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The France of the Little-Middles. A Suburban Housing Development in Gr...
Cartier, Marie; Coutant, Isabelle; Masclet, O...
Hardback. The authors examine tensions within the Poplars housing development in Paris less as a product of racism and xenophobia than of anxiety about social class and the loss of a sense of community that reigned before. Translator(s): Rogers, Juliette. Series: Anthropology of Europe. Num Pages: 232 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; JFSL1; JHB; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 288 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785332289
- ISBN
- 9781785332289
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.19
€ 156.19
Paperback. Tells the story of how the market for temporary professionals operates from the perspective of the contractors who do the work, the managers who employ them, the permanent employees who work beside them, and the staffing agencies who broker deals. This book illustrates how the reality of flexibility often differs substantially from its promise. Num Pages: 352 pages, 5 line illus. 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBL; KCF; KNTX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691127958
- ISBN
- 9780691127958
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 34.79
€ 48.99
€ 34.79
Hardback. Editor(s): Kivisto, Peter. Series: Anthem Companions to Sociology. Num Pages: 258 pages. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Anthem Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857281845
- ISBN
- 9780857281845
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.94
€ 133.94
Paperback. An important study of Taiwan's first generation of working women, documenting their and their families' views of their employment and the effects that wage earning has on the status and lives of these women. Series: A Morningside Book S. Num Pages: 231 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; JFSJ1; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 17. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 231
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231100113
- ISBN
- 9780231100113
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.50
€ 38.99
€ 28.50
Hardback. Exploring various contemporary case studies and historic cultural renditions of boat migrations undertaken by asylum seekers and refugees, this book shows that boats not only move people and cultural capital between places, but also fuel cultural fantasies, dreams of adventure and hope, along with fears of invasion and terrorism. Editor(s): Mannik, Lynda. Series: Forced Migration. Num Pages: 284 pages, 28 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFD; JFFN; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 160 x 316 x 22. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785331015
- ISBN
- 9781785331015
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.43
€ 156.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 17 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTQ; JHBL; PSTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 215 x 15. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816677283
- ISBN
- 9780816677283
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.56
€ 31.99
€ 28.56
paperback. This report breaks explores how disabled people who are already in work get and keep paid work. Drawing on experiences of disabled people themselves, it looks at difficulties experienced, the strategies they adopt and the policy context in which they work. The authors are all disabled people with a mix of practice and academic experience. Num Pages: 56 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; JFFG; JHBL; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 204 x 299 x 3. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 56
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861345226
- ISBN
- 9781861345226
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 24.61
€ 24.99
€ 24.61
Paperback. Leading anthropologists consider issues of truth, memory, and representation in the aftermath of genocides in the Balkans, Guatemala, Indonesia, East Timor, Germany, Nigeria, Rwanda, and Sudan. Editor(s): Hinton, Alexander Laban; O'Neill, Kevin Lewis. Series: The Cultures and Practice of Violence. Num Pages: 352 pages, 19 b&w photographs, 1 table. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHBZ; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822344056
- ISBN
- 9780822344056
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.13
€ 33.99
€ 31.13
Hardback. Highlights the important role of citizenship status in defining immigrant women's opportunities, wages, and labour conditions. Editor(s): Flores-Gonzalez, Nilda; Guevarra, Anna Romina; Toro-Morn, Maura I.; Chang, Grace. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSJ1; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 28. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780252037573
- ISBN
- 9780252037573
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.78
€ 140.78
Hardcover. Emphasizing research methodology as it applies to economics, this book provides an overview of the conceptual and philosophical basis of research methodology, and procedural guidelines on designing, coordinating, and conducting research projects. It also integrates philosophies, concepts, and procedures in research methodology. Num Pages: 248 pages, 21. BIC Classification: JHBC; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 455.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Iowa State University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813829944
- ISBN
- 9780813829944
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.31
€ 119.31
Paperback. Gay parenting is a topic on which almost everyone has an opinion but almost nobody has any facts. Here at last is a book based on a thorough review of the literature as well as interviews with a pioneering group of men who in the 1980s chose to become fathers outside the boundaries of a heterosexual union-through foster care, adoption, and other kinship relationships. Num Pages: 153 pages. BIC Classification: JFSK2; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 153
