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Paperback. The US has been described as a nation of immigrants, but it is also a nation of religions in which Muslims and Methodists, Buddhists and Baptists live and work side by side. This book explores that nation of religions, focusing on how four arrived religious communities - Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus, and Sikhs - are being shaped by American values. Editor(s): Prothero, Stephen R. Num Pages: 328 pages, 12 tables, notes, bibl., index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807857700
- ISBN
- 9780807857700
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.53
€ 47.53
hardcover. China s late-imperial history has been framed as a long coda of decline, played out during the Qing dynasty. Reappraising this narrative, Stephen Halsey traces the origins of China s current great-power status to this so-called decadent era, when threats of war with European and Japanese empirestriggered innovative state-building and statecraft." Num Pages: 308 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JPS; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 243 x 32. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674425651
- ISBN
- 9780674425651
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.64€ 55.26
€ 59.64
€ 55.26
Paperback. Tells the story of how the market for temporary professionals operates from the perspective of the contractors who do the work, the managers who employ them, the permanent employees who work beside them, and the staffing agencies who broker deals. This book illustrates how the reality of flexibility often differs substantially from its promise. Num Pages: 352 pages, 5 line illus. 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBL; KCF; KNTX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691127958
- ISBN
- 9780691127958
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 38.07
€ 51.99
€ 38.07
paperback. Offers insight into the suffering and treatment of seriously disturbed, traumatized children. This title outlines an object relational theory of the consequences of sexual traumatization as well as a detailed portrait of child treatment. It gives an account of the psychodynamics of trauma. Num Pages: 204 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JFFE2; MJW; MMJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Jason Aronson United States
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780765700186
- ISBN
- 9780765700186
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.97
€ 66.97
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 166 x 18. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813551869
- ISBN
- 9780813551869
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.73
€ 42.99
€ 38.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, 30 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; APF; JFCA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- paperback / softback
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231148719
- ISBN
- 9780231148719
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.67
€ 36.99
€ 27.67
Hardcover. This book offers a systematic look at the connections between learning and leading and the use of learning to inspire and organize for change. It explores two interrelated dimensions of learning leadership: the ways leaders themselves learn about leadership practice, and the way leaders foster the learning of those they work with. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JNAM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787978075
- ISBN
- 9780787978075
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.71
€ 47.71
Paperback. Shows you how to undertake your research better, quicker, and with as little hassle as possible. This book offers a comprehensive guide to better research practice and is fully compliant with research training requirements. It will also help you to acquire research methods skills as you proceed through your Masters or PhD programme. Editor(s): Potter, Stephen (Open University, UK). Series: Published in Association with The Open University. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GPS; JNM; JNZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 169 x 19. Weight in Grams: 566. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 2nd
- SKU
- KOC0013241
- ISBN
- 9781412924054
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 18.00
€ 18.00
paperback. Series: Discussion Paper. Num Pages: 60 pages. BIC Classification: JP; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The Social Market Foundation United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 60
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781874097594
- ISBN
- 9781874097594
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.49
€ 13.99
€ 13.49
Paperback. Offering a systematic approach to evidence-based assessment and planning for children living with trauma and family violence, this practical book shows how to assess and analyse the needs of the child, make specialist assessments where there are continuing safeguarding concerns and plan effective child-centred and outcome-focused interventions. Series Editor(s): Daniel, Brigid. Series: Best Practice in Working with Children Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843109389
- ISBN
- 9781843109389
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.17
€ 45.17
Hardback. Num Pages: 322 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 167 x 28. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The New Press United States
- Number of pages
- 322
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781565849341
- ISBN
- 9781565849341
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.85
€ 29.99
€ 27.85
Paperback. A book that will challenge, delight and encourage in equal measure, this uncompromising book bemoans the madness of poor donor stewardship that besets the charitable sector and sets to put it right. A no nonsense book and refreshing look at achieving the real worth of charitable donors. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: JKSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 170 x 6. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Directory of Social Change
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784820008
- ISBN
- 9781784820008
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 41.04
€ 42.99
€ 41.04
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556522802
- ISBN
- 9781556522802
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.17
€ 19.99
€ 19.17
Paperback. A price-guide reference book that contains values and historical information on various campaign medals and related items awarded to British and Irish citizens from the second Boer War in 1899, to the current Iraq conflict. It covers UN and NATO engagements where British or Irish troops were involved. Editor(s): Perkins, Christopher Henry. Num Pages: 165 pages, 100 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JMC; JWTU; WCF; WCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 146 x 9. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Rotographic Publications
- Number of pages
- 165
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 2nd Expanded ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780948964442
- ISBN
- 9780948964442
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.90
€ 11.90
Paperback. Human evolutionary history has affected the way we process the information we use to make decisions. The result is that human choices and calculations may be very different from those predicted by standard models of rational behavior. This notion is particularly true in the area of war and peace. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691130569
- ISBN
- 9780691130569
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.20
€ 40.99
€ 29.20
Paperback. Editor(s): Art, Robert J.; Jervis, Robert; Stephen, Walter. Series: Cornell Studies in Security Affairs. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JPQB; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801481963
- ISBN
- 9780801481963
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.05
€ 33.99
€ 31.05
paperback. Most would agree that American culture in the 1980s differed dramatically from that of the 1960s. Yet the 1970s is still thought of as a cultural wasteland. This text debunks this notion by examining a wide range of political and cultural phenomena. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 432 pages, 29 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 699.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822321668
- ISBN
- 9780822321668
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.67
€ 41.99
€ 37.67
Paperback. Based on the same theory as the existing 'Word Aware' resource, this book offers tried and tested approach is an outstanding resource that will be an essential addition to any early years' setting or preschool classroom. It is also suitable for speech and language therapists. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: JNLA; JNU; YQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 300 x 25. Weight in Grams: 878.
- Publisher
- Speechmark Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909301672
- ISBN
- 9781909301672
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.81
€ 70.81
Hardback. This book addresses major developments in a systematic way, from the perspective of criminology and sociology, by looking at several types of crimes, old and new, from the angle of human rights and human rights violations. It highlights the influence of the human rights paradigm on parts of the justice system in North America, Europe and elsewhere. Editor(s): Parmentier, Stephen; Weitekamp, Elmar G. M.; Deflem, Mathieu. Series: Sociology of Crime, Law & Deviance. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 237 x 26. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762313068
- ISBN
- 9780762313068
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.55
€ 121.55
Hardcover. Chronicles the history of an urban university writing program and its attempt to develop politically progressive literacy partnerships with the surrounding community while having to work within and against a traditional educational and cultural landscape. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1 illustration, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JNFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815632429
- ISBN
- 9780815632429
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.29
€ 38.29