Social issues & processes
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Social issues & processes
Paperback. The radical feminist movement has undergone significant transformation from the direct action of the 1960s and 1970s to the backlash against feminism in the 1980s and 1990s. This title traces the changing definitions of feminism as the movement has evolved. It documents subtle variations in feminist identity. Series: Women in the Political Economy. Num Pages: 320 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566392822
- ISBN
- 9781566392822
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Condition: New
€ 37.11
€ 37.11
paperback. Examines the realities of social inequality, providing critical analyses of contemporary issues at the center of national debate homelessness, the underclass, poverty, welfare, unemployment, health and mental health care, and gender and intercultural relations. Editor(s): Lykes, M. Brinton; Banuazizi, Ali; Liem, Ramsay (Professor of Psychology, Boston College, USA); Morris, Michael (Professor of Psychology, University of New Haven, USA). Num Pages: 416 pages, 2 tables, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JFS; JKS; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566394222
- ISBN
- 9781566394222
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Condition: New
€ 39.83
€ 39.83
Paperback. Throughout history, work has always been the taproot of American democracy, enabling diverse people to forge connections with each other and to address the nation's problems. This book presents an analysis of diverse civic practices. It argues that work is the center of effective citizenship. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JHBL; JPHV; JPVH1; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 140 x 210 x 28. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566394581
- ISBN
- 9781566394581
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Condition: New
€ 38.60
€ 38.60
Paperback. Lesbian and gay academics all over the country are subjected to homophobic personal slights, harassment, and discrimination. How do they cope, and what kinds of actions can promote positive change? This book tells the author's story and reports on the experiences of some 300 lesbian and gay academics with at least 15 years in their profession. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSJ; JFSK; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566394888
- ISBN
- 9781566394888
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Condition: New
€ 35.14
€ 35.14
Paperback. Provides an introduction to the women's movement and women's organizations in Russia and shows how their ability to organize was constrained by social structures and state policies. This book focuses on the development of women's activism and the challenges for activists in a time of resurgent nationalism and turmoil over democratic reform. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBTB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 18. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566395212
- ISBN
- 9781566395212
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Condition: New
€ 52.36
€ 52.36
Paperback. Latinos in the United States have emerged as strategic actors in major processes of social transformation. This work describes the structural processes and interventions inside and outside US Latino communities. It includes a context-setting introduction, with a focus on four themes, including forms of global and transnational interdependence. Editor(s): Melendez, Edwin; Morales, Rebecca; Torres, Maria de Los Angeles. Num Pages: 282 pages, 5 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSL1; JHMP; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566396202
- ISBN
- 9781566396202
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Condition: New
€ 39.46
€ 39.46
Paperback. On February 13, 1982, the Guatemalan army stormed into the remote northern Guatemala village of Santa Maria Tzeja. This book describes the experiences of the survivors - both those who stayed behind in conditions of savage repression and those who fled to Mexico where they learned to organize and defend their rights. Num Pages: 228 pages, 1 figure, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBTB; JFFD; JFSF; JFSL; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 16. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566396226
- ISBN
- 9781566396226
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Condition: New
€ 36.04
€ 36.04
Paperback. Analyzes the dramatic developments in the lives of contemporary Southern women. This title include case studies that portray women's diverse circumstances and activities from rural African American women in the Mississippi Delta taking on new roles as community builders to female textile workers in North Carolina. Editor(s): Smith, Barbara Ellen. Series: Women in the Political Economy. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 map, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JFSJ1; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566396806
- ISBN
- 9781566396806
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Condition: New
€ 34.23
€ 34.23
Paperback. Examines labor's response to issues as: benefits for same-sex partners, anti-discrimination language in collective agreements, and education. This book gives a vision to the subject of equity in the workplace. It is meant for those interested in labor and organizational studies, gay and lesbian activism, and international, comparative studies. Series: Queer Politics, Queer Theories. Num Pages: 302 pages, 4 tables, 1 figure. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSJ; JFSK; KCF; KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 19. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566397186
- ISBN
- 9781566397186
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Condition: New
€ 44.31
€ 44.31
Paperback. Offers a chronicle of two teachers and their own educational progress. In processing their own responses to the encounter, along with their students', the authors meditate on their own ideas on teaching and learning, and redefine the obligation that a teacher has to his or her students. Series: Teaching/Learning Social Justice. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; JNK; JNL; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566398763
- ISBN
- 9781566398763
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Condition: New
€ 33.49
€ 33.49
Migration, Transnationalization and Race in a Changing New York
. Ed(S): Cordero-Guzman, Hector R.; Smith, Ro...
