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Paperback. In the Philippines, an increase in labor migration has created transnational migrant families, where children grow up apart from one or both parents, forced to work outside the country. This book offers a look at the lives of the children in these families; the impact of distance on intergenerational relationships; and gender norms in the families. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMP; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 12. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804749459
ISBN
9780804749459
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.17

Paperback. Is inbreeding harmful? Are human beings and other primates naturally inclined to mate with their closest relatives? Why is incest widely prohibited? Why does the scope of the prohibition vary from society to society? Why does incest occur despite the prohibition? What are the consequences? This book reexamines these questions. Editor(s): Wolf, Arthur P.; Durham, William. Num Pages: 240 pages, 16 tables, 8 figures, 1 map. BIC Classification: JHBK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804751414
ISBN
9780804751414
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Hardback. This book explains why countries have adopted different policies for working parents through a comparative historical study of four nations: France, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the United States. Num Pages: 264 pages, 9 tables, 19 figures. BIC Classification: 1DD; 1KBB; JFSJ1; JHBL; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804754132
ISBN
9780804754132
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.40

Paperback. This book explains why countries have adopted different policies for working parents through a comparative historical study of four nations: France, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the United States. Num Pages: 264 pages, 9 tables, 19 figures. BIC Classification: 1DD; 1KBB; JFSJ1; JHBL; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804754149
ISBN
9780804754149
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.53

Paperback. This book chronicles the struggles of undocumented migrant women in France as they fight to become rights-bearing citizens, revealing how concepts of citizenship and nationality intersect with gender, sexuality, and immigration. Num Pages: 216 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; JFFN; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804757621
ISBN
9780804757621
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.43

Paperback. A supplemental textbook that examines the self-control theory of crime from a range of perspectives, both supportive and critical. Editor(s): Goode, Erich. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 tables, 4 figures. BIC Classification: JHBA; JKV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 15. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804758208
ISBN
9780804758208
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.53

Paperback. In a sweeping reassessment of early American literature, The Gender of Freedom explores the workings of the literary public sphere-from its colonial emergence through the antebellum flourishing of sentimentalism-and places representations of and by women at the center rather than the margin of the public sphere and the politics of liberalism. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSBD; DSK; JHBK5. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804758475
ISBN
9780804758475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Hardback. Presents an up-to-date look at the social processes and consequences of China's rapid economic growth. Editor(s): Davis, Deborah S.; Feng, Wang. Series: Studies in Social Inequality. Num Pages: 312 pages, 29 tables, 8 figures, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC; JHB; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804759311
ISBN
9780804759311
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.93

Hardback. The Rewards of Punishment explains why people enforce norms, describes a series of lab experiments testing the theoretical explanation, and explores the implications of the theory for important substantive questions about sex, crime, and human rights. Num Pages: 224 pages, 21 tables, 3 figures. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 585. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804760218
ISBN
9780804760218
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.67

Paperback. The Rewards of Punishment explains why people enforce norms, describes a series of lab experiments testing the theoretical explanation, and explores the implications of the theory for important substantive questions about sex, crime, and human rights. Num Pages: 224 pages, 21 tables, 3 figures. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804760225
ISBN
9780804760225
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.31

Paperback. Reconfiguring Families in Contemporary Vietnam chronicles and analyzes the most significant change for families in Vietnam's recent past - the transition to a market economy, referred to as Doi Moi. Editor(s): Belanger, Daniele; Barbieri, Magali. Series: Contemporary Issues in Asia and the Pacific. Num Pages: 464 pages, 41 tables, 46 figures, 2 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FMV; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804760584
ISBN
9780804760584
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.23

Paperback. Presents an up-to-date look at the social processes and consequences of China's rapid economic growth. Editor(s): Davis, Deborah S.; Feng, Wang. Series: Studies in Social Inequality. Num Pages: 312 pages, 29 tables, 8 figures, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC; JHB; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804761161
ISBN
9780804761161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. This book examines how language changes the way law is debated and negotiated, focusing on the courtrooms of postcolonial Hong Kong. Num Pages: 352 pages, 5 tables, 2 figures, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; 2AB; 2GDCC; JHB; LAFC; LAT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804761659
ISBN
9780804761659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Paperback. This volume examines the ways youth, parents, community members, and civic leaders join forces to improve public education. Editor(s): Rogers, John; Orr, Marion. Num Pages: 344 pages, 2 tables, 1 figure, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHB; JNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804763561
ISBN
9780804763561
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.75

Hardback. With innovative cross-national analyses by leading international scholars, Dividing the Domestic extends a rich tradition of sociological research on housework and gender to reveal how a country's culture and policies influence couples' private lives. Editor(s): Treas, Judith; Drobnic, Sonja. Series: Studies in Social Inequality. Num Pages: 280 pages, 24 tables, 10 figures. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804763578
ISBN
9780804763578
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.14

Paperback. This book reports the results of the first systematic nationwide survey in China of the attitudes that ordinary Chinese citizens have toward increased inequalities generated by the market reform program launched in 1978. Num Pages: 264 pages, 20 tables, 14 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFF; JFSL3; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804769426
ISBN
9780804769426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Hardback. For Better, For Worse explores how marriage became the lens through which Egyptians critiqued larger socioeconomic and political concerns under British rule in the early twentieth century. Num Pages: 200 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; JFSJ; JHBK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 20. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804769594
ISBN
9780804769594
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.85

Paperback. For many Egyptians in the early twentieth century, the biggest national problem was a 'marriage crisis' heralded in the press as a devastating rise in the number of middle-class men refraining from marriage. This title explores how marriage became the lens through which Egyptians critiqued larger socioeconomic and political concerns. Num Pages: 200 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; JFSJ; JHBK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 18. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804769600
ISBN
9780804769600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.48

Hardback. This book offers an up-to-the-moment assessment of the condition of the American family in an era of growing inequality. Editor(s): Carlson, Marcia J.; England, Paula. Series: Studies in Social Inequality. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 18. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780804770880
ISBN
9780804770880
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.23

Paperback. A history and sociological analysis of the semantics of speculation between 1870 and 1930, this book looks at how speculation was represented in popular discourse and analyzes the discursive struggles turning it into a legitimate economic practice. Translator(s): Savoth, Eric. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPX; JHB; KCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804771320
ISBN
9780804771320
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.03

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