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Paperback. Redefining the way we think about unemployment in America today, this title offers devastating evidence that the major cause of high unemployment in the United States is the government itself. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFFA; KCFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 228 x 24. Weight in Grams: 654.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814787922
ISBN
9780814787922
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.63

Paperback. One October night in 1975, Richard, aged five, was alone with his sisters. Their mother didn't return home as she became the victim of a killer and from that moment their childhoods were destroyed. They lived a life without love or support, until one day in the late Nineties when Richard decided that no one was going to rescue their lives but him. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 115 x 20. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Ebury Press London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091898229
ISBN
9780091898229
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.19

Paperback. "Just A Boy" was praised for its unflinching and unself-pitying account of a neglected childhood at the hands of an abusive father and uncaring authorities. This work is an account of how the author used the success of "Just A Boy" to try and save his sister, and of his attempts to make sense of his past. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 113 x 19. Weight in Grams: 172.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Ebury Press London
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091908645
ISBN
9780091908645
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.29

Paperback. This book reports on the first substantial UK study of parenting, disability and mental health. It examines the views of parents and children in 75 families. Covering a broad spectrum of issues facing disabled parents and their families, it provides a comprehensive review of relevant policy issues. Num Pages: 208 pages, 28tabs. BIC Classification: JFFG; JHBK; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 185 x 11. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861343642
ISBN
9781861343642
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.79

Paperback. Harm Reduction in Substance Use and High-Risk Behaviour offers a comprehensive exploration of the policy, practice and evidence base of harm reduction. Starting with a history of harm reduction, the book addresses key ethical and legal issues central to the debates and developments in the field. Editor(s): Riley, Diane; Pates, Richard. Series: Addiction Press. Num Pages: 488 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH1; MMZR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 189 x 22. Weight in Grams: 826.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405182973
ISBN
9781405182973
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.57

Paperback. Series: Columbia History of Urban Life. Num Pages: 512 pages, 300 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBJK; JFFB; JFSG; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 235 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1222.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231178358
ISBN
9780231178358
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 32.94

Hardback. Series: Columbia History of Urban Life. Num Pages: 512 pages, 300 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBJK; JFFB; JFSG; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 225 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231178341
ISBN
9780231178341
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.50
€ 100.13

Paperback. Editor(s): Schacht, Steven P.; Ewing, Doris W. Num Pages: 323 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 21. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
NYU Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814780848
ISBN
9780814780848
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.59

Hardcover. Examines an array of issues related to disability and community. This title also examines a range of social institutions and practices such as education, employment, and cultural venues and the extent to which and how they include people with disabilities in the workings of these institutions. Editor(s): Scotch, Richard K.; Carey, Allison C. Series Editor(s): Barnartt, Sharon N.; Altman, Barbara Mandell. Series: Research in Social Science and Disability. Num Pages: 305 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
305
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780857247995
ISBN
9780857247995
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.87

Paperback. Living with people who differ - racially, ethnically, religiously or economically - is one of the most urgent challenges facing civil society. This book argues that co-operation needs more than good will: it is a craft that requires skill. It explores the nature of co-operation, why it has become weak and how it can be strengthened. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JFFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 144 x 196 x 20. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Penguin Press/Classics
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141022109
ISBN
9780141022109
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.74

Hardcover. A provocative look at the remarkable contributions of high-skill immigrant entrepreneurs in America Both a revelation and a call-to-action, Immigrant, Inc. explores the uncommon skill and drive of America's new immigrants and their knack for innovation and entrepreneurship. Num Pages: 226 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN; KJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470455715
ISBN
9780470455715
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 24.46

Hardback. Offers a perspective on human-animal relations. This book reveals the ways in which various cultures have reinforced, symbolized, and rationalized their relations with animals. It identifies and explores four stages in the history of the human-animal relationship - separation, pre-domesticity, domesticity, and post-domesticity. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFZ; TVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231130769
ISBN
9780231130769
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.88
€ 81.45

Paperback. This book, now in paperback and with a new preface by the editors, explores the debates between feminist and queer theorizing to seek out interconnections and identify new directions in thinking about sexuality and gender that may emerge out of and at the interface. Editor(s): Richardson, Diane; McLaughlin, Janice; Casey, Mark E. Series: Genders and Sexualities in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSJ; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 136 x 7. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230296350
ISBN
9780230296350
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 105.52
€ 66.61

Hardcover. Num Pages: 122 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 13. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
122
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590338810
ISBN
9781590338810
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.15
€ 98.09

Hardback. Modern epistemology has run into several paradoxes in its efforts to explain how knowledge acquisition can be both socially based (and thus apparently context-relative) and still able to determine objective facts about the world. In this book, Richmond Campbell attempts to dispel some of these paradoxes. Series: Studies in Epistemology and Cognitive Theory S. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847689187
ISBN
9780847689187
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 173.81

Paperback. Modern epistemology has run into several paradoxes in its efforts to explain how knowledge acquisition can be both socially based (and thus apparently context-relative) and still able to determine objective facts about the world. In this book, Richmond Campbell attempts to dispel some of these paradoxes. Series: Studies in Epistemology and Cognitive Theory S. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 149 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847689194
ISBN
9780847689194
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.71

Paperback. As advocacy moves into the mainstream of health and social care provision, and the prospect of a legal right to advocacy inches closer, so the need to scrutinize key values in advocacy becomes urgent. This work offers an analysis of the benefits of advocacy. Num Pages: 176 pages, 7tabs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFF; JKS; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861343062
ISBN
9781861343062
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.12

Paperback. A concise, comprehensive guide to reproductive politics in America Series: What Everyone Needs to Know. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFK; JFMA; JFMG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199811410
ISBN
9780199811410
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.01

Paperback. In this exciting new book, Rieger and Leibfried argue persuasively for the need to understand developments in welfare and social provision alongside the processes of globalization. Num Pages: 416 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFS; JKS; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 169 x 32. Weight in Grams: 750.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745628516
ISBN
9780745628516
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.32

Hardcover. Editor(s): Yoshida, Rin. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 267 x 189 x 24. Weight in Grams: 894.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781600213830
ISBN
9781600213830
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 275.55
€ 185.87

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