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Hardback. This topical and authoritative book examines how the regulation of doctors has been modernised by the introduction of the quality assurance process medical revalidation. In doing so, it questions if there indeed is evidence to support the argument that revalidation serves the public interest by ensuring individual doctors are fit to practice. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447325444
- ISBN
- 9781447325444
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 28.67
€ 29.99
€ 28.67
Hardback. The end of the world is a seemingly interminable topic D at least, of course, until it happens. Environmental catastrophe and planetary apocalypse are subjects of enduring fascination and, as ethnographic studies show, human cultures have approached them in very different ways. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: HP; JHM; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509503971
- ISBN
- 9781509503971
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Condition: New
€ 58.84
€ 58.84
Hardback. From mobile phones to consoles, tablets and PCs, we are now a generation of gamers. The PlayStation Dreamworld is to borrow a phrase from Slavoj i ek the pervert's guide to videogames. It argues that we can only understand the world of videogames via Lacanian dream analysis. Series: Theory Redux. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; HPN; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 130. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509518029
- ISBN
- 9781509518029
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.34
€ 52.34
Paperback. Handedness, or manual laterality of function, is thought to be both universal and unique to humans, making it a highly derived trait, based on an equally specialized neural substrate. By contrast, in various non-human species, both living and extinct, extent of lateralization varies. Editor(s): Editorial Staff of Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. Series: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. Num Pages: 252 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM; MBGR; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 178 x 7. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781573319027
- ISBN
- 9781573319027
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 138.55
€ 138.55
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
€ 95.99
€ 95.99
Paperback. Towards a democratic division of labour? starts from the challenge of balancing values of 'equality' and 'freedom' in all sections of modern societies, introducing the Combination Model as a scientific tool for studying the division of professional and family work and for elaborating adequate policy perspectives. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 172. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847422699
- ISBN
- 9781847422699
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 47.19
€ 49.99
€ 47.19
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847424358
- ISBN
- 9781847424358
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 40.28
€ 42.99
€ 40.28
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847424365
- ISBN
- 9781847424365
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.95
€ 102.95
Hardback. Examines the political regulation of the family in Sweden since 1930. This title draws attention to the political attempts to create a 'modern family', and the aspiration to regulate the family and install gender equality. It is suitable for researchers, lecturers, undergraduate and graduate students who study gender and gender equality. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1DNS; 3JJ; JFSJ; JHBK; JPQB; KCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 249 x 178 x 14. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847424556
- ISBN
- 9781847424556
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.94
€ 95.94
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847426178
- ISBN
- 9781847426178
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 37.90
€ 40.99
€ 37.90
Hardback. This book critically explores the urban governance of healthy lifestyles and the contemporary problematisations of the obesity, sedentarism and alcohol "epidemics". Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JHB; MBP; MBS; RGC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 248 x 174 x 17. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847426383
- ISBN
- 9781847426383
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.90
€ 102.90
Paperback. Led by women's life history accounts, this is an engaging and accessible account of how constructions of femininity fundamentally affect women's mental wellbeing through the life course. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBK; JMG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 172 x 23. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847426765
- ISBN
- 9781847426765
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.64
€ 36.99
€ 35.64
hardcover. This valuable collection is the first to identify how social solidarity across Europe is being re-invented from below and redefined from above. Editor(s): Ellison, Marion. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; JHBA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 165 x 21. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847427274
- ISBN
- 9781847427274
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.82
€ 102.82
Hardcover. This book is the first to theorise and define the social harm concept beyond criminology and seeks to address these omissions and in doing so provide a platform for future debates, in this series and beyond. Series: Studies in Social Harm. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JHBA; JKV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 165 x 240 x 16. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847427946
- ISBN
- 9781847427946
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.87
€ 95.87
Paperback. The well-being of children is a vital and highly topical issue. This title presents the findings from a wide range of data to evaluate the outcomes of the Labour Government's policies for children. It uses a framework to compare policy areas. It is suitable for researchers, policy makers and students. Editor(s): Bradshaw, Jonathan. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JHBK; JKSB1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 173 x 18. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 3rd Revised
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847428363
- ISBN
- 9781847428363
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 33.32
€ 34.99
€ 33.32
Hardcover. This sociological collection advances the argument that the concept of a "turning point" expands our understanding of life experiences from a descriptive to a deeper and more abstract level of analysis. Editor(s): Hackstaff, Karla B.; Kupferberg, Feiwel; Negroni, Catherine. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847428608
- ISBN
- 9781847428608
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.95
€ 102.95
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847428639
- ISBN
- 9781847428639
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 37.95
€ 40.99
€ 37.95
hardcover. This book takes a life course perspective, analysing and comparing the biographies of mothers and fathers in seven European countries in context. Editor(s): Nilsen, Ann; Brannen, Julia; Lewis, Suzan. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; JHBK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 161 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847428646
- ISBN
- 9781847428646
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.95
€ 102.95
Hardcover. This highly topical book aims to undermine unsubstantiated myths by examining Muslim integration in Germany, France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, states which dominate the debate on minority integration and the practice of Muslim religious traditions. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; JFSR2; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847428875
- ISBN
- 9781847428875
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.84
€ 95.84
Paperback. 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: JFSJ; JFSP2; JHBK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 175 x 12. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847429025
- ISBN
- 9781847429025
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 37.95
€ 40.99
€ 37.95