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Social issues & processes
Labour in a Global World: Case Studies from the White Goods Industry i...
Nichols, Theo, Çam, Sürhan
Hardcover. Series: Future of Work. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; 1H; 1KLS; JFFS; KND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403939791
- ISBN
- 9781403939791
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.96
€ 127.96
Paperback. An accessible and entertaining narrative history of the establishment, development and unravelling of the British Welfare State - now fully revised to cover Blair's first term. Lively writing in the style of Peter Hennessy. Num Pages: 720 pages, 22 b/w plates, With index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBTB; JFF; JKSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 35. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 720
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007102648
- ISBN
- 9780007102648
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.71
€ 20.99
€ 16.71
Hardback. Renaissance debates about politics and gender led to pioneering forms of poor relief, devised to help women get a start in life. These included orphanages for illegitimate children and forced labor in workhouses, but also women's shelters and early forms of maternity benefits, unemployment insurance, food stamps, and credit union savings plans. Series: I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History. Num Pages: 400 pages, 3 halftones, 13 line illustrations, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; JFFA; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 166 x 31. Weight in Grams: 736.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674067097
- ISBN
- 9780674067097
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.36€ 57.31
€ 62.36
€ 57.31
Hardcover. Bangladeshi villagers with mobile phones helped build what is now a thriving $200m company. What is the lesson for the rest of the world? In You Can Hear Me Now, Nick Sullivan answers this question through the compelling story of Iqbal Quadir, a local entrepreneur. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCM; PDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787986094
- ISBN
- 9780787986094
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.26
€ 26.99
€ 22.26
The Year Without Summer: 1816 and the Volcano That Darkened the World ...
Nicholas P. Klingaman William K. Klingaman
Paperback. In the tradition of "Krakatoa" and "Guns, Germs, and Steel" comes a sweeping history of the year 1816, when there was no summer. As a result of a volcanic eruption in Indonesia, weather patterns were disrupted worldwide for months and in the U.S., the extraordinary weather produced food shortages, religious revivals, and extensive migration. Num Pages: 338 pages. BIC Classification: JFFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Griffin
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781250042750
- ISBN
- 9781250042750
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.09
€ 21.99
€ 19.09
Hardcover. In recent times, there has been a substantial push by people to escape the metropolis for lifestyles in small coastal, country, or mountainside locales. This book explores the narratives emerging from amenity-left migration using methods developed within the 'strong' cultural sociology. Series: Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 186 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHBA; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137007612
- ISBN
- 9781137007612
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.38
€ 66.38
Paperback. An analysis of, and response to, the feminist theology of Rosemary Radford Ruether. This study focuses upon her approach to tradition, experience and normativity and also discusses her view of the origin, nature and development of patriarchy, and her approach to key topics in systematic theology. Num Pages: 395 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCM; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 395
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819195463
- ISBN
- 9780819195463
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 91.07
€ 91.07
Hardcover. This book deals with the long overlooked and understudied Soviet famine of 1946-47, which came on the heels of World War II and at the dawn of the Cold War and killed as many as two million people. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLW3; JFFC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230613331
- ISBN
- 9780230613331
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardback. Editor(s): Bloom, Nicholas Dagen; Umbach, Fritz; Vale, Lawrence J. Num Pages: 296 pages, 22 black & white halftones, 7 tables. BIC Classification: JFFB; JFSG; JPQB; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801452048
- ISBN
- 9780801452048
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.77
€ 140.77
Paperback. Is happiness catching? Are your friends making you fat? Can your sibling make you smart? Is wealth contagious? Where is true love found? Does free will exist? Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white line drawings, colour plates. BIC Classification: JFFP; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007303601
- ISBN
- 9780007303601
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.48
€ 14.99
€ 11.48
Paperback. Editor(s): Bloom, Nicholas Dagen; Umbach, Fritz; Vale, Lawrence J. Num Pages: 296 pages, 35, 22 black & white halftones, 7 tables, 6 charts. BIC Classification: JFFB; JFSG; JPQB; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801478741
- ISBN
- 9780801478741
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Hardcover. This work offers a new approach to the first session with a difficult and often resistant population, who seldom enter treatment for their underlying drug or alcohol problem. This definitive plan aims to understand the individual and to assess and evaluate the depth of the problem. Series: First session. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH1; JKSN2; MMZR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787949334
- ISBN
- 9780787949334
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.35
€ 69.35
Hardback. Offering a review and a feminist critique of mother-daughter literature, this text explores, among other things, the barriers erected by patriarchal, racist, classist and homophobic knowledge between mothers and daughters. Editor(s): Campling, Jo. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; JFFK; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 495.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333525289
- ISBN
- 9780333525289
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.03
€ 128.03
Paperback. Understanding Limerick is an edited collection featuring contributions from leading Irish scholars in the fields of Sociology, Social Policy, Criminology and Urban Geography. Editor(s): Hourigan, Niamh (University College Cork). Num Pages: 316 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFFJ; JHB; JKV. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press Cork
- Number of pages
- 316
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859184844
- ISBN
- 9781859184844
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.00€ 21.31
€ 25.00
€ 21.31
Hardcover. Do participatory processes open a political space to marginalized groups and individuals? Or do they co-opt and coerce groups to reinforce existing inequitable relations? In an innovative comparative study which breaks with tradition this book explores these questions by looking at Malawi and Ireland. Series: Rethinking International Development Series. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1HFMM; GTF; JFFS; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230238947
- ISBN
- 9780230238947
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.52
€ 67.52
Paperback. Num Pages: 191 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN; VSW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 208. 191pp
- Publisher
- Liberties Press Dublin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781905483754
- ISBN
- 9781905483754
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.39
€ 9.99
€ 9.39
Hardcover. Presents a collection of research findings on topical issues in international trade theory and policy. This work deals with trade liberalization and outsourcing. It examines trading clubs and preferential trading agreements. It features six chapters on the various aspects of trade and aid. Editor(s): Beladi, Hamid; Choi, Kwan; Tran-Nam, Binh; Long, Ngo van; Tawada, Makoto; Atax, Binh Tran-Nam. Series: Frontiers of Economics and Globalization. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846639623
- ISBN
- 9781846639623
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 222.14
€ 222.14
Hardback. This much--needed book is a concise and accessible account of the contribution of feminist thinking to the study of crime. Num Pages: 208 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFCX; JFFK; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 233 x 20. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745611631
- ISBN
- 9780745611631
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.24
€ 73.24
Hardcover. This text describes a "Third Way", one that aims to transcend the outdated conflict between Left and Right. It puts forward a rigorous re-thinking towards making the "Third Way" an effective instrument of progress for Britain as well as abroad. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPA; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333792858
- ISBN
- 9780333792858
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.42
€ 127.42
Paperback. aeo This is currently the only book in print that treats the topic of hunger from a long--range historical perspective. aeo The contributors to the book are drawn from a broad array of disciplines; among them are Amartya Sen, David Herlihy, Peter Garnsey, and John Post. Editor(s): Newman, Lucile F. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JFFA; JFFC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Basil Blackwell Inc, US United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557866288
- ISBN
- 9781557866288
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.78
€ 52.78