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Paperback. What is it like to be a child growing up in Britain these days? Is it a happy or anxious time? What are the best and worst aspects of being a child today? This book draws on accounts of over two thousand children and five hundred adults, to examine the present day meaning of childhood and its implications for policy and practice. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations,. BIC Classification: JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861347831
ISBN
9781861347831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.29

Hardback. A timely interdisciplinary, comparative and historical perspective on African childhood migration that draws on the experience of children themselves to look at where, why and how they move - within and beyond the continent - and the impact of African child migration globally. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 5 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH; JFFN; JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 241 x 21. Weight in Grams: 564.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
James Currey
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847011381
ISBN
9781847011381
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.32

Hardback. Series: American Childhoods Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSP1; WZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566635400
ISBN
9781566635400
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.60

Paperback. An original ethnography looking at childhood socialisation in schools and in families, under the Welfare State Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DND; JFSP1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 215 x 24. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Pluto Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780745336046
ISBN
9780745336046
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 6.23

paperback. Drawing upon broadly representative survey data and qualitative interviews, Children of the Prison Boom describes the devastating effects of America's experiment in mass incarceration for a generation of vulnerable children. Series: Studies in Crime and Public Policy. Num Pages: 250 pages, 37 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSP1; JKVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oxford University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190624590
ISBN
9780190624590
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.82

Paperback. Asks whether traditional observations about farm families apply to three hundred Iowa children who grew up with some tie to the land during the agricultural crisis of the 1980s, a time of widespread farm bankruptcies and factory closings. The answer, the authors show, is a resounding yes. Series: The John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Series on Mental Health & Development, Studies on Successful Adolescent Development. Num Pages: 394 pages, 37 line drawings, 56 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBNF; 3JJPN; JFSP1; JHBK; KNAC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
394
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226212531
ISBN
9780226212531
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.61

Paperback. Set in late-19th-century London, this novel details life in an East End ghetto and explores a spiritual crisis among young Jews, providing an analysis of a generation caught between the ghetto and modern British life. This edition includes a biographical, historical and critical introduction. Num Pages: 512 pages, notes, bibliography. BIC Classification: FC; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Wayne State University Press
Edition
189th ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814325933
ISBN
9780814325933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99

Paperback. This book documents the early lives of almost 19,000 children born in the UK at the start of the 21st century. It is the first time that analysis from the hugely important Millennium Cohort Study has been compiled in a single volume and is also the first in a series of publications reporting on the children's lives at different stages. Editor(s): Dex, Shirley; Joshi, Heather. Series: The UK Millennium Cohort Study Series. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations,. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFFR; JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 234 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Policy Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861346889
ISBN
9781861346889
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.45

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

€ 40.99
€ 38.88

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

€ 155.23

Paperback. Seabrook pulls no punches in this examination of how global markets exploit children throughout the world - child 'consumers' in the West and child producers in the South. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JHBL; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 11. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Pluto Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745313917
ISBN
9780745313917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.01

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
€ 24.88

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
€ 31.68

Paperback. First paperback edition of this acclaimed title. 'This brave and moving book forces us to open our eyes to the full extent of the devastation that AIDS is causing in Africa.' Susan Sarandon Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; JFFH2; JFSP1; MJCJ2. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Pluto Press
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745320755
ISBN
9780745320755
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.78

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
€ 33.99

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
€ 29.51

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

€ 118.84
€ 90.24

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
€ 31.10

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

€ 155.45

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

€ 24.68

Paperback. This reader provides a critical account of the theoretical and practical issues raised in working with children and families. It draws on debates from a range of disciplines to shed light on different perspectives, forms of practice and dimensions of policy. Editor(s): Foley, Pam; Roche, Jeremy; Tucker, Stan. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JFFE3; JHBK; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333945896
ISBN
9780333945896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 44.42

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

€ 60.32

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
€ 42.86

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

€ 133.20

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