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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 €

  • Rosa, Luz Das Acácias
    Naldo Barros / Zazzá
    Para os amantes do romance regionalista.Drama épico, humor escrachado. Os temas abordados incluem religiosidade, preconceito, dores de amor e a ausência dele.Pastor e seus seguidores, padre e suas beatas, políticos, meretrizes e homossexuais, dentre outros personagens, numa incrível história, por vezes, politicamente incorreta.Aos treze anos, Rosa fora tirada do garoto Fernando...
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    35,88 €

  • Tem Dias Que São Assim
    Edinaldo Do Espirito Santo
    Quando Maria — uma mulher negra, semianalfabeta, pobre, moradora de comunidade e mãe solteira, morre e descobre que não tem lugar no Céu, sente-se indignada. Como assim? Depois de uma vida inteira de sacrifícios e fé inabalável, ser barrada na entrada do Paraíso só pode ser um erro, uma piada — ou pior, uma injustiça celestial!Convencida de que sofre discriminação e até racismo...
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    13,00 €

  • O Tesouro Dos Xoklengs
    Luiz Carlos De Sousa
    É um romance instigante, com personagens fortes, que prendem a atenção do leitor do início ao fim, uma característica marcante nas obras do autor. Um fato histórico e a ancestralidade do protagonista desencadeiam os conflitos na narrativa ficcional, ao resgatar a luta pela terra do povo Xokleng. ...
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    21,79 €

  • Como Deus Da O Luxo A Alguns E O Lixo A Todo O Resto!
    Danyel Lorettu
    Este livro aborda de forma teórica/filosófica umpensamento moderno, a crítica à religião e amanipulação causada pela mesma. Aborda conflitos,manipulação e erros encontrados na bíblia.A ideia é abrir a mente do leitor para as injustiçassociais e a desigualdade e abordar de forma clara ecoesa, toda a influência na história causada pela igreja,além de destacar um grande problema s...
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    9,88 €

  • Guetos O Apartheid Urbano
    Sergio Carvalho Santos
    Na narrativa, aspectos como as desigualdades sociais, acesso à serviços públicos, violência policial, tráfico de drogas, vida na comunidade, preconceitos e desafios são pautados. Guetos – o apartheid urbano é um livro sobre a vida de jovens negros na comunidade. É sonho, é realidade. ...
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    16,12 €

  • Humble Pie
    Pat LaMarche
    After decades of reporting on poverty and years of working one on one in homeless shelters, Pat LaMarche has pulled together an historical narrative and current events piece about how the economically disadvantaged feed themselves. Everything from celebrations to starvation, immigrant contributions to farm grown food, this book has stories and the recipes that accompany those t...
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    14,41 €

  • Pretreatment Across Multiple Fields of Practice
    Pretreatment Across Multiple Fields of Practice: Trauma Informed Approach to Homelessness and BeyondJay and Louise Levy and their co-authors have distilled years of diverse experience serving people with complex psychological and physical needs into a much-needed roadmap for providers. This book clearly outlines working principles that will guide practitioners in the art of bui...
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    23,46 €

  • Lazarones
    Lino Porto
    Pequenas crônicas poéticas escritas por Lino Porto ao longo de sua vida e compiladas no ano de 2022, retratam seuconvíviocom mendigos e pedintes da vizinhança, comparando-os a pobres poetas: uns são andarilhos reais, de carne e osso, enquanto outros são lazarones de alma, a mendigar em busca de um lugar ao sol poético, contentando-se em sobreviver de migalhas, literárias ou lit...
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    9,31 €

  • 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 €

  • HowExpert Guide to Global Poverty
    HowExpert
    HowExpert Guide to Global Poverty is the ultimate resource for anyone seeking to understand poverty, address global inequality, and promote economic justice. Whether you’re a student, activist, policymaker, or concerned global citizen, this guide equips you with the tools, knowledge, and real-world examples needed to contribute to meaningful solutions. With insights into the ro...
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    25,39 €

  • HowExpert Guide to World Hunger
    HowExpert
    HowExpert Guide to World Hunger: The Ultimate Handbook for Understanding Hunger, Promoting Food Security, and Achieving Global Food Equity is your essential guide to understanding and addressing one of the world’s most urgent challenges. This comprehensive resource delves into the root causes of hunger - such as poverty, conflict, climate change, and food distribution inefficie...
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    25,39 €

  • America
    Adolf Jackson
    America stands at a crossroads. From political polarization and economic disparity to social unrest and environmental crises, the nation seems to be unraveling before our eyes. But how did it all go so wrong?In America: A Spiraling Mess, Adolf Jackson takes readers on a gripping journey through the underlying causes of America’s current turmoil. With sharp analysis and thought-...
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    64,71 €

  • The Three Melissas
    Diana Bowman / Diane Nilan
    The Three Melissas: The Practical Guide to Surviving Family Homelessness by Diane Nilan and Diana Bowman, two long-time advocates for families experiencing homelessness, is a one-of-a-kind practical guide for dealing with the unrelenting hardships that parents endure while keeping their children safe during homelessness. Featured are three mothers named Melissa who doggedly fac...
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    13,27 €

