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  • The Burial of the Urban Poor in Italy in the Late Roman Republic and Early Empire
    Emma-Jayne Graham
    The horror of the puticuli, the mass burial pits, and their traditional association with the poor, has often led to this socio-economic group being viewed as somehow ‘different’ to the rest of the ancient urban community in the Italy of the Late Roman Republic. This is the theory questioned by the author of this volume. Why should this part of the community care so little about...
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    64,06 €

  • Prisoners of Poverty Abroad
    Helen Campbell
     The studies which follow, the result of fifteen months’ observation abroad, deal directly with the workers in all trades open to women, though, from causes explained in the opening chapter, less from the side of actual figures than the preceding volume, the material for which was gathered in New York. But as months have gone on, it has become plain that many minds are also at ...
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    13,36 €

  • Navigating Challenges in Lower-Class Society
    C. P. Kumar
    "Navigating Challenges in Lower-Class Society" delves into the multifaceted issues faced by the lower-class population. Beginning with an insightful introduction that defines and contextualizes the lower-class society, the book meticulously dissects the socio-economic factors that contribute to their myriad challenges. Each chapter tackles a distinct facet of this complex lands...
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    14,51 €

  • Psychologically Informed Environments from the ground up
    Robin Johnson
    This book is the first full and detailed account of the development of ’psychologically informed environments’ (PIEs) -  an inspirational new approach that has been described as ’transformative’ for services in the UK dealing with complex psychological and emotional needs. In many fields such as homelessness work, the thinking and learning that this book summarizes has been bre...
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    15,53 €

  • How the Other Half Lives
    Jacob Riis
    'How the Other Half Lives' by Jacob Riis sheds fascinating light on how our immigrants in the 1800’s lived in New York City. A must-read for Americans whose family has been in the U.S. for only a few generations, this book tells what it was really like in the slums. Whether Irish, Italian, Jewish, Chinese or Polish, German, Russian, hordes of refugees ended up in New York on th...
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    13,69 €

  • Un teatro urgente
    Carlos María Alsina
    Un Teatro Urgente contiene tres nuevas obras teatrales de Carlos María Alsina, escritas en los últimos años. La acuciante situación internacional, la profunda crisis nacional, la desorientación y el desconcierto que provoca un futuro nada halagüeño fundamentan su escritura. De allí la urgencia del título.“Vidas y Muertes de María Nadie” toma como punto de partida un hecho real ...
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    7,23 €

  • Populations and Precarity during the COVID-19 Pandemic
    This volume is a collection of articles that examines how the COVID-19 pandemic affected and intersected with various Southeast Asian contexts in the broad areas of migration, education and demographic policy. At the height of the pandemic from 2020‒22, the resulting restrictions to international travel, ensuing nationwide lockdowns and eventual economic crises formed part of w...
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    50,30 €

  • Homeless Bear
    Claire Carey
    Abandoned by his mother and ignored by his father, little Sean had the toughest start to life. When his adoptive family come to his rescue, they see Sean in the corner of the orphanage, eyes wide, small and alone, like a little homeless bear.Now, Sean is retiring from the army, ready to put devastation and danger behind him. Little does he know the worst times are yet to come: ...
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    16,54 €

  • The Political Theory of Salvage
    Jason Kosnoski
    Explores the political and theoretical significance of the use of salvaging discarded materials by social movements during their protest activities.The use of what others have thrown away by those who squat in abandoned buildings, build neighborhoods on seeming wasteland, and occupy public spaces has been a fundamental factor in the survival of social movements during their pro...
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    49,57 €

  • Warrior Reborn
    Clark Wiginton
    Born into obscurity, poverty, and indifference in the 1960s in the heart of the African wilderness, Kisemei Kupe experienced neglect, hunger, loneliness, misdirection, abuse, and danger to a degree that very few in our Western culture could imagine. Reaching out for help, he devoted himself to Islam only to find himself in acute despair and hopelessness. Yet in the midst of the...
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    18,82 €

  • Home Less In Dallas
    Troy Harris II
    A collection of true, short stories about a time in my life spent chasing a dream I simply wasn’t ready to attain. I only knew two things: I was uncomfortable and in what seemed like a truly foreign land.As it turns out, I was just home less in Dallas.Hundreds of miles away and almost ten years later, here are some of the funny little lessons I learned being home less that we c...
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    15,01 €

  • Facing Eviction and Housing Insecurity
    Katherine R. Rowell
    Facing Eviction and Housing Insecurity includes the voices of over fifty men, women, and children who have experienced or witnessed housing injustice. The stories follow the lives of adults and children in the throes of eviction and homelessness, and those who are part of the housing systems including the courts, landlords, and advocates. Topics discussed include poverty, domes...
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    12,90 €

  • Inner-City Blues
    Darvin Anton Adams
    Black theology’s addressing of economic poverty in the Black neighborhoods and communities of the United States gives substantive reasoning to the fact that Black poverty is a theological problem. In connecting the narrative of idolatry to the irreversible harm that is associated with all forms of poverty, this new book interlocks the racial subjugation of Black Americans with ...
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    29,44 €

  • Unsheltered Love
    Traci Medford-Rosow
    Unsheltered Love provides a first-hand reported account of how the homeless in New York City survived the pandemic. ...
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    16,42 €

  • The Social Protection Indicator for the Pacific
    Asian Development Bank
    This report presents an analysis of 2018 social protection data from the Asian Development Bank’s 14 Pacific developing member countries. It uses the bank’s Social Protection Indicator to assess the level of resources invested in social protection, the extent of coverage, and the benefit levels of social protection programs. Further data disaggregation provides the distribution...
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    44,31 €

