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Paperback. This book is an original, ethnographic study of the emergence of a new type of thinking about children and their rights in urban China. It brings together evidence from a variety of Chinese government, academic, pedagogic and media publications, and from interviews and participant observations conducted in schools and homes in Shanghai, China. Series: Studies in Childhood and Youth. Num Pages: 183 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSP; JHB; JHBK; JHM; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
183
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349467020
ISBN
9781349467020
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.92

Hardcover. This book is an original, ethnographic study of the emergence of a new type of thinking about children and their rights in urban China. It brings together evidence from a variety of Chinese government, academic, pedagogic and media publications, and from interviews and participant observations conducted in schools and homes in Shanghai, China. Series: Studies in Childhood and Youth. Num Pages: 183 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JFSP1; JHM; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 218 x 16. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137346582
ISBN
9781137346582
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.43

Paperback. Series: Culture, Mind and Society. Num Pages: 213 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHBK; JHM; JHMC; JMS; JNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
213
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349501182
ISBN
9781349501182
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.91

Hardcover. Class-based self-perception is a rising issue worldwide. Through observation in kindergartens in Fiji, Brison examines how schools instil these ideas in Suva children. Teachers have different goals depending on the social background of the families while students create friendships through shared experience of toys, gender roles, and mass media. Series: Culture, Mind and Society. Num Pages: 213 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1MKLF; JFSC; JHMC; JNLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 218 x 16. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137472267
ISBN
9781137472267
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.43

Paperback. Editor(s): Campling, Jo. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBK; JKS; JKSB1; JKSN; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000
Number of pages
255
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349413836
ISBN
9781349413836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 121.59

Paperback. .
Publisher
Floris Books
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782500322
ISBN
9781782500322
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.66

Paperback. This text is based upon a research report, approved by the Department of Health, about the assessment, measurement and production of good quality care in children's homes. It addresses the continuing debate about the uncertainty surrounding the purpose of children's homes. Series: Living Away from Home: Studies in Residential Care. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JHBC; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471984566
ISBN
9780471984566
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.17

Hardback. Num Pages: 155 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JFSP1; JHBK; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 355.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137570949
ISBN
9781137570949
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.40

Hardback. Drawing from a wide range of disciplines, including anthropology, sociology, architecture and geography, and international contributors, this volume offers both students and scholars with an interest in the interdisciplinary study of childhood a range of ways of thinking spatially about children's lives. Editor(s): Seymour, Julie; Hackett, Abigail; Procter, Lisa. Series: Studies in Childhood and Youth. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JHBK; JMC; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 17. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137464972
ISBN
9781137464972
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.90

Paperback. Editor(s): Sideri, Sandro Antonio Rosario; Evers, B. Series: Institute of Social Studies Series on Development of Societies. Num Pages: 401 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; JHB; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1979
Number of pages
401
Condition
New
SKU
V9789401182331
ISBN
9789401182331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.57

Hardcover. This volume examines Chile's political culture by considering its origin and the persistence of its "grammar", which the authors define as the ability of each member of society to function within social categories and rules. This "grammar", they believe, is what gives character to national culture. Series: Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; JHMC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268008406
ISBN
9780268008406
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.20

Hardcover. In this concise historical and conceptual analysis of China's evolving position in a world defined predominantly by global capitalist development, Lin offers a critical review of relevant debates and discusses the imperative and feasibility of a socialist Chinese model, reconstructed, as an alternative to standardized modernity at an impasse. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JH; JPB; JPFC; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137301253
ISBN
9781137301253
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.86

Hardback. Num Pages: 387 pages, 167 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, 2 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC; JFSL; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
387
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319491981
ISBN
9783319491981
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.69

Hardback. China ist die Wirtschaftsmacht des 21. Jahrhunderts. Immer mehr westliche Firmen gehen in das Reich der Mitte. Und scheitern, weil sie Burokratie und Investitionsmittel nicht ausreichend bedacht, oder sich auf Rahmenbedingungen nicht gut genug vorbereitet haben " Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFCA; JHMC; KJC; KJMV2; VSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9783540313151
ISBN
9783540313151
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.42

Paperback. In this comprehensive analysis of thirty-five years of population change in the People's Republic of China, the author highlights China's shifting population policies and pieces together the available data, assessing and adjusting them as necessary in order to discover the actual population changes. Num Pages: 508 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 28. Weight in Grams: 665.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
508
Condition
New
Edition
Reissue,Subsequent
SKU
V9780804718875
ISBN
9780804718875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.60

Hardback. Series: Research Series on the Chinese Dream and China's Development Path. Num Pages: biography. BIC Classification: JHBK; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer Verlag, Singapore Singapore
Condition
New
SKU
V9789811014901
ISBN
9789811014901
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.92

Paperback. By 2010, 260 million citizens were living outside of their permanent hukou location, a major challenge to the constrictive Mao-era system of migration and settlement planning. Jason Young shows how these new forces have been received by the state and documents the process of change and the importance of China's hukou system. Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JHB; JPP; RGC; RP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
205
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349447084
ISBN
9781349447084
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.11

Hardcover. By 2010, 260 million citizens were living outside of their permanent hukou location, a major challenge to the constrictive Mao-era system of migration and settlement planning. Jason Young shows how these new forces have been received by the state and documents the process of change and the importance of China's hukou system. Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFM; JHBD; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137277305
ISBN
9781137277305
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.86

Hardback. This book provides a broad collection of data on China's 56 ethnic groups and profiles the demography, cultural, economy and business climates for each of China's diverse ethnic groups. Develops a complete socioeconomic picture of the outlook for each group. Num Pages: 198 pages, 200 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JHBD; JPA; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 491.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
198
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461458593
ISBN
9781461458593
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.45

Paperback. This book provides a broad collection of data on China's 56 ethnic groups and profiles the demography, cultural, economy and business climates for each of China's diverse ethnic groups. Develops a complete socioeconomic picture of the outlook for each group. Num Pages: 216 pages, 200 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JHBD; JPA; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781489985828
ISBN
9781489985828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 121.61

Paperback. Editor(s): Lee, J.; Nedilsky, Lida V.; Cheung, S. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPA; JPP; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2012
Number of pages
257
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349446780
ISBN
9781349446780
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.18

Paperback. Editor(s): Wang, M.; Ying, Zhu. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JP; KCD; KCL; KCP; KCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349507801
ISBN
9781349507801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 122.01

Paperback / so. Num Pages: 173 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 11. Weight in Grams: 245.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer vs United States
Number of pages
173
Condition
New
SKU
V9783658029777
ISBN
9783658029777
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.90

hardcover. Examines Chinese American funerary rituals and cemeteries from the late nineteenth century in order to understand the importance of Chinese funerary rites and their transformation through time. This volume discusses the meaning of funerary rituals and their normative dimension and the social practices that have been influenced by tradition. Editor(s): Chung, Sue Fawn; Wegars, Priscilla. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780759107335
ISBN
9780759107335
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 164.06

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