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paperback. Estates of multi-storey housing present some of the most intractable problems for urban policy. Shelter is not enough is an up-to-date evaluation of the issues. Drawing on an analysis of past practice, a 'model framework' is defined which can help to create successful approaches for the regeneration of multi-storey housing. Num Pages: 276 pages, 22ill.13figs.16tabs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFSG; JKSB; JPRB; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 172 x 17. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861341563
ISBN
9781861341563
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 37.55

Paperback. This study draws on a seven-year survey of more than 5000 households interviewed between 1991 and 1997. The survey has been analyzed by specialists to build up an understanding of the dynamics of the family in such fields as household formation, employment, income, and more. Editor(s): Berthoud, Richard; Gershuny, Jonathan. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JHBK; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 149 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861342003
ISBN
9781861342003
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 41.12

Paperback. This reader provides two centuries of historical context to debates on health inequality. Extracts from classic texts, information about authors and an introduction draw together important themes of change and continuity. It is a key text for students on a range of policy courses and an excellent resource for anyone interested in poverty. Editor(s): Davey-Smith, George; Dorling, Daniel; Shaw, Mary. Series: Studies in Poverty, Inequality and Social Exclusion Series. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations facsim., maps, portraits. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; JFFA; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 173 x 26. Weight in Grams: 778.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861342119
ISBN
9781861342119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 41.12

paperback. This book offers a vivid and persuasive critical examination of New Labour's programme for the modernisation of local government, providing a balanced view of the democracy and participation debate. It draws on a wide range of new survey data to relate the crisis of local politics and governance to wider changes in the political culture. Num Pages: 244 pages, 44tabs. BIC Classification: 1DB; JPHV; JPQB; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861342188
ISBN
9781861342188
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 34.92

paperback. Over the last three decades Britain has witnessed an unprecedented rise in the number of people receiving welfare benefits that has provoked fears of a growing underclass and mass welfare dependency. This book provides the first comprehensive analysis of the reasons for this growth and subjects notions of welfare dependency to empirical test. Num Pages: 368 pages, glossary. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JKSB; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 589.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861342355
ISBN
9781861342355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.81

paperback. This report provides an in-depth study of factors that influence the effectiveness of urban regeneration partnerships, and how they work within the national policy context. It highlights the key lessons of partnership, exploring good practice in leadership, visioning and consensus building, and the translation of vision into workable objectives. Series: Area Regeneration Series. Num Pages: 88 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKS; 1DBKW; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 369 x 10. Weight in Grams: 256.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
88
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861342508
ISBN
9781861342508
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.07

Paperback. The emergence of high levels of unsustainable home ownership has many consequences for social and public policy. Using a wide range of methodological strategies, including in-depth qualitative interviews, this book paints a rich empirical picture of the causes, socio-economic distribution and social consequences of mortgage arrears and possessions. Num Pages: 212 pages, 4figs.28tabs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JHBA; JPA; KCA; KFFL; KFFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861342614
ISBN
9781861342614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.66

paperback. This study focuses on the contribution that studies of the post-war 'welfare state' can make to debates about welfare. Drawing on community care debates from 1971 to 1993, it illuminates contemporary concerns about issues as rationing care, the health and social care divide, residential care and growing emphasis on provider competition. Num Pages: 212 pages, 14figs.9tabs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JFSP31; JHBC; JKSB; JKSG; JPRB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861342652
ISBN
9781861342652
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 37.55

paperback. This is a qualitative study that documents the daily lives of vulnerable lone mothers and their children in Denmark. Loss of rights, gender and ethnic inequality, and family violence all emerge as key themes with international implications. Policy and practice recommendations are made with wide-ranging applications for an international audience. Num Pages: 204 pages, 5tabs. BIC Classification: 1DND; JFF; JFSP1; JHBK; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861342775
ISBN
9781861342775
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 29.24

Paperback. The first book to examine poverty in Europe within the international framework agreed at the 1995 World Summit on Social Development, this study provides a scientific and international basis for the analysis and reduction of poverty. With contributions from leading poverty experts, it presents cutting-edge international research in one volume. Editor(s): Gordon, David; Townsend, Peter. Series: Studies in Poverty, Inequality and Social Exclusion Series. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 710.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
475
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861342928
ISBN
9781861342928
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.74

