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Paperback. Drastic changes in the career aspirations of women in the developed world have resulted in a new, globalised market for off-the-peg designer clothes created by independent artisans. This book reports on this phenomenon that seems to exemplify the twin imperatives of globalization and female emancipation. Series: RGS-IBG Book Series. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1MBN; JFFS; JHB; KNSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 10. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444337020
ISBN
9781444337020
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.61

Hardback. Drastic changes in the career aspirations of women in the developed world have resulted in a new, globalised market for off-the-peg designer clothes created by independent artisans. This book reports on this phenomenon that seems to exemplify the twin imperatives of globalization and female emancipation. Series: RGS-IBG Book Series. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBN; JFFS; JHB; KNSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444337013
ISBN
9781444337013
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.78

Paperback. A study of fascism in Europe, focusing on the six countries in which it became most dominant. Num Pages: 440 pages, 6 maps 18 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; JFF; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521538558
ISBN
9780521538558
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 40.07

Hardcover. An interdisciplinary study of violence and the modern Irish experience, this book contributes to both Irish studies and the broader examination of violence in the modern world. Editor(s): Danine, Farquharson; Farrell, Sean. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; JFFE; JPW. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 535.
Publisher
Cork University Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st edition,
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859184240
ISBN
9781859184240
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.00
€ 31.26

Hardback. Most of us who live in the North and the West consume far too much - too much meat, too much fat, too much sugar, too much salt. We are more likely to put on too much weight than to go hungry. We live in a society that is heading for a crash. We are aware of what is happening and yet we refuse to take it fully into account. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: JFFT; KCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 145 x 15. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745646169
ISBN
9780745646169
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.65

Paperback. Most of us who live in the North and the West consume far too much - too much meat, too much fat, too much sugar, too much salt. We are more likely to put on too much weight than to go hungry. We live in a society that is heading for a crash. We are aware of what is happening and yet we refuse to take it fully into account. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: JFFT; KCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 7. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Polity Press
Number of pages
180
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745646176
ISBN
9780745646176
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.66

Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; APFN; JFFN; JHBK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748642908
ISBN
9780748642908
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.95
€ 102.03

Paperback. Includes stories of Indonesian women that have often been told by Indonesian men and Dutch men and women. This volume asks how these representations reproduced, transformed, and circulated in history, ethnography, and literature have circumscribed feminine behavior in colonial and postcolonial Indonesia. Editor(s): Sears, Laurie J. Num Pages: 368 pages, 17 b&w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FMN; JFFK; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822316961
ISBN
9780822316961
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Paperback. In this original and timely work, David Arnold draws upon the history of Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe, to explain the origins and characteristics of famine. He considers whether some societies are more vulnerable to famine than others, and contests the assumption that those affected by famine are simply passive a victimsa . Series: New Perspectives on the Past. Num Pages: 164 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
164
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631151197
ISBN
9780631151197
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.06

Paperback. Famine remains one of the worst calamities that can befall a society. Mass starvation - whether it is inflicted by drought or engineered by misguided or genocidal economic policies - devastates families, weakens the social fabric, and undermines political stability. This title traces the history of famine from the earliest records to today. Num Pages: 344 pages, 7 halftones. 16 line illus. 11 tables. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691147970
ISBN
9780691147970
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.47

Hardback. As Bill and Melinda Gates point out in their Foreword, Singer's classic essay "Famine, Affluence and Morality," is as relevant today as it ever was. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JFFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 101 x 178 x 15. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190219208
ISBN
9780190219208
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.76

Hardback. Num Pages: 259 pages, 1map. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JFFC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 166 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1975
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
259
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231038362
ISBN
9780231038362
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.61

Hardback. In the mid-1990s, as many as one million North Koreans died in one of the worst famines of the twentieth century. This work presents and account of the famine to date, examining not only the origins and aftermath of the crisis but also the regime's response to outside aid and the effect of its policies on the country's economic future. Num Pages: 368 pages, 59 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; 3JJPR; JFFC1; KCM; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231140003
ISBN
9780231140003
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.58
€ 79.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 59 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; 3JJPR; JFFC1; JKSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 226 x 21. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231140010
ISBN
9780231140010
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.32

Paperback. Editor(s): Brady, Deon. Num Pages: 72 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE3; JFFN; JFSJ1. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 7. Weight in Grams: 182.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781631175367
ISBN
9781631175367
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 83.17
€ 58.48

Hardback. This book surveys methodological and conceptual issues in the comparative analysis of family and well-being in a European perspective. Coverage ranges from theoretical views of children's well-being to the development of specific measures of family well-being. Editor(s): Moreno Minguez, Almudena. Series: Social Indicators Research Series. Num Pages: 308 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 620.
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
308
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2013th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400743533
ISBN
9789400743533
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.40

Hardcover. Pakistani migrant families in Denmark find themselves in a specific ethno-national, post-9/11 environment where Muslim immigrants are subjected to processes of non-recognition, exclusion and securitization. This ethnographic study explores how, why, and at what costs notions of relatedness, identity, and belonging are being renegotiated.. Series: EASA Series. Num Pages: 260 pages, 5 figs. BIC Classification: 1DND; 1FKP; JFFN; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857459398
ISBN
9780857459398
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.23

paperback. Presented as a therapist's guide, Family Recovery details a research-based approach to working with the families of substance abusers. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH1; JKSB; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 301.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
SAGE Publications, Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761911111
ISBN
9780761911111
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 180.35

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.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118348284
ISBN
9781118348284
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.70

Paperback. This exciting book challenges many common stereotypes about the nature of family involvement as people age. The book explores diversity and change in the family relationships older people maintain, looking at how family relationships are constructed and organised in later life. Series: Ageing and the Lifecourse Series. Num Pages: 136 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFF; JHBK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 171 x 9. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847420527
ISBN
9781847420527
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages, 26 black & white illustrations, 50 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFF; JHBK; JMF; MMJT. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 180 x 253 x 24. Weight in Grams: 804.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
3 Rev ed
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415844482
ISBN
9780415844482
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 100.92

Hardback. Editor(s): Kilkey, Majella; Palenga-Mollenbeck, Ewa. Series: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship. Num Pages: 387 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, 5 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFFM; JFFN; JHBK; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 218 x 27. Weight in Grams: 646.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137520975
ISBN
9781137520975
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.28

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847429704
ISBN
9781847429704
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.70

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847429728
ISBN
9781847429728
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.27

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