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Paperback. When lives are dominated by hunger, what becomes of love? When assaulted by daily acts of violence and untimely death, what happens to trust? Set in the lands of Northeast Brazil, this is an account of the everyday experience of scarcity, sickness and death that centres on the lives of the women and children of a hillside "favela". Num Pages: 632 pages, 65 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFC; JFFE; JFSJ1; JHBZ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1002. The Violence of Everyday Life in Brazil. 632 pages, 65 b&w photographs. Bringing her readers to the slopes above a modern plantation town, the author follows three generations of shanty-town women as they struggle to survive through hard work, cunning and trial. It is a story of class relations told at the basic level of bodies, emotions, desires and needs. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFC; JFFE; JFSJ1; JHBZ; JHM. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 40. Weight: 1006.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
632
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520075375
ISBN
9780520075375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.03

Hardcover. Editor(s): Ai, Amy L.; Ardelt, Monika. Num Pages: 199 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRLK; JFSP31; JKSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 187 x 19. Weight in Grams: 614.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
199
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781607416449
ISBN
9781607416449
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.48
€ 92.49

Paperback. Inequality is not just about the size of our wallets. It is a socio-cultural order which, for most of us, reduces our capabilities to function as human beings, our health, our dignity, our sense of self, as well as our resources to act and participate in the world. Num Pages: 180 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFS; JHB; KCL; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
180
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745662596
ISBN
9780745662596
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.87

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, 8 black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750961615
ISBN
9780750961615
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.16

Paperback. Focuses on an everyday item - blue jeans - to learn what one simple article of clothing can tell us about our individual and social lives and challenging, by extension, the foundational anthropological presumption of the normative. Num Pages: 184 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; JFC; JFS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520272194
ISBN
9780520272194
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 24.23

Paperback. Offers informed and dispassionate analyses of how the many populations of these borderlands managed to coexist Editor(s): Bartov, Omer; Weitz, Eric D. Num Pages: 544 pages, 2 b&w illus., 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1DV; HBJD; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 170 x 32. Weight in Grams: 944.
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253006356
ISBN
9780253006356
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.74

Hardback. Indigenous Criminology comprehensively explores Indigenous people's contact with criminal justice systems in a contemporary and historical context. It addresses both the theoretical underpinnings of the development of a specific Indigenous criminology, and canvasses the broader policy and practice implications for criminal justice. Series: New Horizons in Criminology. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL9; JKV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447321750
ISBN
9781447321750
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.78

Hardback. Vaughn Rasberry turns to black culture and politics for an alternative history of the totalitarian century. He shows how black writers reimagined the standard anti-fascist, anti-communist narrative through the lens of racial injustice, with the U.S. as a tyrannical force in the Third World but also an agent of Asian and African independence. Num Pages: 410 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 243 x 40. Weight in Grams: 860.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674971080
ISBN
9780674971080
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.10
€ 48.04

Hardback. This important book reveals a number of truths about women's rough sleeping across Europe and argues for the adoption of effective policy, strategies and services to meet the needs of homeless women and the specific problem of women rough sleepers who are the victims of domestic abuse. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFB; JFFE3; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 163 x 241 x 20. Weight in Grams: 536.
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447317098
ISBN
9781447317098
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.29

Paperback. American historians will find this study both enlightening and surprising. Series: Early America: History, Context, Culture. Num Pages: 208 pages, 9, 9 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFSJ; KNDF; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421409634
ISBN
9781421409634
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.99
€ 28.12

Hardcover. Num Pages: 128 pages, 163 color images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 55.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
128
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764340604
ISBN
9780764340604
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.81

Hardcover. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HRE; JFSJ1; JHBT; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 295 x 23. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804799546
ISBN
9780804799546
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.40

Paperback. Presents an analysis of how Islamic scripture, jurisprudence, and Hadith, can not only accommodate a sexually sensitive Islam, but actively endorse it. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: HRHP; HRLM7; JFSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 29. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851687015
ISBN
9781851687015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.98

Paperback. Immigrants in the United States send more than $20 billion every year back to Mexico - one of the largest flows of such remittances in the world. The author offers the first extended look at what is done with that money, and in particular how the building boom that it has generated has changed Mexican towns and villages. Num Pages: 336 pages, 69 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JFFN; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 31. Weight in Grams: 550.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226202815
ISBN
9780226202815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.07

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 202 x 23. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062394620
ISBN
9780062394620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.62

Paperback. 'Adult Lives' is a diverse collection of readings from all stages of life which aim to understand how those living and working together in an ageing society relate to each other. It uses a holistic approach to understanding ageing in adulthood that is applicable to all, including those developing policy and in practice. Editor(s): Katz, Jeanne; Peace, Sheila; Spurr, Sue. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JKSN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 172 x 26. Weight in Grams: 854.
Publisher
Bristol University Press
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447300434
ISBN
9781447300434
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 40.01

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGT; BK; JFSJ1; PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007548200
ISBN
9780007548200
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.16

Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: JFS; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 278 x 231 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1166.
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Global ed of 7th Revised ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781292109473
ISBN
9781292109473
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 101.81

Paperback. A Spiritual City provides a broad examination of the meaning and importance of cities from a Christian perspective. It is a comprehensive and thought-provoking theological and spiritual reflection on city-making that invites readers to rethink the idea of the city. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HRCX6; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 172 x 12. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118855669
ISBN
9781118855669
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.58

Paperback. The sexual revolution: an evocative term, but what meaning can be given to it today? How does sexuality come into being and what connections does it have with the changes that have affected personal life on a more general plane? This book answers such questions and disputes many of the interpretations of the role of sexuality in modern culture. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 231 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745612393
ISBN
9780745612393
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.32

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

€ 22.82

Paperback. Editor(s): Baker, Houston A.; Simmons, K. Merinda. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231169356
ISBN
9780231169356
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.79

Paperback. Imagines a different future for disability and disabled bodies Num Pages: 276 pages, 2 b&w illus. BIC Classification: JFFG; JFFK; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
276
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253009340
ISBN
9780253009340
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.87

Hardback. Editor(s): Duyvendak, Jan Willem; Geschiere, Peter; Tonkens, Evelien. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JFSK; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137534095
ISBN
9781137534095
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.47

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