Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Users of social and health care services play an increasingly significant part within systems of local governance. This report examines the strategies user groups adopt to seek their objectives, and explores issues relating to notions of consumerism and citizenship. It should be read by anyone involved in health and social care policy and practice. Num Pages: 120 pages, 2tabs. BIC Classification: JFFG; JPR; JPWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861340566
- ISBN
- 9781861340566
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 29.79
€ 30.99
€ 29.79
Paperback. This book shows conclusively that inequalities in health are the scandal of our times in the most unequal of rich nations and calls for immediate action to reduce these inequalities in the near future. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: JFFH; JFFJ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 174 x 242 x 24. Weight in Grams: 866.
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447305132
- ISBN
- 9781447305132
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 37.95
€ 40.99
€ 37.95
Paperback. The inequalities that persist in America have deep historical roots. Evelyn Nakano Glenn untangles this complex history in a comparative regional study from the end of Reconstruction to the eve of World War II. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSL; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674013728
- ISBN
- 9780674013728
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 32.28
€ 38.99
€ 32.28
paperback. First systematic medical history of Bolivia for the 20th century, viewing political change from the perspective of public health. Num Pages: 264 pages, 12 b&w photos, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLS; JFC; JFSJ; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Annotated
- SKU
- V9780822339168
- ISBN
- 9780822339168
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.23
€ 29.99
€ 29.23
Paperback. Crime in most urban areas has been falling since 1991. This title presents a structural and theoretical analysis of the various factors that affect the crime decline, and offers insights into which trends have declined and why. It considers the indicators such as employment, labour market opportunities, skill levels, and housing. Num Pages: 180 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1H; JFSG; JKV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814767856
- ISBN
- 9780814767856
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.27
€ 29.99
€ 29.27
Paperback. Class does make a difference in the lives and futures of American children. Drawing on observations of black and white middle-class, working-class, and poor families, this title explores this fact, offering a picture of childhood. It focuses on the frenetic families managing their children's hectic schedules of 'leisure' activities. Num Pages: 480 pages, 1 b/w photograph, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 30. Weight in Grams: 628. Class, Race, and Family Life. 480 pages, illustrations. Class does make a difference in the lives and futures of American children. Drawing on observations of black and white middle-class, working-class, and poor families, this title explores this fact, offering a picture of childhood. It focuses on the frenetic families managing their children's hectic schedules of 'leisure' activities. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; JFSP1. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 30. Weight: 640.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520271425
- ISBN
- 9780520271425
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Condition: New
€ 34.09
€ 34.09
Paperback. Is the United States "the land of equal opportunity" or is the playing field tilted in favor of those whose parents are wealthy, well educated, and white? If family background is important in getting ahead, why? This title provides answers to these questions by leading economists, sociologists, biologists, behavioral geneticists, and philosophers. Editor(s): Bowles, Samuel; Gintis, Herbert; Osborne-Groves, Melissa. Num Pages: 304 pages, 18 line illus. 64 tables. BIC Classification: JFSC; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 28.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691136202
- ISBN
- 9780691136202
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Condition: New
€ 52.92€ 41.40
€ 52.92
€ 41.40
Hardback. The volume explores the nature and extent of ethnic inequalities in education in ten major western countries. The focus is on differences between ethnic groups and between receiving countries. Are some minorities more successful, and if so why? Why might some countries be more favourable environments for educational progress than others? Editor(s): Heath, Anthony; Brinbaum, Yael. Series: Proceedings of the British Academy. Num Pages: 245 pages, 20 graphs. BIC Classification: JFSL1; JNFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 167 x 26. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780197265741
- ISBN
- 9780197265741
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.53
€ 94.53
paperback. Drawing on a range of contemporary evidence, Stephen Constantine studies the nature and causes of unemployment in Britain during the 1920s and 1930s, and analyzes the failure of successive inter-war governments to make a constructive response. Series: Seminar Studies in History. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; JFFA. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 215 x 144 x 8. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582352322
- ISBN
- 9780582352322
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 46.84
€ 48.99
€ 46.84
Hardback. Num Pages: 132 pages. BIC Classification: JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781629483481
- ISBN
- 9781629483481
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.61€ 126.88
€ 187.61
€ 126.88
Paperback. A number of studies investigate the extent to which levels of welfare benefits reduce crime among the unemployed. This title expands this literature by testing whether the intensity of other welfare programs aimed at the unemployed affects their criminal activity. Num Pages: 26 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: JFFA; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 235 x 3. Weight in Grams: 76.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rockwool Foundation Research Unit Denmark
- Number of pages
- 26
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788790199647
- ISBN
- 9788790199647
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Condition: New
€ 7.99€ 7.84
€ 7.99
€ 7.84
Paperback. Addressing the high rate of unemployment among people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), this vital guide offers advice on how you can overcome negative emotions, maintain your confidence and process unemployment in an emotionally healthy way. Num Pages: 160 pages, no. BIC Classification: JFFA; MJNA; VFJB; VSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849057295
- ISBN
- 9781849057295
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Condition: New
€ 24.14
€ 24.14
Paperback. Aims to cover the important elements of the political press, and to paint a picture of the way in which Danish newspapers has discussed the subject of the unemployed over a period of 150 years. Num Pages: 94 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DND; JFFA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 168 x 8. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Rockwool Foundation Research Unit Denmark
- Number of pages
- 94
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788790199159
- ISBN
- 9788790199159
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.70
€ 13.99
€ 11.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFMX; JPRB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226345574
- ISBN
- 9780226345574
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.15
€ 36.99
€ 29.15
paperback. Series: Anthropology of Contemporary Issues. Num Pages: 264 pages, 3, 3 tables. BIC Classification: JF; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801494901
- ISBN
- 9780801494901
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.63
€ 33.99
€ 33.63
Paperback. Challenges how we think about the relationship between race, political parties, and American democracy. This book shows that not all groups are treated equally, and that politicians spend most of their time and resources on white swing voters - to the detriment of the African American community. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1; JPH; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691148014
- ISBN
- 9780691148014
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.62
€ 42.99
€ 30.62
Paperback. Folksongs of North India. 320 pages, 30 photographs, 2 maps. Analyzes the folk songs from the Bhojpuri-speaking regions of North India to explore how ideas of gender, caste, and class are socially constructed, transmitted, questioned, and reaffirmed through their performance. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FKA; AVGH; JFSJ. Dimension: 155 x 231 x 19. Weight: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822351306
- ISBN
- 9780822351306
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.18
€ 31.99
€ 30.18
Paperback. Editor(s): Toft, Lise; Verstraete-Hansen, Lisbeth. Num Pages: 185 pages, 15 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2ADF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 185
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788763507837
- ISBN
- 9788763507837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.82
€ 30.99
€ 22.82
Paperback. For every group that is oppressed, one or more other groups are privileged in relation to it. This book argues that privilege, as the other side of oppression, has been given insufficient attention in both critical theories and in the practices of social change and as a result, dominant groups have been allowed to reinforce their dominance. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JHB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 51115th
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848130296
- ISBN
- 9781848130296
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.99
€ 30.99
€ 27.99
Hardback. In Undoing Monogamy Angela Willey analyzes the contemporary science of monogamy, demanding a critical reorientation toward the understanding of monogamy and non-monogamy in the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities. Num Pages: 216 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: 5SL; JFFK; JFSK; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822361404
- ISBN
- 9780822361404
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.12
€ 115.12