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Social issues & processes
Hardback. Capitalizing on Catastrophe critically explores the phenomenon of 'disaster capitalism,' in which relief efforts for natural disasters and other large-scale disruptions are contracted out to private companies. Editor(s): Gunewardena, Nandini; Schuller, Mark. Series: Globalization and the Environment. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759111028
- ISBN
- 9780759111028
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.71
€ 165.71
Paperback. This book explores the care of mentally ill patients--psychiatric and geriatric--in community settings. It addresses the implications for hospitals, community services and staff, and patients. It examines the central issues of patient outcomes, service provision and effectiveness, economics of provision and impact on staff and community. Editor(s): Leff, Julian P. Num Pages: 230 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFFG; JKS; MBPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471969822
- ISBN
- 9780471969822
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 89.75
€ 89.75
Hardback. Editor(s): Hegamin-Younger, Cecilia; Merrick, Professor Joav, MD, MMedSci, DMSc. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; JFFH1; JFSP2; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634858809
- ISBN
- 9781634858809
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 218.73€ 162.24
€ 218.73
€ 162.24
Paperback. If the Caribbean poses a significant drugs problem for the UK and US, in the islands themselves ganja, crack cocaine and the policy responses to them have triggered a veritable social disaster. This book brings together new research, insightful policy analysis and practical experience of on-the-ground interventions. Editor(s): Klein, Axel; Day, Marcus; Harriott, Anthony. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; JFFH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 217 x 15. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842774991
- ISBN
- 9781842774991
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 38.69
€ 46.99
€ 38.69
Paperback. Analyzes men who have sex with male tourists, yet identify themselves as "normal" hetero-sexual men and struggle to maintain this status within their relationships with wives and girlfriends. This book is suitable for those concerned with health and sexuality in the Caribbean or beyond. Series: Worlds of Desire: The Chicago Series on Sexuality, Gender & Culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, 4 halftones, 1 map, 16 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KJD; JFFH2; JFMX; KNSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226644363
- ISBN
- 9780226644363
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.23
€ 35.99
€ 28.23
Paperback. Series: Mapping Global Racisms. Num Pages: 211 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFFN; JFSL; JHB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 211
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349449620
- ISBN
- 9781349449620
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.41
€ 64.41
Paperback. Providing a feminist perspective on traditional jurisprudence, this text examines issues such as the nature of justice, the concept of harm, economic theories of value, and the utility of constitutional discourse. Num Pages: 366 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK; LAB; LAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 366
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780814793497
- ISBN
- 9780814793497
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.45
€ 32.99
€ 31.45
Paperback. This book critically examines the new agenda of welfare and assesses the implications for change for policy makers, formal and informal carers and consumers including examinations of key topics such as care planning and case management. Editor(s): Titterton, Mike. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSL1; JKSN; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 281.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Pub
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853021121
- ISBN
- 9781853021121
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.89
€ 36.89
Hardback. A biography of Carl Schurz, a German who took part in the 1848 revolution. He then went to America, where his ethnic connections enabled him to enter politics. He eventually became Secretary of the Interior. This book sheds light on the problems of immigration and the retention of ethnic identity. Series: North's Civil War. Num Pages: 386 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGH; JFFN; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 828.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 386
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- SKU
- V9780823218547
- ISBN
- 9780823218547
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.91
€ 108.91
Paperback. A biography of Carl Schurz, a German who took part in the 1848 revolution. He then went to America, where his ethnic connections enabled him to enter politics. He eventually became Secretary of the Interior. This book sheds light on the problems of immigration and the retention of ethnic identity. Series: North's Civil War. Num Pages: 386 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGH; JFFN; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 386
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- SKU
- V9780823218554
- ISBN
- 9780823218554
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 45.61
€ 46.99
€ 45.61
