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Paperback. Rooted in more than two decades of scholarship, this book uses critical social theory and participatory, biographical and arts-based methods with asylum seekers, refugees and emerging communities to explore the dynamics of the asylum-migration-community nexus. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847422224
ISBN
9781847422224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.98

Hardback. Based upon cross-national case studies of public and private sector workplaces, "Work, families and organisations in transition" illustrates how workplace practices and policies impact on employees' experiences of "work-life balance" in contemporary shifting contexts. Editor(s): Lewis, Suzan; Brannen, Julia; Nilsen, Ann. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JKS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 172 x 18. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847422200
ISBN
9781847422200
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.70

Paperback. Mixing policy discussion and empirical work by leading researchers in the field, "Changing local governance, changing citizens" aims to explain what debates about local governance mean for local people. Editor(s): Durose, Catherine; Greasley, Stephen; Richardson, Liz. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847422170
ISBN
9781847422170
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 41.37

hardcover. This book seeks to understand the Right to Buy, the most controversial housing policy of the last 30 years, on its own terms, rather than most studies which focus on its negative impact. It explains how the policy links with a coherent ideology based on self-interest and the care of things close to us. Num Pages: 136 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFF; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 172 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847422132
ISBN
9781847422132
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.70

Paperback. Based on the practice expertise and research of social workers from developing and developed countries worldwide, this book examines the relationship between social work and health inequalities in the context of globalisation. Editor(s): Bywaters, Paul; McLeod, Eileen; Napier, Lindsey. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847421951
ISBN
9781847421951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 37.89

Hardback. "Social Policy Review" provides students, academics and all those interested in welfare issues with critical analyses of progress and change in areas of major interest during the past year. Editor(s): Maltby, Dr. Tony; Kennett, Patricia; Rummery, Kirstein. Series: Social Policy Review. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 148. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847420763
ISBN
9781847420763
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.70

Paperback. This book offers a timely analysis of the UK government's sustainable transport policy 10 years after the publication of "A New Deal for Transport: Better for Everyone". Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JMC; JPQB; RPT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 171 x 15. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847420725
ISBN
9781847420725
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.98

Paperback. Community and ageing investigates changing concepts and experiences of community into older age and how they play out in housing with care settings, with an overview of how the housing with care sector in the UK and internationally. It explores the impact of a range of factors, from social networks to diversity and the built environment. Series: Ageing and the Lifecourse Series. Num Pages: 168 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; JKSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 173 x 238 x 67. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847420701
ISBN
9781847420701
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.98

Paperback. What does it mean to have a good life? Why has it proved so difficult for people with intellectual disabilities to live one? This important book explores these questions, provides an analysis of related policies and underpinning ideologies and looks to how a good life may be made more attainable. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847420688
ISBN
9781847420688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.98

Hardcover. The politics of parental leave policies addresses how and why, and by whom, particular policies are created and subsequently developed in particular countries. It examines the factors that bring about variations in leave policy, covering fifteen countries in Europe and beyond. Editor(s): Kamerman, Sheila B.; Moss, Peter. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 251 x 181 x 22. Weight in Grams: 648.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Edition
First
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847420671
ISBN
9781847420671
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.70

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847420640
ISBN
9781847420640
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.82

hardcover. A unique approach to understanding the changing face of youth transitions, addressing the question of how gender identities are constituted in late modern culture. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 172. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847420510
ISBN
9781847420510
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.70

Hardback. This ambitious book explores the employment effectiveness of minimum income schemes, and provides the first comprehensive examination of its dependency on how the rights and obligations of the recipients are defined. Num Pages: 168 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 246 x 179 x 14. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847420466
ISBN
9781847420466
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.87

Paperback. Anyone working, or planning to work, as an advocate for people dealing with public services will want to read this book. Based on the experience of advocates and using case studies based on real practice issues, the accessible style of "Speaking to power" will make it an enjoyable read for professionals, students and lay people alike. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JKS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 10. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847420374
ISBN
9781847420374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.01

Paperback. This timely book explores how changing territorial politics are impacting on social citizenship rights across the UK. Editor(s): Greer, Scott L. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Policy Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847420350
ISBN
9781847420350
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.98

Paperback. "Faith in the public realm" takes an explicitly multi-faith perspective, exploring the controversies, policies and practices of 'public faith'. It questions perceptions of a fixed divide between religious and secular participants in public life and challenges prevailing concepts of a monolithic 'neutral' public realm. Editor(s): Dinham, Adam; Furbey, Robert; Lowndes, Vivien. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847420299
ISBN
9781847420299
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.98

Paperback. The book makes a significant contribution to the growing research evidence on children and young people with caring responsibilities ('young carers') and the impacts of HIV/AIDS on families globally, focusing on the experiences and perspectives of children that are caring for a parent with HIV in the global North and South. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847420213
ISBN
9781847420213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.98

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847420190
ISBN
9781847420190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 40.17

Paperback. New Labour's modernisation agenda has produced an avalanche of change that has posed formidable challenges for everyone involved in social work, whether as service users, practitioners or managers. "Modernising Social Work" provides a radical appraisal of the far-reaching changes in their theoretical, historical and policy contexts. Editor(s): Harris, John; White, Vicky. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JKSN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 172 x 13. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847420053
ISBN
9781847420053
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 177. .
Format
Paperback
Publisher
New Harbinger Publications United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Publication date
2016
SKU
V9781626258273
ISBN
9781626258273
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 34.94

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