Social welfare & social services
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Social welfare & social services
Paperback. This textbook provides, in compact form, the story of social provision from medieval times to the present day, systematically examining major themes of: the relief of poverty and social care; healthcare and housing; crime and policing; and education. Num Pages: 160 pages, glossary, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFF; JKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 320. Very good copy with light shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Open University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0016045
- ISBN
- 9780335191048
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Num Pages: 171 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSP1; JKSW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 181 x 15. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 171
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781614706977
- ISBN
- 9781614706977
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 300.21€ 202.44
€ 300.21
€ 202.44
Hardback. This book looks closely at those who do humanitarian work in New Delhi to consider why people engage in humanitarian work and to urge a rethinking of giving and belonging in a global context. Series: Stanford Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC; JKSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804770019
- ISBN
- 9780804770019
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.43
€ 118.43
Paperback. This book looks closely at those who do humanitarian work in New Delhi to consider why people engage in humanitarian work and to urge a rethinking of giving and belonging in a global context. Series: Stanford Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC; JKSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804770026
- ISBN
- 9780804770026
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.53
€ 30.99
€ 27.53
Paperback. This book provides a comprehensive overview of good practice in caring for terminally-ill children, young people and their families. The material offers helpful suggestions on how to support families in making informed choices during distressing periods, such as where their child will die and how to prepare for the funeral. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSN2; MBP; MQCL3; MQCL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Pub
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843101819
- ISBN
- 9781843101819
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.78
€ 49.78
Paperback. This book provides a contemporary and holistic analysis of the childhood resilience, drawing upon a wide range of academic disciplines and practices. It helps students and practitioners fully understand the drivers behind policy and practice directives promoting self-reliance, autonomy and independence in children, young people, and families. Num Pages: 232 pages, 8 figures, 24 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JKSB1; JMC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 1. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- Macmillan Education UK United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137486141
- ISBN
- 9781137486141
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.59
€ 57.59
Paperback. Can philanthropy alleviate inequality? Do antipoverty programs work on the ground? In this book, the author focuses on these issues play out in California's Central Valley, which is one of the wealthiest agricultural production regions in the world and also home to the poorest people in the United States. Series: Poverty, Interrupted. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: JKSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520283442
- ISBN
- 9780520283442
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.74
€ 33.99
€ 24.74
Hardcover. Mediation helps people work through conflicts and find solutions with the help of an impartial third party outside the legal system. With the demand of mediation services rising, this practical guidebook offers therapists advice and quick tips on how to incorporate mediation into their existing range of services. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTJ; JKSN2; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471353683
- ISBN
- 9780471353683
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.50
€ 82.50
paperback. This book contends that the police have become information brokers to institutions such as insurance companies and health and welfare organisations that operate based on knowledge of risk. In turn, these institutions influence the ways that police officers think and act. The authors examine different aspects of police involvement. Series: Clarendon Studies in Criminology. Num Pages: 502 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JKSW1; JKV; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 27. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 502
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198265771
- ISBN
- 9780198265771
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.87
€ 61.87
Paperback. This book examines common familial trends and differences throughout Europe from the 1960s onwards and discusses the most common theoretical explanations for convergence and divergence. EriikkaOinonen reveals how structural factors such as the labour market, the welfare state and the EU affect Europeans' family related choices." Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP; JHB; JHBK; JKSN; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349358045
- ISBN
- 9781349358045
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.06
€ 63.06
Paperback. Presents a comprehensive picture of how the Danish welfare state and political economy works by looking at the governance of and interactions between the welfare state and economy at all levels, using analyses of general macro-economic policy, centre-local relations, labour market, and welfare state transfers and services in three critical areas. Editor(s): Albaek, Professor Erik; Eliason, Leslie C.; Norgaard, Asbjorn Sonne; Schwartz, Herman M. Num Pages: 306 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1DND; JFF; JKSB; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 166 x 22. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772888248
- ISBN
- 9788772888248
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.20
€ 18.20
Paperback. Num Pages: 258 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white tables. BIC Classification: HRE; JKSN2; MMJT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138022157
- ISBN
- 9781138022157
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.18
€ 37.18
paperback. This report examines links between parents' employment patterns while raising children and what happens when those children become young adults. Some of its findings carry important implications for public policy and for further research. A number are likely to prove controversial, arousing public debate concerning their meaning and relevance. Series: Family and Work Series. Num Pages: 48 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK; JHBL; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 275. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781901455601
- ISBN
- 9781901455601
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.03
€ 22.03
Paperback. Series: Sozialwissenschaftliche Gerontologie. Num Pages: 152 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 8. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Deutscher Universitats-Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783824445707
- ISBN
- 9783824445707
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.31
€ 58.31
Hardcover. This work brings together contributors from the US, Latin America and organizations such as UNICEF, to consider the physical, educational, social legal and economic status and progress of children throughout Latin America, focusing especially on health and rights issues. Editor(s): Bartell, Ernest; O'Donnell, Alejandro. Series: Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies. Num Pages: 371 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFSP1; JKSB1; JKSN; LBBR; MJW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 803.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268022570
- ISBN
- 9780268022570
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.82
€ 132.82
Paperback. This work brings together contributors from the US, Latin America and organizations such as UNICEF, to consider the physical, educational, social legal and economic status and progress of children throughout Latin America, focusing especially on health and rights issues. Editor(s): O'Donnell, Alejandro. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; JKSB1; JKSN; LBBR; MJW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268022587
- ISBN
- 9780268022587
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.60
€ 46.99
€ 41.60
Paperback. Drawn from the author's experience as an internationally recognized theorist, lecturer and practitioner, this book on existential therapy elucidates this notoriously difficult and distinctly different therapeutic approach to counselling and psychotherapy. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSN2; MMJT. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 168 x 13. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781446272350
- ISBN
- 9781446272350
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 48.92
€ 51.99
€ 48.92
paperback. Series: Centre for Development Research Publications S. Num Pages: 228 pages, d.M. BIC Classification: 1H; JKSR; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 146. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Nordiska Afrikainstitutet
- Edition
- First Editon
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789171063656
- ISBN
- 9789171063656
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.52
€ 23.99
€ 20.52
Paperback. This comprehensive guide covers everything from the symptoms and diagnosis of dementia to community and residential care options, support for carers, ethical and legal considerations, end of life decisions and the latest research and treatment options. It will demystify the condition and be an invaluable resource for relatives and professionals. Editor(s): Moniz-Cook, Esme; Manthorpe, Jill. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSM; MBPK; MJND; MQCL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843106838
- ISBN
- 9781843106838
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.65
€ 34.65
Paperback. Series: Advances in Police Theory and Practice. Num Pages: 282 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JKSW1; JKVF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439810316
- ISBN
- 9781439810316
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 117.66
€ 117.66