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The Subject of Care. Feminist Perspectives on Dependency.
. Ed(S): Kittay, Eva Feder; Feder, Ellen K.
Hardback. The essays of this volume consider how acknowledgement of the fact of dependency changes our conceptions of law, political theory, and morality, as well as our very conceptions of self. Editor(s): Kittay, Eva Feder; Feder, Ellen K. Series: Feminist Constructions. Num Pages: 392 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPM; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 621.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742513624
- ISBN
- 9780742513624
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.76
€ 187.76
hardcover. Looks at the surge of Bretons who left their homes in Western France in the latter half of the nineteenth century to live and work in Paris. Num Pages: 272 pages, 5 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBJD; JFFN; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822351696
- ISBN
- 9780822351696
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.20
€ 116.20
Paperback. This account of the author's experience with a chronic pain disorder and subsequent interaction with the American health care system goes to the heart of the workings of power and culture in the biomedical domain, illustrating medicine's power to create and inflict suffering. Num Pages: 383 pages, 7 line illustrations, 3 tables. BIC Classification: JFFH; JHMC; MB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 231 x 25. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 383
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520223981
- ISBN
- 9780520223981
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.60
€ 37.99
€ 27.60
Paperback. They compare post-World War II globalization with the great wave of economic integration that occurred in the late nineteenth century, analyze the rise of the political ideology of the "globalization project"-Reaganism-Thatcherism-and discuss issues of gender and global inequalities. Editor(s): Chase-Dunn, Christopher; Babones, Salvatore J. Num Pages: 384 pages, 23, 23 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFFS; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801884245
- ISBN
- 9780801884245
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.29
€ 46.29
Paperback. Translator(s): Leggatt, Jeremy. BIC Classification: JFFR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 141 x 30. Weight in Grams: 318.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- SKYHORSE PUBLISHING
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611450132
- ISBN
- 9781611450132
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.69
€ 17.99
€ 16.69
Paperback. A paper that studies the economic consequences of immigration for public finances in Denmark. It is suitable for analyzing the economic consequences if more/less people immigrate. Num Pages: 34 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DND; JFFN; KFFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 170 x 3. Weight in Grams: 92.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Rockwool Foundation Research Unit Denmark
- Number of pages
- 34
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788790199593
- ISBN
- 9788790199593
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.38
€ 9.99
€ 9.38
Paperback. Health care, Social Security, employment programs - are part of ongoing national debates about the future of social policy in the United States. This collection of essays shows how historical understanding, centered on governmental institutions and political alliances, can illuminate the limits and possibilities of American social policymaking. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 328 pages, 3 figures, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JKS; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 492.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691037851
- ISBN
- 9780691037851
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Condition: New
€ 59.71€ 47.13
€ 59.71
€ 47.13
Hardcover. This two-part volume offers understandings of the relationship between violence and gender from the global to the domestic level. Part A focuses on international cases of gendered violence and their legal standing while authors in Part B show how violence might be re-conceptualized in comparative and intersectional perspectives. Editor(s): Demos, Vasilikie P.; Segal, Marcia Texler. Series: Advances in Gender Research. Num Pages: 650 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 174 x 38. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784411183
- ISBN
- 9781784411183
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 256.65
€ 256.65
Paperback. Editor(s): Schiller, Nina Glick; Caglar, Ayse. Num Pages: 296 pages, 12. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801476877
- ISBN
- 9780801476877
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.78
€ 45.99
€ 38.78
Hardback. The Asian tsunami in December 2004 was reported on exhaustively all around the world. But this is the first full-length examination of the disaster. Providing an in-depth ethnography of the tsunami and its effects on a fishing village on the coast of Tamil Nadu, India, the author shows how disaster survivors have dealt with the tsunami.. Series: Studies in Environmental Anthropology & Ethnobiology. Num Pages: 176 pages, 12 ills. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFFC; RNR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857451996
- ISBN
- 9780857451996
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.82
€ 157.82
Hardcover. Editor(s): Morrison, Todd G.; Morrison, Melanie A.; Carrigan, Mark A.; McDermott, Daragh T. Num Pages: 270 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 264 x 184 x 23. Weight in Grams: 788.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612099392
- ISBN
- 9781612099392
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 240.12€ 159.81
€ 240.12
€ 159.81
Hardback. Series: Columbia Business School Publishing. Num Pages: 264 pages, 12 figures. BIC Classification: JFF; KCN; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 237 x 22. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231178020
- ISBN
- 9780231178020
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.14
€ 32.99
€ 28.14
Hardback. Americans believe strongly in their ethnicity and use it in self-promoting ways. The Ethnic Project shows how destructive ethnic thinking can be in a society that has not let go of racism. Series: Stanford Studies in Comparative Race and Ethnicity. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 739.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804757713
- ISBN
- 9780804757713
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.91
€ 124.91
Paperback. Editor(s): Nagy, Kelsi; Johnson, Phillip David. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JFFZ; RNK; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816680559
- ISBN
- 9780816680559
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.87
€ 29.99
€ 26.87
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 12. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816623372
- ISBN
- 9780816623372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.45
€ 29.99
€ 26.45
The Assault on Diversity. An Organized Challenge to Racial and Gender ...
