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Society & culture: general
Hardcover. How do smokers evaluate evidence that smoking harms health? Some evidence suggests that smokers over-estimate health risks from smoking. This book challenges this conclusion and finds that smokers tend to be overly optimistic about their longevity and future health if they quit later in life. Num Pages: 288 pages, 3 line illustrations, 25 tables. BIC Classification: JFFH; MBNH; MMZR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674010390
- ISBN
- 9780674010390
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.08€ 89.50
€ 101.08
€ 89.50
Paperback. Tensions over the 'Tibet Question' - the political status of Tibet - are escalating everyday. The Dalai Lama has gained broad international sympathy in his appeals for autonomy from China, yet the Chinese government maintains a hard-line position against it. This title presents a view of the conflict and a proposal for the future. Num Pages: 165 pages, 16 black-and-white photos. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HBJF; HBLW; JFC; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 232. China, Tibet and the Dalai Lama. 165 pages, 25 b&w illustrations. Tensions over the 'Tibet Question' - the political status of Tibet - are escalating everyday. The Dalai Lama has gained broad international sympathy in his appeals for autonomy from China, yet the Chinese government maintains a hard-line position against it. This title presents a view of the conflict and a proposal for the future. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HBJF; HBLW; JFC; JPS. Dimension: 209 x 141 x 11. Weight: 216.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 165
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520219519
- ISBN
- 9780520219519
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 22.70
€ 31.99
€ 22.70
Paperback. This workbook provides strategies to help those with ASD engage with people at home, school, work, and in the community. Using a restaurant menu as a template, it guides readers through each step of a conversation, and encourages students to think through their responses and consider the consequences of what they say and how others might react. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG; JNS; MMZL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 216 x 23. Weight in Grams: 852.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849058612
- ISBN
- 9781849058612
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.40
€ 59.40
Paperback. David Brooks weaves a vast array of new research into the lives of two fictional characters, revealing a fundamental new understanding of human nature. He outlines a new definition of success, highlighting what economists call non-cognitive skills - those hidden qualities that can't be easily measured, but which lead to happiness and fulfilment. Num Pages: 549 pages. BIC Classification: JFFP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 201 x 44. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- Short Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780720371
- ISBN
- 9781780720371
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.31
€ 17.99
€ 13.31
Paperback. Editor(s): David, Bruno; Barker, Bryce; McNiven, Ian J. Num Pages: 384 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: HBTB; HD; JFSL9; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 756.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Aboriginal Studies Press Australia
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780855754990
- ISBN
- 9780855754990
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.24
€ 35.99
€ 26.24
Paperback. In this study the social construction of dementia is examined closely for the first time. Nancy Harding and Colin Palfrey show how Western society sees dementia as a disease, rather than a natural part of the ageing process. They take issue with the constructed view of the body as a machine, whose parts 'break down' and need replacement. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG; JKSN; JMM; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Pub
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853022579
- ISBN
- 9781853022579
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.14
€ 53.14
Paperback. Though the composition of the populace of industrial nations has changed dramatically since the 1950s, public discourse and scholarship, however, often remain welded to traditional concepts of national cultures. Far from being an external factor of society, this volume shows how diversity has become an integral part of people's lives. Editor(s): Harzig, Christiane; Juteau, Danielle; Schmitt, Irina. BIC Classification: JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571813763
- ISBN
- 9781571813763
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 22.84
€ 36.99
€ 22.84
Paperback. Offers an account of the role of knowledge in society aimed to stimulate both discussion and investigations. This book presents an analysis of knowledge in everyday life in the context of a theory of society as a dialectical process between objective and subjective reality. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBA; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Publication date
- 1991
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140135480
- ISBN
- 9780140135480
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.73
€ 14.99
€ 11.73
Paperback. * Contemporary advanced societies. * Informed by extensive fieldwork, including interviews with mayors, judges, police officers, community leaders and grass--roots organizations. Series: Studies in Urban and Social Change. Num Pages: 328 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1QFH; JFFA; JFFC; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631205210
- ISBN
- 9780631205210
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 32.82
€ 32.99
€ 32.82
Hardback. Some countries, like the UK, give special recognition by the state to one or a few religions; other countries, like France and the US, give recognition to none. This book is about a new approach that gives equal recognition to all religions and non-religious belief systems. Editor(s): Carling, Alan. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSR; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 279
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- SKU
- V9781137501943
- ISBN
- 9781137501943
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.35€ 46.06
€ 129.35
€ 46.06
Paperback. This book elaborates the social-psychological concept of schema while championing the literary critical practice of close reading to show how literature reflects, promotes, and contests pervasive sociocultural ideas like race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DS; HBTB; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804797023
- ISBN
- 9780804797023
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.05
€ 27.05
Paperback. This book traces the transformation of opium from medicine to narcotic over a period of five hundred years. Num Pages: 256 pages, 14 b/w illus. 2 maps 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC; JFFH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521608565
- ISBN
- 9780521608565
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 31.36
€ 31.99
€ 31.36
Hardback. A rich and sophisticated ethnography of a stateless indigenous society and its complex and troubling relations with its natural environment and the Soviet state that dominated it. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FCS; GTB; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804734622
- ISBN
- 9780804734622
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.52
€ 86.52
Hardback. Gives you the tools to make a difference to your organisation's social media strategy development and delivery going forward. This title offers an educational programme written for experienced social media professionals. Num Pages: 276 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GTC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Number of pages
- 276
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119963233
- ISBN
- 9781119963233
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.06
€ 21.99
€ 19.06
Paperback. Celebrates the fluid media landscape and its possibilities Editor(s): Mandiberg, Michael. Num Pages: 299 pages, 11 b&w illustrations, 3 tables. BIC Classification: JFD; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814764060
- ISBN
- 9780814764060
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.30
€ 32.99
€ 31.30
Paperback. Providing a unique blend of cases, concepts, and essential readings The Social Movements Reader, Third Edition, delivers key classic and contemporary articles and book selections from around the world. Editor(s): Goodwin, Jeff; Jasper, James M. Series: Wiley Blackwell Readers in Sociology. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 170 x 243 x 18. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118729793
- ISBN
- 9781118729793
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 38.94
€ 38.99
€ 38.94
Hardcover. Offers educators, counselors, and clinicians a handbook for understanding and implementing an alternative to traditional methods for preventing substance abuse among young people. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH1; JMP; MMZR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 183 x 29. Weight in Grams: 737.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787964597
- ISBN
- 9780787964597
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.89
€ 74.89
Paperback. Series: Studies of Urban Society. Num Pages: 266 pages, xxii, 244 p. BIC Classification: JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1970
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226781921
- ISBN
- 9780226781921
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.44
€ 35.99
€ 28.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 424 pages, 167 black & white illustrations, 25 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DDF; AMVD; AMX; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 205 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816689651
- ISBN
- 9780816689651
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.62
€ 36.99
€ 35.62
Paperback. Series: Academy of Rehabilitation Psychology Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG; JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199985692
- ISBN
- 9780199985692
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 99.90
€ 99.90