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Paperback. The 'Chipko Movement' drew world attention to the struggle over forest rights. Arguing that the hype took control away from local people, this book says that issues of forest control and sustainable forest use have to be seen in the context of concerns about social and economic development, regional autonomy and the futures of the local people. Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: GTF; JHMC; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Seagull Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905422524
- ISBN
- 9781905422524
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.65
€ 30.99
€ 24.65
paperback. Against a background of population ageing, policy makers in the majority of industrialised countries are developing policies aimed at extending working life and promoting the benefits of employing older workers. This report reviews developments in several countries and offers recommendations for public policy. Series: Transitions After 50 Series. Num Pages: 56 pages, 9tabs. BIC Classification: JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 3. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 56
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9781861344632
- ISBN
- 9781861344632
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 25.57
€ 25.99
€ 25.57
hardcover. Reveals that Chinese Americans began 'shooting hoops' nearly a century before Chinese superstar Yao Ming turned pro. Drawing on interviews with players and coaches, this book takes readers back to San Francisco in the 1930s and 1940s, when young Chinese American men and women developed a new approach to the game - with fast breaks. Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 216 pages, 19 Halftones, 1 Figure. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; GTB; JHBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 534. Weight in Grams: 340.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781592139422
- ISBN
- 9781592139422
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.59
€ 29.59
hardcover. Max Weber's sociological theories of secularization have vastly influenced the study of Protestant belief. This work offers a multifaceted understanding of secularization within the broader context of nineteenth-century liberal Protestantism. It reconstructs Weber's original writings to highlight Protestant motifs. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; HRCC2; HRCC9; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Scranton Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589661639
- ISBN
- 9781589661639
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.60
€ 37.99
€ 29.60
Evidence-based Theory for Human Behavior in the Social Environment
Thyer, Bruce A.; Dulmus, Catherine N.; Sowers...
Paperback. Human Behavior in the Social Environment (HBSE) is a critical course for social work students because it introduces them to the very specific person-in-environment, biopsychosocial perspective that sets social work apart from other helping professions. Num Pages: 552 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 191 x 29. Weight in Grams: 962.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 552
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118176948
- ISBN
- 9781118176948
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Condition: New
€ 81.33
€ 81.33
paperback. Editor(s): Carberry, Edward J. Series: LERA Research Volume. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780913447031
- ISBN
- 9780913447031
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.08
€ 37.99
€ 34.08
paperback. In Punk and Revolution Shane Greene radically uproots punk from its place in Western culture to situate it as a crucial element in Peru's culture of subversive militancy and political violence. Experimenting with form and content, Greene redefines how we think about punk subculture and revolutionary politics. Num Pages: 248 pages, 63 illustrations, 8 page color insert. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; AVGU; HBJK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 431.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822362746
- ISBN
- 9780822362746
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.43
€ 38.99
€ 35.43
hardcover. An ethnography examining the history of Korean adoption to West, the emergence of a distinctive adoptee collective identity, and adoptee returns to Korea in relation to South Korean modernity and globalization. Num Pages: 344 pages, 15 photographs, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 1KBB; JHBK; JKSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5983 x 3971 x 27. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822346838
- ISBN
- 9780822346838
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Condition: New
€ 115.23
€ 115.23
paperback. Presents a magisterial history of French nationality law from 1789. Focusing on the political and legal confrontations that policies governing French nationality have evoked and the laws that have resulted, this work teases out the rationales of jurists and lawmakers. Translator(s): Porter, Catherine. Num Pages: 456 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: HBJD; JH; LAS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5893 x 3963 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822343318
- ISBN
- 9780822343318
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.99
€ 37.99
€ 33.99
paperback. Ethnographies exploring how cultural practices and social relations have been altered by the radical economic and technological innovations of the New Economy. Editor(s): Fisher, Melissa S.; Downey, Greg. Num Pages: 392 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JHMC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 542.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New ed
- SKU
- V9780822337393
- ISBN
- 9780822337393
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.62
€ 41.99
€ 37.62
paperback. Employing literary, historical, and anthropological techniques, this title attempts to generate a new understanding of issues that permeate discussions of Africa by disrupting the centrality of postcolonial texts and focusing instead on the cultural and intellectual production of colonial Africans. Num Pages: 216 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB; HBTQ; HBTR; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5703 x 3971 x 16. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822326410
- ISBN
- 9780822326410
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.38
€ 26.99
€ 25.38
paperback. Editor(s): Kaplan, Amy; Pease, Donald E. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 680 pages, 19ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTQ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1039.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 680
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822314134
- ISBN
- 9780822314134
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 40.91
€ 45.99
€ 40.91
hardcover. Although what happens in the toilet usually stays in the toilet, this brilliant, revelatory, and often funny book aims to bring it all out into the open, proving that profound and meaningful history can be made even in the can Editor(s): Molotch, Harvey L.; Noren, Laura. Series: NYU Series in Social & Cultural Analysis. Num Pages: 328 pages, 64. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSG; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 167 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780814795880
- ISBN
- 9780814795880
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.34
€ 96.34
paperback. Series: The American Literatures Initiative. Num Pages: 192 pages, 7 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSJ1; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 304.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- None
- SKU
- V9780813565293
- ISBN
- 9780813565293
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.99
€ 37.99
€ 33.99
Paperback. Incorporating investigative journalism, this title examines the contested place of health and development in El Salvador. It recounts the story of radical health activism from its origins in liberation theology and guerrilla medicine during the third-world country's twelve-year civil war, through development of a 'popular health system'. Series Editor(s): Marshall, Mac. Series: Studies in Medical Anthropology. Num Pages: 330 pages, 13 photographs & 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCS; JHMC; JP; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813547367
- ISBN
- 9780813547367
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.72
€ 46.99
€ 41.72
hardcover. Series: The Cultural Lives of Law. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 238 x 21. Weight in Grams: 508.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804792554
- ISBN
- 9780804792554
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.81
€ 127.81
hardcover. This book investigates how anthropologists can make use of the emotions fieldwork generates within them to deepen their understanding of the communities they study. Editor(s): Davies, James; Spencer, Dimitrina. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804769396
- ISBN
- 9780804769396
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.81
€ 127.81
hardcover. Examines how rapid societal changes, economic development, and integration into global markets have affected ordinary people's perceptions of law, with a special focus on the narratives of men and women who have suffered serious injuries in the province of Chiangmai, Thailand. Series: The Cultural Lives of Law. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 table, 3 figures, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804763813
- ISBN
- 9780804763813
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.70
€ 112.70
hardcover. This book compares different forms of racism and anti-racism in the United States and Britain from the 19th century to today, situating the development of various racial doctrines within the political movements of the modern capitalist world order. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804763349
- ISBN
- 9780804763349
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.15
€ 139.15
The New Gilded Age. The Critical Inequality Debates of Our Time.
. Ed(S): Grusky, David B.; Kricheli-Katz, Tam...
hardcover. This book asks leading scholars to debate the causes of inequality, whether we have an obligation to help the poor, and the types of reforms that are most likely to eliminate or reduce inequality. Editor(s): Grusky, David B.; Kricheli-Katz, Tamar. Series: Studies in Social Inequality. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFA; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804759359
- ISBN
- 9780804759359
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.81
€ 127.81