Social issues & processes
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Social issues & processes
paperback. This book traces the intertwined histories of disaster experts-specialists in predicting the unpredictable and managing the unmanageable-revealing how their interdisciplinary research and practices over the past century have shaped modern America. Series: The City in the Twenty-First Century. Num Pages: 360 pages, 22 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; GPQD; JFFC; RNR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812222463
- ISBN
- 9780812222463
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.08
€ 37.99
€ 34.08
Hardback. Establishing asylum seekers in the UK as a socially excluded group, this book provides readers with an understanding of how they experience the dispersal system and gives an insight into how this impacts on their lives. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: JFFD; JFSL; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 247 x 171 x 18. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847423269
- ISBN
- 9781847423269
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 169.93
€ 169.93
Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; JNKS; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 237 x 26. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226400143
- ISBN
- 9780226400143
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.10
€ 31.99
€ 25.10
Paperback. Over the past forty thousand years a collective domestication has occurred that brings us to where we are today - humans have formed intense bonds with dogs, and the adoration is almost always reciprocal. This title considers the far-reaching consequences of the coevolution of dogs and humans, drawing upon scientific research. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFZ; WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061771101
- ISBN
- 9780061771101
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.06
€ 16.99
€ 15.06
Hardcover. After adopting an Irish sight hound, Laura Schenone discovered a remarkable and little-known fight to gain justice for animals. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JFFZ; WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393073584
- ISBN
- 9780393073584
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 24.57
€ 24.99
€ 24.57
Paperback. Second edition of a classic text on canine science and behavior, incorporating two decades of new evidence and discoveries. Editor(s): Serpell, James. Num Pages: 424 pages, 84 b/w illus. 8 colour illus. BIC Classification: JFFZ; PSVP; WNGD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 191 x 24. Weight in Grams: 930.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107699342
- ISBN
- 9781107699342
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.61
€ 54.61
Paperback. Miller believes that violence and crime in society have their roots in conventional child rearing and in education which can create a childhood prison. Miller describes how her discoveries can create freedom from this prison. This edition has been revised since her renunciation of psychoanalysis. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 12. Weight in Grams: 140.
- Edition
- Revised
- Publisher
- Virago
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860491016
- ISBN
- 9781860491016
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.95
€ 13.99
€ 10.95
The DREAMers provides the first investigation of the undocumented youth movement that has transformed the national immigration debate, from its start in the early 2000s through the present day. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804787031
- ISBN
- 9780804787031
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 118.65
€ 118.65
Paperback. The DREAMers provides the first investigation of the undocumented youth movement that has transformed the national immigration debate, from its start in the early 2000s through the present day. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804788847
- ISBN
- 9780804788847
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.65
€ 30.99
€ 27.65
Hardback. How can we make appropriate decisions about whether and how to adopt new technologies? Vivek Wadhwa and Alex Salkever propose that we ask three questions: Does the technology have the potential to benefit everyone equally? What are the risks and the rewards? Does the technology more strongly promote autonomy or independence? Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: JFFR; KCJ; TJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Berrett-Koehler
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626569713
- ISBN
- 9781626569713
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 28.52
€ 28.52
Hardback. Num Pages: 184 pages, 12 color illustrations, 5 line illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH; PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520275690
- ISBN
- 9780520275690
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.40
€ 40.99
€ 29.40
Hardback. This book chronicles the complex connections between race and class that have marked American social reform since the New Deal, revealing an aspect of the civil rights struggle that that has been too long overlooked or obscured: the struggle for policies to expand social and economic welfare for blacks and whites alike. Series: Power, Conflict, and Democracy: American Politics into the 21st Century. Num Pages: 335 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFFJ; JFSL; JHM; JKSB; JPQB; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 335
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231103640
- ISBN
- 9780231103640
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.05€ 90.70
€ 119.05
€ 90.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Hazelden
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780894868498
- ISBN
- 9780894868498
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.54
€ 19.99
€ 17.54
Hardback. Challenging the conventional wisdom that splits treatment between the psychological and medical arenas in order to address both, this title argues that clinicians should be prepared to treat the entire patient in one therapeutic space. Num Pages: 402 pages, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFFH1; MMJT; MMZR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 402
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781568217703
- ISBN
- 9781568217703
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 170.39
€ 170.39
Paperback. Series: Globalization & Community Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 26 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; JFSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816683109
- ISBN
- 9780816683109
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.78
€ 35.78
Hardback. As migration from poverty-stricken and conflict-affected countries continues to hit the headlines, this book focuses on an important counter-flow: the money that people send home. Despite considerable research on the impact of migration and remittances in countries of origin - increasingly viewed as a source of development capital.. Series: Forced Migration. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFGS; JFFN; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 15. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845456443
- ISBN
- 9781845456443
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.19
€ 164.19
Paperback. A preacher's exhortation, an activist's primer, inspired visions, and a call to arms for a wild, creative, Earth-led cultural revolution. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; RNK; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 115.
- Publisher
- City Lights Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872867079
- ISBN
- 9780872867079
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.42
€ 15.99
€ 14.42
hardcover. This book investigates the effectiveness of current drug and alcohol policies through an economic lens. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH1; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804761475
- ISBN
- 9780804761475
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.23
€ 149.23
Paperback. This book investigates the effectiveness of current drug and alcohol policies through an economic lens. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH1; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 407. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804761482
- ISBN
- 9780804761482
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.08
€ 37.99
€ 34.08
Paperback. The Economics of Immigration shows that immigration could significantly boost world GDP, does little to impact the job prospects or wages of the native born population, has little net fiscal impact, and that immigrants are not assimilating more slowly than prior generations. Editor(s): Powell, Benjamin. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN; KC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 328 x 235 x 32. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190258795
- ISBN
- 9780190258795
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.78
€ 75.78