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Hardback. As a deeply researched history, Working Mothers and the Child Care Dilemma reveals how, for over 100 years, a persistent political uneasiness with the role of mothers in the workforce has contributed to the lack of affordable, quality child care services in British Columbia. Num Pages: 564 pages, 5 b&w photos. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 825.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
564
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774829236
ISBN
9780774829236
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.50

Hardback. Full of unique and compelling insights into the working lives of migrant women in the UK, this book draws on more than two decades of in-depth research to explore the changing nature of women s employment in post-war Britain. Series: RGS-IBG Book Series. Num Pages: 294 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; 3JMC; JFFN; JFSJ1; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444339192
ISBN
9781444339192
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.49

Paperback. Full of unique and compelling insights into the working lives of migrant women in the UK, this book draws on more than two decades of in-depth research to explore the changing nature of women s employment in post-war Britain. Series: RGS-IBG Book Series. Num Pages: 294 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; 3JMC; JFFN; JFSJ1; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
294
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444339185
ISBN
9781444339185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.41

Paperback. First published in 1968. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 3JD; HBLH; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 143 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415865272
ISBN
9780415865272
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.77

Paperback. Continued economic restructuring has brought service work to center stage in labor and management studies, as well as in the sociology of work, gender, race, and inequality. This work features essays that explore questions of power and control, resistance and empowerment, and innovation and organizing in the lives of front-line service workers. Editor(s): Macdonald, Cameron Lynne; Sirianni, Carmen. Series: Labor & Social Change. Num Pages: 376 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSJ; JHBL; KCF; KNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566394802
ISBN
9781566394802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.06

Paperback. Through an examination of three subject areas - violence, alcohol, and the export-processing (maquiladora) industry - this book explores the daily relationships and routines of urban Hondurans. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 b/w photographs, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KLCH; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 164 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520255449
ISBN
9780520255449
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.93

Paperback. This volume takes a look inside the households of working-class Americans to consider how they are coping with large-scale structural changes in the economy, specifically how the downgrading of jobs has affected survival strategies, gender dynamics and political attitudes. Num Pages: 289 pages, 10 charts, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JHBL; KCFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 63. Fine copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
289
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KST0009650
ISBN
9780520215757
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

Paperback. Covers the key aspects of working globally, from identifying the managerial competences to dealing with culture shock and trusting your intuition to developments in communication and finding the right information. This book provides information on areas of Innovation, Enterprise, Strategy, Marketing, Finance, Operations and Technology, and more. Series: ExpressExec S. Num Pages: 126 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; KJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 177 x 130 x 8. Weight in Grams: 130.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
126
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841122021
ISBN
9781841122021
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.51

Paperback. Examining the eager debate that followed women into the paid workforce in the early twentieth century, this volume uncovers the "working girl" heroines of western Canada's poetry, prose, and fiction. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; DSB; HBJK; HBLW; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774814560
ISBN
9780774814560
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.23

Hardback. Examining the eager debate that followed women into the paid workforce in the early twentieth century, this volume uncovers the "working girl" heroines of western Canada's poetry, prose, and fiction. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; DSB; HBJK; HBLW; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774814553
ISBN
9780774814553
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.38

Paperback. Working futures? looks at the current effectiveness and future scope for enabling policy in the field of disability and employment. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1DB; JFFG; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Policy Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861346261
ISBN
9781861346261
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 40.81

Hardcover. Editor(s): Patton, Randall L. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BM; JFFJ; JFSL3; KNDV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820348001
ISBN
9780820348001
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.03

paperback. This valuable study compares the welfare states of Sweden, Germany and Britain on the basis of social policy provision for disabled people of working age, particularly in the areas of income maintenance and employment policy. Num Pages: 152 pages, 53tabs. BIC Classification: JFFG; JHBL; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 8. Weight in Grams: 197.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861341860
ISBN
9781861341860
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.04

Hardback. Working Feminism looks at key concepts and debates within feminist theory and puts them to work concretely in relation to the real problems faced by Filipina domestic workers and Asian youth in Canada. Num Pages: 220 pages, 24ill. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFK; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
220
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748615698
ISBN
9780748615698
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.42
€ 125.17

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415729345
ISBN
9780415729345
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.74

Paperback. Examines women's inclusion into and exclusion from positions of authority in Austria and Hungary in the latter half of the twentieth century. This book discusses the legacies of Austria's and Hungary's 'gender regimes' following the demise of state socialism and during the process of integration into the European Union. Series: Comparative & International Working-Class History. Num Pages: 224 pages, 15 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1DVH; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822330905
ISBN
9780822330905
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.21

Paperback. Based on a five-year study of 28 young, unmarried women working in Hong Kong, this study describes how Chinese families direct their daughters' earnings. It also explores the impact of industrialization upon families, particularly in the light of the 1997 transition to communist Chinese rule. Series: Morningside Books. Num Pages: 317 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; JFSJ1; JHBK; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
317
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231102254
ISBN
9780231102254
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.42

Hardback. This book offers a fresh look at Taiwan's state workers in from the postwar period to the present day and examines the rise and fall of labor insurgency in the past two decades. Challenging the conventional image of docile working class, it unearths a series of workers resistance, hidden and public, in a high authoritarian era. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 figures, 11 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; 3JJP; 3JM; JFSC; JHBL; JPWL; KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 220 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137404763
ISBN
9781137404763
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.06

Paperback. Series: Adolescent Lives S. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 graphs, 22 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSP2; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674016149
ISBN
9780674016149
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.74

Hardback. Cultural understanding is indispensable in today's work environment, but few people have the necessary knowledge or training in this area. Working Across Cultures illustrates how to thrive in unfamiliar cultures by understanding and tapping into the stress management mechanism of the people who live there. Num Pages: 416 pages, 16 tables. BIC Classification: JFC; KJK; KJP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 32. Weight in Grams: 721.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804748070
ISBN
9780804748070
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.71

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