Paperback. Art today is a multifaceted phenomenon,encompassing transgressive works that intervene in war, inequalities, ecological disasters, and changes in technology. Carnal Aesthetics is a fascinating new examination of this aspect of contemporary visual culture employing recent theories of transgressive body imagery, trauma and sensation to do so. Editor(s): Zarzycka, Marta; Papenburg, Bettina. Series: International Library of Visual Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, 15 integrated bw illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; JFC; JFFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780760131
- ISBN
- 9781780760131
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.55
€ 34.99
€ 29.55
Paperback. This is the story of the rise and fall of the Reconstruction-era Klan, focusing especially on Major Merrill and the Seventh Cavalry's efforts to expose the secrets of the Ku Klux Klan to the light of day. Series: The American Crisis Series: Books on the Civil War Era. Num Pages: 286 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742550780
- ISBN
- 9780742550780
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 44.29
€ 46.99
€ 44.29
Paperback. Explains how maps can tell where to anticipate certain hazards, but also how maps can be misleading. The text considers that although it is important to predict and prepare for catastrophic natural hazards, more subtle and persistent phenomena such as pollution and crime also pose serious dangers. Num Pages: 378 pages, 2 halftones, 16 line drawings, 97 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFC; JKV; RGV; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 378
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226534190
- ISBN
- 9780226534190
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 33.79
€ 43.99
€ 33.79
Hardback. Explains how maps can tell where to anticipate certain hazards, but also how maps can be misleading. The text considers that although it is important to predict and prepare for catastrophic natural hazards, more subtle and persistent phenomena such as pollution and crime also pose serious dangers. Num Pages: 378 pages, 9 line drawings, 107 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFC; JKV; RGV; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 378
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226534183
- ISBN
- 9780226534183
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.75€ 43.99
€ 51.75
€ 43.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1HB; DNJ; JFFN; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Portobello Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846276170
- ISBN
- 9781846276170
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.91
€ 17.99
€ 12.91
Paperback. The connections among vagabondage and human labor, mobility, status, and behavior have placed vagrancy at the crossroads of a multitude of political, social, and economic processes. This book considers the shared global heritage of vagrancy laws, homelessness, and the historical processes they accompanied. Editor(s): Beier, A. L.; Ocobock, Paul. Series: Ohio RIS Global Series. Num Pages: 408 pages, illus. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 30. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896802629
- ISBN
- 9780896802629
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 46.48
€ 46.99
€ 46.48
Paperback. Series: Oxford India Short Introductions Series. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFS; JHB; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 189 x 15. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- OUP India India
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198089360
- ISBN
- 9780198089360
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.43
€ 21.43
Paperback. Thady Quirk, steward to the decaying estate of the Rackrent family, narrates a story of four generations of a dying dynasty in Castle Rackrent. This volume also includes Ennui, the entertaining confessions of the Earl of Glenthorn, a bored aristocrat. Both novels offer a darkly comic and satirical expose of the Irish class system. Editor(s): Butler, Marilyn. Num Pages: 361 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; FC; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140433203
- ISBN
- 9780140433203
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.05
€ 17.99
€ 14.05
Paperback. Explores the unintended consequences of compassion in the world of immigration politics. This book focuses on France and its humanitarian immigration practices to argue that a politics based on care and protection can lead the state to view issues of immigration and asylum through a medical lens. Num Pages: 312 pages, 10 b/w photographs, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1DDF; JFFN; JHM; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446. Immigration and the Politics of Humanitarianism in France. 312 pages, illustrations. Explores the unintended consequences of compassion in the world of immigration politics. This book focuses on France and its humanitarian immigration practices to argue that a politics based on care and protection can lead the state to view issues of immigration and asylum through a medical lens. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DDF; JFFN; JHM; JPVH. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 20. Weight: 522.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520269057
- ISBN
- 9780520269057
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.66
€ 40.99
€ 28.66
Hardback. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University. Num Pages: 304 pages, 55, 10 colour illustrations, 39 black & white halftones, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBWQ; JFFG; JWXV; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801452574
- ISBN
- 9780801452574
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.09
€ 54.09