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Social issues & processes
Paperback. Presents a study of the creation of youth drug culture in Hamburg during the 1960s and 1970s and an exploration of the paradoxes of modernization. Placing Hamburg's drug scene within national and international contexts, this book examines the ways in which mass consumerism created complicated forms of resistance to state power and cultural norms. Series: Social History, Popular Culture and Politics in Germany. Num Pages: 328 pages, 15 images, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBTB; JFC; JFFH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472069736
- ISBN
- 9780472069736
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.82
€ 41.82
Paperback. Provocative essays on the ways feminist approaches to research can unite research practice and social action Series: Critical Perspectives on Women & Gender. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 4. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472064656
- ISBN
- 9780472064656
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.81
€ 37.81
Paperback. Autism is widely understood in contemporary times as nothing more than a biomedical disorder in need of treatment and/or cure. War on Autism disrupts this singularity by examining autism as a historically specific and power-laden cultural phenomenon that has much to teach about the social organization of a neoliberal western modernity. Series: Corporealities: Discourses of Disability. Num Pages: 280 pages, 13 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 23. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472053124
- ISBN
- 9780472053124
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.76
€ 54.76
Paperback. Explores the role that disability plays in modern art and in aesthetic judgments. This title focuses on disability in the American culture wars. It includes chapters that deal with the use of aesthetic appearance, and the connection between artworks and the representation of injury as a subject of art. Series: Corporealities: Discourses of Disability. Num Pages: 200 pages, 38 b&w illustrations, 23 colour plates. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472051007
- ISBN
- 9780472051007
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.23
€ 37.23
Paperback. Investigates the relationship between performance culture and the cultivation of charitable sentiment in America, exploring the distinctive practices that have evolved to make the plea for charity legible and compelling. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: AN; JFD; JFFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472036554
- ISBN
- 9780472036554
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.33
€ 40.33
Paperback. Treating language as a type of machine code opens new avenues for the study of history and politics Num Pages: 298 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press United States
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472035281
- ISBN
- 9780472035281
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.43
€ 43.43
Paperback. States that Barack Obama's inauguration was a defining moment in the political destiny of this country, based largely on demographic shifts. This book tells about contemporary politics, Ronald Reagan, Barack Obama, and about the changes happening in America, the ones that we live day in and day out as part of our personal lives. Series: Contemporary Political and Social Issues. Num Pages: 320 pages, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472033911
- ISBN
- 9780472033911
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.68
€ 30.99
€ 26.68
Paperback. Presents an exploration of the West German attempt to repress and refashion concepts of 'race' after the Holocaust. This title looks at ethnic drag (Ethnomaskerade) as one particular kind of performance that reveals how postwar Germans lived, disavowed, and contested 'Germanness' in its complex racial, national, and sexual dimensions. Series: Social History, Popular Culture and Politics in Germany. Num Pages: 296 pages, 2 drawings, 10 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFGW; 3JJPG; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472033621
- ISBN
- 9780472033621
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.73
€ 39.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 1KBBSM; JFFC; RBP; RNR. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472032402
- ISBN
- 9780472032402
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.00
€ 23.99
€ 22.00
Paperback. Attempts to present a comprehensive picture of Turkish migration to the United States from the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Turkey. This title contains historical overviews, case studies of Turkish immigrants' adaptation to contemporary American life, attitudes towards Islam, and essays on sources. Editor(s): Karpat, Kemal H.; Balgamis, A. Deniz. Num Pages: 230 pages, black & white tables, graphs. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1KBB; 3J; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299222949
- ISBN
- 9780299222949
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.90
€ 50.90
Paperback. This text studies the movement of people between regions and within cities in such developed countries as the United States, Canada, England and Sweden.The macro approach explains broad patterns of migration, while the micro approach explains why individual people move. Num Pages: 293 pages, 54 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DNS; 1KBB; 1KBC; JFFN; RGC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299134945
- ISBN
- 9780299134945
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.23
€ 28.23
Paperback. In 2003, an FBI-led task force known as Operation Fly Trap attempted to dismantle a significant drug network in two Bloods-controlled, African American neighborhoods in Los Angeles. The operation would soon be considered an enormous success. The author questions both the success of this operation and the methods used to conduct it. Num Pages: 168 pages, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JFFH1; JKVG; LNFB. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226667669
- ISBN
- 9780226667669
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.24
€ 38.24
Hardcover. In 2003, an FBI-led task force known as Operation Fly Trap attempted to dismantle a significant drug network in two Bloods-controlled, African American neighborhoods in Los Angeles. The operation would soon be considered an enormous success. The author questions both the success of this operation and the methods used to conduct it. Num Pages: 168 pages, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JFFH1; JKVG; LNFB. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226667652
- ISBN
- 9780226667652
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.02
€ 118.02
Hardcover. A substantial number of American children experience poverty, and there are numerous programs designed to alleviate or even eliminate poverty. This book tackles the problem of evaluating these programs by examining them using a common metric: their impact on earnings in adulthood. Editor(s): Levine, Phillip B.; Zimmerman, David J. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. Num Pages: 464 pages, 19 line drawings, 38 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; KCF; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226475813
- ISBN
- 9780226475813
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.64
€ 146.64
Hardcover. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 294 x 20. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226382012
- ISBN
- 9780226382012
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.24
€ 134.24
Hardcover. Although inequality in Latin America ranks among the worst in the world, it has notably declined over the years, offset by improvements in health care and education, enhanced programs for social assistance, and increases in the minimum wage. The author argues that the resurgence of democracy in Latin America is key to this change. Num Pages: 336 pages, 12 figures, 36 tables. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFFJ; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226356525
- ISBN
- 9780226356525
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.80
€ 133.80
Hardcover. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 253 x 15. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226344249
- ISBN
- 9780226344249
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.50
€ 117.50
Hardcover. Far from ephemeral consumer trends, buying green and avoiding sweatshop-made clothing represent the most recent points on a centuries-long continuum of American consumer activism. This book presents the history of this political tradition. It traces its lineage back to our nation's founding. Num Pages: 416 pages, 35 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFFT; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 236 x 31. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226298658
- ISBN
- 9780226298658
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.58
€ 119.58
Hardcover. Operating without a license and unregulated by any government office, the recovery house provides food, shelter, company, and a bracing self-help philosophy to addicts in an area saturated with drugs and devastated by poverty. This title reveals the intricate relationships the recovery houses have forged with public welfare. Num Pages: 304 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; JFFH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226234083
- ISBN
- 9780226234083
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.73
€ 118.73
Hardcover. Why do people keep fighting for social causes in the face of consistent failure? Why do they risk their physical, emotional, and financial safety on behalf of strangers? How do these groups survive high turnover and emotional burnout? This title provides answers to these questions. Series: Morality and Society Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, 4 line drawings, 4 tables. BIC Classification: JFF; JPW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226188652
- ISBN
- 9780226188652
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.19
€ 118.19