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Paperback. This book analyzes the music that young portenas/os (the inhabitants of Buenos Aires, Argentina) actually listen to nowadays, which, contrary to well-entrenched stereotypes, is not tango but rock nacional, cumbiaand romantic music. Chapters examine the music and what the Argentinean youth use it to say about themselves." Editor(s): Seman, Pablo; Vila, Pablo. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AV; JFC; JFSL; JFSR; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349289233
ISBN
9781349289233
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardcover. This is the first book dedicated to Australian youth gangs, exploring the subtleties and nuances of street life for young men and their quest for social respect. The key focus is on group violence and the ways in which the 'gang' provides a forum for the expression of this violence. Num Pages: 240 pages, 6 figures, 2 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFSC; JFSP2; JKVJ; JKVQ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 218 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137333841
ISBN
9781137333841
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.12

hardcover. Youth Gangs, Racism, and Schooling examines the formation of Vietnamese American youth gangs in Southern California. Lam addresses the particularities of racism, violence, and schooling in an era of anti-youth legislation and frames gang members as post-colonial subjects, offering an alternative analysis toward humanization and decolonization. Series: Postcolonial Studies in Education. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE; JFSL1; JKVQ2; JNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Number of pages
202
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137475589
ISBN
9781137475589
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.39

Paperback. This volume provides a rare look into youth gangs on a global scale. Topics include definition and measurement issues, group processes of gangs, and gang research in a number of European countries. Editor(s): Esbensen, Finn-Aage; Maxson, Cheryl L. Num Pages: 332 pages, 16 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JKV; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 21. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
SKU
V9781489991805
ISBN
9781489991805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 194.50

Hardback. This volume provides a rare look into youth gangs on a global scale. Topics include definition and measurement issues, group processes of gangs, and gang research in a number of European countries. Editor(s): Esbensen, Finn-Aage; Maxson, Cheryl L. Num Pages: 332 pages, 16 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP2; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
2012
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461416586
ISBN
9781461416586
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 195.42

Hardback. Editor(s): Chaskin, Robert, Ph.D. Num Pages: 296 pages, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKVC; JKVQ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231146845
ISBN
9780231146845
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.88
€ 109.48

Paperback. Editor(s): Cooper, John G. Num Pages: 257 pages, tables & illus. BIC Classification: JKVQ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 255 x 179 x 18. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
257
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606925478
ISBN
9781606925478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.33
€ 50.93

paperback. Editor(s): Jagodzinski, Jan. Num Pages: 281 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United States
Number of pages
281
Condition
New
Edition
2004th Edition
SKU
V9781403961655
ISBN
9781403961655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.90
€ 47.17

Hardback. Editor(s): Jagodzinski, Jan; Hipfl, Brigitte (Professor of Media and Communication Studies, University of Klagenfurt, Austria). Num Pages: 281 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JFSP2; JNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
281
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403961648
ISBN
9781403961648
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.90
€ 48.11

Hardcover. Youth Ethnic and National Identity in Bosnia and Herzegovina is an interdisciplinary effort to position and describe the contested nature of state and ethnic identity among youth in Bosnia and Herzegovina by providing empirical, first-hand evidence on identity structure and the subsequent implications for inter-group relations. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; JFSL; JFSP2; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137346940
ISBN
9781137346940
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; GTF; JFSL; JMH; JMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349467174
ISBN
9781349467174
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.73

Paperback. This volume critically examines the multiple and contested meanings of ideal citizenship and reveal how children and youth craft active citizenship as they encounter and respond to the various institutions and organizations designed to encourage their civic and political development. Series Editor(s): Bass, Loretta. Series: Sociological Studies of Children & Youth. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JFSP2; JPH; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785604256
ISBN
9781785604256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.85

Hardback. This volume adopts a critical approach to the civic and political socialization projects which aim to transform children and youth into upstanding citizens. By synthesizing the study of young people's civic and political socialization under the rubric of "Youth Engagement", the interplay of the civic and the political throughout young people's liv Editor(s): Kawecka Nenga, Sandi; Taft, Jessica K. Series: Sociological Studies of Children & Youth. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP2; YXZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 554.
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781905432
ISBN
9781781905432
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.16

Hardcover. Within contemporary youth research there are two dominant streams - a 'transitions' and a 'cultures' perspective. This collection shows that it is no longer possible to understand the experience of young people through these prisms and proposes new conceptual foundations for youth studies, capable of bridging the gap between these approaches. Editor(s): Woodman, Dan; Bennett, Andy. Num Pages: 216 pages, 2. BIC Classification: JFSP2; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137377227
ISBN
9781137377227
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.28

Hardcover. This book explores the impact of globalisation and new technologies on youth cultures around the world, from the Birmingham School to the youthscapes of South Korea. In a timely reappraisal of youth cultures in contemporary times, this collection profiles the best of new research in youth studies written by leading scholars in the field. Editor(s): Buckingham, David. Series: Studies in Childhood and Youth. Num Pages: 321 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JFFS; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 217 x 22. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137008145
ISBN
9781137008145
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.41

Hardcover. Series: China Today. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC; JFSP2; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 217 x 24. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Polity
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745679174
ISBN
9780745679174
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.86

Paperback. Series: China Today. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC; JFSP2; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 210 x 25. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Polity
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745679181
ISBN
9780745679181
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 11 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; JFSP2; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2020
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415621663
ISBN
9780415621663
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.29

Paperback. Sian Lincoln considers the use, role and significance of private spaces in the lives of young people. Drawing on extensive ethnographic research, she explores the place of 'the private' in youth cultural discourses, both historically and contemporarily, that until now have remained largely absent in youth cultural research. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JFSP; JHB; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349313327
ISBN
9781349313327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardback. Sian Lincoln considers the use, role and significance of private spaces in the lives of young people. Drawing on extensive ethnographic research, she explores the place of 'the private' in youth cultural discourses, both historically and contemporarily, that until now have remained largely absent in youth cultural research. Num Pages: 272 pages, 23 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 136 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2012th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230233263
ISBN
9780230233263
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.11
€ 60.49

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