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Paperback. An ethnography of lawyer-free family courts and mediations of rape and domestic violence charges in India, in which, the author depicts everyday life in legal sites of marital trouble, reevaluating feminist theories of law, marriage, violence, property, and the state. Num Pages: 280 pages, 10 scattered b&w. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFFK; JFSJ1; JHBK; LNMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520282452
ISBN
9780520282452
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Paperback. Outlines the author's philosophy for implementing peaceful world change and provides a model for activists everywhere through stories of his own experience toppling dictatorships (peacefully) and of smaller examples of social change (like Occupy Wall Street or fighting for gay rights). Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: GTJ; JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 201 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Scribe Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781922247872
ISBN
9781922247872
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.46

Paperback. Aims to inform students, scholars, and educators about the complex processes and factors that promote or impede education's potential to enhance individual advancement within the socioeconomic structure of a late-industrialized country within the context of modern capitalism. Series: Marxism and Education. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; HBJD; JHB; JN; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
287
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349341221
ISBN
9781349341221
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.37
€ 46.37

Hardcover. This collection brings together an interdisciplinary pool of scholars to explore the relationship between children and borders with richly-documented ethnographic studies from around the world. The book provides a penetrating account of how borders affect children's lives and how children play a constitutive role in the social life of borders. Editor(s): Spyrou, Spyros; Christou, Miranda. Series: Studies in Childhood and Youth. Num Pages: 311 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFFS; JHBK; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137326300
ISBN
9781137326300
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.05

Hardcover. Num Pages: 244 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 180 x 259 x 23. Weight in Grams: 712.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
244
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Har/Cdr
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606928202
ISBN
9781606928202
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.60
€ 95.53

Paperback. "This book is a result of a cooperative research and competence-building program, Peacebuilding in Sudan: Micro-Macro Issues, carried out by the Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI) in Bergen, Norway, in partnership with Sudanese universities." Num Pages: 269 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; HRAM; JHB; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
269
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349463978
ISBN
9781349463978
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.05

Hardback. Most of the Muslim societies of the world have entered a demographic transition from high to low fertility, and this process is accompanied by an increase in youth vis-a-vis other age groups. Political scientists and historians have debated whether such a "youth bulge" increases the potential for conflict.. Series: Integration and Conflict Studies. Num Pages: 316 pages, 21 ills, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1FCD; JHBD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782382621
ISBN
9781782382621
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 163.09

Paperback. * Contemporary advanced societies. * Informed by extensive fieldwork, including interviews with mayors, judges, police officers, community leaders and grass--roots organizations. Series: Studies in Urban and Social Change. Num Pages: 328 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1QFH; JFFA; JFFC; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631205210
ISBN
9780631205210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.73

Paperback. "The squeezed middle" brings together leading experts from both sides of the Atlantic to ask what the UK can learn from the US experience of stagnating wages and rising living costs. Editor(s): Parker, Sophia. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JHBL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447308935
ISBN
9781447308935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 35.39

Hardback. Series: Harvard-Hallym Series on Korean Studies. Num Pages: 325 pages, 3 maps, 2 figures, 41 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPK; GTF; HBTQ; HBTR; JHBL; KCF; KNJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
325
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780674142404
ISBN
9780674142404
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 42.46

Paperback. .
Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781483325217
ISBN
9781483325217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 105.07

Hardback. A dialogue between theory and ethnography, the book shows how Durkheimian sociology has become a mainstay of social thought and theory, pointing to multiple ways in which Durkheim's great work on religion remains relevant to thinking about culture. Editor(s): Hausner, Sondra L. Series: Methodology & History in Anthropology. Num Pages: 260 pages, 10 figs & tables, 1 map. BIC Classification: HRA; JHBT; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 542.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782380214
ISBN
9781782380214
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 164.31

Paperback. This book explores the human geographies of skilled migration, specifically the practices, dispositions, relationships, and resources of professional women who participate in the global care industry. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JFFN; JFSJ; JHBL; JKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
259
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349344468
ISBN
9781349344468
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.17