  • A Liberation for the Earth
    A.M. Ranawana
    In the encyclical Laodato Si, Pope Francis describes the earth as ’the new poor’, opening it up as a place in need of liberation. The fate of the poor, the marginalised, and those on the wrong side of the western colonial project is inextricably tied up with the fate of the planet. In A Liberation for the Earth Anupama Ranawana explores the nexus between climate, race and the l...
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    51,63 €

  • Everybody wins
    Bart Cools / Bruno Rouffaer
    Although the situation has evolved favorably since the turn of the century, there are still hundreds of millions of people on this planet who do not have regular access to the most basic healthcare, basic education, potable water, toilets, food, and housing. A situation that is unimaginable for most of us and difficult to reconcile with the technological advances we are making ...
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    22,08 €

  • International And Domestic War Brings Social Influence
    John Lok
    This book concerns to research how war influences any countries’ economy development. In Part one , chapter one concerns what international war influences. I shall explain whether wars can impact economy threat.  I shall indicate  how  First World War influenced Europe economy ;  what  US economic consequences of war  are   ; how can economy policy influence peace and security ...
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    11,89 €

  • Small Loans, Big Dreams, 2022 Edition
    Alex Counts
    Microfinance-providing low-interest loans and other financial services to help the poorest people lift themselves out of poverty-was pioneered by the Grameen Bank in Bangladesh. In 2006, the bank and its founder, Muhammad Yunus, were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, and microfinance has since gone on to serve over 100 million people-mostly women-on five continents.First p...
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    19,47 €

  • Infancias y pobrezas
    Ianina Tuñón / Ianina Tuñón / Marcela F. González / Marcela F. González
    Este libro es una obra colectiva que procura realizar un aporte en torno a la definición de la pobreza infantil en un sentido integral desde lo conceptual, metodológico y disciplinar. El fenómeno de la pobreza en la infancia es importante por su relevancia estadística, magnitud y evolución, pero también porque se trata de una experiencia de múltiples privaciones que vulnera el ...
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    18,20 €

  • 'Broke'
    Edwin A. Brown
    NEW PRINT WITH PROFESSIONAL TYPE-SET IN CONTRAST TO SCANNED PRINTS OFFERED BY OTHERS'Broke': The Man Without The DimeThis book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature.In an attempt to preserve, improve and recreate the original content, we have worked towards:1. Type-setting & Reformatting: ...
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    15,35 €

  • The Unheard Voices of Mundhwa
    Empathetic Humans
    Have you ever seen homeless humans staying on the footpath? Have you ever bought garbage bags on signal? Have you ever eaten PaniPuri from the roadside? Have you ever bought bangles, flowers, balloons, or toys from the roadside? Have you ever given your sandals to the roadside cobbler to fix? If you have, then have you ever thought about how they survive and how they reached wh...
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    17,88 €

  • The Poor and Their Possessions
    David Peter Seccombe
    Of all the New Testament writings Luke-Acts focuses particular attention on rich and poor, possessions and poverty. The Poor and Their Possessions is a new edition of a Cambridge doctoral dissertation that has long been out of print. The author’s exploration of Luke’s thinking is of special importance for Christian preachers, so much effort has gone into making it accessible an...
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    38,08 €

  • Biography of Foot The know how of pedestrians
    Jimmy Gupta Gunjan
    70 percent of the world’s population is a pedestrian, whether they drive or take public transit. However, for the last forty years, Indian planning has prioritized automotive use over pedestrian movement. This approach has created a car-dependent society where walking is difficult and dangerous. However, when constructing towns and streets, pedestrians should be considered. Peo...
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    23,68 €

  • A Common Good Approach to Development
    This edited collection proposes a common good approach to development theory and practice. Rather than focusing on the outcomes or conditions of development, the contributors concentrate on the quality of development processes, suggesting that a common good dynamic is key in order to trigger development. Resulting from more than three years of research by an international group...
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    49,78 €

  • From Changing Diapers to Changing the World
    Cynthia Changyit Levin
    Cynthia Changyit Levin cared deeply about global poverty and hunger even before becoming a parent. But mothering her own children toughened her resolve to stand up for her values and work to become a better world for all kids. In this inspirational book 'From Changing Diapers to Changing the World:  Why Moms Make Great Advocates and How to Get Started,' Levin offers step-by-ste...
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    28,32 €

  • Heaven’s Window
    Bill Selvitelle
    It’s the mid-fifties in Boston, and the world is slowly changing. Jobs are disappearing, friends have moved on. Life is becoming a struggle. Just when things seem the darkest, one man finds his faith.Heaven’s Window is a story of one man’s journey from surviving the war in the Pacific to coming home to a life he becomes lost in. Along the way, he finds his best friend, a stray ...
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    12,06 €

  • A Theological Understanding of Power for Poverty Alleviation in the Philippines
    Yohan Hong
    This book calls attention to the sense of powerlessness of everyday people in the Philippines, and to the missional agency of US-based Filipino Protestants. Through a variety of sociological-theological-missiological perspectives, this book guides you to a journey of discovering what kind of power is in play, how the fallen powers can be named and made visible, and then ultimat...
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    23,70 €

  • Factors Excite Householder Consumption
    John Lok
     I write this book aims to give my opinions to indicate whether what factors can influence householder resource , such as, gas, electricity energy behavior at  home as well as what factors influence householder rent or house purchase choice at housing market in any countries as well as to explain why and how what factors can cause householder food and energy waste behaviors and...
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    15,62 €

  • At Home In The World
    John Hill
    Part of the Zurich Lecture Series and previously published by Spring Journal, this work offers a profound philosophical and psychological exploration of the multi-dimensional significance of home and the interwoven themes of homelessness and homesickness and contemporary global culture. Home is a particular dwelling place, as a cultural or national identity, as a safe temenos i...
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    36,70 €


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