Society & social sciences
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Society & social sciences
Hardback. Examines political power, state formation, and economic development with examples from Africa, Russia, and Chile. This title looks at the status of opposition politics in America. It is suitable for graduate students and researchers in the field of political science and social theory. Editor(s): Davis, Diane E. Series: Political Power and Social Theory. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780762313402
- ISBN
- 9780762313402
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.36
€ 184.36
Hardback. The issues associated with population ageing are already assuming prominence in OECD countries. This volume describes the modelling approaches and research, providing insights into how different countries are facing the challenges associated with population ageing. Editor(s): Harding, Ann; Gupta, Anil. Series: International Symposia in Economic Theory & Econometrics. Num Pages: 536 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 923.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 536
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762313433
- ISBN
- 9780762313433
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 166.71
€ 166.71
Hardback. Offers fresh theoretical and methodological insights into biculturalism as a reality in many socieities. This work presents a variety of methodological strategies and techniques case studies, autoethnography, content analysis, participant observation, the national survey, and structured and unstructured interviews. Editor(s): Dennis, Rutledge M. Series: Research in Race & Ethnic Relations. Num Pages: 220 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780762314096
- ISBN
- 9780762314096
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.42
€ 119.42
Hardback. A growing body of research has shown that equity issues need to receive greater attention in academia. This book intends to call this research to attention, but also to encourage its further expansion. It brings together some of the leading research on equity and the environment. It features contributions from academics in the field. Editor(s): Freudenburg, William R.; Wilkinson, Robert. Series: Research in Social Problems and Public Policy. Num Pages: 298 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780762314171
- ISBN
- 9780762314171
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.73
€ 167.73
Hardback. Deals with the comparative and historical social science. This title focuses on a variety of questions relating to states, citizenship, and power, common themes examined with divergent analytical entry points and through deep knowledge of country cases as diverse as Russia, the United States, El Salvador, South Africa, and Israel. Editor(s): Davis, Diane E.; Proenza-Coles, Christina. Series: Political Power and Social Theory. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762314188
- ISBN
- 9780762314188
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.43
€ 115.43
Hardback. Looks at the construction of gendered citizenship in different rural contexts. Editor(s): Bock, Bettina B.; Asztalos Morell, Ildiko. Series: Research in Rural Sociology & Development. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSF; JFSJ; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 167 x 33. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780762314201
- ISBN
- 9780762314201
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 251.04
€ 251.04
Hardback. Deals with the topic of health inequalities and health disparities. This volume includes an introductory look at the issue of health care inequalities and disparities, racial and ethnic inequalities and disparities, issues related to substance abuse, and mental health and related concerns. It also looks at issues of vulnerable women. Editor(s): Rothman, Barbara Katz; Armstrong, Elizabeth M.; Tiger, Rebecca. Series: Advances in Medical Sociology. Num Pages: 364 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFM; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 188 x 31. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780762314386
- ISBN
- 9780762314386
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.40
€ 185.40
Hardback. Includes research from North and South America, Europe, and the United Kingdom to provide a global overview of various learning and behavioral disorders. This volume discusses research pertaining to the following areas: working memory, reading disabilities, ADHD, hearing impairments, and motivational orientations. Editor(s): Scruggs, Thomas E.; Mastropieri, Margo A. Series: Advances in Learning & Behavioral Disabilities. Num Pages: 354 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JNSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780762314409
- ISBN
- 9780762314409
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.40
€ 185.40
Hardback. Delivers insights of scientific studies pertaining to hospitality, leisure, and tourism, providing a forum to stimulate discussions on contemporary issues and trends essential to theory advancement as well as professional practices from a global perspective. This title intends to divulge the methods of inquiry so as to inspire research topics. Editor(s): Chen, Joseph S. Series: Advances in Hospitality and Leisure. Num Pages: 260 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: J; KNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762314454
- ISBN
- 9780762314454
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.47
€ 123.47
Hardback. Once hailed as a promising new way to think about law and as opening a vital conversation about literature the question is whether the law and literature enterprise has lived up to its initial promise. This is a contemporary study of law and literature. It includes contributions by an international group of leading scholars. Editor(s): Sarat, Austin. Series: Studies in Law, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762314829
- ISBN
- 9780762314829
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.35
€ 115.35
Hardback. Increasingly, economists have acknowledged that a major limitation to economic theory has been its failure to incorporate human values and beliefs as motivational factors. This book explores how values and beliefs structure the dual processes of provisioning and consuming. Editor(s): McAnany, Patricia A. Series Editor(s): Wood, Donald; Bishop, John. Series: Research in Economic Anthropology. Num Pages: 286 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 579.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762314850
- ISBN
- 9780762314850
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.35
€ 115.35
Hardback. Aims to bring together the work of leading scholars of Constitutionalism, Constitutional law, and politics in the United States to take stock of the field to chart its progress, and point the way for its future development. Editor(s): Sarat, Austin. Series: Studies in Law, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 228 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762314867
- ISBN
- 9780762314867
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.35
€ 115.35
Paperback. This book reflects the complexity of ethical questions, but develops them in relation to a single general theme: that of the involvement of the elderly in the design of social policy and the research which affects them. Editor(s): Thornton, James E.; Winkler, Earl R. Num Pages: 540 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFME; JKSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5830 x 3895. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 540
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774803106
- ISBN
- 9780774803106
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.54
€ 40.99
€ 36.54
Hardback. The first systematic account of party activists at the provincial level in Canada. Num Pages: 155 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 0. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 155
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774803786
- ISBN
- 9780774803786
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.40
€ 102.40
Hardback. These memoirs invite the reader to experience the British Columbia that Alex Lord knew. Through his words, we endure the difficulties of travel in this mountainous province. Editor(s): Calam, John. Series: The Pioneers of British Columbia Series. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JFSF; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 0. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774803816
- ISBN
- 9780774803816
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.40
€ 102.40
Paperback. Originally published in 1977, Contact and Conflict has inspired numerous scholars to examine further the relationships between the Indians and the Europeans -- fur traders as well as settlers. Num Pages: 282 pages, Illustrations, 1 map, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB; JFF; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774804004
- ISBN
- 9780774804004
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.54
€ 40.99
€ 36.54
Hardback. This volume considers two British Columbia Native communities -- the Lillooet and Shuswap communities of Fountain and Pavilion -- and traces their development into complex societies. Editor(s): Hayden, Brian. Num Pages: 584 pages, 59 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 1030.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 584
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774804059
- ISBN
- 9780774804059
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.85
€ 113.85
Paperback. In A Narrow Vision, Brian Titley chronicles the career of Confederation poets Duncan Campbell Scott in the Department of Indian Affairs between 1880 and 1932. Num Pages: 255 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFF; JFSL1; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 255
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774804202
- ISBN
- 9780774804202
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.32
€ 36.99
€ 34.32
Paperback. The book covers a spectrum of key concerns within the field of child and youth care in Canada, and presents an analysis that spans a variety of program areas. Editor(s): Denholm, Carey; Ferguson, Roy V.; Pence, Alan R. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774804233
- ISBN
- 9780774804233
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.54
€ 40.99
€ 36.54
Paperback. This first detailed comparative study of ethno-religious intermarriage provides the background for understanding the dynamics of intermarriage in a culturally pluralistic society like Canada. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSL; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774804318
- ISBN
- 9780774804318
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 46.59
€ 50.99
€ 46.59