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231117975
- ISBN
- 9780231117975
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.75
€ 37.75
Paperback. In the Indian outsourcing industry, employees are expected to be "dead ringers" for the more expensive American workers they have replaced. This book chronicles the rise of a workforce for whom mimicry is a job requirement and a passion. Num Pages: 288 pages, 3 halftones. 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFFS; JHBL; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691159652
- ISBN
- 9780691159652
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 24.27
€ 32.99
€ 24.27
Paperback. Editor(s): Himmelgreen, David; Kedia, Satish. Series: NAPA Bulletin. Num Pages: 188 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119016823
- ISBN
- 9781119016823
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.49
€ 31.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231145015
- ISBN
- 9780231145015
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.47
€ 36.99
€ 26.47
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 202 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBTB; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691634951
- ISBN
- 9780691634951
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.80
€ 102.80
Paperback. More than 125,000 children in the UK alone are 'sentenced' to separation from their imprisoned parents. This book draws on extensive research and experience to examine the effect this kind of separation can have on the emotional development of a child and on family relationships. They make suggestions for work with prisoners and families. Series: Supporting Parents. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; JHBK; JKVP; JKVQ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 10. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Pub
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853029721
- ISBN
- 9781853029721
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.10
€ 43.10
paperback. Series: The American Literatures Initiative. Num Pages: 192 pages, 7 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSJ1; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- None
- SKU
- V9780813565293
- ISBN
- 9780813565293
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.99
€ 40.99
€ 35.99
Hardback. Series: Research in Community & Mental Health S. Num Pages: 386 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JHBC; MBN; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 715.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1979
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 386
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892320639
- ISBN
- 9780892320639
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.02
€ 111.02
Hardcover. This book proposes a developmental theory of interpersonal competence that cites the family as the setting within which functional and psychopathological personality patterns are formed and nutured. Series: Wiley Series in Couples & Family Dynamics & Treatment. Num Pages: 404 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK; JMK; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 34. Weight in Grams: 776.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 404
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780471122470
- ISBN
- 9780471122470
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.32
€ 192.32
Hardback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 17 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTQ; JHBL; PSTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816677276
- ISBN
- 9780816677276
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.14
€ 84.14
The Dynamics of Hired Farm Labour: Constraints and Community Responses
. Ed(S): Findeis, J.l.; Vandeman, A.; Larson,...
hardcover. Hired seasonal labour forms a significant part of the agricultural workforce in many countries. This book focuses on labour used in agriculture in the US, Canada and Australia. The perpective is interdisciplinary, with contributions from economists, sociologists and anthropologists. Editor(s): Findeis, J.L.; Vandeman, A.; Larson, J.; Runyan, J (all of Pennsylvania State University and USDA Economic Research Service, USA). Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JHBL; KCF; KNAC; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cabi United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851996035
- ISBN
- 9780851996035
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 242.22
€ 242.22
Paperback. Zygmunt Baumana s new book is a brilliant exploration, from a sociological point of view, of the a tabooa subject in modern societies: death and dying. The book develops a new theory of the ways in which human mortality is reacted to, and dealt with, in social institutions and culture. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745610160
- ISBN
- 9780745610160
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.63
€ 23.63
Hardback. In 1926/27 the Soviet Central Statistical Administration initiated several year-long expeditions to gather primary data on the whereabouts, economy, and living conditions of all rural peoples living in the Arctic and sub-Arctic at the end of the Russian civil war. Editor(s): Anderson, David G. Num Pages: 348 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MTN; 3JJG; HBJQ; HBLW; JHBD; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845457662
- ISBN
- 9781845457662
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.28
€ 168.28
Paperback. Intimacy and AIDS in South Africa Num Pages: 324 pages, 12 b&w illus., 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JFFH2; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253222398
- ISBN
- 9780253222398
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.80
€ 29.99
€ 26.80