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hardcover. This book investigates the effectiveness of current drug and alcohol policies through an economic lens. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH1; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804761475
- ISBN
- 9780804761475
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.54
€ 167.54
Paperback. This book investigates the effectiveness of current drug and alcohol policies through an economic lens. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH1; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 407. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804761482
- ISBN
- 9780804761482
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.93
€ 36.99
€ 33.93
Paperback. The Economics of Gender, 3e offers an affordable, comprehensive, and up-to-date introduction to the contemporary research being conducted on the differences between women's and men's economic opportunities, activities, and rewards. Num Pages: 576 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 189 x 23. Weight in Grams: 892.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405161824
- ISBN
- 9781405161824
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 96.00
€ 96.00
Paperback. The Economics of Immigration shows that immigration could significantly boost world GDP, does little to impact the job prospects or wages of the native born population, has little net fiscal impact, and that immigrants are not assimilating more slowly than prior generations. Editor(s): Powell, Benjamin. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN; KC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 328 x 235 x 32. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190258795
- ISBN
- 9780190258795
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.65
€ 72.65
Hardcover. Succinct, accessible, and authoritative, Thomas Piketty s "The Economics of Inequality" is the ideal place to start for those who want to understand the fundamental issues at the heart of one the most pressing concerns in contemporary economics and politics. This work now appears in English for the first time." Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JP; KCA; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Belknap Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Translation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674504806
- ISBN
- 9780674504806
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.63
€ 32.99
€ 27.63
Paperback. Shows how Western governments are trapping the developing world in a cycle of violence and poverty. Num Pages: 248 pages, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1QFG; 1QFH; GTJ; JPSL; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 136 x 15. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745332246
- ISBN
- 9780745332246
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.60
€ 35.99
€ 28.60
Hardback. Focuses on the economics of obesity. This work assesses the impact of food quality, access to fast food, food prices, legislation, and other factors on diet, physical activity, and body weight. It calculates the impact of obesity on hospital costs and examines the externalities imposed by obesity through health insurance. Editor(s): Bolin, Kristian; Cawley, John H.; Grossman, Michael; Lindgren, Bjorn. Series: Advances in Health Economics & Health Services Research. Num Pages: 390 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; KCQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 173 x 32. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 390
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762314065
- ISBN
- 9780762314065
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.98
€ 185.98
Paperback. The book reviews past and present debates on the challenges faced in attaining equitable economic development. The book aims to provide an introduction to economics where the application to poverty is central and guides learning. And it aims to help those who already know some economics learn more about poverty and inequality. Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; KCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 736
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190212773
- ISBN
- 9780190212773
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 104.07
€ 104.07
Hardcover. Num Pages: 478 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL1; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 166 x 41. Weight in Grams: 842.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674368187
- ISBN
- 9780674368187
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.00€ 55.20
€ 60.00
€ 55.20
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 234 pages, 30 tables, 4 maps, 1 frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1FC; JPA; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691630182
- ISBN
- 9780691630182
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.04
€ 121.04
Paperback. Editor(s): Stiglitz, Joseph E.; Edlin, Aaron S.; DeLong, J. Bradford. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JP; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231143653
- ISBN
- 9780231143653
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.97
€ 20.99
€ 16.97
Hardcover. In The Economy of Hope, hope becomes not only a method of knowledge but also an essential framework for the sociocultural analysis of economic phenomena. Editor(s): Miyazaki, Hirokazu; Swedberg, Richard. Num Pages: 208 pages, 5 illus. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812248692
- ISBN
- 9780812248692
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.45
€ 64.45
Paperback. A book about one of the great stories of modern cultural life: the remarkable ascendancy of prizes in literature and the arts. It documents the dramatic rise of the awards industry and its complex role within an economy of cultural prestige. Num Pages: 432 pages, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 134 x 28. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674030435
- ISBN
- 9780674030435
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.66
€ 35.99
€ 30.66
Paperback. Offers an array of topics from sex in cinema to drugs, graffiti, Bob Dylan, cyberculture, 9/11, book touring and Marlon Brando. This book simmers with direct challenges to conventional wisdom and deep insights into the kaleidoscopic nature of artistic vision, and the way the author's own experiences have fuelled his creative passions. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099563433
- ISBN
- 9780099563433
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.73
€ 23.99
€ 17.73
The Edge of Change. Women in the Twenty-First Century Press.
. Ed(S): Nicholson, June O.; Creedon, Pamela ...
Paperback. A powerful and complex assessment of how women are transforming the news industry Editor(s): Nicholson, June O.; Creedon, Pamela J.; Lloyd, Wanda S.; Johnson, Pamela J. Num Pages: 360 pages, 14 photographs. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252076497
- ISBN
- 9780252076497
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.27
€ 27.99
€ 26.27
Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 13, 13 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JHMC; RNK; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801453304
- ISBN
- 9780801453304
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.71
€ 29.99
€ 26.71
Paperback. Explores ethnoreligious tensions in coastal Kenya. This title also advances understanding of ethnic essentialism, religious plurality, spirit possession, local understandings of personhood, and the many meanings of 'Islam' across cultures. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; JFSL; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780822345091
- ISBN
- 9780822345091
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.97
€ 36.99
€ 33.97
Paperback. Though his subjects were diverse, French social theorist Roger Caillois focused on issues crucial to modern intellectual life, and his essays offer a perspective on many of twentieth-century France's most significant intellectual movements and figures. This book offers an introduction to the writing of Caillois (1913-1978). Editor(s): Frank, Claudine. Translator(s): Naish, Camille. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822330684
- ISBN
- 9780822330684
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.26
€ 41.99
€ 37.26
Paperback. On the 25th anniversary of the Northern Ireland 'Troubles', the Ulster Loyalists are alienated people. Here, the author provides insights into the Loyalist world-view. Describing the troubles as an ethnic conflict, he argues that failure to take into account the strength and importance of the loyalist identity will scupper the chances of peace. Num Pages: 188 pages, 1 figure, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; GTJ; JPL; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 146. Very good copy with light shelf wear. Light nicks, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Oxford Univ Pr (Txt)
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0016381
- ISBN
- 9780198279761
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A groundbreaking and tightly argued polemic about the state of the western world and its defences. Num Pages: 176 pages, No illustration. BIC Classification: JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349140513
- ISBN
- 9780349140513
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.77
€ 14.99
€ 11.77