Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Hardcover. Presents a description of the mortality of the oldest-old in the post-war era. This study examines mortality by single years of age. It is combined into 10-year periods in order to secure meaningful numbers of observations at ages where they are few. Series: Odense Monographs on Population Aging. Num Pages: 145 pages, colour & b/w tables. BIC Classification: 1DND; JFSP31. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 256 x 183 x 18. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University Press of Southern Denmark Denmark
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 145
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788778381859
- ISBN
- 9788778381859
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.51
€ 18.99
€ 15.51
Paperback. Various international and cross-cultural partnerships have been established, often with impressive speed, to facilitate the protection of natural resources and the environment. However, many problems exist within these partnerships. This book is based on these difficulties. Editor(s): Arler, Finn; Svennevig, Ingeborg. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 249 x 175 x 17. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University Press of Southern Denmark Denmark
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788778383471
- ISBN
- 9788778383471
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 23.67
€ 31.99
€ 23.67
Hardcover. Reviews the epidemiological, demographic, and biological basis of population models of human mortality. This monograph discusses biological mechanisms, which shape the age-patterns of mortality. It also investigates the effects of an individual health state, susceptibility to diseases and death, or physical frailty on changes in late age survival. Num Pages: 174 pages, tables. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 179 x 14. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University Press of Southern Denmark Denmark
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 174
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788778385079
- ISBN
- 9788778385079
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.53
€ 25.99
€ 19.53
Hardcover. Aims to uncover non-Western immigrants' integration and living conditions in Denmark and Germany comparatively. The results are presented by leading labour market and integration researchers as a joint Danish-German research project. Num Pages: 436 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1DFG; JFFN; JHBL; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 258 x 188 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1120.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University Press of Southern Denmark Denmark
- Number of pages
- 436
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788778387745
- ISBN
- 9788778387745
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.43
€ 36.99
€ 27.43
Immigrant and Native Children's Cognitive Outcomes and the Effect of E...
Jensen, Peter; Rasmussen, Astrid Wurtz
Paperback. In order to determine the learning outcomes for young immigrants from their attendance at Danish primary and lower secondary school, the Rockwool Foundation Research Unit contacted the Danish PISA Consortium to arrange a PISA survey. This book analyses school-pupils' performance, including the performance of pupils from non-Western backgrounds. Num Pages: 48 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1DN; JFSL; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 167 x 6. Weight in Grams: 108.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Rockwool Foundation Research Unit Denmark
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788790199135
- ISBN
- 9788790199135
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.88
€ 13.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. Estimates industry-specific Phillips curves for Denmark to test whether the finding of a weaker link between wages and the unemployment gap is due to changes within industries or should instead be ascribed to changes in the relative sizes of industries. Num Pages: 42 pages, tables. BIC Classification: JFFS; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 4. Weight in Grams: 116.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Rockwool Foundation Research Unit Denmark
- Number of pages
- 42
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788790199258
- ISBN
- 9788790199258
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 11.02
€ 11.99
€ 11.02
Paperback. A paper that presents the results of an experiment in which a number of high school students with Danish and Muslim names were recruited to put letters in envelopes, paid on a piecework basis. They were to work in pairs, and could choose to work with a person of the same or a different ethnic origin as their own. Num Pages: 55 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DND; JFFJ; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 170 x 4. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Rockwool Foundation Research Unit Denmark
- Number of pages
- 55
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788790199531
- ISBN
- 9788790199531
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Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.71
€ 9.99
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Paperback. Intends to summarize existing evidence on welfare dependence among immigrants in Denmark. This title focuses on immigrants from non-western countries. It contains an overview of the background regarding immigration in recent decades followed by a survey of relevant benefit programmes in the Danish welfare state. Num Pages: 38 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DND; JFFN; JKSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 169 x 3. Weight in Grams: 102.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Rockwool Foundation Research Unit Denmark
- Number of pages
- 38
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788790199555
- ISBN
- 9788790199555
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Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.71
€ 9.99
€ 9.71
Paperback. In cross-country poverty studies Denmark, like the other Nordic countries, stands out with low rates of poverty incidence and duration. This paper intends to show that this is the net outcome of very different poverty profiles between natives and immigrants. Num Pages: 37 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DND; JFFA; JFFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 170 x 4. Weight in Grams: 100.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Rockwool Foundation Research Unit Denmark
- Number of pages
- 37
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788790199562
- ISBN
- 9788790199562
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Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.71
