Social issues & processes
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Social issues & processes
Paperback. Shows how, historically, men derived a great deal of power over financial and household decisions by bringing home all (or most) of family's income. The author demonstrates how wives, instead of using their substantial incomes to negotiate more egalitarian, enable their husbands to perpetuate male dominance within the family. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 11. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813536798
- ISBN
- 9780813536798
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.24
€ 45.24
Hardcover. Focuses on the discrepancy between the representation and the reality of children's experiences within welfare institutions. This book argues that this discrepancy stems from conflicts over middle and working-class notions of citizenship. It urges readers to reconsider the stereotypically dire situation of families living in poverty. Num Pages: 288 pages, 24 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; HBTB; JFFA; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813537221
- ISBN
- 9780813537221
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.06
€ 76.06
Paperback. Female drug addicts are often stereotyped either as promiscuous, lazy, and selfish, or as weak, scared, and trapped into addiction. This title presents a critical feminist analysis of the drug world. By shifting the discussion to one centered on women's agency and empowerment, it reveals the experiences and social relationships of women addicts. Editor(s): Anderson, Tammy. Series Editor(s): Michalowski, Raymond J. Series: Critical Issues in Crime and Society. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5 tables. BIC Classification: JFFH1; JFSJ1; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813542096
- ISBN
- 9780813542096
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.24
€ 45.24
Paperback. The 1960s are commonly considered to be the beginning of a distinct "teenage culture" in America. But did this highly visible era of free love and rock 'n' roll really mark the start of adolescent defiance? This title follows the roots of American teenage identity further back, to the end of the nineteenth and beginning of the twentieth centuries. Num Pages: 224 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFFN; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813543109
- ISBN
- 9780813543109
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.12
€ 47.12
Paperback. With the completion of the sequencing of the human genome in 2001, the debate over the existence of a biological basis for race has been revived. This volume examines social, political, and ethical concerns that are attached to how we think about emerging technologies and their impact on conceptions of race and identity. Editor(s): Richardson, Sarah. Series Editor(s): Marshall, Mac. Series: Studies in Medical Anthropology. Num Pages: 394 pages, 9 photographs. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSL; MB; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 394
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813543246
- ISBN
- 9780813543246
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.70
€ 55.70
Paperback. Offers a look at the processes of immigration, political behavior, and citizenship in both the United States and Europe. This book contains essays, which draw on issues of race, national identity, and religion. Editor(s): Reed-Danahay, Deborah; Brettell, Caroline B. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; JFFN; JHM; JPVH1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813543307
- ISBN
- 9780813543307
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.84
€ 48.84
Dangerous Exits: Escaping Abusive Relationships in Rural America (Crit...
Dekeseredy, Walter, Schwartz, Professor Marti...
Paperback. Series Editor(s): Michalowski, Raymond J. Series: Critical Issues in Crime and Society. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813545196
- ISBN
- 9780813545196
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.90
€ 44.90
Hardcover. Jessie Fauset's and Nella Larsen's novels raise important questions about gender and race. This book looks at Fauset's "Plum Bun" and "Comedy: American Style" and Larsen's "Quicksand" and "Passing", finding them revisionary and subversive. It looks at their work rather than at their lives. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; JFF; JFSJ; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813915531
- ISBN
- 9780813915531
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.14
€ 66.14
Paperback. From racial disturbances in Miami has emerged the image that Blacks, Hispanics and Anglos are pitted against one another for resources. This text explores the construction of ethnic identities and ethnic group conflict, including interviews with politicians, journalists and business people. Series: Race, Ethnicity and Politics. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; HBTB; JFF; JFSL1; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813917054
- ISBN
- 9780813917054
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.76
€ 39.76
Hardcover. A vision of our shared global future, taken from the speeches and exchanges of eight visionary recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize. The Dalai Lamai, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and others discussed issues ranging from international relations to areas traditionally excluded from such discourse. Num Pages: 288 pages, 24 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: GTJ; JFFE; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813919874
- ISBN
- 9780813919874
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.81
€ 60.81
Paperback. Diaspora studies have tended to privilege urban landscapes over rural ones, wanting to avoid the racial homogeneity, conservatism, and xenophobia usually associated with the latter. This book examines the work of various writers to show how it expresses the appeal that rural and wilderness spaces can hold for the diasporic imagination. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 11 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; DSBH; JFFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813926391
- ISBN
- 9780813926391
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.76
€ 39.76
Paperback. Series: Cultural Frames, Framing Culture. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813930725
- ISBN
- 9780813930725
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.19
€ 34.19
Hardcover. Series: Race, Ethnicity and Politics. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: HRCC99; JFFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813935317
- ISBN
- 9780813935317
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.00
€ 61.00
Hardcover. Martin Munro engages with the contemporary apocalyptic turn in Caribbean studies and lived reality, not only providing important historical contextualization for a general understanding of apocalypse in the region but also offering an account of the state of Haitian society and culture in the decades before the 2010 earthquake. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: JFFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 825.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813938196
- ISBN
- 9780813938196
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.24
€ 100.24
Paperback. Martin Munro engages with the contemporary apocalyptic turn in Caribbean studies and lived reality, not only providing important historical contextualization for a general understanding of apocalypse in the region but also offering an account of the state of Haitian society and culture in the decades before the 2010 earthquake. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: JFFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813938202
- ISBN
- 9780813938202
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.53
€ 45.53
Hardcover. Num Pages: 164 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JFFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 547.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816514731
- ISBN
- 9780816514731
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.98
€ 61.98
Hardcover. Num Pages: 178 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; JNMN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 245 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 473.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816516704
- ISBN
- 9780816516704
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.03
€ 37.03
Hardcover. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HD; JFFN; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 533.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816519040
- ISBN
- 9780816519040
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.04
€ 68.04
Paperback. Num Pages: 102 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTP; JFFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 164 x 10. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816520794
- ISBN
- 9780816520794
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.50
€ 18.99
€ 17.50
Hardcover. Num Pages: 179 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCR; 1KLCS; JFFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press
- Edition
- y First printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816522941
- ISBN
- 9780816522941
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.06
€ 51.06