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Social issues & processes

Paperback. Focusing on the disasters of the 1980s, this book examines how culture is reconstructed after disaster through victims' stories, media coverage, and official efforts to restore faith in technology. It explores the debates that followed these disasters, as government agencies, corporations, and local communities fought to control their meaning. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPN; HB; JFC; JFFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 330. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252068201
ISBN
9780252068201
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.11

Hardback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 31 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNN; JFFN; JFSJ1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803284616
ISBN
9780803284616
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.29

Paperback. Moving interviews with 100 students at the two institutions highlight how American higher education reinforces the same inequities it has been aiming to transcend. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JHB; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421405742
ISBN
9781421405742
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.76

hardcover. In this sensitive account, Ann Kimble Loux tells of her family's painful experiences when they adopted two abused sisters, and the traumatic years that followed. The author conveys the social and individual human costs of child abuse and neglect, and calls for reforms in the adoption process. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 603.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813917108
ISBN
9780813917108
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JFFE2; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801487187
ISBN
9780801487187
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.91

Hardback. Each year, more than 2.5 million cases of battering are reported in the Unites States. This book describes how sixteen women got away for good. It recounts not only the stories of their abuse but also the women's life histories leading up to the battering and the resources they drew upon to escape. It helps women discover solutions to problems. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE3; JFSJ1; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231116480
ISBN
9780231116480
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.74

Hardcover. Series: Studies in Forced Migration. Num Pages: 12 illustrations, 6 tables, 5 figures, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKN; 1FPCT; JFFD; JFFN; JHMP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 150 x 237 x 19. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Edition
illustrated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571811578
ISBN
9781571811578
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.01

Paperback. Qualitative research seeks to place poverty among African-Americans into the context of family, work, and community Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472086979
ISBN
9780472086979
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.34

Paperback. This second edition explores the use of play therapy with abused children as a way of helping them heal their distress and make sense of their experiences through expanding their own creativity in play. The book provides practical ways of starting play therapy with abused children and explains how the child can use this process for healing. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JKS; JMC; MJW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843105879
ISBN
9781843105879
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.15

Paperback. Expands the field of masculinities and develops new thinking about important issues in feminist and critical race theories Editor(s): Cooper, Frank Rudy. Series: Families, Law, and Society. Num Pages: 315 pages, 2 tables, 2 figures. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSJ2; LAS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
315
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814769690
ISBN
9780814769690
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.01

Paperback. Although most families do not repeat the patterns of abuse of their childhood, there is evidence that, for whatever reason, substantial numbers do. Series: Wiley Series in Child Care & Protection. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JMAL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 462. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Chichester
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
SKU
KAK0012684
ISBN
9780471958895
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415536660
ISBN
9780415536660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 80.41

Paperback. Illuminating the dark side of economic globalization, this book gives an insider's view of the migrant farmworkers' binational circuit that stretches from the west central Mexico countryside to central California. Useful for all Americans, "The Farmworkers' Journey" traces the human consequences of our policy decisions. Num Pages: 361 pages, 38 b/w photographs, 1 line illustration, 6 maps, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 1KLCM; JFFN; JFSF; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
361
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520250734
ISBN
9780520250734
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.36

Paperback. Editor(s): Tickamyer, Ann; Sherman, Jennifer; Warlick, Jennifer. Num Pages: 464 pages, 62 figures. BIC Classification: JFFA; JFSF; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231172233
ISBN
9780231172233
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.07

Paperback. This book explores risk management and successful intervention for children in care who have committed, or are at risk of committing, acts of serious violence. The contributors provide an overview of the factors leading to extremely violent behaviour and discuss the complexities of diagnosis and definition from a multidisciplinary perspective. Editor(s): Hagell, Ann; Jeyarajah-Dent, Renuka. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE; JKSB1; JKVQ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843103844
ISBN
9781843103844
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.59

Paperback. This text has been updated and revised to take account of new developments in international political economy, notably the East Asian crisis, and the deepening crisis of African society. Num Pages: 352 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFS; JH; JPS; KCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Palgrave
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
SKU
KRA0005085
ISBN
9780333914205
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. .
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield International
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783487950
ISBN
9781783487950
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.51
€ 21.48

Paperback. "None of your business!" People seeking to keep their private lives from scrutiny often fall back on these words. This work shows that we are every bit as accountable for our private actions as for our public deeds. It defends accountability for private life, stating that it protects and dignifies. Series: Feminist Constructions. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742514096
ISBN
9780742514096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.64

Hardback. "None of your business!" People seeking to keep their private lives from scrutiny often fall back on these words. This work shows that we are every bit as accountable for our private actions as for our public deeds. It defends accountability for private life, stating that it protects and dignifies. Series: Feminist Constructions. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742514089
ISBN
9780742514089
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.56

paperback. Part of a biographer s job is to rescue forgotten figures, and in "Sophia: Princess, Suffragette, Revolutionary" Anita Anand has salvaged an extraordinary one. --"New York Times Book Review"" Num Pages: 432 pages, 3 x 8pp B&W plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; JFFK; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 200 x 30. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Bloomsbury Paperbacks
Condition
New
SKU
9781408835470
ISBN
9781408835470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.70

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