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Paperback. The Ministry of Thin takes an unflinching look at how the modern obsession with weight loss, youth, beauty and perfection got out of control. Emma Woolf, author of An Apple a Day, explores how we might all be able to stop hating and start liking our own bodies again. And she dares to ask: if losing weight is the answer, what is the question? Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; VF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Octopus Publishing Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849534123
- ISBN
- 9781849534123
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.94
€ 11.99
€ 9.94
Paperback. The interlinkages between gender and poverty have, until recently, escaped careful analytical scrutiny. The contributors to this edited volume critically reflect on some of the key methodological and analytical issues that a gendered analysis of poverty needs to address. Editor(s): Razavi, Shahra. Series: Development and Change Special Issues. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFA; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- SKU
- KLN0013377
- ISBN
- 9780631217930
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Three years after the publication of the influential Munro Report (2011) this important publication draws together a range of experts working in the field of child protection to critically examine what impact the reforms have had on multi agency child protection systems in this country, at both local and national level. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFFE1; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447315667
- ISBN
- 9781447315667
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 29.11
€ 30.99
€ 29.11
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447322870
- ISBN
- 9781447322870
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.50
€ 37.50
Hardback. In his vivid, lively account of how Greek Cypriot villagers coped with a thirty-year displacement, Peter Loizos follows a group of people whom he encountered as prosperous farmers in 1968, yet found as disoriented refugees when revisiting in 1975.. Series: Studies in Forced Migration. Num Pages: 18 photos, 6 figs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVC; JFFN; JHMC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845454449
- ISBN
- 9781845454449
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.10
€ 137.10
Paperback. This text has been updated and revised to take account of new developments in international political economy, notably the East Asian crisis, and the deepening crisis of African society. Num Pages: 352 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFS; JH; JPS; KCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Palgrave
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- SKU
- KRA0005085
- ISBN
- 9780333914205
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 50 line illus. BIC Classification: JFFR; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691168425
- ISBN
- 9780691168425
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.65
€ 26.99
€ 20.65
Hardcover. Amartya Sen is the most respected and well-known economist of his time. Offering an overview of the development process, this book is a synthesis of his thought, viewing economic development as a means to extending freedoms rather than an end in itself. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; JFFA; JHBA; JPVH; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 724.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 382
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198297581
- ISBN
- 9780198297581
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 31.19
€ 46.99
€ 31.19
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFA; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 3rd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403940933
- ISBN
- 9781403940933
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.50
€ 56.50
Paperback. The harrowing but ultimately inspirational story of a little girl who was beaten, raped, neglected and despised, but rescued from despair by an angel - her twin sister Lucy. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFE1; VXP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 131 x 28. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340951293
- ISBN
- 9780340951293
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.89
€ 15.99
€ 11.89
Paperback. Editor(s): Reist, Melinda Tankard. Num Pages: 208 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: JFC; JFF; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Spinifex Press Australia
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Edition Unstated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781876756758
- ISBN
- 9781876756758
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.77
€ 26.99
€ 18.77
Paperback. Series: Edge Question Series. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFR; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 203 x 32. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061899676
- ISBN
- 9780061899676
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.38
€ 17.99
€ 16.38
Hardback. Editor(s): Guillon, Enzo; Chauvet, Lucas. Num Pages: 337 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 258 x 180 x 22. Weight in Grams: 728.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Number of pages
- 337
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781628084030
- ISBN
- 9781628084030
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 232.13€ 155.75
€ 232.13
€ 155.75
Paperback. A straightforward discussion of the issues surrounding immigration Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Monthly Review Press,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583676363
- ISBN
- 9781583676363
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.40
€ 25.99
€ 22.40
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784992941
- ISBN
- 9781784992941
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.58
€ 33.99
€ 32.58
Paperback. Presents a study of Syrian immigration to the United States that places Syrians - and Arabs more generally - at the center of discussions about race and racial formation from which they have long been marginalized. This work focuses on the first wave of Arab immigration and settlement in the United States in the years before World War II. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 296 pages, 7 b/w photographs, 1 line illustration, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520255340
- ISBN
- 9780520255340
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.34
€ 40.99
€ 29.34
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFT; JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 15. Weight in Grams: 194. 224 pages. We are healthier, longer lived, better fed, watered, educated and entertained than any generation in history. But we are not happier. Everything Now - where we can have whatever we want, whenever we want it - has infiltrated almost every area of our lives. Here, Steve McKevitt reveals how this is preventing us from addressing the biggest. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFFT; JFH. Dimension: 129 x 198 x 15. Weight: 190.
- Publisher
- Route
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781901927511
- ISBN
- 9781901927511
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.46
€ 12.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 173.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846275661
- ISBN
- 9781846275661
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.56
€ 15.99
€ 11.56
Paperback. Most labor and migration studies classify migrants with limited formal education or credentials as unskilled. This book uncovers these migrants' lifelong human capital and identifies mobility pathways associated with the acquisition and transfer of skills across the migratory circuit, including reskilling, job jumping, and entrepreneurship. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JFFN; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520283732
- ISBN
- 9780520283732
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.02
€ 33.99
€ 25.02
Paperback. Is Britain really under threat from ethnic diversity? This book explores contemporary claims about race and migration, combining an overview of the subject with research. It argues that the myths of race and migration are the real threat to an integrated society and proposes that diversity and mobility are expected and benign. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFF; JFSL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 12. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847420077
- ISBN
- 9781847420077
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.55
€ 25.99
€ 19.55