Social issues & processes
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Social issues & processes
Paperback. Explores the missteps and the promise of a century and more of child protection efforts by Canadians and their governments. This book examines kin care, institutions, state policies, birth parents, foster parents and foster youngsters and provides ample reminder that children's welfare cannot be divorced from that of their parents and communities. Num Pages: 318 pages. BIC Classification: JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Wilfrid Laurier University Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781554583379
- ISBN
- 9781554583379
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.09
€ 50.09
Paperback. Shows how, historically, men derived a great deal of power over financial and household decisions by bringing home all (or most) of family's income. The author demonstrates how wives, instead of using their substantial incomes to negotiate more egalitarian, enable their husbands to perpetuate male dominance within the family. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 11. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813536798
- ISBN
- 9780813536798
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.23
€ 47.23
Paperback. Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral-Universietat Erfurt). Num Pages: 362 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 10 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFF; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Germany
- Number of pages
- 362
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531143606
- ISBN
- 9783531143606
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.79
€ 69.79
Paperback. A renowned sociologist gains unprecedented access to Canadian immigration offices and reveals how visa officers determine who gets into Canada - and who stays out. Num Pages: 612 pages, 9 tables, 1 graph. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFFN; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 612
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774830256
- ISBN
- 9780774830256
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.97
€ 36.97
Hardcover. Women are disproportionately affected by HIV and AIDS. By focusing on the pandemic at its epicentre in Southern Africa, this book explores the gendered power inequalities driving women's vulnerability to HIV and provides suggestions of how to individually and collectively address women's oppression. Num Pages: 248 pages, 7 figures, 3 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1HFM; JFFH2; JFFK; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230348806
- ISBN
- 9780230348806
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.21
€ 64.21
Paperback. A groundbreaking book based on research carried out in Australia by the author on the needs of children whose parents experience periods of mental illness. Other profesional contributors encompass areas such as the effects of mental illness on children; service provision for children and their parents; foster care and child protection. Editor(s): Cowling, Vicki. Num Pages: 222 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JFFG; JHBK; JKSB; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 175 x 13. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- ACER Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780864312822
- ISBN
- 9780864312822
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 41.60
€ 49.99
€ 41.60
Paperback. A leading feminist theorist rethinks deconstruction and its relevance to nature, embodiment, materialism, and science. Num Pages: 184 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: HPCF7; JFFK; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822350736
- ISBN
- 9780822350736
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.12
€ 29.99
€ 27.12
Hardback. This critique of the securitization and criminalization of asylum seeking challenges the claim that asylum seekers 'threaten' receiving states. It analyzes recent policy developments in relation to their wider historical, political and European contexts and argues that the UK response effectively renders asylum seekers as scapegoats. Series: Migration, Minorities & Citizenship. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230216594
- ISBN
- 9780230216594
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.63
€ 87.63
Hardcover. If we are becoming increasingly disconnected from our local communities, are there implications for health, well being and happiness, particularly for people on low incomes? This book looks at the interplay between poor people, poor communities and poor health, with a particular focus on social networks as key linkages. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; JFFA; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230019973
- ISBN
- 9780230019973
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.29
€ 64.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JHB; JPQB; KCQ; VFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349286027
- ISBN
- 9781349286027
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.66
€ 63.66
Hardcover. As in the first edition,"Development and Handicap", this edition reviews research on the development of blind children, deaf children, and children with spina bifida, cerebral palsy, Down's syndrome and autism. With over 1100 references, it includes research on children with developmental co-ordination disorder. Num Pages: 464 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFG; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 38. Weight in Grams: 776.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631234661
- ISBN
- 9780631234661
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.30
€ 143.30
The New Economic Model in Latin America and Its Impact on Income Distr...
Victor . Ed(S): Bulmer-Thomas
Hardback. This text explores the main features of the "new economic model" in Latin America and, through analysis of the reform process and case studies, examines its impact on income distribution and poverty. Editor(s): Bulmer-Thomas, Victor. Series: Latin American Studies Series. Num Pages: 383 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; JFFA; KCB; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 641.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 383
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333658406
- ISBN
- 9780333658406
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.40
€ 187.40
The New Economic Model in Latin America and Its Impact on Income Distr...
Victor . Ed(S): Bulmer-Thomas
Paperback. This text explores the main features of the "new economic model" in Latin America and, through analysis of the reform process and case studies, examines its impact on income distribution and poverty. Editor(s): Bulmer-Thomas, Victor. Series: Latin American Studies Series. Num Pages: 370 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; JFFA; KCB; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 477.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 370
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333662748
- ISBN
- 9780333662748
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 186.86
€ 186.86
Paperback. A history of the rise to dominance of the West, exploring the links between cultural values and military success. It studies nine major clashes between West and non-West, arguing that the West won not just because of technology, but because of its focus on individualism and democratic rights. Num Pages: 512 pages, 25 line drawings. BIC Classification: HBG; HBT; JFC; JFFE; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 133 x 39. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 2nd trade pbk
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571216406
- ISBN
- 9780571216406
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.02
€ 26.99
€ 18.02
Paperback. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN; JPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 227 x 12. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Encounter Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Second
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594032172
- ISBN
- 9781594032172
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.89
€ 18.99
€ 17.89
Hardback. In the global economy, linguistic diversity influences economic and political development as well as public policies in positive and negative ways. This title examines linguistic diversity as a global social phenomenon and considers what degree of linguistic variety might result in the greatest economic good. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 line illus. 34 tables. BIC Classification: CF; JFFS; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691136899
- ISBN
- 9780691136899
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.25€ 41.48
€ 52.25
€ 41.48
Paperback. This book focuses on rape narratives as grounding for western thinking about community - from the polis to nation-states - specifically in cultures of thinking, reading, and writing . The author rethinks rape, or sexual violence, through a close examination of how rape is a pedagogy that has become canonized in the form of rape stories. Num Pages: 298 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; JFFK; JFSJ; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349294794
- ISBN
- 9781349294794
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.46
€ 64.46
Paperback. Editor(s): Ortiz-Gonzalez, Victor M. Series: Globalization & Community Series. Num Pages: 296 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: JFFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 228 x 12. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816640775
- ISBN
- 9780816640775
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 29.31
€ 31.99
€ 29.31
Paperback. The nature of the currently emerging European society, which includes the economic and social transformation of Eastern and Central European countries, has been hotly debated. At its center is the relationship between markets and civil society within political and social contexts. Editor(s): Perez-Diaz, Victor. Series: Studies on Civil Society. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; JFF; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 161 x 15. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782383383
- ISBN
- 9781782383383
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.70
€ 44.70
Paperback. Editor(s): Pitts-Taylor, Victoria. Series: Biopolitics. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSJ; JHB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479845439
- ISBN
- 9781479845439
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.51
€ 36.99
€ 33.51