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Learning and Work in the Risk Society: Lessons for the Labour Markets ...
Evans, Karen; Behrens, Martina; Kaluza, Jens
hardcover. Based on a comparative analysis of education and work during political and labour market changes of the transition to post-communism, the authors argue that the social polarizations and erosion of the "dual system" of education and training in Eastern Germany may portend the future for the West. Series: Anglo-German Foundation. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; JHBL; JNRV; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2000th Edition
- SKU
- V9780333777510
- ISBN
- 9780333777510
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.53
€ 66.53
Hardcover. Defines learning activity as a special kind of activity directed towards the acquisition of societal knowledge and skills through their individual reproduction by means of special learning actions upon learning objects. This book explores how learning proceeds. It examines the relation between content of knowledge, teaching and learning activity. Editor(s): Hedegaard, Mariane; Lompscher, Joachim. Num Pages: 332 pages, b/w illlus. BIC Classification: JH; JNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 247 x 175 x 35. Weight in Grams: 852.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772888156
- ISBN
- 9788772888156
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.11
€ 13.11
Paperback. Explore with Ronald Pelias the physical space between people, and learn the metaphorical importance of leaning, in this personal, performative narrative about relationships. Series: Writing Lives: Ethnographic Narratives. Num Pages: 239 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 385.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Left Coast Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781598746419
- ISBN
- 9781598746419
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.27
€ 62.27
Paperback. A fascinating chronicle of the lives and achievements of the men and women who helped shapethe science of statistics This handsomely illustrated volume will make enthralling reading for scientists, mathematicians, and science history buffs alike. Editor(s): Johnson, Norman L.; Kotz, Samuel. Series: Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics. Num Pages: 432 pages, ports. BIC Classification: BG; JHBC; PBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471163817
- ISBN
- 9780471163817
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 172.57
€ 172.57
Paperback. Using the engaging case of British security policy between the world wars, this book argues that an effective balance of power, which is the key to a stable international system, is a deliberate act of policy and that leaders play a determinative role in building an effective balance. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBWQ; JFFS; JHB; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349290369
- ISBN
- 9781349290369
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Hardback. Editor(s): Holenweger, Michael; Jager, Michael Karl; Kernic, Franz. Series: Advanced Sciences and Technologies for Security Applications. Num Pages: 404 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, 5 colour illustrations, 10 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JNK; JPA; JW; KJMV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 404
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319550589
- ISBN
- 9783319550589
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 261.07
€ 261.07
Paperback. The author uses a sample of 25 effective leaders drawn from a wide historical universe to determine that the paradigm of effective leadership consists of strong direction, acute sensitivity to follower's needs and sustained energy in pursuing this direction. Num Pages: 177 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; JH; JP; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333651711
- ISBN
- 9780333651711
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.13
€ 71.13
Paperback. Num Pages: 162 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 142 x 11. Weight in Grams: 222. A Sociological Interpretation. 162 pages, Ill. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: JH. Dimension: 210 x 142 x 11. Weight: 222.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 162
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520049949
- ISBN
- 9780520049949
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.23
€ 33.99
€ 30.23
Paperback. Leadership an Elizabethan Culture studies the challenges confronted by government and church leaders (local and central), the counsel given them, the consequences of their decisions, and the views of leadership circulating in late Tudor literature and drama. Editor(s): Kaufman, Peter Iver. Series: Jepson Studies in Leadership. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJD1; JHBL; KCZ; KJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349465606
- ISBN
- 9781349465606
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.90
€ 65.90
Hardback. Provides critical insight into the dynamics of contemporary Mauritian society. In this researched study of ethnic, gender and racial discrimination in Mauritius, the author, a native anthropologist, addresses debates carried out in many developing societies on subaltern identities, ethnicity, poverty and social injustice. Series: New Directions in Anthropology. Num Pages: 15 photos, 5 maps and 3 diagrams. BIC Classification: 1HSU; JHMP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845450755
- ISBN
- 9781845450755
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.47
€ 162.47
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC; LAZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 233 x 19. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138685949
- ISBN
- 9781138685949
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.95
€ 71.95
