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  • Somerset
    Daniel Donaghy
    Somerset is an elegy for the Kensington section of Philadelphia in which the author was raised. Using a variety of styles and forms, it remembers people and cultures struggling to survive in the aftermath of deindustrialization and, now, an opioid epidemic. It is also a study in how our past continually informs our present, how we never fully leave those places in which our you...
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    15,52 €

  • Culture is bad for you
    Dave O’Brien / Mark Taylor / Orian Brook
    This book paints an unflinching portrait of the situation for arts and culture workers in Britain today. Revised and updated with the latest figures, it exposes how minorities continue to be marginalised in the post-COVID era. ...
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    156,55 €

  • Culture is bad for you
    Dave O’Brien / Mark Taylor / Orian Brook
    This book paints an unflinching portrait of the situation for arts and culture workers in Britain today. Revised and updated with the latest figures, it exposes how minorities continue to be marginalised in the post-COVID era. ...
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    22,93 €

  • WORLD MADE OF KNOWLEDGE, A
    ALEXANDER RUSER NICO STEHR
    More than three decades after Gernot Böhme and Nico Stehr began to explore modern 'knowledge societies', the concept has transformed sociological inquiry into the dynamics of contemporary society. But even a quick internet search shows that the term is not only limited to academic circles. Moreover, international bodies such as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Dev...
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    117,76 €

  • Living Lives in Quiet Desperation
    Dr. Marilyn Reitz-Pustejovsky
    Examining Homelessness: Insights into Welfare Policies, Social Theories, and Pandemic Effects on Displaced Individuals.This comprehensive study delves into the complex world of homelessness, casting a light on the hardships faced by men, women, children, and families living in the fringes of society. It brings into focus the interplay between societal attitudes, political polic...
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    19,23 €

  • 100 Hidalgos Americanos
    José Manuel Huidobro Moya
    La hidalguía es nobleza -no titulada, aunque algunos hidalgos, bien de sangre o de privilegio, si sean Títulos del Reino- reconocida en España y en los territorios que alguna vez formaron parte del Imperio Español, como son todos aquellos que hoy forman Hispanoamérica tras la independencia de la Metrópoli a lo largo del siglo XIX. Hoy en día, muchos de los descendientes de aque...
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    30,00 €

  • Ethnographies of Deservingness
    Claims around ’who deserves what and why’ moralise inequality in the current global context of unprecedented wealth and its ever more selective distribution. Ethnographies of Deservingness explores this seeming paradox and the role of moralized assessments of distribution by reconnecting disparate discussions in the anthropology of migration, economic anthropology and political...
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    60,20 €

  • Why Inequality Matters and What Can Be Done About It
    Clayton Peoples
    Why Inequality Matters and What Can Be Done About It provides readers with an exploration of the causes and consequences of social and economic disparities. It scrutinizes patterns of inequality in the U.S. and across the globe and describes why such disparities are significant and how they perpetuate. The book provides a comprehensive look at inequality’s impact on social mobi...
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    142,88 €

  • Sexual Freedom and Its Impact on Economic Growth and Prosperity
    Feler Bose
    Many today believe that all forms of freedom--economic, political, and sexual--are inherently beneficial. However, J. D. Unwin argues that limiting sexual freedom is crucial for cultural and economic advancement. He observed that sexual freedom and economic freedom are substitutes but did not fully explain why. In this book, Feler Bose aims to provide a causal explanation for w...
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    22,17 €

  • Sexual Freedom and Its Impact on Economic Growth and Prosperity
    Feler Bose
    Many today believe that all forms of freedom--economic, political, and sexual--are inherently beneficial. However, J. D. Unwin argues that limiting sexual freedom is crucial for cultural and economic advancement. He observed that sexual freedom and economic freedom are substitutes but did not fully explain why. In this book, Feler Bose aims to provide a causal explanation for w...
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    34,65 €

  • White Slaves Or, the Oppression of the Worthy Poor
    Louis Albert Banks
    White Slaves Or, the Oppression of the Worthy Poor is a poignant critique from the late 19th century that focuses on the dire conditions faced by labourers, especially women and children, who work in sweatshops under gruelling conditions for minimal pay. The book sheds light on the exploitation inherent in the labour system, likening it to slavery due to the relentless poverty ...
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    13,10 €

  • Work [Travail] Book I
    Emile Zola
    Work [Travail] BOOK I by Émile Zola by Émile Zola is a novel that revolves around the working class and explores the impact of the industrial revolution on society. The story follows a protagonist who struggles to balance ambition with the harsh realities of labor in a bustling factory town. Zola intricately examines the oppressive working conditions, the social hierarchy, and ...
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    13,76 €

  • Work [Travail] Book II
    Emile Zola
    Work [Travail] BOOK II by Émile Zola by Émile Zola is a novel that revolves around the working class and explores the impact of the industrial revolution on society. The story follows a protagonist who struggles to balance ambition with the harsh realities of labor in a bustling factory town. Zola intricately examines the oppressive working conditions, the social hierarchy, and...
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    13,82 €

  • Work [Travail] Book III
    Emile Zola
    Work [Travail] BOOK III by Émile Zola by Émile Zola is a novel that revolves around the working class and explores the impact of the industrial revolution on society. The story follows a protagonist who struggles to balance ambition with the harsh realities of labor in a bustling factory town. Zola intricately examines the oppressive working conditions, the social hierarchy, an...
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    14,59 €

