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Hardback. While poverty persists as a major social problem, Canadians are increasingly framing their concerns over poverty and its consequences as issues of human rights and citizenship. This volume examines the ideas and practices of human rights, citizenship, legislation, and institution-building that are crucial to addressing poverty in this country. Editor(s): Young, Margot; Boyd, Susan B.; Brodsky, Gwen; Day, Shelagh. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFFA; JPVH; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774812870
- ISBN
- 9780774812870
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.01
€ 114.01
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 182 x 25. Weight in Grams: 830.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742564541
- ISBN
- 9780742564541
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 86.20
€ 86.20
Paperback. Editor(s): Quinn, Abraham. Num Pages: 88 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 8. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781633217782
- ISBN
- 9781633217782
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 100.09€ 70.85
€ 100.09
€ 70.85
Hardcover. Among the many contentious frontier zones in nineteenth-century North America, Florida was an early and important borderland where the United States worked out how it would colonize new territories. Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; HBJK; JFSJ1; JFSL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812248364
- ISBN
- 9780812248364
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Hardcover. Utilizing cross-cultural strands, this comparative study analyzes Caribbean literary representations of magic and invisible cities reworking the notion of the city as both instituted social space and imaginary community. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJ; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230612181
- ISBN
- 9780230612181
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.58
€ 66.58
Hardback. The first book to survey the broad range of Ms. Sontag's work, including full discussions of her fiction. "One can ask for no better guidebook."-M. Thomas Inge. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566633918
- ISBN
- 9781566633918
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.46
€ 38.46
Hardcover. This original and detailed collection explores how regional actors deal with uncertainties that are inherent to the current geopolitical situation in East Asia. The contributors collectively demonstrate that strategic uncertainty has become a major factor in the shaping of the security order in East Asia. Editor(s): van der Putten, Frans-Paul. Series: Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FP; 1KBB; JPS; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 218 x 18. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137364173
- ISBN
- 9781137364173
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.52
€ 127.52
Paperback. Erin Hogan hit the road in her Volkswagen Jetta and headed west from Chicago in search of the monuments of American land art. Her journey took her through the states of Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas. It also took her through the states of anxiety, drunkenness, and heat exhaustion. This title presents a chronicle of this journey. Series: Culture Trails. Num Pages: 190 pages, 26 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACX; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 10. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226348469
- ISBN
- 9780226348469
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.49
€ 19.99
€ 17.49
Paperback. Seeking to understand adolescents as social actors, this work considers the benefits and drawbacks of the debating experience. It analyzes the training of debaters in rapid-fire speech, rules of logical argumentation, the strategic use of evidence, and how this training instills the core values of such American institutions as law and politics. Series: Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSP2; JNW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691074504
- ISBN
- 9780691074504
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.89€ 46.42
€ 58.89
€ 46.42
Hardback. After the Factory expores the challenges and opportunities facing the smaller industrial cities of America's heartland as they seek to reinvent themselves. It offers a unique, multidisciplinary look at communities often ignored by conventional urban studies and urban history scholarship. Editor(s): Connolly, James J. Series: Comparative Urban Studies. Num Pages: 254 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSG; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739148235
- ISBN
- 9780739148235
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.11
€ 156.11
Hardcover. Editor(s): Leuter, Anne. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 256 x 181 x 22. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608761623
- ISBN
- 9781608761623
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 365.08€ 250.03
€ 365.08
€ 250.03
Paperback. From the social and historical conditions of the Muslim migration to a range of issues affecting Muslim American life, this title provides information on topics like intergenerational conflict about identity and values, intermarriage, religious and community involvement, gender and family structure, education, and the needs of the elderly. Editor(s): Bilge, Barbara. Num Pages: 344 pages, 11 figures. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; HBTB; JFFN; JFSR2; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566394437
- ISBN
- 9781566394437
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.59
€ 40.99
€ 36.59