Paperback. Law s Metaphors: Interrogating Languages of Law, Justice and Legitimacy presents a series of essays that reveal how metaphors for terms relating to the theory and practice of law are utilized in legal texts, literary works, and in our popular imagination. Editor(s): Gurnham, David. Series: Journal of Law and Society Special Issues. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JH; LA; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 8. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119266822
- ISBN
- 9781119266822
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.60
€ 29.60
Hardcover. A fresh theory on how individuals respond to inequalities occurring within their own communities. This original and insightful study draws on empirical research on the Santal people of Asia, examining power relations within social fields, and the state, to reveal a typology of power practices, and applies these to forced marriage in the West. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Socio-Legal Studies. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 maps. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM; LAQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230304536
- ISBN
- 9780230304536
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.90
€ 127.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 430 pages, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLH; JFSJ1; JHBK; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 430
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226457642
- ISBN
- 9780226457642
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.82
€ 40.99
€ 31.82
Paperback. Series: Contemporary Issues in the Middle East. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HRHP; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- Revised Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815633815
- ISBN
- 9780815633815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.02
€ 38.02
Hardcover. This book looks at the relationship between statute law and legal practice. It examines how law is applied in reality and more precisely how law is perceived by the general public in contrast to the legal profession. It explores how myths are created about the law and how myths are created by the law. Editor(s): Amatrudo, Anthony; Rauxloh, Regina. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 black & white illustration. BIC Classification: JHB; JKV; LAR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719097836
- ISBN
- 9780719097836
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.40
€ 168.40
Paperback. Offers a penetrating insight into the nature of Colombia's peril. In a nuanced account of the human consequences of a disintegrating state, the author chronicles two weeks in a small town in Colombia's Cauca Valley taken over by paramilitaries that brazenly assassinate adolescent gang members. Num Pages: 222 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 135 x 204 x 16. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226790145
- ISBN
- 9780226790145
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.14
€ 31.99
€ 25.14
Paperback. Editor(s): Goodrich, Peter. Series: Language, Discourse, Society. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JKV; LAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349259762
- ISBN
- 9781349259762
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 138.33
€ 138.33
Paperback. Thoroughly updated new edition of this introduction to the sociology of law, full of up to date and relevant examples. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; JPV; LAQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 171 x 18. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781412945608
- ISBN
- 9781412945608
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.41
€ 68.41
Hardback. Once hailed as a promising new way to think about law and as opening a vital conversation about literature the question is whether the law and literature enterprise has lived up to its initial promise. This is a contemporary study of law and literature. It includes contributions by an international group of leading scholars. Editor(s): Sarat, Austin. Series: Studies in Law, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762314829
- ISBN
- 9780762314829
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.51
€ 115.51
Paperback. Editor(s): Comaroff, Jean; Comaroff, John L. Num Pages: 400 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: JHM; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226114095
- ISBN
- 9780226114095
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 33.73
€ 43.99
€ 33.73
Hardback. Offers an overview of the field of law and anthropology. Editor(s): Moore, Sally Falk. Series: Blackwell Anthologies in Social and Cultural Anthropology. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: JHM; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 189 x 29. Weight in Grams: 910.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405102278
- ISBN
- 9781405102278
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.36
€ 151.36
Paperback. Presents an overview of the field of law and anthropology. This book also explores historical issues and contemporary ones such as illegal migration, human rights, gender discrimination, political corruption. Editor(s): Moore, Sally Falk. Series: Blackwell Anthologies in Social and Cultural Anthropology. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 173 x 28. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405102285
- ISBN
- 9781405102285
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.07
€ 54.07
This memorial volume celebrates the life of Laurence Moss, thescholar, economist, professor, journal editor, lawyer, magician andskeptic. This volume contains a complete listing of Moss spublications since 1973 together with a sample syllabus of thefamous course he taught at Babson College, Scams and Fraudsin Business. Editor(s): Lee, Frederic S. Series: Studies in Economic Reform and Social Justice. Num Pages: 696 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 992.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 696
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444335590
- ISBN
- 9781444335590
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 143.72
€ 143.72