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Social issues & processes

Hardback. Renaissance debates about politics and gender led to pioneering forms of poor relief, devised to help women get a start in life. These included orphanages for illegitimate children and forced labor in workhouses, but also women's shelters and early forms of maternity benefits, unemployment insurance, food stamps, and credit union savings plans. Series: I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History. Num Pages: 400 pages, 3 halftones, 13 line illustrations, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; JFFA; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 166 x 31. Weight in Grams: 736.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674067097
ISBN
9780674067097
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.92
€ 57.37

Paperback. A new look at the way in which medieval European literature depicts torture and brutality. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 164 x 15. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843843931
ISBN
9781843843931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 30.69

Paperback. Why is the colonial context absent from Michel Foucault's history of a European sexual discourse that for him defined the bourgeois self? This book challenges Foucault's tunnel vision of the West and his marginalization of empire. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; HBTQ; HBTR; JFFJ; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822316909
ISBN
9780822316909
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.28

Hardcover. THE NAUGHTY NINETIES is the first sexual history of the decade when the Baby Boomers took over Washington, Hollywood, and Madison Avenue, ultimately winning the culture wars. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; JFCA; JFDT; JFFE2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Publisher
Twelve
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780446556293
ISBN
9780446556293
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 25.34

Paperback. The acclaimed social psychologist offers an insider's look at his research and groundbreaking findings on stereotypes and identity. Series: Issues of Our Time. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 207 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393339727
ISBN
9780393339727
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.79

Paperback. This book presents research and case studies to demonstrate why and how people with dyslexia can adopt adverse coping strategies and defensive mechanisms to deal with the emotional impact of dyslexia, leading to self-harm, depression and even suicide. It then looks at how they can best be helped and supported by professionals who work with them. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG; JKSM; JNSG1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849055826
ISBN
9781849055826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.70

Paperback. Working with 'Denied' Child Abuse presents an innovative, safety-focused, partnership-based, model called Resolutions, which provides an alternative approach for responding rigourously and creatively to cases often deemed to be impossible or untreatable by statutory and treatment professionals. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 171 x 13. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Open University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780335216574
ISBN
9780335216574
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 45.98

Paperback. Includes the author's views on overpopulation, propaganda, advertising and government control. This book appeals for the defence of relevant individualism. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; JFFR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 134.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099458234
ISBN
9780099458234
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.27

Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, 50 bw integrated. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 224 x 149 x 32. Weight in Grams: 774.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Sew
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784533106
ISBN
9781784533106
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.49
€ 137.06

Paperback. A thorough and fascinating study of motivations, relationships and impact of Chinese migrants in Africa. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1H; GTF; JFFN; KCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 10. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780329161
ISBN
9781780329161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.71

Paperback. Bestselling author and foster carer Casey Watson shares the shocking true story of Tyler, an abused eleven-year-old who, after stabbing his step-mother, had nowhere else to go. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFE1; JKSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007543083
ISBN
9780007543083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.63

Hardback. .
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447307976
ISBN
9781447307976
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.44

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bristol University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447307945
ISBN
9781447307945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.20

Hardback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 1 maps. BIC Classification: JFFS; KNDF; WBXD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 230 x 24. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442219229
ISBN
9781442219229
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.77

Paperback. Using the multiple meanings of "wake" to illustrate the ways Black lives are determined by slavery's afterlives, Christina Sharpe weaves personal experiences with readings of literary and artistic representations of Black life and death to examine what survives in the face of insistent violence and the possibilities for resistance. Num Pages: 192 pages, 31 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 300 x 14. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362944
ISBN
9780822362944
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.28

Paperback. Walker proposes a view of morality and an approach to ethical theory which uses the critical insights of feminism and race theory to rethink the epistemological and moral position of the ethical theorist, and how moral theory is shaped by culture and history. The new edition contains a new preface, chapters and an afterword responding to critics. Series: Studies in Feminist Philosophy. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JFFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
324
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195315400
ISBN
9780195315400
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 80.44

Paperback. Over the last thirty years national income doubled. So has poverty. Where did it all go wrong? Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFFA; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780745442
ISBN
9781780745442
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.16

Paperback. In eight case studies written by recognized experts this book offers a major contribution to the comparative analysis of genocidal phenomena. Besides tapping a rich vein of empirical data, this collective effort breaks new ground in analyzing how denial, oblivion, or manipulated memory tends to mask the hideous realities of mass killing. Editor(s): Lemarchand, Rene. Series: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 200 pages, 4 illus. BIC Classification: HBTZ; JFFE. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812222630
ISBN
9780812222630
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.03

Paperback. Explores different aspects of life in Rotherham workhouse institution. This book includes list of workhouse inmates in Rotherham. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; HBTB; JFFA; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 166 x 8. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752452906
ISBN
9780752452906
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. Addiction is increasing all around the world, and the conventional remedies don't work. The Globalization of Addiction argues that the cause of this failure to control addiction is that past treatments have focused too single-mindedly on the afflicted individual addict. This book presents a radical rethink about the nature of addiction. Num Pages: 496 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH1; MMZR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 700.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199588718
ISBN
9780199588718
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.08

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