Paperback. Argues that political order is founded not on contract but on sacrifice. This book draws on philosophy, cultural theory, American constitutional law, religious and literary studies, and political psychology to advance political theory. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPS; JPFK; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691136981
- ISBN
- 9780691136981
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.68
€ 46.99
€ 33.68
paperback. Analyzes late 20th-century responses to feminism, and asks: to what extent does the concept of backlash accurately explain reactions to feminism over time? This book offers feminists and other activists empirically grounded knowledge that can be used to develop legal and political strategies for change. Editor(s): Chunn, Dorothy E.; Boyd, Susan B.; Lessard, Hester. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 320 pages, approx. 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJP; JFFK; LAQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774814126
- ISBN
- 9780774814126
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.70
€ 40.99
€ 36.70
Hardcover. Num Pages: 260 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 237 x 31. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Knopf Canada
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780345810250
- ISBN
- 9780345810250
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 31.49
€ 37.99
€ 31.49
Hardback. Series: New World Studies (Hardcover). BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813933313
- ISBN
- 9780813933313
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.21
€ 84.21
Paperback. This study reveals an unorganized and previously unacknowledged religion at the heart of American culture. Nature, Albanese argues, has provided a compelling religious center throughout American history. Series: Chicago History of American Religion. Num Pages: 284 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRKT; HRQ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 115 x 19. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226011462
- ISBN
- 9780226011462
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.91
€ 36.99
€ 29.91
Paperback. Examines over 300 non-fiction films by more than 150 African American film/videomakers and includes an extensive filmography, bibliography, and excerpts from interviews with film/videomakers. In eleven original essays, contributors explore the extraordinary scope of these aesthetic and social documents. Editor(s): Klotman, Phyllis Rauch; Cutler, Janet K. Num Pages: 520 pages, 43 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 34. Weight in Grams: 713.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253213471
- ISBN
- 9780253213471
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.67
€ 29.99
€ 27.67
paperback. Num Pages: 414 pages, 650 colour, 1 black & white photograph, 24 line art, 3 maps, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; KCN; KNAC; PST; TVS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1633.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Texas A&M University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 414
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781623493912
- ISBN
- 9781623493912
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.38
€ 51.38
Paperback. Editor(s): Trodd, Zoe. Series: The John Harvard Library. Num Pages: 576 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JH; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674027633
- ISBN
- 9780674027633
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.74
€ 36.99
€ 31.74
Hardback. Through the perspectives of mass politics, this book challenges popular misconceptions about Asian Americans as politically apathetic, disloyal, fragmented, unsophisticated and inscrutable. Num Pages: 284 pages, 47 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHV; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415934640
- ISBN
- 9780415934640
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 226.14
€ 226.14
Rockefeller and the Internationalization of Mathematics Between the Tw...
Reinhard Siegmund-Schultze
Hardback. Philanthropic societies funded by the Rockefeller family were prominent in the social history of the twentieth century, for their involvement in medicine and applied science. This book provides the first detailed study of their relatively brief but nonetheless influential foray into the field of mathematics. Series: Science Networks. Historical Studies. Num Pages: 354 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JJG; PBX; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 877.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764364687
- ISBN
- 9783764364687
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.58
€ 130.58
Paperback. An anthology of historical studies focusing on themes and issues central to the construction of Black masculinities and Black men's history. This book covers themes in the lives of black men that touch on leadership, work and the professions, family and community, sports and the military, and the image of black men in the larger society. Editor(s): Hine, Darlene Clark; Jenkins, Earnestine L. Series: Blacks in the Diaspora. Num Pages: 503 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; GTB; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFSJ2; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 28. Weight in Grams: 767.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 503
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253214607
- ISBN
- 9780253214607
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.36
€ 36.99
€ 34.36
Paperback. Learn the ins-and-out of the supervillain.. Illustrator(s): Wallenta, Adam. Num Pages: colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; WHP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620876336
- ISBN
- 9781620876336
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99
€ 14.99