Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRLF; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780195301458
- ISBN
- 9780195301458
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Condition: New
€ 41.37
€ 41.37
Paperback / so. Series: Studien Zur Erziehungswissenschaft Und Bildungsforschung. Num Pages: 434 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 434
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783663113133
- ISBN
- 9783663113133
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.75
€ 78.75
Paperback. This is a collection of theoretical discussion and empirical evidence on the way people think about, and cope with, the risks and uncertainties of late 1990s life. It concludes that policies that assume people are self-interested rational actors are unlikely to succeed. Editor(s): Taylor-Gooby, Peter. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 359.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 255
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333764930
- ISBN
- 9780333764930
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.64
€ 60.64
Hardback. Risk, Power, and Inequality in the 21st Century provides a groundbreaking new analysis of the increasingly important relationship between risk and widening inequalities. It shows how key processes associated with risk society - the social production and distribution of risks as side-effects - are intensifying inequalities in fundamental ways. Num Pages: 185 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFC; JFFJ; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 185
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137495563
- ISBN
- 9781137495563
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.05
€ 105.05
Paperback. Underpinning this examination of Western societies is the notion of the 'risk society'. The changing nature of society's relation to production and distribution is related to the environmental impact as a totalizing, globalizing economy based on scientific and technical knowledge becomes more central to social organization and social conflict. Translator(s): Ritter, Mark. Series: Published in Association with Theory, Culture & Society. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 234 x 15. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd
- Number of pages
- 268
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803983465
- ISBN
- 9780803983465
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.79
€ 64.79
Hardback. Editor(s): Richter, Ingo K.; Berking, Sabine; Muller-Schmid, Ralf. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFC; JPSL; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 495.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403996954
- ISBN
- 9781403996954
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.03
€ 128.03
Paperback. An integrated risk management framework for Islamic banks. It shows students and professionals how to identify, measure and mitigate risk in Shari'ah-compliant banks. It provides a risk coding system that facilitates risk management and reporting systems. Series: Edinburgh Guides to Islamic Finance. Num Pages: 230 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFSR2; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 148 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 290. Series: Edinburgh Guides to Islamic Finance. 230 pages, illustrations. An integrated risk management framework for Islamic banks. It shows students and professionals how to identify, measure and mitigate risk in Shari'ah-compliant banks. It provides a risk coding system that facilitates risk management and reporting systems. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: JFSR2; KFFK. Dimension: 148 x 216 x 13. Weight: 290.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 230
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748670086
- ISBN
- 9780748670086
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.47
€ 40.99
€ 35.47
Hardcover. An integrated risk management framework for Islamic banks. It shows students and professionals how to identify, measure and mitigate risk in Shari'ah-compliant banks. It provides a risk coding system that facilitates risk management and reporting systems. Series: Edinburgh Guides to Islamic Finance. Num Pages: 230 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSR2; KFFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 230
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748670079
- ISBN
- 9780748670079
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.88€ 103.50
€ 111.88
€ 103.50
Paperback. Editor(s): Taylor-Gooby, Peter; Zinn, Jens O. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GPQD; JFD; JHBA; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199285969
- ISBN
- 9780199285969
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Condition: New
€ 83.28
€ 83.28
Hardcover. This book identifies the pitfalls of applying precautionary strategies to high-stakes risks that have already become entrenched. Precaution must be applied on a precautionary basis, considering alternative paths to progress that maintain natural risk levels. This requires a radical rethinking of the way we define and achieve progress. Num Pages: 146 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPQD; JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230538719
- ISBN
- 9780230538719
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.08
€ 66.08
Paperback. Risk Assessment in People with Learning Disabilities, Second Edition reflects legislative updates made over the past decade while continuing to demystify the process of assessing risk for people with intellectual impairment (previously called 'learning disabilities'). Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 196
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470974858
- ISBN
- 9780470974858
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.69
€ 47.69
Paperback. This volume presents the most recent debates and findings about public attitudes to, and consultation about, the risk of new technologies. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFF; JHB; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349354863
- ISBN
- 9781349354863
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. This original and valuable book considers notions of risk and rehabilitation in detail. Editor(s): Pycroft, Aaron; Clift, Suzie. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH1; JKS; JKVQ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 175 x 11. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447300212
- ISBN
- 9781447300212
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.98
€ 40.99
€ 38.98
Hardcover. Guides you through analysis to implementation to provide you with know-how to implement rigorous, accurate, and cost-effective security policies and designs. This book offers techniques for weighing and managing risks that face your organization. It gives insights into universal principles that can be adapted to specific situations and threats. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: GPQD; JFFC; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 240 x 28. Weight in Grams: 878.
