Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. In this short work, Dr. Szasz takes aim at conventional psychiatry, and at the attendent system of courts, hospitals, and psychiatrists who confine patients against their will. The focal point is a Supreme Court case involving a man forcibly committed to a Florida asylum for 14 years. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFG; MBPK; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815605102
- ISBN
- 9780815605102
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€ 20.99€ 20.60
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Hardcover. First in-depth examination and critique of contemporary anti-suicide policies that are based on the notion that voluntary death is a mental health problem, and systematically lays out the dehumanizing consequences of psychiatrizing suicide prevention. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JFME; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 15. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815609902
- ISBN
- 9780815609902
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€ 20.99€ 19.84
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Paperback. This work shows how the present drug war started at the beginning of this century, when the US government first assumed the task of protecting people from patent medicines. It demonstrates, however, the deleterious effects of prescription laws, which place people under lifelong medical supervision. Num Pages: 229 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPQ; JFM; JPQB; JPVH; LNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 13. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 229
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815603337
- ISBN
- 9780815603337
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.84
€ 20.99
€ 19.84
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, index. BIC Classification: BG; JFC; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 134 x 15. Weight in Grams: 245.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815602477
- ISBN
- 9780815602477
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.30
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Paperback. Millions of Americans, diagnosed mentally ill, are drugged and confined by doctors for non-criminal conduct, go unpunished for crimes they commit, and are supported by the state - not because they are sick but because they are unproductive and unwanted. This study re-examines such interventions Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFG; MBDC; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 213.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815605119
- ISBN
- 9780815605119
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.17
€ 20.99
€ 19.17
Paperback. In this polemical response to the controversy about drug use and drug criminalization, Thomas Szasz suggests that governments have overstepped their bounds in labelling and prohibiting certain drugs as "dangerous" substances and incarcerating "addicts" in order to cure them. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFFH1; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 205 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815607687
- ISBN
- 9780815607687
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.99
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Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814741160
- ISBN
- 9780814741160
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
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€ 29.51
Paperback. In this study of the laws and policies associated with commercial radio and television, the author shows that government regulation creates rather than intervenes in the market. It shows that liberal marketplace principles have come into contradiction with themselves. Num Pages: 352 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JPQB; KNTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 167 x 23. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226777221
- ISBN
- 9780226777221
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.52
€ 37.99
€ 29.52
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 41 b&w, 5 colour. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 3JM; JFSP1; JHB; JHMC; MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 148. .
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837636086
- ISBN
- 9783837636086
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Condition: New
€ 53.46€ 42.14
€ 53.46
€ 42.14
Paperback. Blending physiology and psychology with historical examples of social change and a model of social systems, this work examines how societies are made possible. The influences of love relationships, attachments, and addictive behaviours in society are also discussed here. Num Pages: 330 pages, 32 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JFS; JMAL; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226764146
- ISBN
- 9780226764146
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Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 33.29
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Paperback. Migrations and Cultures goes beyond the political view of immigration and presents the whole phenomena of migration and immigration and the major role it plays in the general advancement of the human race. Num Pages: 528 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFN; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 27. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Edition
- First Thus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465045891
- ISBN
- 9780465045891
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 22.71
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Paperback. Focusing on four major cultural areas, this book attempts to understand the role of cultural differences within nations and between nations in shaping the economic and social fates of peoples and of whole civilizations. Num Pages: 516 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JFC; JFSL3; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 128 x 203 x 31. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Number of pages
- 516
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465014002
- ISBN
- 9780465014002
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.12
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€ 18.12
Paperback. Sowell presents a devastating critique of the mind-set behind the failed social policies of the past thirty years. Sowell sees what has happened during that time not as a series of isolated mistakes b Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JKS; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 137 x 21. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465089956
- ISBN
- 9780465089956
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.70
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Paperback. Encompassing more than a decade of research around the globe, this book shows that cultural capital has far more impact than politics, prejudice, or genetics on the social and economic fates of minorities, nations, and civilization. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL1; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465067978
- ISBN
- 9780465067978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.85
€ 23.99
€ 17.85
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465058723
- ISBN
- 9780465058723
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.09
€ 30.99
€ 24.09
Paperback. Offers a critique about (but not for) intellectuals that explores their impact on public opinion, policy, and society at large. This title not only examines the track record of intellectuals in the things they have advocated but also analyzes the incentives and constraints under which their views and visions have emerged. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: JFSC; JPVK. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 46. Weight in Grams: 866.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Edition
- Revised, Enlarged ed.
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465025220
- ISBN
- 9780465025220
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.45
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Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Encounter Books,USA United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594031434
- ISBN
- 9781594031434
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.56
€ 24.99
€ 21.56
Paperback. "This classic work by the distinguished economist traces the history of nine American ethnic groups--the Irish, Germans, Jews, Italians, Chinese, African-Americans, Puerto Ricans, and Mexicans." Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 377.
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465020751
- ISBN
- 9780465020751
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Condition: New
€ 29.47
€ 29.47
Hardback. The first volume in a new textbook series from Polity: key themes in family communication. The volumes are designed to introduce key topics in more depth than the standard overview textbook treatment. Series: Polity Key Themes in Family Communication Series. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745646121
- ISBN
- 9780745646121
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Condition: New
€ 73.01
€ 73.01
Paperback. Taking a broad international perspective, this highly topical book casts light on patterns and processes that either place groups of older adults at risk of exclusion or are conducive to their inclusion. Editor(s): Scharf, Thomas; Keating, Norah C. Series: Ageing and the Lifecourse Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFSP31. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 171 x 11. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847427724
- ISBN
- 9781847427724
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.45
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Paperback / so. Num Pages: 406 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 406
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783810013767
- ISBN
- 9783810013767
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Condition: New
€ 71.37
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Paperback. Num Pages: 398 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; JFCX; PD; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 30. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 398
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Edition
- Reprinted by Arrangement with OUP
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226458007
- ISBN
- 9780226458007
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 38.22
€ 48.99
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Paperback / so. Series: Politikwissenschaftliche Paperbacks. Num Pages: 263 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 263
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783810031112
- ISBN
- 9783810031112
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Condition: New
€ 70.26
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Paperback. Ambivalent about the disruption, perplexity, and variety apparent in the London of his day, Johnson was committed to the conventions of moral reflection and troubled by the pressure to adopt the perspective of the crowd and the language of social theory. This work explores the consequences of his ambivalence and his attempt to order the chaos. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; HPQ; JFSG; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3556 x 15. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822317173
- ISBN
- 9780822317173
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.12
€ 26.99
€ 25.12