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Paperback. This book focuses on how low-wage Vietnamese immigrants in the United States and their non-migrant family members in Vietnam give, receive, and spend money. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHBK; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804777322
ISBN
9780804777322
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.23

Hardback. Equity, Diversity, and Canadian Labour explores the specific challenges put to outmoded attitudes and practices, charting the efforts made by organized labour in Canada towards addressing discrimination in the workplace and within unions themselves. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFFJ; JFSJ1; JHBL; KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802089564
ISBN
9780802089564
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.63

Paperback. Health systems everywhere are experiencing rapid change in response to the threats to health, including from lifestyle diseases, risks of pandemic flu, and the global effects of climate change. This book offers an assessment of challenges confronting a public health system, exploring how its parameters have shifted over time. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; JFF; MBP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847424624
ISBN
9781847424624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 34.92

Hardcover. Editor(s): Huynh, Truong Huy. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 259 x 16. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
GAZELLE DISTRIBUTION
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781622576456
ISBN
9781622576456
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 249.75
€ 169.81

Hardback. Considerations of the effect of trauma on heritage sites. Editor(s): Convery, Dr. Ian; Corsane, Gerard; Davis, Peter. Series: Heritage Matters. Num Pages: 359 pages, 60 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JFFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 171 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1108.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843839637
ISBN
9781843839637
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.27

Hardcover. Editor(s): Falchin, Irene M. Num Pages: 168 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JFFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 185 x 15. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9781614704478
ISBN
9781614704478
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.50
€ 113.56

Paperback. Concerning itself with the place of communication in the troubled relations between the police and young people, this text presents a critique of managerialism and, from the perspective of critical theory, outlines an alternative way of thinking about policing. Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFF; JFSL1; JKSW1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1996th Edition
Number of pages
209
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333636619
ISBN
9780333636619
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.67
€ 61.86

Hardcover. Conflict is inherent to all human and inter-state relations, but it is not inevitable. Since the end of the Cold-War, the prevention of conflict escalation into violence through management and resolution has become a fundamental objective of the international system. Series: WCMW - War and Conflict in the Modern World. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: GTJ; JFFE; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780745686912
ISBN
9780745686912
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.28

Paperback. Conflict is inherent to all human and inter-state relations, but it is not inevitable. Since the end of the Cold-War, the prevention of conflict escalation into violence through management and resolution has become a fundamental objective of the international system. Series: WCMW - War and Conflict in the Modern World. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: GTJ; JFFE; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 150 x 29. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780745686929
ISBN
9780745686929
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.71

Hardback. Violence, Inequality, and Human Freedom is a sociological introduction to the study of violence that looks at violence on three different levels-structural, institutional, and interpersonal. The third edition is updated throughout, including a new chapter on educational violence and revised sections on economic and international violence. Num Pages: 540 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 10 tables. BIC Classification: JFFE; JKV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1003.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
3 Rev ed
Number of pages
540
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442209480
ISBN
9781442209480
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 223.43

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Imprint Academic United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845400798
ISBN
9781845400798
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.28

Paperback. A fast-paced, fascinating and hard-hitting investigation of the gun's lifespan and into our hugely complex relationship with firearms and their undeniable impact Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782113454
ISBN
9781782113454
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.30

Paperback. What does human suffering mean for society? And how has this meaning changed from the past to the present? In what ways does "the problem of suffering" serve to inspire us to care for others? How does our response to suffering reveal our moral and social conditions? The author offers some answers to these questions. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520287235
ISBN
9780520287235
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.38

Hardback. What does human suffering mean for society? And how has this meaning changed from the past to the present? In what ways does "the problem of suffering" serve to inspire us to care for others? How does our response to suffering reveal our moral and social conditions? The author offers some answers to these questions. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520287228
ISBN
9780520287228
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.81
€ 88.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 274 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHBD; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 218 x 19. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Haymarket Books United States
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608461400
ISBN
9781608461400
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.39

Paperback. This title confronts questions of racial and gender discrimination. In a series of studies, Ian Ayres finds overwhelming evidence that in a variety of markets - retail car sales, bail bonding, kidney transplantation, and FCC licensing - blacks and females are consistently at a disadvantage. Series: Studies in Law & Economics. Num Pages: 400 pages, 18 line drawings, 35 tables. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226033532
ISBN
9780226033532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 36.70

Hardcover. A unique record of South African apartheid by photographer Ian Berry. Num Pages: 256 pages, 200 duotone photographs, chronology. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJP; AJC; JFF; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 297 x 258 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1937.
Publisher
Phaidon Press Ltd London
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714835235
ISBN
9780714835235
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.30

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 21 halftones and 1 line illustration in a 16 page insert, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJPK; JFFJ; JFSL; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 202 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674016293
ISBN
9780674016293
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.26

Paperback. This book examines scholarly misconduct in all its forms, from research fraud to forensic misconduct. Taking each type of misconduct in turn, the book details and analyses notorious cases, and court and disciplinary tribunal case law from around the world, looking specifically at the legal and regulatory responses that were evoked in each instance. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: JFFX; JNM; LNFN; LNTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 171. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198755401
ISBN
9780198755401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 170.67

Paperback. A provocative blend of memoir and case study from Ireland's leading criminal psychologist. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BTC; JFFE; JKVC; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 205 x 19. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Gill Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780717170937
ISBN
9780717170937
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.44

Paperback. A guide to debate and action. It charts the past and present of international migration and makes practical recommendations that allow everyone to benefit from its unstoppable future growth. It also allows individuals to escape destitution, human rights abuses, and repressive regimes. Num Pages: 384 pages, 37 line illus. 14 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; JFFN; JHBD; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 566.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
392
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691156316
ISBN
9780691156316
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 50 line illus. BIC Classification: JFFR; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691168425
ISBN
9780691168425
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.24

Paperback. Evidence and Evaluation in Social Policy examines the role of evidence in social policymaking and the extent of its influence. The chapters cover a range of topics with examples taken from around the world, and the contributors assess the ways in which scarce resources can best be used for the best care. Editor(s): Greener, Ian; Greve, Professor Bent. Series: Broadening Perspectives in Social Policy. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFF; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 154 x 8. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118816547
ISBN
9781118816547
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.94

Paperback. Explores the social and specifically legal construction of race. This book revisits the legal construction of race, and argues that race law has spawned a troubling racial ideology that perpetuates inequality under a guise: colorblind white dominance. It is suitable for those interested in the intersection of race and law in American society. Series: Critical America Series. Num Pages: 263 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; LNDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
10 Anv
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814736944
ISBN
9780814736944
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.35

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