  • History Uncovered
    Brad Bondhus / Bradley Bondhus
    'History Uncovered: Revealing Hidden Truths' takes you on a captivating journey through the untold stories and suppressed narratives that have shaped our world. This compelling book dives deep into the corners of history that traditional textbooks often overlook, uncovering the secrets, scandals, and truths that have been hidden for too long. 'History Uncovered' challenges...
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    24,33 €

  • The Arkansas Bastard
    Jocelyn Smith
    Growing up in Harrison, Arkansas-a small town brimming with rivers, lakes, and lively hoe-downs-might seem idyllic. Yet for me, it was a constant struggle against both my living conditions and my mental health. In the 1980s and 1990s, while many families enjoyed idyllic gatherings and reunions, mine was different. This is my true story-a poignant account of my challenging child...
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    17,90 €

  • The Routledge Handbook of Property, Law and Society
    This handbook brings together diverse perspectives, major topics and multiple approaches to one of the biggest legal institutions in society: property. ...
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    92,09 €

  • Homeless but Not Forgotten
    Betty McCarty
    In Homeless But Not Forgotten, you will meet and learn how some people overcame street life to move on to complete victory. You will also be introduced to others who exist and etch out their lives alone and destitute on the streets. Their experiences will illuminate their real-life stories as you discover the situations that led them to the streets. Come and explore the underbe...
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    16,34 €

  • Sanctuary
    Featuring contributions from Jean Shinoda Bolen, James Hollis, Tom Singer, Helen Marlo, Gilda Frantz, John Hill and many more.If you want to get to know someone, listen to their story of home. Intimacy builds as we ask: Where do you come from? What did you leave behind? Where do you feel safe? In Sanctuary, these questions are explored by Jungian analysts, architects and histor...
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    30,25 €

  • Get Going
    Carol Hollowell
    The real solutions that lead to a marked change in the landscape of homelessness and how communities can follow Switchpoint’s tactics and methods for a sustainable impact.Ending homelessness requires individuals and organizations to drop the ego and embrace the philosophy of EGI (Everyone Gets Involved). As a co-op built to make sustainable positive change in the community, Swi...
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    14,48 €

  • Tent City, Seattle
    Tony Sparks
    Transforms our understanding of being unhoused in the United StatesTent City 3 provides Seattle’s unhoused people with a place to create and sustain not just shelter but a home. In 2000 it became one of the first organized, peer-operated tent encampments in the city, a type of community that has become more common throughout the West Coast and the United States in the interveni...
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    38,46 €

  • 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 €

  • Fiscal Incidence in Timor-Leste
    Asian Development Bank
    Fiscal policy changes can significantly affect poverty and income inequality. Incidence analysis of taxation and expenditures on different population segments allows governments to assess the impact of current policies and evaluate policy options. Fiscal incidence analysis can support changes in fiscal policy. This report presents policy simulations that consider the revenue an...
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    35,11 €

  • Aventura Urbana
    Arnaldo Martinez Carrasco
    Vivenciando a dura realidade de viver nas ruas de uma metropole. ...
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    10,40 €

  • Reimagining Poverty through Social Contextual Analyses
    Eden Thain
    This book is the first of its kind to apply social contextual analysis to the issue of poverty. It sets out detailed accounts of poverty based on original research and shows how understanding life contexts can give us a deeper understanding of the issue. ...
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    84,46 €

  • HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY IN AMERICA
    DR. MOHSIN ALI
    In 'Homelessness and Hunger in America,' Dr. Mohsin Ali delves into the heart of one of America’s most pressing social challenges. With meticulous research and compassionate insight, this non-fiction exploration unveils the intricate web of factors contributing to homelessness and hunger nationwide. book navigates the complexities from historical roots to present-day struggles,...
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    39,85 €

  • How the other half lives
    We are, all of us, intimately familiar with inequalities. Whether finding somewhere to live, walking in the street, following the news, negotiating international travel, or in our working and personal lives, subtle and crude hierarchies shape our lived experience. How the other half lives contributes detailed, multidisciplinary, and qualitative explorations of the everyday soci...
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    35,73 €

  • Tackling Poverty and Social Exclusion
    John H. Pierson
    This fourth edition lays out the ways and means for practitioners to tackle the deprivation and destitution of service users. ...
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    72,87 €

  • How to Adopt a Village in Africa
    Sheena Ashdown
    How to Adopt a Village in Africa: A Story of Joy, Pain, and Purpose is the memoir of how author Sheena Ashdown started a small NGO, the Africa Village Project Association (AVPA). As a young adult, Sheena travelled around West Africa, doing almost a complete circumnavigation of the region. During this journey, she saw a world very different from her own. The poverty of the conti...
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    40,12 €

  • The Complexities of Home in Social Work
    Carole Zufferey / Christopher Horsell
    Home is a complex and multifaceted concept. This book revisions how ’home’ is used in social work literature by showing how it is positioned as being discursively represented, materially experienced and embodied, and multiply imagined as symbolic and existential. ...
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    77,44 €


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