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Paperback. Reflecting current political and policy priorities, this book focuses on new developments designed to promote these family and network relationships. The book examines both care policies and individual schemes which involve families and other network members in the planning and care of children looked after in residential units or children's homes. Editor(s): Chakrabarti, Mono; Hill, Malcolm. Num Pages: 248 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JHBK; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 281.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Pub
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853026874
- ISBN
- 9781853026874
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.82
€ 38.82
Paperback. Focusing on the nature of relationships, this book continues the story of the five people with learning disabilities from Helping People with a Learning Disability Explore Choice. Sections for the carer draw out the issues raised in each chapter and suggest ways of exploring them in discussions and exercises for groups and individuals. Illustrator(s): Baker, Tim. Num Pages: 120 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 6. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Pub
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853026881
- ISBN
- 9781853026881
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.45
€ 32.45
Paperback. The contributors to this topical volume explore the role of family support in promoting the welfare of children and their families. The book integrates concepts and experiences from an international perspective, different levels of analysis (society, community and family) and different loci of intervention. Editor(s): Canavan, John; Dolan, Pat; Pinkerton, John. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Pub
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853028502
- ISBN
- 9781853028502
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.00
€ 35.00
Paperback. This book is based on the life accounts of 244 children of minority ethnic origin who were placed with predominantly white foster carers and adopters. The book provides a most interesting overview of the decision-making and planning processes that shape the placement in care of children of minority ethnic origin in the UK. Num Pages: 224 pages, index. BIC Classification: JFF; JHBK; JHMP; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 353.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Pub
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853028755
- ISBN
- 9781853028755
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.55
€ 37.55
Paperback. More than 125,000 children in the UK alone are 'sentenced' to separation from their imprisoned parents. This book draws on extensive research and experience to examine the effect this kind of separation can have on the emotional development of a child and on family relationships. They make suggestions for work with prisoners and families. Series: Supporting Parents. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; JHBK; JKVP; JKVQ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 10. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Pub
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853029721
- ISBN
- 9781853029721
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.20
€ 45.20
Paperback. This title uses the Asian concept of yin and yang to explain how American virtues and vices are opposite sides of the same coin. Unlike the dualism characteristic of the West, in much of Asia the forces of yin and yang are seen to co-exist in everything, and complete each other in cosmic harmony. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; JFC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Nicholas Brealey Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781877864858
- ISBN
- 9781877864858
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.08
€ 26.99
€ 19.08
Spiral bound. With training materials for a two-day course, this flexible practical resource is for organisations wishing to involve young people in the recruitment of staff, volunteers and mentors Num Pages: 122 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP2; JHBL; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 296 x 210 x 17. .
- Format
- Spiralbound
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers United Kingdom
- Edition
- Spi
- Number of pages
- 122
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781900990776
- ISBN
- 9781900990776
Spiralbound
Condition: New
€ 41.37
€ 41.37
Paperback. Series: What Works. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 169 x 11. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Barnardo's
- Edition
- Rev Ed
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904659006
- ISBN
- 9781904659006
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.73
€ 33.73
Paperback. Based on two linked studies, this report explores how families living in disadvantaged communities manage parent child relationships during middle childhood Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; JHBK; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 170 x 6. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers United Kingdom
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904787709
- ISBN
- 9781904787709
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.37
€ 41.37
Paperback. Despite their outwardly friendly ways and easy-going manner, Americans continue to be a mystery to their business counterparts in other countries. Craig Storti tackles the "can-do" culture of the United States to help professionals better understand the sometimes confusing, sometimes frustrating American personality. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JHBL; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Murray Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781931930055
- ISBN
- 9781931930055
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.10
€ 19.99
€ 15.10
Paperback. Editor(s): Salemink, Oscar. Num Pages: 2 illus., 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF; JHB; JHMC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9786162151187
- ISBN
- 9786162151187
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.94
€ 33.99
€ 30.94
