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Social issues & processes
Paperback. Liz Murray never really had a chance in life. Born to a drug-addicted father who was in and out of prison, and an equally dependent mother who was in and out of mental institutions, she seemed destined to become just another tragic statistic. Another life wasted on the brutal streets of New York. By the age of 15, Liz found herself homeless. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFB; VFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- First paperback edit edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099556299
- ISBN
- 9780099556299
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. This book is based on the life accounts of 244 children of minority ethnic origin who were placed with predominantly white foster carers and adopters. The book provides a most interesting overview of the decision-making and planning processes that shape the placement in care of children of minority ethnic origin in the UK. Num Pages: 224 pages, index. BIC Classification: JFF; JHBK; JHMP; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 353.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Pub
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853028755
- ISBN
- 9781853028755
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.55
€ 37.55
Paperback. This work explains the nature and extent of contemporary world hunger, explaining why hunger still persists while agricultural production increases and genetic engineering revolutionizes food production and distribution. Series: Routledge Introductions to Development. Num Pages: 198 pages, 1. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFA; JFFC1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 272. Used paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear. Ex library with usual markings otherwise remains a good copy.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- KRF0019223
- ISBN
- 9780415137737
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. In False Choices, an all-star lineup of feminists contests the simplistic reading of Hillary Clinton Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 209 x 20. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- Verso Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784784614
- ISBN
- 9781784784614
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.22
€ 16.99
€ 15.22
Paperback. Num Pages: 282 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFFG; JMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 204 x 20. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Plume
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780147516404
- ISBN
- 9780147516404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.78
€ 17.99
€ 15.78
Paperback. Num Pages: 576 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFFT. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education; (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 133 x 202 x 30. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Vintage Books
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780375707377
- ISBN
- 9780375707377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.74
€ 21.99
€ 17.74
Paperback. Public schools across the nation have turned to the criminal justice system as a gold standard of discipline. This book shows how schools and prisons became so intertwined. It tells what this mean for students, communities, and a democratic society? Num Pages: 216 pages, 4 b&w line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JKVP; JNF; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 327.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520281462
- ISBN
- 9780520281462
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.74
€ 38.74
Hardback. Public schools across the nation have turned to the criminal justice system as a gold standard of discipline. This book shows how schools and prisons became so intertwined. It tells what this mean for students, communities, and a democratic society? Num Pages: 216 pages, 4 b&w line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JKVP; JNF; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520281455
- ISBN
- 9780520281455
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.03€ 73.24
€ 94.03
€ 73.24
Paperback. This is a tale of soul-destroying abuse - but it is also an unflinching look at a little girl let down by the welfare system designed to protect children from evil Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Headline Review
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755318827
- ISBN
- 9780755318827
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.61
€ 14.99
€ 12.61
Hardback. Women who kill rupture our assumptions about what a woman is. This book explores different socio-cultural understandings of women who commit, or are accused, of murder. A wide range of cases are discussed in order to highlight the ways in which such women have been perceived, and how such cases reflect important social and cultural shifts. Series: Cultural Criminology. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFE; JFSJ1; JKV; JMK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 144 x 17. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230222755
- ISBN
- 9780230222755
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.76
€ 116.76
Paperback. Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT) is increasingly used by those providing services for people with intellectual disabilities. This book introduces CAT in practical, user-friendly language and guides readers on how to use the approach to inform their work and encourage positive change through the therapeutic relationship. Editor(s): Clayton, Phil; Lloyd, Julie. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG; MMJT1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849054096
- ISBN
- 9781849054096
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.76
€ 47.76
Immigrants in Prairie Cities: Ethnic Diversity in Twentieth-Century Ca...
Loewen, Royden; Friesen, Gerald
hardcover. In Immigrants in Prairie Cities, Royden Loewen and Gerald Friesen analyze the processes of cultural interaction and adaptation that unfolded in these urban centres and describe how this model of diversity has changed over time. Num Pages: 304 pages, 12. BIC Classification: JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802099082
- ISBN
- 9780802099082
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.78
€ 71.78
Paperback. A sociologist explains how over the past two decades neoliberal societies have sought to control the poor through a combination of penal sanction and welfare supervision. Series: Politics, History, & Culture. Num Pages: 408 pages, 21 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JKVP; JPQB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 52. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 408
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First edition, paperback issue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822344223
- ISBN
- 9780822344223
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.25
€ 33.25
Paperback. Editor(s): Lorentzen, Professor Lois Ann; Turpin, Jennifer E. Num Pages: 396 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFSJ1; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 177 x 28. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814751459
- ISBN
- 9780814751459
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.10
€ 33.99
€ 31.10
Paperback. This text is one of the first systematic attempts to explore the points of convergence between feminist theory and the work of Michel Foucault. Addressing some of the most important issues in feminist theory and contemporary social thought it will quickly become the established text in the area. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745609393
- ISBN
- 9780745609393
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99
€ 23.99
Paperback. Series: Critical Issues in Crime and Society. Num Pages: 180 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 144 x 12. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813562582
- ISBN
- 9780813562582
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.73
€ 41.99
€ 37.73
Vandalism and Anti-Social Behaviour (Critical Criminological Perspecti...
Long, Matt, Hopkins Burke, Roger
Hardcover. Vandalism and Anti-Social Behaviour forwards a new typology of vandalism. The authors argue that in order to fully understand vandalism and anti-social behaviour, a culturally criminological perspective should be fostered, which accounts for the emotional and experiential aspects of crime. Series: Critical Criminological Perspectives. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFE; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 21. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230580855
- ISBN
- 9780230580855
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.78
€ 127.78
Hardback. This issue of the Blue Ribbon Papers is must reading for anyone wishing to remain up- to- date on the latest breaking developments in interactionism which could potentially change forever both the history of this venerated American school of thought and, in turn, American sociological theory. Editor(s): Athens, Lonnie; Denzin, Norman K. Series: Studies in Symbolic Interaction. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: JFFP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781907849
- ISBN
- 9781781907849
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.16
€ 137.16
Paperback. Num Pages: 356 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFC; JFF; JHB; KCM; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349419548
- ISBN
- 9781349419548
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.78
€ 127.78
Hardcover. This study of rural poverty in Latin America draws on rural household surveys for Chile, Colombia, El Salvador, Honduras, Paraguay, and Peru. The studies characterize three groups; small farmers, landless farm workers, and rural non-farm workers and provide analyses of household income. Num Pages: 356 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFFA; JFSF; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333792902
- ISBN
- 9780333792902
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.77
€ 128.77