Paperback. A collection of essays which explore the interaction between economic globalization and transnationalization, demographic change, and the evolving racial, ethnic, gender dynamics in the City. It analyzes the complex forces that shape the contemporary immigrant experience in New York City. Editor(s): Cordero-Guzman, Hector R.; Smith, Robert C.; Grosfoguel, Ramon. Num Pages: 320 pages, 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFFN; JFSG; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 671.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566398886
- ISBN
- 9781566398886
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Condition: New
€ 38.07
€ 38.07
Paperback. An innovative analysis of how creative tensions between modern Orthodox Judaism and feminism can lead to unexpected perspectives and beliefs Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 277.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University Press of New England United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781584656593
- ISBN
- 9781584656593
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Condition: New
€ 27.95
€ 27.95
Paperback. Discusses how feminist theory can be practically used in women's lives. This title draws to the fore the metaphorical and concrete geographies that lie implicit and underdeveloped within much feminist theory, and suggests that a geographical imagination offers a means of reframing debates beyond polarized theoretical and political positions. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; GTB; JFFK; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 11. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592132645
- ISBN
- 9781592132645
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Condition: New
€ 32.77
€ 32.77
Paperback. Features ideas for making welfare policy just and effective. This book offers a contextual approach to understanding topics such as the development of assets-based approaches to helping the poor. It stresses the importance of understanding the ways we talk about welfare, the ways it is studied, and attention to what is not being discussed and why. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 407. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592133024
- ISBN
- 9781592133024
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Condition: New
€ 32.22
€ 32.22
Hardback. Presents a comprehensive sociological investigation of the experiences of Chinese immigrants to the United States - and of their offspring - in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. This title collects research on a range of subjects, including the causes and consequences of emigration from China and ethnic enclave economies. Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 328 pages, 4 Halftones, 14 Tables, 3 Maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JFFN; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592138579
- ISBN
- 9781592138579
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.16
€ 127.16
Hardback. As America's ethnically diverse foreign-born population, Asian Americans can puzzle political observers. This title employs a variety of methodologies - including quantitative, ethnographic, and historical - to illustrate how transnational ties between the US and Asia have shaped, and are defining, Asian American politics in multicultural society. Editor(s): Collet, Christian; Lien, Pei-te. Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 252 pages, 9 Tables, 7 Figures, 2 Halftones. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; GTB; JFFN; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592138609
- ISBN
- 9781592138609
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.53
€ 79.53
Hardback. How and why war and military culture have a traumatic impact on families and memory Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592139606
- ISBN
- 9781592139606
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Condition: New
€ 107.13
€ 107.13
Paperback. The circumpolar north has long been the subject of conflicting national aspirations and border disputes, and with the end of the cold war and the coming era of potential resource scarcity, its importance will only grow over the next several decades. This title explores the effects of this increased attention. Editor(s): Heininen, Lassi; Southcott, Chris. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1MTN; JFFS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Alaska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602230781
- ISBN
- 9781602230781
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.97
€ 27.99
€ 24.97
Paperback. A guide which offers proof that alcoholism is a treatable disease. It describes the emotional syndrome accompanying relapse and the significance of blackouts. It outlines an approach to intervention and treatment that can arrest the progress of the disease. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH; JFFH1; VS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 12. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062504333
- ISBN
- 9780062504333
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.11
€ 25.99
€ 22.11
Paperback. Editor(s): Jarman, Michelle; Monaghan, Leila; Harkin, Alison Quaggin. Num Pages: 286 pages. BIC Classification: BK; JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439913888
- ISBN
- 9781439913888
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.18
€ 51.18