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Hardcover. Disability is often described in a way that suggests it is a permanent, relatively stable state. This volume argues that the relationship between impairment (physical state) and disability is neither fixed nor permanent but is fluid and not easily predicted. Editor(s): Barnartt, Sharon N. Series Editor(s): Altman, Barbara Mandell; Barnartt, Sharon N. Series: Research in Social Science and Disability. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857243775
- ISBN
- 9780857243775
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.67
€ 135.67
Hardcover. Presents contributions in comparative suburban studies for urban regions, not just in Europe and the United States but also metropolitan regions in China, India and other areas of the world. This title examines the patterns of suburban development in metropolitan regions around the globe. Editor(s): Clapson, Mark; Hutchison, Ray. Series Editor(s): Hutchison, Ray. Series: Research in Urban Sociology. Num Pages: 394 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 238 x 32. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 394
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857243478
- ISBN
- 9780857243478
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.20
€ 143.20
Hardcover. Explains and conceptualizes social control in its diversity. This title includes treatments of informal control (socialization, group formation and the controls exerted in everyday life) as well as medical control (norms regarding health and illness, particularly with regard to notions of 'normal' behaviour). Editor(s): Chriss, James J. Series Editor(s): Deflem, Mathieu. Series: Sociology of Crime, Law & Deviance. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; JKV; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 149 x 221 x 22. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857243454
- ISBN
- 9780857243454
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.86
€ 117.86
Hardcover. Explores capital mobility under globalization by studying some of its salient consequences in agriculture and food in North and South America. This title probes the manner in which capital mobility alters the organization of the temporal and spatial dimensions that characterize the reproduction of capital. Editor(s): Bonanno, Alessandro; Cavalcanti, Josefa Salete Barbosa. Series Editor(s): Marsden, Terry. Series: Research in Rural Sociology & Development. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1K; JFFS; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857243171
- ISBN
- 9780857243171
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.52
€ 124.52
Hardcover. Intends to sharpen our analytical tools in order to better appreciate the term governance in the educational field. This title also addresses the marginally studied issue of change in the 'educational science order'. Editor(s): Amos, S. Karin. Series Editor(s): Wiseman, Alexander W. Series: International Perspectives on Education and Society. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JNA; JNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857243034
- ISBN
- 9780857243034
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.97
€ 126.97
Hardcover. Contains papers presented at the XII World Congress of Rural Sociology held in South Korea in 2008. This book provides an international view of the advanced production in rural sociology. Editor(s): Bonanno, Alessandro; Baker, Hans; Jussaume, Raymond; Kawamura, Yoshio; Shuksmith, Mark. Series Editor(s): Marsden, Terry. Series: Research in Rural Sociology & Development. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSF; JHB; RPG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857242815
- ISBN
- 9780857242815
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.86
€ 125.86
Hardcover. Includes chapters which examine the associations between motivation and other constructs, such as emotion and self-regulation. This title also features chapters that examine sociocultural approaches to the study of motivation, the motivation of African American students and teachers' motivation, and the policy implications of motivation research. Editor(s): Karabenick, Stuart; Urdan, Timothy C. Series Editor(s): Karabenick, Stuart; Urdan, Timothy C. Series: Advances in Motivation and Achievement. Num Pages: 264 pages, ill. BIC Classification: JMRL; JNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857242532
- ISBN
- 9780857242532
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.31
€ 118.31
Hardcover. Is the phenomenon of state failure better understood through a focus on the regional context? To what extent may studies of regional security benefit from a focus on the capacities and vulnerabilities of the states involved? This title addresses these questions. Editor(s): Harpviken, Kristian Berg. Series Editor(s): Enjolras, Bernard; Sivesind, Karl Henrik. Series: Comparative Social Research. Num Pages: 392 pages, ill. BIC Classification: GTJ; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 35. Weight in Grams: 738.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857241016
- ISBN
- 9780857241016
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.20
€ 143.20
Hardcover. Presents the research on economic factors affecting peace and war. This title includes theoretical perspectives on the economic foundations of peace, violence and war within countries, connections between international trade and inter-state conflict, and the role of legal/institutional factors in international and internal conflict. Editor(s): Goldsmith, Ben; Brauer, Jurgen. Series Editor(s): Chatterji, Manas. Series: Contributions to Conflict Management, Peace Economics and Development. Num Pages: 320 pages, ill. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPS; JW; KCP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857240040
