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Social issues & processes
Paperback. Details the odyssey of a Birmingham primary school, in a deprived area, which was restored to vitality over two decades by a dedicated headteacher, David Winkley. In this book, he describes the development of a philosophy of education that will cater for the needs of all children. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEM; HBT; JFF; JNA; JNK; JNLB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- Giles de la Mare Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781900357210
- ISBN
- 9781900357210
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. In the mid-1960s, Winberg Chai, a young academic and the son of Chinese immigrants, married an Irish-American artist. This book offers a depiction of the racism suffered by them in rural South Dakota. Num Pages: 232 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNS; 3JJPN; BM; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 15. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781592136162
- ISBN
- 9781592136162
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.56
€ 27.99
€ 26.56
Hardcover. Offers a response to one of the oldest questions known to humankind namely, what is happiness and how can we ensure that communities are flourishing, happy places for people to live and work? Num Pages: 176 pages, 1 Table. BIC Classification: JFF; JMQ; KCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 135. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198735458
- ISBN
- 9780198735458
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 22.34
€ 22.34
Paperback. Tells the story of how the solutions to this century's problems lie in unlocking the secrets to great city living. Drawing on the lessons from their stories, from brain science, and from the realm of urban experimentation, this book offers solutions we can all use to improve our lives and shows that simple changes can make all the difference. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSG; RGC; RNT; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141047546
- ISBN
- 9780141047546
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.80
€ 14.99
€ 11.80
Paperback. With a barrage of "ask your doctor about" advertisements competing for attention with shocking news of drug company malfeasance, Happy Pills is an invaluable look at how the commercialization of medicine has transformed American culture since the end of World War II. Num Pages: 292 pages, 16, 14 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFFH1; JM; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801898143
- ISBN
- 9780801898143
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.65
€ 40.99
€ 34.65
Paperback. Superintendents play a large role in the formation of relationships and networks within their neighborhood; and yet, no study in social science has focused on them. Williams closes this knowledge gap through ethnographic fieldwork, providing an in-depth analysis of the daily life of superintendents in the lower Harlem area in New York City. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSL; JHB; JHBK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349562411
- ISBN
- 9781349562411
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.93
€ 65.93
Hardback. Superintendents play a large role in the formation of relationships and networks within their neighborhood; and yet, no study in social science has focused on them. Williams closes this knowledge gap through ethnographic fieldwork, providing an in-depth analysis of the daily life of superintendents in the lower Harlem area in New York City. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFFN; JFSC; JFSG; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137446909
- ISBN
- 9781137446909
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.05
€ 100.05
Paperback. Harm Reduction in Substance Use and High-Risk Behaviour offers a comprehensive exploration of the policy, practice and evidence base of harm reduction. Starting with a history of harm reduction, the book addresses key ethical and legal issues central to the debates and developments in the field. Editor(s): Riley, Diane; Pates, Richard. Series: Addiction Press. Num Pages: 488 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH1; MMZR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 189 x 22. Weight in Grams: 826.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405182973
- ISBN
- 9781405182973
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.98
€ 62.98
hardcover. Harriet Martineau: Authorship, Society and Empire is a new book of essays by distinguished US and UK scholars on this most influential and prolific of Victorian writers and thinkers. Editor(s): Dzelzainis, Ella; Kaplan, Cora. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; JFFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 148 x 225 x 24. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719081330
- ISBN
- 9780719081330
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.30
€ 168.30
Paperback. Estimates industry-specific Phillips curves for Denmark to test whether the finding of a weaker link between wages and the unemployment gap is due to changes within industries or should instead be ascribed to changes in the relative sizes of industries. Num Pages: 42 pages, tables. BIC Classification: JFFS; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 4. Weight in Grams: 116.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Rockwool Foundation Research Unit Denmark
- Number of pages
- 42
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788790199258
- ISBN
- 9788790199258
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.94
€ 11.99
€ 10.94
Paperback. This text examines the benefits and risks of international economic integration, and criticizes mainstream economists for not emphasizing its dangers. It argues that the "winners" have as much at stake from the possible consequences of social instability exposed by globalization, as the "losers". Num Pages: 128 pages, tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFFS; JH; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 8. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The Peterson Institute for International Economics United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780881322415
- ISBN
- 9780881322415
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.43
€ 26.99
€ 20.43
Paperback. Some see the internet as a Wild West where those who venture online must be thick-skinned enough to ensure verbal attacks in the name of free speech protection. Danielle Keats Citron rejects this view. Cyber-harassment is a matter of civil rights law, and legal precedents as well as social norms of decency and civility must be leveraged to stop it. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE2; L; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674659902
- ISBN
- 9780674659902
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 30.03
€ 34.99
€ 30.03
Hate Crimes: Confronting Violence Against Lesbians and Gay Men
. Ed(S): Herek, Gregory M.; Berrill, Kevin T.
paperback. Presents an overview of the problem of violence against lesbians and gay men and discusses the context of anti-gay violence, focusing on both the victims and the perpetrators, and concludes with coverage of a variety of community responses. Editor(s): Herek, Gregory M.; Berrill, Kevin T. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFM; JFSK; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Sage Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780803945425
- ISBN
- 9780803945425
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 106.09
€ 106.09
Hardcover. This text brings together three discrete areas of interest pertaining to refugees. Asylum is explored through studies on the evolution of legal instruments in Europe, the harmonization process of European policies, and the broader spectrum of factors underpinning decisions on asylum. Series: Migration, Minorities & Citizenship. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFD; JFFN; JPQB; JPVH1; JPVR; LNDA; LNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 1996th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333643044
- ISBN
- 9780333643044
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.69
€ 127.69
Paperback. "Haven or Hell?" brings together in a systematic manner three discrete areas of interest pertaining to refugees. Asylum is explored through the law in Europe, the harmonization of European policies and the broader factors affecting decisions on asylum. Series: Migration, Minorities & Citizenship. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 145 x 210 x 20. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333686928
- ISBN
- 9780333686928
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.73
€ 126.73
Hardback. The sociology of hazardous waste, risk, and disasters is a relatively new discipline. This book focuses on hazardous and toxic wastes releases, industrial toxic disasters, contamination of communities and the environment, and the subsequent adverse health effects among exposed populations Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFC; RNP; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230118218
- ISBN
- 9780230118218
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.92
€ 66.92
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137517760
- ISBN
- 9781137517760
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.14
€ 66.14
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Apple Academic Press Inc.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781482228915
- ISBN
- 9781482228915
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.69
€ 149.69
Paperback. One of the most controversial, talked-about books of 2015, in a fresh new package, published to coincide with International Women's Day. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFFK; JFSJ1; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780228877
- ISBN
- 9781780228877
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
Paperback. This book shows how the international community can be more effective in the war-torn, disaster-scarred regions of the world-and ensure that people in conflict can rebuild their communities after the fighting stops. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: GTJ; JFFC; JKSR; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 175 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231112796
- ISBN
- 9780231112796
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.68
€ 36.99
€ 27.68