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Hardback. This issue of Political Power and Social Theory explores the changes in science associated with the rise of neoliberalism since the 1970s. The collected papers together chart an important theoretical agenda for future research in the study of sciencesociety relations in the contemporary era. Editor(s): Frickel, Scott (Asst. Professor of Sociology, Tulane University, USA); Hess, David J. Series: Political Power and Social Theory. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783506682
- ISBN
- 9781783506682
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.93
€ 134.93
Hardcover. This volume aims to shed light on how public service value is identified, managed, measured and reported. The chapters cover a range of topics, including theoretical reflections, practical case studies and empirical observations aimed at understanding the concept of public value. Editor(s): Guthrie, James; Marcon, Giuseppe; Russo, Salvatore; Farneti, Federica. Series: Studies in Public and Non-Profit Governance. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: JPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784410117
- ISBN
- 9781784410117
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.38
€ 146.38
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785920318
- ISBN
- 9781785920318
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Condition: New
€ 29.20
€ 29.20
Paperback. Based upon years of experience and research, the SOS programme is the essential first step for enabling people with intellectual disabilities who have experienced sexual abuse to recover from the trauma. This is a vital resource filled with ready-to-use, practical tools for supporting these people, their families and caregivers. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JFFE2; JFFG; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 176 x 27. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785921476
- ISBN
- 9781785921476
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Condition: New
€ 58.78
€ 58.78
Paperback. The principles of practice in psychiatric care are described with the intent to manage behavioural challenges and create a healthy workspace and treatment area. The author discusses methods and approaches of managing negative behaviour of both patients and staff, to allow for the psychiatric treatment to function most effectively. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: JKSM; JMP; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 142 x 215 x 18. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785922145
- ISBN
- 9781785922145
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.74
€ 24.74
Paperback. In 1870 Bismarck, Prime Minister of Prussia, engineered a war with France that would result in the fall of the Second Empire. It was the first modern European war and saw the use of bolt action rifles, machine guns, railway transport and professional general staffs. Illustrator(s): Pavlovic, Darko. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, 40ill.8col.ill. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 249 x 12. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841767543
- ISBN
- 9781841767543
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.46
€ 17.99
€ 16.46
Paperback. Aiming to help overcome difficulties arising from the lack of an agreed vocabulary, this reference work is useful for researchers, students and policy makers working in a variety of disciplines. Editor(s): Spicker, Paul; Leguizamon, Sonia Alvarez; Gordon, David. Series: International Studies in Poverty Research. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GB; JFFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842778234
- ISBN
- 9781842778234
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 16.58
€ 45.99
€ 16.58
Paperback. People with dementia have often played a passive role in the investigation of their condition. The contributors to this book look at ways of redressing the balance and involving them in the research process. They describe the skills that researchers and care staff need when seeking to validate the views of people with dementia successfully. Editor(s): Wilkinson, Heather. Num Pages: 256 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: JMP; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843100010
- ISBN
- 9781843100010
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.02
€ 36.02
Paperback. In June 2000 Peter Houghton, a counselor in palliative care, was weeks from death due to cardiomyopathy. Then he was offered the chance to participate in a clinical trial. Six months later he was not only still alive, but planning a long distance walk for charity and writing this book about his experiences. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; JHBZ; MBDC; MBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 11. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Pub
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843100201
- ISBN
- 9781843100201
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.56
€ 38.56
Paperback. Peter Myers' intricate and ornately patterned drawings are brought together for the first time in this volume, which is the fascinating result of the collaboration of an artist and two scientists. The beautiful, complex images serve as a rare window into the precision and exacting creativity of the Asperger mind at work. Num Pages: 80 pages, colour insert. BIC Classification: JMP; MMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 301 x 238 x 7. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Pub
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843100324
- ISBN
- 9781843100324
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.76
€ 34.76
Paperback. In this book parents who have chosen the home education option for their children on the autistic spectrum candidly relate their experiences: how they reached the decision to educate at home, how they set about the task, and their feelings about the issues raised by their actions. Editor(s): Dowty, Terri; Cowlishaw, Kitt. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JNSG; JNSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843100379
- ISBN
- 9781843100379
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.56
€ 38.56
Paperback. Series: Forensic Focus. Num Pages: 224 pages, index. BIC Classification: JMS; MJN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 171 x 10. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843100539
- ISBN
- 9781843100539
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.25
€ 41.25
Paperback. This innovative book explores social work, therapy and counselling as a series of encounters - between clients and human services professionals, social workers, their colleagues and other professionals, and more widely between citizens and the state. It presents in-depth discussion of the roles, language and contexts of meetings between them. Editor(s): Juhila, Kirsi; Poso, Tarja; White, Sue; Hall, Chris; Parton, Nigel. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JKSN; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 233 x 15. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Pub
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843100737
- ISBN
- 9781843100737
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.70
€ 38.70
Paperback. Drawing on many years' experience of working in victim support, probation, mediation and restorative practices, Marian Liebmann uses pertinent case examples to illustrate how restorative justice can be used effectively to work with crime and its effects. Liebmann also examines how restorative justice is practised around the world. Num Pages: 472 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKV. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 242 x 174 x 26. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843100744
- ISBN
- 9781843100744
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.45
€ 66.45
Paperback. Based on a qualitative study of child protection practices this book takes a detailed look at what professionals actually 'do', contrasting the relatively straightforward process illustrated in procedural guidance with the uncertainty of the 'real world' of child protection work. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSB1; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 160 x 235 x 22. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Pub
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843100751
- ISBN
- 9781843100751
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.90
€ 34.90
Paperback. Series: International Library of Group Analysis. Num Pages: 224 pages, index. BIC Classification: JMH; JMTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Pub
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843100881
- ISBN
- 9781843100881
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.38
€ 66.38
Paperback. This easy-to-read booklet answers commonly asked questions about DCD and presents all the necessary information to aid parents, carers and professionals in selecting the best options for their child. In clearly laid out chapters, the author describes the features of DCD and provides practical solutions. Num Pages: 96 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFFG; JMC; JMP; MQT; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 215 x 7. Weight in Grams: 134.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843100904
- ISBN
- 9781843100904
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.30
€ 23.30
Paperback. Csoti shows how parents and professionals can help children aged 5 - 16 move away from the negative thoughts and behaviour that contribute to school phobia. She tackles specific problems of bullying, separation anxiety and panic attacks, and provides information on current therapies and medication, and what to do if the child regresses. Num Pages: 272 pages, resources, index. BIC Classification: JKSN; JNL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843100911
- ISBN
- 9781843100911
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.64
€ 34.64
Paperback. Drawing on a three-year multidisciplinary study of children of divorced parents, the authors present a much-needed guide to understanding the experience of children who are experiencing parental separation. This book provides an in-depth account of how children are actively involved in the process of divorce and how they shape that experience. Num Pages: 240 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: JHBK; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Pub
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843101031
- ISBN
- 9781843101031
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.56
€ 38.56
Paperback. Trauma suffered during childhood can affect not only a person's emotional and mental health, but also their physical health, even into adulthood. This unique book fills a gap in research in this area, providing personal and theoretical perspectives on trauma and recovery. Editor(s): Etherington, Kim. Num Pages: 208 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Pub
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843101062
- ISBN
- 9781843101062
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 37.77
€ 37.99
€ 37.77