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Hardback. This volume presents selected papers presented at the International Microsimulation Conference on Population Ageing and Health: Modelling Our Future held in Canberra, Australia in December 2003; and recent thinking in the field of microsimulation as reflected in special contributions by some of the leading experts in the field. Editor(s): Gupta, Anil; Harding, Ann. Series: International Symposia in Economic Theory & Econometrics. Num Pages: 604 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1018.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 604
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780444530059
- ISBN
- 9780444530059
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 244.09
€ 244.09
Hardback. This book examines structural factors, ideas, institutions, issues, and challenges that have shaped China-U.S. relations in the past thirty years, as well as the recent changes in the global geostrategic landscape and economic interdependence that have significant impacts on the bilateral relations into the 21st century. Editor(s): Guo, Sujian; Guo, Baogang. Series: Challenges Facing Chinese Political Development. Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 717.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739146965
- ISBN
- 9780739146965
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 169.77
€ 169.77
Hardback. Capitalizing on Catastrophe critically explores the phenomenon of 'disaster capitalism,' in which relief efforts for natural disasters and other large-scale disruptions are contracted out to private companies. Editor(s): Gunewardena, Nandini; Schuller, Mark. Series: Globalization and the Environment. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759111028
- ISBN
- 9780759111028
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.71
€ 165.71
Hardback. Since its publication in 1936, Walter Benjamin's "Artwork" essay has become a canonical text about the status and place of the fine arts in modern mass culture. The essays gathered here offer a rich, wide-ranging critique of Benjamin's position. Editor(s): Gumbrecht, Hans Ulrich; Marrinan, Michael. Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804744355
- ISBN
- 9780804744355
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.31
€ 158.31
Evaluating the Upgrading of Technical Courses at Two-Year Colleges
. Ed(S): Gullickson, Arlen R.; Lawrenz, Franc...
Hardback. The National Science Foundations (NSF) Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program is a dynamic set of projects intent on improving the USA's technical workforce. This book uses the ATE work as a means to focus on key issues for federally funded projects and community colleges facing the challenges of reaching constituents in positive ways. Editor(s): Gullickson, Arlen R.; Lawrenz, Frances; Keiser, Nanette. Series: Advances in Program Evaluation. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNM; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Edition
- Technological ed
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762311200
- ISBN
- 9780762311200
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.85
€ 186.85
Paperback. To understand the nature of language learning, the factors that influence it, and the mechanisms that govern it, it is crucial to study the very earliest stages of language learning. This volume provides a state-of-the art overview of what we know about the cognitive and neurobiological aspects of the adult capacity for language learning. Editor(s): Gullberg, Marianne; Indefrey, Peter. Series: Language Learning Cognitive Neuroscience Series. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFDC; JMRL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444338768
- ISBN
- 9781444338768
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.25
€ 57.25
Hardback. 2004 threw into sharp relief the principal features of the political conjuncture, one in which the Italian political transition shows few signs of coming to a conclusion. This volume gives an overview of the year's developments regarding the government's approach to the European constitution, the new judicial system, and the pensions legislation. Editor(s): Guarnieri, Carlo; Newell, James. Series: Italian Politics. Num Pages: Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 137 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845451370
- ISBN
- 9781845451370
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.23
€ 152.23
The New Gilded Age. The Critical Inequality Debates of Our Time.
. Ed(S): Grusky, David B.; Kricheli-Katz, Tam...
Paperback. This book asks leading scholars to debate the causes of inequality, whether we have an obligation to help the poor, and the types of reforms that are most likely to eliminate or reduce inequality. Editor(s): Grusky, David B.; Kricheli-Katz, Tamar. Series: Studies in Social Inequality. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, charts, graphs. BIC Classification: JFFA; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804759366
- ISBN
- 9780804759366
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.57
€ 32.99
€ 31.57
The New Gilded Age. The Critical Inequality Debates of Our Time.
. Ed(S): Grusky, David B.; Kricheli-Katz, Tam...
hardcover. This book asks leading scholars to debate the causes of inequality, whether we have an obligation to help the poor, and the types of reforms that are most likely to eliminate or reduce inequality. Editor(s): Grusky, David B.; Kricheli-Katz, Tamar. Series: Studies in Social Inequality. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFA; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804759359
- ISBN
- 9780804759359
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.74
€ 126.74
hardcover. This is a collection of essays from leading public intellectuals that identifies major conceptual problems in the analysis of poverty and inequality and advances strategies for reducing poverty and inequality that are consistent with these new conceptual and methodological approaches. Editor(s): Grusky, David B.; Kanbur, Ravi. Series: Studies in Social Inequality. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804748421
- ISBN
- 9780804748421
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.34
€ 119.34
Materials include newly commissioned articles along with essays drawn from The Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism, known as the definitive resource for students and scholars of literary theory and for philosophical reflection on literature and culture. Editor(s): Groden, Michael; Kreiswirth, Martin; Szeman, Imre. Num Pages: 536 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 885.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 536
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421406381
- ISBN
- 9781421406381
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.25
€ 111.25
Women and Religion in the African Diaspora: Knowledge, Power, and Perf...
