Social issues & processes
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Social issues & processes
Hardcover. Science and politics are closely connected in today's global environmental issues. This book focuses on these links in relation to climate change, the threats to wildlife species, and natural hazards and disasters. Study of these reveals the need for more effective international cooperation and the limits of global governance. Series: Global Issues. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPS; LNKJ; RNP; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230237704
- ISBN
- 9780230237704
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.31
€ 64.31
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872204584
- ISBN
- 9780872204584
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.04
€ 27.99
€ 21.04
Paperback. Explains how inequalities, job insecurity and global warming are the logical outcomes of supercapitalism. This work shows that companies, fighting hard to be competitive, have become deeply involved in politics, and how the tools used to temper society's problems - taxation and education - have withered as supercapitalism has burgeoned. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFS; JHBA; JP; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 272. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- SKU
- KRA0005111
- ISBN
- 9781848310469
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. This edition bring up-to-date the author's seminal study of mental retardation. Focusing on the role of stigma and the efforts of the mentally handicapped to pass normal lives, the text explores such areas as social competence, independence and quality of life. Num Pages: 276 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG; MBPK; MMZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- Rev and Updated ed.
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520082267
- ISBN
- 9780520082267
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.16
€ 35.99
€ 26.16
Hardback. Provides compelling and probing case studies of economic problems and public housing plights in Albuquerque, Dallas, Houston, Phoenix and San Antonio. This book also provides brief histories of each city - all of which expanded dynamically between 1935 and 1965 - and how they responded to slums under the Housing Acts of 1937, 1949, and 1954. Series: Urban Life, Landscape and Policy. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 1KBBW; 3JJ; JFFB; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439911150
- ISBN
- 9781439911150
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.15
€ 102.15
Hardback. Num Pages: 88 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JHB; JHBS; JKSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 267.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 88
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137585165
- ISBN
- 9781137585165
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.14
€ 63.14
Hardback. The study of consumption has never seriously examined the role of leisure. This ambitious, agenda-setting study, provides the most in-depth examination of the relationship between the two to date, drawing on the serious leisure perspective and outlining a new conceptual framework for analyzing consumption for leisure. Num Pages: 189 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFT; JHBS; YNP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 189
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230220225
- ISBN
- 9780230220225
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.81
€ 63.81
Paperback. This is an examination of the complex relationships among universities, states, and markets in light of the growing influence of globalization. Editor(s): Rhoads, Robert A.; Torres, Carlos. Num Pages: 400 pages, 6 tables, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; JFFS; JNMN; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780804751698
- ISBN
- 9780804751698
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.83
€ 38.99
€ 35.83
Hardback. Drawing on archival materials, secondary sources, and eyewitness accounts of the brave men and women who marched, this gripping account offers a brief and nuanced narrative of this critical phase of the black freedom struggle. Series: Witness to History. Num Pages: 160 pages, 10, 10 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBSB; 3JJPK; HBJK; JFFJ; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781421421599
- ISBN
- 9781421421599
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 43.42
€ 51.99
€ 43.42
Paperback. Drawing on archival materials, secondary sources, and eyewitness accounts of the brave men and women who marched, this gripping account offers a brief and nuanced narrative of this critical phase of the black freedom struggle. Series: Witness to History. Num Pages: 160 pages, 10, 10 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBSB; 3JJPK; HBJK; JFFJ; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 12. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421421605
- ISBN
- 9781421421605
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.50
€ 29.50
Num Pages: 176 pages, 5 figs., 3 tables. BIC Classification: JFFH; MBDP; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781469629179
- ISBN
- 9781469629179
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.56
€ 36.99
€ 31.56
Hardback. Series: ATLA Monograph Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BG; HRCC7; JFFJ; JFSL; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810830943
- ISBN
- 9780810830943
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.22
€ 165.22
Paperback. Editor(s): Robbins, Hollis; Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; DSBF; JFFK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143105992
- ISBN
- 9780143105992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.45
€ 21.99
€ 16.45
Hardcover. This volume fills the gap in books dedicated to the ideas of ground-breaking theorist Juliet Mitchell. Essays from internationally renowned scholars address themes that cross-cut her oeuvre: equality, violence, collective movements, subjectivity, sexuality and power. Mitchell herself contributes a chapter and an afterward. Editor(s): Duschinsky, Robbie; Walker, Susan. Series: Critical Studies in Gender, Sexuality, and Culture. Num Pages: 297 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFK; JMAF; JMF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 29. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137381170
- ISBN
- 9781137381170
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.87
€ 122.87
Hardback. Rob White's highly readable book, which includes a major new interview with Todd Haynes, is the first comprehensive study of the director's work. Series: Contemporary Film Directors. Num Pages: 192 pages, 20 black and white photographs, filmography. BIC Classification: APFB; JFFK; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252037566
- ISBN
- 9780252037566
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.11
€ 136.11
Paperback. Rob White's highly readable book, which includes a major new interview with Todd Haynes, is the first comprehensive study of the director's work. Series: Contemporary Film Directors. Num Pages: 192 pages, 20 b&w photographs, filmography. BIC Classification: APFB; JFFK; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252079108
- ISBN
- 9780252079108
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.74
€ 25.99
€ 23.74
This book provides a new set of ideas to overcome the deficiencies in the ongoing process of globalization and in the mechanisms for global economic governance. The authors aim to present ideas that could become the basis for a new, coherent "toolbox" designed to guide development policies and international cooperation. Series: The United Nations Series on Development. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFS; KCL; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780932316
- ISBN
- 9781780932316
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 41.72
€ 49.99
€ 41.72
Hardcover. Is recreational drug use morally wrong? In this book, I examine four types of argument for the view that it is - religious, nonreligious, harm-based, and non-harm-based - and contend that, by and large, they do not succeed. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAM1; JFFH1; JFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137548764
- ISBN
- 9781137548764
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.09
€ 64.09
Paperback. Do co-operatives offer an alternative model of social organisation which could address some of these key issues? Or do they simply offer another way of organising businesses within a predominantly capitalist economy? What would the world look like if co-operatives grew to gradually replace private businesses across every economic sector? Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: JFFT; KJVW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- New Internationalist Publications Ltd
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780261614
- ISBN
- 9781780261614
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.63
€ 17.99
€ 17.63
Paperback / so. Series: Theorie Und Praxis Der Diskursforschung. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531172477
- ISBN
- 9783531172477
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.34
€ 48.34