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Hardback. Targeted at educators and researchers wishing to use virtual environments in their teaching practice, this work provides practical advice specifically for educators in higher education. It focuses on the use of Second Life - a free, readily-accessible virtual world which is increasingly being used for both formal and informal learning. Num Pages: 259 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: JNM; JNQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 259
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849506090
- ISBN
- 9781849506090
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.45
€ 106.45
Hardback. Places emphasis on developments in the social theory of environmental issues, the environment, and the environmental crisis. This also emphasises on the increasingly questionable possibility of shared knowledge at a time of increasing fragmentation of common frameworks, distraction from key issues, and dilution of the idea of objectivity. Series: Current Perspectives in Social Theory. Num Pages: 364 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBA; RNK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849506052
- ISBN
- 9781849506052
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.55
€ 131.55
Hardback. Suitable for researchers, and graduate students in the field of transportation and urban planning in general, and in travel behaviour analysis in particular, this volume of the 11th International Conference on Travel Behaviour Research, held in Kyoto, Japan, in August 2006, examines key issues and emerging trends in the field of travel behaviour. Editor(s): Kitamura, Ryuichi; Yoshii, Toshio; Yamamoto, Toshiyuki. Num Pages: 956 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JMAL; KNSG; WT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 165 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1852.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 956
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848559363
- ISBN
- 9781848559363
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 213.37
€ 213.37
Hardback. As cities all over the world have urbanized rapidly after the industrial revolution, most cities have confronted environmental problems such as poor air and water quality, high levels of traffic congestion and ambient noise. This book brings the lessons from innovative urban risk management approaches in Asian cities. Editor(s): Shaw, Rajib; Srinivas, Hari; Sharma, Anshu. Series: Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management. Num Pages: 230 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; JFSG; RNP; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 43. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781848559066
- ISBN
- 9781848559066
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.75
€ 143.75
Hardback. A selection of the papers presented at RC01's international conference in Seoul (July 2008). It offers an overview of the panorama of social studies on armed forces and conflict resolution in a context of fast-moving change. It presents studies that move beyond the very concept of globalization. Editor(s): Caforio, Giuseppe. Series Editor(s): Chatterji, Manas. Series: Contributions to Conflict Management, Peace Economics and Development. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GTJ; JFC; JWA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 821.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848558908
- ISBN
- 9781848558908
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.11
€ 149.11
Hardback. Helps meet the needs of faculty members interested in ways to improve their classroom instruction. This title includes articles that emphasize pedagogy that is explaining how faculty members can improve their teaching methods or how accounting units can improve their curricula/programs. Editor(s): Schwartz, Bill; Catanach, Anthony H., Jr. Series Editor(s): Schwartz, Bill; Catanach, Anthony H., Jr. Series: Advances in Accounting Education. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JNU; KFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848558823
- ISBN
- 9781848558823
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.96
€ 112.96
Social Sources of Disparities in Health and Health Care and Linkages t...
Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld (Ed.)
Hardback. Deals with Social Sources of Disparities in Health and Health Care. This title reviews basic material on the topic. It includes five articles, three focused on racial and ethnic factors in disparities and two on those factors and other social factors such as SES. Editor(s): Kronenfeld, Jennie. Series Editor(s): Kronenfeld, Jennie. Series: Research in the Sociology of Health Care. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848558342
- ISBN
- 9781848558342
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.70
€ 131.70
Hardback. Divided into four parts, this title examines commodity racism: representation, racialization and resistance. It presents the interpretive works in the interactionist tradition. It features the essays which interrogate the intersections between biography, media, history, politics and culture. Editor(s): Denzin, Norman K. Series: Studies in Symbolic Interaction. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFP; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 49. Weight in Grams: 844.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848557840
- ISBN
- 9781848557840
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 166.01
€ 166.01
Hardback. Addresses questions about how feminist scholars conceptualize gender and view it in relationship to other attributes of individuals and of social systems. This book strives for intersectional analyses broadening that approach beyond the gender, race and class paradigm to include sexuality, employing a variety of methodologies. Editor(s): Demos, Vasilikie P.; Segal, Marcia Texler. Series Editor(s): Demos, Vasilikie P. Series: Advances in Gender Research. Num Pages: 322 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 322
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848557529
- ISBN
- 9781848557529
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.98
€ 120.98
Hardback. In this volume, childhood is conceived as a structural feature of society and comparable across time and cultures. Such perspectives have been relatively under-represented in the "New Sociology of Childhood," which has tended both to stress children's agency and to favour ethnographic methods of inquiry. Editor(s): Qvortrup, Jens. Series: Sociological Studies of Children and Youth. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848557321
- ISBN
- 9781848557321
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.70
€ 131.70
