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Hardback. Renaissance debates about politics and gender led to pioneering forms of poor relief, devised to help women get a start in life. These included orphanages for illegitimate children and forced labor in workhouses, but also women's shelters and early forms of maternity benefits, unemployment insurance, food stamps, and credit union savings plans. Series: I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History. Num Pages: 400 pages, 3 halftones, 13 line illustrations, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; JFFA; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 166 x 31. Weight in Grams: 736.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674067097
ISBN
9780674067097
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.94
€ 57.37

Paperback. An accessible and entertaining narrative history of the establishment, development and unravelling of the British Welfare State - now fully revised to cover Blair's first term. Lively writing in the style of Peter Hennessy. Num Pages: 720 pages, 22 b/w plates, With index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBTB; JFF; JKSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 35. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
720
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007102648
ISBN
9780007102648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.75

hardcover. This book provides an understanding of what child welfare is, explores how it can be measured and sets out the implications for children's services in incorporating child well-being into their work. Series: Studies in Poverty, Inequality and Social Exclusion Series. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 179 x 247 x 19. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847420657
ISBN
9781847420657
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.37

Hardback. This seminal book injects the topic of superintelligence into the academic and popular mainstream. What happens when machines surpass humans in general intelligence? Will artificial agents save or destroy us? In a tour de force of analytic thinking, Bostrom lays a foundation for understanding the future of humanity and intelligent life. Num Pages: 352 pages, black and white line drawings and halftones. BIC Classification: GPQD; JFFR; UYQ; UYQM; UYZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 672.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199678112
ISBN
9780199678112
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.30

Paperback. .
Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781446267776
ISBN
9781446267776
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 48.92

Paperback. Exposes the national stories which turn out to be pseudo events manufactured by the PR industry, and the global news stories which prove to be fiction generated by a machinery of international propaganda. This book shows the impact of this on a world where consumers believe a mass of stories which are as false as the idea that the Earth is flat. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 304.
Edition
Paperback – 1 Jan 2009
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099512684
ISBN
9780099512684
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. A Marxist analysis of the increasing mechanisation of computerisation of our methods of working. Series: Digital Barricades: Interventions in Digital Culture and Politics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; JFSC; JHBL; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 134 x 19. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745334035
ISBN
9780745334035
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.91

Paperback. This book meets the needs of adults with disabilities. It is a comprehensive resource providing relevant, cognitively-suitable and age-appropriate information and exercises to aid trainers working with adults with physical and multiple disabilities, and is suitable for people with mild intellectual disability and severe communication impairment. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG; JKSN2; MBPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 9. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843103530
ISBN
9781843103530
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.55

Paperback. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474410601
ISBN
9781474410601
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.77

Paperback. A major new manifesto for a high-tech future, free from work Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JFFR; JPF; KCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Verso Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Revised, Updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784786229
ISBN
9781784786229
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.39

Hardcover. Europe's Border Crisis explores current dynamics in EU border security and migration management. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JFFN; JPSL; JPVH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 167 x 241 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198747024
ISBN
9780198747024
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.72

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138787711
ISBN
9781138787711
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 87.59

Paperback. A Global Catastrophic Risk is one that has the potential to inflict serious damage to human well-being on a global scale. This book focuses on such risks arising from natural catastrophes (Earth-based or beyond), nuclear war, terrorism, biological weapons, totalitarianism, advanced nanotechnology, artificial intelligence and social collapse. Editor(s): Bostrom, Nick; Cirkovic, Milan M. Num Pages: 576 pages, Tables and figures. BIC Classification: GPQD; JFFC; PDZ; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 31. Weight in Grams: 836.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199606504
ISBN
9780199606504
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.72

Paperback. Describing some of the innovative work taking place in domestic violence and child protection work, this book looks at how interventions for children exposed to domestic violence are being developed, how services for abusive fathers have evolved and discusses a number of new initiatives in the field of interagency risk assessment. Editor(s): Humphreys, Cathy; Stanley, Nicky. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE3; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849054850
ISBN
9781849054850
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.44

Paperback. Collects together key papers by international leaders in the field from a range of sources that explain the concepts, actors and processes that constitute global social policy. This book covers emergence of global social policy as an expanding field of practice, and the impact of globalisation on key welfare discourses and governance mechanisms. Editor(s): Yeates, Nicola; Holden, Chris. Num Pages: 544 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFF; JKS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 172 x 29. Weight in Grams: 914.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847423771
ISBN
9781847423771
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 25.89

Paperback. The first comprehensive study of literary works created both orally and in writing by immigrants to the United States from the Hispanic world since the early nineteenth century Num Pages: 211 pages, 12 b&w illustrations, 1 chart/graph. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFFN; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 231 x 13. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292743946
ISBN
9780292743946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.20

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
NYU Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814776391
ISBN
9780814776391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 1FPCH; JFFN; JHBL; KNS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801473234
ISBN
9780801473234
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Hardback. Series: Research in Social Movements, Conflicts and Change. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JHBC; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
260
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781906354
ISBN
9781781906354
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.67

Paperback. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFU; JNA; JNH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816698288
ISBN
9780816698288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.31

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