Social issues & processes
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Social issues & processes
Hardback. This volume contains chapters that invite conversations about sensitive issues to help educators, children and families use real-life experiences to construct knowledge about their world and other people. Series: Advances in Early Education & Day Care. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JNLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 238 x 18. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785602931
- ISBN
- 9781785602931
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.20
€ 154.20
Hardback. Num Pages: 201 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; GTJ; HBLW; HBWQ; JFFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 258 x 17. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 201
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620817957
- ISBN
- 9781620817957
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 235.20€ 158.66
€ 235.20
€ 158.66
Paperback. Discusses how discrimination by default creates a situation in which disparate outcomes are expected, accepted, and taken for granted Series: Critical America. Num Pages: 187 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 281.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 187
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814794470
- ISBN
- 9780814794470
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.27
€ 29.99
€ 29.27
Paperback. The first book on the tabloid news machine and its phone-hacking scandals in the mould of bestselling Flat Earth News. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JMG; JFFX; JFM; JPZ; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 24. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- GIBSON SQUARE BOOKS
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908096951
- ISBN
- 9781908096951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.71
€ 17.99
€ 13.71
Hardback. This text - part survey, viewpoint and scholarship - provides an accessible introduction to the central issues in feminist philosophy. At the same time, it answers contemporary objections to feminism. Series: Feminist Constructions. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742514546
- ISBN
- 9780742514546
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.72
€ 155.72
Paperback. This book charts key British developments in child welfare, child poverty research and state support for children from 1800 to the present day. With direct quotations from key sources, it argues that even in the face of clear evidence of hardship the response of policy makers to child poverty has been ambivalent. Series: Studies in Poverty, Inequality and Social Exclusion Series. Num Pages: 156 pages. BIC Classification: JFFA; JKSB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 10. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 156
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861345837
- ISBN
- 9781861345837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.23
€ 32.99
€ 31.23
Paperback. This text reconstructs the conflict between MOVE, a radical black separatist group, and the city of Philadelphia. Against this account, the author develops an analysis of the relation between definition and action, between language and violence. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 14. Weight in Grams: 339.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226869773
- ISBN
- 9780226869773
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.28
€ 34.99
€ 27.28
Hardback. Lays out the underlying logic of contemporary poverty governance in the United States. This book argues that poverty governance - how social welfare policy choices get made, how authority gets exercised, and how collective pursuits get organized - has been transformed in the United States by two significant developments. Series: Chicago Studies in American Politics. Num Pages: 384 pages, 45 line drawings, 1 map, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JKS; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226768762
- ISBN
- 9780226768762
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.26€ 79.00
€ 95.26
€ 79.00
Paperback. Lays out the underlying logic of contemporary poverty governance in the United States. This book argues that poverty governance - how social welfare policy choices get made, how authority gets exercised, and how collective pursuits get organized - has been transformed in the United States by two significant developments. Series: Chicago Studies in American Politics. Num Pages: 384 pages, 45 line drawings, 1 map, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JKS; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226768779
- ISBN
- 9780226768779
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.08
€ 36.99
€ 29.08
Hardback. Deals with important social-science issues of law and legal control pertaining to disasters and hazards in a variety of contexts. This title includes: legal controls pertaining to disaster prevention, response, and mitigation; regulations and policies concerning hazardous conditions; and crime and the control thereof in post-disaster situations. Editor(s): Deflem, Mathieu. Series Editor(s): Deflem, Mathieu. Series: Sociology of Crime, Law & Deviance. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: JFFC; JKS; LNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780529141
- ISBN
- 9781780529141
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.36
€ 133.36
Hardback. * Natural disasters regularly reach a high degree of prominence in the media, but we rarely see the political aspects of the ways that disasters are managed and dealt with. * This book offers a comprehensive survey of the political history of disaster management, from World War I onwards. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFC; JPS; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745650685
- ISBN
- 9780745650685
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.17
€ 72.17
Paperback. * Natural disasters regularly reach a high degree of prominence in the media, but we rarely see the political aspects of the ways that disasters are managed and dealt with. * This book offers a comprehensive survey of the political history of disaster management, from World War I onwards. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFC; JPS; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745650692
- ISBN
- 9780745650692
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.18
€ 24.18
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HBLW; JFFC. Dimension: 212 x 135 x 25. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Folklore Publishing
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894864145
- ISBN
- 9781894864145
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.82
€ 19.99
€ 14.82
Hardback. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813564593
- ISBN
- 9780813564593
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.68
€ 51.68
Paperback. Disaster Risk Reduction for the Built Environment provides a multi-facetted introduction to how a wide range of risk reduction options can be mainstreamed into formal and informal construction decision making processes, so that Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) can become part of the developmental DNA . Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JFFC; TN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 189. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118921494
- ISBN
- 9781118921494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.22
€ 66.22
Paperback. Why communities and institutions need to work together to reduce disaster risk Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFC; JFFN; RNF; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780773539921
- ISBN
- 9780773539921
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 41.94
€ 43.99
€ 41.94
paperback. Examines the effects that operational failures after Hurricanes Agnes, Hugo, Andrew, and Katrina have had on the organizational design and operating principles of the disaster response system program, as well as the impact of 9/11 and the evolving role of the military. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFC; JPA; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 11. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804759724
- ISBN
- 9780804759724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.04
€ 26.04
Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFFC; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- ISTE Press Ltd - Elsevier Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785481963
- ISBN
- 9781785481963
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.84€ 66.36
€ 105.84
€ 66.36
Paperback. Anything can happen. Are you and your family.. Num Pages: 536 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, colour line drawings, colour tables. BIC Classification: GBC; JFFC; JKSR; VFB; VS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- SKYHORSE PUBLISHING
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616083878
- ISBN
- 9781616083878
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.40
€ 18.40
Hardcover. Num Pages: 226 pages, graphs & charts. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JFFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 264 x 189 x 19. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781560724216
- ISBN
- 9781560724216
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.36€ 82.70
€ 109.36
€ 82.70
Hardcover. Hurricane Andrew, the Mississippi River floods, a fire in the basement of a high-rise office buildingdisasters cost billions in lost business every year. This book helps companies create and implement disaster contingency plans in event of a business interruption. It shows what to do before, during and after the emergency. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFC; JKSW; KJMV4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 266 x 187 x 28. Weight in Grams: 972.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471142058
- ISBN
- 9780471142058
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.69
€ 146.69
Hardcover. This book focuses on crisis decision making and the creation of the systems and procedures needed to carry out those decisions. Num Pages: 392 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFC; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470927939
- ISBN
- 9780470927939
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.17
€ 87.17
Paperback. Series: Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 304 pages, 9 black and white photographs, 5 maps, 2 charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; JFFC1; KNXC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 238 x 25. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252081378
- ISBN
- 9780252081378
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.27
€ 32.99
€ 31.27
Hardcover. Crisis, what crisis? How governments and corporations profit from disaster Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 241 x 35. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Verso
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784781156
- ISBN
- 9781784781156
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.96
€ 27.99
€ 24.96