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Sociology & anthropology

Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230. . Clean copy in dust wrapper. DW showing some light shelf wear. Previous owner's name to ffep. Remains a very good copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0010685
ISBN
9781853961069
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784416300
ISBN
9781784416300
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 158.83

Paperback. Globalization, economic development and changes in social environments have put the relationships between work, leisure, social structure and quality of life under the spotlight. This book brings together chapters from international experts in a range of disciplines concerned with work, leisure and well-being to discuss key, topical issues. Editor(s): Haworth, John T.; Veal, Anthony J. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFR; JHBL; JHBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415250580
ISBN
9780415250580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.71

Hardback. Thirty years of economic change have fundamentally altered the nature of organizations and work in China. This volume brings together the research by many of the top scholars studying these issues and provides a glimpse into the state of thinking on organizations and work at the start of the fourth decade of transition. Editor(s): Keister, Lisa. Series: Research in the Sociology of Work. Num Pages: 454 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 796.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848557307
ISBN
9781848557307
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.10

Hardback. This book provides a lively and accessible introduction to key new areas in the contemporary study of work. While traditional accounts of work have tended to focus upon male manual workers in factories, recent developments have shifted the notions of what counts as work, what work is, and where it takes place. Num Pages: 368 pages, 46. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 173 x 30. Weight in Grams: 786.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745622224
ISBN
9780745622224
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.61

Paperback. This book provides a lively and accessible introduction to key new areas in the contemporary study of work. While traditional accounts of work have tended to focus upon male manual workers in factories, recent developments have shifted the notions of what counts as work, what work is, and where it takes place. Num Pages: 368 pages, 46. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 172 x 26. Weight in Grams: 652.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745622231
ISBN
9780745622231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.63

Hardcover. This book contributes to our understanding of the transformation of work in the information economy, through a detailed examination of labour markets in Silicon Valley. It provides an original and insightful analysis of flexible labour. Series: Information Age Series. Num Pages: 312 pages, 43 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JHBL; KCF; KNDH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 568.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631232490
ISBN
9780631232490
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.40

Work in Transition shows how migrants develop their cultural capital in order to enter the workforce, as well as how failure to leverage that capital can lead to permanent exclusion from professional positions. Num Pages: 360 pages, 7 figures. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 648.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442647602
ISBN
9781442647602
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.25

Hardback. At the beginning of the 20th century, American reformers saw vocational education as a promising way to cure many of the nation's economic and social ills. These essays address the question of whether the ensuing educational reforms had any effect on the problems they were supposed to solve. Editor(s): Kantor, Harvey A.; Tyack, David. Num Pages: 380 pages, 1 graph. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBL; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804711210
ISBN
9780804711210
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.37

paperback. In this title, Hakim presents a multi-disciplinary theory for explaining and predicting current and future patterns of women's choice between employment and family work. Preference theory is developed specifically to explain women's behaviour and choices. Num Pages: 356 pages, numerous tables and 1 figure. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBK; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199242108
ISBN
9780199242108
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 93.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 14. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138804340
ISBN
9781138804340
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.34

Paperback. Work is deeply embedded in the moral and political character of most societies. For many, work becomes fused with our personal and social identities - who we are and how we define ourselves. Steve Fineman explores the key debates about work and the factors that affect it including topics such as globalization, feminism, and technology. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, Approx 10 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 180 x 8. Weight in Grams: 126.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199699360
ISBN
9780199699360
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.87

Hardback. Offers research on the character and implications of workplace participation. This book examines various outcomes, causes, and consequences related to participation programs and worker democracy. It also considers issues surrounding the distribution of and struggle over work hours and how these vary across a number of factors. Editor(s): Smith, Vicki. Series: Research in the Sociology of Work. Num Pages: 432 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 779.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
Edition
annotated ed
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762312023
ISBN
9780762312023
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 181.85

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

€ 176.43

Hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 262 pages. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691654782
ISBN
9780691654782
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.01
€ 86.38

Hardback. This volume contributes to our understanding of the complexities which shape attitudes and behaviour at work. Series: Cambridge Papers in Sociology. Num Pages: 166 pages. BIC Classification: JH. Weight in Grams: 383. "Bibliography: p. 171-173. Commissioning organisation: by Dorothy Wedderburn and Rosemary Crompton. 176 p. 23 cm. Associated Names: Crompton, Rosemary,. Paperback. Good clean copy with tight binding, suggestion of dust dulling to edges of cover, clean and crisp pages." Keywords: "Subjects - Society, Politics & Philosophy - Social Sciences - Sociology - General,Education Resources - Books - Social Sciences - Sociology - General"
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1972
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
166
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KEX0137389
ISBN
9780521074322
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

paperback. Quaid delves into the definition and history of workfare, and then continues with a critical and comparative analysis of workfare programs in six jurisdictions: California, Wisconsin, New York, Alberta, Ontario, and New Brunswick. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; JHBL; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780802081018
ISBN
9780802081018
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 39.85

paperback. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: HBTD; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 136 x 41. Weight in Grams: 708.
Publisher
The New Press
Number of pages
640
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781565843424
ISBN
9781565843424
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.47

Paperback. 0-8133-1027-X the Soviet Nationality Reader: the Disintegration in Context Num Pages: 222 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK; VFXC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 14. Weight in Grams: 365.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780201632712
ISBN
9780201632712
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.66

Paperback. Series: Adolescent Lives S. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 graphs, 22 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSP2; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674016149
ISBN
9780674016149
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 35.20

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