Paperback. As advocacy moves into the mainstream of health and social care provision, and the prospect of a legal right to advocacy inches closer, so the need to scrutinize key values in advocacy becomes urgent. This work offers an analysis of the benefits of advocacy. Num Pages: 176 pages, 7tabs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFF; JKS; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861343062
ISBN
9781861343062
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.92

hardcover. This book considers what makes us happy, using a new approach that directly addresses the circumstances under which highly subjective well-being is experienced, often with surprising results. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 17. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861348876
ISBN
9781861348876
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.07

Paperback. Following 5 years of systemic research exploring the efficacy and impact of Sure Start Local Programmes, this book pulls together, in a single volume, the results of the extensive National Evaluation of Sure Start (NESS). Editor(s): Belsky, Jay; Barnes, Jacqueline; Melhuish, Edward. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861349491
ISBN
9781861349491
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 35.18

Paperback. This book analyses male violence against women and children, and the mechanisms society develops to push it out of sight. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFFE3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861349613
ISBN
9781861349613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.81

hardcover. Nothing is considered more natural than the connection between Isaac Newton's science and the modernity that came into being during the eighteenth-century Enlightenment. This study challenges the claim that Isaac Newton's solitary genius is the reason for his iconic status as the father of modern physics and the philosophe movement. Num Pages: 464 pages, 27 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 167 x 41. Weight in Grams: 928.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226749457
ISBN
9780226749457
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.03
€ 60.12

paperback. Series: Sport and Society. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; WSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 28. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252013256
ISBN
9780252013256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.41

Hardback. Num Pages: 432 pages, 52 b&w illus., 31 color illus. BIC Classification: 1DST; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253017406
ISBN
9780253017406
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.75

hardcover. Tells the history of a tiny country caught up in four major world crises from 1938 to 1989 and how the American print media presented these events to its readers. This book also discusses how American journalists and political cartoons portrayed, and in some cases stereotyped, Czechoslovakia during this period. Editor(s): Ference, Gregory C. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVK; 1KBB; HBJD; HBLW; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880335904
ISBN
9780880335904
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.92

Hardback. Finn-scéal le h-aghaidh an Aosa Óig. stampaí leabharlainne. an téacs go maith. 152pp.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1941
Publisher
Oifig an tSoláthair
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KTK0000397
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 18.00

Paperback. This is the first general survey of Purcell's music for a generation, and is published to coincide with the 300th anniversary of Purcell's death. Series: Oxford Studies of Composers. Num Pages: 268 pages, music examples. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; AGB; AVGC3; AVGC9; AVGD; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198163411
ISBN
9780198163411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 95.71

Paperback. Nearly a decade of fiercely divisive debate over foxhunting in Britain culminated with passage of the Hunting with Dogs Act of 2004. This book recounts the long and colourful history of hunting in Britain, offers a fresh perspective on the conflicts, and concludes with a critique of the hunting controversies. Num Pages: 296 pages, 32 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBT; WSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300145458
ISBN
9780300145458
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.05

Paperback. In The Indebted Society Janet Ford gives an overview both of contemporary debt and credit and discusses the borrower's experience of debt, as well as its management. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; KF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415007573
ISBN
9780415007573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 195.37

paperback. This classic text provides the first comprehensive examination of the social policy of New Labour. It compares and contrasts current policy areas with both the Old Left and the New Right and applies the concept of the 'third way' to both individual policy areas and broader cross-cutting themes. Num Pages: 368 pages, 2figs.14tabs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFF; JKS; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 148. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9781861341518
ISBN
9781861341518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 35.18

Hardback. Scéal an buíon Éireannach a sheol go hAlbain chun páirt iomraiteach a ghlacadh sa chogadh ib agaidh na gCúnantóirí. cóip deas. 118pp
Publication date
1975
Publisher
Sáirséal agus Dill
Condition
Used, Good
Format
Hardback
SKU
KTJ0008859
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 10.00

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