Hardback. Around the world, access to justice enjoys an energetic and passionate resurgence as an object both of scholarly inquiry and political contest, as both a social movement and a value commitment motivating study and action. This work evidences a deeper engagement with social theory than past generations of scholarship. Editor(s): Sanderfur, Rebecca L. Series: Sociology of Crime, Law and Deviance. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKVC; JKVF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781848552425
- ISBN
- 9781848552425
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.53
€ 120.53
Hardback. Broadly speaking, academic tourism research comes in two main shapes - why and how to. Both traditions seem unable to ever meet and their trajectory reminds of scissors agape. This title argues that tourism research finds itself in a serious scissors crisis. It reflects on how the crisis came about and looks at its effect on the real world. Editor(s): Aramberri, Julio (Drexel University). Series Editor(s): Jafari, Jafar. Series: Tourism Social Science Series. Num Pages: 424 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBA; KNSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 757.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848552388
- ISBN
- 9781848552388
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.29
€ 154.29
Hardback. Addresses the process of dispute resolution and appeal under the DSU of the WTO. This book covers politics and disputes between sovereign nations; power inequities in access to the DSU; specific categories of disputes, such as in agriculture and in intellectual property; and issues pertaining to compliance, enforcement and remedies. Editor(s): Hartigan, James C. Series: Frontiers of Economics and Globalization. Num Pages: 596 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCLT1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 273 x 43. Weight in Grams: 894.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 596
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781848552067
- ISBN
- 9781848552067
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.18
€ 165.18
Hardback. Many economic issues that touch the life of millions of people are more complex than most people thought. From the US financial crisis to regional cooperation, from the oil price shock to climate change, policy conflicts are abound. This book argues that understanding the nature and intensity of trade-offs is a key to resolving the conflicts. Series: Contributions to Conflict Management, Peace Economics and Development. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPRB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848552043
- ISBN
- 9781848552043
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.52
€ 113.52
Hardback. The process of globalisation has its own dynamics and several serious flaws that have resulted in significant economic, political and social imbalances in the global political economy. This book examines the implications of these imbalances for achieving lasting global peace. Editor(s): Gangopadhyay, Partha; Chatterji, Manas. Series Editor(s): Chatterji, Manas. Series: Contributions to Conflict Management, Peace Economics and Development. Num Pages: 374 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 34. Weight in Grams: 716.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 374
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848552005
- ISBN
- 9781848552005
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.42
€ 140.42
Hardback. Focuses on such themes as - attention to the definitional and theoretical underpinnings of globalization; the ubiquitous nature and topical display of globalization; and, the possibilities of understanding, redefining and rethinking aspects of globalization with the backdrop of issues that relate to education, and the pursuit of public good. Editor(s): Hopson, Rodney K.M.; Yeakey, Carol Camp; Boakari, Francis Musa. Series: Advances in Education in Diverse Communities: Research, Policy and Praxis. Num Pages: 552 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JNF; JNKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 160 x 234 x 45. Weight in Grams: 938.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 552
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848551848
- ISBN
- 9781848551848
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.62
€ 125.62
Hardback. Contains five papers which examine the future of symbolic interaction. This work features additional essays that offer theoretical developments in the areas of social work, race, media, identity, and politics. Editor(s): Denzin, Norman K. Series: Studies in Symbolic Interaction. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFP; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781848551268
- ISBN
- 9781848551268
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.31
€ 118.31
Hardback. Part of the "Blue Ribbon Paper Series", this book contains papers that cover theory and research presented at the Couch-Stone Spring Symposium, and the Annual Meetings of the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction. It includes theoretical developments in the areas of everyday life, race, Native Americans, politics, and performance. Editor(s): Denzin, Norman K. Series: Studies in Symbolic Interaction. Num Pages: 221 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFP; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 221
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781848551244
- ISBN
- 9781848551244
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.69
€ 118.69
Hardback. Covers the various aspects of war in the twenty-first century where asymmetric warfare has changed many rules of the game, imposing a profound transformation on the military, not only tactical, but also structural, preparatory, mental and ideological. This book also covers the delicate relations between the armed forces and societies. Editor(s): Caforio, Guiseppe; Kummel, Gerhard; Purkayastha, Bandara. Series: Contributions to Conflict Management, Peace Economics and Development. Num Pages: 556 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GTJ; JWLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 556
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848551220
- ISBN
- 9781848551220
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.57
€ 192.57
Hardback. Discusses a range of fundamental issues about justice. This work addresses issues pertaining to distributive, procedural, and interactional justice using a range of methodologies. It focuses on issues relevant to the processes underlying justice evaluations, including motivations, perceptions, identities, ideologies and exclusionary practices. Editor(s): Hegtvedt, Karen A.; Clay-Warner, Jody. Series: Advances in Group Processes. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFS; LNFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 30. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781848551046
- ISBN
- 9781848551046
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.70
€ 131.70