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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Focusing on good working practice in all aspects of conducting enquiries into alleged child abuse, this book takes a positive approach to improving relationships between the workers and the families involved. Each chapter concentrates on a specific issue. Editor(s): Shemmings, David; Platt, Dendy. Series: Wiley Child Protection & Policy Series. Num Pages: 302 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JKSB1; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471972228
- ISBN
- 9780471972228
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 94.84
€ 94.84
Hardcover. Whom a prime minister or president will not shake hands with is still more noticed than with whom they will. Public identity can afford to be ambiguous about friends, but not about enemies. Barker examines the accounts of how enmity functions in the cultivation of identity, how essential or avoidable it is, and what the global consequences are. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JPA; JPHC; JPHL; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230516816
- ISBN
- 9780230516816
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. A fully updated and revised edition which bridges the gap between research and practice in the field of child and family psychology. The book is addressed to professionals, including psychologists, psychiatrists, family lawyers and social workers. Series: Understanding Children's Worlds. Num Pages: 280 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFF; JHBK; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631202592
- ISBN
- 9780631202592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.89
€ 57.89
Hardback. This book is a collection of diverse essays by scholars, policy-makers and creative practitioners who explore the burgeoning field of cultural measurement and its political implications. Offering critical histories and creative frameworks, it presents new approaches to accounting for culture in local, national and international contexts. Editor(s): MacDowall, Lachlan; Badham, Marnie; Blomkamp, Emma; Dunphy, Kim. Series: New Directions in Cultural Policy Research. Num Pages: 328 pages, 31 black & white illustrations, 14 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFC; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 24. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137464576
- ISBN
- 9781137464576
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 183.53
€ 183.53
Paperback. Editor(s): Burger, Glenn; Cormack, Lesley; Hart, Jonathan; Pylypiuk, Natalia; Cormack, Lesley B. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888643773
- ISBN
- 9780888643773
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.43
€ 40.99
€ 29.43
Bridging the history of technology, science and technology studies, and disability studies, this book traces the psychological, cultural, and economic evolution of a consumer culture aimed at individuals with disabilities, who increasingly rely on personal computers to make their lives richer and more interconnected. Num Pages: 208 pages, 9, 7 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFFG; UYZG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421416465
- ISBN
- 9781421416465
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.36
€ 63.36
Hardback. The book investigates the impact on the competitiveness of cities developing creative industries (arts, media, entertainment, creative business services, architects, publishers, designers) and knowledge-intensive industries (ICT, R&D, finance, law). Editor(s): Musterd, Sako; Murie, Alan. Num Pages: 376 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JFSG; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 173 x 26. Weight in Grams: 812.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405194150
- ISBN
- 9781405194150
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.15
€ 138.15
Hardcover. In an increasingly mobile world with mounting concerns about the states' control of borders and migration, passports and citizenship rights matter more than ever. This book asks what citizenship ceremonies can tell us about how citizenship is understood through empirical research in the UK, the USA, Canada, Australia, the Netherlands and Ireland. Series: Palgrave Politics of Identity and Citizenship Series. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137003201
- ISBN
- 9781137003201
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.42
€ 66.42
Paperback. Series: Palgrave Politics of Identity and Citizenship Series. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFF; JFFN; JHB; JPA; LND. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 220 x 143 x 14. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349434152
- ISBN
- 9781349434152
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.58
€ 65.58
Paperback. Brings together some of the leading writers and scholars on urban America to offer perspectives on how to sustain prosperous, livable cities in fast-evolving economy. Drawing on the research in the social sciences, this book explores optimal ways to manage the modern city and proposes solutions to some of the most pressing urban problems. Editor(s): Inman, Robert P. Num Pages: 432 pages, 53 line illus. 36 tables. BIC Classification: AMVD; JFSG; KCU; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691131054
- ISBN
- 9780691131054
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.41€ 42.47
€ 53.41
€ 42.47
Hardback. In the 1920s, as American films came to dominate the country's cinemas, many of Mexico's cultural and political elites feared that this "Yanqui Invasion" would turn Mexico into a cultural vassal of the United States. In this book, the author contends that Hollywood films were not simply tools of cultural imperialism. Num Pages: 336 pages, 46 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; 3JJG; APF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 25. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822356417
