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Paperback. Immigration has long shaped US society in fundamental ways. With Latinos recently surpassing African Americans as the largest minority group in the US, attention has been focused on the important implications of immigration for the character and role of race in US life, including patterns of racial inequality and racial identity. Series: Immigration and Society. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSL1; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745647920
ISBN
9780745647920
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.50

Hardback. Immigration has long shaped US society in fundamental ways. With Latinos recently surpassing African Americans as the largest minority group in the US, attention has been focused on the important implications of immigration for the character and role of race in US life, including patterns of racial inequality and racial identity. Series: Immigration and Society. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSL1; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 146 x 21. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745647913
ISBN
9780745647913
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.77

Hardback. Neil Armstrong offers the first study to examine both the experience and representation of Christmas during the formative period of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Series Editor(s): Richards, Jeffrey. Series: Studies in Popular Culture. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; 5HC; HBTB; JHBT. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 240 x 165 x 21. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719077593
ISBN
9780719077593
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 158.49

Paperback. This book is the first in-depth exploration of grandparents' relationships with adult children and grandchildren in divorced families. It asks what part grandparents might play in public policy and whether measures should be taken to support their grandparenting role. Do they have a special place in family life that ought to be recognised in law? Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JHB; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 233 x 13. Weight in Grams: 274.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861344984
ISBN
9781861344984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.45

Paperback. In recent years there has been an outpouring of work at the intersection of social movement thoery, organizational theory, economic, and political sociology. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 b/w line. BIC Classification: JHBA; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190241452
ISBN
9780190241452
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.83

Hardback. Examining sociology as a vocation and building on the work of Talcott Parsons, this book discusses author's views on the discipline of sociology and shows how his perspective of the field evolved in the postwar era. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 27. Weight in Grams: 594.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520282070
ISBN
9780520282070
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.48
€ 51.21

Hardback. Presenting substantive social science knowledge and indicating its relevance and applicability to decision-making, problem-solving and policy-making, this title looks at the big picture of why society at large demands and needs social-science knowledge, and how the academy actually supplies relevant knowledge. Num Pages: 416 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 718. 416 pages. Presenting substantive social science knowledge and indicating its relevance and applicability to decision-making, problem-solving and policy-making, this title looks at the big picture of why society at large demands and needs social-science knowledge, and how the academy actually supplies relevant knowledge. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JHB. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight: 718.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520273566
ISBN
9780520273566
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.52
€ 65.28

Paperback. Provides an overview of the ethical and legal issues raised by assisted suicide and euthanasia. This work assesses the strengths and weaknesses of contemporary ethical arguments for assisted suicide and euthanasia. It explores evidence and case histories from the Netherlands and Oregon, where the practices have been legalized. Series: New Forum Books. Num Pages: 320 pages, 3 line illus. 11 tables. BIC Classification: JFME; JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691140971
ISBN
9780691140971
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.61

Paperback. An examination of the achievements and potential of applied happiness scholarship in diverse cultures and domains, arguing that progressive policies require a substantial and explicit consideration of happiness. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JHBA; JKS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 170 x 18. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847429193
ISBN
9781847429193
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.93

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bristol University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447308775
ISBN
9781447308775
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.72

Paperback. .
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
237
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520275706
ISBN
9780520275706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.04

Paperback. Examines a critical period in American politics and labor history, beginning with the outbreak of war in Europe in 1939 through the wave of major industrial strikes that followed the war and accompanied the reconversion to a peacetime economy. Series: Labor in Crisis. Num Pages: 344 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JHBL; JPFF; KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592131976
ISBN
9781592131976
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Hardback. School differentiates students-and provides differential access to various human and material resources-along a range of axes: from elected subjects and academic "achievement" to ethnicity, age, gender, or the language they speak. Series: Studies in Public and Applied Anthropology. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 map, 24 tables. BIC Classification: 1MBN; JHB; JNFR; JNLC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845456092
ISBN
9781845456092
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 163.87

paperback. Beyond Caring Labour to Provisioning Work offers a powerful new framework for understanding women's work in a holistic sense, acknowledging both their responsibilities in supporting others as well as their employment duties. Num Pages: 208 pages, 5 figures. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBL; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442611757
ISBN
9781442611757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.75

Beyond Caring Labour to Provisioning Work offers a powerful new framework for understanding women's work in a holistic sense, acknowledging both their responsibilities in supporting others as well as their employment duties. Num Pages: 208 pages, 5 figures. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBL; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442643253
ISBN
9781442643253
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.15

Hardback. .
Publisher
Guilford Publications United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781462506781
ISBN
9781462506781
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.56

Paperback. Understanding Limerick is an edited collection featuring contributions from leading Irish scholars in the fields of Sociology, Social Policy, Criminology and Urban Geography. Editor(s): Hourigan, Niamh (University College Cork). Num Pages: 316 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFFJ; JHB; JKV. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
Cork University Press Cork
Number of pages
316
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859184844
ISBN
9781859184844
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.00
€ 21.31

Hardback. This is the first book to provide a critical criminological perspective on sport and the connections between sport and crime. Part of the New Horizons in Criminology series, it draws on the inter-disciplinary nature of criminology and incorporates emerging perspectives like social harm, gender and sexuality, and green criminology. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: JHBS; JKV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 167 x 241 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447323150
ISBN
9781447323150
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.65

Paperback. A collection exploring practices and experiences of deportation, and the threat of deportation, in regional and national settings from the U.S.-Mexico border to Israel, and from Somalia to Switzerland. Editor(s): De Genova, Nicholas; Peutz, Nathalie Mae. Num Pages: 507 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHB; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 746. Sovereignty, Space, and the Freedom of Movement. 496 pages. Editor(s): De Genova, Nicholas; Peutz, Nathalie Mae. Examines deportation as an increasingly global mechanism of state control. This title explores practices and experiences of deportation in regional and national settings from the US-Mexico border to Israel, and from Somalia to Switzerland. It also addresses broader questions, including the ontological significance of freedom of movement. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: JFFN; JHB; JPV. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 31. Weight: 750.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
520
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822345763
ISBN
9780822345763
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.62

Hardback. A retrospective look at a broad-ranging and major investigation of the circumstances and culture of a displaced people Editor(s): Hopins, Nicholas; Mehanna, Sohair. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 885.
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774164019
ISBN
9789774164019
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.50

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