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Hardcover. Presents an interpretation of the nature, causes and consequences of sex inequality in the modern labour market. This book offers a comprehensive account of sex segregation; and draws on the methodological innovations to provide an original empirical analysis of sex segregation using both quantitative and qualitative approaches. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781861345998
- ISBN
- 9781861345998
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.91
€ 90.91
Paperback. Originally published: Why Hitler came into power. New York: Prentice-Hall, 1938. This edition is a reprint of the paperback version published by Atherton Press in 1965. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; JHB; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781412846134
- ISBN
- 9781412846134
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.80
€ 60.80
Paperback. Offers an in-depth critical exploration of cinematic representations of the family in transnational cinema. This book fills this gap and provides an essential resource for academics and researchers with an interest in cinematic representations of the family and transnational cinema. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: APFA; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748697380
- ISBN
- 9780748697380
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.87
€ 38.99
€ 34.87
Paperback. Change is the watchword of the nineties. Ordinary Americans are coming together to change their workplaces, their communities, their schools, and their lives. This deeply personal, inspiring, and interactive book is full of practical advice on how to get involved. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JH; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 188 x 16. Weight in Grams: 556. Very good copy with light shelf wear. Light nicks, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0013118
- ISBN
- 9781555426057
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. This reader provides information on population and development issues for those seeking the middle ground between technical and non-specialist material. It contains contributions to all the various aspects of the debate from the 1960s to the 1990s from a wide variety of authors. Editor(s): Demeny, Paul; McNicoll, Geoffrey. Series: Earthscan Reader Series. Num Pages: 374 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GTF; JHBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 656. Very good copy with light shelf wear. Lightly sunned spine, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0013078
- ISBN
- 9781853832758
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Series: Undercurrents S. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: JHBL; KNAC; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 135 x 0. Weight in Grams: 111. Very good copy with light shelf wear. Lightly sunned spine, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0012697
- ISBN
- 9781859182413
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Because low birth weight is often accompanied by social risk factors such as minority racial status, low education, young maternal age, and low income, the question of causes and consequences - of precisely how biological and social factors figure into this equation - becomes especially tricky to sort out. This title answers this question. Num Pages: 268 pages, 15 tables, 12 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSP1; JHBF; JHMC; JHMP; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 63. Very good copy with light shelf wear. Light nicks, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0012586
- ISBN
- 9780520239555
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Using a range of indicators to measure livelihood and well-being, this report shows how widespread poverty is in the UK and highlights the vast geographical disparities in levels of poverty. It goes on to set out what needs to be done to address the trends revealed and describes effective policies. Num Pages: 196 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFFA; JHBC; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 367. Very good copy with light shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0012566
- ISBN
- 9781853837074
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A leading economist and a top economic journalist show that contrary to conventional wisdom, America is at the peak of its economic well-being, with more opportunity for more people than at any other time in our history. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSC; JHBA; KCA; KCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 285. Very good copy with light shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0012530
- ISBN
- 9780465047833
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. This collection examines the economic, social and cultural manifestations that go to make up the multiple vision of money. The essays look at some of the ways in which this world of money is discursively constituted through particular social-cultural practices. Series: International Library of Sociology. Num Pages: 424 pages, 29 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JH; KCBM; KFF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 567. Very good copy with light shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0012242
- ISBN
- 9780415038355
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Explores the ritual concessions as acts of warfare, performances of submission, demonstrations of power, and representations of shifting, unstable worlds. The author considers the limits of sovereignty at conflict's end, showing how the ways we concede loss can be as important as the ways we claim victory. Num Pages: 224 pages, 9 colour pl 9halftones. BIC Classification: HBW; JH; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 186 x 15. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226869797
- ISBN
- 9780226869797
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 28.92
€ 37.99
€ 28.92
Paperback. This study was first published in 1983. It traces the social disintegration of "Ballybran", a small village on the Dingle Peninsula in Ireland, exploring the symptoms of the communities decline: from emigration to schizophrenia. This edition contains a new preface and epilogue. Num Pages: 417 pages, 23 b/w illustrations, 29 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFFH; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780520224803
- ISBN
- 9780520224803
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.52
€ 34.99
€ 25.52
Paperback. Explores the use of the visual and performing arts to promote nonviolence and social harmony in Yoruba-land Num Pages: 352 pages, 160 illustrations, 25 in colour. BIC Classification: 1H; ACBK; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 177 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1114.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295975993
- ISBN
- 9780295975993
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 42.04
€ 42.99
€ 42.04
Hardback. Ethnographic case studies explore what it means to "belong" in Oceania, as contributors consider ongoing formations of place, self and community in connection with travelling, internal and international migration. The chapters apply the multi-dimensional concepts of movement, place-making and cultural identifications to explain contemporary life.. Editor(s): Hermann, Elfriede; Kempf, Wolfgang; Meijl, Toon Van. Series: Pacific Perspectives: Studies of the European Society for Oceanists. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MK; JFFN; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 152 x 238 x 20. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782384151
- ISBN
- 9781782384151
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.02
€ 133.02
Paperback. Engages in an interdisciplinary investigation of the political technologies of the body in the wake of postmodernity, technologies apparent in film, medicine, entertainment industries, politics, and the arts. This book reflects the growing concern with interfaces between humans and computer and bio-medical technologies. Editor(s): Halberstam, Judith; Livingston, Ira. Series: Unnatural Acts: Theorizing the Performative. Num Pages: 288 pages, 7 b&w photos. BIC Classification: JFFK; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253209702
- ISBN
- 9780253209702
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.29
€ 32.99
€ 31.29
Paperback. An ethnographic analysis of the Japanese embrace of dancehall reggae and other elements of Jamaican culture, including Rastafari, roots reggae, and dub music. Num Pages: 304 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AVG; GTB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 460. Performing Dancehall, Roots Reggae, and Rastafari in Japan. 304 pages, 5 illustrations. Traces the history of the Japanese embrace of dancehall reggae and other elements of Jamaican culture, including Rastafari, roots reggae, and dub music. This title provides an ethnographic analysis of the ways that many Japanese involved in reggae as musicians and dancers, seek to reimagine their lives through Jamaican culture. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AVG; GTB; JHMP. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 19. Weight: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822347224
- ISBN
- 9780822347224
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.22
€ 31.99
€ 30.22
Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 109 images, full colour throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JHMC; MBX; MX; VXHT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 14. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- North Atlantic Books,U.S.
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583949030
- ISBN
- 9781583949030
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.12
€ 25.99
€ 22.12
Hardback. Remarkably, most conventional wisdom about the shifting balance of world power virtually ignores one of the most fundamental components of power: population. The studies that do consider international security and demographic trends almost unanimously focus on population growth as a liability. Num Pages: 304 pages, notes; bibliography; index. BIC Classification: JHBD; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781597975506
- ISBN
- 9781597975506
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.78
€ 35.99
€ 31.78
Paperback. This paperback includes work on sadomasochism from across the social sciences including discussions of the history and culture of SM, medical and legal issues, along with theory and original research on the topic. With contributions from academics, practitioners and activists, this book represents cutting edge work in the field. Editor(s): Langdridge, Darren; Richards, C.; Barker, Meg John. Num Pages: 324 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBK5; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137338372
- ISBN
- 9781137338372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.87
€ 67.87
Paperback. Represents one of the responses to the defects and potentialities of modern times. This book traces the growth and development of the Movement, identifies some of its key characteristics, and provides a critical perspective. It provides a treatment of New Age 'celebration of the self', and situates it within the cultural context. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HRA; HRQC; JH; VXA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631193326
- ISBN
- 9780631193326
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.50
€ 57.50