- ISBN
- 9780822356417
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.56
€ 116.56
Hardback. How did second-century Christians vie with each other in seeking to produce an authoritative discourse of Christian identity? This book argues that many early Christians deployed the metaphors of procreation and kinship in the struggle over claims to represent the truth of Christian interpretation, practice, and doctrine. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCC1; HRCM; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691059808
- ISBN
- 9780691059808
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.75€ 86.64
€ 112.75
€ 86.64
paperback. Series: Politics and Development of Contemporary China. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC; JKV; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- SKU
- V9781349329748
- ISBN
- 9781349329748
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.70
€ 65.70
Hardback. Num Pages: biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSR; JHBL; JMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319551784
- ISBN
- 9783319551784
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.90
€ 66.90
Paperback. This book offers the first conceptually rigorous analysis of the political and institutional underpinnings of Brazil's recent rise. Using Brazil as a case study in multiparty presidentialism, the authors argue that Brazil's success stems from the combination of a constitutionally strong president and a robust system of checks and balances. Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 232 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JPA; JPB; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 305.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349456741
- ISBN
- 9781349456741
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.56
€ 126.56
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 441
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107660700
- ISBN
- 9781107660700
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.29
€ 50.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226572017
- ISBN
- 9780226572017
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.14
€ 31.99
€ 25.14
Paperback. This fully updated Reader provides a comprehensive review of recent research and legislation relating to domestic violence and its consequences for children, and identifies the implications for practice. It enables professionals to develop informed child care and protection responses for children experiencing domestic violence. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JFFE3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 173 x 16. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Pub
- Edition
- 2Rev Ed
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843101574
- ISBN
- 9781843101574
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.37
€ 41.37
Paperback. In the wake of the murder of teenager Trayvon Martin in 2012 and the exoneration of his killer, three black women activists launched a hashtag and social media platform, Black Lives Matter, which would become the rubric for a larger movement. This book offers an overview of Black Lives Matter and explores the possible future of the movement. Num Pages: 148 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520292710
- ISBN
- 9780520292710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.15
€ 20.99
€ 17.15
Hardback. In the wake of the murder of teenager Trayvon Martin in 2012 and the exoneration of his killer, three black women activists launched a hashtag and social media platform, Black Lives Matter, which would become the rubric for a larger movement. This book offers an overview of Black Lives Matter and explores the possible future of the movement. Series: American Studies Now: Critical Histories of the Present. Num Pages: 148 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520292703
- ISBN
- 9780520292703
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.94€ 73.24
€ 94.94
€ 73.24
Paperback. Drawing on both literature and social reform texts, the author analyzes the organization of knowledge during the Victorian period and explores its role in the emergence of the idea of the social body. Readings of Disraeli, Gaskell and Dickens are included in the discussion. Num Pages: 266 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; JFCX; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226675244
- ISBN
- 9780226675244
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.91
€ 37.99
€ 29.91
Paperback. A celebratory history of how lesbians "made a scene" by creating places and opportunities to form relationships, debate politics, and build their own culture across Canada. Series: Sexuality Studies. Num Pages: 15 photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJP; 5SL; HBTV; JFSJ1; JFSK2; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774830676
- ISBN
- 9780774830676
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Hardback. Series: Sexuality Studies. Num Pages: 656 pages, 15 photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: JFSK1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 235 x 27. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774830669
- ISBN
- 9780774830669
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.64
€ 107.64
Hardcover. While many people believe that their used clothes donations are distributed free of charge to the needy in the Third World, the trade in second-hand clothes is actually an international business. The book provides ethnographic insights into the life of a group of street dealers of the Tanzanian multi-million metropolis Dar es Salaam. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; JFCK; KCL; KNSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Publisher
- Braun Publish,Csi
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783716518267
- ISBN
- 9783716518267
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.81
€ 26.99
€ 23.81