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Hardback. Presents the demographic information and outlines the problems and needs of an elderly population. This book describes the care and the principal providers of services. It features the coverage of various client problems, such as physical or mental health, caregiving, home and personal safety, senior living, and long-term care arrangements. Num Pages: 448 pages, 12 illus. BIC Classification: JKSG; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 817.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780231115865
- ISBN
- 9780231115865
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.71€ 64.35
€ 82.71
€ 64.35
Paperback. Aims to show how the development of various social identities among political elites leads to cohesive forms of cooperation. This book demonstrates how the cohesive structures evolve from various events and processes to diminish boundaries dividing societies. It also demonstrates how socially derived identities create new roles for state leaders. Num Pages: 270 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231115971
- ISBN
- 9780231115971
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.12
€ 40.99
€ 29.12
Hardback. In addition to examining the role of the legislative and executive branches of government, Stein covers the often-overlooked role of the judiciary, showing how social welfare practitioners should interpret (1) conflicting judicial rulings in cases where courts of equal jurisdiction rule differently on the same matter and (2) judicial rulings that signal significant changes in the law. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; JHBA; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 257 x 184 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1044.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231116824
- ISBN
- 9780231116824
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.71€ 63.42
€ 82.71
€ 63.42
Hardback. This primer for social work students introduces the general definitions and concepts of economics and uses case studies in social work to develop applied knowledge. The case studies include stories of job training, substance abuse centres, counselling, therapy and child protection services. Num Pages: 246 pages, 12 figures. BIC Classification: JKSN; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231116862
- ISBN
- 9780231116862
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.98€ 78.92
€ 103.98
€ 78.92
Paperback. This primer for social work students introduces the general definitions and concepts of economics and uses case studies in social work to develop applied knowledge. The case studies include stories of job training, substance abuse centres, counselling, therapy and child protection services. Num Pages: 246 pages, 12 figures. BIC Classification: JKSN; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 162 x 11. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231116879
- ISBN
- 9780231116879
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.39
€ 37.99
€ 27.39
Hardback. The development of an American science establishment began early in the twentieth century when the federal government began to invest in a national scientific infrastructure. How did this complex marriage between science and government occur? This work is an overview of the science establishment and its relationship with the federal government. Num Pages: 272 pages, 59 halftones, 18 line art. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP; PDK; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231117067
- ISBN
- 9780231117067
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.99€ 50.50
€ 64.99
€ 50.50
Paperback. In this work, historian Harry Harootunian calls attention to the boundaries that compartmentalize the world around us. Exploring European and Japanese conceptions of modernity, he seeks to expose the archaic nature of scholarly categories. Series: Wellek Library Lectures S. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FPJ; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 179 x 12. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780231117951
- ISBN
- 9780231117951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.39
€ 37.99
€ 27.39
Hardback. A collection of interdisciplinary essays that examine how the internet has affected conceptions of community and public life. Editor(s): Kolko, Beth E. Num Pages: 383 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCX; UBJ; UYV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 817.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 383
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231118262
- ISBN
- 9780231118262
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.80€ 96.99
€ 128.80
€ 96.99
Paperback. The first book to look beyond the brutal events toward the broad implications of Matt Shepard's story. Loffreda shows how the politics of sexuality unfolds in a remote and sparsely populated area of the country. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWY; JFFE; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231118590
- ISBN
- 9780231118590
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.59
€ 25.99
€ 19.59
paperback. Based on extensive fieldwork, this book explores the Lahu society in Southwest China where practical gender equality has become the byproduct of a potent ideology of gender unity, vividly expressed by the proverb, "chopsticks only work in pairs." Num Pages: 256 pages, 15 figs. & 1 chart. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSJ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 173 x 14. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780231119573
- ISBN
- 9780231119573
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.85
€ 42.99
€ 30.85
Paperback. Arguing that critical reporting in South America can be better understood as watchdog journalism than as investigative reporting of the American or European variety, this text examines the country's historical absence of a critical press and discusses the evolution of journalistic culture. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 1KLSB; 1KLSC; 1KLSR; JFD; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231119757
- ISBN
- 9780231119757
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.85
€ 42.99
€ 30.85
Hardback. Offering a compassionate view of the interior life of the batterer, this book explains the inner mechanisms of the batterer's violent behavior, analyzes society's negative depictions of abuse as well as general ideas concerning victims, and proposes alternative views. Finally the book addresses treatment methodologies that will result in permanent change. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE; JMP; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231119849
- ISBN
- 9780231119849
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.99€ 50.75
€ 64.99
€ 50.75
Hardback. Are today's radical Islamic groups restoring Islam to an earlier model of religiously inspired politics, as they claim, or are they introducing striking innovations? A leading scholar of the Muslim world investigates these issues in the context of the broad reaches of Muslim history. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; HRH; JFSR2; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231120388
- ISBN
- 9780231120388
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.16€ 89.24
€ 118.16
€ 89.24
Hardback. A memoir of a life in exile. Anca Vlasopolos recounts her life's journey from Romania to Paris and Brussels, then on to the United States. She writes about the peculiar attributes of displacement in the comtemporary world; the ambiguous identities, and the nostalgia for places dimly recalled. Num Pages: 240 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BGA; DSBH; DSK; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231121309
- ISBN
- 9780231121309
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.08€ 46.84
€ 59.08
€ 46.84
Paperback. American progressives - those middle-class citizens who support fundamental change in American life - have always presented a mystery. This work investigates the lives of such reformers as Charles and Mary Beard and Wesley Clair, to investigate their influences and inspiration. Series: Columbia Studies in Contemporary American History. Num Pages: 322 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBTB; JHBK; JPA; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 322
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231121477
- ISBN
- 9780231121477
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.70
€ 42.99
€ 30.70
Paperback. Explores how the family stories entered the popular imagination and shaped collective dreams in the postwar years and into the 1950s. This book also provides access to a vibrant conversation among white and black Americans about the boundaries between public life and family matters, and the meanings of race and ethnicity. Series: Popular Cultures, Everyday Lives. Num Pages: 464 pages, 32 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 181 x 25. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780231121712
- ISBN
- 9780231121712
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.98
€ 40.99
€ 28.98
Hardback. This guide promotes the use of analytical skills in community organization practice. It provides methods to assist the practitioner in identifying community problems, planning interventions and conducting evaluations. Num Pages: 380 pages, 38 illus. BIC Classification: JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 179 x 28. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780231121804
- ISBN
- 9780231121804
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.25
€ 111.25
Paperback. A survey of foreign news coverage by the American media. Num Pages: 272 pages, no illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231122412
- ISBN
- 9780231122412
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.25
€ 51.25
Paperback. This work shows how and why case management and community support replaced psychiatry and mental hospitals. It examines everyday written and oral narratives to prove that the common critique of social workers - that they are state agents controlling clients - is untrue. Num Pages: 286 pages, 2 figures. BIC Classification: JKSN; MBPK; MMH; MMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 15. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780231122733
- ISBN
- 9780231122733
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.70
€ 42.99
€ 30.70
Hardback. Addresses questions about the analysis and construction of masculinity in contemporary society. This book examines the ways male privilege and power are constituted and represented and explores the effect of such constructions on both men and women. It links the analysis of masculinities with feminism's ethical and political agenda. Editor(s): Gardiner, Judith Kegan. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 27. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231122788
- ISBN
- 9780231122788
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.16€ 89.24
€ 118.16
€ 89.24