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Social issues & processes

Paperback. Everyone worries about privacy these days. Packed with stories that are funny and sad, familiar and strange, this book tours the myriad arenas where privacy battles are fought, lost, and won. It explores how we manage our secrets, our phone calls and e-mail, the perimeters of our homes, and our interactions with neighbors. Num Pages: 408 pages, 2 halftones, 5 line drawings, 6 tables. BIC Classification: JFFP; JHBA; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 228 x 27. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226586533
ISBN
9780226586533
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 21.99

Hardback. This edited collection outlines the accomplishments, shortcomings, and future policy prospects of the 2005 UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, arguing that the Convention is not broad enough to confront the challenges concerning human rights, sustainability, and cultural diversity as a whole. Editor(s): De Beukelaer, Christiaan; Pyykkonen, Miikka; Singh, J.P. Num Pages: 288 pages, 7 black & white tables, 2 figures. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2015th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137397621
ISBN
9781137397621
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 188.92

Paperback. A collection of essays that illustrates how transnational ties between the US and Asia have shaped, and are increasingly defining, Asian American politics in our multicultural society. It shows how the grassroots activism of America's newest minority both reflects and is instrumental in broader processes of political change throughout the Pacific. Editor(s): Collet, Christian; Lien, Pei-te. Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 252 pages, 9 Tables, 7 Figures, 2 Halftones. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; JFFN; JFSL3; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592138616
ISBN
9781592138616
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

Hardback. Sociology in Austria has been frequently affected by political developments in the country. This first history of sociology in Austria examines the impact of the break-up of the Habsburg Empire and of two consecutive dictatorships, which destroyed academic freedom by means of forced migration and imprisonment. Series: Sociology Transformed. Num Pages: 104 pages, 4 figures, 2 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DFA; JFF; JHB; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137435866
ISBN
9781137435866
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.07

Paperback / so. Num Pages: 226 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JMJ; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften United States
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9783531163741
ISBN
9783531163741
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.32

Hardcover. The Impact of ICT on Quality of Working Life Editor(s): Korunka, Christian; Hoonakker, Peter. Num Pages: 242 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, 14 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JMJ; KJMV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 18. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789401788533
ISBN
9789401788533
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.48

Hardcover. This volume presents an ethnographic study of Dominicans in New York City through their participation in small businesses. Krohn-Hansen demonstrates how Dominican enterprises work, how people find economic openings, and how Dominicans who own small commercial ventures have formed political associations to promote and defend their interests. Series: The City in the Twenty-First Century. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 1KJD; JFFN; JFSL3. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812244618
ISBN
9780812244618
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.35

Paperback. An updated edition of a groundbreaking work on the global financial crisis from a postfordist perspective. Translator(s): Lebedeva, Kristina; Mc Gimsey, Jason Francis. Series: Semiotext(e) / Intervention Series. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCA; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 116 x 10. Weight in Grams: 126.
Publisher
Autonomedia United States
Number of pages
136
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
new edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584351023
ISBN
9781584351023
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.04

Hardcover. Seeks to understand patterns of changing institutional practices and public policies where the challenges of including cultural diversity into the social fabric are most pronounced: namely the health care system. Series Editor(s): Poku, Professor Nana K. Series: Global Health. Num Pages: 220 pages, Includes 1 b&w illustration. BIC Classification: JFFN; MBN; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780754679158
ISBN
9780754679158
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.43
€ 141.40

Hardback. The study of migration is and always has been an interdisciplinary field of study, vast and vibrant in nature. This book takes in its scope an overview of migrations through history, how classic theories have interpreted such movements, and contemporary topics and debates including transnational and transcultural lives, and access to citizenship. Series: What is History Series. Num Pages: 204 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 385.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745643359
ISBN
9780745643359
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.93

Paperback. This updated and expanded edition provides comprehensive coverage of the theory and practice of counselling survivors of child sexual abuse (CSA). In a reasoned and thoughtful approach, this book honestly addresses the complex issues in this important area of work, providing practical strategies valuable and new insights for counsellors. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JFFE2; JKSN2; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 172 x 25. Weight in Grams: 746.
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843103356
ISBN
9781843103356
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 50.14

Paperback. This book explains how counsellors can facilitate recovery from domestic abuse within a secure, supportive therapeutic relationship. Essential reading for all those working with survivors of domestic abuse, it examines the therapeutic techniques and specific challenges faced by professionals when working in such areas. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE3; JKSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843106067
ISBN
9781843106067
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 46.40

Paperback. Victims of sexual and physical trauma can feel lost and disconnected from themselves and others. Christiane Sanderson's book explains how counsellors can restore connection to self and others, and facilitate recovery within a safe and supportive therapeutic relationship. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE; JKSN2; MMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 173 x 19. Weight in Grams: 568.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843109624
ISBN
9781843109624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.91

Paperback. This informative book offers practical strategies for the protection of children that anyone involved in the life of a child will find indispensable. Providing the reader with an understanding of typical/normative sexual development in children, the author enables parents and teachers to recognize the warning signs of sexual abuse. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JFFE2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843102489
ISBN
9781843102489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.96

Hardback.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782387404
ISBN
9781782387404
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.02

Hardcover. * Timely book examining the nature and impact of the changing migration policies in Germany, Italy and the UK. * Analyses the content of new legislation, as well as the policy debate and party political treatment of migration issues in each country. Series: Chatham House Papers. Num Pages: 168 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; JFFN; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 16. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405102957
ISBN
9781405102957
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.79

Paperback. * Timely book examining the nature and impact of the changing migration policies in Germany, Italy and the UK. * Analyses the content of new legislation, as well as the policy debate and party political treatment of migration issues in each country. Series: Chatham House Papers. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; JFFN; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405102964
ISBN
9781405102964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.78

Paperback. The art of finding balance in a wired world. Num Pages: 208 pages, B&W photos, B&W illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFFP; PDR; UD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 357.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
New Society Publishers United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780865717671
ISBN
9780865717671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.12

Paperback. Using the multiple meanings of "wake" to illustrate the ways Black lives are determined by slavery's afterlives, Christina Sharpe weaves personal experiences with readings of literary and artistic representations of Black life and death to examine what survives in the face of insistent violence and the possibilities for resistance. Num Pages: 192 pages, 31 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 300 x 14. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362944
ISBN
9780822362944
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.28

Hardback. Series: NWSA / UIP First Book Prize. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBTB; JFFK; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252040542
ISBN
9780252040542
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.40

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