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paperback. A cross-country road trip in the tradition of Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance Series: Break Away Books. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; JFCA; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 4522 x 3226 x 23. Weight in Grams: 227.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253223449
- ISBN
- 9780253223449
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€ 20.99€ 20.83
€ 20.99
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paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 pp b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 478.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226763453
- ISBN
- 9780226763453
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€ 36.99€ 28.92
€ 36.99
€ 28.92
paperback. In this work Andrew Koppelman shows the powerful legal and moral case for gay equality, but argues that the courts cannot and should not impose it. The author places his case in a broad moral and social context, offering original, pragmatic and workable legal solutions. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSK; LA; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226451015
- ISBN
- 9780226451015
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€ 37.99€ 29.97
€ 37.99
€ 29.97
Hardcover. Mainstream feminist discourse has failed to fully engage with commercial sex work. In a series of essays, this book corrects this lacuna. Moving beyond the traditional feminist focus on slavery and trafficking, HIV/AIDS, and other health issues, it features contributors who engage fully with the political and theoretical implications of sex work. Editor(s): Murthy, Laxmi; Seshu, Meena Saraswathi. Num Pages: 236 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFMX; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 414.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Zubaan India
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789381017814
- ISBN
- 9789381017814
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€ 35.99€ 28.42
€ 35.99
€ 28.42
Paperback. This book, written by three well-known educators and researchers in the social policy and development field, explores the ways in which front-line professionals, working with communities, identify and address the dilemmas inherent in the current policy context. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 159 x 236 x 12. Weight in Grams: 328.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861349712
- ISBN
- 9781861349712
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 37.75
€ 38.99
€ 37.75
Paperback. Provides an analysis of labour market outcomes and explores how diverse these outcomes are and how they have changed over time. This book looks at how changes in labour market outcomes are related to the demographic characteristics of minority groups. It investigates the occupational attainment and earnings of ethnic minority groups in employment. Num Pages: 76 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 214 x 6. Weight in Grams: 340.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 76
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861349590
- ISBN
- 9781861349590
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€ 25.99€ 25.82
€ 25.99
€ 25.82
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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861349415
- ISBN
- 9781861349415
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€ 98.63
€ 98.63
Hardcover. A timely and critical review and analysis of the development and implementation of New Labour's rural policies since 1997. Editor(s): Woods, Michael. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPR; 3JMC; JFSF; JPQB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 249 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861349323
- ISBN
- 9781861349323
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€ 175.85
€ 175.85
Paperback. In the context of global ageing societies, there are few challenges to the underlying assumption that policies should promote functional health and independence in older people and contain the costs of care. This important book provides such a challenge. Series: Ageing and the Lifecourse Series. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFSP31; MBP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 173 x 239 x 10. Weight in Grams: 310.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861349187
- ISBN
- 9781861349187
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€ 40.99€ 38.96
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Paperback. This important book addresses a growing international interest in 'age-friendly' communities, examining the conflicting stereotypes of rural communities as either idyllic and supportive or isolated and bereft of services. Series: Ageing and the Lifecourse Series. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 295.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861349019
- ISBN
- 9781861349019
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€ 40.99€ 38.96
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Hardback. "Social Policy Review" provides students, academics and all those interested in welfare issues with detailed analyses of progress and change in areas of major interest during the past year. Editor(s): Bauld, Linda; Clarke, Karen; Maltby, Dr. Tony. Series: Social Policy Review. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFF; JKS; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 148. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861348449
- ISBN
- 9781861348449
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€ 98.63
€ 98.63
paperback. This collection adds weight to an emerging argument that policies to make cities better are inextricably linked to an attempt to pacify and regulate crime and disorder. It provides discussions from a range of scholars examining policy connections that can be traced between social, urban and crime policy and the wider processes of regeneration. Editor(s): Atkinson, Rowland; Helms, Gesa. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; JKV; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861348142
- ISBN
- 9781861348142
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€ 37.99€ 36.57
€ 37.99
€ 36.57
Hardback. Welfare reform is a central part of the modernisation programme adopted by the Labour Government since 1997. This book examines the role of Parliament in the formulation and scrutiny of welfare policy, focusing in particular on how MPs and Peers view their influence on policy. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 164 x 241 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861347909
