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Paperback. This timely book provides an alternative vision of social mobility and a route-map to achieving it. It examines how the term 'social mobility' structures what success means and the impact that has on society. It recasts the relationship with employers and covers progress in non-work areas of life. Num Pages: 220 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447316343
- ISBN
- 9781447316343
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 36.59
€ 37.99
€ 36.59
Hardback. This volume explores sporting mega-events, their social, political, and cultural characters, the value systems that they inscribe and draw on, the claims they make on us and the claims the organisers make for them, the spatial and ethical relationships they create, and the responses of civil societies to them. Editor(s): Hayes, Graeme; Karamichas, John. Series: Global Culture and Sport Series. Num Pages: 305 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JFSG; JHBS; RN; WSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230244177
- ISBN
- 9780230244177
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.91
€ 67.91
Paperback. Editor(s): Champion, Reader in Population Geography Tony (University of Newcastle upon Tyne). BIC Classification: JFSG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781138254831
- ISBN
- 9781138254831
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.85
€ 66.85
Paperback. This book analyses video games like Grand Theft Auto and Resident Evil as aesthetic objects. Drawing on philosophical theories of art from Kant to Ranciere, it focuses on what games feel like to players and argues that their appeal can only be adequately understood by relating them to developments in contemporary art and recent cultural history. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFD. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780719077180
- ISBN
- 9780719077180
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.63
€ 29.99
€ 21.63
Hardback. Computer games have fundamentally altered the relation of self and society in the digital age. Analysing topics such as technology and power, the formation of gaming culture and the subjective impact of play with computer games, this text will be of great interest to students and scholars of digital media, games studies and the information society. Series: Digital Media and Society. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; UBJ; UDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 149 x 23. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745641102
- ISBN
- 9780745641102
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.49
€ 60.49
Paperback. Computer games have fundamentally altered the relation of self and society in the digital age. Analysing topics such as technology and power, the formation of gaming culture and the subjective impact of play with computer games, this text will be of great interest to students and scholars of digital media, games studies and the information society. Series: Digital Media and Society. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; UBJ; UDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 211 x 16. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745641119
- ISBN
- 9780745641119
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.26
€ 22.26
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Granville Island Publishing Canada
- Number of pages
- 167
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894694810
- ISBN
- 9781894694810
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.53
€ 24.99
€ 17.53
Hardback. This study analyses the problems and prospects of the Third World through a general economic and political theory the author calls the "global strategic transition" (GST) model. Num Pages: 409 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFG; JFFA; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 671.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 409
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333771471
- ISBN
- 9780333771471
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.17
€ 129.17
Paperback. With intense commercialization and more open national markets, along with technological convergence and greater concentration of ownership, the international TV landscape is changing at a bewildering pace and in a host of different ways. This title presents an overview of the global issues raised by these transformations in television. Editor(s): Turner, Graeme; Sinclair, John. Num Pages: 143 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APT; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 185 x 12. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 143
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844570102
- ISBN
- 9781844570102
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.34
€ 45.99
€ 38.34
hardcover. Addressing the endangerment of children s bodies in affluent societies, this book looks at three areas: 1: body and eating 2: body and sexuality 3: body and violence. Examining the theoretical and empirical knowledge, with an ethical analysis, it identifies the central injustices and displays the agents with responsibilities towards children. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 283
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- SKU
- V9783319402123
- ISBN
- 9783319402123
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.12
€ 117.12
Ethnographie - Pädagogik - Geschlecht: Projekte und Perspektiven aus ...
