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Society & social sciences
Hardback. Using studies from Australia, Britain, the United States, Africa and Canada, this book offers a contemporary look at police culture from an international perspective by questioning established silos in topics, by presenting new ways of thinking about police culture and suggesting forms that police culture is likely to take in the future. Editor(s): O'Neill, Megan; Marks, Monique; Singh, Anne-Marie. Series: Sociology of Crime, Law & Deviance. Num Pages: 412 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 239 x 29. Weight in Grams: 738.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 412
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780762313075
- ISBN
- 9780762313075
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.14
€ 120.14
Hardback. Traceable as far back as the work of the path-breaking Chicago School of Sociology in the 1920s and 1930s, subculture and counterculture have long been conceptual staples of the discipline. This collection includes 16 readings on aspects of sub-community life in sport that showcases the breadth and depth of sport subcultural research. Editor(s): Young, Kevin; Atkinson, Michael. Series: Research in the Sociology of Sport. Num Pages: 390 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 33. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Edition
- 4th ed.
- Number of pages
- 390
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762312931
- ISBN
- 9780762312931
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.26
€ 112.26
Hardback. What counts as ethnography and what counts as good ethnography are both highly contested. This volume presents a diversity of views on the issues and practices in ethnographic methodology. It does not try to present a single coherent view but, through its heterogeneity, illustrates the strengths and impact of the debate. Editor(s): Troman, Geoff; Jeffrey, Bob; Walford, Geoffrey. Series: Studies in Educational Ethnography. Num Pages: 248 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780762312528
- ISBN
- 9780762312528
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.62
€ 126.62
Hardback. Documents some of the ongoing work occurring in early childhood settings that is aimed at improving, and transforming, early childhood practice in these changed and changing times. This book provides readers with possibilities for enacting pedagogies that are responsive to the contemporary circumstances shaping the lives of young children. Editor(s): Ryan, Sharon; Grieshaber, Susan. Series: Advances in Early Education & Day Care. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: JNLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762312382
- ISBN
- 9780762312382
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.22
€ 127.22
Hardback. Emphasizes the developments in interactional theory and practice. This work includes examples of post-modern ethnography and performance texts focused on border crossings and border performances. It presents essays honoring Carolyn Ellis' contributions to 'Symbolic Interaction and Communications'. Editor(s): Denzin, Norman K. Series: Studies in Symbolic Interaction. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: JFFP; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 163 x 34. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762311866
- ISBN
- 9780762311866
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.60
€ 126.60
Hardback. Draws together international scholars on issues that emerge from ancient Olympic contests, and over one hundred years of modern Olympic history, with varied perspectives, while encompassing an assessment of literature and debates on the Olympics. This book serves as a resource for students and researchers interested in significance of the Games. Editor(s): Young, Kevin; Wamsley, Kevin B.; Young, Kevin. Series: Research in the Sociology of Sport. Num Pages: 340 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; WSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 653.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762311811
- ISBN
- 9780762311811
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.58
€ 127.58
Hardback. "Exploring Interpersonal Dynamics". Editor(s): Perrewe, Pamela L.; Ganster, Daniel C. Series: Research in Occupational Stress and Well Being. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: JMH; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762311538
- ISBN
- 9780762311538
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.72
€ 126.72
Hardback. "Research on Employment for Persons with Severe Mental Illness". Editor(s): Fisher, William H. Series: Research in Community & Mental Health S. Num Pages: 142 pages. BIC Classification: JKSM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 165 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 142
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780762311293
- ISBN
- 9780762311293
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.62
€ 126.62
Hardback. Human experience can only be understood across the landscape of time. Yet organizational and groups research has traditionally paid little attention to time as a construct. Editor(s): Blount, Sally. Series Editor(s): Mannix, Elizabeth A.; Neale, Margaret Ann. Series: Research on Managing Groups & Teams. Num Pages: 294 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762310937
- ISBN
- 9780762310937
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.41
€ 138.41
Hardback. Offers a critique of biomedical approaches to personal and public health, and calls for more sociological input, qualitative research and an intersectional approach to help us understand various aspects of health and illness. This volume is about gender, health and medicine broadly defined. Editor(s): Segal, Marcia Texler; Demos, Vasilikie P.; Kronenfeld, Jennie. Series: Advances in Gender Research. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; MBNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780762310586
- ISBN
- 9780762310586
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.10
€ 137.10
