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Strikingly argued, richly researched, and methodologically sound, this wide-ranging look at how choices about sex triumphed over established class systems and artificial racial boundaries supplies a refreshing contribution to the history of early Louisiana. Series: Early America: History, Context, Culture. Num Pages: 352 pages, 7, 7 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL; JHBK5. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801886805
- ISBN
- 9780801886805
Condition: New
€ 69.79
€ 69.79
Paperback. This anthology tackles three key issues: how social capital is discussed within the contexts of racial inequality, how this dialogue informs public policy regarding neighbourhood revitalization and economic development, and how effective a strategy utilization of social capital is for improving inner city living conditions. Editor(s): Jennings, J. Num Pages: 179 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSL; JHB; JP; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 179
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349538782
- ISBN
- 9781349538782
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.57
€ 65.57
Hardcover. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JHBD; MBNH4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403934529
- ISBN
- 9781403934529
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.69
€ 128.69
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
€ 71.10
Paperback. This book examines race, ethnicity, crime and criminal justice in the Americas and moves beyond the traditional focus on North America to incorporate societies in Central America, South America and the Caribbean. Editor(s): Kalunta-Crumpton, Anita. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHB; JKV; JP; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 453.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 283
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349321629
- ISBN
- 9781349321629
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.01
€ 67.01
Hardback. The intersection of race, ethnicity and genomics have been a focus of debate. The areas of debate are pharmacogenomics and racial profiling in the criminal justice system. This book acknowledges these debates and their role in shaping what the issues are perceived to be in thinking about the intersection of race, ethnicity and genomics. Editor(s): Wade, Peter. Series: Biosocial Society. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHBK; PSAK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 212
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845453558
- ISBN
- 9781845453558
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.49
€ 162.49
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Human Kinetics
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780736094528
- ISBN
- 9780736094528
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.90
€ 58.90
Paperback. This book explores how the arrival of Latin American immigrants in the United States shifts racial classifications for newcomers, for the society receiving them, and for the people they leave behind. Num Pages: 268 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL4; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804777964
- ISBN
- 9780804777964
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.67
€ 29.99
€ 27.67
hardcover. This book explores how the arrival of Latin American immigrants in the United States shifts racial classifications for newcomers, for the society receiving them, and for the people they leave behind. Num Pages: 268 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL4; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804777957
- ISBN
- 9780804777957
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.11
€ 119.11
Hardback. This volume is the second part of a two volume examination of the sociological and cultural impact derivative of Barack Hussein Obama's initial election and re-election as President of the United States. Editor(s): Cunnigen, Donald; Bruce, Marino. Series: Research in Race & Ethnic Relations. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783509829
- ISBN
- 9781783509829
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.36
€ 149.36
Paperback. Race Decoded explores the world of elite genomic science, investigating how the world's leading scientists grapple with questions of identity and social change in their efforts to understand a new science of race. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; PSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804774086
- ISBN
- 9780804774086
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.67
€ 29.99
€ 27.67
Hardback. Race Decoded explores the world of elite genomic science, investigating how the world's leading scientists grapple with questions of identity and social change in their efforts to understand a new science of race. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; PSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804774079
- ISBN
- 9780804774079
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.11
€ 119.11
Race and the Politics of Knowledge Production: Diaspora and Black Tran...
Gladys L. Mitchell-Walthour (Ed.)
Hardback. Contributors of African descent from the United States and Brazil reflect on their multidimensional experiences in the field as researchers, collaborators, and allies to communities of color. They expose the complex and contradictory strategies that Black researchers must use to implement and develop their community-centered research agenda. Editor(s): Mitchell-Walthour, Gladys L.; Hordge-Freeman, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLSB; JFSL3; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137553935
- ISBN
- 9781137553935
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.68
€ 149.68
Hardback. Adopting a multidisciplinary approach, this book examines the intersection of race and ethnic relations and the life course. Editor(s): Mitra, Diditi; Weil, Joyce. Num Pages: 272 pages, 5 black & white tables, 4 figures. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137379160
- ISBN
- 9781137379160
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.01
€ 67.01
paperback. Series: Mapping Global Racisms. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFF; JFSL; JHB; JHBA; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 233
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349502813
- ISBN
- 9781349502813
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 116.96
€ 116.96
Hardback. Race and Racism in Russia identifies the striking changes in racial ideas, practices, exclusions and violence in Russia since the 1990s, revealing how 'Russianness' has become a synonym for racial whiteness. This ground-breaking book provides new theories and substantive insights into race and ethnicity in a Russian context. Series: Mapping Global Racisms. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JFFJ; JFSL1; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137481191
- ISBN
- 9781137481191
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.52
€ 116.52
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
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
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
€ 23.53
€ 23.53
Paperback. Series: The Basics. Num Pages: 208 pages, 2 black & white tables, 2 black & white halftones, 14 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 132 x 197 x 17. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415773744
- ISBN
- 9780415773744
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.63
€ 28.63
Hardback. Covers traditional anthropological fieldwork techniques and applies them to contemporary applied research problems. This book shows how ethnographic work can be accomplished in a matter of weeks. It is suitable for fieldworkers in anthropology and sociology. Num Pages: 312 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JHBC; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759100589
- ISBN
- 9780759100589
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 166.79
€ 166.79
Paperback. The purpose of Questioning the Politics of Numbers is to offer a primer on how to read and critique research that uses numbers in the course of empirical argument. As a supplement to more comprehensive research texts, this book should contribute toward a more critical education of students and scholars interested in the politics of research. Num Pages: 128 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GPH; JHBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 142 x 7. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199747399
- ISBN
- 9780199747399
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.58
€ 64.58
Paperback. Provocative essays on current developments and debates that are essential reading for anyone interested in the future of qualitative research. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 170 x 12. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First
- SKU
- V9781412935159
- ISBN
- 9781412935159
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.59
€ 68.59
Hardcover. Argues that in highly constrained, 'civilised' societies, sports - as well as a spectrum of other cultural and leisure activities - are to be understood not in terms of 'relaxation' but rather of the need for pleasurable excitement and its pleasurable resolution. Editor(s): Dunning, Eric. Series: Collected Works of Norbert Elias. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 167 x 244 x 38. Weight in Grams: 726. Sport and Leisure in the Civilising Process. Series: Collected Works of Norbert Elias. 352 pages, illustrations. Editor(s): Dunning, Eric. Argues that in highly constrained, 'civilised' societies, sports - as well as a spectrum of other cultural and leisure activities - are to be understood not in terms of 'relaxation' but rather of the need for pleasurable excitement and its pleasurable resolution. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: JHBS. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 34. Weight: 722.
- Publisher
- University College Dublin Press Dublin
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904558439
- ISBN
- 9781904558439
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.77€ 54.81
€ 58.77
€ 54.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 472 pages, 24 illus. BIC Classification: 1HBE; JHBD; MFKC; MJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812215281
- ISBN
- 9780812215281
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.30
€ 43.30