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Hardback. Shows how an erosion of freedom of expression available to American workers on the job (and after work) undermines both our productivity as workers and our individual and collective ability to cultivate and participate in a democratic society. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: JPVH2; KCF; LNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 583.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Berrett-Koehler United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781576753972
- ISBN
- 9781576753972
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.09
€ 29.99
€ 25.09
Paperback. Islam is often portrayed, especially in Western media, as an alien, violent, hostile, and monolithic religion, whose adherents are intent upon battling nonbelievers throughout the world. This book demonstrates that these conceptions reflect the bias of Western reporters than they do the realities of contemporary Islam. Series: Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics. Num Pages: 264 pages, 1 map, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: HRH; JFD; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691004877
- ISBN
- 9780691004877
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.92€ 41.45
€ 52.92
€ 41.45
Paperback. As a result of immigration from Asia in the wake of the passage of the 1965 Hart-Celler Immigration Act, the fastest-growing religions in America - faster than Christian groups combined - are Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Sikhism. This book asks how these faiths have changed or have been changed by the pluralist face of American civil society. Series: American Lectures on the History of Religions. Num Pages: 192 pages, 4 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTB; HRAX; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 145 x 14. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231115216
- ISBN
- 9780231115216
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.99
€ 36.99
€ 26.99
Paperback. This text covers all historically and current classroom assessment approaches and includes a review of compelling evidence for the use of each classroom assessment approach, demonstrating why the approaches are considered best practice and research-based. Num Pages: 392 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JNKD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 186 x 226 x 18. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781452203492
- ISBN
- 9781452203492
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 161.73
€ 161.73
Paperback. Aims to bring together classic perspectives on violence, putting into productive conversation the thought of theorists and activists, including Hannah Arendt, Karl Marx, G W F Hegel, Osama bin Laden, Sigmund Freud, Frantz Fanon, Thomas Hobbes, and Pierre Bourdieu. This book explores dialectical relationship between domination and subordination. Editor(s): Lawrence, Bruce B.; Karim, Aisha. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 858.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 592
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822337690
- ISBN
- 9780822337690
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 36.73
€ 36.99
€ 36.73
Paperback. Series: Stackpole Military History. Num Pages: 214 pages, 16 b/w photos & 11 maps. BIC Classification: HBW; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books United States
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811733809
- ISBN
- 9780811733809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.14
€ 17.99
€ 15.14
Paperback. Shows how the institutional dynamics of the last half-century have transformed the American presidency into a potential platform for political extremism and lawlessness. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674725843
- ISBN
- 9780674725843
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.69
€ 35.99
€ 30.69
Paperback. The ink was barely dry on the Constitution when it was almost destroyed by the rise of political parties in the US. This book describes the aspects of electoral college crisis. It shows how Thomas Jefferson counted his Federalist rivals out of the House runoff, and how the Federalists threatened to place John Marshall in the presidential chair. Num Pages: 400 pages, 4 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674023956
- ISBN
- 9780674023956
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.41
€ 35.99
€ 30.41
Paperback. This text argues that constitutional change, seemingly so orderly, and refined, has in fact been a revolutionary process from the first. It sets contemporary events, such as the Reagan revolution, in deeper, constitutional perspective and considers fundamental reforms that might resolve them. Num Pages: 538 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPHC; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 778.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 538
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674003972
- ISBN
- 9780674003972
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 36.63
€ 43.99
€ 36.63
Paperback. A re-interpretation of American constitutional history, planned as the first of three volumes. Ackerman examines the transforming impact of popular movements on higher law. He also aims to put the Reagan revolution into perspective and redefine America's civic commitments for the future. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674948419
- ISBN
- 9780674948419
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.25
€ 40.99
€ 33.25
Paperback. Once hailed as a revolutionary change in US federal aid policy that would return power to state and local governments, General Revenue Sharing was politically dead a decade later. This title offers the history of the General Revenue Sharing program - why it passed, why state and local governments used it the way they did, and why it died. Series: American Governance and Public Policy Series. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JPA; KFFD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 255.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878406999
- ISBN
- 9780878406999
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.70
€ 69.70
Paperback. This timely two volume handbook includes all the latest information regarding effective techniques for social workers. Containing scientifically--validated interventions, it covers all the major psychological and social problems commonly encountered in social work practice. Num Pages: 1024 pages. BIC Classification: JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 182 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1796.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 1024
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471671688
- ISBN
- 9780471671688
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 193.73
€ 193.73
Paperback. Series: Pocket Guides to Social Work Research Methods. Num Pages: 216 pages, 3 line-cuts. BIC Classification: JHBC; JKSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195387384
- ISBN
- 9780195387384
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.43
€ 61.43
Paperback. With contributions from the leading scholars in social work, this edited text provides a solid foundation of generalist practice skills for students and social workers. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 194 x 14. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118176962
- ISBN
- 9781118176962
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.80
€ 58.80
Hardback. As millions continue to face a future of food poverty, lessons can be learned by considering how farmer cooperatives succeeded in improving India's food security. Series: Library of Development Studies. Num Pages: 328 pages, 6 bw line drawings, 2 bw illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTF; JFFA; JKSR; KNAC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 32. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848851764
- ISBN
- 9781848851764
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.89€ 135.20
€ 152.89
€ 135.20
Paperback. Bruce A. Kimball attacks the widely held assumption that the idea of American "professionalism" arose from the proliferation of urban professional positions during the late nineteenth century. This first paperback edition of The "True Professional Ideal" in America argues that the professional ideal can be traced back to the colonial period. Num Pages: 444 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3J; HBJK; HBTB; JFC; KCF; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 444
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847681433
- ISBN
- 9780847681433
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.27
€ 63.27
Hardcover. This new text from the editors of the classic Handbook of Empirical Social Work Practice draws upon the significant advances in research over the last several years. Featuring contributions from leading social work scholars, each chapter examines evidence-based approaches to the full spectrum of mental disorders as classified by the DSM. Editor(s): Thyer, Bruce A.; Wodarski, John S. Num Pages: 624 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 258 x 187 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1240.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471693048
- ISBN
- 9780471693048
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.46
€ 125.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 43 pages. BIC Classification: JNK; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 4. Weight in Grams: 91.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1940
- Publisher
- RAND United States
- Number of pages
- 43
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780833013545
- ISBN
- 9780833013545
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.22
€ 19.22
Instructors of judicial process and judicial policymaking will find the book, along with the materials and resources on its accompanying website, readily adaptable for classroom use. Editor(s): Peabody, Bruce. Num Pages: 352 pages, 4, 4 figures. BIC Classification: JP; LNAA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801897719
- ISBN
- 9780801897719
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.99
€ 68.99
hardcover. Num Pages: 700 pages. BIC Classification: JP. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 230. . Clean copy in dust wrapper. DW with minor nicks and tears. Pages age toned and with light foxing to edges. Remains a good copy
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Andre Deutsch, London
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KMK0024104
- ISBN
- 9780233984414
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 6.49
€ 6.49