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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Documents the first five years of life of the children of the influential Millennium Cohort Study, looking at the children's lives and development as they begin formal education and the implications for family policy, and service planning in health and social services. This book is suitable for academics, students and researchers in these fields. Editor(s): Hansen, Kirstine; Joshi, Heather; Dex, Shirley. Series: The UK Millennium Cohort Study Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFFR; JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 134 x 18. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847424754
ISBN
9781847424754
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.32

Paperback. A groundbreaking book based on research carried out in Australia by the author on the needs of children whose parents experience periods of mental illness. Other profesional contributors encompass areas such as the effects of mental illness on children; service provision for children and their parents; foster care and child protection. Editor(s): Cowling, Vicki. Num Pages: 222 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JFFG; JHBK; JKSB; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 175 x 13. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
ACER Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780864312822
ISBN
9780864312822
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 43.00

hardcover. Editor(s): Chatty, Dawn; LEWANDO HUNDT, GILLIAN. Series: Studies in Forced Migration. Num Pages: Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JFFN; JKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 22. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845450106
ISBN
9781845450106
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.41

Hardback. Thirty-seven million people visit Las Vegas every year. It's a city that offers to fulfil all your desires, without any repercussions. But what happens to the people who have to grow up there? This book tells ten of their stories: tales of overdoses, desert shoot-outs, suicides, casinos, and broken dreams. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; BTP; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 145 x 222 x 19. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Random House UK
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783522507
ISBN
9781783522507
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.36

Paperback. In the midst of the largest wave of immigration in history, America is once again contemplating a future in which new arrivals will play a crucial role in reworking the fabric of the nation. This study offers an interdisciplinary view of who these children are and what their future might hold. Series: The Developing Child. Num Pages: 224 pages, 3 line illustrations, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JFSP1; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674008380
ISBN
9780674008380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 31.74

Paperback. Considers the devastating impact of family violence on children, examines children's views of violence, and proposes strategies for intervention and prevention. The authors provide case studies and empirical research to portray the scope of the problem. Series: Developmental Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry. Num Pages: 136 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFSP1; JFSP2; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 9. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803933842
ISBN
9780803933842
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 139.31

Paperback. Editor(s): Heath, Jennifer; Zahedi, Ashraf. Series: Louann Atkins Temple Women & Culture Series. Num Pages: 388 pages, 13 b 2 b&w illus., 1 b&w map. BIC Classification: JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
388
Condition
New
SKU
V9781477309889
ISBN
9781477309889
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.17

Paperback. Focuses on the impact of globalization on children's lives, both in the United States and on the world stage. This work examines children as both creators of culture and objects of cultural concern in America, evident in the strange contemporary fear of and fascination with child abduction, child murder, and parental kidnapping. Num Pages: 269 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSP1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 171 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Edition
annotated edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814727577
ISBN
9780814727577
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.43

Hardback. Editor(s): Zlotnick, Cheryl. Num Pages: 264 pages, 4. BIC Classification: JFFB; JKSF; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231160964
ISBN
9780231160964
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.13
€ 89.72

Paperback. Editor(s): Zlotnick, Cheryl. Num Pages: 264 pages, 4. BIC Classification: JFFB; JKSF; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231160971
ISBN
9780231160971
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.15

Hardback. The testimonies of individuals who survived the Holocaust as children pose distinct challenges for researchers, requiring them to often follow simultaneous, disparate narratives. This interdisciplinary volume brings together historians, psychologists, and other scholars to explore child survivors' accounts. Editor(s): Fogelman, Eva; Ofer, Dalia. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: HBTZ1; JFSP1; JMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785334382
ISBN
9781785334382
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 164.42

Paperback. This compelling new book explores the complexities of the global child sex industry, but without falling into cliche and melodrama. Num Pages: 188 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFMX; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 225 x 10. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
188
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745629285
ISBN
9780745629285
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.50

Paperback. The author explores the circumstances and experiences of children in secure accommodation through an examination of their own stories and through the accounts of their social workers and the staff working at the secure units. From these narratives she draws conclusions on the meaning of being in a secure unit. Num Pages: 320 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JKSB1; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 471.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853029332
ISBN
9781853029332
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.43

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
None ed.
SKU
V9780813526201
ISBN
9780813526201
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 42.60

Hardback. Series: Princeton Studies in Culture/Power/History. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; JFM; JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691633718
ISBN
9780691633718
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.85

Hardcover. Chinese childhood is undergoing a major transformation. This book explores how government policies introduced in China over the last few decades and processes of social and economic change are reshaping the lives of children and the meanings of childhood in complex, contradictory ways. Series: China Today. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSP1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780745680545
ISBN
9780745680545
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.77

Paperback. Chinese childhood is undergoing a major transformation. This book explores how government policies introduced in China over the last few decades and processes of social and economic change are reshaping the lives of children and the meanings of childhood in complex, contradictory ways. Series: China Today. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSP1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 150. .
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745680552
ISBN
9780745680552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.29

Paperback. Editor(s): Nobbins, Ryan H. Num Pages: 202 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 258 x 181 x 15. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
202
Condition
New
SKU
V9781600212093
ISBN
9781600212093
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 164.29
€ 111.14

Children Behaving Badly? presents a powerful challenge to commonly held beliefs about peer violence and portrays it as an important child welfare concern. Editor(s): Barter, Christine; Berridge, David. Series: Wiley Child Protection & Policy Series. Num Pages: 262 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFSP1; JNHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470694404
ISBN
9780470694404
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 119.85

Paperback. A fascinating look at how children's play has changed over the past two centuries Num Pages: 269 pages, 22 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JHBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814716656
ISBN
9780814716656
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.43

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