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Social issues & processes
Hardback. Louis Mandrin led a gang of bandits who brazenly smuggled contraband into eighteenth-century France. Michael Kwass brings new life to the legend of this Gallic Robin Hood, exposing the dark side of early modern globalization. Decades later, the memory of Mandrin inspired ordinary subjects and Enlightened philosophers alike to challenge royal power. Num Pages: 440 pages, Illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; JFFS; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 238 x 34. Weight in Grams: 870.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674726833
- ISBN
- 9780674726833
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.86
€ 85.86
Contingent Work, Disrupted Lives: Labour and Community in the New Rura...
Winson, Anthony; Leach, Belinda
hardcover. The new rural economy involves a fundamental shift in the stability and security of people's lives and ultimately causes wrenching change and an arduous struggle as rural dwellers struggle to rebuild their lives in the new economic terrain. Series: Studies in Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy. Num Pages: 192 pages, 8 charts, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFFS; JFSF; JHBL; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 475.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802035547
- ISBN
- 9780802035547
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.91
€ 89.91
paperback. The new rural economy involves a fundamental shift in the stability and security of people's lives and ultimately causes wrenching change and an arduous struggle as rural dwellers struggle to rebuild their lives in the new economic terrain. Series: Studies in Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy. Num Pages: 192 pages, 8 charts, 9 tables, 8 textboxes. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFFS; JFSG; JHBL; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802084262
- ISBN
- 9780802084262
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.75
€ 53.75
Paperback. Editor(s): Klinger, Cornelia (Permanent Fellow, Institute for Human Sciences, Vienna, Austria); Nagl-Docekal, Herta (Professor of Philosophy, University of Vienna, Austria). Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271019642
- ISBN
- 9780271019642
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.69
€ 64.69
hardcover. Continental feminist theory covers issues of equality and difference, identity and subjectivity. Modern thinkers such as Judith Butler present new perspectives on sex, gender, and sexual politics, yet these theories are not well received. This work responds to the marginalization of such thinkers. Editor(s): Cahill, Ann J.; Hansen, Jennifer. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742523081
- ISBN
- 9780742523081
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 159.05
€ 159.05
Paperback. A Continent Moving West? explores the expansion of migration from countries in Eastern Europe following their accession to the European Union. Fifteen expertly authored chapters address head-on what the consequences of large-scale migration have been since 2007. The analysis is conducted for both origin countries, notably Poland, Romania and Bulgar Editor(s): Pantiru, Cristina; Engbersen, Godfried; Okolski, Marek; Black, Richard (King's College, London). Series: IMISCOE Research. Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Amsterdam University Press Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789089641564
- ISBN
- 9789089641564
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 109.23
€ 109.23
Hardback. Contextualizing Disaster argues that, while disasters are increasingly represented by the media as unique, exceptional, newsworthy events, it is a mistake to think of disasters as isolated or discrete occurrences. Editor(s): Button, Gregory V.; Schuller, Mark. Series: Catastrophes in Context. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFFC; JHB; RNT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785332807
- ISBN
- 9781785332807
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.85
€ 148.85
Hardback. By drawing on Chinese sources and perspectives, this book offers an anti-racist history of the 1922-23 Chinese students' strike in Victoria and Asian exclusion and racism in British Columbia. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JFFJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774819312
- ISBN
- 9780774819312
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.38
€ 56.38
Paperback. Analyses the challenges feminists face as they seek to engage with new spaces of participatory democracy in Latin America. Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFFK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 215 x 11. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780745334592
- ISBN
- 9780745334592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.26
€ 46.26
Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN; JPVH1; LNDA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 494. Irregular Migrants and New Frontiers of the Political. 240 pages, Illustrations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFFN; JPVH1; LNDA1. Dimension: 231 x 163 x 20. Weight: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231151283
- ISBN
- 9780231151283
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.17
€ 78.17
Paperback. Editor(s): Magnussen, Anne; Seeberg, Peter; Sinclair, Kirstine; Sorensen, Nils Arne. Num Pages: 290 pages, colour & b/w illus. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- University Press of Southern Denmark Denmark
- Number of pages
- 290
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788776747480
- ISBN
- 9788776747480
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.23
€ 33.99
€ 24.23
Paperback. The politics and science of health and disease remain contested terrain among scientists, health practitioners, policy makers, industry, communities, and the public. This book asserts that science, activism, and policy are not separate issues and shows how the contribution of environmental factors in disease is often overlooked. Editor(s): Brown, Phil; Morello-Frosch, Rachel; Zavestoski, Stephen. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 b/w photograph, 8 line illustrations, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JFFH; MBN; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520270213
- ISBN
- 9780520270213
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.36
€ 49.36
Hardcover. Series: Studies of the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; 1FPK; JFFN; JPB; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 237 x 28. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804797627
- ISBN
- 9780804797627
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.64
€ 122.64
Paperback. Series: Social Movements, Protest and Contention. Num Pages: 376 pages, 9 line art, 40 tables. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFN; JP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- First edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816646630
- ISBN
- 9780816646630
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.59
€ 36.59
Paperback. Brings together ideas in conservation theory, presenting a structured, coherent analysis of the subject. This work is split into 3 parts such as: the fundamentals of conservation, questioning classical theories, and conservation ethics. It also shows the evolution of contemporary conservation theory. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 14. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750662246
- ISBN
- 9780750662246
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.14
€ 45.14
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847424082
- ISBN
- 9781847424082
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.65
€ 38.65
Paperback. Explores six issues that are vital to a vibrant and meaningful feminist movement. This title argues that a feminist theorizing adequately equipped to confront the issues of a young but changing century offers hope to a future that presents challenges both different and daunting compared to those of the past. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 5. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Broadview Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551119045
- ISBN
- 9781551119045
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 36.38
€ 50.99
€ 36.38
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
Paperback. Surveys the contours of Asian America. Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, 8 tables, references. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; JFFN; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 18. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566399388
- ISBN
- 9781566399388
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.70
€ 45.70
hardcover. With its combination of voices from both scholarship and leadership and its unique assessment of antisemitism in Canada and the struggle against it, Contemporary Antisemitism offers new perspectives on one of the world's most ancient and diffuse hatreds. Editor(s): Penslar, Derek J.; Marrus, Michael R.; Stein, Janice Gross. Num Pages: 130 pages, 9 tables. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSL; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 130
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802039316
- ISBN
- 9780802039316
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.98
€ 75.98