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Social services & welfare, criminology
paperback. Beyond Caring Labour to Provisioning Work offers a powerful new framework for understanding women's work in a holistic sense, acknowledging both their responsibilities in supporting others as well as their employment duties. Num Pages: 208 pages, 5 figures. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBL; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442611757
- ISBN
- 9781442611757
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.94
€ 36.99
€ 35.94
Covering Canadian Crime: What Journalists Should Know and the Public S...
. Ed(S): Richardson, Chris; Smith Fullerton, ...
hardcover. Covering Canadian Crime offers a deep and detailed look at both the perennial issues in crime reporting and how changes in technology, business practices, and professional ethics are affecting today's crime coverage. Editor(s): Richardson, Chris; Smith Fullerton, Romayne. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFD; JKV; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 760.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442631014
- ISBN
- 9781442631014
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.85
€ 91.85
hardcover. Counseling Diversity in Context outlines both the possibilities and limitations of the profession, providing not only a structural understanding of the context in which cross-cultural counseling takes place, but a model for counselors to play a more active role in helping to change that context. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JKSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442635302
- ISBN
- 9781442635302
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.85
€ 86.85
Hardcover. Despite the rapid disappearance of pensions and health-care benefits for retirees, older people are healthier and better off. This book analyzes the foundations of disability decline, quantifies this phenomenon in economic terms, and proposes what might be done to accelerate future improvements in the health of our most elderly populations. Editor(s): Cutler, David; Wise, David A. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. Num Pages: 336 pages, 100 line drawings, 124 tables. BIC Classification: JKSG; KCQ; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226132310
- ISBN
- 9780226132310
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.83€ 118.70
€ 145.83
€ 118.70
Hardcover. Morality is often imagined to be at odds with capitalism and its focus on the bottom line. In this book, morality is shown as the opposite: an indispensable tool for capitalist transformation. It presents an argument that the neoliberal state nurtures selflessness in order to cement some of its most controversial reforms. Series: Chicago Studies in Practices of Meaning. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; JKS; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226545394
- ISBN
- 9780226545394
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.84€ 87.13
€ 105.84
€ 87.13
Hardcover. We call it justice - the assassination of Osama bin Laden, the incarceration of corrupt politicians or financiers, and the slaying of cinema-screen villains by superheroes. But could we not also call it revenge? Revenge, the author argues, is not the problem. Instead, the problem is the inadequacy of lawful outlets through which to express it. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JKVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226726618
- ISBN
- 9780226726618
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.84
€ 31.99
€ 24.84
Paperback. Compact, timely, well-researched, and balanced, this institutional history of Social Security's seventy years shows how the past still influences ongoing reform debates, helping the reader both to understand and evaluate the current partisan arguments on both sides. Series: Studies in Government and Public Policy. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JKSB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700615223
- ISBN
- 9780700615223
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.52
€ 35.52
Hardcover. The first history of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, from its creation in 1939 to 2007. Includes detailed accounts of the crimes, investigations, and arrests of some of the state's most infamous criminals, from Richard Hickock and Perry Smith of "In Cold Blood" to the BTK Killer. Num Pages: 392 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKVF1; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700618859
- ISBN
- 9780700618859
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.12
€ 56.12
Hardcover. Chronicles how politicians and policy-makers dealt with issues ranging from health to entertainment, from education to housing, and from crime to welfare, while revealing how federal bureaucrats claimed a more intrusive role in the lives of American families and children. Num Pages: 223 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700619641
- ISBN
- 9780700619641
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.42
€ 66.42
Paperback. The first history of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, from its creation in 1939 to 2007. Includes detailed accounts of the crimes, investigations, and arrests of some of the state's most infamous criminals, from Richard Hickock and Perry Smith of "In Cold Blood" to the BTK Killer. Num Pages: 406 pages. BIC Classification: BTC; JKVF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700620166
- ISBN
- 9780700620166
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.76
€ 42.76
Hardcover. This text is a look at how the social welfare system in the United States developed, and with what results. It critically assesses how social workers invent themselves as they simultaneously invent their field of knowledge, and in so doing, upsets conventional understandings of social work. Series: Knowledge: Disciplinarity & Beyond S. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813917139
- ISBN
- 9780813917139
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.27
€ 64.27
Hardcover. Offers a comparative study of child labor in eighteenth-century America. Focusing on Philadelphia, Boston, and Charleston, this title examines the work experiences of children and analyzes regional differences in child labor according to gender, race, and class. Num Pages: 320 pages, 7 figures, 16 tables. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLH; JHBL; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813927138
- ISBN
- 9780813927138
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.26
€ 66.26
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HBLW3; JKVF; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813937830
- ISBN
- 9780813937830
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.55
€ 17.99
€ 17.55
Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JKVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226276977
- ISBN
- 9780226276977
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.05
€ 41.99
€ 32.05
Hardcover. Chronicles Helen Clay Frick's lifelong commitment to social welfare, the environment, and her purchase of many significant works of art for her private collection, the Frick Collection in New York, the University of Pittsburgh teaching collection, and the Frick Art Museum. Num Pages: 400 pages, 180 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JKSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 298 x 36. Weight in Grams: 2360.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822943419
- ISBN
- 9780822943419
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.27
€ 58.27
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 1KLSC; JKVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822962571
- ISBN
- 9780822962571
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.06
€ 59.06
Paperback. This text explores the "orphan trains" which took poor European immigrant children to new lives in the Midwest in 1854. It documents the history of the children on those trains - their struggles, successes and failures. It includes stories of volunteers who oversaw the placement of the orphans. Series: Missouri Heritage Readers Series. Num Pages: 144 pages, 40 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 191.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- Reprint.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826211217
- ISBN
- 9780826211217
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.90
€ 16.99
€ 15.90
Paperback. With budgets squeezed at every level of government, cost-benefit analysis (CBA) holds outstanding potential for assessing the efficiency of many programs. This book addresses the application of CBA to social policy. It discusses the applicability of CBA to actual programs, describing both proven and promising examples. Editor(s): Weimer, David L.; Vining, Aidan R. Series: American Governance and Public Policy Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white tables, diagrams, figures. BIC Classification: JKS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589012578
- ISBN
- 9781589012578
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.86
€ 70.86
Paperback. As the residents of McAllen, Texas, sleep soundly, a small number of agents of the US Border Patrol wait on the banks of the Rio Grande. This book describes the daily risks they face and the insights they hold as a result of their experience with the hard realities of immigration policy, the war on drugs, and the threat of terrorist infiltration. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; JKSW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896725942
- ISBN
- 9780896725942
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 25.21
€ 25.99
€ 25.21
Paperback. Examines contemporary French society's relationship with violence in an era of increased media dominance. This book presents an interdisciplinary approach which integrates media, cinema, and literary studies. It analyzes how media and politicians use the crime story as a tool for upholding the dominant ideology. Series: Comparative Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; JFC; JFD; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 161 x 11. Weight in Grams: 263.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557534330
- ISBN
- 9781557534330
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.95
€ 46.95