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hardcover. Pro-'workfare' governments justify their policies by claiming 'workfare' helps enhance self-esteem and promote the dignity of the unemployed. On the other hand, welfare activists argue that 'workfare' suppresses the dignity of unemployed persons. This book examines the concept of human dignity in this context and attempts to clarify its meaning. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations,. BIC Classification: JFF; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861344311
ISBN
9781861344311
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.73

Hardcover. An intriguing dialogue on how different groups of people in our society confront different social realities. Leading scholars explore varied approaches to diversity in the research process and offer practical guidelines on conducting diversity-conscious and diversity-sensitive projects and research. Editor(s): Trickett, Edison J.; Watts, Roderick J.; Birman, Dina. Num Pages: 512 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL; JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 165 x 34. Weight in Grams: 900.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780787900298
ISBN
9780787900298
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.18

Paperback. To what extent should we use technological advances to try to make better human beings? Leading philosophers debate the possibility of enhancing human cognition, mood, personality, and physical performance, and controlling aging. Would this take us beyond the bounds of human nature? These are questions that need to be answered now. Editor(s): Savulescu, Julian; Bostrom, Nick. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFMG; MBDC; PSAD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 648.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199594962
ISBN
9780199594962
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.55

Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761816133
ISBN
9780761816133
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: JFS; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 278 x 231 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1166.
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Global ed of 7th Revised ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781292109473
ISBN
9781292109473
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 111.23

Hardcover. The ubiquitous maximization principle opens up a systematic gateway to the pleasures and pains of contemporary life. Using happiness as a reference point, this book explores the philosophical and empirical limits of the maximization rule. Editor(s): Delhey, Jan; Brockmann, Hilke. Series: Happiness Studies Book Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JMAN; KCBM; PSVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
2013th Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400766082
ISBN
9789400766082
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.03

Hardcover. Num Pages: 133 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 260 x 184 x 14. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
133
Condition
New
SKU
V9781620812938
ISBN
9781620812938
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 237.91
€ 162.43

Paperback. Series: Library of Jewish Ideas. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRJT; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691176277
ISBN
9780691176277
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.86

Paperback. '[A]n accessible introduction to models and theories of human nature and how they inform our professional practice' Professional Social Work Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; JFF; JHM; JKS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Pluto Press London
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745307411
ISBN
9780745307411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 27.11

Hardcover. Editor(s): Gessat-Anstett, Elisabeth; Dreyfus, Jean-Marc. Series: Human Remains and Violence. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE; JHMC; JWXK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719096501
ISBN
9780719096501
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.77

Hardback. Series: Forms of Living. Num Pages: 410 pages, 6 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; JFC; JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 28. Weight in Grams: 678.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
410
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780823233793
ISBN
9780823233793
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.01

Paperback. Series: Forms of Living. Num Pages: 410 pages, 6 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; JFC; JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 23. Weight in Grams: 545.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
410
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780823233809
ISBN
9780823233809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.84

Hardback. This book analyzes the complex relationship between human rights and liberalism as two different worldviews, and how American liberalism impedes the recognition of human rights. In order to achieve democratic, equitable, and sustainable societies, people need to be accorded fundamental human rights and to grant these rights to others. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JF; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742542426
ISBN
9780742542426
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.71

Paperback. This book analyzes the complex relationship between human rights and liberalism as two different worldviews, and how American liberalism impedes the recognition of human rights. In order to achieve democratic, equitable, and sustainable societies, people need to be accorded fundamental human rights and to grant these rights to others. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742542433
ISBN
9780742542433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 408 pages, 8 pages of colour illus & 20 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 1MBF; BGH; JFSL1; JFSL9; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 173 x 34. Weight in Grams: 598.
Publisher
Monash University Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781922235688
ISBN
9781922235688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 24.18

Paperback. Details local discourse in the global discussion of human rights Num Pages: 280 pages, 9 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMM; APW; JFD; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253223470
ISBN
9780253223470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Paperback. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474401180
ISBN
9781474401180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.39

Paperback. A study that investigates the tensions between global law and local justice. The author offers an insider's perspective on how human rights law holds authorities accountable for the protection of citizens even while reinforcing and expanding state power. This book will interest students of gender studies and anthropology. Series: Chicago Series in Law and Society. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 167 x 16. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226520742
ISBN
9780226520742
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.91

Hardback. EPUB Editor(s): Anker, Christien van den; Liempt, Ilse van. Series: Global Ethics. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JPVH; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
263
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230279131
ISBN
9780230279131
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.49

Paperback. Human rights film festivals have been steadily growing in number in recent years. They are all bound by a common thread, human rights, and yet show distinctly different films. What leads them to be so different, and how is the universalism of human rights made sense by each? Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; APFR; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
261
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349497898
ISBN
9781349497898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.20

paperback. This book offers a critical reassessment of the 'Asian values' debate, which dominated the human rights discourse in the late 1990s, and a reappraisal of the human rights situation in Asia since then. The chapters in this book contextualize the debate and examine in what ways the issues raised then continue to trouble Asian societies. Editor(s): Avonius, Leena. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JPS; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 14. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2008
SKU
V9781349373666
ISBN
9781349373666
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.37

Paperback. "All the contributions are interesting and, from their own different perspectives, throw light on the different aspects of the vexed question of human rights."-Political Studies Editor(s): An-Na'im, Abdullahi Ahmed. Series: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 488 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780812215687
ISBN
9780812215687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.73

Paperback. Editor(s): Monshipouri, Mahmood. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRH; JFC; JPA; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2011
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349298822
ISBN
9781349298822
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.46
€ 46.56

Hardback. The authors provide a systematic analysis of looking beyond the abuses of human rights in the Middle East with a view toward problematizing traditional doctrinal thinking and concepts in the region, ascertaining comparative and historical roots of human rights abuses in the Middle East. Editor(s): Monshipouri, Mahmood. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; HRH; JFSR2; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
281
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230120617
ISBN
9780230120617
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.46
€ 47.36

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