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Paperback. A study of workers struggles against management regimes in Britain's car industry from the Second World War to the late 1980s. Num Pages: 272 pages, 19 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJP; JHBL; KNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745328676
- ISBN
- 9780745328676
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 25.14
€ 37.99
€ 25.14
Paperback. Series: Cornell Studies in Security Affairs. Num Pages: 312 pages, 9, 9 tables. BIC Classification: JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801479298
- ISBN
- 9780801479298
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.75
€ 37.99
€ 33.75
hardcover. Paul Spicker's new book takes the three founding principles of the French Revolution - Liberty, Equality, Fraternity - and examines how they relate to social policy today. The book considers the political and moral dimensions of a wide range of social policies, and offers a different way of thinking about each subject. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861348418
- ISBN
- 9781861348418
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.82
€ 167.82
Hardback. This fully revised, updated and extended edition of a bestselling social policy textbook is extensively reworked and adapted to meet the needs of its international readership. Laying out the architecture of social policy as a field of study, it provides a sense of the scope, range and purpose of the subject. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JKS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 32. Weight in Grams: 890.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447316091
- ISBN
- 9781447316091
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.63
€ 104.63
Hardback. Reclaiming individualism reviews the scope of individualist approaches, and considers how they apply to issues of policy. It argues for a concept of individualism based on rights, human dignity, shared interests and social protection. Num Pages: 208 pages, 2 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447309086
- ISBN
- 9781447309086
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.63
€ 104.63
Paperback. This book introduces students and practitioners to the concepts and methods required to undertake the analysis and review of policy and its implementation. Focusing on understanding and skills for a growing area of practice, it combines material from public and social administration with examples and application to social policy and services. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 234 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861348258
- ISBN
- 9781861348258
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.65
€ 33.99
€ 32.65
Paperback. This fully revised, updated and extended edition of a bestselling social policy textbook is extensively reworked and adapted to meet the needs of its international readership. Laying out the architecture of social policy as a field of study, it provides a sense of the scope, range and purpose of the subject. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JKS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 772.
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 3rd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447316107
- ISBN
- 9781447316107
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.08
€ 38.99
€ 35.08
Paperback. This provocative short book is a valuable introduction to social security in Britain and the potential for its reform. Num Pages: 124 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 7 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JKS; JPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 131 x 196 x 13. Weight in Grams: 140.
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447337324
- ISBN
- 9781447337324
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 12.66
€ 12.99
€ 12.66
Paperback. This reassessment of the ideas that Americans have had about race tells the history of the American system of racial domination and of twentieth-century challenges to that racial hierarchy, from monoracial movements to the multiracial movement. Editor(s): Spickard, Paul R.; Daniel, G.Reginald. Series: The African-American Intellectual Heritage S. Num Pages: 392 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268041045
- ISBN
- 9780268041045
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.71
€ 46.99
€ 41.71
Paperback. Presents fourteen critical essays on race and mixed race by one of America's most prolific and influential ethnic studies scholars. Collected in one volume are many of Paul Spickard's theoretical writings over the past two decades. Ten of the articles have been revised and updated from previous publications. Four appear here for the first time. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268041489
- ISBN
- 9780268041489
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.30
€ 41.99
€ 37.30
Paperback. Citizens are political simpletons - that is only a modest exaggeration of a common characterization of voters. This title brings together the political scientists, who offer insights into the political thinking of the public, the causes of party polarization, and the paradoxical relationship between turnout and democratic representation. Editor(s): Sniderman, Paul M.; Highton, Benjamin. Num Pages: 416 pages, 28 line illus. 53 tables. BIC Classification: JPHV; JPVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 238 x 25. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691151113
- ISBN
- 9780691151113
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.17€ 42.10
€ 53.17
€ 42.10
Hardcover. Editor(s): Snider, Paul. Num Pages: 126 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 162 x 235 x 14. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781633218321
- ISBN
- 9781633218321
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.77€ 131.49
€ 193.77
€ 131.49
Paperback. The concept of risk is an outgrowth of our society's great concern about coping with the dangers of modern life. This book examines the gap between expert views of risk and public perceptions. It allows the reader to see the evolution of our understanding of such perceptions. Series: Earthscan Risk in Society. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBA; JMAL; JPA; JPVK; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 139 x 38. Weight in Grams: 772.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853835285
- ISBN
- 9781853835285
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.85
€ 50.85
Paperback. Explores the conception of 'risk as feelings' and examines the interaction of feeling and cognition in the perception of risk. This book highlights perspectives on risk arising from cultural worldviews and concerns about specific hazards pertaining to blood transfusion, biotechnology, prescription drugs, smoking, terrorism, and nanotechnology. Series: Earthscan Risk in Society. Num Pages: 456 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GPQD; JMQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 44. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 456
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849711487
- ISBN
- 9781849711487
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.61
€ 65.61
Paperback. Editor(s): Sindd, Paul. Series: Pilot notes. Num Pages: 36 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JWG; TRPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 157 x 6. Weight in Grams: 80. Series: Pilot notes. 36 pages, Ill. Editor(s): Sindd, Paul. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JWG; TRPS. Dimension: 205 x 157 x 6. Weight: 76.
- Publisher
- Crecy Publishing
- Number of pages
- 36
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859791199
- ISBN
- 9780859791199
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.06
€ 9.99
€ 9.06
paperback. This book's striking message is that palliative care does not deliver on its aims to value people who are dying and make death and dying a natural part of life. Applying Social Role Valorisation, it argues for the de-institutionalisation of palliative care and recommends an alternative framework to current approaches. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JKS; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9781861349217
- ISBN
- 9781861349217
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 37.70
€ 38.99
€ 37.70
Paperback. Series: Routledge English Language Introductions. Num Pages: 332 pages, 4 black & white tables, 5 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBV; JNZ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 175 x 19. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415644976
- ISBN
- 9780415644976
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.36
€ 53.36
Paperback. The university, in its laudable effort to be a democratic institution, has lost its original sense of mission and become a credential factory rather than a place where learning for its own sake is valued. This book proposes a practical reform of higher education based on the original ideals of the institution. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: JNA; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 146 x 13. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819182692
- ISBN
- 9780819182692
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 81.57
€ 81.57
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JHBL; KJMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 237 x 22. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119131595
- ISBN
- 9781119131595
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.03
€ 26.99
€ 22.03
Paperback. In a world increasingly dominated by human beings, the survival of other species becomes more and more questionable. This book offers an alternative to an "us or them" mentality, proposing that other species are integral to humanity's evolution and exist at the core of our imagination. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JM; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820319827
- ISBN
- 9780820319827
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.82
€ 38.99
€ 34.82