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Hardback. This volume focuses on Pacific Rim cities and analyzes successful policies and programmes in urban development, explaining why they have worked. It identify themes of change that are taking place in the context of globalization, economic restructuring, and social change. Editor(s): Williams, J. F.; Stimson, Robert J. Series: International Review of Comparative Public Policy. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1MK; GTF; JFFS; JHMC; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 159 x 38. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762306954
- ISBN
- 9780762306954
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Condition: New
€ 185.26
€ 185.26
Hardback. The theoretical frameworks political sociologists use to understand, describe and predict political behaviour have evolved in response to empirical challenges and interdisciplinary influences. This work should prompt readers to evaluate theoretical assumptions and expand their thinking. Editor(s): Dobratz, Betty A.; Buzzell, Timothy; Waldner, Lisa K. Series: Research in Political Sociology. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: JH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762308651
- ISBN
- 9780762308651
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Condition: New
€ 140.18
€ 140.18
Hardback. By presenting a research agenda the editors reveal the need for a labour revitalization process that takes into account national and regional sensibilities, regarding such an undertaking in the key labour markets of the world. Editor(s): Cornfield, Daniel B.; McCammon, Holly J. Series: Research in the Sociology of Work. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762308828
- ISBN
- 9780762308828
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Condition: New
€ 140.30
€ 140.30
Hardback. Examining political struggle based on sexuality, gender, and age, this volume explores identity politics from different contexts using methodological approaches and theoretical views. It teaches students and scholars of political sociology, the role of political opportunity and threat in social movements, and transgender political activism. Editor(s): Waldner, Lisa K.; Dobratz, Betty A.; Buzzell, Timothy. Series: Research in Political Sociology. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762309917
- ISBN
- 9780762309917
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Condition: New
€ 129.44
€ 129.44
Hardback. Ethnographic methodology can be used to identify how educational policy is formulated and implemented through a process of enculturation. The object of these papers is to show how such a task can be carried out and to reveal the benefits it can yield. Editor(s): Walford, Geoffrey. Series: Studies in Educational Ethnography. Num Pages: 264 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: JHMP; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 26. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762310180
- ISBN
- 9780762310180
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Condition: New
€ 139.57
€ 139.57
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
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Condition: New
€ 174.56
€ 174.56
Hardback. Draws together international scholars on issues that emerge from ancient Olympic contests, and over one hundred years of modern Olympic history, with varied perspectives, while encompassing an assessment of literature and debates on the Olympics. This book serves as a resource for students and researchers interested in significance of the Games. Editor(s): Young, Kevin; Wamsley, Kevin B.; Young, Kevin. Series: Research in the Sociology of Sport. Num Pages: 340 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; WSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 653.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762311811
- ISBN
- 9780762311811
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Condition: New
€ 129.01
€ 129.01
Hardback. What counts as ethnography and what counts as good ethnography are both highly contested. This volume presents a diversity of views on the issues and practices in ethnographic methodology. It does not try to present a single coherent view but, through its heterogeneity, illustrates the strengths and impact of the debate. Editor(s): Troman, Geoff; Jeffrey, Bob; Walford, Geoffrey. Series: Studies in Educational Ethnography. Num Pages: 248 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780762312528
- ISBN
- 9780762312528
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.87
€ 128.87
Hardback. Traceable as far back as the work of the path-breaking Chicago School of Sociology in the 1920s and 1930s, subculture and counterculture have long been conceptual staples of the discipline. This collection includes 16 readings on aspects of sub-community life in sport that showcases the breadth and depth of sport subcultural research. Editor(s): Young, Kevin; Atkinson, Michael. Series: Research in the Sociology of Sport. Num Pages: 390 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 33. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Edition
- 4th ed.