Cokorinos, Lee (Research Director, Institute ...
Paperback. An essential handbook on the complex network of conservative foundations, think tanks, legal advocacy groups, and coordinating structures working to undermine the historic gains of the civil rights movement. Illustrator(s): Tyler, Harold R. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 12. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742524767
- ISBN
- 9780742524767
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.01
€ 66.01
hardcover. Series: Global Research Studies. Num Pages: 308 pages, 40 b&w illus., 7 tables. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFFS; JFSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253019271
- ISBN
- 9780253019271
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.87
€ 91.87
Paperback. Documents the benefits of affirmative action for minority students, their communities, and the nation at large. This book investigates the roots of minority underperformance in selective colleges and universities. It explains how such factors as neighborhood, family, peer group, and early schooling influence the academic performance of students. Series: The William G. Bowen Memorial Series in Higher Education. Num Pages: 304 pages, 66 tables. 19 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691125978
- ISBN
- 9780691125978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.66
€ 45.99
€ 32.66
Hardcover. In many societies today, educational aims or goals are commonly characterized in terms of "equality," "equal opportunity," "equal access" or "equal rights," the underlying assumption being that "equality" in some form is an intelligible and sensible educational ideal. Series: Asia Pacific Studies: Past and Present. Num Pages: 204 pages, 15 tables & figs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBTB; JFFJ; JNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 426. Series: Asia Pacific Studies: Past and Present. 204 pages, 15 tables & figs. In many societies today, educational aims or goals are commonly characterized in terms of "equality," "equal opportunity," "equal access" or "equal rights," the underlying assumption being that "equality" in some form is an intelligible and sensible educational ideal. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBTB; JFFJ; JNF. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 17. Weight: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857452672
- ISBN
- 9780857452672
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.53
€ 155.53
Hardback. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813574141
- ISBN
- 9780813574141
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.26
€ 168.26
Paperback. Num Pages: 322 pages. BIC Classification: HBTQ; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- AK Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 175
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849351348
- ISBN
- 9781849351348
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.30
€ 17.99
€ 16.30
Paperback. Where did affirmative action in employment come from? This book presents a fresh perspective, tracing the roots of the policy to partisan conflicts over fair employment practices (FEP) legislation from the 1940s to the 1970s. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 424 pages, 9 halftones. 8 line illus. 19 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFL; JPVH; LNHD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691139531
- ISBN
- 9780691139531
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.73
€ 45.99
€ 32.73
Hardcover. The book provides the first detailed, comprehensive assessment of the ideological basis and practical operation of the poor law system in the post-Famine period in Ireland (1850-1914). Series: Reappraisals in Irish History. Num Pages: 272 pages, 6 maps, 11 graphs, 4 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846319419
- ISBN
- 9781846319419
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.71
€ 137.71
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 32 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFFJ; JFSK; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318. 8vo. Very good copy. First edition. . Irish Politics and Politicans. 20th Century Ireland.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Merrion Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KEX0310281
- ISBN
- 9781785370373
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.99€ 15.00
€ 15.99
€ 15.00