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Hardcover. This comprehensive study demonstrates the dramatic changes that have taken place in the protection of old and new social risks, exploring the mechanisms behind these changes in the context of corporatist welfare state institutions. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDN; JKS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 179 x 243 x 14. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847429636
ISBN
9781847429636
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.39

Hardback. A critical assessment of Jewishness in Woody Allen's films and plays Editor(s): Brook, Vincent; Grinberg, Marat. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Brandeis University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611684797
ISBN
9781611684797
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.53
€ 67.71

Hardback. Editor(s): Manganaro, Marc. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 350 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691633558
ISBN
9780691633558
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 185.91

Paperback. Written by scholars from both sides of the Atlantic, the work discusses the role European dependence on American support played in the history of European unification. Editor(s): Trachtenberg, Marc. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 299.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742521773
ISBN
9780742521773
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.32

Hardback. Combining detailed quantitative analysis of newspaper articles and television news stories with extensive interviews of leading journalists and government officials, the book demonstrates conclusively that the media, as an elite interest group, have the power to influence both the making of policy and the agenda for that policy. Num Pages: 204 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 425.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804724395
ISBN
9780804724395
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.95

Hardcover. Who tends to volunteer and why? What causes attract certain types of volunteers? What motivates people to volunteer? Making use of survey information to offer a detailed portrait of the volunteer in America, this work provides a resource for everyone who works with volunteers or is interested in their role in contemporary society. Series: Philanthropic and Nonprofit Studies. Num Pages: 680 pages, 7 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSN1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 167 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1078.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
680
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253349293
ISBN
9780253349293
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.61

Paperback. An argument that in the era of globalization, survival-outlasting the uncertainties and threats of a precarious future-has supplanted harmonious coexistence as the primary goal of politics. Translator(s): Kleinman, Julie. Series: Public Planet Books. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 197 x 40 x 15. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822346074
ISBN
9780822346074
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.40

Hardback. Implementing and Working with the Youth Criminal Justice Act across Canada provides the first comprehensive, province-by-province analysis of how each Canadian jurisdiction has implemented the Act in accordance with its own history, traditions, and institutional arrangements. Editor(s): Alain, Marc; Corrado, Raymond R.; Reid, Susan. Num Pages: 384 pages, 10 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JKVQ2; JPQB; LNFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 700.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442630093
ISBN
9781442630093
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.33

hardcover. In a series of probing, innovative essays, Marc Aronson explores the true potential of Young Adult literature and revels in the passion of its readers he exposes the real problem with teenagers and reading: adult myths, projections and blind prejudices. Series: Studies in Young Adult Literature. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSP2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810839045
ISBN
9780810839045
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.24

Paperback. An anthropological account of the multi-level dynamics that underlie the continuing electoral dominance of the Democrat Party in southern Thailand, a conspicuous anomaly in Thailand's political landscape. It includes a study of candidates, support groups, and election campaigns in the province of Songkhla in the eventful years 2004 and 2005. Num Pages: 408 pages, 20 figs. BIC Classification: 1F; 1FM; GTB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5499 x 3564 x 28. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9789749511381
ISBN
9789749511381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Hardback. With an ethnologist's understanding of construct and practice, Marc Auge proves age is unrelated to the development of consciousness, desire, and representations of the self. In bold, eye-opening strokes, he isolates age as a physical marker and casts one's youthful approach to the world as the true measure of life's value. Translator(s): Gladding, Jody. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 112 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPX; JHMC; JMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 178 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231175883
ISBN
9780231175883
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.25

Paperback. Translator(s): Conley, Tom (Professor of Romance Languages, Harvard University, USA). Num Pages: 224 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: JFC; KNG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816634378
ISBN
9780816634378
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.81

Paperback. Translator(s): Conley, Tom. Num Pages: 120 pages, 5 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 126 x 10. Weight in Grams: 156.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780816656417
ISBN
9780816656417
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.69

Paperback. Presents the study of migrant populations that poses challenges owing to the mobility of these groups, which may be further complicated by cultural, educational, and linguistic diversity as well as the legal status of their members. Editor(s): Schenker, Marc B.; Castaneda, Xochitl; Rodriguez-Lainz, Alfonso. Num Pages: 536 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHM; MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 166 x 36. Weight in Grams: 746.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520277953
ISBN
9780520277953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.54

paperback. A compelling study of a Jewish religious leader whose life exemplifies the dilemmas that Europe's Jews have faced over the past century. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 23. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization United Kingdom
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781874774914
ISBN
9781874774914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.27

Hardcover. Series: The Jossey-Bass social & behavioral science series. Num Pages: 472 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JMRL; JNC; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 162 x 36. Weight in Grams: 769.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
SKU
V9781555424671
ISBN
9781555424671
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.99

Paperback. Chronicles the history of Indigenous political activism in Ecuador, from the creation of the local agricultural syndicates in the 1920s through the protests of 1990. This work reveals the central role of women in Indigenous movements and the history of productive collaborations between rural Indigenous activists and urban leftist intellectuals. Num Pages: 336 pages, 24 b&w photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSE; JFC; JFSL9; JHM; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822342793
ISBN
9780822342793
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.62

Paperback. Observations of animals playing, solving problems, and behaving fairly toward each other reveal a range of animal behaviors and show that the ethical treatment of animals is a significant issue. Series: Animals, Culture, & Society. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 534. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592133482
ISBN
9781592133482
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 33.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFFZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
New World Library United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781577316497
ISBN
9781577316497
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.89

paperback. Exposes the seamy underbelly of higher education - a world where faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates work long hours for fast-food wages. This title assesses the costs of higher education's corporatization on faculty and students at various levels. Series: Cultural Front. Num Pages: 281 pages, 4 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNK; JNM; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
281
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814799758
ISBN
9780814799758
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

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