Social services & welfare, criminology
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Social services & welfare, criminology
Paperback. Uses the lens of executive clemency in capital cases to discuss the fraught condition of mercy in American political life. This book examines the history of capital clemency in the twentieth century and surrounding legal controversies and philosophical debates about when mercy should be extended. Num Pages: 352 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JMC; JKVP; JPQB; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 233 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691133997
- ISBN
- 9780691133997
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.45
€ 46.99
€ 33.45
Hardback. The modern prison is commonly thought to be the fruit of an Enlightenment penology that stressed man's ability to reform his soul. This book challenges this view by tracing the institution's emergence to a much earlier period beginning in the late thirteenth century, and provides a view of medieval prison life. Num Pages: 224 pages, 22 halftones. 1 table. BIC Classification: HBLC1; HBTB; JKVP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691135335
- ISBN
- 9780691135335
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Condition: New
€ 53.34€ 42.11
€ 53.34
€ 42.11
Paperback. The American welfare state is supposed to be a pale imitation of 'true' welfare states in Europe and Canada. This book argues that the American welfare state is in fact larger, more popular, and more dynamic than commonly believed. Num Pages: 280 pages, 2 line illus. 19 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 233 x 13. Weight in Grams: 402.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138336
- ISBN
- 9780691138336
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.78
€ 42.99
€ 30.78
Paperback. Focuses on the staples of American welfare system such as Medicaid, Food Stamps, Head Start, WIC, and public housing. This book maintains that these programs form an effective, if largely invisible and haphazard safety net, and yet they are the very programs most vulnerable to political attack and misunderstanding. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSB; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138527
- ISBN
- 9780691138527
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.43
€ 37.99
€ 27.43
Paperback. Explores the political challenges of responding to a stigmatized condition, and identifies ethnic boundaries - the formal and informal institutions that divide societies - as a central influence on politics and policymaking. Num Pages: 368 pages, 11 line illus. 21 tables. BIC Classification: 1QFG; JFFH2; JFFJ; JKSR; JPQB; MBNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691140193
- ISBN
- 9780691140193
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.20
€ 46.99
€ 33.20
Paperback. When the author, a Harvard-trained sociologist, left the classroom to become a cop in Baltimore's Eastern District, he was thrust deep into police culture and the ways of the street - the nerve-rattling patrols, the thriving drug corners, and a world of poverty and violence. This book reveals the truths he learned on the midnight shift. Num Pages: 280 pages, 2 line illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; JFSG; JKSW1; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- With a New afterword by the author
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691143866
- ISBN
- 9780691143866
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.95
€ 20.99
€ 16.95
Hardback. Exploring contradictions between the democratic rhetoric of empowerment programs and the bureaucratic hurdles that volunteers learn to navigate, this book demonstrates that empowerment projects work best with less precarious funding, more careful planning, and mandatory training, reflection, and long-term commitments from volunteers. Series: Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC; JKSN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691147093
- ISBN
- 9780691147093
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Condition: New
€ 80.76
€ 80.76
Paperback. Examines reform in Russia beyond the Washington Consensus. This title uses the Russian case to examine neoliberalism as a central form of political rationality in contemporary societies. Num Pages: 312 pages, 2 halftones. 5 line illus. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JHM; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691148311
- ISBN
- 9780691148311
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 4 line illus. BIC Classification: JKSN1; JNM; JPA; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 432.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691148625
- ISBN
- 9780691148625
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Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 35.96
€ 50.99
€ 35.96
Paperback. Presents an examination of a 2005 lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a faith-based residential rehabilitation program in an Iowa state prison of America. This work casts light on the predicament of prisoners who have precious little choice about what kind of rehabilitation they receive, if they are offered any at all. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRA; JKVP1; LNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691152530
- ISBN
- 9780691152530
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
Paperback. American philanthropy today expands knowledge, champions social movements, defines active citizenship, influences policymaking, and addresses humanitarian crises. How did philanthropy become such a powerful and integral force in American society? This book explores the twentieth-century growth of this phenomenon. Series: Politics and Society in Twentieth Century America. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; HBTB; JKSN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 235 x 25. Weight in Grams: 560.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- Updated edition with a New Preface
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691161204
- ISBN
- 9780691161204
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.55
€ 26.99
€ 20.55
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 304 pages, 5 tables F024 6x9. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691601021
- ISBN
- 9780691601021
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Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.70
€ 54.99
€ 39.70
Paperback. Editor(s): New, Bill. Num Pages: 265 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JKSW; JPQB; MBDC; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 544.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- BMJ Publishing Group United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 265
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780727911803
- ISBN
- 9780727911803
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.68
€ 79.68
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745318677
- ISBN
- 9780745318677
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.73
€ 37.99
€ 29.73
Paperback. 'A groundbreaking book .. [offering ] dazzling brilliance in the development of criminological theory.' Ihekwoaba D. Onwudiwe, Associate Professor, University of Maryland Eastern Shore Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HBTR; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 363.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745318851
- ISBN
- 9780745318851
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.50
€ 40.99
€ 31.50
Paperback. A critical account of the politics of aid-giving. Editor(s): Mosse, David; Lewis, David. Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JKSR; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 168 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745323862
- ISBN
- 9780745323862
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.40
€ 40.99
€ 31.40
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745329154
- ISBN
- 9780745329154
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.34
€ 31.99
€ 24.34
Paperback. Unflinching survey of the state of welfare systems across Europe today, as they struggle in an age of government austerity and neo-liberal reform. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 figures, 4 tables. BIC Classification: HBTB; JKSB; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 215 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745331393
- ISBN
- 9780745331393
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.46
€ 40.99
€ 31.46
Paperback. Reveals how governments and the wider establishment copy the practices of organised crime groups in order to control them. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKVM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745332017
- ISBN
- 9780745332017
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.14
€ 23.99
€ 19.14
Paperback. Historical and political analysis of the impact of inequality and capitalism on the health of US workers. Series: The Future of World Capitalism. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures, graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKS; JPQB; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745332123
- ISBN
- 9780745332123
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.51
€ 37.99
€ 29.51
Paperback. 1. This is a major new textbook in social policy and welfare -- we should promote strongly and aim for high adoptions.2. It has a strong theoretical content and it develops a powerful critique of traditional approaches to welfare.3. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745601502
- ISBN
- 9780745601502
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Condition: New
€ 25.74
€ 25.74
Paperback. Moving beyong traditional concern with pattern and process, this innovative text explores the political and legislative history of a raciala segregation in Britain. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL; JKSB; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 187 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745603599
- ISBN
- 9780745603599
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.00
€ 27.00
Hardback. Discusses the many organizations in Britain and the USA which are neither legally part of the state nor permitted to distribute any profits they earn. These "intermediate organizations" include charities, churches, famine relief agencies, non-state universities and social clubs. Num Pages: 324 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JKSN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 631.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745605814
- ISBN
- 9780745605814
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.49
€ 78.49
Hardback. Presents an analysis of the role of the modern state in the shaping of policies of social control. First providing a theoretical understanding of the mechanisms of state policy-making, the author then discusses the changing nature of social control in the US from the 19th century to the present. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; JKV; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 469.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745606996
- ISBN
- 9780745606996
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.93
€ 65.93