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Hardback. Part of "The Research in Labor Economics" series, this volume is a collection of papers dedicated to the memory of the late Tikva Lecker. Professor Lecker's many interests included topics in labor economics, women and the economy, the economics of Judaism, the economics of migration and the economic experience of immigrants and their descendants. Editor(s): Polachek, S.W.; Chiswick, Carmel; Rapoport, Hillel. Series: Research in Labor Economics. Num Pages: 488 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 857.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762312757
- ISBN
- 9780762312757
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 202.01
€ 202.01
What Do We Deserve?: A Reader on Justice and Desert (Routledge Advance...
. Ed(S): Pojman, Louis P.; McLeod, Owen
paperback. Bringing together opposing positions and arguments, this text stimulates debate over the meaning and significance of desert in contemporary thought. It includes eight classical and 22 contemporary readings on the concept. Editor(s): Pojman, Louis P.; McLeod, Owen. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPQ; JKV; JPA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 17. Weight in Grams: 536.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195122183
- ISBN
- 9780195122183
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Condition: New
€ 135.36
€ 135.36
Paperback. Constitutes the proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Persuasive Technology, PERSUASIVE 2010, held in Copenhagen Denmark in June 2010. The 25 papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 80 submissions. This volume also includes the three keynote papers. Editor(s): Ploug, Thomas; Hasle, Per; Oinas-Kukkonen, Harri. Series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science / Information Systems and Applications, Incl. Internet/Web, and HCI. Num Pages: 299 pages, 75 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JMR; JNV; UKR; UND; UYQ; UYZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 476.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 299
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642132254
- ISBN
- 9783642132254
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Condition: New
€ 65.44
€ 65.44
Hardback. Focusing on organization, resistance and political culture, this collection covers topics ranging from socialism to anarchism, from the formation of the liberal state in the 19th century to the Civil War, and from women in the work place to the fate of the unions under Franco. Editor(s): Piqueras, Jose A.; Sanz Rozalen, Vicent. Series: International Studies in Social History. Num Pages: bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBTB; JHBL; KCF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845452964
- ISBN
- 9781845452964
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.49
€ 163.49
Paperback. This volume challenges the perception of Asian women as either "mail-order" brides or overseas workers. There are a wide range of case studies, all showing the multiplicity of roles women maintain, and emphasizing the point that marriage, work and migration are inextricably linked. Editor(s): Piper, Nicola; Roces, Mina. Series: Asia/Pacific/Perspectives. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: 1F; JFFN; JFSJ1; JFSL; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 226 x 13. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742523784
- ISBN
- 9780742523784
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Condition: New
€ 63.03
€ 63.03
Hardback. This volume challenges the perception of Asian women as either "mail-order" brides or overseas workers. There are a wide range of case studies, all showing the multiplicity of roles women maintain, and emphasizing the point that marriage, work and migration are inextricably linked. Editor(s): Piper, Nicola; Roces, Mina. Series: Asia/Pacific/Perspectives. Num Pages: 232 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1F; JFFN; JFSJ1; JFSL; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742523777
- ISBN
- 9780742523777
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.94
€ 154.94
Hardback. Editor(s): Pinxten; Preckler. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845450885
- ISBN
- 9781845450885
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.55
€ 151.55
Hardback. Around 1800 roughly three per cent of the human population lived in urban areas; by 2030 this number is expected to have gone up to some seventy per cent. This poses problems for traditional religions that are all rooted in rural, small-scale societies. Editor(s): Pinxten, Rik; Dikomitis, Lisa. Series: Culture and Politics/Politics and Culture. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations, plans. BIC Classification: JFSR; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845455545
- ISBN
- 9781845455545
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.39
€ 151.39
Hardback. Asks questions, regarding the implications of motivation theory for school reform. This volume portrays the potential of research methods and re-examines tried and true conceptions of the nature and nurture of motivation. It also suggests issues and points to venues for application. Editor(s): Pintrich, Paul R.; Maehr, Martin L. Series: Advances in Motivation and Achievement. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 747.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762310777
- ISBN
