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Social issues & processes

Hardback. This volume explores various issues relating to theories of rational choice and social welfare and their applications. The topics include resource allocation problems, population ethics, game theory, and changes in individual welfare. Editor(s): Pattanaik, Prasanta K.; Tadenuma, Koichi; Xu, Yongsheng; Yoshihara, Naoki. Series: Studies in Choice and Welfare. Num Pages: 284 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFFP; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9783540798316
ISBN
9783540798316
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.77

Hardback. Editor(s): Pastore, Ferruccio; Ponzo, Irene. Series: IMISCOE Research Series. Num Pages: 222 pages, 38 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFN; JFSG; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319230955
ISBN
9783319230955
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.70

Hardback. Documents the phenomenon of feminised migration by analysing accounts of the lives of women migrants in the 'host' countries. Based on more than 100 interviews with women migrants from Hungary and Bulgaria and with 'host' women in Italy and the Netherlands, this book includes theoretical debates on migration and subjectivity, and more. Editor(s): Passerini, Luisa; Lyon, Dawn; Capussotti, Enrica. Num Pages: 335 pages, bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1D; HBTB; JFFN; JFSJ1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
335
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845452773
ISBN
9781845452773
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 174.93

Hardback. This collection of essays examines the worldwide dispersal of Asian populations and links these seemingly disparate movements through the category of Asian diasporas. Editor(s): Parrenas, Rhacel Salazar; Siu, Lok. Num Pages: 320 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; JFF; JHBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804752435
ISBN
9780804752435
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.41

Hardback. Provides a panoramic approach to social exclusion, with emphasis on structural causes (education, health, accidents) and on short term causes connected with the crisis which started in 2008. Editor(s): Parodi, Giuliana; Sciulli, Dario. Series: AIEL Series in Labour Economics. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JKS; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Edition
2012
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9783790827712
ISBN
9783790827712
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.57

Hardback. The appetite for illicit drugs in the UK continues to grow and diversify. Young Britons consume more drugs than their peers anywhere else in Europe. Why and how has this happened and why have official efforts to stem drug "abuse" so far failed? This collection describes the drugs landscape. Editor(s): Parker, Howard; Aldridge, Judith; Egginton, Roy. Num Pages: 198 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFFH1; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
198
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333918173
ISBN
9780333918173
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.40

Paperback. Used primarily to decide to abort a fetus that would have been born with mental or physical impairments, prenatal tests arguably reinforce discrimination against and misconceptions about people with disabilities. This title presents a debate about prenatal testing and selective abortion. Editor(s): Parens, Erik; Asch, Adrienne. Series: Hastings Center Studies in Ethics Series. Num Pages: 392 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG; MBDC; MFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878408047
ISBN
9780878408047
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.71

Hardback. Contains contributions that apply advanced statistical methods and artificial intelligence techniques to approach the description of physical processes, the discrimination of experimental data and the assessment and management of risk. This book is intended as a reference scientists, students, engineers, and the insurance industry. Editor(s): Papadopoulos, George A.; Murty, Tad S.; Venkatesh, Srinivasan; Blong, R. (Natural Hazards Research Centre, Macquarie University, Australia). Num Pages: 297 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPS; JFFC; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 688.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Edition
Reprinted from naturals hazards, 21:2-3, 2000
Number of pages
297
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792365952
ISBN
9780792365952
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 195.73

Hardback. Educational Leaders Without Borders Editor(s): Papa, Rosemary P.; English, Fenwick W.; Saiti, Anna. Num Pages: 239 pages, 7 colour illustrations, 3 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JNC; JNF; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 537.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
239
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319123578
ISBN
9783319123578
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.15

Paperback. This groundbreaking book examines the links between migration and the United States' ongoing economic and demographic revolution. Utilizing an explicitly geographic perspective, the contributors highlight the crucial role played by scale and spatial context in both immigration and internal migration. Editor(s): Pandit, Kavita; Withers, Suzanne Davies. Num Pages: 368 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; RGCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847693931
ISBN
9780847693931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 102.39

Paperback. Editor(s): Palmer, J.; Roberts, A.; Cho, Y.; Ching, Gregory S. Series: International and Development Education. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JNA; JNF; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 38. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2011
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349291991
ISBN
9781349291991
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.90
€ 47.15

Hardback. Editor(s): Palme, Joakim; Kangas, Olli. Series: Social Policy in a Development Context Series. Num Pages: 346 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DN; JFF; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 565.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
346
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403941633
ISBN
9781403941633
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.48

paperback. With a diverse list of contributors, this volume seeks to discuss in depth some of the key issues that migration poses to World Christianity in the fields of constructive theology, ethics, spirituality, mission, ministry, inculturation, interreligious dialogue, and theological education. Editor(s): Padilla, E.; Phan, P. Series: Christianities of the World. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRC; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2013
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349441303
ISBN
9781349441303
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.86

Paperback. Editor(s): Oxford Department of International Development; Bourdillon, Michael; Boyden, Jo. Series: Palgrave Studies on Children and Development. Num Pages: 350 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFF; JHB; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 493.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2012
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349339822
ISBN
9781349339822
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 128.07

Hardback. Most Western democracies established women's policy agencies to improve the status of women by the 1990s. One of the book's key questions is how have women's policy agencies been able to develop, maintain or enhance their roles in the transformed political context and how have women's movements adapted to change in twelve states. Editor(s): Outshoorn, Joyce; Kantola, Johanna. Num Pages: 351 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
351
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230516618
ISBN
9780230516618
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.51

Paperback. Most Western democracies established women's policy agencies to improve the status of women by the 1990s. One of the book's key questions is how have women's policy agencies been able to develop, maintain or enhance their roles in the transformed political context and how have women's movements adapted to change in twelve states. Editor(s): Outshoorn, Joyce; Kantola, Johanna. Num Pages: 351 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSJ; JPA; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
351
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349354504
ISBN
9781349354504
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.73

Paperback / so. Editor(s): Otyakmaz, Berrin Ozlem; Karaka O Lu, Yasemin. Num Pages: 249 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JMC; JNC; JNLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer United States
Number of pages
249
Condition
New
SKU
V9783658073817
ISBN
9783658073817
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.37

Paperback / so. Editor(s): Ottersbach, Markus; Platte, Andrea; Rosen, Lisa. Series: Interkulturelle Studien. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, colour tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer vs United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9783658134938
ISBN
9783658134938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.66

Paperback. Containing analysis of income inequality and poverty in a comparative context, this book contains articles on the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Russia under transition. Western European countries are also examined in this context. References to public-use files are given. Editor(s): Ott, Notburga; Wagner, Gert G. Series: Contributions to Economics. Num Pages: 253 pages, 78 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1DD; 1DV; JFFA; JKS; KCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 405.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
253
Condition
New
SKU
V9783790809749
ISBN
9783790809749
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.42

Paperback. This collection of 14 articles strikes a balance between constructionist, epidemiological and ethnographic approaches to the study of drinking, drug use and related problems such as domestic violence, crime and the spread of HIV/AIDS. Editor(s): Orcutt, James D.; Rudy, David R. Series: Understanding Social Problems: An SSSP Presidential Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFFH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 177 x 16. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742528451
ISBN
9780742528451
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 79.52

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