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Social welfare & social services

Paperback. .
Publisher
Floris Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863155987
ISBN
9780863155987
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.64

Paperback. A set of six full colour picture books guiding children aged 3-8 through the process of fostering and adoption, by focusing on the experiences of a five-year-old girl called Kirsty and her magic doll Billy. Billy helps Kirsty to understand what is happening to her and to make sense of her complicated feelings. Num Pages: 120 pages, Fully illustrated. BIC Classification: 5AC; JKSF; VFVK; YFN; YXF. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile; (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 212 x 12. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Pck
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849056670
ISBN
9781849056670
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.99

Hardcover. * Billions of Drops in Millions of Buckets addresses how the nonprofit market should be structured to best allocate funds in support of high-performing organizations that deserve additional resources to achieve optimal scale. Num Pages: 302 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSN1; KJVX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 159 x 34. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470454671
ISBN
9780470454671
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.81

Paperback. Explores the security forces' covert operations in Northern Ireland. This book charts the successes and failures of special operations during the troubles. It reveals the dilemmas faced by intelligence chiefs engaged in a daily struggle against terrorist organisations. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations, 1map. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBTV; JKSW1; JPSH; JPWL; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 248. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Main
SKU
KKD0003806
ISBN
9780571168095
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Hardback. * Third edition of an established key text on the welfare state. * Offers comprehensive and remarkably well-informed introduction to classic and contemporary debates, as well as the future of welfare. * Draws on an international range of examples and literature, including US, continental and northern Europe. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKS; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
3rd Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745635200
ISBN
9780745635200
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.30

In Beyond the Welfare State, Sirvan Karimi utilizes a synthesis of Marxian class analysis and the power resources model to provide an analytical foundation for the divergent pattern of public pension systems in Canada and Australia. Series: Studies in Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: JKS; JPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 164 x 237 x 33. Weight in Grams: 708.
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9781487500412
ISBN
9781487500412
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.98

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861340030
ISBN
9781861340030
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.64

Paperback. A lone policewoman disarms a knife-wielding schizophrenic; two officers drag a woman from a railway line seconds before an express train roars past; an undercover cop clings onto the bonnet of a drug-dealer's car as it speeds through a busy town centre. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BTC; JKSW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472108326
ISBN
9781472108326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.80

Hardback. This controversial book argues that concepts such as 'successful' and 'active' ageing are potentially dangerous paradigms that reflect and exacerbate inequalities in older populations. Essential reading for anyone seeking to make sense of social constructions of ageing in contemporary societies. Num Pages: 132 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JHBA; JKSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 136 x 205 x 13. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447330172
ISBN
9781447330172
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.49

Paperback. Highlights the detrimental impact of zero tolerance policies on young people's educational experience and well being. This volume offers insights into how to increase the effectiveness of youth development and education programs, and how to create responsive youth policies at the local, state, and federal level. Editor(s): Noguera, Pedro A.; Ginwright, Shawn; Cammarota, Julio. Series: Critical Youth Studies. Num Pages: 400 pages, 10 black & white tables, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFSP2; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415952514
ISBN
9780415952514
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.79

Paperback. A major question facing therapists today is how to treat psychosis effectively while maintaining patients' dignity, self-respect and their psychological and social functioning. This book provides important and engaging accounts of the special personal and interpersonal care offered by the Arbours Crisis Centre and kindred facilities. Editor(s): Berke, Joesph H.; Mak-Pearce, George; Fagan, Margaret; Pierides-Muller, Stella; Berke, Joseph. Series: Community, Culture and Change. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JKSN2; MMJ; MQCL5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Pub
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853028892
ISBN
9781853028892
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.20

Paperback. Focuses on listening to young children, both from an international perspective and through combining theory, practice and reflection. With contributions and examples from researchers and practitioners in six countries, this book examines critically how listening to young children in early childhood services is understood and practiced. Editor(s): Clark, Alison; Kjorholt, Anne Trine; Moss, Peter. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 172 x 12. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861346124
ISBN
9781861346124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.64

Paperback. Aims to move services away from responses based on fear and assumptions that we need to manage and control young people who self harm. This book discusses ways in which services can change the focus from managing or 'stopping' self harm to working with young people in more permissive, 'young person centred' and empowering ways. Editor(s): Spandler, Helen; Warner, Sam. Num Pages: 196 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSB1; JMP; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
PCCS Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9781898059875
ISBN
9781898059875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.51

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: 235 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442643253
ISBN
9781442643253
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.44

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

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

Hardback. The first book to integrate shame research into a single overarching theory. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE; JKSN; JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199383641
ISBN
9780199383641
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.07

Paperback. Summarizes the major inquiries intochild sexual abuse. It includes 35 reports available since 1973, which are examined and set in their social context. Num Pages: 208 pages, 51 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFFE1; JFFE2; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415066792
ISBN
9780415066792
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.40

Hardcover. Offers students a comparative analytical framework for ways of thinking about fatherhood and new insights into why some welfare states have 'father-friendly' social policies and why others don't. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719091896
ISBN
9780719091896
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.42

Paperback. Between State and Market surveys and critiques the existing literature on charities law as well as the laws themselves. The authors offer policy prescriptions for the future of an increasingly vital sector of Canadian society. Num Pages: 712 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JKSN1; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 162 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1107.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
Number of pages
712
Condition
New
SKU
V9780773521124
ISBN
9780773521124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.19

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

€ 78.59

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