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Hardback. Editor(s): Arase, David. Series: Politics and Development of Contemporary China. Num Pages: 283 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPA; JPB; JPS; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 519.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
283
Condition
New
SKU
V9781352000221
ISBN
9781352000221
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.99

Paperback. Blends theory and practice in considering qualitative research in education. This book includes "School Stories": a 56 page, research-based 'novel' of classroom life reflecting on a year in the life of a group of teachers and students. This book is of interest to graduate students and faculty in educational research. Series: Contemporary Trends and Issues in Science Education. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 11. Weight in Grams: 670.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
190
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402038563
ISBN
9781402038563
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 129.17

Hardback. Considers qualitative research in education. This book includes "School Stories": a 56 page, research-based 'novel' of classroom life reflecting on a year in the life of a group of teachers and students. This book is of interest to graduate students and faculty in educational research. Series: Contemporary Trends and Issues in Science Education. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 12. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402017766
ISBN
9781402017766
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.73

hardcover. Series: Italian and Italian American Studies. Num Pages: 241 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2ADT; 3JJPL; DSBH; DSK; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan Switzerland
Number of pages
241
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2017
SKU
V9783319466477
ISBN
9783319466477
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.76

Hardcover. The changing concept of "virtue" during the 18th century is followed here, from the Roman ideals of personal integrity which was lacking in the political corruption of the time, to the idea of virtue prevailing only in the unpoliticized, to the questioning of the very concept of "virtue" itself. Num Pages: 330 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; HBJD1; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 625.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333760314
ISBN
9780333760314
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.85

Hardback. This book is about the practices, roles and impacts of directly elected mayors in the cities that they govern. The volume draws on recent, original research evidence, to locate the debates on directly elected mayors in context in Europe, the US, and Australasia. Editor(s): Sweeting, David. Num Pages: 296 pages, 27 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JPHL; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447327011
ISBN
9781447327011
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.87

Paperback. Evidence-based practice - what it might mean, how it can be achieved, whether it should be aspired to - is the subject of much debate and argument in social work. The authors demonstrate why evidence-based practice is important, but also why it is important to think clearly and carefully about its implications for the social work profession. Editor(s): Smith, David. Series: Research Highlights in Social Work. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Pub
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843101567
ISBN
9781843101567
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.37

Hardcover. Emotions are at the core of human actions. The Swiss Center for Affective Sciences, the world's largest interdisciplinary research center on emotions, studied ten emotions from various aspects. This book features the social arena of these emotions, showing people who have to cope with them in the photographs of contemporary artists. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JMQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 280. .
Publisher
Braun Publish,Csi
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783716518212
ISBN
9783716518212
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 17.10

Paperback. This Companion is a standard reference work for scholars and students of the Gothic from its origins to the present day. Providing stimulating insights into Gothic writing, its history and genealogy, it offers coverage of criticism of the Gothic and of the various theoretical approaches it has inspired and spawned. Editor(s): Punter, David. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 352 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 25. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631231998
ISBN
9780631231998
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.34

Paperback. Recent urban disturbances, concerns about the fate of asylum seekers and renewed debates about the nature of ethnic identity and citizenship have all combined to give ethnic differences a high public and policy profile. This book explores the diverse experiences of ethnic disadvantage and challenges common assumptions. Num Pages: 192 pages, figs. BIC Classification: 1DB; JFF; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861344670
ISBN
9781861344670
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.89

Paperback. Drawing inspiration from the works of those such as Jacques Derrida, Michael Foucault and Jacques Lacan, the contributors address particular questions using a common theoretical language. The book concludes with an assessment of the future directions of discourse theory in the social sciences. Editor(s): Howarth, David R.; Norval, Aletta J.; Stavrakakis, Yannis. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719056642
ISBN
9780719056642
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.97

Paperback. * Leading scholars and political commentators from around the world present a thorough and groundbreaking evaluation of Americaa s global power and politics. * Provides both a rigorous and historically sensitive analysis of Americaa s military and political power. Editor(s): Held, David; Koenig-Archibugi, Mathias. Num Pages: 264 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745633473
ISBN
9780745633473
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.63

Paperback. The first book to examine poverty in Europe within the international framework agreed at the 1995 World Summit on Social Development, this study provides a scientific and international basis for the analysis and reduction of poverty. With contributions from leading poverty experts, it presents cutting-edge international research in one volume. Editor(s): Gordon, David; Townsend, Peter. Series: Studies in Poverty, Inequality and Social Exclusion Series. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 710.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
475
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861342928
ISBN
9781861342928
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.98

Paperback. This book presents all seventeen chapters of evidence commissioned by the Acheson Inquiry to inform its work. It complements both the Acheson Inquiry report published by The Stationary Office and The widening gap (The Policy Press, 1999), which provides a broad overview and systematic interpretation of the Inequalities in Health debate. Editor(s): Gordon, David; Shaw, Mary; Dorling, Daniel; Davey-Smith, George. Series: Studies in Poverty, Inequality and Social Exclusion Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 60figs.83tabs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFF; JPQB; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 297 x 23. Weight in Grams: 764.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861341747
ISBN
9781861341747
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.81

Paperback. Offering an analysis of the Poverty and Social Exclusion Survey, this title charts the extent and nature of material and social deprivation and exclusion in Britain at the end of the 20th century. It measures the extent of social exclusion, and provides an understanding of poverty and social exclusion from a national and international perspective. Editor(s): Gordon, Dave; Levitas, Ruth; Pantazis, Christina. Series: Studies in Poverty, Inequality and Social Exclusion Series. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 776.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861343734
ISBN
9781861343734
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.98

Paperback. As part of preparation for the classroom, it's key for trainee teachers to understand the emotional needs of students. This book provides a clear introduction to emotional development and attachment, offering advice and guidance from a diverse range of professional perspectives including psychology, health and education. Editor(s): Colley, David; Cooper, Paul. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JMC; JNL; JNSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785921346
ISBN
9781785921346
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.06

Paperback. On Oligarchy deftly illuminates the significance of this regime in the context of pressing global economic and political issues. Editor(s): Tabachnick, David E.; Koivukoski, Toivu. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JPA; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442609860
ISBN
9781442609860
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271017433
ISBN
9780271017433
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.57
€ 88.16

Hardback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 100 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 826.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press Philadelphia
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271014593
ISBN
9780271014593
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.02
€ 70.22

Paperback. Should youth be treated as adults when they break the law? How can youth be deterred from crime? What factors should be considered in how youth are punished? What role should the police have in schools? This book deals with these questions. Editor(s): Zimring, Franklin E. Series: Youth, Crime, and Justice. Num Pages: 256 pages, 22 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKVQ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
NYU Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479834440
ISBN
9781479834440
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

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