Graff, Ulrike; Kolodzig, Katja; Johann, Nikol...
paperback. Editor(s): Graff, Ulrike; Kolodzig, Katja; Johann, Nikolas. Series: Kinder, Kindheiten Und Kindheitsforschung. Num Pages: 203 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JFSP1; JHB; JKSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer VS United States
- Edition
- 1. Aufl. 2016
- Number of pages
- 203
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783658072797
- ISBN
- 9783658072797
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.88
€ 55.88
Hardcover. * A path-breaking exploration of the intersections of war, terrorism and cities. * Argues that contemporary cities are the key strategic sites of geopolitical conflict. * Written by the world's leading analysts of the intersections of urban space and military and terrorist violence. Editor(s): Graham, Stephen. Series: Studies in Urban and Social Change. Num Pages: 416 pages, 11. BIC Classification: JFSG; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 166 x 30. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405115742
- ISBN
- 9781405115742
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.61
€ 79.61
Hardback. Editor(s): Huggan, Graham. Num Pages: 166 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 10 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; JFC; JFF; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 218 x 15. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 166
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137588166
- ISBN
- 9781137588166
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.62
€ 71.62
Paperback. Editor(s): Riches, Graham. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JHBK; JHBS; JPA; JPB; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 285.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 215
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312214159
- ISBN
- 9780312214159
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.26
€ 70.26
Hardback. A long-overdue challenge to the commonplace assumption that the Second World War was a period of consumer austerity in Canada. Series: Studies in Canadian Military History. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBWQ; JFCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 0. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774823630
- ISBN
- 9780774823630
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.64
€ 107.64
Hardback. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFX; JHBL; JKVM; KJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137517234
- ISBN
- 9781137517234
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.61
€ 138.61
Hardback. Presents findings of a successful, international research project exploring links between social exclusion (SE), transport disadvantage (TD) and psychological well being (WB). This title examines fresh perspectives in relation to social capital and WB and developing various economic methods to estimate the marginal value of additional travel. Editor(s): Currie, Graham. Num Pages: 342 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFJ; RPT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 171 x 249 x 23. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 342
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780522005
- ISBN
- 9781780522005
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.16
€ 96.16
Paperback. Num Pages: 222 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL3; JKSM; MBPK; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 183 x 256 x 12. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Workbook
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634834193
- ISBN
- 9781634834193
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.22€ 96.88
€ 127.22
€ 96.88
Hardback. Challenges the traditional histories of British and Irish migration, the stories of oppression and exile that form an essential part of the existing literature. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 240 x 30. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752459547
- ISBN
- 9780752459547
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.82
€ 25.99
€ 22.82
Hardcover. Through in-depth analysis of interviews from across Europe, this book explores how European citizens identify themselves with Europe and the development of a 'European mental space.' Series: Identities and Modernities in Europe. Num Pages: 307 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFN; JFS; JHBC; JPB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 136 x 23. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230302563
- ISBN
- 9780230302563
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.48
€ 67.48
Paperback. The authors explain clearly how to prepare for, carry out and reflect on the use of Intensive Interaction with a client or family member. A multitude of key questions are addressed. In the final section they consider some of the wider implications of the approach. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG; JKSN; JNS; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 11. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849051095
- ISBN
- 9781849051095
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.18
€ 31.18
Hardcover. Based on original research in Northern Thailand and drawing on the breadth of indigenous Thai language materials, this study offers a sustained and powerful criticism of the normative modeling of the Thai AIDS epidemic in order to elicit new and more effective points of intervention. Series: Fertility, Reproduction & Sexuality. Num Pages: 321 pages, Bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1FMT; JFFH2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 321
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781571815194
- ISBN
- 9781571815194
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.01
€ 148.01
Paperback. This wide-ranging study of sexuality, aesthetics, and epistemology covers everything from the aesthetics of war to the works of Caravaggio, Michelangelo, Christopher Marlowe, and Francis Bacon, synthesizing queer theory and psycholanalysis. Num Pages: 236 pages, 4 colour plates, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; AC; HBJD; HPK; HPN; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226315195
- ISBN
- 9780226315195
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.91
€ 37.99
€ 29.91
Paperback. New archaeological evidence for a pre-historic civilisation updated with two substantial new chapters brimming with recent reporting of fresh scientific advances. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: HDDA; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 42. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444779707
- ISBN
- 9781444779707
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.51
€ 17.99
€ 13.51