Social issues & processes
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Social issues & processes
Paperback. Editor(s): Tobin, James C. Num Pages: 116 pages, colour & b/w illus. BIC Classification: JFFC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 153 x 9. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 116
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606921784
- ISBN
- 9781606921784
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.08€ 44.98
€ 63.08
€ 44.98
Paperback. Drawing on the disarticulate figures in modern fictional works such as Billy Budd, The Sound and the Fury, Nightwood, White Noise, and The Echo Maker, among others, this book shows how these characters mark sites at which aesthetic, philosophical, ethical, political, medical, and scientific discourses converge. Series: Cultural Front. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CF; JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814725306
- ISBN
- 9780814725306
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.98
€ 33.99
€ 30.98
Hardcover. Drawing on the disarticulate figures in modern fictional works such as Billy Budd, The Sound and the Fury, Nightwood, White Noise, and The Echo Maker, among others, this book shows how these characters mark sites at which aesthetic, philosophical, ethical, political, medical, and scientific discourses converge. Series: Cultural Front. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CF; JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814708460
- ISBN
- 9780814708460
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.86
€ 85.86
Paperback. Twitchell embarks on an insightful, fearless, and funny exploration of two of the central themes of modern American culture -- materialism and consumerism -- and counters the notion of the "used and abused consumer" with an unflinching look at commercial culture, starting from the observation that "we are powerfully attracted to the world of goods (after all, we don't call them 'bads')." Num Pages: 310 pages, 36 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFFT; KNTY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 226 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231115193
- ISBN
- 9780231115193
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.01
€ 47.01
Hardback. The democratization of luxury, Twitchell contends, has been the single most important marketing phenomenon of our times. Num Pages: 448 pages, 80 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; JFFT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231124966
- ISBN
- 9780231124966
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.52€ 46.93
€ 59.52
€ 46.93
Hardback. Twitchell embarks on an insightful, fearless, and funny exploration of two of the central themes of modern American culture -- materialism and consumerism -- and counters the notion of the "used and abused consumer" with an unflinching look at commercial culture, starting from the observation that "we are powerfully attracted to the world of goods (after all, we don't call them 'bads')." Num Pages: 310 pages, 36 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFFT; KNTY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 226 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231115186
- ISBN
- 9780231115186
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.52€ 83.70
€ 109.52
€ 83.70
Hardback. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFFE; JFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 825.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803253384
- ISBN
- 9780803253384
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.41
€ 60.41
Hardback. This series is designed to foster debates on the sociology of social problems by presenting a forum where sociologists of this discipline can present and argue opposed positions on epistemological, moral and political issues that are central to the field. Editor(s): Holstein, James A.; Miller, Gale. Series: Perspectives on Social Problems S. Num Pages: 356 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 161 x 31. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 356
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762304813
- ISBN
- 9780762304813
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 183.96
€ 183.96
Hardback. Editor(s): Ptacek, James. Series: Interpersonal Violence. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: JFFE2; JFFE3; JFSJ1; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 579.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195335484
- ISBN
- 9780195335484
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.59
€ 110.59
Hardback. The British Welfare State initially seemed to promise welfare for all, but excluded millions of disabled people. This book examines attempts in the subsequent three decades to reverse this exclusion. It also provides the first major analysis of the Disablement Income Group and the Thalidomide campaign. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; JFFG; JKSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 172. .
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447316428
- ISBN
- 9781447316428
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.49
€ 167.49
Hardback. Presents an introduction to risk and uncertainty as they have been analysed in sociology and related social sciences. This book draws on the wide array of contemporary social theories of risk and relates these to the many and diverse areas in contemporary society where risk plays an important role. Series: Polity Key Concepts in the Social Sciences Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFP; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 146 x 24. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745640983
- ISBN
- 9780745640983
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.69
€ 66.69
Hardcover. Num Pages: 258 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JFFE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590330685
- ISBN
- 9781590330685
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.08€ 49.51
€ 63.08
€ 49.51
Paperback. An analysis of how poverty is misrepresented in mainstream media, and a look at what really lies behind these narratives. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; JFFA; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 216 x 10. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745334417
- ISBN
- 9780745334417
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.41
€ 40.99
€ 31.41
Hardcover. The Book of Kindness aims to motivate and inspire by showing readers what a difference even a small act of kindness can make. Num Pages: 224 pages, 100 col illus. BIC Classification: JFFP; V. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 134. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KSS0011301
- ISBN
- 9780008252847
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardcover. The Book of Kindness aims to motivate and inspire by showing readers what a difference even a small act of kindness can make. Num Pages: 224 pages, 100 col illus. BIC Classification: JFFP; V. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 134. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KKD0012986
- ISBN
- 9780008252847
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardcover. The Book of Kindness aims to motivate and inspire by showing readers what a difference even a small act of kindness can make. Num Pages: 224 pages, 100 col illus. BIC Classification: JFFP; V. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 134. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KSS0011254
- ISBN
- 9780008252847
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardcover. The Book of Kindness aims to motivate and inspire by showing readers what a difference even a small act of kindness can make. Num Pages: 224 pages, 100 col illus. BIC Classification: JFFP; V. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 134. Weight in Grams: 270. Missing dustwrapper, otherwise as new
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- SKU
- KCG0000929
- ISBN
- 9780008252847
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. In the passionate debate over globalization, critics have blamed it for a host of ills afflicting poorer nations, everything from child labor to environmental degradation and cultural homogenization. Now the economist, Bhagwati, reveals that globalization, when properly governed, is in fact the most powerful force for social good in the world today. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCL; KCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195330939
- ISBN
- 9780195330939
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.68
€ 21.99
€ 21.68
Paperback. Considers the devastating impact of family violence on children, examines children's views of violence, and proposes strategies for intervention and prevention. The authors provide case studies and empirical research to portray the scope of the problem. Series: Developmental Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry. Num Pages: 136 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFSP1; JFSP2; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 9. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803933842
- ISBN
- 9780803933842
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 139.31
€ 139.31
Hardback. This ethnographic account invites readers to consider a fascinating case of globalized labor -- a Korean-owned and managed factory in China, operated by Chinese laborers, where the clash of cultures, traditions, and classes threatens both productivity and peace on the factory floor. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPK; GTF; JFFS; JHBL; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804784542
- ISBN
- 9780804784542
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.62
€ 70.62