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Hardcover. Immigration is the primary cause of population change in developed countries and a major component of population change in many developing countries. This clear and perceptive text discusses how immigration impacts population size, composition, and distribution. Series: Immigration and Society. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHBD; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745664156
- ISBN
- 9780745664156
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.95
€ 64.95
Hardback. In recent decades, China has become a quasi-capitalist economic powerhouse. Yet it continues to be ruled by the same Communist Party-dominated government that has been in power since 1949. Series: China Today. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 149 x 24. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745663845
- ISBN
- 9780745663845
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.97
€ 64.97
Hardcover. Climate change, natural disasters, and loss of biodiversity are all considered major environmental concerns for the international community both now and into the future. Each are damaging to the earth, but they also negatively impact human lives, especially those of women. Series: Gender and Global Politics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745663821
- ISBN
- 9780745663821
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.97
€ 64.97
Hardcover. Michel Foucault is recognized as one of the twentieth century's most influential thinkers, however the authors in this volume contend that more use can be made of Foucault than has yet been done and that some of the uses to which Foucault has so far been put run the risk of and occasionally simply amount to misuse. Editor(s): Faubion, James. Series: Theory Now. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745663784
- ISBN
- 9780745663784
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.15
€ 71.15
Hardcover. Issues of global justice have received increasing attention in academic philosophy in recent years but the gendered dimensions of these issues are often overlooked or treated as peripheral. This groundbreaking collection by Alison Jaggar brings gender to the centre of philosophical debates about global justice. Editor(s): Jaggar, Alison M. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745663760
- ISBN
- 9780745663760
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.58
€ 71.58
Hardcover. Why do powerful states like the U.S. , U.K. Series: Polity Political Sociology Series. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745663708
- ISBN
- 9780745663708
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.95
€ 64.95
Hardcover. This incisive book provides a critical history and analysis of community organizing, the tradition of bringing groups together to build power and forge grassroots leadership for social, economic, racial, and environmental justice. Begun by Saul Alinsky in the 1930s, there are today nearly 200 institution-based groups active in 40 U.S. Series: Social Movements. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 149 x 19. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745663197
- ISBN
- 9780745663197
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.95
€ 64.95
Hardcover. China s inexorable rise as a major world power is one of the defining features of the contemporary political landscape. Series: China Today. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745662466
- ISBN
- 9780745662466
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.58
€ 71.58
Hardcover. Drawing on avast body of research carried out by historians, anthropologists, sociologists, political scientists and psychologists, this book shows a theory of suicide, that must move beyond the traditional classifications of suicide and it cannot limit itself. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 29. Weight in Grams: 786.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745662442
- ISBN
- 9780745662442
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.50
€ 83.50
Hardback. Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2015 In recent years, immigration researchers have increasingly drawn on the concept of social capital and the role of social networks to understand the dynamics of immigrant experiences. Series: Immigration and Society. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: JFFN; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745662367
- ISBN
- 9780745662367
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.37
€ 65.37
Hardcover. What is childhood? In recent years, a cluster of critical and complex ideas have emerged around the nature of biological, social and psychological growth in the early years, reflecting the changing nature of adult - child relations, and political and cultural understandings of childhood in the twenty-first century. Series: Key Concepts. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 149 x 21. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745662343
- ISBN
- 9780745662343
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.97
€ 64.97
Hardback. Science occupies an ambiguous space in contemporary society. Scientific research is championed in relation to tackling environmental issues and diseases such as cancer and dementia, and science has made important contributions to today s knowledge economies and knowledge societies. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745662244
- ISBN
- 9780745662244
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.81
€ 71.81
Paperback. Terrorism, mass uprisings, and political extremism are in the news every day. It is no coincidence that these phenomena come together at the beginning of a new era. Radicals, Revolutionaries, and Terrorists provides a comprehensive survey of the intersection of radical social movements and political violence. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 210 x 20. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745662121
- ISBN
- 9780745662121
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.95
€ 22.95
hardcover. No longer content to fade away into comfortable retirement, a growing number of former political leaders have pursued diplomatic afterlives. Num Pages: 186 pages. BIC Classification: JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 224 x 2. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745661988
- ISBN
- 9780745661988
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.37
€ 65.37
Hardback. In this exciting new book Angela McRobbie charts the euphoric moment of the new creative economy, as it rose to prominence in the UK during the Blair years, and considers it from the perspective of contemporary experience of economic austerity and uncertainty about work and employment. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745661940
- ISBN
- 9780745661940
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.58
€ 71.58
Hardcover. Energy security is one of the major global challenges of the 21st century. Many of the richest energy-producing regions of the world, such as the Middle East, Russia and Central Asia, are unstable and torn with conflict. New fast-growing energy consumers, such as China, are significantly changing the geopolitics of energy resources. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: JPS; RNFY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 135. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745661902
- ISBN
- 9780745661902
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.46
€ 65.46
Hardcover. Love and family life in the global age: grandparents in Salonika and their grandson in London speak together every evening via Skype. A U.S. citizen and her Swiss husband fret over large telephone bills and high travel costs. A European couple can finally have a baby with the help of an Indian surrogate mother. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 167 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745661803
- ISBN
- 9780745661803
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.68
€ 72.68
Hardback. India is becoming an increasingly visible, powerful and influential state within the global system. As this rise to prominence continues, better appreciating the interests and principles that structure the international interactions of South Asia s largest state has never been so important. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white halftones, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 177 x 24. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745660868
- ISBN
- 9780745660868
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.15
€ 71.15
Hardcover. Scholarship on African American history has changed dramatically since the publication of George Washington Williams pioneering A History of the Negro Race in America in 1882. Series: What is History Series. Num Pages: 180 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745660806
- ISBN
- 9780745660806
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.78
€ 58.78
Hardcover. In the last two decades, both the conception and the practice of participatory culture have been transformed by the new affordances enabled by digital, networked, and mobile technologies. This exciting new book explores that transformation by bringing together three leading figures in conversation. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTC; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745660707
- ISBN
- 9780745660707
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.37
€ 65.37