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Paperback. This study draws on a seven-year survey of more than 5000 households interviewed between 1991 and 1997. The survey has been analyzed by specialists to build up an understanding of the dynamics of the family in such fields as household formation, employment, income, and more. Editor(s): Berthoud, Richard; Gershuny, Jonathan. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JHBK; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 149 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861342003
- ISBN
- 9781861342003
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€ 43.99€ 41.37
€ 43.99
€ 41.37
paperback. This first volume explores the ways lifelong learning can contribute to the development of knowledge and skills for employment, and other areas of adult life. It addresses the challenges for researchers to study issues that are central and directly relevant to the political and policy debate, and to take into account the reality of people's lives. Editor(s): Coffield, Frank. Series: ESRC Learning Society Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5figs.7tabs. BIC Classification: JH; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861342300
- ISBN
- 9781861342300
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€ 38.99€ 37.78
€ 38.99
€ 37.78
Paperback. The emergence of high levels of unsustainable home ownership has many consequences for social and public policy. Using a wide range of methodological strategies, including in-depth qualitative interviews, this book paints a rich empirical picture of the causes, socio-economic distribution and social consequences of mortgage arrears and possessions. Num Pages: 212 pages, 4figs.28tabs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JHBA; JPA; KCA; KFFL; KFFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 288.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861342614
- ISBN
- 9781861342614
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€ 40.99€ 39.09
€ 40.99
€ 39.09
paperback. Social marginalisation due to changing labour markets in a global, knowledge-intensive economy poses a major challenge to international welfare states. Addressing the problem from a citizenship perspective, this book contributes significantly to the understanding of policy problems and the development of appropriate strategies. Editor(s): Andersen, Jorgen Goul; Jensen, Per H. Num Pages: 320 pages, 6fig.15tabs. BIC Classification: JFF; JHBL; JPQB; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 551.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861342720
- ISBN
- 9781861342720
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 40.17
€ 41.99
€ 40.17
paperback. This is a qualitative study that documents the daily lives of vulnerable lone mothers and their children in Denmark. Loss of rights, gender and ethnic inequality, and family violence all emerge as key themes with international implications. Policy and practice recommendations are made with wide-ranging applications for an international audience. Num Pages: 204 pages, 5tabs. BIC Classification: 1DND; JFF; JFSP1; JHBK; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 312.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861342775
- ISBN
- 9781861342775
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 29.42
€ 30.99
€ 29.42
Paperback. Explains how systemic thinking works and how Systemic Action Research can be embedded into organisational structures and processes to catalyse sustainable change and critical local interventions. This book details how to design a programme and build it directly into policy and practice development. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 173 x 241 x 11. Weight in Grams: 374.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861347374
- ISBN
- 9781861347374
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€ 43.99€ 41.37
€ 43.99
€ 41.37
Paperback. "Beyond the workfare state" explores equality, discrimination and human rights in relation to employability and 'welfare-to-work' policies bringing together a wide and distinctive range of illustrative studies that gives voice to a variety of potentially marginalised groups. Editor(s): Carpenter, Mick; Freda, Belinda; Speeden, Stuart. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 11. Weight in Grams: 306.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861348722
- ISBN
- 9781861348722
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€ 36.99€ 35.39
€ 36.99
€ 35.39
paperback. In this wide-ranging work, Claude Levi-Strauss examines the mythology of American Indians and seeks to illustrate how contact with Europeans have altered these tales. Translator(s): Tihanyi, Catherine. Num Pages: 294 pages, 4 halftones, 3 maps, 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFHF; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 338.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226474724
- ISBN
- 9780226474724
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€ 32.99€ 26.09
€ 32.99
€ 26.09
Hardback. Arthur L. Stinchcombe has earned a reputation as a leading practitioner of methodology in sociology and related disciplines. Throughout his distinguished career he has championed the idea that to be an effective sociologist, one must use many methods. This incisive work introduces students to the logic of those methods. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 170 x 26. Weight in Grams: 614.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226774916
- ISBN
- 9780226774916
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€ 95.12€ 79.61
€ 95.12
€ 79.61
Based upon historical and archival research, as well as the author's fieldwork in indigenous communities, this work analyzes value from the perspective of the Napo Runa people of the Amazonian Ecuador. It views that Napo Runa personifies value by transforming things into people through a process of subordinating them to human relationships. Series: Interpretations of Culture in the New Millennium. Num Pages: 216 pages, 4 photographs; 8 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KLS; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 358.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252072550
- ISBN
- 9780252072550
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€ 30.99€ 27.67
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paperback. Editor(s): Watkins, Susan Cotts. Series: Office of Population Research. Num Pages: 522 pages. BIC Classification: JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 522
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691611037
- ISBN
- 9780691611037
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€ 89.18€ 68.86