Hardback. Explores cultural influences in relation to concerns of ergonomics and human factors. These include scientific-philosophical considerations, aircraft and maritime safety, cross-national training, effective use of the world-wide web, multinational decision making, third-world industrial development, implementation of technology transfer, and more. Editor(s): Kaplan, Michael. Series: Advances in Human Performance & Cognitive Engineering Research. Num Pages: 404 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 404
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762310494
- ISBN
- 9780762310494
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.55
€ 138.55
Hardback. Advances in Accounting Education is a refereed, academic research annual whose purpose is to meet the needs of faculty members interested in ways to improve their classroom instruction. Contributions include empirical and non-empirical articles and emphasize pedagogy, explaining how teaching methods or curricula/programmes can be improved. Editor(s): Schwartz, Bill N.; Ketz, J. Edward. Series: Advances in Accounting Education. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JNT; KFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 32. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780762310357
- ISBN
- 9780762310357
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.40
€ 127.40
Hardback. This volume presents a diverse array of articles by an interdisciplinary group of scholars. Their work spans the social sciences, humanities, and law, and examines law and culture, the complex intersections of law and policy, and the place of religious values in legal life. Editor(s): Sarat, Austin; Ewick, Patricia. Series: Studies in Law, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 174 pages. BIC Classification: J; L. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 174
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762310326
- ISBN
- 9780762310326
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.40
€ 127.40
Hardback. "Advances in Group Processes" publishes theoretical analyses, reviews and theory based empirical chapters on group phenomena. Volume 20, the second volume of a five-series set, includes papers that address fundamental issues of power and status. Editor(s): Thye, Shane R.; Skvoretz, John. Series: Advances in Group Processes. Num Pages: 298 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Edition
- 20th Anniversary ed.
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762310302
- ISBN
- 9780762310302
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.30
€ 124.30
Hardback. No question is more pertinent to worker welfare than explaining changes in overall income inequality. The papers presented in this volume explore this important issue and evaluate government programmes and their impact upon welfare. Editor(s): Polachek, S.W. Series: Research in Labor Economics. Num Pages: 524 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBL; JPQB; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 36. Weight in Grams: 953.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 524
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762310265
- ISBN
- 9780762310265
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 172.34
€ 172.34
Hardback. Ethnographic methodology can be used to identify how educational policy is formulated and implemented through a process of enculturation. The object of these papers is to show how such a task can be carried out and to reveal the benefits it can yield. Editor(s): Walford, Geoffrey. Series: Studies in Educational Ethnography. Num Pages: 264 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: JHMP; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 26. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762310180
- ISBN
- 9780762310180
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.12
€ 137.12
Hardback. Examining political struggle based on sexuality, gender, and age, this volume explores identity politics from different contexts using methodological approaches and theoretical views. It teaches students and scholars of political sociology, the role of political opportunity and threat in social movements, and transgender political activism. Editor(s): Waldner, Lisa K.; Dobratz, Betty A.; Buzzell, Timothy. Series: Research in Political Sociology. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762309917
- ISBN
- 9780762309917
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.72
€ 126.72
Hardback. Whilst these papers consider issues relating to access and exclusion for students, the remit of this volume is deliberately broad. It includes articles on access and exclusion with regard to academics and their managers, curriculum content and the manner in which the media approach this topic. Editor(s): Tight, Malcolm. Series: International Perspectives on Higher Education Research. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; JNMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780762309740
- ISBN
- 9780762309740
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.96
€ 137.96
Hardback. Aims to present research concerning the strategic importance of environmental concerns within the multinational firm, and to explore the implications of corporate environmental strategy on public policy. This book is useful to students and decision-makers interested in the changing role of multinational enterprises in the global economy. Editor(s): Lundan, Sarianna M. Series: Research in Global Strategic Management. Num Pages: 236 pages, index. BIC Classification: JFFS; KJVG; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780762309665
- ISBN
- 9780762309665
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.87
€ 131.87
Hardback. By presenting a research agenda the editors reveal the need for a labour revitalization process that takes into account national and regional sensibilities, regarding such an undertaking in the key labour markets of the world. Editor(s): Cornfield, Daniel B.; McCammon, Holly J. Series: Research in the Sociology of Work. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762308828
- ISBN
- 9780762308828
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.10
€ 137.10