- ISBN
- 9780857240040
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.67
€ 135.67
Paperback. If you are gay, but celibate, how do you find a way to express your identity as a believer without being defined by your sexual orientation? Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HRCV4; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- SPCK Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857216236
- ISBN
- 9780857216236
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.68
€ 13.99
€ 11.68
Paperback. This is the story of the world's exploitation motorway, the girls, the truckers who use them - and the brave few seeking to change things Num Pages: 224 pages, 8pp colour. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; BGX; JFFE1; JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- SPCK Publishing
- Edition
- 1st New edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857212542
- ISBN
- 9780857212542
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.42
€ 12.42
Paperback. A study of the constitutional and political development of the Isle of Man. This book analyses three broad aspects of twentieth-century political development: constitutional progress towards self-government, elections and public policy and the changing role of the state in Manx society. Series: Centre for Manx Studies Monographs. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKZ; 3JJ; HBTB; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 32. Weight in Grams: 830.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853237877
- ISBN
- 9780853237877
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.50
€ 55.50
Paperback. Series: Readings in.. 252 pages, maps, figures. Editor(s): Young, Tom. These readings focus on African politics. The topics covered include: African socialism; the Eritrean war; violence in Nigeria; the social power of religious organization and civil society; and aspects of democracy and democratization in Zambia and Botswana. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1H; JFC; JPA; JPH. Dimension: 233 x 203 x 16. Weight: 570.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- James Currey
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780852552575
- ISBN
- 9780852552575
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.57
€ 33.99
€ 32.57
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 166
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851156804
- ISBN
- 9780851156804
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.73
€ 26.99
€ 23.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HRCV4; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Kregel Publications,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 1st Paperback Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780825439308
- ISBN
- 9780825439308
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.36
€ 12.36
Paperback. The book covers qualitative approaches that can be utilized by students and scholars in their research endeavors concerning social activism in contemporary society. Specifically, the book illustrates different strategies for using qualitative methods to observe activism within organizations, networks, events, and alternative media. Series: Donald McGannon Communication Research Center's Everett C. Parker Book Series. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JHBC; JKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3887 x 5817 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823274147
- ISBN
- 9780823274147
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.17
€ 37.99
€ 34.17
Paperback. An archeology of auditory surveillance combined with an analysis of representations of spying in works of literature, music, and film that provide philosophical reflections on the drives that animate listening: the drive for mastery and the death drive. Translator(s): Vegso, Roland. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HPN; JFD; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 215 x 21. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823273966
- ISBN
- 9780823273966
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.40
€ 30.99
€ 27.40
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSK; FL; FM; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 24. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823271887
- ISBN
- 9780823271887
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.40
€ 30.99
€ 27.40
Hardback. Argues that Michel Foucault's account of power provides a inescapable framework for ethics. Traces Foucault's analyses of power and ancient and contemporary ethical practices. Articulates a Foucauldian ethics constituted by a critical attitude, with substantive but revisable values grounded in a practice of freedom. Series: Just Ideas. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: HPD; HPQ; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3887 x 5817 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823271252
- ISBN
- 9780823271252
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.06
€ 60.06
Paperback. Shakespeare is worth reading because his works help us to make epistemological weakness into a way of life. Kuzner shows how Shakespeare's works offer a means for coming to terms with basic uncertainties about freedom, the world's abundance, and the demands of love and social life. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS; HPK; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823269945
- ISBN
- 9780823269945
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.70
€ 32.99
€ 29.70