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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Why communities and institutions need to work together to reduce disaster risk Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFC; JFFN; RNF; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780773539921
- ISBN
- 9780773539921
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 45.32
€ 47.99
€ 45.32
paperback. Examines the effects that operational failures after Hurricanes Agnes, Hugo, Andrew, and Katrina have had on the organizational design and operating principles of the disaster response system program, as well as the impact of 9/11 and the evolving role of the military. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFC; JPA; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 11. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804759724
- ISBN
- 9780804759724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.30
€ 25.99
€ 24.30
Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFFC; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- ISTE Press Ltd - Elsevier Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785481963
- ISBN
- 9781785481963
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.14€ 66.90
€ 107.14
€ 66.90
Paperback. Anything can happen. Are you and your family.. Num Pages: 536 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, colour line drawings, colour tables. BIC Classification: GBC; JFFC; JKSR; VFB; VS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- SKYHORSE PUBLISHING
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616083878
- ISBN
- 9781616083878
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.38
€ 19.38
Hardcover. Num Pages: 226 pages, graphs & charts. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JFFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 264 x 189 x 19. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781560724216
- ISBN
- 9781560724216
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.70€ 84.50
€ 110.70
€ 84.50
Hardcover. Hurricane Andrew, the Mississippi River floods, a fire in the basement of a high-rise office buildingdisasters cost billions in lost business every year. This book helps companies create and implement disaster contingency plans in event of a business interruption. It shows what to do before, during and after the emergency. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFC; JKSW; KJMV4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 266 x 187 x 28. Weight in Grams: 972.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471142058
- ISBN
- 9780471142058
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.79
€ 150.79
Hardcover. This book focuses on crisis decision making and the creation of the systems and procedures needed to carry out those decisions. Num Pages: 392 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFC; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470927939
- ISBN
- 9780470927939
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.63
€ 89.63
Hardcover. Crisis, what crisis? How governments and corporations profit from disaster Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 241 x 35. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Verso
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784781156
- ISBN
- 9781784781156
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.29
€ 29.99
€ 26.29
Hardback. Disaster Bioethics Editor(s): O'Mathuna, Donal P.; Gordijn, Bert; Clarke, Mike. Series: Public Health Ethics Analysis. Num Pages: 227 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFMG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 238 x 18. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400738638
- ISBN
- 9789400738638
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.07
€ 142.07
Hardback. Editor(s): Vogan, Alfred R.; Dimond, Stephen B. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFC; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 186 x 16. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781619422209
- ISBN
- 9781619422209
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 221.42€ 149.96
€ 221.42
€ 149.96
Paperback. Editor(s): Lakoff, Professor Andrew. Series: Columbia / SSRC Book (Privatization of Risk). Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JFFC; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 222. Series: Columbia / SSRC Book (Privatization of Risk). 160 pages. Editor(s): Lakoff, Professor Andrew. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFFC; JPQB. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 10. Weight: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231146975
- ISBN
- 9780231146975
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.77
€ 25.99
€ 19.77
Paperback. Joyce Fletcher's research shows that emotional intelligence and relational behavior are often viewed as inappropriate because they collide with powerful, gender-linked images. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262561402
- ISBN
- 9780262561402
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.81
€ 38.81
Hardback. Why did a practice that had been considered a duty stop being a duty, or, conversely, why did daughters lose the right they had previously enjoyed of receiving from their parents the wherewithal to contribute to the support of their marriage? Despite the many anthropological studies about dowry, this book offers an analysis of its disappearance. Num Pages: 268 pages, tables, figures, glossary, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 575.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804719285
- ISBN
- 9780804719285
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.94
€ 92.94
Paperback. Suitable for anyone coming to the subject of disability studies, this book tackles a wide range of issues in numerous succinct chapters written by contributing authors, many of whom are disabled themselves. Editor(s): Swain, John; French, Sally; Barnes, Colin; Thomas, Carol. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG; JKSN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 174 x 20. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 376
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781446258996
- ISBN
- 9781446258996
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.10
€ 59.10
Paperback. This book uncovers the experiences of disabled women who have suffered domestic violence, drawing on the first UK national study conducted in this area. It discusses the nature of violence perpetrated against disabled women and the range of its impacts, and outlines how services can be developed and improved, pointing to examples of good practice. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE3; JFFG; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849050081
- ISBN
- 9781849050081
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.63
€ 40.99
€ 40.63
Hardback. Editor(s): Hudson, Scarlett F. Num Pages: 141 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG; JP. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781631176333
- ISBN
- 9781631176333
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 190.46€ 130.39
€ 190.46
€ 130.39
Paperback. By examining policy, meanings of 'home' and potential barriers to housing options, this book provides a comprehensive overview and investigation of housing issues for disabled people from a social model perspective. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG; JKS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847428059
- ISBN
- 9781847428059
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.96
€ 40.99
€ 38.96
paperback. In the year 2000, the Human Rights Act 1998 came into force. This book reviews the implications of the Act for disabled people. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; JFFG; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 8. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861344250
- ISBN
- 9781861344250
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 37.75
€ 38.99
€ 37.75
Hardcover. Reveals the IDEA's shortcomings, but also suggests ways in which resources might be allocated more evenly along class lines Num Pages: 293 pages, 2 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG; JN; L. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 237 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Number of pages
- 293
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814708101
- ISBN
- 9780814708101
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.81
€ 52.81
paperback. This volume of essays attempts to identify the shared experiences of disabled children and examine the key debates about their care and control. The essays follow a chronological progression while focusing on the practices in a number of different countries. Series: Studies for the Society for the Social History of Medicine. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFFG; JKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138662100
- ISBN
- 9781138662100
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.61
€ 70.61