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Social issues & processes
Paperback. * Natural disasters regularly reach a high degree of prominence in the media, but we rarely see the political aspects of the ways that disasters are managed and dealt with. * This book offers a comprehensive survey of the political history of disaster management, from World War I onwards. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFC; JPS; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745650692
- ISBN
- 9780745650692
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Condition: New
€ 24.73
€ 24.73
Paperback. Editor(s): Schiller, Nina Glick; Caglar, Ayse. Num Pages: 296 pages, 12. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801476877
- ISBN
- 9780801476877
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.30
€ 41.99
€ 37.30
Paperback. The Irish famine peaked in Black '47, but it brought misery and increased mortality to Ireland for several years. This title presents the Great Irish Famine from a variety of perspectives. It concentrates on fresh insights available through interdisciplinary and comparative methods. It highlights several economic and sociological features. Series: The Princeton Economic History of the Western World. Num Pages: 320 pages, 54 tables, 38 line illus. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFFC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 164 x 10. Weight in Grams: 466.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- 9780691070155
- ISBN
- 9780691070155
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Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 45.99€ 36.72
€ 45.99
€ 36.72
Paperback. The social, political, and cultural significance of refugeedom. Series: Indiana-Michigan Series in Russian & East European Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages, 19 b&w photos, 3 maps, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBWN; JFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 484.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780253213464
- ISBN
- 9780253213464
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.31
€ 30.99
€ 27.31
Paperback. Throughout Europe, standardised approaches to social policy and practice are being radically questioned and modified. Beginning from the narrative detail of individual lives, this book re-thinks welfare predicaments, emphasising gender, generation, ethnic and class implications of economic and social deregulation. Editor(s): Chamberlayne, Prue; Rustin, Michael; Wengraf, Tom. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 528.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781861343093
- ISBN
- 9781861343093
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.54
€ 40.99
€ 38.54
Paperback. Childrens human rights are regularly violated around the world. Child soldiers, child slavery, and child prostitution are some of the more graphic examples this books deals with, but hungry, sick, and orphaned children are equally at risk and more prevalent. Editor(s): Ensalaco, Mark; Majka, Linda C. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 394.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742529885
- ISBN
- 9780742529885
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Condition: New
€ 59.88
€ 59.88
Paperback. Series: Globalization. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 227 x 19. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742567467
- ISBN
- 9780742567467
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 44.51
€ 46.99
€ 44.51
Paperback. Argues that by politicizing the technical details of reproductive health, alternative feminist practices aimed at empowering women were also integral to late-twentieth-century biopolitics Series: Experimental Futures. Num Pages: 280 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 16. Weight in Grams: 386. Entanglements of Feminism, Health, and Technoscience. Series: Experimental Futures. 280 pages, 24 illustrations. Argues that by politicizing the technical details of reproductive health, alternative feminist practices aimed at empowering women were also integral to late-twentieth-century biopolitics. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFK. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 16. Weight: 390.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822353362
- ISBN
- 9780822353362
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.40
€ 30.99
€ 27.40
Paperback. Considers migration to, from and within Ireland in the twenty-first century, covering the Celtic Tiger era of mass immigration to Ireland as well as the dramatic growth in levels of emigration that has occurred since the Irish economic collapse. Num Pages: 208 pages, 3 maps, Tables, black & white|Illustrations, black & white|Maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JM; JFFN; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 336.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780719097751
- ISBN
- 9780719097751
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Condition: New
€ 18.40
€ 18.40
Paperback. Drawn from a wide range of disciplines, the contributors to this volume explore how ideologies of race and racism intersect with nationality and gender to shape the research experience. They suggest how a critical race perspective might improve research methodologies. Editor(s): Twine, France; Warren, Jonathan W. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814782422
- ISBN
- 9780814782422
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Paperback. Through historical and comparative research on the immigrant rights movements of the United States, France and the Netherlands, Cities and Social Movements examines how small resistances against restrictive immigration policies do or don t develop into large and sustained mobilizations. Series: Studies in Urban and Social Change. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSG; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781118750667
- ISBN
- 9781118750667
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Condition: New
€ 28.26
€ 28.26
