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Hardback. As a deeply researched history, Working Mothers and the Child Care Dilemma reveals how, for over 100 years, a persistent political uneasiness with the role of mothers in the workforce has contributed to the lack of affordable, quality child care services in British Columbia. Num Pages: 564 pages, 5 b&w photos. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 825.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 564
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774829236
- ISBN
- 9780774829236
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.64
€ 107.64
Hardback. This book explains why countries have adopted different policies for working parents through a comparative historical study of four nations: France, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the United States. Num Pages: 264 pages, 9 tables, 19 figures. BIC Classification: 1DD; 1KBB; JFSJ1; JHBL; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804754132
- ISBN
- 9780804754132
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.11
€ 119.11
Paperback. This book explains why countries have adopted different policies for working parents through a comparative historical study of four nations: France, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the United States. Num Pages: 264 pages, 9 tables, 19 figures. BIC Classification: 1DD; 1KBB; JFSJ1; JHBL; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804754149
- ISBN
- 9780804754149
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.60
€ 29.99
€ 27.60
Paperback. Presenting an account of Gunnar Hjelholt, this book draws a double portrait: partly of an enthusiastic and ardent professional, and partly of the group dynamics movement on which Hjelholt, with his untiring energy, honesty and uncompromising principles, set his definitive mark. Editor(s): Madsen, Benedicte; Willert, Soren. Num Pages: 335 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 335
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788779342552
- ISBN
- 9788779342552
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.21
€ 24.21
Hardback. Describes how attempts to create a modern Egyptian self free from the colonial gaze were enacted through discourses of gender and sexuality during the British colonial period. Num Pages: 440 pages, 47 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JH; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822346623
- ISBN
- 9780822346623
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.31
€ 129.31
Paperback. Describes how attempts to create a modern Egyptian self free from the colonial gaze were enacted through discourses of gender and sexuality during the British colonial period. Num Pages: 440 pages, 47 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JH; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822346746
- ISBN
- 9780822346746
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 31.02
€ 41.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. Japanese fitness clubs combine entertainment and exercise, reflecting the Japanese concept of fitness as encompassing a zest for life as well as physical health. This book reveals through an account of these clubs how beauty, bodies, health, and leisure are understood and experienced in Japan. Num Pages: 264 pages, 23 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822330493
- ISBN
- 9780822330493
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.67
€ 36.99
€ 27.67
Hardcover. Offering a comparative perspective, this book examines working poverty - those in work who are still classified as 'poor'. It argues that the growth in numbers of working poor in Europe is due to the transition from a Keynesian Welfare State to a 'post-fordist' model of production. Editor(s): Fraser, Neil; Gutierrez, Rodolfo; Pena-Casas, Ramon. Series: Work and Welfare in Europe. Num Pages: 362 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFA; JHBL; JKS; JPB; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 138 x 28. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230290105
- ISBN
- 9780230290105
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.39
€ 68.39
Paperback. Since the 1980s, arguments for a multicultural Japan have gained considerable currency against an entrenched myth of national homogeneity. This book enters this conversation with an ethnography of Japan's Buraku" people. Series: Asia Pacific Modern. Num Pages: 304 pages, 15 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFSC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520283299
- ISBN
- 9780520283299
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JM; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855759886
- ISBN
- 9781855759886
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.94
€ 57.94
Paperback. An ethnographic study of transnational migration, racialization, labor subordination, and citizenship in Chicago's Mexican migrant community Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 1KLCM; GTB; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 223 x 23. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822336150
- ISBN
- 9780822336150
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 29.90
€ 41.99
€ 29.90
paperback. Editor(s): Hearn, Mark Chung; Patmore, Greg. Num Pages: 300 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBF; HBJM; HBLL; HBLW; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The Merlin Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780850365061
- ISBN
- 9780850365061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.67
€ 21.99
€ 20.67
Paperback. Explores how beliefs about what constitutes 'women's work' are evolving in response to globalization. This book uncovers how call center employment affects their lives, mainly as it relates to the anxiety that Indian families and Indian society have towards women going out at night, earning a good salary, and being exposed to western culture. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 table, 2 figures, 4 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JHBL; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 166 x 16. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804769143
- ISBN
- 9780804769143
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.52
€ 26.99
€ 25.52
Hardback. This book uncovers how working the night shift at India's transnational call centers affects the lives of women workers. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 table, 2 figures, 4 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JHBL; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Number of pages
- 219
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804769136
- ISBN
- 9780804769136
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.92
€ 108.92
Paperback. A Marxist investigation into the forms of resistance occurring in the UK call centre today Series: Wildcat. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JHBL; KJS; KNTT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 136 x 215 x 18. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745399065
- ISBN
- 9780745399065
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.70
€ 21.99
€ 16.70
Hardcover. Offers a practical guide to negotiation for planners of adult education programs. This book covers a range of topics including negotiating social and organizational contexts, learning objectives, development of the instructional program, evaluation and assessment, finance and marketing. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787962067
- ISBN
- 9780787962067
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.03
€ 49.03
Paperback. Offers a collection of essays that offers a guide around the cultural maze, mapping a route through the worlds of literature, art, photography and music. Num Pages: 416 pages, 8pp colour inset. BIC Classification: DNF; JF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781782115113
- ISBN
- 9781782115113
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 11.29
€ 19.99
€ 11.29
Paperback. Containing lively portraits of flight attendants, both current and retired, this book shows the intimate, illuminating, funny, and sometimes dangerous behind-the-scenes stories of daily life for the flight attendant. Num Pages: 291 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBL; KNGV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814794081
- ISBN
- 9780814794081
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. This collection offers a new way of looking at neoliberalisation and new understandings of contemporary processes of professionalisation. * This collection offers a new way of looking at neoliberalisation. * Presents new understandings of contemporary processes of professionalisation. * Draws on new, original research. Editor(s): Laurie, Nina; Bondi, Professor Liz. Series: Antipode Book Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405138000
- ISBN
- 9781405138000
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.63
€ 28.63
Paperback. With a whole host of activities to use with different types of family, this resource is an invaluable toolbox for working therapeutically with families. From divorced families to those with an incarcerated parent, the book includes guidance on the best interventions to use for different family types and a wealth of easy to use, creative activities. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: JKSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 278 x 13. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849059626
- ISBN
- 9781849059626
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.19
€ 36.19