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Paperback. Research on globalisation is a political priority because the world has become a 'single place' where local events may have world-wide political and military consequences. This book argues that studying new religions in a globalisation perspective offers methodological advantages for the study of religion and the general study of globalisation. Editor(s): Geertz, Armin W.; Warburg, Margit. Num Pages: 277 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: HR; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Aarhus University Press Denmark
Number of pages
277
Condition
New
SKU
V9788779342941
ISBN
9788779342941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.41

Hardback. Taking the context of forced migration, this book addresses the role that regional, in contrast to national or global, institutions and relationships play in shaping asylum policies and procedures. It also considers the role that regional responses are likely to play in determining the direction of asylum policy in receiving states. Editor(s): Kneebone, Susan; Rawlings-Sanei, Felicity. Series: Studies in Forced Migration. Num Pages: bibliog., index. BIC Classification: JFFD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845453442
ISBN
9781845453442
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.12

Hardback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 15, 10 tables, 5 charts. BIC Classification: JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 233 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801452222
ISBN
9780801452222
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.88

Hardback. Editor(s): Cortina, Jeronimo; Ochoa-Reza, Enrique. Series: Initiative for Policy Dialogue at Columbia: Challenges in Development and Globalization. Num Pages: 368 pages, 35 Graphs. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFN; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231156806
ISBN
9780231156806
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.57
€ 56.67

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

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
166
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590334577
ISBN
9781590334577
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.73
€ 71.61

Hardback. This volume examines some of the greatest challenges facing the twenty-first century: security and conflict, technological innovation, energy, resources and the environment. It provides grounding in current development politics and encourages readers to consider future development policy and international relations. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), col. maps. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFS; JPS; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 271 x 215 x 20. Weight in Grams: 952.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780932439
ISBN
9781780932439
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.27
€ 137.06

Paperback. New Perspectives in Global Environmental Disasters is a collection of articles that represent high levels of scholarship in emergent themes and key issues. These include the following: - Crisis management - Emergency planning - Community-based disaster management Series: Emerald Gems. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFFC; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 166 x 240 x 18. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785608094
ISBN
9781785608094
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.87

Hardback. Presents findings of a successful, international research project exploring links between social exclusion (SE), transport disadvantage (TD) and psychological well being (WB). This title examines fresh perspectives in relation to social capital and WB and developing various economic methods to estimate the marginal value of additional travel. Editor(s): Currie, Graham. Num Pages: 342 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFJ; RPT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 171 x 249 x 23. Weight in Grams: 700.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
342
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780522005
ISBN
9781780522005
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.79

Paperback. An ethnographic analysis of organ transplantation in Turkey, based on the stories of kidney-transplant patients and physicians in Istanbul. Series: Experimental Futures. Num Pages: 264 pages, 11 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVG; GTB; JFFH; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 168 x 32. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822349129
ISBN
9780822349129
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

Paperback. An ethnography of class dynamics and the subject formation of migrant domestic workers. It explores what the migrant domestic workers mean to the families that hire them, to urban economies, to rural provinces such as Anhui, and to the Chinese state. Num Pages: 328 pages, 2 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFN; JFSJ1; JHBL; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822343042
ISBN
9780822343042
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.51

Hardcover. Based on original research in Northern Thailand and drawing on the breadth of indigenous Thai language materials, this study offers a sustained and powerful criticism of the normative modeling of the Thai AIDS epidemic in order to elicit new and more effective points of intervention. Series: Fertility, Reproduction & Sexuality. Num Pages: 321 pages, Bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1FMT; JFFH2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Number of pages
321
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781571815194
ISBN
9781571815194
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 148 pages, Over 70 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; AJC; JFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 222 x 15. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Trolley Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
148
Condition
New
Edition
illustrated edition
SKU
V9781904563877
ISBN
9781904563877
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.70

paperback. This classic text provides the first comprehensive examination of the social policy of New Labour. It compares and contrasts current policy areas with both the Old Left and the New Right and applies the concept of the 'third way' to both individual policy areas and broader cross-cutting themes. Num Pages: 368 pages, 2figs.14tabs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFF; JKS; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 148. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9781861341518
ISBN
9781861341518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 34.92

Hardcover. Num Pages: 480 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 38. Weight in Grams: 788.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Jewish Lights Publishing United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580233590
ISBN
9781580233590
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.02

Paperback. Updated to reflect changes in the composition of New York City's immigrant population, this volume aims to show how new immigrants are transforming the city - and how New York, in turn, has affected the newcomers' lives. Editor(s): Foner, Nancy. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBTB; JFFN; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Completely revised and updated ed
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231124157
ISBN
9780231124157
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.83

Hardcover. Advanced media technologies have transformed immigrants' relations with their departure and arrival societies. This title explores how Muslim-Arab religious scholars have developed over the years a theory that tasks Muslims living in the West with specific duties within the framework of their anticipated global Muslim nation. Num Pages: 209 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
209
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845193287
ISBN
9781845193287
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.19

Hardback. Editor(s): Rubchak, Marian J. Translator(s): Rubchak, Marian. Num Pages: 328 pages, 28 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; JFFK; JFSJ1; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782387640
ISBN
9781782387640
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.00

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Irish Academic Press Ltd
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780716529668
ISBN
9780716529668
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.90

Paperback. Presenting the findings of a five year project studying the pace and impact of addictions in Europe, this book deconstructs the failures and promises of European governance polices for reducing the harm done by legal and illegal drugs and posits a nine point plan as a way forward to redesign addictions governance. Series: Governance of Addictive Substances and Behaviours Series. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFH1; MBNH; MMJT; MMZR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198759836
ISBN
9780198759836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.00

A work of history, biography, and historical theology, Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 illus. BIC Classification: HRLB; JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 242 x 29. Weight in Grams: 518.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190205645
ISBN
9780190205645
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.20

Paperback. Interest in social innovation is growing, from governments setting up innovation 'labs' to corporations developing social innovation strategies. Yet theory lags behind practice. This collection helps bridge that gap, compiling work by leading social innovation researchers to build understanding of the nature and effects of social innovation. Editor(s): Nicholls, Alex; Simon, Julie; Gabriel, Madeleine. Num Pages: 304 pages, 10 black & white tables, 4 figures. BIC Classification: JFFP; JPS; KJD; KJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137549532
ISBN
9781137549532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.09

Paperback. Series Editor(s): Jones, Scott A.; Keller, William W. Series: Studies in Security and International Affairs. Num Pages: 336 pages, 52 black & white images. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPS; JPVH2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Georgia Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820349084
ISBN
9780820349084
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.73

Hardcover. Editor(s): Prasnikar, Janez. Num Pages: 337 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 186 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1000.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
337
Condition
New
SKU
V9781600217548
ISBN
9781600217548
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 205.28
€ 139.38

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