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Paperback. What does it mean to be a child or an adolescent growing up on the streets or in a state institution? How do children define their everyday lives in the midst of global processes? This ethnographic study situates childhood and adolescence as social forms in the complex urban world of Caracas, Venezuela. Num Pages: 292 pages, illustrations, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KLSV; JFSP1; JFSP2; JHMC; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 18. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804745529
ISBN
9780804745529
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 34.36

Paperback. Series: Interp Culture New Millennium. Num Pages: 206 pages, 6 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; AVGR; HRC; JFSR; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
206
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252081552
ISBN
9780252081552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Hardback. Series: Interp Culture New Millennium. Num Pages: 192 pages, 6 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; AVGR; HRC; JFSR; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252040061
ISBN
9780252040061
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.11

Hardback. The Street Politics of Abortion uses three Supreme Court cases to consider the rise and fall of clinic-front anti-abortion protests in the 1980s and 1990s, and illustrates how these conflicts influenced the contemporary form of reproductive politics and the greater New Christian Right. Series: The Cultural Lives of Law. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: JFMA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804785334
ISBN
9780804785334
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.11

Paperback. The Street Politics of Abortion uses three Supreme Court cases to consider the rise and fall of clinic-front anti-abortion protests in the 1980s and 1990s, and illustrates how these conflicts influenced the contemporary form of reproductive politics and the greater New Christian Right. Series: The Cultural Lives of Law. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: JFMX; JPVH4; LA; MBNH4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804785341
ISBN
9780804785341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.67

Hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: AJCR; JFFA; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875655000
ISBN
9780875655000
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.17

Hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages, 38 line-cuts and 1 half-tone. BIC Classification: JKSM; MMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 164 x 29. Weight in Grams: 602.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
3rd Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199764082
ISBN
9780199764082
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 174.06

Paperback. Considering stress, this text covers the discovery of stress; the dissection of stress; the disease of adaptation; and implications and applications. Annotated references are also included. Series: Schaum's Paperbacks. Num Pages: 544 pages, glossary, references. BIC Classification: JM; VFJS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 202 x 135 x 30. Weight in Grams: 572.
Publisher
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe United States
Number of pages
516
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1978
Edition
2nd Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780070562127
ISBN
9780070562127
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. .
Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781412944939
ISBN
9781412944939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.11

Paperback. Examines the sources of stress for counsellors and the practical strategies that they can use to overcome it. This book also examines the nature of the stresses that counsellors face in different areas, details the typical responses that counsellors make and suggests methods for improved coping. Editor(s): Dryden, Windy. Series: Counselling in Action Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNH; JNRV; VFJS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 145 x 13. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803989962
ISBN
9780803989962
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.48

Hardback. The Strong Gray Line profiles members of the West Point class of 2004 who fought and died in service to their country. Alongside these commemorative stories, surviving members describe some of the most brutal combat of the Iraq and Afghanistan war in vivid and stirring vignettes. Editor(s): Wallace, Cory. Num Pages: 332 pages, 13 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBW; JWXV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442249752
ISBN
9781442249752
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.01

Paperback. While focusing on contemporary developments of the Russian state, this book highlights those developments' roots in the historic concept of autocracy. The central scholarly question is not whether Russia will recreate a strong state, but, rather, what kind of a strong state it will be and under which circumstances it will function. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 236 x 16. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199336210
ISBN
9780199336210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.26

Hardback. Introduces the structural approach of social work practice, which assumes that many clients' problems arise from harmful social forces. Focusing on the construction of such realities as poverty, racism, and domestic violence, this work counters the focus on individual change that is so common in managed care and corporatization. Num Pages: 296 pages, 27 illus. BIC Classification: JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 231 x 24. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
3rd
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231132848
ISBN
9780231132848
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.08
€ 62.72

In this work, Habermas retraces the emergence and development of the bourgeois public sphere, focusing on Europe in the early modern period. He examines the writing of political theorists and the specific institutions and social forms in which the public sphere was realized. Num Pages: 324 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLH; JFS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 603.
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745602745
ISBN
9780745602745
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.09

Paperback. aeo This early book by Habermas is in fact one of his most important works. aeo The concept of the public sphere is now very topical and is directly relevant to current debates about television, newspapers, and the role of the media in politics. aeo This early book by Habermas is in fact one of his most important works. Num Pages: 328 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLH; JFS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745610771
ISBN
9780745610771
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.22

Paperback. Scientists from various fields - including mathematics, physics, computer science, sociology, and biology - have been pursuing questions on networks and building a 'science of networks.' This book brings together a set of articles representing research from across these disciplines. It is suitable for research on various types of networks. Series: Princeton Studies in Complexity. Num Pages: 592 pages, 182 line illus. BIC Classification: JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 278 x 218 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1370.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691113579
ISBN
9780691113579
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 108.35
€ 83.54

hardcover. Asks to what extent are large corporations unified politically - or, more precisely, when do companies agree on issues and when do they disagree? This is an important question in a democracy whose vitality depends on a wide sharing of power. Num Pages: 304 pages, 15 line illustrations, 31 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPWD; KJV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674843776
ISBN
9780674843776
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.87
€ 92.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 367 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
367
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312024147
ISBN
9780312024147
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.04

paperback. What constitutes a 'conflict' between human groups, organisations or countries? How do people perceive and behave in conflicts? How do conflicts come to an end and what part can outsiders play in settling them or making them less damaging? The present work seeks to answer such questions. Num Pages: 367 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 1981
Number of pages
367
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349048885
ISBN
9781349048885
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.04

Paperback. This provocative book outlines a powerful and original theory of liberty structured by the liberal conception of justice and the rule of law. Drawing on insights from philosophy, political theory, economics, and law, he shows how this new conception of liberty can confront, and solve, the central societal problems of knowledge, interest, and power. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPA; LAB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 586.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198700920
ISBN
9780198700920
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.64

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