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The New Jim Crow
The New Press 2012; US$ 19.99Once in a great while a book comes along that changes the way we see the world and helps to fuel a nationwide social movement. The New Jim Crow is such a book. Praised by Harvard Law professor Lani Guinier as "brave and bold," this book directly challenges the notion that the election of Barack Obama signals a new era of colorblindness. With dazzling... more...
Université du Québec et sa présence en région
Presses de l''niversite du Quebec 1987; US$ 6.00Cette étude examine la situation particulière des universités en région qui font face à un double défi : offrir les services qui se rattachent à la mission première de toute université et aussi assumer une responsabilité régionale dont l’importance et le poids sont proportionnels à la... more...
Digitale Jugendkulturen
VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften 2009; US$ 27.84Jugend ist gegenwärtig nicht nur Offline-Jugend, sondern zugleich Online-Jugend. Auch die in diesem Band im Mittelpunkt stehenden jugendkulturellen Vergemeinschaftungsformen, in deren Rahmen sich Jugendliche selbst darstellen, mit ihrer Identität auseinandersetzen und soziales Miteinander von Gleichgesinnten finden können – sei es HipHop, Gothic, Techno... more...
Fine Lines from the Box
Penguin Random House South Africa 2011; US$ 8.00A journey of the mind. An eloquent and evocative tracing of the trajectory of thinking of one of South Africa’s foremost intellectuals. more...
The Philosophy of Race
Taylor and Francis 2014; US$ 39.95"Race" is so highly charged and loaded a concept it often hampers critical thinking about racial practice and policy. A philosophical approach allows us to isolate and analyse the key questions: What is race? Can we do without race? What is racism and why is it wrong? What should our policies on race and racism be? The Philosophy of Race presents a... more...
Selected Readings in Quantitative Urban Analysis
Elsevier Science 2013; US$ 72.95Selected Readings in Quantitative Urban Analysis focuses on the use of quantitative approaches in addressing urban problems. The areas discussed are overall urban models; urban models dealing with the basic economic factors of urban life (workers and jobs, housing, and transportation); urban models dealing with the provision of basic services (education,... more...
Selected Reading in Quantitative Urban Analysis
Elsevier Science 2013; US$ 72.95Selected Readings in Quantitative Urban Analysis focuses on the use of quantitative approaches in analyzing urban problems. The areas discussed are overall urban models; urban models dealing with the basic economic factors of urban life (workers and jobs, housing, and transportation); urban models dealing with the provision of basic services (education,... more...
Ort und Landschaft
VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften 2007; US$ 41.26Dieses Buch beschäftigt sich mit der Wahrnehmung des Raumes in Zeiten - santer und neuartiger Entwicklungen räumlicher Struktur und Gestalt. Jede Phase und Form der gesellschaftlichen Modernisierung schafft eigene Organi- tionsformen des Raumes, verändert Teile seiner Gestalt und wirkt sich so auf die Wahrnehmung des Raumes aus. Die Wahrnehmung wirkt... more...
White on White/Black on Black
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers 2005; US$ 45.50White on White/Black on Black is a unique contribution to the philosophy of race. The text explores how 14 philosophers, 7 white and 7 black, philosophically understand the dynamics of the process of racialization. more...
State-Owned Enterprises in the Middle East and North Africa
OECD Publishing 2013; US$ 37.00State-owned enterprises (SOEs) are an important feature of the economic landscape in the Middle East and North Africa region and yet, their contribution to the local economies has not been subject to a systematic investigation. SOEs in the region are generally perceived as inefficient and subject to sub-optimal governance arrangements but at the same... more...
