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hardcover. The author, an anthropologist specializing in bureaucratic organizations and gender studies, was hired to monitor the project. Analyzing her own experience as a practicing development expert, she demonstrates that the professed goal of women's empowerment is a pretext for promoting economic organizational goals and the interests of local elites. Num Pages: 278 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKN; JFSJ1; JHMC; JNFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781845457686
- ISBN
- 9781845457686
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.83
€ 164.83
Hardback. While social scientists, beginning with Weber, envisioned a secularized world, religion today is forthrightly becoming a defining feature of life all around the globe. The book as a whole explores the connections between religion and politics, and the ways in which globalization shapes these processes. Editor(s): Lindquist, Galina; Handelman, Don. Num Pages: 318 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HR; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845457716
- ISBN
- 9781845457716
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.75
€ 164.75
Hardback. Climate change, accelerating environmental degradation, rapid industrialization and intensifying competition over the world's resources is creating population displacement on an unprecedented scale, resulting in serious societal conflict. Num Pages: 210 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845457723
- ISBN
- 9781845457723
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.34
€ 164.34
Impact of Electricity (The): New Perspectives on the Interrelationship...
. Ed(S): Reuveni, Gideon; Wobick-Segev, Sarah
hardcover. Jewish historiography tends to stress the religious, cultural, and political aspects of the past. By contrast the economyA" has been pushed to the margins of the Jewish discourse and scholarship since the end of the Second World War. This volume takes a fresh look at Jews and the economy, arguing that a broader, cultural approach is needed.. Editor(s): Reuveni, Gideon; Wobick-Segev, Sarah. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSR1; KCZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781845457747
- ISBN
- 9781845457747
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.74
€ 164.74
Paperback. Examines the challenges to child health and nutrition, the impact of these on education and the costs, benefits and policy options involved in the implementation of health and nutrition programmes in schools. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JNK; MBNH3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845933111
- ISBN
- 9781845933111
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.55
€ 78.55
Hardback. Why are governments pushing to centrally regulate teaching and learning at this historical moment? Do these accountability mechanisms succeed in boosting student achievement? How are teachers responding to top-down rules, incentives, and the recasting of what knowledge counts inside school? This book answers these questions. Editor(s): Fuller, Bruce; Hannum, Emily; Henne, Melissa K. Series: Research in the Sociology of Education. Num Pages: 252 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846639104
- ISBN
- 9781846639104
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.39
€ 162.39
Hardback. Features chapters that analyze and compare the experiences of Asian countries in carrying out governance reforms. This book tackles such questions as: how common reform packages designed for developed countries are implemented in developing countries? What happens in the reform diffusion process? And what are the obstacles to reform success? Editor(s): Wescott, Clay; Bowornwathana, Bidhya. Series: Research in Public Policy Analysis and Management. Num Pages: 253 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; JPP; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846639968
- ISBN
- 9781846639968
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 170.51
€ 170.51
Hardback. This edited collection brings together an international panel of contributors to explore ways of engaging with issues of religion and spirituality when carrying out social science research. Editor(s): Spalek, Basia; Imtoual, Alia. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 172 x 18. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847420411
- ISBN
- 9781847420411
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.19
€ 182.19
Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements and Youth Justice
. Ed(S): Baker, Kerry; Sutherland, Alex
Paperback. This report provides a detailed exploration of MAPPA policy and practice in order to prompt further debate about the implications of the risk paradigm for young people and youth justice practitioners. Editor(s): Baker, Kerry; Sutherland, Alex. Series: Researching Criminal Justice Series. Num Pages: 152 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 245 x 170. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847422156
- ISBN
- 9781847422156
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.63
€ 26.99
€ 26.63
Hardback. This book draws on the narratives of white women as English language teachers in the neocolonial world of international development. It explores the paradoxes of language as aid, and questions the mythical power of English to deliver on the promises of a brighter future for the developing world. Series: Critical Language and Literacy Studies. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; EB; GTF; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847693044
- ISBN
- 9781847693044
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.32
€ 158.32
Hardback. This book offers a language revitalisation method that can be used with Indigenous and minority languages, especially in cases where the native language has been lost among people of a working age. It gives practical examples and a theoretical frame of reference for how to plan, organise and implement an intensive language programme. Series: Linguistic Diversity and Language Rights. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL1; JNFR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847698889
- ISBN
- 9781847698889
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 170.63
€ 170.63
Hardback. This book studies how language-in-education policies for additional language learning discursively construct ideologies of the relationships between languages and their speakers. It offers a critical analysis of policy documents from different contexts through a series of in-depth case studies that show how ideologies are articulated and developed. Series: Multilingual Matters. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: CFDM; JNFR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847699145
- ISBN
- 9781847699145
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 170.05
€ 170.05
Advancing Gender Research from the Nineteenth to the Twenty-first Cent...
. Ed(S): Segal, Marcia Texler; Demos, Vasilik...
Hardback. Consists of essays that discuss and analyze the 19th Century writings of Harriet Martineau (British Author), considered to be early examples of sociology and gender studies. Continuing in the tradition established by the "Advances in Gender Research" series, this title explores gender as a social institution and social construct. Editor(s): Segal, Marcia Texler; Demos, Vasilikie P. Series: Advances in Gender Research. Num Pages: 302 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848550261
- ISBN
- 9781848550261
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.21
€ 187.21
hardcover. A book about the courageous decision taken by the Government of a Ceara, Brazil, to tackle the painful economic and social conflict caused by the enormous gap between rich and poor. It tells how the Governor of the State, Tasso Ribeiro Jereissati, decided to develop an understanding of the conflict between growth and distribution. Editor(s): Bar-El, Raphael. Series: Contributions to Conflict Management, Peace Economics and Development. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; GTF; GTJ; JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781848551909
- ISBN
- 9781848551909
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.52
€ 201.52
The Humanitarian Emergency Settings Perceived Needs Scale (HESPER). Ma...
World Health Organization(Who)
Paperback. Series: Van Ommeren. Num Pages: 89 pages, ill. BIC Classification: JKSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 5. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- World Health Organization Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 89
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789241548236
- ISBN
- 9789241548236
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.72
€ 38.72
Hardback. Series: Anthem Politics and International Relations. Num Pages: 236 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Anthem Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789380601199
- ISBN
- 9789380601199
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.28
€ 141.28
Hardback. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: JMC; JMH; MMJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 10. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Urim Publications Israel
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789655242126
- ISBN
- 9789655242126
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.68
€ 26.68
Hardback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HRJ; HRLP1; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Urim Publications Israel
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789655242461
- ISBN
- 9789655242461
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.70
€ 37.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FMT; JKV; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 145 x 15. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789747100754
- ISBN
- 9789747100754
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.75
€ 27.75
Paperback. Explores how urban Southeast Asians view and manage their social life. By comparing the ways they live with their religious representations, with intimate and more distant others, and with their rapidly changing environment, the author demonstrates the marked similarities in the perception of individual and society in three civilisations. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1FM; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789747551235
- ISBN
- 9789747551235
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.36
€ 27.36