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Social issues & processes
Paperback. Analyzes the economic dimensions of global climate change and called for immediate collective action to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This book describes the economic aspects of GHG emissions and seeks a policy method to reduce them without adversely affecting global trade. Num Pages: 112 pages, graphs, charts, index. BIC Classification: JFFS; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The Peterson Institute for International Economics
- Edition
- 1 New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780881324280
- ISBN
- 9780881324280
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.43
€ 26.99
€ 20.43
Paperback. The connections among vagabondage and human labor, mobility, status, and behavior have placed vagrancy at the crossroads of a multitude of political, social, and economic processes. This book considers the shared global heritage of vagrancy laws, homelessness, and the historical processes they accompanied. Editor(s): Beier, A. L.; Ocobock, Paul. Series: Ohio RIS Global Series. Num Pages: 408 pages, illus. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 30. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896802629
- ISBN
- 9780896802629
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.60
€ 46.99
€ 41.60
Paperback. In this volume, prominent Buddhist scholar Donald Swearer posits that the future requires a radical shift toward living in recognition of the interdependence of all life forms and the consequent ethic of communality and a life style of moderation or "enoughness" that flows from that recognition, which he calls "an ecology of human flourishing." Editor(s): Swearer, Donald K.; McGarry, Susan Lloyd. Series: Religions of the World and Ecology. Num Pages: 230 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: JFF; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 322.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Original
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780945454458
- ISBN
- 9780945454458
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.75
€ 26.99
€ 23.75
Hardcover. This book teaches methods for improving a company's safety culture and allows readers to effectively assess, transform, sustain, and integrate behavioral safety precepts as part of their company's continuous improvement efforts. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFU; KNXC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118098486
- ISBN
- 9781118098486
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.35
€ 67.35
Paperback. Local Planning for Terror and Disaster gives voice to experts in key fields involved with local preparedness, assessing the quality of preparedness in each field, and offering directions for improvement. Num Pages: 274 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFC; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 177 x 14. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118112861
- ISBN
- 9781118112861
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Condition: New
€ 123.63
€ 123.63
Paperback. As new technology makes it possible to screen for an increasing number of medical conditions, this strategy of preventive medicine raises fundamental issues for sociological inquiry. The Sociology of Medical Screening: Critical Perspectives, New Directions presents an overview of these fundamental issues. Editor(s): Armstrong, Natalie; Eborall, Helen. Series: Sociology of Health and Illness Monographs. Num Pages: 168 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH; MBNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 229 x 6. Weight in Grams: 252.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118231784
- ISBN
- 9781118231784
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Condition: New
€ 29.20
€ 29.20
Paperback. Editor(s): Chiu, Chi-Yue; Gries, Peter; Torelli, Carols J.; Cheng, Shirley Y. Y.; Levy, Sheri R. Series: Journal of Social Issues (JOSI). Num Pages: 500 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFFS; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 500
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118306932
- ISBN
- 9781118306932
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.32
€ 53.32
Paperback. Family Problems: Stress, Risk, and Resilience presents an interdisciplinary collection of original essays that push the boundaries of family science to reflect the increasingly diverse complexity of family concerns in the modern world. Editor(s): Arditti, Joyce A. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 189 x 247 x 17. Weight in Grams: 688.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118348284
- ISBN
- 9781118348284
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.70
€ 77.70
Paperback. After Globalization offers a new way of thinking about globalization -- both what it was and how it still operates as a social narrative. In lively and unflinching prose, the authors argue that contemporary thought about the world is disabled by a fatal flaw: the inability to think "an after" to globalization. Series: Wiley-Blackwell Manifestos. Num Pages: 258 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118357521
- ISBN
- 9781118357521
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Condition: New
€ 37.23
€ 37.23
Hardcover. Editor(s): Robinson, Hilary. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 175 x 30. Weight in Grams: 974.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118360606
- ISBN
- 9781118360606
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.43
€ 137.43
Hardcover. This valuable resource offers a wealth of practical and conceptual guidance to all those engaged in struggles for social justice around the world. It explains in accessible language and painstaking detail how to deploy and to understand the tools of media and communication in advancing the goals of social, cultural, and political change. Series: Global Handbooks in Media and Communication Research. Num Pages: 526 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GTC; JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 183 x 29. Weight in Grams: 986.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118505311
- ISBN
- 9781118505311
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Condition: New
€ 223.57
€ 223.57
Hardcover. Origination: The Geographies of Brands and Branding offers innovative theoretical and conceptual frameworks relating to the ways that actors create meaning and value in commodity brands and branding through processes of geographical association. Series: RGS-IBG Book Series. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: JFCD; JFFS; KJS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118556382
- ISBN
- 9781118556382
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.37
