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Paperback. This book explores economic, social and environmental transformations in Europe and the USA to inform the regeneration of 'weak market cities'. Series: Case Studies on Poverty, Place and Policy. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), col. maps. BIC Classification: 1D; JFSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 171 x 21. Weight in Grams: 818.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847426833
ISBN
9781847426833
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 48.39

Paperback. An analysis of the aspirations of different groups living in East London and the strategies they have used to improve their status. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; JFSC; JFSG; JFSL1; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847426505
ISBN
9781847426505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 37.53

Paperback. Develops a Gramscian account of contemporary governance. This title critiques the fashionable view that there has been a shift from hierarchy to networks, arguing instead that the ideology of network governance is part of the neoliberal hegemonic project. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JPA; JPFC; JPP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 11. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847426147
ISBN
9781847426147
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.58

Paperback. Becoming a mother is not only a profound moment of identity change but also a site of socio-economic difference that shapes women's lives. What does motherhood mean today? Drawing on interviews with new mothers and intergenerational chains of women in the same family, this book documents the transition to motherhood over generations and time. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 218 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847426048
ISBN
9781847426048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.47

Paperback. Health systems everywhere are experiencing rapid change in response to the threats to health, including from lifestyle diseases, risks of pandemic flu, and the global effects of climate change. This book offers an assessment of challenges confronting a public health system, exploring how its parameters have shifted over time. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; JFF; MBP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847424624
ISBN
9781847424624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.03

Paperback. This book illustrates the variety of religious, spiritual and other beliefs held by older people, including British Christians, Muslims, Humanists and witnesses of the Soviet persecution of religion. Series: Ageing and the Lifecourse Series. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRLK; JFSP31. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 174 x 11. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847424594
ISBN
9781847424594
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.54

Paperback. Deals with mainstreaming children in international development and policy. This book focuses on the role of children's 'voices' (broadly defined) and the intersection of knowledge about childhood poverty, policy and practice. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GTF; JFSP1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847424457
ISBN
9781847424457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 36.79

Paperback. Written in an accessible style, this book highlights the distinctive aspects of social work policy and practice in Northern Ireland.It will be essential reading for academics and students of social work and social policy in Northern Ireland and a valuable resource for practitioners and policy makers. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; JKSN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 174 x 241 x 10. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847423320
ISBN
9781847423320
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 37.53

hardcover. This textbook provides a straightforward introduction to the concept of agency and how it can usefully inform the practice of social welfare. Demonstrating a model of achievable change, it traces the origins of agency and explores the contributions of key thinkers from sociological and social policy perspectives. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: JKSN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 179 x 13. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9781847423313
ISBN
9781847423313
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.46

Paperback. This textbook provides a straightforward introduction to the concept of agency and how it can usefully inform the practice of social welfare. Demonstrating a model of achievable change, it traces the origins of agency and explores the contributions of key thinkers from sociological and social policy perspectives. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: JKSN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 181 x 247 x 14. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847423306
ISBN
9781847423306
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.60

Paperback. Using many data sources, this timely book provides a comprehensive discussion of issues of wealth, looking at potential policy responses, including 'asset-based' welfare and taxation. Num Pages: 269 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; JFS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847423078
ISBN
9781847423078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.45

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847422118
ISBN
9781847422118
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 34.92

hardcover. 'Street capital' is aimed at postgraduates and academics in criminology, race and ethnicity, sociology, social theory and methodology. It will also be of interest to a wider social science audience, particularly those interested in using Bourdieu as a theoretical model. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JK; JKVG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 172. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9781847421203
ISBN
9781847421203
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.15

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847420909
ISBN
9781847420909
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 41.08

Paperback. This exciting book challenges many common stereotypes about the nature of family involvement as people age. The book explores diversity and change in the family relationships older people maintain, looking at how family relationships are constructed and organised in later life. Series: Ageing and the Lifecourse Series. Num Pages: 136 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFF; JHBK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 171 x 9. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847420527
ISBN
9781847420527
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.45

hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447305880
ISBN
9781447305880
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.35

Hardback. This timely book contributes to the development of knowledge and understanding of lifelong learning in an expanded Europe. Its wide range of contributors look at the contribution of lifelong learning to economic growth and social cohesion across Europe, focusing its challenge to social exclusion. Editor(s): Riddell, Professor Sheila; Markowitsch, Jorg; Weedon, Elisabet. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JNP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 245 x 170 x 16. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Format
Hardback
SKU
V9781447300137
ISBN
9781447300137
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.37

hardcover. Provides a critical assessment of the liberties of citizens and others in the European Union (EU) and the different ways in which they are affected by the proliferation of discourses, practices and norms of insecurity enacted in the name of the safety of the citizen and collective security. Editor(s): Guild, Professor Elspeth; Carrera, Sergio. Num Pages: 352 pages, includes 4 figures & 2 tables. BIC Classification: JPVH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 796.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781409401940
ISBN
9781409401940
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 173.30

hardcover. The concept of well-being plays a central role in moral and political theory. Policies and actions are justified or criticized on the grounds that they make people better or worse off. Num Pages: 136 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 145 x 16. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780745662725
ISBN
9780745662725
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.32

paperback. By the 1920s, Jews were - by all economic, political, and cultural measures of the day - making it in America. This book shows that most Jews felt culturally obliged to mark themselves as different - and believed that doing so made them both better Jews and better Americans. Num Pages: 264 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 232 x 16. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691116532
ISBN
9780691116532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

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