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science & Technology United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780123822338
- ISBN
- 9780123822338
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.84
€ 68.84
Hardback. Presents an introduction to risk and uncertainty as they have been analysed in sociology and related social sciences. This book draws on the wide array of contemporary social theories of risk and relates these to the many and diverse areas in contemporary society where risk plays an important role. Series: Polity Key Concepts in the Social Sciences Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFP; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 146 x 24. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745640983
- ISBN
- 9780745640983
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.09
€ 66.09
Hardcover. An indepth examination of how to develop the next generation of female leaders, Rising Stars takes a closer look at the motivations, attitudes and perspectives of Generation Y and what this means for the workplace. Invaluable for Generation Y women to make sense of their own careers and the path they should take next. Num Pages: 208 pages, 5 figures, 3 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; KJMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230294011
- ISBN
- 9780230294011
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.34
€ 48.34
Paperback. Celebrity personalities, who reign over much of our cultural landscape, owe their fame not to specific deeds but to the ability to project a distinct personal image, to create an icon of the self. This book looks at the roots of this particular form of celebrity. Num Pages: 248 pages, 19 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press New Jersey
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691048697
- ISBN
- 9780691048697
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.92
€ 46.99
€ 33.92
Hardback. The rise of new powers such as China and India is sending shockwaves through the global multilateral system. This volume systematically examines how 13 multilateral institutions are responding to this shift, with some deploying innovative outreach and reform activities, while others are paralyzed by gridlock or even retreat from the global scene. Editor(s): Lesage, Dries; Van de Graaf, Thijs. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 328 pages, 18 black & white tables, 2 figures. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137397591
- ISBN
- 9781137397591
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.40
€ 67.40
Hardback. Num Pages: 306 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 221 x 23. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349949175
- ISBN
- 9781349949175
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.80
€ 67.80
Paperback. Num Pages: 281 pages. BIC Classification: JFFM; KCFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 210 x 12. Weight in Grams: 276. A Comparative Analysis of the Danish Model of Flexicurity. 281 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFFM; KCFM. Dimension: 150 x 210 x 12. Weight: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Budrich UniPress Ltd.
- Number of pages
- 281
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783940755964
- ISBN
- 9783940755964
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.70
€ 24.99
€ 21.70
Hardback. This book argues that states democratize through a process of socialization to a liberal global culture. This can be seen in Taiwan and Thailand, whereas in China the Communist party resists democratization. Series: Contemporary Issues in Asia and Pacific. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804753944
- ISBN
- 9780804753944
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.96
€ 150.96
Paperback / so. Editor(s): Raithel, Jurgen. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783663113119
- ISBN
- 9783663113119
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.22
€ 78.22
Paperback / so. Series: Forschung Soziologie. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783810026910
- ISBN
- 9783810026910
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.75
€ 78.75
Paperback. Most women spend much of their working lives 'making it' in a man's world. Full of tools, calls to action, contemplative questions, rituals and confrontational exercises, this book teaches women that it is safe to let Shakti rise, safe to trust their intuition and safe to take leaps of faith - because in healing ourselves we are healing the world. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; VS; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 216 x 25. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- Hay House UK Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781807330
- ISBN
- 9781781807330
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.62
€ 19.99
€ 15.62