Social issues & processes
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Social issues & processes
Hardcover. This book considers the origins, performance and diffusion of national immigration policies targeting highly skilled immigrants. It probes the political and sociological dimensions of policy, drawing on contributions from an international group of scholars. Editor(s): Triadafilopoulos, Triadafilos. Series: Immigrants and Minorities, Politics and Policy. Num Pages: 309 pages, 29 black & white tables, 1 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; 1MBF; 3JJP; JFFN; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 317
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461400813
- ISBN
- 9781461400813
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.48
€ 123.48
Paperback. Now in paperback, a fascinating look at our nation's history of drinking and its effects on the American character by bestselling author Susan Cheever. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFFH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 135 x 203 x 19. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781455513857
- ISBN
- 9781455513857
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.14
€ 16.99
€ 15.14
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447308485
- ISBN
- 9781447308485
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.40
€ 36.99
€ 29.40
Hardcover. In its updated edition, this book covers techniques used in simulating crowds, particularly in video games and film. Covers path planning, and introduces the important concept of gaze attention - individuals seeming conscious of their environment and of others. Num Pages: 296 pages, 28 black & white illustrations, 147 colour illustrations, 19 black & white tables, biogra. BIC Classification: JFFP; UYM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 243 x 17. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447144496
- ISBN
- 9781447144496
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.96
€ 123.96
Paperback. This collection of 14 chapters brings together a wide array of applied anthropologists, other social scientists, and practitioners to detail the ways in which public health measures can be effectively integrated with HIV/AIDS prevention, anti-retroviral treatment, and food security efforts in sub-Saharan Africa. Series: NAPA Bulletin. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: 1HF; JFFH2; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 171 x 12. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444361551
- ISBN
- 9781444361551
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.51
€ 36.51
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 8th Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444338584
- ISBN
- 9781444338584
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.64
€ 61.64
Paperback. This volume includes a selection of seminal articles on poverty andwelfate in the United States from the Journal of Policy Analysisand Management considered to be one of the leading forumsfor the exploration of poverty and welfare presented in asingle volume. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 174 x 27. Weight in Grams: 962.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444335132
- ISBN
- 9781444335132
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 94.97
€ 94.97
Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JM; HBJD1; HBLX; JFFS; KCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 235 x 19. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442211094
- ISBN
- 9781442211094
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.04
€ 79.04
Paperback. Num Pages: 210 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFP; JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 144 x 14. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442206496
- ISBN
- 9781442206496
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.61
€ 18.99
€ 17.61
Paperback. It carries the legacy of the 1960s forward: from Tom Hayden's idealistic 1962 Port Huron Statement through Newt Gingrich's 1994 "Contract with America" and Grover Norquist's twenty-first century "Tax Payer's Protection Pledge." Series: The American Moment. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFFJ; JPVH1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421408224
- ISBN
- 9781421408224
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.04
€ 39.04
Provides an understanding of the long-term care works to generate injustice, but also to find ethical and practicable policy solutions for caring for aging populations in the United States. This title explores the ethical issues surrounding elder care from an ecological perspective to propose a new theory of global justice for long-term care. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN; MBDC; MBP; MJX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421405506
- ISBN
- 9781421405506
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.46
€ 73.46
With the thoroughness and resourcefulness that characterize the earlier volumes, she recounts the rich history of the courageous and resolute women determined to realize their scientific ambitions. Num Pages: 448 pages, 53, 36 black & white halftones, 17 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSJ1; PDX; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 241 x 20. Weight in Grams: 768.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421402338
- ISBN
- 9781421402338
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 111.45
€ 111.45
User Unfriendly will be valuable to historians of technology, students of American culture, and anyone interested in our modern dependence on machines and gadgets. Num Pages: 296 pages, 13, 13 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJK; JFFT; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 234 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421401928
- ISBN
- 9781421401928
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.15
€ 70.15
Paperback. Animalkind:What We Owe to Animals explores the crucial ethical differences between humans and animals. Occupying the middle ground between extreme egalitarianism and outright dismissal, the book instead advocates a position of respect for animals, treatment not afforded to the current inhabitants of factory farms and animal labs. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405199384
- ISBN
- 9781405199384
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.07
€ 33.07
Animalkind:What We Owe to Animals explores the crucial ethical differences between humans and animals. Occupying the middle ground between extreme egalitarianism and outright dismissal, the book instead advocates a position of respect for animals, treatment not afforded to the current inhabitants of factory farms and animal labs. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405199377
- ISBN
- 9781405199377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 102.05
€ 102.05
Paperback. This collection of original articles highlights the similarities and differences in the status of homelessness and research approaches used to understand this social problem in the US and other developed nations. Series: Journal of Social Issues (JOSI). Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405182447
- ISBN
- 9781405182447
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.05
€ 58.05
Paperback. In spite of its professed liberalism, Hollywood has always been risk-adverse, and most feature films deal with controversial issues long after the controversy is past. Hollywood Speaks Out explores that rare Hollywood feature that dared to tackle red-hot, social issues while America herself struggled to come to terms. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405178983
- ISBN
- 9781405178983
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.07
€ 62.07
Recreational Hunting, Conservation and Rural Livelihoods
. Ed(S): Dickson, Barney; Hutton, Jonathan; A...
Paperback. For the first time, this book addresses many of the issues that are fundamental to an understanding of the real role of recreational hunting in conservation and rural development. It examines the key issues, asks the difficult questions, and seeks to present the answers to guide policy. Editor(s): Dickson, Barney; Hutton, Jonathan; Adams, Bill. Series: Conservation Science and Practice. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFFZ; RNK; WSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 756.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405167857
- ISBN
- 9781405167857
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 116.87
€ 116.87
The European Union is founded on the idea of free movement. A generation of West European citizens - referred to by the author as 'Eurostars' - have pioneered a new kind of highly skilled and educated migration. Series: Studies in Urban and Social Change. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFM; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405134057
- ISBN
- 9781405134057
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 98.71
€ 98.71
Hardcover. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DNJ; HBJD1; HBLL; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403999955
- ISBN
- 9781403999955
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.98
€ 63.98