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Work in Transition shows how migrants develop their cultural capital in order to enter the workforce, as well as how failure to leverage that capital can lead to permanent exclusion from professional positions. Num Pages: 360 pages, 7 figures. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 648.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442647602
ISBN
9781442647602
Condition: New

€ 86.98

Hardcover. This book contributes to our understanding of the transformation of work in the information economy, through a detailed examination of labour markets in Silicon Valley. It provides an original and insightful analysis of flexible labour. Series: Information Age Series. Num Pages: 312 pages, 43 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JHBL; KCF; KNDH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 568.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631232490
ISBN
9780631232490
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.53

Paperback. Through pedagogical techniques, self-assessment and personal reflection, this book provides students and graduates with a comprehensive guide to work experience, placements and internships. It offers essential support for every stage of the experience journey, from finding appropriate opportunities, to using the experience to further a career. Series: Palgrave Career Skills. Num Pages: 208 pages, 8 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JNR; VSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
Macmillan Education UK United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137462015
ISBN
9781137462015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.70

Paperback. Brings together a combination of close observation of, and personal and interpersonal responses to, the minutiae of the work setting and its dynamics, both internal and external. This book outlines the process of the method itself, followed by descriptions of a range of settings, in Britain and abroad, in which it has been successfully applied. Editor(s): Rustin, Margaret; Bradley, Jonathan. Series: The Tavistock Clinic Series. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JMF; MMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 149 x 26. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
330
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855756441
ISBN
9781855756441
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.66

Hardcover. Part of the "Organizational Frontiers" series, this book focuses on the careers of individuals as they change, not only in response to changing organizational contexts, but also in response to internal developmental needs as well. It offers an exploration of how an individual's career unfolds from early childhood through retirement. Editor(s): Feldman, Daniel C. Series: Organizational Frontiers Series. Num Pages: 416 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JMC; KJMV2; KJU; VSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 239 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780787959166
ISBN
9780787959166
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.10

Paperback. This book provides a lively and accessible introduction to key new areas in the contemporary study of work. While traditional accounts of work have tended to focus upon male manual workers in factories, recent developments have shifted the notions of what counts as work, what work is, and where it takes place. Num Pages: 368 pages, 46. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 172 x 26. Weight in Grams: 652.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745622231
ISBN
9780745622231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.46

Hardback. This book provides a lively and accessible introduction to key new areas in the contemporary study of work. While traditional accounts of work have tended to focus upon male manual workers in factories, recent developments have shifted the notions of what counts as work, what work is, and where it takes place. Num Pages: 368 pages, 46. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 173 x 30. Weight in Grams: 786.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745622224
ISBN
9780745622224
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.37

Paperback. .
Publisher
Floris Books
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863152276
ISBN
9780863152276
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.97

Hardback. Thirty years of economic change have fundamentally altered the nature of organizations and work in China. This volume brings together the research by many of the top scholars studying these issues and provides a glimpse into the state of thinking on organizations and work at the start of the fourth decade of transition. Editor(s): Keister, Lisa. Series: Research in the Sociology of Work. Num Pages: 454 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 796.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848557307
ISBN
9781848557307
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.25

Paperback. Globalization, economic development and changes in social environments have put the relationships between work, leisure, social structure and quality of life under the spotlight. This book brings together chapters from international experts in a range of disciplines concerned with work, leisure and well-being to discuss key, topical issues. Editor(s): Haworth, John T.; Veal, Anthony J. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFR; JHBL; JHBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415250580
ISBN
9780415250580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.71

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784416300
ISBN
9781784416300
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.80

Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230. . Clean copy in dust wrapper. DW showing some light shelf wear. Previous owner's name to ffep. Remains a very good copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0010685
ISBN
9781853961069
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Editor(s): Randow, Lauren S. Num Pages: 118 pages, tables, charts, illus. BIC Classification: JFFG; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
118
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611224634
ISBN
9781611224634
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.22
€ 94.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, facsims. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFB; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 227 x 14. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816622535
ISBN
9780816622535
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JMTH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Quest Institute United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780954366452
ISBN
9780954366452
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.13

Paperback. The story of Pussy Riot, punk icons and Russian dissenters, and the untold story of their infamous trial and on-going global significance Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JMG; AVGU; AVH; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847089342
ISBN
9781847089342
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

Paperback. Sheds light on the power of group Bible study for the ever-evolving shape of American Evangelicalism. This book draws on over nineteen months of ethnographic work with five congregations to better understand why group Bible study matters so much to Evangelicals and for Evangelical culture. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC99; HRCG; JFSL. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 231 x 162 x 12. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814791226
ISBN
9780814791226
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 211 x 15. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
annotated ed
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816646807
ISBN
9780816646807
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.66

Hardback. Translator(s): Gorbman, Claudia. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, 256 b&w film stills. BIC Classification: APFA; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780231174985
ISBN
9780231174985
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.11
€ 79.73

Paperback. Translator(s): Gorbman, Claudia. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, 256 b&w film stills. BIC Classification: APFA; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231174992
ISBN
9780231174992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.41

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