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This book shows conclusively that inequalities in health are the scandal of our times in the most unequal of rich nations and calls for immediate action to reduce these inequalities in the near future. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFFH; JFFJ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 182 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1004.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447305149
- ISBN
- 9781447305149
Condition: New
€ 104.37
€ 104.37
This book explains the origins of development and underdevelopment and offers a new vision for development, demystifying the statistics that international organizations use to measure development and introducing the alternative concept of buen vivir: the state of living well. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447301097
- ISBN
- 9781447301097
Condition: New
€ 76.41€ 59.26
€ 76.41
€ 59.26
Under New Public Management explores how new managerial governance practices coordinate the work of people doing front-line work in public sectors. Editor(s): Griffith, Alison I.; Smith, Dorothy E. Num Pages: 368 pages, 7 figures. BIC Classification: JHB; JN; JPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 161 x 232 x 29. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442649101
- ISBN
- 9781442649101
Condition: New
€ 86.02
€ 86.02
Hockey, PQ explores how Canada's national sport has been used to signify a specific Quebecois identity. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBCQ; JHBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442648135
- ISBN
- 9781442648135
Condition: New
€ 74.72
€ 74.72
In Shakespeare in Quebec, Jennifer Drouin analyses representations of nation and gender in Shakespearean adaptations written in Quebec since the Quiet Revolution. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBCQ; 2AB; 3JJP; DSBD; DSGS; JFSJ; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 237 x 2. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442647978
- ISBN
- 9781442647978
Condition: New
€ 69.70
€ 69.70
Bringing together contemporary Canadian analysis by scholars in a number of fields, this collection will be a welcome new resource for academics, public relations and policy professionals, and government communicators at all levels. Editor(s): Kozolanka, Kirsten. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFD; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442647824
- ISBN
- 9781442647824
Condition: New
€ 86.02
€ 86.02
In search of answers, Commissions of Inquiry and Policy Change analyses ten landmark inquiries ranging across a variety of political, economic, social, cultural, environmental, and legal issues. Editor(s): Inwood, Gregory J.; Johns, Carolyn M. Series: IPAC Series in Public Management & Governance. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JPP; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442647664
- ISBN
- 9781442647664
Condition: New
€ 86.02
€ 86.02
Partners and Rivals, the latest book from acclaimed economist Wendy Dobson, examines the central role that China and the United States will play on the global stage in the next half-century. Series: Rotman-UTP Publishing. Num Pages: 208 pages, 6 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JPS; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442647527
- ISBN
- 9781442647527
Condition: New
€ 43.34
€ 43.34
In Afghanistan Remembers, Parin Dossa examines how violence is remembered by Afghan women through memories and food practices in their homeland and its diaspora. Num Pages: 192 pages, 8. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBK; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442647244
- ISBN
- 9781442647244
Condition: New
€ 64.67
€ 64.67
With case studies examining cities of all sizes, from Toronto to Moncton, Innovating in Urban Economies analyzes the impact of size, location, and the regional economy on innovation and knowledge in Canada's cities Editor(s): Wolfe, David A. Series: Innovation, Creativity, and Governance in Canadian City-regions. Num Pages: 392 pages, 1, 11 Figures. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSG; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442646988
- ISBN
- 9781442646988
Condition: New
€ 91.05
€ 91.05
Engaging China is a concise account of the evolution and state of the Canadian approach to China, its achievements, disappointments, and current dilemmas. Series: UTP Insights. Num Pages: 144 pages, 5 graphs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBC; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442646551
- ISBN
- 9781442646551
Condition: New
€ 50.87
€ 50.87
Dynamic Fair Dealing presents a range of insightful and provocative essays that rethink our relationship to Canadian fair dealing policy. Num Pages: 456 pages, 4, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFC; LNRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 800.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442646407
- ISBN
- 9781442646407
Condition: New
€ 86.02
€ 86.02
In Confronting the Blue Revolution, Md Saidul Islam uses the shrimp farming industry in Bangladesh and across the global South to show the social and environmental impact of industrialized aquaculture. Num Pages: 248 pages, 7 figures, 1 map. BIC Classification: JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442646384
- ISBN
- 9781442646384
Condition: New
€ 69.70
€ 69.70
Civil Justice, Privatization, and Democracy demonstrates the urgent need to publicize, politicize, debate, and ultimately temper these moves towards privatized justice. Num Pages: 400 pages, 1 figure. BIC Classification: JPHV; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442645783
- ISBN
- 9781442645783
Condition: New
€ 86.02
€ 86.02
Providing a dynamic, forward-looking reorientation towards a new universe of reference, Remodelling Communication makes a significant, productive contribution to communication theory. Series: Toronto Studies in Semiotics & Communication. Num Pages: 184 pages, 7 figures. BIC Classification: GTC; HBT; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442644342
- ISBN
- 9781442644342
Condition: New
€ 49.62
€ 49.62
Beyond Caring Labour to Provisioning Work offers a powerful new framework for understanding women's work in a holistic sense, acknowledging both their responsibilities in supporting others as well as their employment duties. Num Pages: 208 pages, 5 figures. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBL; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442643253
- ISBN
- 9781442643253
Condition: New
€ 68.44
€ 68.44
Using naturally occurring, extended transcripts of stories told by the group's hunters, Thomas McIlwraith explores how Iskut hunting culture and the memories that the Iskut share have been maintained orally. Series: Anthropological Horizons. Num Pages: 172 pages, 3 tables; 1 map; 7 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 18. .
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442643246
- ISBN
- 9781442643246
Condition: New
€ 58.39
€ 58.39
As race and politics become increasingly intertwined in both academic and popular discourse, The Politics of Race aids readers in evaluating different approaches for promoting racial justice and transforming states. Num Pages: 352 pages, 2 Figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; 1MBF; JFSL1; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442642423
- ISBN
- 9781442642423
Condition: New
€ 94.81
€ 94.81
Puts the world of male infertility under the microscope to examine how culturally pervasive notions of gender shape our understanding of disease, and how disease impacts our personal ideas about gender. This book details how and why men embrace medical technologies and treatment for infertility. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 585. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439910412
- ISBN
- 9781439910412
Condition: New
€ 101.08
€ 101.08
Presents a comprehensive biopsychosocial framework for behavioral health care. The author lays out the essential scientific and ethical foundations of the framework and then applies it across the treatment process, from intake through outcome assessment thus providing a critical basis for the integrated health care systems of the 21st century. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JMAL; MBPK; MMJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 266 x 187 x 29. Weight in Grams: 820.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- American Psychological Association United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781433817618
- ISBN
- 9781433817618
Condition: New
€ 81.11€ 78.96
€ 81.11
€ 78.96