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Paperback. The chapters in this volume put a human face on aging issues, and consider multiple dimensions of the aging experience with a focus on Japan. Editor(s): Matsumoto, Yoshiko. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804771498
ISBN
9780804771498
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.70

Paperback. Contending that a state's racial and ethnic composition, more than any other factor, directs its political processes and policies, this text argues that social diversity is therefore central to any understanding of state political cultures. Num Pages: 208 pages, line figures. BIC Classification: JFSL1; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 333. An excellent, clean copy
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc Oxford
Number of pages
206
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
KRS0018987
ISBN
9780195137880
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

Paperback. Contending that a state's racial and ethnic composition, more than any other factor, directs its political processes and policies, this text argues that social diversity is therefore central to any understanding of state political cultures. Num Pages: 208 pages, line figures. BIC Classification: JFSL1; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 333. An excellent, clean copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc Oxford
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
206
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KRS0018988
ISBN
9780195137880
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

Paperback. The ideology of the American dream - the faith that an individual can attain success and virtue through strenuous effort - is the very soul of the American nation. This book talks about America's racial conflicts, and claims that the alternative lies in the inclusiveness, optimism, discipline, and high-mindedness of the American dream at its best. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 440 pages, 10 figs. 24 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFF; JFSL1; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
438
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691029207
ISBN
9780691029207
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.97

paperback. Dramatizing the misery of the dust bowl migrants hoping to find work in California agriculture, this text starts with the scandals of the Spanish land grant purchases, and goes on to examine the experience of ethnic groups that have provided labour for California's agricultural industry. Num Pages: 363 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFSC; JHBL; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 141 x 27. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780520224131
ISBN
9780520224131
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.31

Paperback. 'Head and shoulders above almost all other new books about China' Simon Winchester Num Pages: 320 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC; JFSJ1; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 28. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Picador
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main Market
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330447362
ISBN
9780330447362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. Over time, male homosexuality and effeminacy have become indelibly associated, sometimes even synonymous. Through a comparative ethnographic analysis of three communities, it explores the surprising ways that conventional masculinity is being collectively challenged, subverted, or perpetuated in contemporary gay male culture. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSK2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226327280
ISBN
9780226327280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.79

Paperback. Failure-to-protect policies and practices are intended to better ensure the safety and protection of children. But as this book demonstrates, these policies actually increase danger for children and for their mothers. " Editor(s): Carlton, Rosemary; Krane, Julia; Lapierre, Simon. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JKSB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 10. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd Canada
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781552665565
ISBN
9781552665565
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.67

Hardback. An innovative perspective on the relationship between religion, civil society and development through the prism of faith-based NGOs in West Africa Editor(s): LeBlanc, Marie Nathalie; Audet-Gosselin, Louis. Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFD; GTF; JFSR; JKSN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 222 x 24. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745336732
ISBN
9780745336732
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.15
€ 50.62

Paperback. The UK government has identified Faith communities as important players in community development and regeneration. But religion is also associated with conflict and division. How far is this faith in 'Faith' justified? How far should Faith communities comply? This report assesses the debate and the evidence. Free PDF available at www.jrf.org.uk Num Pages: 72 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSR; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 210. .
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
72
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861348371
ISBN
9781861348371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.77

Paperback. Richard L. Wood spent several years working with two local groups in Oakland, California, one faith-based, the other race-based. Comparing their activist techniques and acheivements, Wood argues that their alternative cultures offer a more democratic future for all Americans. Series: Morality and Society Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 9 halftones, 5 figures, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFS; JHBA; JPA; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226905969
ISBN
9780226905969
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.74

Paperback. "Faith in the public realm" takes an explicitly multi-faith perspective, exploring the controversies, policies and practices of 'public faith'. It questions perceptions of a fixed divide between religious and secular participants in public life and challenges prevailing concepts of a monolithic 'neutral' public realm. Editor(s): Dinham, Adam; Furbey, Robert; Lowndes, Vivien. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847420299
ISBN
9781847420299
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.58

Paperback. For more than fifteen hundred years Yupik and proto-Yupik Eskimo people have lived at the site of the Alaskan village of Gambell on St Lawrence Island. This book views the contemporary Yupik people in terms of the beliefs and values that have contributed to the community's survival and adaptability. Series: McLellan Endowed Series. Num Pages: 364 pages, 50 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; JFSL9; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780295981888
ISBN
9780295981888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. Sheds light on the conceptual background of the Han period (202BC-AD220), in which seminal Chinese ideas in religion, philosophy, science and politics were formulated. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HB; HP; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
226
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872207561
ISBN
9780872207561
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.92

Hardcover. This timely book explores the role played by faith-based organisations (FBOs), which are growing in importance in the provision of social services in the European context. Editor(s): Beaumont, Justin; Cloke, Paul. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFJ; JFSR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 246 x 179 x 22. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847428349
ISBN
9781847428349
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.19

Hardback. Deregulation of the religious marketplace will foster more harmonious societies, Brekke argues, with religions being treated exactly like any other commodity that can be bought and sold. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM2; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849046367
ISBN
9781849046367
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.43

Paperback. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSK; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 147 x 13. Weight in Grams: 226.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816632701
ISBN
9780816632701
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.20

paperback. A study of the changing fortunes and status of the stately homes of England over the past two centuries. It seeks to merge social, cultural, artistic and political perspectives and reveal much about the relationship of the nation to its past and to its traditional ruling elite. Num Pages: 532 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AMK; HBJD1; HBTB; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 32. Weight in Grams: 808.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
532
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300078695
ISBN
9780300078695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 36.15

Paperback. Explores the very meaning of happiness and prosperity in America. This title explains how increased concentrations of income and wealth at the top of the economic pyramid have set off "expenditure cascades" that raise the cost of achieving many basic goals for the middle class. Series: Wildavsky Forum Series. Num Pages: 176 pages, 12 b/w photographs, 19 line illustrations, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSC; KCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
First Edition, Reissue, With a New Preface
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520280526
ISBN
9780520280526
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.98

Paperback. The second edition of "FallProof!," now packaged with a DVD, is a practical guide to implementing a multidimensional balance and mobility training program to address the increasing incidence of falls among older adults. Num Pages: 328 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, 208 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JFSP31; VFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 285 x 216 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1148.
Publisher
Human Kinetics Publishers United States
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780736067478
ISBN
9780736067478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 78.08
€ 76.26

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