- ISBN
- 9781861347909
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€ 98.63
€ 98.63
Paperback. What is it like to be a child growing up in Britain these days? Is it a happy or anxious time? What are the best and worst aspects of being a child today? This book draws on accounts of over two thousand children and five hundred adults, to examine the present day meaning of childhood and its implications for policy and practice. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations,. BIC Classification: JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 292.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861347831
- ISBN
- 9781861347831
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€ 31.99€ 30.54
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Paperback. Following the modernising agenda in health and social care, this book describes the legal framework for working with older people. It covers the range of legal issues affecting the welfare and financial security of older people in the community and residential settings, and emphasises the empowering nature of legal knowledge. Series: BASW/Policy Press Titles. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; JFSP31; LNTH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 292.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861347145
- ISBN
- 9781861347145
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€ 32.99€ 31.80
€ 32.99
€ 31.80
Paperback. Can and should asset-based policies become a new pillar of the welfare state? Can they form the basis for a more egalitarian form of market economy? The citizen's stake throws open the debate by bringing together the ideas of leading thinkers in academia and policy to explore the future scope of asset-based policies in Britain. Editor(s): Paxton, Will; White, Stuart. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFC; JKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861346995
- ISBN
- 9781861346995
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€ 35.35
€ 35.35
Paperback. Talks about the politicising of parenthood in the Scandinavian welfare states. This book focuses on the relationship between parents and the state, and the renegotiations between the public and the private. It explores policy discourses, scrutinises outcomes, and presents the similarities and differences between Nordic countries. Editor(s): Ellingsaeter, Anne Lise; Leira, Arnlaug. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DN; JFSJ; JKSB1; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 458.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861346452
- ISBN
- 9781861346452
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€ 40.99€ 38.93
€ 40.99
€ 38.93
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
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€ 42.99€ 41.33
€ 42.99
€ 41.33
Hardback. This book is the first specifically to explore methodological issues relating to the involvement of refugees in both service evaluation and development and research. It builds on a two-year seminar series funded by the ESRC where the participants jointly drew up a set of good practice guidelines that are re-produced in the book for the first time. Editor(s): Temple, Bogusia; Moran, Rhetta. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861345981
- ISBN
- 9781861345981
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€ 158.07
€ 158.07
Paperback. This book charts key British developments in child welfare, child poverty research and state support for children from 1800 to the present day. With direct quotations from key sources, it argues that even in the face of clear evidence of hardship the response of policy makers to child poverty has been ambivalent. Series: Studies in Poverty, Inequality and Social Exclusion Series. Num Pages: 156 pages. BIC Classification: JFFA; JKSB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 10. Weight in Grams: 246.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 156
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861345837
- ISBN
- 9781861345837
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€ 32.99€ 31.86
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€ 31.86
Paperback. Putting the spotlight on the Chinese and South-East Asian welfare systems, this title provides an assessment of their character and development. It examines the underlying assumptions of these systems and how the processes of globalization are impacting on them. There is also a comparative analysis of Eastern and Western welfare states. Editor(s): Walker, Alan; Wong, Chack-kie. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; HRKN1; JFFS; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861345523
- ISBN
- 9781861345523
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€ 40.99€ 38.93
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paperback. Despite the expansion of higher education, representation, level of participation and likelihood of academic success remain highest amongst young people from affluent areas and lowest amongst those from deprived neighbourhoods. This report identifies factors which impact upon the minority of disadvantaged young people who enter higher education. Num Pages: 76 pages, 4figs.23tabs. BIC Classification: JFF; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 297 x 210. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 76
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861345080
- ISBN
- 9781861345080
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Condition: New
€ 27.00
€ 27.00
Paperback. Recent urban disturbances, concerns about the fate of asylum seekers and renewed debates about the nature of ethnic identity and citizenship have all combined to give ethnic differences a high public and policy profile. This book explores the diverse experiences of ethnic disadvantage and challenges common assumptions. Num Pages: 192 pages, figs. BIC Classification: 1DB; JFF; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861344670
- ISBN
- 9781861344670
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 39.05
€ 40.99
€ 39.05
Paperback. New Labour has concentrated many of its social policy initiatives in reinvigorating the family, community and work. But just how 'new' are the ideas driving policy and practice? This book shows how New Labour has drawn on the ideas and premises of functionalism, which dominated British and American sociological thought from the 1940s to the 1960s. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861344595
- ISBN
- 9781861344595
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.96
€ 40.99
€ 38.96