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Paperback. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBN; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Humana Press Inc. United States
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1994
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461267010
ISBN
9781461267010
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.04

Paperback. Includes case studies that examine the intricacies of relations between the generations in a broad range of immigrant groups - from Latin America, Asia, the Caribbean, and Africa - and gives a sense of what everyday life is like in immigrant families. Editor(s): Foner, Nancy. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFC; JFFN; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814727713
ISBN
9780814727713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.30

Hardback. Num Pages: 600 pages, 130 colour and 700 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1KBBEP; ACK; ACN; AFC; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 314 x 48. Weight in Grams: 3402.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
600
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271025377
ISBN
9780271025377
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.53
€ 100.96

Hardback. Trucking used to be one of the best working-class jobs in the United States. Drawing on more than 100 in-depth interviews and years of extensive observation, this book explains how this massive degradation in the quality of work has occurred, and how companies achieve a compliant and dedicated workforce despite it. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBL; KCF; KNGR; KNXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520278110
ISBN
9780520278110
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.27
€ 70.93

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Seal Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580055314
ISBN
9781580055314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCB; 1KLCG; 1KLCM; GBC; PSVW3; PSVW5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Comstock Publishing Associates
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801485879
ISBN
9780801485879
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.46
€ 58.38

Hardback. This volume examines the power that can be imposed, and the misery that is caused, especially for the poor, by the simple act of waiting. Although set in Buenos Aires, Auyero describes a variety of different situations, including waiting for national identity cards, for welfare agencies, and the endless waiting for relocation from the slums. Num Pages: 216 pages, 17 photographs, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; JFC; JFFH; JPQB; MBP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5487 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822352594
ISBN
9780822352594
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.73

Paperback. Even as economic and military walls have come down in the post-Cold War era, states have rapidly built new barriers to prevent a perceived invasion of "undesirables". This work examines the practice, politics, and consequences of building these walls in North America and Europe. Editor(s): Andreas, Peter; Snyder, Timothy. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; JFFN; JPS; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742501782
ISBN
9780742501782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.89

Hardback. A fascinating glimpse into the possible ecological futures of America's richest state, this study was commissioned by former governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and examines the projected impact of climate change on a range of variables including air quality. Editor(s): Cayan, Dan; Franco, Guido; Jones, Myoung-Ae; Moser, Susanne C.; Hanemann, Michael. Series: Springer Atmospheric Sciences. Num Pages: 554 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; LNKJ; RBP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1055.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
554
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400740136
ISBN
9789400740136
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 242.57

Paperback. This volume collects W.E.B. Du Bois' sociological writings from 1898 to 1910. The selections include discussion on the conception of sociology and sociological research, especially as a tool in the struggle for racial justice along with an assessment of race relations before and after World War II. Series: Heritage of Sociology S. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; DNF; JFF; JFSL1; JFSL3; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226167602
ISBN
9780226167602
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 31.03

Paperback. A multidisciplinary survey of the individuals, organizations, and institutions that have given shape and power to the contemporary immigrant rights movement in Chicago. Editor(s): Pallares, Amalia; Flores-Gonzalez, Nilda. Series: Latinos in Chicago and Midwest. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 black & white photographs, 18 charts, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 1KLCM; JFFN; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252077166
ISBN
9780252077166
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.24

Paperback. Editor(s): Carle, Raymond E. Num Pages: 156 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KFFD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 149 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
156
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606922552
ISBN
9781606922552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 33.96

Paperback. This text examines the problem of homelessness in America, exploring questions such as how widespread is it, how did it happen and what can be done about it? Factors discussed include the de-institutionalization of the mentally ill, declining marriage rates and cuts in welfare benefits. Num Pages: 176 pages, 5 line illustrations, 18 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674405967
ISBN
9780674405967
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 32.30

paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; DSB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 395.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816647866
ISBN
9780816647866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.00

Hardcover. This book provides an original account of Emerson's creative debts to the British and European Romantics, including Coleridge and Carlyle, firmly locating them in his New England context. Moreover this book analyses and explains the way that his thought shapes his unique prose style in which idea and word become united in an epistemology of form. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230284173
ISBN
9780230284173
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.06

Num Pages: 272 pages, 100 Colour Photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 262 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1186.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307461384
ISBN
9780307461384
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.72

Paperback. This collection of historical essays on race develops lines of inquiry into race and social studies, such as geography, history, and vocational education. Contributors focus on the ways African Americans were excluded or included in the social education curriculum and the roles that black teachers played in crafting social education curricula. Num Pages: 242 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; JFSL3; JNA; JNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137569295
ISBN
9781137569295
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.13
€ 44.45

Paperback. This 2001 book traces the history of the social Survey in Britain and the US, with two chapters on Germany and France. Editor(s): Bulmer, Martin; Bales, Kevin; Sklar, Kathryn Kish. Num Pages: 412 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDF; 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 648.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
412
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521188784
ISBN
9780521188784
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.43

Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFHC; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626361225
ISBN
9781626361225
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.10

Paperback. Editor(s): Guidotti, Tee L.; Gosselin, Pierre. Num Pages: 340 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBC; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 202 x 143 x 23. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Number of pages
322
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888642936
ISBN
9780888642936
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.55

Paperback. Editor(s): Singh, Nikhil Pal. Num Pages: 330 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520274549
ISBN
9780520274549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.42

hardcover. This volume takes the reader on an insider's tour of the psychology of stock market investing. Based on observation and more than 3000 hours of interviews with insiders, it demonstrates how the prejudices of four different types of players influence the ups and downs of the market. Num Pages: 220 pages, glossary. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCA; KFFM2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847694907
ISBN
9780847694907
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 34.35

Hardcover. This book fills a gap in both literary and feminist scholarship by offering the first major study of femmes fatales in hardboiled crime fiction. Maysaa Jaber shows that the criminal literary figures in the genre open up powerful spaces for imagining female agency in direct opposition to the constraining forces of patriarchy and misogyny. Series: Crime Files. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137356468
ISBN
9781137356468
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.26

Paperback. Slaves focused their energy and attention, however, not on making money, as slaveholders increasingly did, but on keeping their kin out of the human coffles of the slave trade. Series: Studies in Early American Economy and Society from the Library Company of Philadelphia. Num Pages: 296 pages, 2, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421400365
ISBN
9781421400365
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.92

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