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Paperback. A comprehensive multi-disciplinary overview of the very latest research on ageing, concentrating on three major themes: active ageing, design for ageing well and the relationship between ageing and socio-economic development. Series: The New Dynamics of Ageing. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP31. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447314738
ISBN
9781447314738
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 36.43

Paperback. A comprehensive multi-disciplinary overview of the very latest research on ageing, concentrating on four major themes: autonomy and independence in later life, biology and ageing, food and nutrition and representation of old age. Series: The New Dynamics of Ageing. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP31. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447314790
ISBN
9781447314790
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 35.24

Paperback. This unique book represents the first multi-disciplinary examination of ageing, from basic cell biology to social participation in later life, drawing on the pioneering New Dynamics of Ageing Programme, the UK's largest research programme in ageing. Editor(s): Walker, Alan. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JKSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 157 x 227 x 17. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Bristol University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447314677
ISBN
9781447314677
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 39.93

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
704
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847424044
ISBN
9781847424044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.77

Paperback. Putting the spotlight on the Chinese and South-East Asian welfare systems, this title provides an assessment of their character and development. It examines the underlying assumptions of these systems and how the processes of globalization are impacting on them. There is also a comparative analysis of Eastern and Western welfare states. Editor(s): Walker, Alan; Wong, Chack-kie. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; HRKN1; JFFS; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861345523
ISBN
9781861345523
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.86

Paperback. This book reconstructs and extends sociological approaches to the understanding of food consumption. It identifies new ways to approach the explanation of food choice and it develops new concepts which will help reshape and reorient common understandings. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
220
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745691718
ISBN
9780745691718
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 23.86

Hardcover. This book reconstructs and extends sociological approaches to the understanding of food consumption. It identifies new ways to approach the explanation of food choice and it develops new concepts which will help reshape and reorient common understandings. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745691701
ISBN
9780745691701
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.45

Hardback. Discusses the many organizations in Britain and the USA which are neither legally part of the state nor permitted to distribute any profits they earn. These "intermediate organizations" include charities, churches, famine relief agencies, non-state universities and social clubs. Num Pages: 324 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JKSN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 631.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745605814
ISBN
9780745605814
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.10

Paperback. Editor(s): Weeks, Alan. Num Pages: 144 pages, 25 black & white illustrations, 16 black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 8. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750956673
ISBN
9780750956673
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.47

Paperback. The first book-length expos of the explosive topic of outsourcing, which has been the subject of news headlines and a Panorama special Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JP. .
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786070661
ISBN
9781786070661
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.53

Paperback. A gripping investigation into the private companies that run Britain Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JP; KJVD; KNV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 148 x 26. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780745749
ISBN
9781780745749
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.74

Paperback. HIV/ AIDS continues to be a major public health issue, affecting millions of sufferers worldwide. This Very Short Introduction explains the science, the international and local politics, the demographics, and the devastating consequences of the disease, and addresses some of the big issues that will concern us over the next decade. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 176 pages, 12 black and white images. BIC Classification: JFFH2; MBN; MBX; MJCJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 112 x 13. Weight in Grams: 134.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198727491
ISBN
9780198727491
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.83

Paperback. Studs Terkel was an American icon who had no use for America's cult of celebrity. He was a leftist who valued human beings over political dogma. In scores of books and thousands of radio and television broadcasts, Studs paid attention - and respect - to "ordinary" human beings of all classes and colours Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JMC; APW; BGF; JP; KNTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 274 x 18. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Monthly Review Press,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583675939
ISBN
9781583675939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.60

Paperback. Considers the ways Americans understand the relationship between their religious beliefs and the political arena. This work covers such topics as: how religious diversity affects American democracy, how religion is implicated in America's partisan battles, and how religion affects ideas about race, ethnicity, and gender. Editor(s): Wolfe, Alan; Katznelson, Ira. Num Pages: 456 pages, 16 line illus. 28 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRAM2; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 618.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691147291
ISBN
9780691147291
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.24
€ 42.46

Paperback. School choice has risen to the top of the list of potential solutions to America's educational problems. This collection of essays redresses this situation by addressing the moral and normative side of school choice. It considers the relationship of school choice to equality, moral pluralism, institutional ecology, and constitutionality. Editor(s): Wolfe, Alan. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNK; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691096612
ISBN
9780691096612
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.07
€ 51.02

Paperback. This is an essential travel companion for a journey through the landscapes and places associated with Wallace in Scotland and Northern England, and a vibrant new insight into the reality of Scotland's most famous battlefield hero. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 173 x 11. Weight in Grams: 534.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752456386
ISBN
9780752456386
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.78

Paperback. Uses classic theories to explain individuals' political decisions to examine what influences these decisions. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: JHM; JPA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592131488
ISBN
9781592131488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 32.98

Paperback. Num Pages: 122 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JKS; VFXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 203 x 13. Weight in Grams: 138.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
PM Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781629631516
ISBN
9781629631516
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.96

Paperback. The Sandwich Years is the heartfelt, inspirational story of the bond between a mother and a daughter and how one woman - through caring for the person she had relied on the most - finally found herself. (Previously published as Daughter, Mother, Me) Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JKSG; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 200 x 26. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland
Condition
New
SKU
9781473627505
ISBN
9781473627505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.50

Paperback. Informative and intelligent, this invaluable resource exposes the dangers of racist thought, and why it remains part of our everyday lives. Series: Beginner's Guides. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851685431
ISBN
9781851685431
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.56

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