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paperback. In our increasingly globalized world, US trade policy stands at the intersection of foreign and domestic affairs. This book explains trade policy in terms of domestic politics, presenting an account of its origins and political significance. Series: Essential Texts in American Government Series. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; KCLT; KCP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878407446
- ISBN
- 9780878407446
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.53
€ 72.53
Paperback. Policymaking is of its very nature a people-centred business. By explaining why people skills matter, this work provides advice on how policy analysts can develop and use their people skills. Each chapter provides a Skill Building Checklist, discussion ideas, and suggestions for further reading. Num Pages: 280 pages, bibliographical references , index. BIC Classification: GTC; JPQB; KJP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878409006
- ISBN
- 9780878409006
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Condition: New
€ 71.79
€ 71.79
Paperback. Based on the author's dissertation (Ph.D.--University of Southern Mississippi, 2012). Num Pages: 300 pages, 15 images. BIC Classification: 1KBBSR; 3JJ; DNJ; JFD; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Arkansas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557288141
- ISBN
- 9781557288141
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.16
€ 27.99
€ 25.16
Paperback. Documents and dramatizes the changing face of the American workplace, transformed in the 1980s by immigrant workers in all sectors. This collection of ethnographies aims to capture the stench of meatpacking plants, the clatter of sewing machines, the sweat of construction sites, and the strain of management-employee relations. Editor(s): Lamphere, Louise; etc. Series: Labor & Social Change. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JH; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566391313
- ISBN
- 9781566391313
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Condition: New
€ 40.23
€ 40.23
Paperback. An analysis of how US businesses use part-time employment, and why they are using it more and more. Examining the nature and purposes of the different types of part-time employment, this work explores the roots of part-time jobs in the organization of work, and the inadequacies of the public policies on part-time employment. Num Pages: 240 pages, 18 tables, 15 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBL; JPQB; KCFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566393829
- ISBN
- 9781566393829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.85
€ 37.85
paperback. We often think of 'progress' and 'economic growth' as natural developments that benefit various members of society. This title challenges this view and instead suggests that specific definitions of progress and economic growth can be molded by powerful individuals, organizations, and classes. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JH; KNBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 277.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566394864
- ISBN
- 9781566394864
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.56
€ 35.56
Paperback. Examines labor's response to issues as: benefits for same-sex partners, anti-discrimination language in collective agreements, and education. This book gives a vision to the subject of equity in the workplace. It is meant for those interested in labor and organizational studies, gay and lesbian activism, and international, comparative studies. Series: Queer Politics, Queer Theories. Num Pages: 302 pages, 4 tables, 1 figure. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSJ; JFSK; KCF; KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 19. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566397186
- ISBN
- 9781566397186
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.26
€ 45.26
Paperback. Explores women's place in the US political economy at the beginning of the twentieth century, viewed from the national level, but also highlighting the variations in women's experiences according to racial ethnic background, class and geography. Series: Women in the Political Economy. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFSJ1; KCP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566398381
- ISBN
- 9781566398381
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.21
€ 37.21
Paperback. "The Fate of Family Farming" employs a hands-on approach, with much local New England detail, in its exploration of the history and future of American family farming as an idea and as an ongoing way of life. It examines the economic and ecological challenges that farmers face, and their strategies for survival. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University Press of New England United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781584650270
- ISBN
- 9781584650270
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.89
€ 20.99
€ 19.89
Hardback. Both a history of the New England shellfish industry and a look into the science, economics, and techniques of shellfish aquaculture Num Pages: 228 pages, 61 illus. (17 colour) 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; KNAF; TVT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University Press of New England United States
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781584657279
- ISBN
- 9781584657279
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.68
€ 24.99
€ 22.68
Hardback. At the beginning of the twentieth century, hundreds of thousands of European immigrants came to northeastern Pennsylvania to work in the coal mines. This work chronicles the struggle of these miners to earn a decent wage, alleviate dangerous working conditions, and gain respect. Num Pages: 82 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 3JJC; HBTB; HBTK; KNAT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 288 x 13. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Scranton Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 82
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589660519
- ISBN
- 9781589660519
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.82
€ 35.82
Paperback. Community activists were delighted with the passage of the Community Reinvestment Act, but they came to realize that it would take more than the word of law to bring about real change. This book tells about the activists who took it upon themselves to agitate for increased investment by financial institutions in their local communities. Editor(s): Squires, Gregory D. Num Pages: 248 pages, 2 maps, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPR; JPW; KCC; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 17. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592130269
- ISBN
- 9781592130269
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Condition: New
€ 35.60
€ 35.60
Paperback. Examines the changes that occurred within organized labor and traces their influence on the decline of the shorter hour's movement. This work examines the political context in which the shorter hour's movement emerged within Local 600 in the 1940s, then chronicles the attempts by Walter Reuther, the head of the UAW, to suppress it. Series: Labor in Crisis. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNDR; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 17. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592132478
- ISBN
- 9781592132478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.81
€ 33.81
Paperback. A collection of more than 100 essays written between 1998 and 2006 on the sports industry. They delve into some of the important sports business issues, including the financing of new stadiums, the financial value of professional teams, revenue sharing programs, the flaws in "competitive balance" plans, walkouts and lockouts, and more. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBS; JPA; KNSP; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 534. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592135134
- ISBN
- 9781592135134
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.59
€ 34.59
Paperback. Sisters of The Brotherhood struggle for equality Num Pages: 288 pages, 9 tables. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBL; KNBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 149 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592137381
- ISBN
- 9781592137381
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.24
€ 36.24
Paperback. Analyzes the tensions and political dilemmas that coexist in the interrelationship among science, technology and society. Illustrating how computer security is as concerned with social relationships as it is with technology, this book provides an ethnography that considers corporate culture and the workplace environment of the antivirus industry. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: KNTX; PDR; URJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5346 x 3564 x 407. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592138821
- ISBN
- 9781592138821
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.78
€ 31.78
Hardback. There's a simple, straightforward way to cut carbon emissions - and we're rejecting it because of irrational political fears. This title weighs the merits of the four major approaches to curbing CO2: cap-and-trade; command and control regulation; government subsidies of alternative energy; and, carbon taxes. Num Pages: 244 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KCN; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Island Press United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597265317
- ISBN
- 9781597265317
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.27
€ 95.27
Paperback. Makes a contemporary case not for central government intervention, but for local government involvement in shaping food policy. This book profiles urban food growing efforts, illustrating that there is both a need and a desire to supplement our existing food production methods outside the city with opportunities inside the city. Num Pages: 236 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KNAC; RNF; RPC; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Island Press United States
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597265881
- ISBN
- 9781597265881
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.53
€ 43.53
Paperback. Reports the results of a study based on financial and technical analyses of more than 150 green buildings in the United States and ten other countries. This book analyzes the costs and financial benefits of building green on both large and small scales, and addresses the role of the built environment in reducing carbon dioxide emissions. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: AMCR; KCN; RN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 266 x 203 x 16. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Island Press United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597266680
- ISBN
- 9781597266680
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.95
€ 50.95
Paperback. Explains how the financial system that led to crisis also created shocking and rising inequality. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJG; KCL; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745329437
- ISBN
- 9780745329437
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.40
€ 40.99
€ 31.40