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Social welfare & social services

Paperback. Collects the author's writings from 1988 to 2009 on anthropology, epidemiology, health care for the global poor, and international public health policy, providing an overview of his work. This work demonstrates how, over time, he has fundamentally changed the way we think about health, international aid, and social justice. Editor(s): Saussy, Haun. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. Num Pages: 680 pages, 6 b/w photographs, 10 line illustrations, 11 tables. BIC Classification: JKS; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 37. Weight in Grams: 920. A Paul Farmer Reader. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. 680 pages. Editor(s): Saussy, Haun. Collects the author's writings from 1988 to 2009 on anthropology, epidemiology, health care for the global poor, and international public health policy, providing an overview of his work. This work demonstrates how, over time, he has fundamentally changed the way we think about health, international aid, and social justice. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JKS; MBP. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 37. Weight: 918.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
680
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520257139
ISBN
9780520257139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.28

Paperback. The acclaimed New York Times and IndieBound bestseller: "Farmer's passionate book bring(s) Haiti's appalling tragedy back to the world's attention" --Foreign Affairs Num Pages: 480 pages, 8-pp. B/W photo insert on text. BIC Classification: JKSR; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
445
Condition
New
SKU
V9781610390989
ISBN
9781610390989
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.24

Hardcover. While reforms of welfare policies have been widely analysed, the reform of welfare administration has received little attention. Using empirical case studies, this book provides new insights into the way welfare administration is being internationally transformed. Particular attention is given to the effect on welfare clients, staff and agencies. Editor(s): Henman, Paul; Fenger, Menno. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JKS; JPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861346520
ISBN
9781861346520
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.42

Paperback. Leading researchers from across the globe look at the negative impact neoliberalism has had on children's services. Editor(s): Garrett, Paul Michael. Series: Critical and Radical Debates in Social Work. Num Pages: 76 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 196 x 133 x 6. Weight in Grams: 136.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Bristol University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447316190
ISBN
9781447316190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.27

Paperback. This is the first book to look at the practical skills specific to Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, making it ideal for trainees preparing to practice in today's busy and often time-limited health and social care settings. Series: Skills in Counselling & Psychotherapy Series. Num Pages: 152 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: JKSN2; MMJT. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 173 x 9. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
152
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849206228
ISBN
9781849206228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 47.75

Paperback. The book is a call to ensure policy makers facilitate children's participation in their neighbourhoods Editor(s): Henderson, Paul. Series: Community Development Foundation. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFS; JKSB1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 28. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745307992
ISBN
9780745307992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.66

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861340368
ISBN
9781861340368
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.04

Paperback. Here is the story of Faith in Action, the acclaimed nationwide grant program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that brings together Americans of all faiths to provide volunteer care and support to those in their communities who are confined to their homes because of a chronic health condition or disability. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSN1; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470292686
ISBN
9780470292686
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.48

Paperback. .
Publisher
Guardian Faber Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783350346
ISBN
9781783350346
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.99

Hardcover. Offers a theoretical and empirical perspective on the value, potential and contribution that qualitative research methodologies bring to the analysis of housing policy issues within an international context. This book also includes discussion of specific methodological challenges and ethical dilemmas faced by researchers. Editor(s): Maginn, Paul J.; Tonts, Matthew; Thompson, Susan M. Series: Studies in Qualitative Methodology. Num Pages: 180 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781846639906
ISBN
9781846639906
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.19

paperback. Dominant social work and social care discourses on 'race' and ethnicity often fail to incorporate an Irish dimension. This book challenges this omission and provides new insights into how social work has engaged with Irish children and their families, historically and to the present day. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 156. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9781861344113
ISBN
9781861344113
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.54

Hardback. Intends to significantly extend previous research work on the rural impacts of national welfare reform and position it in a broader context. This title provides a comprehensive and comparative account of the rural dimensions of welfare in a number of developed countries. Editor(s): Milbourne, Paul; Marsden, Terry. Series Editor(s): Milbourne, Paul. Series: Research in Rural Sociology & Development. Num Pages: 248 pages, ill. BIC Classification: JFSF; JHB; JKS; RPG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849509183
ISBN
9781849509183
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.86

Hardback. Macmillan Cancer Support is one of the largest and best known charities in Britain. This book presents the story of how a small charity with its beginnings in Edwardian England has grown from a society of lay people with a focus into a huge organisation that is at the forefront of cancer care. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; 3JMC; JKSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 166 x 15. Weight in Grams: 646.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752448442
ISBN
9780752448442
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.91

Hardcover. Editor(s): Bosley, Paul S. Num Pages: 124 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: JFFC; JKSN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 15. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
124
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606927250
ISBN
9781606927250
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.77
€ 70.11

paperback. This book's striking message is that palliative care does not deliver on its aims to value people who are dying and make death and dying a natural part of life. Applying Social Role Valorisation, it argues for the de-institutionalisation of palliative care and recommends an alternative framework to current approaches. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JKS; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9781861349217
ISBN
9781861349217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 37.58

Paperback. This provocative short book is a valuable introduction to social security in Britain and the potential for its reform. Num Pages: 124 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 7 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JKS; JPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 131 x 196 x 13. Weight in Grams: 140.
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447337324
ISBN
9781447337324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.64

Paperback. This fully revised, updated and extended edition of a bestselling social policy textbook is extensively reworked and adapted to meet the needs of its international readership. Laying out the architecture of social policy as a field of study, it provides a sense of the scope, range and purpose of the subject. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JKS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 772.
Publisher
Bristol University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447316107
ISBN
9781447316107
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.03

Paperback.
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847428103
ISBN
9781847428103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 37.27

Hardback. This fully revised, updated and extended edition of a bestselling social policy textbook is extensively reworked and adapted to meet the needs of its international readership. Laying out the architecture of social policy as a field of study, it provides a sense of the scope, range and purpose of the subject. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JKS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 32. Weight in Grams: 890.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Bristol University Press
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447316091
ISBN
9781447316091
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.73

hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Policy Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447310334
ISBN
9781447310334
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.35

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