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Society & culture: general

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

€ 36.99
€ 32.10

Hardcover. This book explores the generational experience of children of immigrants growing up in an increasingly globalized and interconnected world, comparing the lives of Mediterranean youths with those from America and Northern Europe. Series: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFFS; JFSL; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 144 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137005281
ISBN
9781137005281
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.56

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

€ 142.04

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
€ 23.13

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

€ 36.99
€ 34.36

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
€ 29.90

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

€ 117.77
€ 90.52

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

€ 42.99
€ 31.19

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

€ 162.95

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

€ 24.88

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

€ 57.30

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

€ 60.49

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
€ 43.30

Paperback. Childhood is ideally a time of safety, marked by freedom from the economic, sexual, and political demands that later become part of adult life. For many children, however, particularly those who live in our inner cities, childhood is increasingly a time of danger. In the urban war zones of Los Angeles, Chicago, and Washington, D.C. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JKSB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 248 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780787946548
ISBN
9780787946548
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.27

Hardcover. Children in Culture, Revisited follows on from the first volume, Children in Culture, and is composed of a range of chapters, newly written for this collection, which offer further fully inter- and multidisciplinary considerations of childhood as a culturally and historically constructed identity rather than a constant psycho-biological entity. Editor(s): Lesnik-Oberstein, Karin. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; JFC; JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 215 x 21. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230275546
ISBN
9780230275546
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.86

Paperback. Children in Culture, Revisited follows on from the first volume, Children in Culture, and is composed of a range of chapters, newly written for this collection, which offer further fully inter- and multidisciplinary considerations of childhood as a culturally and historically constructed identity rather than a constant psycho-biological entity. Editor(s): Lesnik-Oberstein, Karin. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; DSY; JFC; JFSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
243
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349324880
ISBN
9781349324880
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.41

Hardback. A collection of essays on theoretical approaches to childhood which formulates and presents new ideas about the construction of childhood as a cultural identity. Editor(s): Lesnik-Oberstein, Karin. Num Pages: 294 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSP1; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333711484
ISBN
9780333711484
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.24

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

€ 66.86

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

€ 23.53

Paperback. This work focuses on children in families, and on what can be learnt from research examining their experiences. It documents demographic changes across several countries, and what research reveals about outcomes for children who experience parental separation and stepfamily formation. Series: Understanding Children's Worlds. Num Pages: 344 pages, 9. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631215769
ISBN
9780631215769
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.71

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

€ 162.51
€ 113.05

Paperback. Little is known about the experiences of children living in families affected by severe and enduring mental illness. This is an in-depth study of children and young people caring for parents affected in this way. It draws on primary research data collected from 40 families. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JKS; VFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861343994
ISBN
9781861343994
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 35.00

Paperback. The book makes a significant contribution to the growing research evidence on children and young people with caring responsibilities ('young carers') and the impacts of HIV/AIDS on families globally, focusing on the experiences and perspectives of children that are caring for a parent with HIV in the global North and South. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847420213
ISBN
9781847420213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.48

Paperback. 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, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFSP1; JNHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470727058
ISBN
9780470727058
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.07

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