- Number of pages
- 390
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762312931
- ISBN
- 9780762312931
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.65
€ 114.65
Hardback. Using studies from Australia, Britain, the United States, Africa and Canada, this book offers a contemporary look at police culture from an international perspective by questioning established silos in topics, by presenting new ways of thinking about police culture and suggesting forms that police culture is likely to take in the future. Editor(s): O'Neill, Megan; Marks, Monique; Singh, Anne-Marie. Series: Sociology of Crime, Law & Deviance. Num Pages: 412 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 239 x 29. Weight in Grams: 738.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 412
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780762313075
- ISBN
- 9780762313075
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.72
€ 122.72
Hardback. Contains a collection of theoretically data-driven papers, which addresses a series of questions that are at forefront of social movement scholarship. This book builds bridges between scholarship on social movements and on social conflicts. It carries on the distinguished tradition of the Research in Social Movements, Conflicts and Change series. Series: Research in Social Movements, Conflicts and Change. Num Pages: 332 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780762313181
- ISBN
- 9780762313181
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.94
€ 122.94
Hardback. Focuses on how leaders use strategy, structures, and systems to create the conditions that stimulate others to meaningfully contribute to the overarching goals of the organization. This book explores how leaders exercise leadership indirectly through structures, processes and systems that stimulate others to contribute to organizational goals. Editor(s): Hooijberg, Robert; Hunt, J.G.; Antonakis, John; Boal, Kimberly B.; Lane, Nancy. Series: Monographs in Leadership and Management. Num Pages: 334 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762313327
- ISBN
- 9780762313327
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 166.01
€ 166.01
Hardback. Examines political power, state formation, and economic development with examples from Africa, Russia, and Chile. This title looks at the status of opposition politics in America. It is suitable for graduate students and researchers in the field of political science and social theory. Editor(s): Davis, Diane E. Series: Political Power and Social Theory. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780762313402
- ISBN
- 9780762313402
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.87
€ 121.87
Hardback. A growing body of research has shown that equity issues need to receive greater attention in academia. This book intends to call this research to attention, but also to encourage its further expansion. It brings together some of the leading research on equity and the environment. It features contributions from academics in the field. Editor(s): Freudenburg, William R.; Wilkinson, Robert. Series: Research in Social Problems and Public Policy. Num Pages: 298 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780762314171
- ISBN
- 9780762314171
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.29
€ 114.29
Hardback. Deals with the comparative and historical social science. This title focuses on a variety of questions relating to states, citizenship, and power, common themes examined with divergent analytical entry points and through deep knowledge of country cases as diverse as Russia, the United States, El Salvador, South Africa, and Israel. Editor(s): Davis, Diane E.; Proenza-Coles, Christina. Series: Political Power and Social Theory. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762314188
- ISBN
- 9780762314188
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.16
€ 114.16
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
€ 114.29
€ 114.29
Hardback. Increasingly, economists have acknowledged that a major limitation to economic theory has been its failure to incorporate human values and beliefs as motivational factors. This book explores how values and beliefs structure the dual processes of provisioning and consuming. Editor(s): McAnany, Patricia A. Series Editor(s): Wood, Donald; Bishop, John. Series: Research in Economic Anthropology. Num Pages: 286 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 579.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762314850
- ISBN
- 9780762314850
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.29
€ 114.29
Hardback. This volume considers two British Columbia Native communities -- the Lillooet and Shuswap communities of Fountain and Pavilion -- and traces their development into complex societies. Editor(s): Hayden, Brian. Num Pages: 584 pages, 59 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 1030.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 584
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774804059
- ISBN
- 9780774804059
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.81
€ 112.81
Paperback. This first detailed comparative study of ethno-religious intermarriage provides the background for understanding the dynamics of intermarriage in a culturally pluralistic society like Canada. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSL; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774804318
- ISBN
- 9780774804318
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 46.17
€ 50.99
€ 46.17
Paperback. Cannibal Tours and Glass Boxes poses a number of probing questions about the role and responsibility of museums and anthropology in the contemporary world. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: GM; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 321.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774804837
- ISBN
- 9780774804837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.10
€ 40.99
€ 36.10
Paperback. From the author of "Regional Economic Impact Analysis and Project Evaluation", this book provides the tools for making population projections and discusses four principal approaches: mathematical extrapolation, comparative methods, cohort survival, and migration models. Num Pages: 120 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774805018
- ISBN
- 9780774805018
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.93
€ 33.93
Paperback. The struggle of the Witsuwit'en peoples to establish the meaning of aboriginal rights. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSL9; JHM; JPVH3; KFFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774805131
- ISBN
- 9780774805131
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.70
€ 34.99
€ 31.70
Paperback. In this revised edition of Canada and Quebec, Robert Bothwell describes the lead-up to the October 1995 referendum and traces political developments from its immediate aftermath to the present. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JHM; JPHC; JPS; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Edition
- 2nd Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774806534
- ISBN
- 9780774806534
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.03
€ 34.03
Hardback. Peter Ward looks at how spaces in the Canadian home have changed over the last three centuries, and how family and social relationships have shaped -- and been shaped by -- these changing spaces. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8pp colour and 83 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3J; AMKD; HBTB; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 19. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774806848
- ISBN
- 9780774806848
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.81
€ 112.81