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Social issues & processes
Paperback. Used primarily to decide to abort a fetus that would have been born with mental or physical impairments, prenatal tests arguably reinforce discrimination against and misconceptions about people with disabilities. This title presents a debate about prenatal testing and selective abortion. Editor(s): Parens, Erik; Asch, Adrienne. Series: Hastings Center Studies in Ethics Series. Num Pages: 392 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG; MBDC; MFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 630.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878408047
- ISBN
- 9780878408047
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Condition: New
€ 73.10
€ 73.10
Hardback. Contains contributions that apply advanced statistical methods and artificial intelligence techniques to approach the description of physical processes, the discrimination of experimental data and the assessment and management of risk. This book is intended as a reference scientists, students, engineers, and the insurance industry. Editor(s): Papadopoulos, George A.; Murty, Tad S.; Venkatesh, Srinivasan; Blong, R. (Natural Hazards Research Centre, Macquarie University, Australia). Num Pages: 297 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPS; JFFC; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 688.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Reprinted from naturals hazards, 21:2-3, 2000
- Number of pages
- 297
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792365952
- ISBN
- 9780792365952
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.90
€ 188.90
Hardback. Educational Leaders Without Borders Editor(s): Papa, Rosemary P.; English, Fenwick W.; Saiti, Anna. Num Pages: 239 pages, 7 colour illustrations, 3 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JNC; JNF; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 537.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319123578
- ISBN
- 9783319123578
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Condition: New
€ 122.52
€ 122.52
Paperback. This groundbreaking book examines the links between migration and the United States' ongoing economic and demographic revolution. Utilizing an explicitly geographic perspective, the contributors highlight the crucial role played by scale and spatial context in both immigration and internal migration. Editor(s): Pandit, Kavita; Withers, Suzanne Davies. Num Pages: 368 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; RGCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847693931
- ISBN
- 9780847693931
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Condition: New
€ 96.64
€ 96.64
Paperback. This collection of 14 articles strikes a balance between constructionist, epidemiological and ethnographic approaches to the study of drinking, drug use and related problems such as domestic violence, crime and the spread of HIV/AIDS. Editor(s): Orcutt, James D.; Rudy, David R. Series: Understanding Social Problems: An SSSP Presidential Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFFH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 177 x 16. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742528451
- ISBN
- 9780742528451
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Condition: New
€ 75.09
€ 75.09
Hardback. This collection of 14 articles strikes a balance between constructionist, epidemiological and ethnographic approaches to the study of drinking, drug use and related problems such as domestic violence, crime and the spread of HIV/AIDS. Editor(s): Orcutt, James D.; Rudy, David R. Series: Understanding Social Problems: An SSSP Presidential Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFFH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 262 x 183 x 22. Weight in Grams: 690.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742528444
- ISBN
- 9780742528444
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Condition: New
€ 174.26
€ 174.26
Paperback. Editor(s): Olkowski, Dorothea; Weiss, Gail. Series: Re-Reading the Canon. Num Pages: 302 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 231 x 19. Weight in Grams: 514.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271029184
- ISBN
- 9780271029184
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Condition: New
€ 59.36€ 50.19
€ 59.36
€ 50.19
Hardback. This clearly written and informative book explores effects of race and culture factors in the US-Mexican relations. Editor(s): O, Jaime Rodriguez; Vincent, Kathryn; Rodriguez O., Jaime E. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 192 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; HBTB; JFC; JFF; JFSL1; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 169 x 16. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842026734
- ISBN
- 9780842026734
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.96
€ 163.96
Paperback. Tipping points are thresholds of profound changes in natural or social conditions with considerable (largely unforecastable) consequences. This book explores the scientific, economic, social, and spiritual and creative approaches to identifying and anticipating tipping points so that societies can adapt to more sustainable ways of living. Editor(s): O'Riordan, Timothy; Lenton, Timothy. Series: British Academy Original Paperbacks. Num Pages: 300 pages, 15 figures. BIC Classification: JFFR; KCA; KCS; RNP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 165 x 21. Weight in Grams: 576.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780197265536
- ISBN
- 9780197265536
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Condition: New
€ 53.57
€ 53.57
Hardback. Editor(s): O'Donnell, Mike; Jones, Bryn. Series: Key Issues in Modern Sociology. Num Pages: 286 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 602.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Anthem Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843318958
- ISBN
- 9781843318958
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.26
€ 134.26
Social Aspects of Illness, Disease & Sickness Absence
. Ed(S): Nordby, Halvor, Phd; Ronning, Rolf; ...
Paperback. Editor(s): Nordby, Halvor, PhD; Ronning, Rolf; Tellnes, Gunnar. Num Pages: 287 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: JFFH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 219 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Oslo Academic Press Norway
- Number of pages
- 287
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788274774803
- ISBN
- 9788274774803
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.56
€ 36.99
€ 26.56
Housing, Citizenship, and Communities for People with Serious Mental I...
. Ed(S): Nelson, Geoffrey; Sylvestre, John; A...
