Social issues & processes
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Social issues & processes
Hardcover. Bringing together academic and practitioner points of view, this edited collection shows how violence enters into ordinary, routine practices of childhood and children's experiences. The contributing authors seek to understand how violence is enacted against children in infancy, adolescence, in school, in care, at home and on the street. Editor(s): Wells, Karen C.; Burman, Erica; Montgomery, Heather; Watson, Alison. Series: Studies in Childhood and Youth. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JFSP1; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 219 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137322593
- ISBN
- 9781137322593
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.93
€ 63.93
Hardcover. This book is a comprehensive study of migration politics in ten European countries, tracing how language, discourse, and political parties matter to migration policymaking. Editor(s): Korkut, Umut; Bucken-Knapp, Gregg; McGarry, Aidan; Hinnfors, Jonas; Drake, Helen. Series: Europe in Transition: The NYU European Studies Series. Num Pages: 236 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFN; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137310897
- ISBN
- 9781137310897
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.84€ 45.56
€ 50.84
€ 45.56
Hardcover. Theory on the Edge brings together some of the foremost specialists working at the interdisciplinary interface between Irish Studies, feminist theory, queer theory, and gender and sexuality studies in order to trace the contemporary development of feminist thinking and activism in Ireland. Editor(s): Giffney, Noreen; Shildrick, Margrit. Series: Breaking Feminist Waves. Num Pages: 311 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JM; JFFK; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 224 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137306975
- ISBN
- 9781137306975
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.21
€ 64.21
Hardcover. This volume explores the variety of forms, strategies and practices of Islamic organizations in Europe and the United States. It focuses on the reactions of organized Muslims at local, national, and transnational levels to the on-going debates on their integration into society and the structures of state-church relations. Editor(s): Kortmann, Matthias; Rosenow-Williams, Kerstin. Series: Palgrave Studies in European Political Sociology. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSL; JFSR; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 136 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137305572
- ISBN
- 9781137305572
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.35
€ 64.35
Paperback. Is food aid the way of the future? What are the prospects for integrated public policies informed by the right to food? First World Hunger Revisited investigates the rise of food charity and corporately sponsored food banks as effective and sustainable responses to increasing hunger and food poverty in twelve rich 'food-secure' societies. Editor(s): Riches, Graham; Silvasti, Tiina. Num Pages: 280 pages, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFFA; JPVH; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 218 x 16. Weight in Grams: 356.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137298720
- ISBN
- 9781137298720
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Condition: New
€ 63.93
€ 63.93
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137296955
- ISBN
- 9781137296955
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Condition: New
€ 64.50
€ 64.50
Hardcover. This volume is the first major exploration of the issues relevant to young people who are affected by sexual exploitation and trafficking from a variety of critical perspectives. Issues include accommodation, gangs, migrant and refugee communities, perpetrators, international policy and the language through which we construct child exploitation. Editor(s): Melrose, Margaret; Pearce, Jenny. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JFFE2; JFSP1; JKSB1; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137294098
- ISBN
- 9781137294098
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Condition: New
€ 122.53
€ 122.53
Hardcover. This book aims to further the understanding of migration processes and policies in a European context with a particular focus on evaluating integration and the gendered aspects of migration, integration and citizenship. Integration is regarded as a contested concept and as entailing a variable and problematic set of discourses and practices. Editor(s): Anthias, Floya; Pajnik, Mojca. Series: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSL1; JPA; LNDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 464.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137293992
- ISBN
- 9781137293992
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Condition: New
€ 64.50
€ 64.50
Hardcover. This volume critically explores the global deepening of market economy models and the associated tensions of livelihood and ecology in the current context of global economic crisis. Editor(s): Atasoy, Yildiz. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 319 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPRB; KCP; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 144 x 25. Weight in Grams: 542.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137293671
- ISBN
- 9781137293671
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Condition: New
€ 123.26
€ 123.26
Paperback. Exploring some of the most topical issues around migration and integration in relation to Britain, this book examines people smuggling and the elite labour migration that is becoming a feature of Britain. It also examines the concepts of social capital, social cohesion and Britishness that are being used to critique multiculturalism. Editor(s): Modood, Tariq; Salt, John. Series: Palgrave Politics of Identity and Citizenship Series. Num Pages: 298 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFFN; JFFS; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137285959
