Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
hardcover. This first comparative study of ageing and social policy in two major European countries is based on a unique set of joint analyses of the major policy areas affecting older people. These analyses reveal both differences and similarities in policy and practice and, in several fields, increasing convergence. Editor(s): Walker, Alan; Naegele, Gerhard. Num Pages: 319 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1DFG; JFSP31; JKSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 225 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2008th Edition
- Number of pages
- 319
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230520981
- ISBN
- 9780230520981
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.64
€ 67.64
Paperback. This much-needed new textbook introduces readers to the development of China's welfare polices since its conception of an open-door policy of 1978. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 172 x 15. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861348807
- ISBN
- 9781861348807
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 37.78
€ 38.99
€ 37.78
Paperback. This volume reviews Africa's past experiences of social policy, with an eye on the future. Contributions examine a range of social policy issues around healthcare, education, the labour market and social welfare, and highlight important conceptual and policy issues for rebuilding Africa. Editor(s): Adesina, Jimi. Series: Social Policy in a Development Context. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC; JHBA; JPQB; KCL; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349355884
- ISBN
- 9781349355884
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.12
€ 127.12
Hardback. Editor(s): Karshenas, Massoud; Moghadam, Valentine M. Series: Social Policy in a Development Context Series. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFF; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403941657
- ISBN
- 9781403941657
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.05
€ 128.05
Hardcover. Written in a concise and accessible style by Michael Hill, this textprovides a coherent, thematic account of social policy in the modern world. Takes a comparative approach, considering the ways in which different countries approach social policies. Num Pages: 328 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405127233
- ISBN
- 9781405127233
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.52
€ 144.52
Paperback. Written in a concise and accessible style by Michael Hill, this textprovides a coherent, thematic account of social policy in the modern world. Takes a comparative approach, considering the ways in which different countries approach social policies. Num Pages: 328 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405127240
- ISBN
- 9781405127240
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.56
€ 46.56
Paperback. Health care, Social Security, employment programs - are part of ongoing national debates about the future of social policy in the United States. This collection of essays shows how historical understanding, centered on governmental institutions and political alliances, can illuminate the limits and possibilities of American social policymaking. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 328 pages, 3 figures, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JKS; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691037851
- ISBN
- 9780691037851
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.65€ 51.34
€ 64.65
€ 51.34
Paperback. Editor(s): Farnsworth, Kevin; Irving, Zoe. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JKS; JPQB; KCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447319122
- ISBN
- 9781447319122
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 36.59
€ 36.99
€ 36.59
Paperback. Editor(s): Haagh, Louise; Helgo, Camilla. Series: St Antony's. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JPA; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349433186
- ISBN
- 9781349433186
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.36
€ 127.36
Hardcover. This collection offers a critical, analytical perspective and empirical data on market-orientated social policy reforms in Latin America. The six case studies presented examine labour, education, health and general social development programmes. Editor(s): Haagh, Louise; Helgo, Camilla. Series: St Antony's. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFF; JPQB; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333998656
- ISBN
- 9780333998656
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.32
€ 128.32
hardcover. Social Policy Review provides students, academics and all those interested in welfare issues with critical analyses of progress and change in areas of major interest during the past year. Editor(s): Clarke, Karen; Maltby, Dr. Tony; Kennett, Patricia. Series: Social Policy Review. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFF; JKS; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 225 x 35. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861349415
- ISBN
- 9781861349415
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.70
€ 98.70
Hardcover. This text explores the complex relationship between public policy and scandal. It describes the process whereby scandals are constructed and pursued, and demonstrates how scandals coincide with key shifts in public policy, in ways that are more complex and reciprocal than might first appear. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFM; JKS; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 433.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333747629
- ISBN
- 9780333747629
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Paperback. 1. This is a major new textbook in social policy and welfare -- we should promote strongly and aim for high adoptions.2. It has a strong theoretical content and it develops a powerful critique of traditional approaches to welfare.3. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745601502
- ISBN
- 9780745601502
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.08
€ 26.08
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Open University Press
- Number of pages
- 376
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 4th Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780335246625
- ISBN
- 9780335246625
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.02
€ 49.02
Hardcover. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 146 x 26. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Robert Schalkenbach Publisher
- Edition
- 2nd edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780911312171
- ISBN
- 9780911312171
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.70
€ 24.99
€ 21.70
Paperback. The human life course is filled with and subject to a wide range of personal difficulties, many of which are shared by others. Social Problems across the Life Course offers accessible readings that examine the societal construction of social problems out of the personal troubles that people confront at major life stages. Editor(s): Lopata, Helena; Levy, Judith A. Series: Understanding Social Problems: An SSSP Presidential Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSP; JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 177 x 17. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742528352
- ISBN
- 9780742528352
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.07
€ 75.07
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Macmillan Education UK
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137603616
- ISBN
- 9781137603616
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.88
€ 51.88
Paperback. This is the first book to make the link between popular culture and social problems. Drawing on historical and topical examples, the authors apply an innovative theoretical framework to examine how facets of popular culture shape how we think about, and respond to, social issues. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFF; JHB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 172 x 0. .
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447321583
- ISBN
- 9781447321583
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.01
€ 33.99
€ 33.01
Paperback. Editor(s): Stout, A. Kathryn; Dello Buono, Richard A.; Chambliss, William J. Series: Understanding Social Problems: An SSSP Presidential Series. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 260 x 23. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742542075
- ISBN
- 9780742542075
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 91.50
€ 91.50
Hardback. Editor(s): Segal, Marcia Texler; Chow, Professor Esther Ngan-ling; Demos, Vasilikie P. Series Editor(s): Demos, Vasilikie P.; Segal, Marcia Texler. Series: Advances in Gender Research. Num Pages: 350 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 350
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780528748
- ISBN
- 9781780528748
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.90
€ 139.90