€ 89.18
€ 68.86
paperback. This pamphlet opens the diaries kept by Melville and Frances Herskovits on their famous 1920s expedition deep into the South American jungle. Series: Prickly Paradigm. Num Pages: 110 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 179 x 118 x 6. Weight in Grams: 90.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 110
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780972819626
- ISBN
- 9780972819626
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.72
€ 13.99
€ 12.72
Hardback. The Wiley Handbook of Social Studies Research is a wide-ranging resource on the current state of social studies education. This timely work not only reflects on the many recent developments in the field, but also explores emerging trends. Editor(s): Manfra, Meghan; Bolick, Cheryl. Series: Wiley Handbooks in Education. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: JHBC; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 656
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118787076
- ISBN
- 9781118787076
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€ 213.33
€ 213.33
Hardback. A comprehensive, up-to-date, and authoritative two volume reference work for the fields of corrections and criminal justice featuring over 280 detailed scholarly entries * Assembles a global team of experts from within their respective fields under the guidance of Editor-in-Chief Kent R. Editor(s): Kerley, Kent R. Series: The Wiley Series of Encyclopedias in Criminology & Criminal Justice. Num Pages: 1184 pages. BIC Classification: JH; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 1184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118845424
- ISBN
- 9781118845424
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€ 400.69
€ 400.69
paperback. The Power of Example is an interdisciplinary examination of the integral role that examples and exemplification play in anthropological theory and practice. Editor(s): Bandak, Andreas; Hojer, Lars. Series: Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute Special Issue Book Series. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 173 x 246 x 8. Weight in Grams: 342.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119118329
- ISBN
- 9781119118329
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Condition: New
€ 28.63
€ 28.63
Paperback. Where is sociology in contemporary media studies? How do sociological questions and arguments shape media analysis? These are the questions addressed in this timely collection on media sociology. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 464.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745670560
- ISBN
- 9780745670560
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Condition: New
€ 28.63
€ 28.63
paperback. Analysis that links the phenomenon of homelessness to wider debates about the changing social and economic environment remains relatively underdeveloped. This important book brings together contemporary debates and empirical research in order to explore the nature, experience and impact of social change in the context of risks and uncertainties. Num Pages: 316 pages, 2ill.17tabs. BIC Classification: JFFB; JFSC; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 148. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9781861341501
- ISBN
- 9781861341501
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 37.78
€ 38.99
€ 37.78
hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 149 x 22. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804714495
- ISBN
- 9780804714495
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Condition: New
€ 118.81
€ 118.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; HBJH; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 260.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252064326
- ISBN
- 9780252064326
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.75
€ 30.99
€ 27.75
Understanding Large Temporal Networks and Spatial Networks
Doreian, Patrick; Batagelj, Vladimir; Ferligo...
Hardback. A comprehensive, sweeping work by an acclaimed team of authors at the forefront of this hot topic, Understanding Large Temporal Networks and Spatial Networks explores the different approaches to studying large temporal and spatial networks and links them to computationally sound models of changing structure to detect patterns. Series: Wiley Series in Computational and Quantitative Social Science. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 171 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1040.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470714522
- ISBN
- 9780470714522
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Condition: New
€ 86.14
€ 86.14
hardcover. Presents a description of the author's methodology and its significance for understanding hunter-gatherer cultures on a global basis. This book provides a major synthesis of an enormous body of cultural and environmental information. Num Pages: 583 pages, 151 line illustrations, 60 tables. BIC Classification: HDA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 284 x 226 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1856.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 583
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520223936
- ISBN
- 9780520223936
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Condition: New
€ 95.12€ 73.24
€ 95.12
€ 73.24
Hardback. This text focuses on Japanese weddings as a window on contemporary values, analyzing the relation between the commercialization of these services and their symbolic content. Weddings mark the attainment of full adult status in Japan and this book looks at what marriage and adulthood means in Japan. Num Pages: 188 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHBT; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 28. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804715126
- ISBN
- 9780804715126
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Condition: New
€ 114.01
€ 114.01
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804798549
- ISBN
- 9780804798549
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.56
€ 27.99
€ 26.56
Hardback. A Companion to the Harlem Renaissance presents a comprehensive collection of original essays that address the literature and culture of the Harlem Renaissance from the end of World War I to the middle of the 1930s. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: DS; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 180 x 29. Weight in Grams: 916.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118494066
- ISBN
- 9781118494066
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 223.21
€ 223.21