Social services & welfare, criminology
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Social services & welfare, criminology
Hardcover. Drawing on cross-national European data from the European Social Survey as well as Swedish national survey data and registers, this book investigates social capital in relation to health and health inequalities in European welfare states. Num Pages: 256 pages, 23 black & white tables, 24 figures. BIC Classification: 1D; JKSB; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230293434
- ISBN
- 9780230293434
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.01
€ 67.01
Hardcover. An analysis of think-tanks in Britain and Germany and their role in the re-making of the British Labour party and Germany's Social Democrats as 'Third Way' parties. The part that think-tanks played in the creation of the the 'workfare state' in the 1990s and 2000s is also explored in this book. Series: New Perspectives in German Political Studies. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKSB; JPB; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230292949
- ISBN
- 9780230292949
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.82
€ 66.82
Hardcover. This is the first in-depth analysis of the transition from the RUC to the PSNI seen through the eyes of key figures, inside and outside the organization. It provides a fresh insight into the wider social and political context in which this change occurred and is a significant contribution to the story of the Northern Ireland peace process. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 3JM; GTJ; JKSW1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230291997
- ISBN
- 9780230291997
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
The Welfare State as Crisis Manager: Explaining the Diversity of Polic...
Starke, Peter, Kaasch, Alexandra, Van Hooren,...
Hardcover. This book presents an in-depth analysis of social policy reactions to international economic shocks in four different welfare states, over a 40-year period. It reveals how expansion and retrenchment are shaped by domestic politics and existing welfare state institutions. Series: Transformations of the State. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKSB; KCR; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230285255
- ISBN
- 9780230285255
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Hardcover. Between 1919 and 1939, crime received a prominent place on the international public agenda. This book explores the blueprint for twenty-first century international crime prevention - The League of Nations approach - which established institutions for confronting dangerous drugs, traffic in women and terrorist violence. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJG; HBLW; HBTB; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 193 x 20. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230284296
- ISBN
- 9780230284296
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.82
€ 66.82
Hardcover. Fear is ingrained in the history of cities but our short-sightedness prevents us from grasping its evolution over time. Increasingly, risk and fear are experienced, portrayed and discussed as globalized phenomena, particularly since 9/11. This research puts urban insecurity in perspective, with a comparison of world cities in the North and South. Series: Transnational Crime, Crime Control and Security. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSG; JKVC; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 425.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230284210
- ISBN
- 9780230284210
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.57
€ 127.57
Hardcover. This collection focuses on the existential predicaments and choices that underpin current debates and developments in the governance of crime and criminal justice and argues for the relevance of existentialist thought for enhancing a critical and philosophically inspired criminological imagination. Editor(s): Lippens, Ronnie. Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF3; HPS; JKV; LNFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230283152
- ISBN
- 9780230283152
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. Drawing on research in men's long-term, maximum-security prisons, this book examines three interconnected problems: the tendency of the prison to obscure other social problems and conceal its own failings, the pursuit of greater levels of human security through repressive and violent means and the persistence of the belief in the problem of 'evil'. Series: Critical Criminological Perspectives. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKVC; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230282933
- ISBN
- 9780230282933
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.54
€ 127.54
Hardcover. This collection on researching later life and ageing critically reflects upon the qualitative methods used in gaining knowledge of under-researched groups of older people and sets out future research agendas. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JHBC; JKSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230280472
- ISBN
- 9780230280472
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.74
€ 66.74
Hardcover. EPUB Num Pages: 335 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKSN1; KJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230278578
- ISBN
- 9780230278578
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.94
€ 150.94
Hardcover. In the US and UK there has been a transformation in child care, family leave, social assistance and tax credits over the last twenty years. This book explores the factors behind these changes. With detailed case studies, it shows that ideas and the power to wield them are crucial factors in the transformation of family policy. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JHBK; JKS; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230277816
- ISBN
- 9780230277816
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.64
€ 67.64
Hardcover. Applying Foucauldian methodology, this book explores why the practice of keeping adopted children in touch with their kinship origins is still so questioned in contemporary adoption work. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBK; JKSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230276253
- ISBN
- 9780230276253
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Hardcover. This topical book uses the recent Dano Sonnex and Baby Peter cases to analyze the problems facing both probation and child protection under conditions of economic recession and public spending cuts. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JKSB1; JKSN; JKVQ; JKVS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230275379
- ISBN
- 9780230275379
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.56
€ 66.56
Hardcover. Drawing on comparative data from a number of countries, this book examines the size, uses and importance of corporate welfare in a number of welfare states. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKS; KCR; KJR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230274532
- ISBN
- 9780230274532
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Hardcover. Despite reports of exile proving disastrous to the region, 300,000 Russian subjects, from political dissidents to the elderly and mentally disabled, were deported to Siberia from 1823-61. Their stories of physical and psychological suffering, heroism and personal resurrection, are recounted in this compelling history of tsarist Siberian exile. Num Pages: 303 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJ; HBLL; JKVP; JPVR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230273269
- ISBN
- 9780230273269
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.17
€ 128.17
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230272507
- ISBN
- 9780230272507
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07
Hardcover. This book explores the relationship between children and citizenship, analyzing international perspectives on citizenship and human rights and developing new methods for facilitating the recognition of children as participating agents within society. Series: Studies in Childhood and Youth. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JKSB1; JNAM; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230271876
- ISBN
- 9780230271876
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.36
€ 128.36
Hardcover. Exploring the illegal drug issue in international context, this book looks at why harmonization has not already taken place at the European level. It considers the desirability and viability of harmonization, examines the conflict between repressive and liberal drug policies and applies a multi-level governance lens to the issue. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFH1; JKVG; JPB; JPSN2; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230271869
- ISBN
- 9780230271869
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.44
€ 66.44
Paperback. This book explores the history, meaning, and sociological implications of awareness campaigns, seeing them as personal displays of compassion in a culture where empathy is a by-word for authenticity. It also highlights how charities use awareness campaigns to reach their audience, and the transformation of charity into a commercial enterprise. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFF; JFSV; JKSN1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 268. Charity, Compassion and Public Awareness. 208 pages. This book explores the history, meaning, and sociological implications of awareness campaigns, seeing them as personal displays of compassion in a culture where empathy is a by-word for authenticity. It also highlights how charities use awareness campaigns to reach their audience, and the transformation of charity into a commercial enterprise. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: JFCA; JFF; JFSV; JKSN1. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 13. Weight: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230247895
- ISBN
- 9780230247895
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.02
€ 66.02
Globalization and Borders: Death at the Global Frontier (Transnational...
Weber, Leanne, Pickering, Sharon
Hardcover. This book analyzes the political and material conditions driving contemporary border control policies and discusses the processes that mediate popular and official understandings of border-related fatalities. Series: Transnational Crime, Crime Control and Security. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFFS; JKVC; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 218 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230247345
- ISBN
- 9780230247345
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.47
€ 67.47