Social issues & processes
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Social issues & processes
Paperback. Provides an antidote to scapegoating, guesswork, and outright misinformation of welfare debates. Demonstrating that government aid has been far more effective, this book explains that even private support for the poor depends extensively on public funds. It states that it takes a nation to fight a problem as pervasive and subtle as modern poverty. Num Pages: 368 pages, 34 line drawings 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JKSB; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 372
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691004013
- ISBN
- 9780691004013
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 48.09
€ 54.99
€ 48.09
Hardcover. This book reviews the period from the unification of Italy to the fascist era through significant Neapolitan performers such as Gilda Mignonette and Enrico Caruso. It traces the transformation of a popular tradition written in dialect into a popular tradition, written in Italian, that contributed to the production of "American" identity. Series: Italian & Italian American Studies. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1KBBEY; AVGN; HBTB; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137322418
- ISBN
- 9781137322418
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardback. The second reference volume in a planned series of 10, devoted to an index of Italian immigrants arriving in the US from 1880-1899. It presents passenger lists in chronological order and detailed information on each person and their origins. Each volume also carries a full name index. Editor(s): Glazier, Ira A.; Filby, William P. Series: Italians to America. Num Pages: 542 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1KBB; 3JH; GBC; HBTG; JFFN; JPVH1; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1071.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 542
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842024525
- ISBN
- 9780842024525
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 253.27
€ 253.27
Hardback. The third reference volume in a planned series of 10, devoted to an index of Italian immigrants arriving in the US from 1880-1899. It presents passenger lists in chronological order and detailed information on each person and their origins. Each volume also carries a full name index. Editor(s): Glazier, Ira A.; Filby, William P. Series: Italians to America. Num Pages: 542 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1KBB; 3JH; GBC; HBTG; JFFN; JPVH1; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 164 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1062.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 542
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842024532
- ISBN
- 9780842024532
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 253.20
€ 253.20
Hardback. The fourth reference volume in a planned series of 10, devoted to an index of Italian immigrants arriving in the US from 1880-1899. It presents passenger lists in chronological order and detailed information on each person and their origins. Each volume also carries a full name index. Editor(s): Glazier, Ira A.; Filby, William P. Series: Italians to America. Num Pages: 542 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1KBB; 3JH; GBC; HBTG; JFFN; JPVH1; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1071.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 542
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842024549
- ISBN
- 9780842024549
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 253.27
€ 253.27
Hardback. The fifth reference volume in a planned series of 15, devoted to an index of Italian immigrants arriving in the US from 1880-1899. It presents passenger lists in chronological order and detailed information on each person and their origins. Each volume also carries a full name index. Editor(s): Glazier, Ira A.; Filby, William P. Series: Italians to America. Num Pages: 542 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1KBB; 3JH; GBC; HBTG; JFFN; JPVH1; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 164 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1134.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 542
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842024556
- ISBN
- 9780842024556
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 252.59
€ 252.59
Paperback. Drawing on interviews with 115 families, the authors look at how parents plan to use this annual cash windfall to build up savings, go back to school, and send their kids to college. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JFFM; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 227 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520275355
- ISBN
- 9780520275355
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Paperback. Mixing stories from The Jeremy Kyle Show with moments from his own life, Britain's biggest daytime television star offers a straight-talking solution to the nation's problems. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: APT; BM; JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KLN0014202
- ISBN
- 9780340980804
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. A definitive study of the nature and causes of police misconduct Num Pages: 239 pages, 8 figures, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFFX; JKSW1; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814748411
- ISBN
- 9780814748411
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.00
€ 40.00
Hardcover. In this landmark biography, Jane Addams becomes America's most admired and most hated woman-and wins the Nobel Peace Prize. Num Pages: 352 pages, 32 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBTB; JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 169 x 280 x 29. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393071658
- ISBN
- 9780393071658
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.99
€ 32.99
€ 27.99
hardcover. Editor(s): Looser, Devoney. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; JFFK; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 415.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United States
- Number of pages
- 207
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1995th Edition
- SKU
- V9780312123673
- ISBN
- 9780312123673
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.92
€ 160.92
Hardback. Num Pages: 512 pages, 31 hts. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW; JFFK; JPVH2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190656454
- ISBN
- 9780190656454
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.69
€ 44.69
Paperback. Viewing the rise of China from Japan's perspective, the author elucidates Japanese policy responses and their implications for regional institution building. It fills a gap in knowledge about the development of East Asian regional institutions and Sino-Japanese relationships. Series: Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFS; JPA; JPS; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349335749
- ISBN
- 9781349335749
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
hardcover. Explores the Japanese motivations in raising the proposal for racial equality at the 1919 Paris Peace Conference. Offering new insights, this is the first comprehensive analysis of an historically significant event. Series: Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies. Num Pages: 268 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBTB; JFF; JFSL1; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415172073
- ISBN
- 9780415172073
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.92
€ 187.92
paperback. Providing a thorough and novel account of US and Japanese foreign policymaking toward regional institution-building in post-Cold War Asia, this study serves as the first comparative analysis of these two major actors in this realm of regional cooperation and demonstrates not only how but also when state identity shapes a state's foreign policy. Series: Asia Today. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPA; JPS; JPSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 369.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349455645
- ISBN
- 9781349455645
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.17
€ 66.17
paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, tabs. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSL1; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780295973760
- ISBN
- 9780295973760
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. This work discusses the social crisis Japan is undergoing in the 1990s, a crisis affecting nearly every social unit: family, school, company, political parties, religions and the nation. Among other things, it asks why Japanese politicians, bureaucrats and businessmen are increasingly ineffective. Num Pages: 295 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFC; JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333650257
- ISBN
- 9780333650257
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.97
€ 71.97
Hardcover. This book examines Japanese wartime zoo policy during World War II, analyzing the reasons why the Home Ministry destroyed more than 300 showpiece animals throughout Japan well before U.S. air strikes were anticipated, with international comparisons of the effects of the war on zoos in Europe, the United States, and the Middle East. Num Pages: 265 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBWQ; JFFZ; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406. The Silent Victims of World War II. 266 pages, Illustrations, map. This book examines Japanese wartime zoo policy during World War II, analyzing the reasons why the Home Ministry destroyed more than 300 showpiece animals throughout Japan well before U.S. air strikes were anticipated, with international comparisons of the effects of the war on zoos in Europe, the United States, and the Middle East. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBWQ; JFFZ; JP. Dimension: 217 x 156 x 19. Weight: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230108943
- ISBN
- 9780230108943
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.04
€ 67.04
Traces the development of feminist consciousness in Japan from 1871 to 1941. This book uncovers some histories as it examines how middle-class women navigated between domestic and international influences to form ideologies and strategies for reform. Num Pages: 222 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJ; JFFK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439910382
- ISBN
- 9781439910382
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.97
€ 71.97
Hardback. This is the first book to thoroughly examine Al Jazeera English and its coverage methods, its effects on its audience, and its place in the world of mediated geopolitics. Editor(s): Seib, Philip. Series: The Palgrave MacMillan Series in International Political Communication. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JFFS; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 241 x 17. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230340206
- ISBN
- 9780230340206
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.04€ 80.76
€ 97.04
€ 80.76