  • CHINESE FOREIGN RELATIONS
    MING WAN
    With China’s global ascendancy, Chinese foreign policy has become a popular area of study for scholars around the world. Rather than simply contributing to this subject, this book sets out to reflect on the field itself, using as samples some of the author’s previous work, both published and unpublished, covering different areas of Chinese foreign policy and adopting different ...
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    154,47 €

  • Selfish Steve and The Ivory Tower- Empathy Island 1
    Esme Mees
    Immerse yourself in the stark and cautionary world of Selfish Steve, the first book in the Empathy Island series by Esme Mees. This modern tale, inspired by the grim morality of classic fairy tales, unfolds during an era of unchecked capitalism and societal upheaval. Illustrated with evocative black-and-white woodblock drawings, the story explores the downfall of a boy isolated...
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    12,88 €

  • Class-Conscious Coal Miners
    Alan J. Singer
    Multifaceted study of Pennsylvania’s coal miners during the post-World War One era.Bituminous coal miners in Central Pennsylvania were among the most militant and class-conscious workers in the United States in the post-World War I era. Class-Conscious Coal Miners examines the development of working-class consciousness as they fought to sustain their union, jobs, communities, a...
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    31,23 €

  • Critical Public Archaeology
    V. Camille Westmost
    Critical approaches to public archaeology have been in use since the 1980s, however only recently have archaeologists begun using critical theory in conjunction with public archaeology to challenge dominant narratives of the past. This volume brings together current work on the theory and practice of critical public archaeology from Europe and the United States to illustrate th...
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    47,22 €

  • Why is Social Justice Possible?
    Zhongmin Wu
    This is an open access book. This OA book contains extensive research on social justice during China’s transition period. Rather than taking a macro-historical approach, or looking at social justice from a philosophical perspective, the book focuses on relevant theories and justice at a meso-level. It looks at the basis for social justice, and details the basic values and the b...
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    75,24 €

  • When I Was Homeless...
    For My Bonus Inc. Child
    When I Was Homeless: Stories of Resilience and Hope Step into the poignant and powerful world of 'When I Was Homeless,' an anthology that brings together a collection of deeply personal narratives from those who have experienced homelessness firsthand. This compelling book offers a window into the lives of individuals who have faced unimaginable challenges and emerged with stor...
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    24,32 €

  • Class War in America
    Jon Jeter
    Jon Jeter’s full-throttle, full-hearted epic work, Class War in America, is as spellbinding a page-turner as it is a brilliant, scholarly, and intensely personal telling of stories of race relations in this class-ridden U.S.A. Even more surprising is that he tickles your funnybone along the way with a wry brand of humor.This is anything but a dry re-telling of history. Spanning...
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    34,83 €

  • Why We Need an Enemy
    A.A. Castor
    'Why We Need an Enemy: The Hidden Power of Conflict in Building Unity' explores the paradoxical role of enemies throughout human history. From early tribal conflicts to the intricate dynamics of modern politics, this book delves into how the identification of a common foe has consistently united people, driven social cohesion, and shaped our collective identity. Whether it’s na...
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    26,37 €

  • Home Ownership in America
    Lawrence Samuel
    A wide-ranging cultural history centered around the concepts of real estate, the family home, and the American dream, and how they evolved over the years, Home Ownership in America: A Socio-Cultural History of Housing in the United States traces narratives around homeownership from the 1920s to today. ...
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    227,82 €

  • Home Ownership in America
    Lawrence Samuel
    A wide-ranging cultural history centered around the concepts of real estate, the family home, and the American dream, and how they evolved over the years, Home Ownership in America: A Socio-Cultural History of Housing in the United States traces narratives around homeownership from the 1920s to today. ...
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    65,50 €

  • Northern Ontario in Historical Statistics, 1871-2021
    David Leadbeater
    Based on original historical tables, Northern Ontario in Historical Statistics, 1871-2021 offers an overview of major long-term population, social composition, employment, and urban concentration trends over 150 years in the region now called 'Northern Ontario' (or 'Nord de l’Ontario'). David Leadbeater and his collaborators compare Northern Ontario relative to Southern Ontario...
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    38,96 €

  • Middle Class Identities and Social Crisis
    Understanding the middle classes as a set of complex political relationships and examining continuities and changes in classed self-perceptions, this book explores the dynamics of the global middle class rebellion in contexts of social crisis in Latin America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Oceania. ...
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    73,27 €

  • Insurgent Metaphors
    Pothik Ghosh
    The 13 essays that comprise this book are envisaged as a small attempt from South Asia - where communitarian postcolonialism and ’Marxist’ culturalism constitute the most respectable trend in radical theory - to bring back class and class action to discussion on culture. ...
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    73,40 €

  • Refugees and the Media
    Media and refugees rhetorically live together and practically complement each other. Yet, it involves plenty of hidden political agendas and ethical issues in the (re)presentation of refugees in media. This collection raises questions: Should the media stand by refugees or maintain deliberate ’neutrality’? Should the media dehumanize the refugees further in their humanitarian c...
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    156,38 €

  • Disrupting Racism in US Schools
    This edited volume brings together authors from various cultural backgrounds to address the racialized roots of the (un)civil war in American society and schooling. While exposing substractive schooling practices, it also provides counter-narrative school curriculum that builds cross-cultural bridges and connects learners across racial lines. It also includes critical reading a...
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    193,24 €

  • Angels and Other Cows
    Petra Ahrweiler
    This open access novel uses fantasy and romance to pique readers’ interest in understanding how AI technologies can be used for social justice across very different political and social terrains. Can you truly reach out to somebody who is in every aspect the direct opposite of yourself? Gabriel and Tilda, the two protagonists of this futuristic novel, are very different pe...
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    73,42 €