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The second edition of this major textbook clearly shows how sociology can inform professional social work practice in the twenty-first century. It provides an easy-to-follow, jargon-free introduction to sociology for social work students, with crucial links to practice across a comprehensive range of topics. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 173 x 26. Weight in Grams: 618.

Publisher
Polity
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745660332
ISBN
9780745660332
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 39.81

Paperback. By considering women's voices in performance, this book provides a fresh perspective on women's 'writing'. It shows that our understanding of femininity in ancient Greece can be expanded by going beyond poetry composed by women poets like Sappho to explore girls' and women's choral songs from the archaic period. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; DSC; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
McGill-Queen´s University Press Canada
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780773534490
ISBN
9780773534490
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 40.13

A concluding chapter discusses the policy implications of aspirational constructivism for Russia and other nations and a methodological appendix lays out a framework for testing the theory. Num Pages: 336 pages, 3, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JP; JW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 635.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801891571
ISBN
9780801891571
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 81.25

Hardback. Changes in longevity, marriage, and the workplace have undermined Social Security, making the experience of old age increasingly unequal. Anne Alstott's pragmatic, progressive revision would permit all Americans to retire between 62 and 76 but would provide generous early retirement benefits for workers with low wages or physically demanding jobs. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: JHBA; JPA; KFFD1; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674088757
ISBN
9780674088757
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.36

Hardback. Provides a practical and comprehensive introduction to the key aspects of model-based testing as taught in the ISTQB(R) Model-Based Tester Foundation Level Certification Syllabus This book covers the essentials of Model-Based Testing (MBT) needed to pass the ISTQB(R) Foundation Level Model-Based Tester Certification. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JNZ; UMZT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 604.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119130017
ISBN
9781119130017
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.68

Hardback. Best known for his spectacular direction of the Hampton Institute Choir (1913-31), Dett was also a fine pianist, composer, and arranger of Negro folk songs and spirituals. Includes photos, analysis, and musical examples. Series: Composers of North America. Num Pages: 700 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JJ; AVGC6; AVH; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 43. Weight in Grams: 957.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
700
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810826274
ISBN
9780810826274
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 210.25

paperback. Series: British Politics and Society. Num Pages: 264 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 5 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HB; JPFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 421.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415515429
ISBN
9780415515429
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.56

paperback. Beginning where stories of colonial liquor control and exploitation leave off, this title looks at the commerce of beer, it's valorising of male sociability and sports, and the corporate culture of South African Breweries, the world's most successful brewing company. Series: African Systems of Thought. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JFCV; JFSJ2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253221803
ISBN
9780253221803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.41

Paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages, 12 black & white tables, 7 black & white halftones, 8 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JNKC; JNLB; JNU; YQS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 351 x 246 x 13. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138931060
ISBN
9781138931060
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 36. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2021
Publisher
BenBella Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781939529190
ISBN
9781939529190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.85

Paperback. A transnational comparison of women rulers and women's sovereignty throughout Europe Editor(s): Cruz, Anne J.; Suzuki, Mihoko. Num Pages: 240 pages, 18 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 3JB; HB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252076169
ISBN
9780252076169
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.65

Paperback. In the late autumn of 1864, Sherman's troops cut a four-week long path of terror through Georgia. The March to the Sea shocked Georgians from Atlanta to Savannah. Series: The American Crisis Series: Books on the Civil War Era. Num Pages: 152 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 11. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842028516
ISBN
9780842028516
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.83

hardcover. In the late autumn of 1864, Sherman's troops cut a four-week long path of terror through Georgia. The March to the Sea shocked Georgians from Atlanta to Savannah. Series: The American Crisis Series: Books on the Civil War Era. Num Pages: 152 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 161 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780842028509
ISBN
9780842028509
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.98

Paperback. Demonstrates that "only when we hear both the doctor's and the patient's voice will we have a medicine that is truly human". The second edition of this text features a revised and expanded appendix and an additional chapter on the myths of self-narrative and ethical concerns. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: JM; MJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Purdue University Press United States
Edition
2 Sub
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557531261
ISBN
9781557531261
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.57

Hardback. In 1999, the United Nations embarked on intervention in Kosovo. This book compares two adjacent municipalities two years into that intervention. Similar in all key respects, by 2001 the municipalities were headed down different paths - one making progress toward institution-building, democratization, and reconstruction; the other stagnating. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 table, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1DVWY; 1FBQ; 1FCA; JF; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804751902
ISBN
9780804751902
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.57

Paperback. "First published in 2002 by The National Gallery Company." Num Pages: 208 pages, 144 colour illus. BIC Classification: AC; AFC; AKTH; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 275 x 16. Weight in Grams: 856.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474251648
ISBN
9781474251648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 30.59

Num Pages: 270 pages, over 40 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BGH; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 31. Weight in Grams: 804.
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764324307
ISBN
9780764324307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 28.60

Hardback. This juxtaposition of Virginia Woolf and Christa Wolf, writers of two distinct cultures, countries and generations, focuses on the strategies the two authors share in creating their female characters. Hermann looks at each author within the social and historical conditions that produced them, employ Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231066426
ISBN
9780231066426
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.56
€ 73.14

Paperback. In the months following his resignation as PM in late August 1941, Robert Menzies swayed between relief at his release from the burdens of office and despair that his life at the top had come to so little. This is an original and insightful book about Menzies' 1939-41 government and his so-called wilderness years. Num Pages: 288 pages, 21 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 3JJH; BGH; HBJM; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of New South Wales Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781742233796
ISBN
9781742233796
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.04

Hardback. How did the culture shift that produced Roe v Wade occur? Arguing that Roe v Wade radicalized the abortion debate by denying to the pro-life side the ordinary tools of politics and persuasion, this book asks that we begin to move the discussions from the courts back to the realm of politics where there might be some prospect of resolution. Num Pages: 190 pages. BIC Classification: JFMA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Encounter Books,USA United States
Number of pages
190
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594031489
ISBN
9781594031489
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 25.25

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