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Social issues & processes
Paperback. A laugh-out-loud feminist memoir from one of the boldest new voices on the web. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784295547
- ISBN
- 9781784295547
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. Seeks to unify disparate theories and methodologies connected with risk analysis for health, environmental, and technological problems. This book addresses specific problems, including order-of-magnitude estimation, dose-response calculations, exposure assessment, extrapolations and forecasts, fault-tree analysis, and more. Num Pages: 424 pages, 82 line illus., 77 tables. BIC Classification: GPQD; JFFR; MBNH2; RN; TB; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 426
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691074573
- ISBN
- 9780691074573
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.27€ 50.79
€ 65.27
€ 50.79
Hardback. The issue of gun control has been brought to the forefront of American consciousness following recent school shootings, yet it is not at the top of the political agenda. This book takes a step back from both advocates and oponents of gun control to survey the US gun landscape and related matters. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE; LNTJ; WSXS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847695591
- ISBN
- 9780847695591
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 176.31
€ 176.31
Hardcover. Num Pages: 136 pages, 200. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJCP; BTP; JFFE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 254. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Publisher
- powerHouse Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781576878330
- ISBN
- 9781576878330
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 36.62
€ 42.99
€ 36.62
Paperback. A memoir of postmodern times, cast as a history. This book is narrated by a far-future historian, Peter Jensen, who leaves this account of the world from the 1990s to the opening of the 23rd century as a gift to his granddaughter. It is a combination of fiction and scholarship. Num Pages: 366 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DN; JFFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 46.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 3rd
- Number of pages
- 366
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226869032
- ISBN
- 9780226869032
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.77
€ 37.99
€ 29.77
Hardcover. Translated by Carl Ipsen. This short book provides a succinct and masterly overview of the history of migration, from the earliest movements of human beings out of Africa into Asia and Europe to the present day, exploring along the way those factors that contribute to the successes and failures of migratory groups. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFN; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745661865
- ISBN
- 9780745661865
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.16
€ 60.16
Paperback. Editor(s): Hyman, Louis; Tohill, Joseph. Num Pages: 392 pages, 11, 11 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JFFT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501709258
- ISBN
- 9781501709258
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.80
€ 36.99
€ 32.80
Paperback. We spend more time shopping than doing anything else, after sleep and work. So why is it not taken more seriously? The answer: we take shopping for granted. Indeed, culture can only work by being taken for granted. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFT; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745638621
- ISBN
- 9780745638621
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.71
€ 21.71
Hardback. We spend more time shopping than doing anything else, after sleep and work. So why is it not taken more seriously? The answer: we take shopping for granted. Indeed, culture can only work by being taken for granted. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFT; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745638614
- ISBN
- 9780745638614
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.16
€ 60.16
Hardback. Are Americans obsessed with shopping? 'Shop til You Drop' is a lively look at our consumer culture and its role in our everyday lives and society. Arthur Asa Berger considers the sacred roots of consumer culture, the demographics of consumption, theories about competing cultures, and the semiotics of shopping. Num Pages: 152 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFFT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 183 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742536906
- ISBN
- 9780742536906
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.59
€ 137.59
Paperback. * Provides a review of key developments in armed responsepolicing around the world * Describes the crucial phases in armed response policydevelopment in Britain and explores the consequences of arming thepolice * Reflects upon the issues arising when police action goes badlywrong. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFFE; JKSW1; JMK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 164 x 15. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470779279
- ISBN
- 9780470779279
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.55
€ 49.55
Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3J; DSB; JFFS; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816691036
- ISBN
- 9780816691036
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.81
€ 112.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3J; DSB; JFFS; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 38. .
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816691067
- ISBN
- 9780816691067
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.58
€ 32.99
€ 29.58
Paperback. For twenty years, Ireland's economic miracle was supposed to be the envy of the world. Low taxes, light regulation and an 'anything goes' attitude seemed to have created boundless prosperity. And then, the glittering palaces vanished in the heat of the global financial meltdown. This title tells the story of this dizzying rise and sickening fall. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD1; JFFX; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571260751
- ISBN
- 9780571260751
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.03
€ 17.99
€ 13.03
Hardback. This now classic work is the only definitive collection available of interviews with leading French women intellectuals. Editor(s): Jardine, Alice A.; Menke, Anne M. Series: Gender and Culture Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 203 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231067720
- ISBN
- 9780231067720
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.43€ 79.12
€ 104.43
€ 79.12
Hardback. An ethnographic study of women's shelters in Parma, Italy, this book examines how local residents understand, explain, and negotiate gender relations and intimate partner violence. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; JFFE3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804753012
- ISBN
- 9780804753012
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.63
€ 76.63
Hardback. Drawing on the experiences of three YWCA women's shelters in Ontario, this book exposes the dangers for women that are embedded in government neoliberal policies and reveals how feminism can counteract this pervasive ideology. Num Pages: 448 pages, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBCO; JFFK; JFSJ1; JPFM; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774832588
- ISBN
- 9780774832588
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.50
€ 106.50
Paperback. "Beautifully crafted, powerfully illustrated with conversation, theoretically important, and almost unique as an ethnography."-Arthur Kleinman, Harvard University Series: Contemporary Ethnography. Num Pages: 320 pages, 7 illus. BIC Classification: JFFB; JFSC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812216226
- ISBN
- 9780812216226
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.91
€ 37.99
€ 33.91
Paperback. A feminist ethnography of the violence in Northern Ireland, this book presents an analysis of a political conflict through the lens of gender. The case in point is the working-class Catholic resistance to British rule in Northern Ireland. Num Pages: 208 pages, 15 halftones 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; JFFK; JHM; JPFN; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691037547
- ISBN
- 9780691037547
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 31.10
€ 42.99
€ 31.10
Hardback. Shattered Lives bears witness to the lives of children who have experienced abuse and neglect, and highlights the effects of early traumatic episodes. Chapters take the form of letters to a child capturing their life experiences, hugely impacted by sexual abuse, parental substance misuse and loss, leading to feelings of shame, and worthlessness. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JKSB1; JMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843104346
- ISBN
- 9781843104346
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.64
€ 34.64
Paperback. Shattered Lives bears witness to the lives of children who have experienced abuse and neglect, and highlights the effects of early traumatic episodes. Chapters take the form of letters to a child capturing their life experiences, hugely impacted by sexual abuse, parental substance misuse and loss, leading to feelings of shame, and worthlessness. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JKSB1; JMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 231 x 11. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843106036
- ISBN
- 9781843106036
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.64
€ 34.64
Paperback. Explains the importance of social media as a part of an overall ecosystem of tools for change, and examines how broader participation by marginalized voices can foster opportunity on both the individual and collective levels. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Berrett-Koehler United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781605094168
- ISBN
- 9781605094168
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.88
€ 17.99
€ 15.88
Hardback. Using an approach that combines transnational and comparative social policy analysis with international relations, this book assesses various global social policy actors and compares their ideas and prescriptions about national health care systems. It highlights the importance of considering health policies across multiple scales. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; JKS; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 16. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137308887
- ISBN
- 9781137308887
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.06
€ 64.06
Paperback. The devastation of the November 1938 pogrom, euphemistically known as 'Crystal Night', introduced a new level of Nazi horror that ended the author's family's happy life. This work describes the daily struggle to survive: overcrowding and disease, the underground world of criminals, hunger, heat, and humidity. Num Pages: 217 pages, Illus., map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGHA; JFFN; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 217
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780803272811
- ISBN
- 9780803272811
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.59
€ 17.99
€ 17.59