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Paperback. A number of studies investigate the extent to which levels of welfare benefits reduce crime among the unemployed. This title expands this literature by testing whether the intensity of other welfare programs aimed at the unemployed affects their criminal activity. Num Pages: 26 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: JFFA; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 235 x 3. Weight in Grams: 76.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rockwool Foundation Research Unit Denmark
- Number of pages
- 26
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788790199647
- ISBN
- 9788790199647
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Condition: New
€ 7.99€ 7.96
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Paperback. Num Pages: 31 pages, tables & figures. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 238 x 4. Weight in Grams: 82.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rockwool Foundation Research Unit Denmark
- Number of pages
- 31
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788790199777
- ISBN
- 9788790199777
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Condition: New
€ 7.99€ 7.75
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Paperback. Num Pages: 118 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: JFC; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 211 x 10. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- REBA, Institut for Tysk Erhvervssprog og Kultur
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788799430505
- ISBN
- 9788799430505
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.51
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€ 14.51
Paperback. Fourteen case studies examine and exemplify academic-community partnerships in sustainability planning across rural Canada. Editor(s): Hallstrom, Lars K.; Beckie, Mary A.; Hvenegaard, Glen T.; Mundel, Karsten. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; GTF; JFSF; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781772120400
- ISBN
- 9781772120400
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.91€ 40.41
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Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages. Dimension: 211 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Aspekt B.V., Uitgeverij Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789461534002
- ISBN
- 9789461534002
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.07
€ 16.99
€ 14.07
Hardcover. The memories of David Shachar are a journey through the tunnel of time: from wanderings in Poland to the life of a refugee in World War II, and on to a soldier's life fighting the Nazis. After the war, while studying radio electronics in Paris, David cut his studies short and came to Israel to fight in the War of Independence. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white halftones, colour illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 246 x 24. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Gefen Publishing House Israel
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789652295460
- ISBN
- 9789652295460
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 23.79
€ 34.99
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Hardcover. This is the story of the fighting underground of the Jews of Kovno, Lithuania, in World War II. The authors, Zvie A. Brown and Dov Levin, were themselves members of the underground, and this well-researched book based on documentary material, verbal and written testimonies, memoirs of witnesses, is supplemented by the authors own accounts. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 243 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1214.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Gefen Publishing House Israel
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789652296160
- ISBN
- 9789652296160
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 31.73
€ 47.99
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Hardcover. There is a missing page in Jewish history. We tend to assume that Jewish history is to be found in the Middle East, Europe, North Africa, and the Americas but not in the Far East. Pepper, Silk & Ivory has discovered that missing page, revealing the amazing stories of Jews who both benefitted from and contributed to the Far East." Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1FP; HBJF; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 247 x 26. Weight in Grams: 830.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Gefen Publishing House Israel
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789652296474
- ISBN
- 9789652296474
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 23.79
€ 34.99
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Paperback. Num Pages: 342 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 222 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Gefen Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789652298546
- ISBN
- 9789652298546
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.24
€ 25.99
€ 18.24
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCQ; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Spinifex Press Australia
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781875559374
- ISBN
- 9781875559374
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.94
€ 19.99
€ 14.94
Paperback. Editor(s): Gerstlacher, Anna; Miosga, Margit. Series: Spinifex Travel and Culture S. Num Pages: 358 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSJ1; WTM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Spinifex Press Australia
- Number of pages
- 358
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781875559404
- ISBN
- 9781875559404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.88
€ 26.99
€ 18.88
Paperback. Editor(s): Fleming, Lee. Num Pages: 244 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: JFSK1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Spinifex Press Australia
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781875559480
- ISBN
- 9781875559480
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.94
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Paperback. Editor(s): Murphy, Lizz. Num Pages: 373 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DQ; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Spinifex Press Australia
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 373
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781875559510
- ISBN
- 9781875559510
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.94
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Paperback. Illustrator(s): Guthrie, Jane. Num Pages: 286 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: JFSJ; UDB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 175 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Spinifex Press Australia
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781875559527
- ISBN
- 9781875559527
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.86
€ 26.99
€ 18.86
Paperback. Editor(s): Else-Mitchell, Rosamund; Flutter, Naomi. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Spinifex Press Australia
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781875559664
- ISBN
- 9781875559664
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.36
€ 17.99
€ 13.36