- ISBN
- 9781137285959
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Condition: New
€ 122.11
€ 122.11
Hardcover. Collecting short thought pieces by some of the leading thinkers on the emerging 'Immersive Internet', Power and Teigland's book questions what a more immersive and intimate internet - based on social media, augmented reality, virtual worlds, online games, 3D internet and beyond - might mean for society and for each of us. Editor(s): Power, Dominic; Teigland, Robin. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFFP; KNTX1; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137283016
- ISBN
- 9781137283016
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.43
€ 64.43
Hardcover. This collection explores how the dominant risk agenda is being embedded across welfare policy and practice contexts in order to redefine social problems and those who experience them. Identities of 'risky' or 'safe', 'responsible' or 'irresponsible' are being increasingly applied, not only to everyday life but also to professional practice. Editor(s): Kearney, Jeremy; Donovan, Catherine. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JHBA; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 136 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 368.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137276070
- ISBN
- 9781137276070
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.93
€ 63.93
Hardcover. While tracing the historical emergence of the cafe as a social institution and noting its multiple faces and functions in the modernity of the occident, three themes run like threads of varying texture through the chapters: the social connectivity and inclusion of cafes, cafe as surrogate office, and cafe as site of exchange for news and views. Editor(s): Scambler, Graham; Tjora, Aksel. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCX; JFFP; RGC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 219 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137275929
- ISBN
- 9781137275929
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.39
€ 132.39
Hardcover. This collection of case studies explains the pathways between development patterns, economic strategies, and violence in Latin America. Editor(s): Ascher, William; Mirovitskaya, Natalia S. Series: Pathways for Ecumenical and Interreligious Dialogue. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFFE; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 220 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137272683
- ISBN
- 9781137272683
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.53
€ 64.53
Hardcover. Problem gambling is a perennial issue frequently reported in the media. This book is a comprehensive and up-to-date resource on problem gambling research. It describes the state of the art of the subject and presents the latest developments such as computer modelling of gambling behaviour and risk profiles of gambling products. Editor(s): Gobet, Fernand; Schiller, Marvin. Num Pages: 339 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFH; JMP; JMR; MMZR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137272416
- ISBN
- 9781137272416
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.22
€ 144.22
Hardcover. An examination of how Botswana overcame the legacies of exceptional resource deficiency and colonial neglect, to transform itself from one of the poorest nations of the world to a middle income economy. Contributions review how economic, social and institutional policies interacted to produce successful poverty reduction. Editor(s): Selolwane, Onalenna. Series: Developmental Pathways to Poverty Reduction. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFMB; JFFA; KCB; KCM; KCP; KCQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137270160
- ISBN
- 9781137270160
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Condition: New
€ 64.30
€ 64.30
Hardcover. Explores how British and Japanese firms have responded to globalization from a long-term perspective. Incorporates studies from the 18th century and sheds light on the impact of the institutional setting, the influence of government and entrepreneurs, and the weight of historical contingency in conditioning firm responses to globalization. Editor(s): Umemura, Maki; Fujioka, Rika. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FPJ; JFFS; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137263629
- ISBN
- 9781137263629
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.21
€ 64.21
Hardcover. This volume scrutinizes new developments in contemporary mobility and migration politics and shows that they are based on a mix of traditional coercive interventions and less repressive and indirect practices. Editor(s): Geiger, Martin; Pecoud, Antoine. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHBD; JPS; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137263063
- ISBN
- 9781137263063
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.53
€ 122.53
Hardcover. Drawing evidence from North and South America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, the contributors illustrate that even within the common framework of economic globalization, the ways in which the interests of state actors and the agency of migrants intersects continuously shapes and reshapes both home and destination societies. Editor(s): Brickner, Rachel K. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 211 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFN; JFFS; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137033758
- ISBN
- 9781137033758
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.93
€ 63.93
Hardcover. 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, Elaine; Phan, Peter C. Series: Christianities of the World. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRCM; HRCX6; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2013 ed.
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137032881
- ISBN
- 9781137032881
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.40
€ 122.40