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Social issues & processes
Hardcover. Nearly a decade after the housing market's collapse triggered the Great Recession, members of both sides of the political aisle are calling for reform. Principles of Housing Finance Reform lays out a roadmap for reforms for a new housing finance system to achieve liquidity, access, and sustainability. Editor(s): Wachter, Susan M.; Tracy, Joseph. Series: The City in the Twenty-First Century. Num Pages: 288 pages, 23 illus. BIC Classification: JFFB; KFFR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812248623
- ISBN
- 9780812248623
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.18
€ 86.18
Priorities for Research to Reduce the Threat of Firearm-Related Violen...
Institute Of Medicine Committee On Priorities...
Paperback. In 2010, more than 105,000 people were injured or killed in the United States as the result of a firearm-related incident. This book focuses on the characteristics of firearm violence, risk and protective factors, interventions and strategies, the impact of gun safety technology, and the influence of video games and other media. Editor(s): Leshner, Alan I.; Altevogt, Bruce M.; Lee, Arlene F.; McCoy, Margaret A. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE; JFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 0. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- National Academies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780309284387
- ISBN
- 9780309284387
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 36.55
€ 42.99
€ 36.55
Paperback. Focuses specifically on video as a central medium for both archiving events and experimenting with modes of representation and reception, and studies not only on how artists and documentarians record political, social, and economic conditions, but also how feminist politics are mediated in culture. Series: Global Cinema. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; JFD; JFFK; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349341047
- ISBN
- 9781349341047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.62
€ 63.62
Hardcover. What are the political and aesthetic dimensions of video art, documentary, and global cinema in contemporary image culture? Lynes makes visible how sites of political struggle, exploitation, and armed conflict can be interpreted through a feminist politics of location, attentive to the frictions and flows within transnational circuits of exchange. Series: Global Cinema. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFA; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230337541
- ISBN
- 9780230337541
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.23
€ 64.23
Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Criminology. Num Pages: 116 pages, 4 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFFH2; JKVP1; MJCJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319155654
- ISBN
- 9783319155654
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.88
€ 74.88
Paperback. The companion volume to the 50th-anniversary edition of Black Like Me , this book features John Howard Griffin's later writings on racism and spirituality. Conveying a progressive evolution in thinking, it further explores Griffin's ethical stand in the human rights struggle and nonviolent pursuit of equality. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Wings Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780916727826
- ISBN
- 9780916727826
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.82
€ 17.99
€ 16.82
Paperback. Sex in prison remains a taboo subject. This comprehensive volume explores prison sex, presenting original research on consensual and nonconsensual intercourse, as well as the effects of conjugal visitation policies, HIV/AIDS management, and the treatment of sexually assaulted inmates. Num Pages: 170 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE2; JKVP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Lynne Rienner Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781588260871
- ISBN
- 9781588260871
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.46
€ 29.99
€ 25.46
Hardcover. Through case studies and survey research from a variety of US facilities, this work reveals information about the proliferation of HIV and AIDS in the prison population, covering such topics as frequency of sexual contact, the use of condoms, amount of sexual activity among inmates, and drug use. Num Pages: 247 pages, tabs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFH2; JKVP; JKVQ1; MBN; MJCJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 247
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787903084
- ISBN
- 9780787903084
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.44
€ 67.44
Hardback. Num Pages: 199 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFFE; JKVF; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 199
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403946706
- ISBN
- 9781403946706
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.03
€ 64.03
Paperback. InPrivately EmpoweredShirin Edwinresponds to the lack of adequate attention paid to Islam in Africa in comparison to Islam in the Middle East and the Arab world." Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 2AB; DSK; JFFK; JFSJ1; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810133679
- ISBN
- 9780810133679
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.67
€ 44.67
paperback. Examining eight case studies on the role of law in various arenas, this collection of essays addresses the reconfiguration of the relations between the state, the market, and the family caused by privatization. Editor(s): Cossman, Brenda; Fudge, Judy. Num Pages: 496 pages, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFFK; KCS; KJVD; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 675.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802085092
- ISBN
- 9780802085092
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 48.62
€ 53.99
€ 48.62
Paperback. Drawing on a range of theoretical perspectives and engaging with new empirical evidence from around the world, this collection examines how privilege, agency and affect are linked, and where possibilities for social change might lie. Editor(s): Maxwell, C.; Aggleton, P. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JHB; JHBA; JMS; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349450961
- ISBN
- 9781349450961
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 121.79
€ 121.79
Paperback. Editor(s): Kimmel, Michael S.; Ferber, Abby L. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- Westview Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813350035
- ISBN
- 9780813350035
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.21
€ 57.21
Paperback. Now with a new epilogue, The Prizerecounts the panoramic history of one of the world's most important resources: oil. Num Pages: 928 pages. BIC Classification: JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 232 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1110.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster UK
- Number of pages
- 928
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847376466
- ISBN
- 9781847376466
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.79
€ 21.99
€ 15.79
Hardcover. Throughout Europe, gambling has become an increasing problem, but all countries have vastly different policies to cope. In this book, each chapter is devoted to a single country and discusses the level of its problem, its national policy, and its plans for prevention. Editor(s): Meyer, Gerhard; Hayer, Tobias; Griffiths, Mark. Num Pages: 335 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 884.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387094854
- ISBN
- 9780387094854
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.15
€ 189.15
Hardcover. Problem gambling is a perennial issue frequently reported in the media. This book is a comprehensive and up-to-date resource on problem gambling research. It describes the state of the art of the subject and presents the latest developments such as computer modelling of gambling behaviour and risk profiles of gambling products. Editor(s): Gobet, Fernand; Schiller, Marvin. Num Pages: 339 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFH; JMP; JMR; MMZR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137272416
- ISBN
- 9781137272416
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.47
€ 144.47
Hardcover. The Broadway tomboys, rebel nuns, and funny girls, who upset the 1950s gender norms: Mary Martin, Ethel Merman, Julie Andrews, and Barbra Streisand Series: Triangulations: Lesbian/Gay/Queer Theater/Drama/Performance. Num Pages: 312 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGM; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 237 x 31. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472097722
- ISBN
- 9780472097722
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.93
€ 119.93
Paperback. Examining the work of such feminist theorists as Carol Gilligan, Nancy Chodorow, and, Jessica Benjamin in a new light, this book argues that feminist social theory can be repaired through attention to the pioneering psychoanalytic work of Melanie Klein. It is suitable for those concerned with feminism and questions of identity in social thought. Num Pages: 152 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 9. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- New York University Press New York
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814712528
- ISBN
- 9780814712528
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 28.04
€ 30.99
€ 28.04
Proceedings of the Colloquium on Administrative Science and Technology
. Ed(S): Hashim, Rugayah; Abdul Majeed, Abu B...
Paperback. Editor(s): Hashim, Rugayah; Abdul Majeed, Abu Bakar. Num Pages: 567 pages, 70 black & white illustrations, 100 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; KJMP; KJMV6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 852.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag, Singapore Singapore
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 567
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789811013515
- ISBN
- 9789811013515
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 187.93
€ 187.93
Hardback. This timely volume contributes to conceptualizing multiple forms of precarious status non-citizenship as connected through policy and the practices of migrants and the institutional actors they encounter. Num Pages: 400 pages, 4 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFFN; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442645875
- ISBN
- 9781442645875
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.11
€ 91.11