Paperback. Language and culture are often seen as unique characteristics of human beings. This work examines the neurological evolution of our emotional repertoire and implications for current social behaviour and argues that our ability to use a wide array of emotions evolved long before spoken language. Num Pages: 208 pages, 13 line diagrams 1 half-tone 8 tables. BIC Classification: CFA; JFC; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804737203
- ISBN
- 9780804737203
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.56
€ 27.99
€ 26.56
Paperback. Argues that the creation of such "desiring subjects" is at the core of China's contingent, piece-by-piece reconfiguration of its relationship to a post-socialist, neo-liberal-dominated world. Series: Perverse Modernities: A Series Edited by Jack Halberstam and Lisa Lowe. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JFC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 235 x 16. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822339472
- ISBN
- 9780822339472
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.67
€ 30.99
€ 27.67
Paperback. An ethnography of the Algerian presence in France and the transnational Berber movement. Series: New Anthropologies of Europe. Num Pages: 304 pages, 13 b&w photos, 2 figures, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253217127
- ISBN
- 9780253217127
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.56
€ 27.99
€ 26.56
Paperback. Anxious Wealth analyzes practices of network building and deal-making among wealthy businessmen and government officials in urban China, documenting the changing values, lifestyles, gender relations, and consumption habits of China's new rich and new middle classes. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSJ; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 407. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804783545
- ISBN
- 9780804783545
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
Paperback. By examining oral history collected during two years of fieldwork, anthropologist Rebecca Bryant investigates why the 2003 opening of the ceasefire line dividing Cyprus has not led the country any closer to reunification, and how in many ways it has driven the two communities of the island farther apart. Series: Contemporary Ethnography. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1DVC; JFC; JHMP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 211 x 131 x 8. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812222319
- ISBN
- 9780812222319
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.98
€ 32.99
€ 29.98
Paperback. In The Chicken and the Quetzal Paul Kockelman tells the cultural history of a village in Guatemala's highland cloud forests and its relation to conservation movements and eco-tourism to create a theoretical framework for understanding the entanglement of values as they are created, interpreted, and reconfigured. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLC; HBJK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 252 x 13. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822360728
- ISBN
- 9780822360728
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 179 x 24. Weight in Grams: 839.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Pearson Education (US) United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780205525003
- ISBN
- 9780205525003
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 141.76
€ 141.76
Paperback. This collection of original essays explores the historical and cultural diversity of the experience of gender reversal over an exceptional geographical and chronological range. Topics cove- red include anthropology, history, literature. Editor(s): Ramet, Sabrina Petra. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415114837
- ISBN
- 9780415114837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.19
€ 63.19
Paperback. Drawing on research of the consumer experience in the West and Japan, this title examines societies less renowned for consumerism, such as Africa. By relating consumerism to other issues in world history, it forces reassessment of our understanding of both consumerism and global history. It is suitable for students of world history. Series: Themes in World History. Num Pages: 180 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM; KCZ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415395878
- ISBN
- 9780415395878
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.29
€ 50.29
Paperback. Editor(s): Tod, Angela M.; Hirst, Julia. Num Pages: 172 pages, 3 black & white tables, 9 black & white halftones, 5 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JHBC; MBN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 246 x 177 x 11. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415633932
- ISBN
- 9780415633932
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.29
€ 50.29
Paperback. This book explores why we work, how our work affects us, and what we will become as a nation of workers. It is a lively and humorous meditation on the nature of work and identity, the costs and challenges of a lifetime of labour. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415926362
- ISBN
- 9780415926362
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.04
€ 61.04
Paperback. Focuses on nonverbal messages and their role in close relationships - friends, family, and romantic partners. This book takes a functional perspective in its examination of how nonverbal messages work to signal affection, romantic interest, sexual attraction, dominance, and other roles. Series: LEA's Series on Personal Relationships. Num Pages: 332 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTC; JHBK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780805843972
- ISBN
- 9780805843972
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.10
€ 69.10
Paperback. "This book is a beautiful and moving personal account of the Ainu, the native inhabitants of Hokkaido, Japan's northern island, whose land, economy, and culture have been absorbed and destroyed in rece" Translator(s): Selden, Kyoko Iriye; Selden, Lili. Num Pages: 192 pages, 15 photographs, maps. figures, glossary. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BGHA; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Westview Press
- Edition
- 50052nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813318806
- ISBN
- 9780813318806
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.71
€ 78.71