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This service-oriented guide supplies vital tools, informed tips, and provocative ideas for professionals, students, and policy makers involved in gerontology and geriatrics. Num Pages: 152 pages, 15, 15 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSG; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801897184
- ISBN
- 9780801897184
Condition: New
€ 60.85
€ 60.85
Religious Politics and Secular States fills this gap by situating this trend within long-standing debates over the proper role of religion in public life. Num Pages: 328 pages, figures. BIC Classification: HRA; JPB; JPH; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 597.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801896699
- ISBN
- 9780801896699
Condition: New
€ 77.78
€ 77.78
Based on a three-year study of assisted living workers, this important, original analytical snapshot of the assisted living industry provides teachable, practicable lessons for researchers, scholars, and professionals in gerontology and assisted living. Editor(s): Ball, Mary M.; Perkins, Molly M.; Hollingsworth, Carole; Kemp, Candace L. Num Pages: 328 pages, 8, 8 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JKSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801894930
- ISBN
- 9780801894930
Condition: New
€ 76.12
€ 76.12
Hardback. Religious scholars, anthropologists, and historians of America and the Anabaptist faiths will find this objective-yet-appreciative account of the Hutterites' distinct North American culture to be a valuable and fascinating study both of the religion and of a viable alternative to modern-day capitalism. Series: Young Center Books in Anabaptist and Pietist Studies. Num Pages: 400 pages, 45, 39 black & white halftones, 4 maps, 2 graphs. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSR; JFSS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801894893
- ISBN
- 9780801894893
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.95
€ 62.95
Documentary History of the First Federal Congress of the United States...
. Ed(S): United States Congress; Bowling, Ken...
A rich source of information about the members of Congress, their lives in New York, their concerns about their families, and the services they performed for their constituents, the documents from these three new volumes will be incorporated into The Early Republic, an innovative online reference hosted by the Johns Hopkins University Press. Editor(s): United States Congress; Bowling, Kenneth R.; DiGiacomantonio, William Charles; Veit, Helen E. Series: Documentary History of the First Federal Congress of the United States of America, March 4, 1789-March 3, 1791. Num Pages: 1136 pages, 6, 6 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; JPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 64. Weight in Grams: 1634.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 1136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801894466
- ISBN
- 9780801894466
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.12
€ 157.12
Those seriously interested in the emergence of mass higher education, and the debates surrounding it, will appreciate finding many of Trow's groundbreaking works-including three articles never before published-in a single volume. Editor(s): Burrage, Michael. Num Pages: 640 pages, 2, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 3JJ; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 44. Weight in Grams: 976.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801894411
- ISBN
- 9780801894411
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.85
€ 105.85
Paperback. military policy from the end of the Cold War through the beginning of the Obama presidency provides a clear picture of why the United States is militarily powerful but "otherwise insecure." Num Pages: 256 pages, 17, 17 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS; JWK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801894398
- ISBN
- 9780801894398
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.98
€ 43.98
Includes essays that represent scholarship on the Enlightenment in Britain, Europe, and North America. Editor(s): Thomas, Professor Downing A.; Cody, Dr. Lisa Forman. Num Pages: 320 pages, 12, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; AB; DSBD; HBTB; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801894350
- ISBN
- 9780801894350
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.74
€ 58.74
This comprehensive guide works at the nexus of the humanities and health professions to provide the intellectual rationale, history, and a substantive overview of humanistic gerontology as it has emerged in the United States and Europe. Editor(s): Cole, Thomas R.; Ray, Ruth E.; Kastenbaum, Robert. Num Pages: 400 pages, 1, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFSP31. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 716.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801894336
- ISBN
- 9780801894336
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.58
€ 78.58
Paperback. Philosophically grounded, methodologically sound, and theoretically rigorous, this paradigm-challenging collection ponders the most dynamic areas of feminist inquiry into bioethical thought and practice and sketches future directions for this rapidly growing field. Editor(s): Scully, Jackie Leach; Baldwin-Ragaven, Laurel; Fitzpatrick, Petya. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; PSAD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801894251
- ISBN
- 9780801894251
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.32
€ 45.32
Kennedy's systematic and thoughtful study distinguishes southern approaches to childbirth and motherhood from northern ones, showing how slavery and rural living contributed to a particularly southern experience. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; HBJK; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801894176
- ISBN
- 9780801894176
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 84.17
€ 84.17
This historical and cultural analysis of premedical education in the United States is the crucial first step in questioning the appropriateness of continuing a hundred-year-old, empirically dubious pedagogical model for the twenty-first century. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8, 8 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JNM; MBD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801894169
- ISBN
- 9780801894169
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.90
€ 66.90
Paperback. Such grappling, Rawls concludes, results in a nuanced, durable machine, producing better laws that have benefited from minority input. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHC; JPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 191 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801894039
- ISBN
- 9780801894039
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.54
€ 28.54
An Amish Paradox. Diversity and Change in the World's Largest Amish Co...
Hurst, Charles E.; McConnell, David L.
An Amish Paradox captures the complexity and creativity of the Holmes County Amish, dispelling the image of the Amish as a vestige of a bygone era and showing how they reinterpret tradition as modernity encroaches on their distinct way of life. Series: Young Center Books in Anabaptist and Pietist Studies. Num Pages: 376 pages, 46, 4 maps, 39 black & white halftones, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; JFSR; JFSS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801893988
- ISBN
- 9780801893988
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.94
€ 77.94
Schuman concludes that these schools-Baylor University, Anderson University, New Saint Andrews College, Calvin College, North Park University, George Fox University, Westmont College, Oral Roberts University, Northwestern College, and Wheaton College-and others like them offer important and timely lessons for the broader higher-education community. Num Pages: 336 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNLR; JNM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801893728
- ISBN
- 9780801893728
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.96
€ 67.96
Scholars of liberalism, the American founding, and the American presidency will find Fatovic's reasoned arguments against the conventional wisdom enlightening. Series: The Johns Hopkins Series in Constitutional Thought. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHC; JPHL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801893629
- ISBN
- 9780801893629
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.92
€ 75.92
Paperback. The book includes detailed information on developing budgets, "before" and "after" versions of proposals, and descriptions of common pitfalls that everyone can avoid. Num Pages: 168 pages, 1, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JNKG; JNM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801893568
- ISBN
- 9780801893568
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.81
€ 33.81
It is a valuable tool for social workers, nurses, and family therapists. Num Pages: 388 pages. BIC Classification: JKSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801893513
- ISBN
- 9780801893513
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.86
€ 64.86
In evaluating the data, this sophisticated study of presidential leadership shows clearly that with careful consideration of issues and pronouncements a president can effectively harness the bully pulpit to drive policy. Num Pages: 232 pages, 24, 24 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JKVG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801893469
- ISBN
- 9780801893469
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.48
€ 74.48
D., Colgate University Editor(s): Mathews, Debra J.H.; Bok, Hilary; Rabins, Peter V. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: JMS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 166 x 17. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801893384
- ISBN
- 9780801893384
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.69
€ 74.69