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Paperback. Asks whether traditional observations about farm families apply to three hundred Iowa children who grew up with some tie to the land during the agricultural crisis of the 1980s, a time of widespread farm bankruptcies and factory closings. The answer, the authors show, is a resounding yes. Series: The John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Series on Mental Health & Development, Studies on Successful Adolescent Development. Num Pages: 394 pages, 37 line drawings, 56 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBNF; 3JJPN; JFSP1; JHBK; KNAC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
394
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226212531
ISBN
9780226212531
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.70

Paperback. Set in late-19th-century London, this novel details life in an East End ghetto and explores a spiritual crisis among young Jews, providing an analysis of a generation caught between the ghetto and modern British life. This edition includes a biographical, historical and critical introduction. Num Pages: 512 pages, notes, bibliography. BIC Classification: FC; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Wayne State University Press
Edition
189th ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814325933
ISBN
9780814325933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.27

Paperback. This book documents the early lives of almost 19,000 children born in the UK at the start of the 21st century. It is the first time that analysis from the hugely important Millennium Cohort Study has been compiled in a single volume and is also the first in a series of publications reporting on the children's lives at different stages. Editor(s): Dex, Shirley; Joshi, Heather. Series: The UK Millennium Cohort Study Series. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations,. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFFR; JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 234 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Policy Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861346889
ISBN
9781861346889
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.90

Paperback. Documents the first five years of life of the children of the influential Millennium Cohort Study, looking at the children's lives and development as they begin formal education and the implications for family policy, and service planning in health and social services. This book is suitable for academics, students and researchers in these fields. Editor(s): Hansen, Kirstine; Joshi, Heather; Dex, Shirley. Series: The UK Millennium Cohort Study Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFFR; JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 134 x 18. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847424754
ISBN
9781847424754
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.37

Hardback. Thirty-seven million people visit Las Vegas every year. It's a city that offers to fulfil all your desires, without any repercussions. But what happens to the people who have to grow up there? This book tells ten of their stories: tales of overdoses, desert shoot-outs, suicides, casinos, and broken dreams. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; BTP; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 145 x 222 x 19. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Random House UK
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783522507
ISBN
9781783522507
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.42

Hardback. This book is a comparative analysis of children of international migrants in Britain, France and Germany, using survey data from the EFFNATIS project. By analysing data on linguistic, structural, political, religious and socio-cultural behaviour, it offers exciting new evidence on sociological models of immigrant incorporation. Num Pages: 211 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; GTB; JFFD; JFFN; JFSL1; JFSP1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
211
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230018792
ISBN
9780230018792
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.58

Paperback. In the midst of the largest wave of immigration in history, America is once again contemplating a future in which new arrivals will play a crucial role in reworking the fabric of the nation. This study offers an interdisciplinary view of who these children are and what their future might hold. Series: The Developing Child. Num Pages: 224 pages, 3 line illustrations, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JFSP1; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674008380
ISBN
9780674008380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.10

Hardcover. This book explores the generational experience of children of immigrants growing up in an increasingly globalized and interconnected world, comparing the lives of Mediterranean youths with those from America and Northern Europe. Series: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFFS; JFSL; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 144 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137005281
ISBN
9781137005281
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.56

Paperback. Considers the devastating impact of family violence on children, examines children's views of violence, and proposes strategies for intervention and prevention. The authors provide case studies and empirical research to portray the scope of the problem. Series: Developmental Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry. Num Pages: 136 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFSP1; JFSP2; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 9. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803933842
ISBN
9780803933842
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 142.04

Paperback. First paperback edition of this acclaimed title. 'This brave and moving book forces us to open our eyes to the full extent of the devastation that AIDS is causing in Africa.' Susan Sarandon Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; JFFH2; JFSP1; MJCJ2. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Pluto Press
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745320755
ISBN
9780745320755
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.13

Paperback. Editor(s): Heath, Jennifer; Zahedi, Ashraf. Series: Louann Atkins Temple Women & Culture Series. Num Pages: 388 pages, 13 b 2 b&w illus., 1 b&w map. BIC Classification: JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
388
Condition
New
SKU
V9781477309889
ISBN
9781477309889
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 34.36

Paperback. Focuses on the impact of globalization on children's lives, both in the United States and on the world stage. This work examines children as both creators of culture and objects of cultural concern in America, evident in the strange contemporary fear of and fascination with child abduction, child murder, and parental kidnapping. Num Pages: 269 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSP1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 171 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Edition
annotated edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814727577
ISBN
9780814727577
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Hardback. The testimonies of individuals who survived the Holocaust as children pose distinct challenges for researchers, requiring them to often follow simultaneous, disparate narratives. This interdisciplinary volume brings together historians, psychologists, and other scholars to explore child survivors' accounts. Editor(s): Fogelman, Eva; Ofer, Dalia. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: HBTZ1; JFSP1; JMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785334382
ISBN
9781785334382
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.95

Paperback. The author explores the circumstances and experiences of children in secure accommodation through an examination of their own stories and through the accounts of their social workers and the staff working at the secure units. From these narratives she draws conclusions on the meaning of being in a secure unit. Num Pages: 320 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JKSB1; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 471.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853029332
ISBN
9781853029332
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.49

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
None ed.
SKU
V9780813526201
ISBN
9780813526201
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 43.30

Hardcover. Children in Culture, Revisited follows on from the first volume, Children in Culture, and is composed of a range of chapters, newly written for this collection, which offer further fully inter- and multidisciplinary considerations of childhood as a culturally and historically constructed identity rather than a constant psycho-biological entity. Editor(s): Lesnik-Oberstein, Karin. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; JFC; JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 215 x 21. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230275546
ISBN
9780230275546
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.86

Paperback. Children in Culture, Revisited follows on from the first volume, Children in Culture, and is composed of a range of chapters, newly written for this collection, which offer further fully inter- and multidisciplinary considerations of childhood as a culturally and historically constructed identity rather than a constant psycho-biological entity. Editor(s): Lesnik-Oberstein, Karin. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; DSY; JFC; JFSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
243
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349324880
ISBN
9781349324880
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.41

Hardback. A collection of essays on theoretical approaches to childhood which formulates and presents new ideas about the construction of childhood as a cultural identity. Editor(s): Lesnik-Oberstein, Karin. Num Pages: 294 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSP1; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333711484
ISBN
9780333711484
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.24

Hardcover. Chinese childhood is undergoing a major transformation. This book explores how government policies introduced in China over the last few decades and processes of social and economic change are reshaping the lives of children and the meanings of childhood in complex, contradictory ways. Series: China Today. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSP1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780745680545
ISBN
9780745680545
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.86

Paperback. Chinese childhood is undergoing a major transformation. This book explores how government policies introduced in China over the last few decades and processes of social and economic change are reshaping the lives of children and the meanings of childhood in complex, contradictory ways. Series: China Today. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSP1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 150. .
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745680552
ISBN
9780745680552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.53

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