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Paperback. Explains how the leaders China decided to limit all couples to one child. This book focuses on the historic period 1978-80 and documents the manner in which a handful of leading aerospace engineers hijacked the population policymaking process and formulated a strategy that treated people like missiles. Num Pages: 426 pages, 17 b/w photographs, 5 line illustrations, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JHBD; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 582.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
426
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520253391
ISBN
9780520253391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. Based on internal documents, long-term fieldwork, and interviews, this book charts the emergence of population as a central source of power in the People's Republic of China, documenting the gradual shift from hard birth planning techniques toward soft neoliberal approaches. Num Pages: 412 pages, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; 3JMC; JHBD; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
412
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804748803
ISBN
9780804748803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.83

Accounts of China's global rise emphasize economics and politics, largely neglecting the cultivation of China's people. This title by focusing on the decade since 2000, and especially 2004 - 09, argues that the vital politics of population has been central to the globalizing agenda of the reform state. Series: The Edwin O.Reischauer Lectures. Num Pages: 156 pages, 1 halftone, 5 line illustrations, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JHBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 245 x 20. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
156
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674055711
ISBN
9780674055711
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.39

Paperback. How does gendered organizational life impact on individuals' identities in their everyday working lives? This question is explored with theoretical insights from disciplines including Sociology, Geography, History and Gender Studies interwoven with a major new empirical study of doctors and nurses working in the British National Health Service. Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBL; YQS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
205
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349520466
ISBN
9781349520466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.76

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333535868
ISBN
9780333535868
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.76

Hardcover. Series: Economic Studies. Num Pages: 176 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1D; JHBL; KCC; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674451759
ISBN
9780674451759
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.76
€ 48.67

Paperback. A tale of adolescent girls coming of age in the South during the most explosive decades for the region. Focusing on the period from 1920 to 1960, it reveals how both the life of the South and the meaning of adolescence underwent enormous political, economic, and social shifts. Num Pages: 384 pages, 19 halftones. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBK5; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 524.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674063938
ISBN
9780674063938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 31.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 169 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFFK; JHBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 136 x 13. Weight in Grams: 267.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
International Scholars Publications,U.S. United States
Number of pages
169
Condition
New
SKU
V9781573093590
ISBN
9781573093590
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 81.31

Hardcover. Drawing upon field work and interviews with cultural workers in the UK and Australia, this book examines the cultural work experiences of rural, regional and remotely located creative practitioners, and how this sits within local economies and communities. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AF; JFC; JFSF; JHBL; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230355422
ISBN
9780230355422
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.50

Paperback. Drawing upon field work and interviews with cultural workers in the UK and Australia, this book examines the cultural work experiences of rural, regional and remotely located creative practitioners, and how this sits within local economies and communities. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; AF; JFSR; JHBL; JHBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
203
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349347117
ISBN
9781349347117
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.08

Hardback. True to the nature of the Gedenkschrift, this commemorative publication celebrates the work of sociologist Dr. William Freudenburg, one of the founding editors of RSPPP and Dehlsen Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara. Editor(s): Maret, Susan. Series: Research in Social Problems and Public Policy. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: JF; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 31. Weight in Grams: 648.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781907344
ISBN
9781781907344
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.55

Paperback. Offering an analysis of legislative responses to surrogacy in the bellwether states of New York and California, this book explores how discourses about gender, family, race, genetics, rights, and choice have shaped policies. It examines the views of key players, including legislators, women's organizations, religious groups, the media, and others. Num Pages: 277 pages, 1 line illustration, 12 tables. BIC Classification: JFM; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
277
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520252042
ISBN
9780520252042
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. Recent years have seen a growing impetus to explain social life almost exclusively in biological and mechanistic terms, and to dismiss cultural meaning and difference. Editor(s): McKinnon, Susan; Silverman, Sydel. Num Pages: 296 pages, 2 figures, 5halftones. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 264 x 28. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226500249
ISBN
9780226500249
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.91

Paperback. "In the first feminist critique of modern political theory, Okin shows how the failure to apply theories of justice to the family not only undermines our most cherished democratic values but has led to" Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK; JHBK; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 274.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Basic Books
Edition
50843rd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465037032
ISBN
9780465037032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.10

Paperback. .
Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781446287378
ISBN
9781446287378
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.95

"Women of Privilege" traces the decline of a once-privileged Hudson River Valley family whose neighbors were Vanderbilts, Delanos, and Roosevelts. Based on diaries and journals, and written by a family descendant, it combines biography and memoir with social history. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; JFSC; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Academy Chicago Publishers United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780897336802
ISBN
9780897336802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 32.65

Paperback. Series: Foundations in Global Studies. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps. BIC Classification: HBJF; JFFS; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 178 x 17. Weight in Grams: 568.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780765639677
ISBN
9780765639677
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 87.27

Hardback. Durkheim is one of the founding fathers of modern sociology and a key figure in the development of social theory. And yet today his work is often misunderstood, since it is commonly viewed through the lens of later authors who used his writings to illustrate certain tendencies in social thought. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745616155
ISBN
9780745616155
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.45

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

€ 38.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 13 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; HBJK; JFSK2; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816665549
ISBN
9780816665549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.85

Paperback. Num Pages: 262 pages, 27 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; JFFR; JHB; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Transcript Verlag Germany
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837630572
ISBN
9783837630572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.87
€ 46.95

Hardback. Editor(s): Hofmann, Susanne. Series: Palgrave Studies in Globalization and Embodiment. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137560353
ISBN
9781137560353
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.68

Paperback. Series: Anthropology of Policy. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: JF; JHB; JHMC; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804797788
ISBN
9780804797788
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.49

Paperback. Drawing on the concept of hermeneutics the book argues that the successes and setbacks of conflict transformation in Teso can be understood through analyzing the impact of memory, identity, closure and power on social change and calls for a comprehensive effort of dealing with the past in war-torn societies. Series: Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies. Num Pages: 211 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AP; GTF; JHB; JPS; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
211
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349359301
ISBN
9781349359301
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.12

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