Paperback. This volume is an authoritative contribution to scholarly and policy debates surrounding forced displacement, as well as to practice. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: JFFD; JFFN; JPS; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 189. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2022
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198786467
- ISBN
- 9780198786467
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Condition: New
€ 54.47
€ 54.47
Paperback. Examining the geographical dimensions of environmental management and conservation activities implemented on landscapes worldwide, this title collects case studies to explore the interaction of humans and their environment. Bridging the gap between geography and life science, it is of interest to students of the environment. Num Pages: 400 pages, 16 halftones, 14 line drawings, 7 tables. BIC Classification: JFFS; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 186 x 20. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226983448
- ISBN
- 9780226983448
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 31.41
€ 52.99
€ 31.41
Hardcover. This title explores the complex dimensions of ethnonational identity claims, their political mobilization, and a wide variety of comparative contexts in which they are found. Editor(s): Fenton, Steve; May, Professor Stephen. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSL; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2002nd Edition
- SKU
- V9780333750124
- ISBN
- 9780333750124
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.71€ 124.46
€ 130.71
€ 124.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 14. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816630974
- ISBN
- 9780816630974
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.40
€ 30.99
€ 27.40
Paperback. The Future of British Universitites in a Changing World. 300 pages. Editor(s): Burgh, Hugo de; Black, Jeremy; Fazackerley, Anna. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DB; JFFS; JNM. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 19. Weight: 558.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University Of Buckingham Press
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780955464201
- ISBN
- 9780955464201
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Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 16.95
€ 19.00
€ 16.95
Paperback. An original street-corner ethnography drawing on the themes of urban regeneration, lost space and the 24-hour city. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFFA; JFFB; JFSG; JKSN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 227 x 29. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780745330570
- ISBN
- 9780745330570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 6.23
€ 17.99
€ 6.23
Paperback. Cut Out speaks to people whose support from the state - for whatever reason - is now being withdrawn, rendering their lives unsustainable. Series: Left Book Club. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFF; JKS; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 130 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780745336183
- ISBN
- 9780745336183
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 6.23
€ 14.99
€ 6.23
Paperback. An angry look at the private renting in the UK, including corruption, inequality and deregulation. Series: Left Book Club. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFFB; LNSH3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 131 x 196 x 14. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780745336466
- ISBN
- 9780745336466
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 6.23
€ 14.99
€ 6.23
Paperback. Examines the historiography of the Irish Famine and its relevance now, in the context of the longer-term relationship between England and Ireland. Num Pages: 200 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; JFFC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UA) A / AS level; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780745310749
- ISBN
- 9780745310749
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 25.39
€ 37.99
€ 25.39
Hardback. Presenting the fierce and vital writing of organizers, lawyers, scholars, poets, and policy makers, Color of Violence radically repositions the antiviolence movement by putting women of color at its center, covers violence against women of color in its myriad manifestations, and maps strategies of movement building and resistance. Editor(s): INCITE!. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFE; JFSJ1; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 613.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822363057
- ISBN
- 9780822363057
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.19
€ 116.19
Paperback. Disability and gender are becoming increasingly complex in light of recent politics and scholarship. This volume provides findings not only about the discrimination practised against women and people with disabilities, but also about the productive parallelism between the two categories. Editor(s): Smith, Bonnie G.; Hutchison, Beth. Num Pages: 328 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813533735
- ISBN
- 9780813533735
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Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 39.41
€ 44.99
€ 39.41
Paperback. Num Pages: 880 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFT; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 268 x 53. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141028743
- ISBN
- 9780141028743
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 16.68
€ 25.99
€ 16.68
Paperback. Reveals that the metaphors and myths surrounding certain illnesses, especially cancer, add greatly to the suffering of the patients and often inhibit them from seeking proper treatment. By demystifying the fantasies surrounding cancer, this study shows cancer for what it is. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSB; JFFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141187129
- ISBN
- 9780141187129
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.58
€ 15.99
€ 12.58