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  • The Lace Makers of Narsapur

    by Maria Mies ...
    A sensitive and groundbreaking study of women, this examination of globalization in India provides a fascinating case study of its effects on female workers in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Originally published in 1982, the book is an important insight into a group dispossessed before the recent economic boom in India. It details the way in which women have been used to produce luxury goods for the ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Patriarchy and Accumulation on a World Scale

    Women in the International Division of Labour

    by Maria Mies ...
    Series series Critique Influence Change
    'It is my thesis that this general production of life, or subsistence production - mainly performed through the non-wage labour of women and other non-wage labourers as slaves, contract workers and peasants in the colonies - constitutes the perennial basis upon which "capitalist productive labour" can be built up and exploited.'First published in 1986, Maria Mies's progressive book was hailed as a ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD

  • Ecofeminism

    by Vandana Shiva, Maria Mies ...
    Series series Critique Influence Change
    This groundbreaking work remains as relevant today as when it was when first published. Two of Zed's best-known authors argue that ecological destruction and industrial catastrophes constitute a direct threat to everyday life, the maintenance of which has been made the particular responsibility of women. In both industrialized societies and the developing countries, the new wars the world is ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD

  • Care in Social Work with Children and Families

    Theory, Everyday Practices and Possibilities for Social Change

    by Maria Appel Nissen, Mie Engen, Andreas Møller Jørgensen ...
    This book analyses the types of and possibilities for care in social work with families in situations where evidence-based programmes, standardised forms of risk-assessment and intervention, performance management and incentives to increase cost-effectiveness take precedence.Offering a new framework for understanding and exploring theories and practices of care in social work with families, it is ... Read more

    $84.99 CAD

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  • Good work

    the ethics of craftsmanship

    Edited by Harry Kunneman ...
    Building on Richard Sennetts recent work this books tries to clarify the ethical significance of craftsmanship. According to Sennett, `learning to work well is a deep source of personal meaning and of fruitful cooperation. Moreover provides the foundation of citizenship. Learning to master a craft is learning to be curious and patient, to focus on relationships and learn the skills of anticipation ... Read more

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  • AQA Sociology for A-level Book 1

    by David Bown, Laura Pountney, Tomislav Maric ...
    Exam Board: AQALevel: AS/A-levelSubject: SociologyFirst Teaching: September 2015First Exam: June 2016Build students' understanding with this concept-driven approach to the 2015 AQA A-level Sociology specification, written by a team of leading subject authors and approved by AQA.- Develop the knowledge required to master Year 1 topics with clear a... ... Read more

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  • Men and the Classroom

    Gender Imbalances in Teaching

    by Sheelagh Drudy, Maeve Martin, John O'Flynn, Mairide Woods ...
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  • The Sociology of Gender

    An Introduction to Theory and Research

    by Amy S. Wharton ...
    Featuring extensive revisions and updates, the Second Edition of The Sociology of Gender: An Introduction to Theory and Research presents an introductory overview of gender theory and research, and continues to offer a unique and compelling approach to one of the most important topics in the field of sociology.Features extensive revisions and updates, and incorporates recent cross-national ... Read more

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  • The Sociology of Children, Childhood and Generation

    by Madeleine Leonard ...
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    International Research Perspectives on Lifelong Learning

    Edited by Richard Edwards, Jim Gallacher, Susan Whittaker ...
    This book weaves together different strands of research in the area of lifelong learning that concentrates particularly on learning in alternative settings and ways, such experiential learning and informal and community learning. Drawing upon international research, the book examines how these strands of research can contribute to each other.The contributions to this book are based on material ... Read more

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    Society, Inclusion, Participation

    Edited by Gail E. Whiteford, Clare Hocking ...
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