. Ed(S): Griffith, R. Marie; Savage, Barbara ...
hardcover. This volume's transnational mixture, along with its use of creative analytical approaches, challenges existing paradigms and summons new models for studying women, religions, and diasporic shiftings across time and space. Editor(s): Griffith, R. Marie; Savage, Barbara Dianne. Series: Lived Religions. Num Pages: 400 pages, 14, 13 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1H; HRCV; HRLM; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801883699
- ISBN
- 9780801883699
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.34
€ 80.34
Paperback. Under New Public Management explores how new managerial governance practices coordinate the work of people doing front-line work in public sectors. Editor(s): Griffith, Alison I.; Smith, Dorothy E. Num Pages: 368 pages, 7 figures. BIC Classification: JHBL; JPP; KNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 152 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442626560
- ISBN
- 9781442626560
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 40.35
€ 42.99
€ 40.35
Paperback. Editor(s): Grenier, Line; Valois-Nadeau, Fannie. Num Pages: 300 pages, 10 b&w. BIC Classification: JFCA; JMD; JMRM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 148. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837636833
- ISBN
- 9783837636833
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.81€ 39.88
€ 50.81
€ 39.88
paperback. This skills focused group work book equips students and practitioners to address the needs of a wide range of under-served populations. Particular attention is paid to building skills for serving a wide range of social and emotional client needs across the lifespan in a variety of settings. Editor(s): Greif, Geoffrey L.; Knight, Carolyn. Num Pages: 568 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSM; JKSN2; MBPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 31. Weight in Grams: 790.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United States
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Number of pages
- 568
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190212124
- ISBN
- 9780190212124
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 111.54
€ 111.54
Hardback. Once a central concept in anthropology, syncretism has re-emerged as a tool for understanding the dynamics of ethnicity, postcolonialism and transnationalism. This text formulates a view of the mixing and interpenetration of religious beliefs and practices, primarily from Africa and Europe. Editor(s): Greenfield, Sidney M.; Droogers, Andrew. Num Pages: 232 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 1KJC; 1KLSB; HR; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 415.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847688524
- ISBN
- 9780847688524
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.49
€ 161.49
Paperback. An exploration of Philip Pullman's bestselling trilogy, "His Dark Materials". It looks at the many issues raised by the Dark Materials world, and by the controversies it has stirred up. Editor(s): Greene, Richard; Robison, Rachel. Series: Popular Culture and Philosophy. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DSY; HPX; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812696714
- ISBN
- 9780812696714
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.72
€ 19.99
€ 18.72
Words Over War: Mediation and Arbitration to Prevent Deadly Conflict
. Ed(S): Greenberg, Melanie; Barton, John H.;...
paperback. The editors of this book have designed a systematic framework with which contributors compare third party intervention in 12 conflicts of the post-Cold War period. They examine the role of international organizations, and anlyse tools and forms of leverage in successful and unsuccessful mediations. Editor(s): Greenberg, Melanie; Barton, John H.; McGuinness, Margaret E. Series: Carnegie Commission on Preventing Deadly Conflict. Num Pages: 499 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPSN; JWX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 26. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 499
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847698936
- ISBN
- 9780847698936
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.15
€ 74.15
Hardback. The editors of this book have designed a systematic framework with which contributors compare third party intervention in 12 conflicts of the post-Cold War period. They examine the role of international organizations, and anlyse tools and forms of leverage in successful and unsuccessful mediations. Editor(s): Greenberg, Melanie; Barton, John H.; McGuinness, Margaret E. Series: Carnegie Commission on Preventing Deadly Conflict. Num Pages: 488 pages. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPSN; JWX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 150 x 31. Weight in Grams: 735.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847698929
- ISBN
- 9780847698929
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.67
€ 193.67
Paperback. Editor(s): Greenall, Annjo K.; Mitchell, Domhnall. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DN; 2ADF; DSB; HBTR; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 172 x 17. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Fagbokforlaget Norway
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788245017212
- ISBN
- 9788245017212
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.14
€ 52.99
€ 37.14