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Paperback. Exploring recent contemporary debates on gender and migration, this book scrutinizes the relationship between women's work in ethnic economies and social integration, arguing that women in Britain zigzag their way to social integration. Series: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSJ; JFSL; JHBL; KC; KJWB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349475469
- ISBN
- 9781349475469
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.74
€ 62.74
Paperback. Reconsiders the dominant Western understandings of freedom through the lens of women's real-life experiences of domestic violence, welfare, and Islamic veiling. This book argues that the typical approach to freedom found in political philosophy reduces the concept's complexity, which is more revealed by taking such practical issues into account. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JFFK; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 457.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691096254
- ISBN
- 9780691096254
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Condition: New
€ 53.34€ 42.00
€ 53.34
€ 42.00
Hardback. Editor(s): Braham, Randolph L. Series: Holocaust Studies Series. Num Pages: 168 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJH; JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780898381245
- ISBN
- 9780898381245
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.82
€ 125.82
Paperback. To avoid uncontrolled climate change, greenhouse gas emissions will have to be brought under control by major emitters outside the affluent West. The authors investigate the political obstacles in BRIC countries and what their governments could do to strengthen climate policies without incurring serious political damage. Series: Energy, Climate and the Environment. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFS; JPQB; JPSN; RND; TQD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 263
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349327591
- ISBN
- 9781349327591
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Condition: New
€ 121.55
€ 121.55
paperback. Editor(s): Galindo, Jose. Num Pages: 551 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFF; JP; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 260 x 180. Weight in Grams: 778.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 551
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634851152
- ISBN
- 9781634851152
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 120.67€ 91.53
€ 120.67
€ 91.53
Hardback. Editor(s): Fraser, Benjamin. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: APFA; JFFG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 163 x 242 x 23. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231177481
- ISBN
- 9780231177481
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.30€ 79.12
€ 104.30
€ 79.12
Hardback. This important book explores the values of equality and diversity as promoted across liberal societies, drawing on various traditions of political and social philosophy, and applying them to policy and practice debates. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JFS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 251 x 183 x 16. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847426079
- ISBN
- 9781847426079
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.30
€ 97.30
Hardcover. This edited volume explores the crossings, permeations, and constructions of cultural and political borders between peoples and territories, examining how walls, borders, and boundaries signify both interdependence and contact within sites of conflict and separation. Editor(s): Silberman, Marc; Till, Karen E.; Ward, Janet. Series: Spektrum: Publications of the German Studies Association. Num Pages: 284 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFN; RGC; RPC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 502. Spatial and Cultural Practices in Europe. Series: Spektrum: Publications of the German Studies Association. 388 pages, 19 ills, bibliog., index. Editor(s): Silberman, Marc; Till, Karen E.; Ward, Janet. This edited volume explores the crossings, permeations, and constructions of cultural and political borders between peoples and territories, examining how walls, borders, and boundaries signify both interdependence and contact within sites of conflict and separation. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFN; RGC; RPC. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 19. Weight: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857455048
- ISBN
- 9780857455048
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.54
€ 152.54
Paperback. Since the UN's World Conference on Women in Mexico City in 1975, feminists around the world have campaigned with increasing success for recognition of women's full personhood and empowerment. Drawing from an international group of scholars and activists, this book explores the social and political developments that have energized this movement. Editor(s): Ferree, Myra Marx; Tripp, Aili Mari. Num Pages: 325 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814727362
- ISBN
- 9780814727362
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.61
€ 33.99
€ 30.61
Hardcover. Num Pages: 166 pages, b/w photos & tables. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; HBJH; HBLW; JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 166
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608764860
- ISBN
- 9781608764860
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 170.36€ 116.58
€ 170.36
€ 116.58
Hardback. A theoretical approach to immigration policy, this work explains how governments decide on the number of immigrants to accept, whether to differentiate between various ethnic groups, whether to accept refugees and on what bases and whether to favour permanent immigration over migrant workers. Num Pages: 297 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JPA; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- St Martin's Press United States
- Number of pages
- 297
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312231439
- ISBN
- 9780312231439
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.77
€ 64.77
Hardcover. Drawing on field research in Malta, Sicily, and among Italian emigrants in Canada, this book explores the social influence of the Mediterranean climate and the legacy of ethnic and religious conflict from the past five decades. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8 ills & 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1QRM; JFFN; JHMC; KNSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857458445
- ISBN
- 9780857458445
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.85
€ 152.85
Hardback. Series: Industrial and Applied Mathematics. Num Pages: 232 pages, 63 black & white illustrations, 4 colour illustrations, 24 black & white tables, 64 colou. BIC Classification: JFFH2; MJCJ2; PBWH; PDE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag, Singapore Singapore
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789812878519
- ISBN
- 9789812878519
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.15
€ 68.15
Paperback. In Encoding Race, Encoding Class Sareeta Amrute explores the lives of Indian IT coders temporarily working in Berlin, showing how their cognitive labor reimagines race and class and how their acceptance and resistance to their work offers new potentials for alternative visions of living and working in neoliberal economies. Num Pages: 280 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; JFFN; JFSL3; JHBL; KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822361350
- ISBN
- 9780822361350
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.40
€ 30.99
€ 27.40
Paperback. This book provides an in-depth look at the multiple dimensions of Canada-US relations in the areas of politics, security, trade, and energy, with a particular emphasis on the period since 9/11. Num Pages: 440 pages, , black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; JFFN; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774820424
- ISBN
- 9780774820424
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.23
€ 40.99
€ 36.23
Educating from Marx: Race, Gender, and Learning (Marxism and Education...
