Social issues & processes
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Social issues & processes
Paperback. Taking disability theory out of a Western context, Eunjung Kim questions the assumptions that treating disabilities with cure represents a universal good by examining the manifestations of violence that accompany medical and nonmedical cures in twentieth- and early twenty-first-century Korea. Num Pages: 312 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; HBJF; JFFE; JFFG; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822362883
- ISBN
- 9780822362883
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.79
€ 36.99
€ 28.79
Hardback. This work analyzes recent debates on cultures and communities in the context of globilization. It sets the framework for discussing cultural strategies to combat social exclusion and to promote community participation in transformative agendas for local economic and social development. Editor(s): Campling, Jo. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333716625
- ISBN
- 9780333716625
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.66
€ 127.66
Hardcover. Thinkers and historians have long perceived violence and its control as integral to the very idea of 'Western Civilization'. Focusing on interpersonal violence and the huge role it played in human affairs in the post-medieval West, this timely collection brings together the latest interdisciplinary and historical research in the field. Editor(s): Carroll, Stuart. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JFFE. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230019454
- ISBN
- 9780230019454
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.96
€ 127.96
Hardback. Editor(s): Fraser, Benjamin. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: APFA; JFFG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 163 x 242 x 23. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231177481
- ISBN
- 9780231177481
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.64€ 80.25
€ 103.64
€ 80.25
Paperback. Editor(s): Fraser, Benjamin. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: APFN; JFFG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 233 x 19. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231177498
- ISBN
- 9780231177498
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.68
€ 36.99
€ 27.68
Paperback. Exploring the motivations of migrants in countries around the world, this book proposes a new model of immigration that accounts for the cultural beliefs and social patterns that influence people to move--or to remain at home Num Pages: 179 pages, 2 figures. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 228 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292726857
- ISBN
- 9780292726857
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
Paperback. As environmental issues increasingly impinge on society, sociologists have turned their attention to nature and the environment. This book concentrates on empirical studies in environmental sociology, showing what sociologists bring to current debates and demonstrating how sociologists can best pursue practical work on environmental topics. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; RNB; RNK; RNT; YQG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230237117
- ISBN
- 9780230237117
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.61
€ 126.61
Hardback. Intends to ponder the cultures that generated the bulk of our global contamination legacy. This title focuses on the psycho-social dynamics of chemical contamination. It deals with nuclear events, both accidents, but also the closed cities and closed society needed to produce a nuclear context. Editor(s): Edelstein, Michael, PhD; Tysiachniouk, Maria; Smirnova, Lyudmila V. Series: Research in Social Problems and Public Policy. Num Pages: 522 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; JFF; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 165 x 34. Weight in Grams: 884.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 522
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780762313716
- ISBN
- 9780762313716
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.63
€ 123.63
Hardback. Renaissance debates about politics and gender led to pioneering forms of poor relief, devised to help women get a start in life. These included orphanages for illegitimate children and forced labor in workhouses, but also women's shelters and early forms of maternity benefits, unemployment insurance, food stamps, and credit union savings plans. Series: I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History. Num Pages: 400 pages, 3 halftones, 13 line illustrations, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; JFFA; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 166 x 31. Weight in Grams: 736.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674067097
- ISBN
- 9780674067097
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.36€ 57.31
€ 62.36
€ 57.31
Cultures of care: Biographies of carers in Britain and the two Germani...
Chamberlayne, Prue; King, Annette
paperback. Cultures of care uses an innovative biographical case study approach to compare caring situations and caring strategies in Britain and East and West Germany. The findings underline the significance of caring within social policy agendas and the need to change the parameters of comparative social policy. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1fig. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; JFF; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861341662
- ISBN
- 9781861341662
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 37.78
€ 38.99
€ 37.78
Hardback. Offers conceptual vocabularies for understanding how cultures have trespassed across geography and social space. This title challenges the premise of fixed, stable cultural systems by showing that cultural practices have always been moving, crossing borders and locations with often surprising effect. Editor(s): Rodgers, Daniel T.; Raman, Bhavani; Reimitz, Helmut. Series: Publications in Partnership with the Shelby Cullom Davis Center at Princeton University. Num Pages: 384 pages, 28 halftones. BIC Classification: HBG; JFC; JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 170 x 28. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691159096
- ISBN
- 9780691159096
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.00€ 42.58
€ 53.00
€ 42.58
Paperback. A broad, pioneering interpretation of the scope, patterns, and consequences of human migrations over the past ten centuries Series: Comparative & International Working-Class History. Num Pages: 808 pages, 71 maps. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFN; JHBD; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 172 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1344. World Migrations in the Second Millennium. Series: Comparative & International Working-Class History. 808 pages, 71 maps. A broad, pioneering interpretation of the scope, patterns, and consequences of human migrations over the past ten centuries. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFN; JHBD; RG. Dimension: 252 x 172 x 55. Weight: 1344.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 808
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822349013
- ISBN
- 9780822349013
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Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 46.12
€ 50.99
€ 46.12
Paperback. Provides an analysis of the making and unmaking of class consciousness among the urban poor. This title chronicles the transformation of Peru's poor from a culture of deference and clientelism in the late 1960s to a population mobilized for radical political action. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; JFFA; JFSG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 59.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520200234
- ISBN
- 9780520200234
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.81
€ 35.99
€ 26.81
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge Scholars Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Unabridged edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781443832175
- ISBN
- 9781443832175
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 31.92
€ 52.99
€ 31.92
Hardcover. Editor(s): Spierenburg, Marja J.; Wels, Harry. Num Pages: 145 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GTB; JFFJ; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 264 x 183 x 10. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 145
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594541858
- ISBN
- 9781594541858
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.62€ 109.07
€ 156.62
€ 109.07
Paperback. Editor(s): Waldschmidt, Anne; Berressem, Hanjo; Ingwersen, Moritz, PhD. Num Pages: 270 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 148. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837625332
- ISBN
- 9783837625332
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.85
€ 45.99
€ 32.85
Hardcover. Across the world, there has been a growing dissatisfaction with the tempo of modern life. Described simply as the 'slow phenomenon', this volume explores this new brand of living that entails not simply slowing down but an embracing of alternative activities that promote meaning, thoughtfulness, engagement and authenticity. Editor(s): Osbaldiston, Nick. Series: Consumption and Public Life. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFT; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230299764
- ISBN
- 9780230299764
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. This, the first book in the Wiley Series in Culture and Professional Practice, is designed as a practical guide for professionals who work with children from differing cultural backgrounds. It relates cultural differences in development to the problems and practice of child care with a special contribution from cross-cultural psychology. Series: Wiley Series in Culture & Professional Practice. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFF; JFSL1; JFSP1; JKSB1; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 168 x 10. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471966258
- ISBN
- 9780471966258
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 94.84
€ 94.84
Paperback. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; JFC; JFF; JPA; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003
- Number of pages
- 241
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349419982
- ISBN
- 9781349419982
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Cultural Whiplash: The Unforeseen Consequences of America's Crusade Ag...
Cultural Whiplash Unforeseen Consequeh
hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Cumberland House Publishing
- Edition
- New title
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781581825695
- ISBN
- 9781581825695
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.19
€ 33.99
€ 28.19