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Paperback. The first book to address the subject in its own right, this book targets good practice and stimulates an agenda for change. The contributors explore the implications for younger people with dementia and their families at personal and service-development levels. They call for a multi-disciplinary approach to all stages of the provision of services. Editor(s): Cox, Sylvia; Keady, John. Num Pages: 336 pages, index. BIC Classification: JFFG; JKSN; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Pub
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853025884
ISBN
9781853025884
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.44

Paperback. This study shows how the feminist movement of the 1960s first found momentum in the seemingly peaceable time of the 1950s. It explores white middle class America and argues that mixed messages given to girls during this decade lent fuel to the fire that would later become known as feminism. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; GTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226072616
ISBN
9780226072616
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.94

Paperback. Many gifted and talented children are bored and frustrated in the classroom. Many are not achieving their potential and talents are going unrecognised. This practical guide challenges teachers and shows them how they can identify and provide for the needs of these children. Editor(s): Gilbert, Ian. Num Pages: 220 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JNSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 182 x 13. Weight in Grams: 418. 220 pages, Illustrations. Editor(s): Gilbert, Ian. Many gifted and talented children are bored and frustrated in the classroom. Many are not achieving their potential and talents are going unrecognised. This practical guide challenges teachers and shows them how they can identify and provide for the needs of these children. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JNSP. Dimension: 223 x 182 x 13. Weight: 418.
Publisher
Crown House Publishing
Number of pages
220
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845906801
ISBN
9781845906801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 10.63

Paperback. The author chronicles how basketball and hip hop have gone from being reviled by the American mainstream in the 1970s to being embraced and imitated globally today. For young black men, he argues, they represent a new version of the American dream, one embodying the hopes and desires of those excluded from the original version. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGR; JFSL3; WSJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 151 x 11. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
2 Edition
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803216754
ISBN
9780803216754
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.69

Paperback. Offers a study of the 'Young Turks', a group of Turkish army officers who sought to reform the Ottoman Empire and led a constitutional revolution against Sultan Ahmed Hamid II in 1908. This book discusses the counter-revolution of 1909 and the emergence of the 'Group of Saviour officers' who formed a cabinet determined to destroy the Young Turks. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3JJC; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Oxford University Press USA
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850659105
ISBN
9781850659105
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 50 pages, colour illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 212 x 11. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Tughra Books United States
Number of pages
50
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597842495
ISBN
9781597842495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

paperback. Num Pages: 111 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JPS; KCF; KCL; YQV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 210 x 146 x 10. Weight in Grams: 210.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Spokesman Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
111
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851246208
ISBN
9780851246208
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.45

Paperback. Focuses on children's and adolescents' conceptions of their rights and responsibilities. Articles utilize the best developmental science and theoretical frameworks to address the tensions and complexities of children's rights both locally and globally. Editor(s): Ruck, Martin D.; Horn, Stacey S. Series: Journal of Social Issues (JOSI). Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JPVH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 162 x 13. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405194341
ISBN
9781405194341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.06

Hardback. This innovative, timely book offers a challenging interpretation of the ways in which young people's non-participation is becoming criminalised. It re-examines the causes and consequences of youth unemployment from an unusually wide range of perspectives. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP2; JKVQ2; KCFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447307013
ISBN
9781447307013
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.63

Hardcover. Editor(s): Robertson, Margaret; Williams, Michael. Num Pages: 241 pages, tables. BIC Classification: JFSP2; JHBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 263 x 188 x 22. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
241
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594540295
ISBN
9781594540295
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.03
€ 80.34

Paperback. This book explores the problems that arise when death is not openly discussed with young people and offers invaluable advice about how best to allay concerns without pretending that there are easy answers. It covers all of the key issues and supports professionals in asking young people the difficult question, "Do you think much about death?" Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JKSN2; JNC; MMJT; VFJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 144 x 9. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849053204
ISBN
9781849053204
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.74

Paperback. An authoritative text highlighting the key issues affecting young people taking the step from leaving care to adulthood. Covers relevant research, policy and practice, and advises on how best to understand, prepare and support young people. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JKSB1; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 230 x 11. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849052443
ISBN
9781849052443
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 44.74

Paperback. This book is about boyfriends and girlfriends - getting them, keeping them and moving on from them. The book will be essential reading for professionals and parents struggling with the ferocity of young people's feelings where 'I love you!' and 'I hate you!' are never far apart. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP2; JKSN2; JMC; JMD; JNH; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 142 x 10. Weight in Grams: 210.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849050555
ISBN
9781849050555
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.57

paperback. In a period of rapid social and economic change, labour markets are undergoing major transformations. This book explores the changing fortunes of young people in Europe's flexible and precarious labour markets and the range of policies that are being developed to help them deal with the problems they face. Editor(s): Bradley, Harriet; Hoof, Jacques Van. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9781861345875
ISBN
9781861345875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 39.96

Paperback. This book is about young people trying to find answers, or at least trying to live more comfortably with the question. Using dozens of recognisable vignettes, Luxmoore explores young people's anxieties about ordinariness and extraordinariness, anxieties that affect everything: their behaviour, choices, relationships, happiness. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP2; JKSN2; JMC; JNH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849051859
ISBN
9781849051859
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.74

Paperback. Mental health problems and disorders among adolescents are an increasingly endemic problem, causing anxiety and distress for young people themselves, challenges for the health care professional, social worker, teachers and parents, and demands on the managed care system. Editor(s): Aggleton, Peter; Hurry, Jane; Warwick, Ian. Num Pages: 228 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JMC; MBPK; MJW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 234 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Wiley
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471976783
ISBN
9780471976783
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.78

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861345240
ISBN
9781861345240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 41.12

paperback. Alongside the current media preoccupation with high risk offenders, there has been a shift towards a greater focus on risk and public protection in UK criminal justice policy. This report draws together a distinguished panel to consider both the theory and application of the risk concept in work with young people and young adults that offend. Series: Researching Criminal Justice Series. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 248 x 170 x 16. Weight in Grams: 754.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847420008
ISBN
9781847420008
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.88

Hardcover. Written by a leading practitioner and academic in the field of youth and community work this multidisciplinary book reflects the way theoretical, the social and the religious impacts on the lives of Muslim young people. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP2; JFSR2. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847428783
ISBN
9781847428783
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.15

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847428776
ISBN
9781847428776
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.81

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