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Society & social sciences
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
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€ 35.08
€ 38.99
€ 35.08
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
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Condition: New
€ 197.01
€ 197.01
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
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Condition: New
€ 151.39
€ 151.39
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. 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
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
€ 62.52
€ 62.52
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
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Condition: New
€ 163.49
€ 163.49
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.
- Format
- 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
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.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195122183
- ISBN
- 9780195122183
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 135.36
€ 135.36
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
The Social Sustainability of Cities. Diversity and the Management of C...
. Ed(S): Polese, Mario; Stren, Richard
Paperback. Some cities have been more successful than others in creating environments conducive to the cohabitation of a diverse population. Case studies analyze ten cities in North America, South America, Europe, and Africa in terms of their social sustainability. Editor(s): Polese, Mario; Stren, Richard. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 515.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802083203
- ISBN
- 9780802083203
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Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 41.44
€ 43.99
€ 41.44
Hardback. Writing is one of humankind's greatest inventions, and modern societies could not function if their citizens could not read and write. How do skilled readers pick up meaning from markings on a page so quickly, and how do children learn to do so? Editor(s): Pollatsek, Alexander; Treiman, Rebecca. Series: Oxford Library of Psychology. Num Pages: 520 pages, Yes. BIC Classification: JMC; JMR; JNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 197 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1086.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199324576
- ISBN
- 9780199324576
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 247.75
€ 247.75
paperback. Provides a theoretical framework which helps the reader make sense of the detail contained in the later case studies. This title shows how choosing a particular concept of quality has significant political and organizational consequences and also discusses how quality may be measured. Editor(s): Pollitt, Christopher; Bouckaert, Geert. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; JFF; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 10. Weight in Grams: 243.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780803974654
- ISBN
- 9780803974654
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.39
€ 74.39
hardcover. This fifth volume of "Research on Managing Groups and Teams" focuses on the relationship between identity issues and individual and group functioning. It looks at a range of phenomena involving the individual identities people bring to the groups they join and collective identities. Editor(s): Polzer, Jeffrey T.; Mannix, Elizabeth A.; Neale, Margaret Ann. Series: Research on Managing Groups & Teams. Num Pages: 316 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFS; JMH; KJMV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762309511
- ISBN
- 9780762309511
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.78
€ 137.78
Paperback. Editor(s): Pomerance, Murray; Palmer, R. Barton. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: APFA; DSA; JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813566283
- ISBN
- 9780813566283
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Condition: New
€ 43.43
€ 43.43
Hardback. In this collection of essays, historians discuss the applications of evolutionary theory to cultural, social, economic and political phenomena. Contributors include anthropologist Donald Brown, archaeologist Albert Naccache and demographer Noel Bonneuil. Editor(s): Pomper, Philip; Shaw, David Gary. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HBAH; JFCX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742521605
- ISBN
- 9780742521605
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.49
€ 193.49
Paperback. In this collection of essays, historians discuss the applications of evolutionary theory to cultural, social, economic and political phenomena. Contributors include anthropologist Donald Brown, archaeologist Albert Naccache and demographer Noel Bonneuil. Editor(s): Pomper, Philip; Shaw, David Gary. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HBAH; JFCX; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 149 x 17. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742521612
- ISBN
- 9780742521612
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.15
€ 78.15
Paperback. Editor(s): Potter, Cathryn; Brittain, Charmaine. Num Pages: 400 pages, 1 black and white half tone, 5 line illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSB1; KJMV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 565.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195326765
- ISBN
- 9780195326765
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 89.56
€ 89.56
Forecasting Nuclear Proliferation in the 21st Century
. Ed(S): Potter, William C.; Mukhatzhanova, G...
Hardback. This two-volume set is the output from an extensive research project focused on developing the first forecasting model for nuclear proliferation. The Theory volume consists of an introduction and nine additional chapters devoted to key theoretical issues regarding the dynamics of nuclear weapons (non) proliferation. Editor(s): Potter, William C.; Mukhatzhanova, Gaukhar. Num Pages: 312 pages, 26 tables, 10 figures, 1 map. BIC Classification: 3JM; JWMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804769723
- ISBN
- 9780804769723
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.08
€ 147.08