Mojab, Shahrzad, Carpenter, Sara
Hardcover. Educators have been working to develop an important body of literature on neo-liberalism, capitalism, and imperialism. This combines original empirical studies with literature review from critical adult education and feminist theory to examine the theories, and practices of adult education from a Marxist-Feminist perspective. Series: Marxism and Education. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFK; JNA; JNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230115811
- ISBN
- 9780230115811
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.82€ 45.24
€ 50.82
€ 45.24
Hardback. Offers a response to the methodological issues raised by feminist and postmodernist critics of traditional ethnography. The author, a feminist anthropologist, uses three texts developed out of her research in Taiwan - a piece of fiction, anthropological field notes, and a social science article - to explore some of these criticisms. Num Pages: 164 pages, index. BIC Classification: JFFK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 18. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 164
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804719797
- ISBN
- 9780804719797
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.05
€ 108.05
Hardcover. A global cast of contributors document the various forms of diaspora engagement - philanthropy, volunteerism, advocacy, entrepreneurship, and virtual diaspora - in South Asia and provide insights on how to tap the development potential of diaspora engagement for countries in South Asia. Editor(s): Tan, Tai Yong; Rahman, Md Mizanur. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFN; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 218 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137334442
- ISBN
- 9781137334442
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.71
€ 122.71
World Society and the Middle East: Reconstructions in Regional Politic...
Stetter, Stephan, Richmond, Oliver P.
Hardcover. Series: Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTJ; JFFS; JPWS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403995773
- ISBN
- 9781403995773
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.37
€ 64.37
Hardcover. This book brings together twelve scholars - six Americans and six Chinese - to explore the ways America and China think about international order. The book shows how each country's traditions, historical experiences, and ideologies influence current global dialogues. Editor(s): Ikenberry, G. John; Jisi, Wang; Feng, Zhu. Series: Asia Today. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8 black & white tables, 7 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JFFS; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 28. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137532183
- ISBN
- 9781137532183
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.82
€ 186.82
Paperback. The marked increase in life expectancy in Down syndrome since the 1990s, although a very good sign in itself, raises important questions regarding the health issues, cognitive involution and social and professional inclusion of people with the condition. Editor(s): Rondal, Jean-Adolphe; Rasore-Quartino, Alberto; Soresi, Salvatore. Num Pages: 250 pages, index. BIC Classification: JFFG; JNS; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861563972
- ISBN
- 9781861563972
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 111.07
€ 111.07
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814720783
- ISBN
- 9780814720783
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Paperback. Analyzing women labeled as terrorists in the United States in the late 1960s and early 1970s, Gender and the Political examines Western cultural constructions of the female terrorist. The chapters argue that the development of the discourse on terrorism evolves in parallel with, and in response to, radical feminism in the US during this time. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTB; JFC; JFFK; JFSJ; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 309.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349486809
- ISBN
- 9781349486809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.08
€ 63.08
Paperback. Most of us are taught from a young age to be winners and avoid being losers. But what does it mean to win or lose? Does winning make us happy? This title undertakes an unprecedented investigation of winning and losing in American society, what we are really after as we struggle to win, our collective beliefs about winners and losers, and more. Num Pages: 256 pages, 9 line illus. 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFFP; JHB; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691159645
- ISBN
- 9780691159645
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.32
€ 37.99
€ 27.32