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Social welfare & social services

Paperback. Num Pages: 230 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JKSM; MBPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 167 x 13. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813571423
ISBN
9780813571423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.43

Hardcover. Focuses on the discrepancy between the representation and the reality of children's experiences within welfare institutions. This book argues that this discrepancy stems from conflicts over middle and working-class notions of citizenship. It urges readers to reconsider the stereotypically dire situation of families living in poverty. Num Pages: 288 pages, 24 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; HBTB; JFFA; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813537221
ISBN
9780813537221
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.94

Paperback. An exploration of the use of theatre as a therapeutic and educational tool in the service of public health. Speaking from a breadth of disciplines, themes, and cultural perspectives, this collection offers a wide-ranging view on the ways theatre can be employed in the service of public health. Editor(s): MacDougall, Jill. Series: Psychosocial issues. Num Pages: 256 pages, 6 photographs, 11 line drawings. BIC Classification: AN; JKS; JMH; MMH; MQTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 395.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Northwestern University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810115354
ISBN
9780810115354
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.84

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

€ 70.75

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

€ 30.66

Hardcover. Tracing how the meanings of a barbaric surgical procedure emerged, accrued, and transformed within medicine and public culture in the U.S. Series: Corporealities: Discourses of Disability. Num Pages: 248 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSM; MBX; MNN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472119448
ISBN
9780472119448
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.93

Hardcover. Num Pages: 422 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JKSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 41. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472119103
ISBN
9780472119103
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.63

Hardcover. How adoption and its literary representations shed new light on notions of value, origins, and identity Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSK; JKSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472118885
ISBN
9780472118885
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.48

Hardcover. Illuminates the relationship between performance and the American charity movement Num Pages: 216 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFD; JFFG; JKSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472118861
ISBN
9780472118861
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.14

Hardcover. Examines savings in eighty-four working families with low incomes, including fifty-nine families who participated in a program of matched savings and financial education. This book concludes with recommended public policy approaches for increasing savings in households that are striving to save. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 tables, 2 figures. BIC Classification: JKS; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472117123
ISBN
9780472117123
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.28

Paperback. Series: Conversations in Medicine and Society. Num Pages: 224 pages, 11fig.21tabs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472114573
ISBN
9780472114573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.59

Hardcover. The first major work to examine welfare-to-work programs and their implications for public policy Series: Contemporary Political and Social Issues. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JKS; JPQ; KCFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 165 x 28. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472113934
ISBN
9780472113934
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.82

Hardcover. Presents a political analysis of the U.S. welfare system as a site of politics for recipients Num Pages: 256 pages, 2figs.4tabs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JKSB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472111688
ISBN
9780472111688
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.18

Hardcover. How a group of people in Madagascar resisted oppression and maintained their political and cultural freedom Num Pages: 208 pages, 14 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: JFF; JKS; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472103898
ISBN
9780472103898
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.05

Hardcover. An entertaining introduction using cartoons and clear explanations to the issues everyone should know about Social Security" Num Pages: 112 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSB; KC; WHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 209 x 13. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472097432
ISBN
9780472097432
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.02

Paperback. Examines the world of humanitarian aid workers and the processes of democratization that they put into effect in Bosnia-Herzegovina. This work is an ethnography of the practices of international intervention and democracy building. Num Pages: 352 pages, 31 figures, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; JKSR; JPHF; JPHV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472069859
ISBN
9780472069859
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.35

Paperback. Uncovers the discrimination against the LGBT community and the legally - and morally - indefensible lack of equal protection for these individuals and their families. This book argues that equal rights for the LGBT community are more than simply a matter of fairness or common sense; they are logically and legally necessary for a just society. Num Pages: 184 pages, 15 figures. BIC Classification: JFSK; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 12. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Michigan Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472030613
ISBN
9780472030613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.24

Paperback. This text examines the activities of the Nevada regulatory agencies and organised crime in their respective efforts to control gambling. The focus is the "Black Book", a list of "notorious and unsavoury" persons banned for life from all licensed casinos in the state. Num Pages: 368 pages, 19 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSW1; JKV; KC; WDP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299147648
ISBN
9780299147648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.59

Hardcover. Reveals how welfare reform engendered a shift in focus for caseworkers from simply providing monetary aid to the process of helping recipients find work. This book is suitable for those who want to understand the impact of institutional and policy changes wrought by welfare reform. Num Pages: 328 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226874913
ISBN
9780226874913
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.61

Hardcover. Reasonable people disagree about the reach of the federal government, but there is near-universal consensus that it should protect us from such dangers as bacteria-infested food, harmful drugs, toxic pollution, crumbling bridges, and unsafe toys. This book looks at the tangled web of problems that have led to this dire state of affairs. Num Pages: 256 pages, 6 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKS; JPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226772028
ISBN
9780226772028
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.84

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