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Paperback. Giving circles have been seen as the democratic of philanthropic mechanisms, working to meet social needs and solve community problems, enhancing the civic education and participation of their members. This title examines this phenomenon and considers what role voluntary associations and philanthropy can or should play in a democratic society. Series: Philanthropic and Nonprofit Studies. Num Pages: 192 pages, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253220851
ISBN
9780253220851
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.03

Hardback.
Publisher
Biteback Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849545204
ISBN
9781849545204
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.17

paperback. Explores the enterprise of philanthropy - its assumptions, aspirations, and achievements. This work brings together key texts that can provide guidance to donors, trustees and professional staff of foundations, and leaders of nonprofit organizations. It seek to illuminate fundamental questions about the idea and practice of philanthropy. Editor(s): Kass, Amy A. Series: Philanthropic and Nonprofit Studies. Num Pages: 520 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 34. Weight in Grams: 731.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
520
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253219558
ISBN
9780253219558
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. This book brings together theoretical, methodological and policy-relevant contributions by leading researchers on international child poverty. Editor(s): Minujin, Alberto; Nandy, Shailen. Series: Studies in Poverty, Inequality and Social Exclusion Series. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: JFFA; JKSB1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 156 x 234 x 32. Weight in Grams: 848.
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847424815
ISBN
9781847424815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 48.23

Paperback. Using the Convention on the Rights of the Child as a framework, issues such as child trafficking, child soldiers and child maltreatment are examined in nations around the world, as well as efforts to solve these problems. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 line-cut. BIC Classification: JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 176 x 233 x 14. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780195339710
ISBN
9780195339710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 91.74

Hardcover. A practical guide to the challenges and successes of global fundraising, written by an international team of highly respected philanthropy professionals and edited by two of the leading nonprofit thinkers, Global Fundraising is the first book to genuinely offer a global overview of philanthropy with an internationalist perspective. Series: AFP/Wiley Fund Development Series. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSN1; KJVX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 235 x 34. Weight in Grams: 622.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Wiley
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
394
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118370704
ISBN
9781118370704
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.19
€ 48.25

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Bristol University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447312345
ISBN
9781447312345
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.74

Hardback. This book by the world's leading authority on global social policy examines why and how the Social Protection Floor became ILO, UN and G20 policy and how the World Bank and IMF took steps to lay its foundation. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JKS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Bristol University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447312338
ISBN
9781447312338
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.19

Hardback. Includes essays that reflect pioneering efforts to study the global movement of ideas and institutions. This title deals with such topics as: initiatives to address the AIDS epidemic in East Africa; to protect the peoples and ecosystems of the Amazon; and, to advance the 'truth and reconciliation' process in South Africa. Editor(s): Hammack, David C.; Heydemann, Steven. Series: Philanthropic and Nonprofit Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: JKSN1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253353030
ISBN
9780253353030
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.45

Paperback. Responding to the view that people with profound intellectual disabilities cannot enjoy spiritual experiences, this book pushes the boundaries of intellectual disability theology. Thought-provoking and sensitive, this book poses important questions about the nature of faith and how the Church treats people with intellectual disabilities. Series: Studies in Religion and Theology. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HRCM; HRCS; JFFG; JKSM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785920448
ISBN
9781785920448
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 92.06

Paperback. Going Missing presents important findings from the first major study of young people who go missing from residential and foster homes. Series: Living Away from Home: Studies in Residential Care. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JFSP2; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471984764
ISBN
9780471984764
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.97

Paperback. An essential book for all those clinicians and reserachers undertaking clinical trials. It will ensure that all involved in clinical trials undertake their investigation according to standard operating procedures. Editor(s): Kolman, Josef; Meng, Paul; Scott, Graeme. Num Pages: 210 pages, forms. BIC Classification: JKSW; MBPC; TDCW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 242 x 176 x 12. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Spi
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471969365
ISBN
9780471969365
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 161.29

hardcover. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG; JH; JKSN1; JNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 267 x 24. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816691128
ISBN
9780816691128
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.37

paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 9. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Fernwood Publishing Canada
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781552664148
ISBN
9781552664148
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.67

Paperback. This book is a comprehensive guide to good practice for those working with risk, covering a wide variety of social care settings. The contributors discuss a range of key issues relating to risk including positive risk-taking, collaborating with victims and practitioners in the design of assessment tools, resilience to risk, and defensibility. Editor(s): Kemshall, Hazel; Wilkinson, Bernadette. Series Editor(s): Pritchard, Jacki. Series: Good Practice in Health, Social Care and Criminal Justice. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5 figures, 8 tables. BIC Classification: JKS; JKVS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849050593
ISBN
9781849050593
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.25

Paperback. This book provides a guide to effective case management, outlining all the key issues that professionals working with brain-injured people will need to know, from understanding what brain injury actually is and how it feels to experience it to strategies for rehabilitation, assessing risk and implementing support plans. Series: Good Practice in Health, Social Care and Criminal Justice. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JKSN2; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843103158
ISBN
9781843103158
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.27

Paperback. Good Practice in Child Protection is a practical handbook for use by all professionals who work with child abuse cases as they get to grips with the new legislation on child protection. The book is soundly based on theory, but its main emphasis is on practice, and it includes exercises to improve practice in specific areas of child protection work. Editor(s): Owen, Hilary; Pritchard, Jacki. Series: Good Practice in Health, Social Care and Criminal Justice. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JKSB1; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Pub
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853022050
ISBN
9781853022050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 44.74

Paperback. Incorporating the voices of professionals counselling survivors of abuse, and those of the survivors themselves, this book provides the reader with a theoretical understanding of people who have endured abuse, as well as practical approaches to counselling them. The effects of different types of abuse and abusive environments are explored. Editor(s): Bear, Zetta. Series: Good Practice in Health, Social Care and Criminal Justice. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFF; JKSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Pub
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853024245
ISBN
9781853024245
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 44.74

Paperback. Good Practice in Recovery and Healing from Abuse: Adult Survivors is an extensive guide that gives insight on how to be creative in helping adult victims of abuse through the recovery and healing processes. The book features chapters written by practitioners and researchers involved in the different sectors of working with abuse. Series Editor(s): Pritchard, Jacki. Series: Good Practice. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 b&w diagrams. BIC Classification: JFFE; JKSN; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849053723
ISBN
9781849053723
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.96

Paperback. Good Practice in Safeguarding Adults provides an up to date and topical overview of developments in policy, guidance, legislation and practice in the area of adult protection. The book aims to broaden thinking about adult abuse, assesses alternative models of practice such as criminal justice and welfare, and covers groups who may be overlooked. Editor(s): Pritchard, Jacki. Series: Good Practice in Health, Social Care and Criminal Justice. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843106999
ISBN
9781843106999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.90

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