Social issues & processes
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Social issues & processes
Hardcover. How does globalisation affect our economy and how did it cause the financial melt-down? This book shows twelve global thinkers and business people, including global entrepreneur Richard Branson, give their compelling views on the threats and opportunities that lie ahead. Num Pages: 400 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFFS; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Gibson Square
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906142193
- ISBN
- 9781906142193
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.91
€ 17.99
€ 13.91
Hardback. This book examines how consistent the post-war process of globalization has been with the basic requisites of sustainable development. It argues that the polarization of public opinion into support of either globalization or sustainable development has not helped an understanding of the issues, and that the confrontation should be abandoned. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCM; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230546967
- ISBN
- 9780230546967
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.17
€ 128.17
Paperback. Takes the reader on a tour of the melon and corn harvesting fields of California's Central Valley to understand why farmworkers suffer heatstroke and chronic illness at rates higher than workers in any other industry. The author documents in detail how a tightly interwoven web of public policies and private interests create needless suffering. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. Num Pages: 312 pages, 13. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JHBL; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520283275
- ISBN
- 9780520283275
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.01
€ 33.99
€ 25.01
Paperback. Hope and Glory Num Pages: 224 pages, 70 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEW; 1QFC; HBTB; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 173 x 11. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750935401
- ISBN
- 9780750935401
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.57
€ 17.99
€ 16.57
Paperback. The authors discuss participative approaches to research and provide an up-to-date account of inclusive practice with individuals with learning disabilities. Drawing on evidence from two major studies, they explain how lessons learnt from inclusive research in the learning disability field are applicable to others working with marginalized groups. Num Pages: 256 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: JFFG; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Pub
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843100614
- ISBN
- 9781843100614
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.76
€ 47.76
Hardback. Shows how shared cultural understandings and interpersonal relations shape everyday economic activities. This book offers a distinctive vision of economic activity that brings out the hidden meanings and social actions behind the supposedly impersonal worlds of production, consumption, and asset transfer. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: JFFT; JHB; KCA; KCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 834.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691139364
- ISBN
- 9780691139364
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.00€ 42.58
€ 53.00
€ 42.58
Paperback. This book explains how counsellors can facilitate recovery from domestic abuse within a secure, supportive therapeutic relationship. Essential reading for all those working with survivors of domestic abuse, it examines the therapeutic techniques and specific challenges faced by professionals when working in such areas. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE3; JKSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843106067
- ISBN
- 9781843106067
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 46.92
€ 46.99
€ 46.92
Paperback. Editor(s): Green, Nancy L.; Waldinger, Roger. Series: Studies of World Migrations. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JFFN; JFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252081903
- ISBN
- 9780252081903
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.58
€ 32.99
€ 29.58
Hardback.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691124070
- ISBN
- 9780691124070
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.66€ 55.72
€ 70.66
€ 55.72
Hardcover. This book explores the role of religion in the lives of Brazilian migrants in London and on their return 'back home'. Working with the notion of religion as lived experience, it moves beyond rigid denominational boundaries and examines how and where religion is practiced in migrants' everyday lives. Series: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFM; JFFN; JFSL; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137272812
- ISBN
- 9781137272812
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Focuses on the 'woman question' in the Middle East, when gender became a highly charged nationalist issue tied up in complex ways with the West. This book is a radical challenge to any easy equation of modernity with progress, emancipation, and the empowerment of women. Editor(s): Abu-Lughod, Lila. Series: Princeton Studies in Culture, Power, History. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- Second printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691057927
- ISBN
- 9780691057927
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.95
€ 54.99
€ 39.95
Hardback. Investigating the relationship between ethnic pride and prejudice in the divided community of Cyprus, this book focuses on the ethnic stereotypes that Greek and Turkish Cypriot secondary school students develop of each other and other ethnic groups in Cyprus. Series: Mapping Global Racisms. Num Pages: 175 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVC; JFFN; JFFP; JFSL1; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 353.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137411020
- ISBN
- 9781137411020
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.26
€ 66.26
Hardcover. This text explores the rise in inequality in recent years. It includes empirical material on all the key dimensions of inequality (including class, gender, ethnicity, age and disability), and considers theoretical approaches to the study of these dimensions of social stratification and difference. Series: Skills-Based Sociology. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 4KL; 4KVN; JFFJ; JFSC. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 246 x 183 x 15. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333671917
- ISBN
- 9780333671917
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 31.10
€ 50.99
€ 31.10
Hardcover. In the INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY series, this text charts the changing position of women in Malaysia. Divided into three sections, each of which corresponds to a different theme such as the role of the state in agricultural modernisation and its impact on rural women. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMM; JFFK; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333719220
- ISBN
- 9780333719220
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.78
€ 127.78
Hardcover. Series: Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDT; JFFA; JFSP1; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815633181
- ISBN
- 9780815633181
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.55
€ 57.55
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- NewSouth Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781742234908
- ISBN
- 9781742234908
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.06
€ 36.06
Paperback. This book is the first specifically to explore methodological issues relating to the involvement of refugees in both service evaluation and development and research. It builds on a two-year seminar series funded by the ESRC where the participants jointly drew up a set of good practice guidelines that are re-produced in the book for the first time. Editor(s): Temple, Bogusia; Moran, Rhetta. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 156 x 235 x 14. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847429056
- ISBN
- 9781847429056
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 41.27
€ 42.99
€ 41.27
Paperback. This practical manual will enable people diagnosed with AS and high functioning autism to deepen their self-understanding and appreciate their value as working individuals. Through self-assessment, the reader is encouraged to explore of their employment history, and identify the work best suited to their personal needs, talents and strengths. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG; MBP; VSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 173 x 17. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Pub
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 319
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853027963
- ISBN
- 9781853027963
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.76
€ 47.76
Paperback. Editor(s): Harris, Geraldine; Aston, Elaine. Series: Performance Interventions. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; DD; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 163 x 14. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403945334
- ISBN
- 9781403945334
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Paperback. The only text not to focus exclusively on the Third World. Second edition of a clasic text, completely revised and updated since first publication in 1985. The clearest and most up-to-date account of the supply of and demand for the world's food. The only text not to focus exclusively on the Third World. Num Pages: 336 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; 1KLC; 1KLS; JFFC1; KCM; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631176336
- ISBN
- 9780631176336
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80