Paperback. Housing, Citizenship, and Communities for People with Serious Mental Illness provides the first comprehensive overview of the field. The book covers theory, research, practice, and policy issues related to the provision of housing and the supports that people rely on to get and keep their housing. Editor(s): Nelson, Geoffrey; Sylvestre, John; Aubry, Tim. Series: Advances in Community Psychology. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JFFJ; JKS; JKSM; JKSN; MBPK; MMJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190265601
- ISBN
- 9780190265601
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Condition: New
€ 98.47
€ 98.47
Hardback. Editor(s): Nault, Derrick M.; Dawei, Bei; Voulgarakis, Evangelos; Paterson, Rab; Bryce, Lisa; McArthur, Kerry; Suva, Cesar Andres-Miguel. Series: Key Issues in Modern Sociology. Num Pages: 226 pages, 6+ figures and tables. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRAM2; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Anthem Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857285591
- ISBN
- 9780857285591
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Condition: New
€ 132.83
€ 132.83
Paperback. Despite the steady growth of feminism in sociology, little attention has been paid to feminist research on religion. Nason-Clark and Neitz begin to fill this gap, asking leading feminist sociologists of religion to reflect on their work and lives. Editor(s): Nason-Clark, Nancy; Nietz, Mary Jo. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: GPS; HRA; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 177 x 11. Weight in Grams: 340.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759101982
- ISBN
- 9780759101982
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Condition: New
€ 59.80
€ 59.80
Paperback. This volume documents and analyses the experiences of the urban periphery in three developing nationsIndia, Nepal, and Bangladeshin terms of water security and access, adaptation to climate change, and urban expansion. Editor(s): Narain, Vishal; Prakash, Anjal. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 maps, 44 diagrams, 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1FM; JFFS; KNBW; RNFD; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 148 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- OUP India India
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199464166
- ISBN
- 9780199464166
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.58
€ 64.58
Hardback. A number of essays in this volume show how the foreign policies of the US and Germany have directly or inadvertently contributed to the influx of refugees from the former Yugoslavia, Mexico, the Caribbean, and the former Soviet Union. Editor(s): Munz, Rainer; Weiner, Myron. Series: Migration & Refugees S. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JJPN; JFFD; JFFN; JPQB; JPS; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571810878
- ISBN
- 9781571810878
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 166.91
€ 166.91
Paperback. What is practical feminism in a postmodern world? Together, the 16 essays in this volume represent many different voices of feminists who boldly take up familiar, everyday concerns from unorthodox vantage points within new conceptual and theoretical frameworks. Editor(s): Mui, Constance L.; Murphy, Julien S. Series: Feminist Constructions. Num Pages: 192 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JM; JFC; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742512559
- ISBN
- 9780742512559
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.97
€ 63.97
Hardback. What is practical feminism in a postmodern world? Together, the 16 essays in this volume represent many different voices of feminists who boldly take up familiar, everyday concerns from unorthodox vantage points within new conceptual and theoretical frameworks. Editor(s): Mui, Constance L.; Murphy, Julien S. Series: Feminist Constructions. Num Pages: 192 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JM; JFC; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742512542
- ISBN
- 9780742512542
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.19
€ 155.19
Agricultural Globalization, Trade and the Environment
. Ed(S): Moss, Charles B.; Rausser, Gordon C....
Hardback. This volume explores a number of different issues, including the operation of the tariff-rate quotas established under the Uruguay Round Agreement, the implications of sanitary and phytosanitary restrictions on trade, and the growing controversy over genetically modified organisms. Editor(s): Moss, Charles B.; Rausser, Gordon C. (College of Natural Resources, University of California, Berkeley, USA); Schmitz, Andrew; Taylor, Timothy G. (Food and Resource Economics, University of Florida, USA); Zilberman, David. Series: Natural Resource Management and Policy. Num Pages: 567 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; KC; KNAC; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 973.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 567
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792374725
- ISBN
- 9780792374725
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 251.53
€ 251.53
Paperback. This study examines the converging culture, telecommunications and new media industries in North America. With a broadly political-economic perspective, this work the goes on to provide an account of changes in the aftermath of trade agreements, and sets these changes in a global context. Editor(s): Morris, Nancy; Waisbord, Silvio. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; KNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 147 x 12. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742510302
- ISBN
- 9780742510302
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.69
€ 61.69
Hardback. By comparing case studies from around the world this text shows why the state matters to the media and telecommunications industries in a globalising world and sheds light on the extent of state power in the face of transnational pressures. Editor(s): Morris, Nancy; Waisbord, Silvio. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFFS; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 405.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742510296
- ISBN
- 9780742510296
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.82
€ 163.82
Hardback. This title is based on a report commissioned by the "National Institute of Mental Health", and addresses two main areas: the mental health consequences of torture and related violence and trauma, and the status of scientific knowledge. The text also includes research recommendations. Editor(s): Montgomery, John D.; Inkeles, Alex. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Reprinted from policy sciences, 33:3-4, 2001
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792372738
- ISBN
- 9780792372738
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.12
€ 70.12
Paperback. Editor(s): Mirza, Heidi Safia; Joseph, Cynthia. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSL3; JNFR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 177 x 246 x 19. Weight in Grams: 300.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 150
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415633956
- ISBN
- 9780415633956
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Condition: New
€ 58.72
€ 58.72
Paperback. The journal showcases the creative and critical work of renowned physician-writers, leading literary scholars, and medical humanists. Editor(s): Metzl, Jonathan M.; Poirier, Suzanne. Num Pages: 224 pages, 17, 17 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JFFG; JFFH; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801882050
- ISBN
- 9780801882050
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.33
€ 34.33