Studies in Latin America & Caribbean Music. Num Pages: 268 pages, 26 Figures, 2 Maps, 13 Halftones. BIC Classification: 1KB; 1KLCM; AVGH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592137473
- ISBN
- 9781592137473
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Condition: New
€ 38.40
€ 38.40
Paperback. Offers multifaceted explorations of how Chinese Americans have shaped their ethnic culture and identities to claim recognition in America's multiracial, multicultural democratic state. Editor(s): Chan, Sucheng; Hsu, Madeline Y. Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; HBJK; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592137534
- ISBN
- 9781592137534
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.21
€ 37.21
Hardback. Presents a comprehensive sociological investigation of the experiences of Chinese immigrants to the United States - and of their offspring - in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. This title collects research on a range of subjects, including the causes and consequences of emigration from China and ethnic enclave economies. Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 328 pages, 4 Halftones, 14 Tables, 3 Maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JFFN; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592138579
- ISBN
- 9781592138579
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.83
€ 103.83
Hardback. As America's ethnically diverse foreign-born population, Asian Americans can puzzle political observers. This title employs a variety of methodologies - including quantitative, ethnographic, and historical - to illustrate how transnational ties between the US and Asia have shaped, and are defining, Asian American politics in multicultural society. Editor(s): Collet, Christian; Lien, Pei-te. Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 252 pages, 9 Tables, 7 Figures, 2 Halftones. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; GTB; JFFN; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592138609
- ISBN
- 9781592138609
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Condition: New
€ 82.00
€ 82.00
Paperback. Illustrates how an individual's buying habits are shaped by the dynamics of the consumer marketplace - and thus how consumption and identity inform each other. This title brings together the various theories of spending and develops a mode of analysis concentrating on the individual subjectivity of consumption. Num Pages: 232 pages, 2 line art. BIC Classification: JFCA; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 210 x 22. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592138708
- ISBN
- 9781592138708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.88
€ 32.88
Hardback. Looking beyond our obsession with raising test-scores, this book recognizes that education is a key partner in raising children. It contends that allowing students, educators and parents to navigate a smaller number of relationships provides many benefits, including a better chance at achieving equal access to a good education for all children. Num Pages: 244 pages, 11 Tables, 17 Halftones, 3 Figures. BIC Classification: JNF; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 585. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592138937
- ISBN
- 9781592138937
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.27
€ 76.27
paperback. Presents the investigations about metropolitan inequalities in America's large urban regions. This title discovers the special patterns of opportunity in greater Philadelphia, a sprawling, complex metropolitan region consisting of over 350 separate localities. It also portrays the region's uneven development. Series: Philadelphia Voices, Philadelphia Visions Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, 47 tables, 38 halftonese, 26 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; JPQ; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592138975
- ISBN
- 9781592138975
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Condition: New
€ 35.03
€ 35.03
Paperback. Thoroughly grounded in the scholarly literature, theoretical sources, and experimental results, this title advances understanding of Black Americans' attitudes toward the Supreme Court, the Court's ability to influence Blacks' opinions about the legitimacy of public institutions and policies, and the role of media in shaping Blacks' judgments. Num Pages: 232 pages, 28 tables, 3 b&w illustrations, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; LAQ; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5346 x 3564 x 407. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592139033
- ISBN
- 9781592139033
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.74
€ 32.74