- 9780762310777
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 197.01
€ 197.01
Paperback. Editor(s): Pinstrup-Andersen, Per; Cheng, Fuzhi. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 216 x 23. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801475566
- ISBN
- 9780801475566
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 37.78
€ 38.99
€ 37.78
Hardback. The tremendous increase in migrations and diasporas of human groups in the last decades are bringing along challenging issues for society, especially related to the economic and political management of multiculturalism and culturally effective health care. This work analyzes these dynamics of traditional knowledge in 22 selected case studies. Editor(s): Pieroni, Andrea; Vandebroek, Ina. Series: Environmental Anthropology and Ethnobiology. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN; MBP; MX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845453732
- ISBN
- 9781845453732
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Condition: New
€ 152.82
€ 152.82
Hardback. Editor(s): Picart, Caroline Joan (Kay); Greek, Cecil E. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 169 x 22. Weight in Grams: 621.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611473742
- ISBN
- 9781611473742
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Condition: New
€ 145.39
€ 145.39
Hardback. This volume represents leading research from the Second KES International Symposium on Intelligent Decision Technologies, KES IDT'10, which was concerned with theory, design development, implementation, testing and evaluation of intelligent decision systems. Editor(s): Phillips-Wren, Gloria; Jain, Prof. Lakhmi C.; Nakamatsu, Kazumi; Howlett, Robert J. Series: Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies. Num Pages: 733 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNV; KJE; TBC; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1089.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 733
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642146152
- ISBN
- 9783642146152
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 365.72
€ 365.72
hardcover. Combining discussions of the idea of tradition by major scholars from a variety of disciplines with synoptic, synthesizing essays, Questions of Tradition will initiate a renewal of interest in this vital subject. Editor(s): Phillips, Mark Salber; Schochet, Gordon. Num Pages: 340 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 31. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802044983
- ISBN
- 9780802044983
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.91
€ 90.91
Paperback. Editor(s): Phaf-Rheinberger, Ineke; Pinto, Tiago Oliveora. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 223 x 13. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Iberoamericana Editorial Vervuert S.L.U Spain
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788484893806
- ISBN
- 9788484893806
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 22.82
€ 31.99
€ 22.82
Hardback. Examines the important post-World War II development in the Behavioral Sciences. This title also examines, discipline by discipline, the history of the evolutionary thrust, leading figures and key literature, the degree of acceptance (or rejection) within each discipline. It discusses the biobehavioral approach on a geographic basis. Editor(s): Peterson, Steven A.; Somit, Albert. Series: Research in Biopolitics. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 625.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762307692
- ISBN
- 9780762307692
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 224.37
€ 224.37
Paperback. Editor(s): Peterson, Erik R.; Posner, Rachel. Series: CSIS Reports. Num Pages: 64 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 216. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Centre for Strategic & International Studies,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892065219
- ISBN
- 9780892065219
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.18
€ 64.18
Paperback. Providing an overview of Foucaldian scholarship in health and medicine, this text assesses the impact of Foucault's work and shows how key researchers in the sociology of health and illness are currently engaging with his work. Editor(s): Petersen, Alan R., Ph.D; Bunton, Robin; Peterson, Alan (Murdoch University, Western Australia). Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; JHM; MBN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415151788
- ISBN
- 9780415151788
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Condition: New
€ 69.58
€ 69.58
Paperback. Written by internationally acclaimed scholars on futures of critical theory, this book attempts to renew and reinvigorate critical theory by extending its range and its intellectual trajectories through strategies of inclusiveness that respect and build on parallel traditions. Editor(s): Peters, Michael A.; Olssen, Mark; Lankshear, Colin. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPS; JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742528604
- ISBN
- 9780742528604
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.42
€ 70.42
Paperback. Editor(s): Peter, Frank; Dornhof, Sarah; Arigita, Elena. Num Pages: 268 pages, 15 b/w & 20 colour illus. BIC Classification: AB; HRH; JFSR2; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837621761
- ISBN
- 9783837621761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 34.80
€ 48.99
€ 34.80