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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Globalization, economic development and changes in social environments have put the relationships between work, leisure, social structure and quality of life under the spotlight. This book brings together chapters from international experts in a range of disciplines concerned with work, leisure and well-being to discuss key, topical issues. Editor(s): Haworth, John T.; Veal, Anthony J. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFR; JHBL; JHBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415250580
ISBN
9780415250580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.63

Paperback. .
Publisher
Floris Books
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863152276
ISBN
9780863152276
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.95

Work in Transition shows how migrants develop their cultural capital in order to enter the workforce, as well as how failure to leverage that capital can lead to permanent exclusion from professional positions. Num Pages: 360 pages, 7 figures. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 648.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442647602
ISBN
9781442647602
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 86.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: JFSG; JPQB; JPR; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816628933
ISBN
9780816628933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.43

Hardback. Placing work team practices in historical context, this book presents theories and cases which describe autonomous work groups, self-managed work teams, cell teams, and other collaborative work structures. Editor(s): Beyerlein, Michael M. Series: Social Indicators Research Series. Num Pages: 340 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 708.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792366997
ISBN
9780792366997
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 247.77

Paperback. A compelling, fascinating, and above-all, practical book which will do for men and women's relationships in the workplace what MEN ARE FROM MARS, WOMEN ARE FROM VENUS did for their romantic relationships. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; KJ; VSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349405025
ISBN
9780349405025
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. It is one thing to be poor in a society of producers and universal employment; it is quite a different thing to be poor in a society of consumers. This book considers how effective different ways of fighting poverty and relieving its hardships are. It features discussion of work on redundancy, disposability and exclusion. Series: Issues in Society. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFA; JFFT; KCB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Open University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780335215980
ISBN
9780335215980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 43.58

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719097690
ISBN
9780719097690
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.98
€ 38.61

paperback. In this title, Hakim presents a multi-disciplinary theory for explaining and predicting current and future patterns of women's choice between employment and family work. Preference theory is developed specifically to explain women's behaviour and choices. Num Pages: 356 pages, numerous tables and 1 figure. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBK; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199242108
ISBN
9780199242108
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 88.03

Paperback. Looks at sixteen HIV-positive women who have a history of drug use, conflict with the law, or a history of working in the sex trade. This work explores the barriers of stigma in relation to political participation, and demonstrates how stigma can be effectively challenged and redirected. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFH2; JFFJ; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691127705
ISBN
9780691127705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 30.89

Paperback. This workbook offers a comprehensive review of existing violence prevention programs, which can help schools evaluate their existing programs and select the right approach for them. Author Dr. Jared M. Scherz offers practical guidance on building a prevention paradigm that integrates into the existing mission and vision of a given school. Num Pages: 110 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JFFU; JNHB; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 7. Weight in Grams: 167.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Workbook
Condition
New
SKU
V9781475812428
ISBN
9781475812428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.91

paperback. Num Pages: 279 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 220 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Monthly Review Press United States
Number of pages
279
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583670477
ISBN
9781583670477
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.42

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

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. 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. 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

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

€ 58.74

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

€ 130.75
€ 125.17

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

€ 30.99
€ 29.04

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. 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

€ 43.99
€ 40.81

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. 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

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