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Whatever Happened to Interracial Love?(2018) COLLINS, KATHLEENA rediscovered classic set-in the Civil Rights era. 'From the first page you know you're in the hands of an exceptional writer ... I adored this book.' - Zadie SmithVezava: Mehka12,61 €
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Lawless(2019) MOTLEY, KIMBERLEYBoth an extraordinary woman's story and a nonfiction legal thriller with profoundly deep insight into the real Afghanistan.Vezava: Trda29,93 €
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Miss Muriel Matters(2018) WAINWRIGHT, ROBERTThe sparkling untold story of one of the leading lights in the women's suffrage movement.Vezava: Mehka14,01 €
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What Have Charities Ever Done for Us?(2021) COOK, STEPHEN (JOURNALIST),MASON, TANIA (FREELANCE JOURNALIST, EDITOR AND EVENTS PRODUCER)What Have Charities Ever Done for Us? uses case studies and interviews to illustrate how charities support people and communities, foster heritage and culture and pioneer responses to crucial social, ethical and environmental questions.Vezava: Mehka24,94 €
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Civil Society and the Family(2022) MUDDIMAN, ESTHER (WISERD AND CARDIFF UNIVERSITY),POWER, SALLY (WISERD AND CARDIFF UNIVERSITY),TAYLOR, CHRIS (CARDIFF UNIVERSITY SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH PARK)This enlightening book challenges conventional distinctions between the family and civil society as it uncovers how civic values and practices are inherited and fostered within the home.Vezava: Mehka51,31 €
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Researching Voluntary Action(2022)With case studies from around the world, this accessible book explores the methodological complexities of research into voluntary action, charitable behaviour and participation in voluntary organisations.Vezava: Trda137,81 €
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Clients, Consumers or Citizens?(2021) HUDSON, BOB (UNIVERSITY OF KENT)Adult social care was the first major social policy domain in England to be transferred from the state to the market. This book meticulously charts this shift, challenges the dominant market paradigm, explores alternative models for a post-Covid-19 futureVezava: Mehka41,57 €
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City Regions and Devolution in the UK(2021) BEEL, DAVID (MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY),JONES, MARTIN (STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY),REES JONES, IAN (WISERD, CARDIFF UNIVERSITY)Rich in case study insights, this book provides an overview of city-region building and considers how governance restructuring shapes political, economic, social and cultural landscapes. Reviewing city regions in Britain, the authors address the tensionsVezava: Trda137,81 €
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Putting Civil Society in Its Place(2022) JESSOP, BOB (LANCASTER UNIVERSITY)Through theories of metagovernance and case studies of mobilisations against economic and social problems, Bob Jessop explores the idea of civil society as a mode of governance. Reviewing concepts of self-emancipation and self-responsibilisation, he challVezava: Mehka44,89 €
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Civil Society through the Lifecourse(2022)Challenging conventional thinking, leading academics explore how individuals' relationships with civil society change over time as different lifecourse events and stages trigger and hinder civic engagement and political participation, and highlight the imVezava: Mehka51,31 €
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Advising in Austerity(2016)Advising in austerity provides a lively and thought-provoking account of the conditions, consequences and challenges of advice work in the UK. It examines how advisors negotiate the private troubles of those who come to Citizens Advice Bureaux (CAB) and cVezava: Mehka22,80 €
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Dementia and Human Rights(2018) CAHILL, SUZANNE (TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN, NUI GALWAY AND UNIVERSITY OF JONKOPING SWEDEN DEMENTIA SERVICES INFORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE)Launching the dementia debate into new and exciting territory, this book applies a human rights lens to interrogate the lived experience and policy response to dementia.Vezava: Mehka57,01 €
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Community Groups in Context(2017)Collates knowledge and examines the role and nature of community groups and activities operating outside of the formal voluntary sector in the UK to develop a coherent understanding about these so-called “below the radar” organisations.Vezava: Trda78,42 €
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Devil and Mr Casement(2010) GOODMAN, JORDANIn September 1910, the human rights activist and anti-imperialist Roger Casement uncovered an appalling catalogue of abuse: nearly 30,000 Indians had died to produce 4,000 tonnes of rubber. This title presents the story of colonial exploitation and corporVezava: Mehka41,80 €
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Immigrant Agency(2022) XIONG, YANG SAOThrough a sociological analysis of Hmong former refugees’ grassroots movements in the United States between the 1990s and 2000s, Immigrant Agency shows how Hmong, despite being one of America’s most economically impoverished ethnic groups, were able to maVezava: Mehka49,88 €
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Politics of Genocide(2022) BACHMAN, JEFFREY S.The first book to explicitly demonstrate how the permanent member nations have exploited the Genocide Convention to isolate themselves from the reach of the law, marking them as ‘outlaw states’.Vezava: Mehka60,59 €