Hardcover. This book explores the human geographies of skilled migration, specifically the practices, dispositions, relationships, and resources of professional women who participate in the global care industry. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSJ1; JHBL; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230342330
ISBN
9780230342330
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.11

Hardback. No question is more pertinent to worker welfare than explaining changes in overall income inequality. The papers presented in this volume explore this important issue and evaluate government programmes and their impact upon welfare. Editor(s): Polachek, S.W. Series: Research in Labor Economics. Num Pages: 524 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBL; JPQB; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 36. Weight in Grams: 953.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United States
Number of pages
524
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762310265
ISBN
9780762310265
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 176.43

Hardcover. Presents a study of the phenomenon of romantic love. Offering observations from a range of sources - literary, historical, and personal - this work explores the crucial ingredients of time and sex in contemporary relationships and discusses whether love 'at first sight' is possible, and whether love that lasts a lifetime is probable. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 142 x 25. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Edition
UK ed.
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872208582
ISBN
9780872208582
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.16
€ 43.45

Hardcover. Analyses different aspects of relations between exporters and their middlemen: selection and governance, information exchange and learning, cultural aspects and finally the dynamics of such relations. This title is suitable for students both at the graduate and doctoral levels, and for researchers in this particular field. Series Editor(s): Cavusgil, S. Tamer. Series: Advances in International Marketing. Num Pages: 388 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBL; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 231 x 32. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
388
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762312863
ISBN
9780762312863
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 181.45

Hardback. With this edited collection, Solange Lefebvre and Lori G. Beaman bring together a series of case studies of religious groups and practices from all across Canada that re-examine and question the classic distinction between the public and private spheres. Editor(s): Lefebvre, Solange; Beaman, Lori G. Num Pages: 352 pages, 2, 4 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSR; JHB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 640.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442648623
ISBN
9781442648623
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.25

Paperback. In China, the practice of drinking tea is about much more than soaking leaves in a cup of hot water. Cha Dao takes us on a fascinating journey through the Way of Tea, from its origins in the sacred temples of ancient China, through its links to Daoist concepts such as or non-striving, to the affinity between Tea Mind and the Japanese spirit of Zen. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848190320
ISBN
9781848190320
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.65

Hardcover. Outlines the foundations and primary methods of children's health services research. This title describes the many approaches, shows how it differs from methods used in adult health, and explains the role of outcomes research. Editor(s): Sobo, Elisa J.; Kurtin, Paul S. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC; JKSB1; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 34. Weight in Grams: 688.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780787958756
ISBN
9780787958756
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.83

Paperback. Drawing on a major EU-funded research project, this book examines how religious/secular beliefs are formed at school and in the family across different European countries, offering insights into key policy issues concerning the place of religion in the school system and illuminating current debates around religion and multiculturalism. Series: Education, Economy and Society. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRA; JHB; JNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2013
Number of pages
215
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349448197
ISBN
9781349448197
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.72

Hardback. Provides an overview of the Milan Family Therapy Team's work from its inception to its present state. The authors show how the variant and invariant family therapy methods evolved and provide the understanding necessary to allow readers to adapt these approaches to their own work. Num Pages: 282 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK; JKSN2; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9780876688076
ISBN
9780876688076
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.99

Paperback. This book analyses the practice of virginity testing endured by South Asian women who wished to enter Britain between the late 1960s and the early 1980s, and places this practice into a wider historical context. Using recently opened government documents the extent to which these women were interrogated and scrutinized at the border is uncovered. Series: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSJ; JFSL; JHB; JKV; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349447718
ISBN
9781349447718
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.10

With increasing numbers of transracial adoptions in the U.S., White Parents, Black Children brings to light the difficult racial issues that are often challenging for families to talk about. This book helps parents, educators, and others working with children to understand the issues, and help children develop a healthy understanding of themselves. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JHBK; JKSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442207622
ISBN
9781442207622
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 82.17

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