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Paperback. How are children who have experienced adversity able to function competently? Why do some children appear to be resilient? These fascinating, complex, and puzzling questions have been studied mostly from a behavioral and psychosocial perspective. Editor(s): Lester, Barry M.; Masten, Ann; McEwen, Bruce. Series: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- New York Academy of Sciences United States
- Edition
- Volume 1094
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781573316439
- ISBN
- 9781573316439
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Condition: New
€ 131.53
€ 131.53
Paperback. Moving beyond theoretical notions of 'resilience' this is the first book to offer a conceptual and empirical approach to exploring and comparing the process of resilience across service 'hubs' in three complex but different global inner-city regions: London, Los Angeles and Sydney. Num Pages: 300 pages, 44 black & white illustrations, 16 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFSG; JKSN1; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447316640
- ISBN
- 9781447316640
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.98
€ 40.99
€ 38.98
Paperback. As regionalisation becomes an increasingly hot topic, the authors explain why regionalism has been most successful in Latin America and analyse current processes and opinions of possible future developments in the region, including the Caribbean, Central America, Brazil, and Mexico. Editor(s): Rivarola Puntigliano, Andres. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC; JPA; JPS; KCP; RP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349349913
- ISBN
- 9781349349913
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.17
€ 66.17
Resilience of Regionalism in Latin America and the Caribbean: Developm...
Andrés Rivarola Puntigliano (Ed.)
Hardback. As regionalisation becomes an increasingly hot topic, the authors explain why regionalism has been most successful in Latin America and analyse current processes and opinions of possible future developments in the region, including the Caribbean, Central America, Brazil, and Mexico. Editor(s): Rivarola Puntigliano, Andres; Briceno-Ruiz, Jose. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JPRB; JPS; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230368361
- ISBN
- 9780230368361
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Hardback. Students and scholars of both Latin American politics and comparative politics will find The Resilience of the Latin American Right of vital interest. Editor(s): Luna, Juan Pablo; Rovira Kaltwasser, Cristobal. Num Pages: 392 pages, 33, 33 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; JPA; JPB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421413891
- ISBN
- 9781421413891
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.24
€ 87.24
Paperback. Providing insight into the reason why some adults are resilient enough to have overcome devastating childhood trauma, the author outlines how victims can recognize their resilient traits and appreciate the good in their lives. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JMC; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 151 x 25. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787902537
- ISBN
- 9780787902537
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.16
€ 59.16
Hardcover. Provocative study of the 1968 election that pitted Richard Nixon against Hubert Humphrey and convincingly shows how the parties successfully managed a divided government during an era of social and political upheaval. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700619634
- ISBN
- 9780700619634
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.23
€ 78.23
Paperback. Series: Guilford Practical Intervention in the Schools. Num Pages: 179 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 266 x 204 x 11. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Guilford Publications United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 179
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781462513345
- ISBN
- 9781462513345
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.63
€ 55.63
Hardcover. Editor(s): DuBois, Marc L.; Baourakis, George; Mattas, Konstadinos; Zopounidis, Constantinos. Num Pages: 391 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; JP; JW; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 180 x 29. Weight in Grams: 900.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 391
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611220322
- ISBN
- 9781611220322
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 344.37€ 236.48
€ 344.37
€ 236.48
Paperback. What does it mean to live dangerously? This is not just a philosophical question or an ethical call to reflect upon our own individual recklessness. It is a deeply political issue, fundamental to the new doctrine of resilience that is becoming a key term of art for governing planetary life in the 21st Century. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745671536
- ISBN
- 9780745671536
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.35
€ 27.35
Hardcover. What does it mean to live dangerously? This is not just a philosophical question or an ethical call to reflect upon our own individual recklessness. It is a deeply political issue, fundamental to the new doctrine of resilience that is becoming a key term of art for governing planetary life in the 21st Century. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745671529
- ISBN
- 9780745671529
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.24
€ 73.24
paperback. Editor(s): Chang, Jen. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBCQ; JPA; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 183 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Fernwood Publishing Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781552660638
- ISBN
- 9781552660638
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.74
€ 25.99
€ 22.74
Paperback. The young generation aren't apathetic. We're disenfranchised, under or unemployed, insecure and anxious. But we're also angry. We know there are alternatives to the political consensus, but voices calling for comprehensive radical changes are ignored. We urgently need new forms of collective organisation. In the run up to the 2015 General Election, Editor(s): Filar, Ray. Series: Radical Future Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Lawrence & Wishart Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910448137
- ISBN
- 9781910448137
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.55
€ 16.99
€ 15.55
hardcover. Based on extensive participant observation and ethnographic research, this book provides a comprehensive analysis of early conflict between Miskitu Indians and the Sandinista government, and their subsequent partial reconciliation. Editor(s): Hale, Charles R. Num Pages: 316 pages, 15 half-tones 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 30. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804722551
- ISBN
- 9780804722551
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.16
€ 161.16
Paperback. Based on extensive participant observation and ethnographic research, this book provides a comprehensive analysis of early conflict between Miskitu Indians and the Sandinista government, and their subsequent partial reconciliation. Num Pages: 316 pages, 15 half-tones 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTV; JFSL9; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804728003
- ISBN
- 9780804728003
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.50
€ 40.99
€ 36.50
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge Scholars Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781443846264
- ISBN
- 9781443846264
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.05
€ 71.05
Hardback. There has been growing concern about "failed states", and since the massacre of the Royal family in Nepal in 2001, increasing media attention has focused on the decline of the state and the rise of the Maoist rebels. This book explores the complex relationship between a modernizing, developmentalist state and the people it professes to represent. Editor(s): Gellner, David. Num Pages: 368 pages, bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1FKN; JPHC; JPWJ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845452162
- ISBN
- 9781845452162
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 175.29
€ 175.29
Hardcover. In 1991 the Huaorani people of eastern Ecuador followed the lead of other indigenous populations and formed a political organization to confront threats to their territory and autonomy posed by oil companies, missionaries, and state agencies. Num Pages: 176 pages, 17 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLSE; JFFS; JHMC; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571814487
- ISBN
- 9781571814487
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.56
€ 161.56
Paperback. Editor(s): Jefferson, Tony; Hall, Stuart. Series: Cultural Studies Birmingham. Num Pages: 292 pages, 4 black & white tables, 5 black & white halftones, 12 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415324366
- ISBN
- 9780415324366
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.09
€ 40.09
Hardcover. Alcorn examines qualities of student resistance to new and uncomfortable information and proposes methods for teachers to work productively with such resistance. Drawing on research from numerous disciplines showing how emotion grounds human reason, he outlines an agenda that makes emotional experience central to educational practice. Series: Education, Psychoanalysis, and Social Transformation. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JMRL; JNA; JNC; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 144 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137002853
- ISBN
- 9781137002853
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.36€ 46.71
€ 53.36
€ 46.71