€ 79.37
Paperback. Origination: The Geographies of Brands and Branding offers innovative theoretical and conceptual frameworks relating to the ways that actors create meaning and value in commodity brands and branding through processes of geographical association. Series: RGS-IBG Book Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCD; JFFS; KJS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 14. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118556405
- ISBN
- 9781118556405
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.64
€ 34.64
Paperback. The Psychology of Interpersonal Violence is a textbook which gives comprehensive coverage of interpersonal violence - exploring the various violent acts that occur between individuals in contemporary society. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118598504
- ISBN
- 9781118598504
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 45.78
€ 45.99
€ 45.78
Hardcover. The International Encyclopedia of Language and Social Interaction is an invaluable reference work featuring contributions from leading global scholars, available both online and as a three-volume print set. Series: ICAZ - Wiley Blackwell-ICA International Encyclopedias of Communication. Num Pages: 1660 pages. BIC Classification: GBA; JFC; JFD; JFFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 281 x 142. Weight in Grams: 3326.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 1660
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118611104
- ISBN
- 9781118611104
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 611.04
€ 611.04
Paperback. This is a thorough assessment of the gripping yet gruesome topic of Latin American violence. Written by leading scholars from the Americas and Europe, this is the most comprehensive study of the subject to date and it focuses specifically on state-supported murder and violence. Editor(s): Johnson, Eric A.; Salvatore, Ricardo; Spierenburg, Pieter. Series: Bulletin of Latin American Research Book Series. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFFE; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118657355
- ISBN
- 9781118657355
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.26
€ 28.26
Hardcover. In this, the first book-length study of the cultural and political geography of squatting in Berlin, Alexander Vasudevan links the everyday practices of squatters in the city to wider and enduring questions about the relationship between space, culture, and protest. Series: RGS-IBG Book Series. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; JFFB; JFSG; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118750599
- ISBN
- 9781118750599
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.49
€ 78.49
Paperback. In this, the first book-length study of the cultural and political geography of squatting in Berlin, Alexander Vasudevan links the everyday practices of squatters in the city to wider and enduring questions about the relationship between space, culture, and protest. Series: RGS-IBG Book Series. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; JFFB; JFSG; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 231 x 14. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118750605
- ISBN
- 9781118750605
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.53
€ 34.53
Hardcover. A comprehensive guide to implementing SAE methods for poverty studies and poverty mapping There is an increasingly urgent demand for poverty and living conditions data, in relation to local areas and/or subpopulations. Editor(s): Pratesi, Monica. Series: Wiley Series in Survey Methodology. Num Pages: 420 pages. BIC Classification: GPS; JFFA; PBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118815014
- ISBN
- 9781118815014
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.26
€ 96.26
Paperback. Challenging the main ways we debate globalization, Global Displacements reveals how uneven geographies of capitalist development shape and are shaped by the aspirations and everyday struggles of people in the global South. Series: Antipode Book Series. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJD; 1KJH; GTF; JFFS; RGCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118941980
- ISBN
- 9781118941980
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.26
€ 28.26
Paperback. Previously published as the first volume of The Encyclopedia of Global Human Migration, this work is devoted exclusively to prehistoric migration, covering all periods and places from the first hominin migrations out of Africa through the end of prehistory. Editor(s): Bellwood, Peter. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 3B; HBG; HBLA; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 172 x 20. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118970591
- ISBN
- 9781118970591
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 45.53
€ 45.99
€ 45.53
Paperback. Bringing together researchers from the fields of social policy, economics, sociology and clinical psychology, this book offers new evidence on the inter-related problems faced by disability claimants, and identifies important lessons for policy. Series: Broadening Perspectives in Social Policy. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG; JKSB; JPQB; KCFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 11. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119145516
- ISBN
- 9781119145516
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.20
€ 29.20
Paperback. New in the Wiley Series in Forensic Clinical Psychology, Alcohol-Related Violence: Prevention and Treatment presents an authoritative collection of the most recent assessment and treatment strategies for alcohol-related aggression and violence. Contributors include leading international academics and practitioners. Editor(s): McMurran, Mary. Series: Wiley Series in Forensic Clinical Psychology. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFFH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 173 x 17. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119952732
- ISBN
- 9781119952732
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.57
€ 54.57
Hardback. A Companion to Feminist Geography captures the breadth and diversity of this vibrant and substantive field. * Shows how feminist geography has changed the landscape of geographical inquiry and knowledge since the 1970s. * Explores the diverse literatures that comprise feminist geography today. Editor(s): Nelson, Lise; Seager, Joni. Series: Blackwell Companions to Geography. Num Pages: 640 pages, 24. BIC Classification: JFFK; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 180 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1265.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405101868
- ISBN
- 9781405101868
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 220.98
€ 220.98