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Paperback. "Taking Parenting Public" brings together thinkers from diverse fields spanning the political spectrum. Featuring contributions from experts in economics, political science, public policy, child development, public health, history and the media, it look at the common struggles of parents. Editor(s): Hewlett, Sylvia Ann; Rankin, Nancy; West, Cornel. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742521117
- ISBN
- 9780742521117
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Condition: New
€ 67.25
€ 67.25
Paperback. Drawing on advances in the social sciences, this book shows how rigorous, theory-based empirical research can help improve the management of public policies and programs - and how better governance can lead to better performance. It shows how more sophisticated research in public management can help improve government performance. Editor(s): Heinrich, Carolyn J.; Lynn, Laurence E. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC; JKSB; JP; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878407996
- ISBN
- 9780878407996
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Condition: New
€ 75.24
€ 75.24
hardcover. This newly expanded and reorganized collection of readings provides a compelling exploration of what arguably remains the single most important problem in social theory: the problem of social order. Editor(s): Hechter, Michael; Horne, Christine. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 table, 12 figures, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: JHBA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 816.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804758727
- ISBN
- 9780804758727
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.74
€ 160.74
Paperback. What is the purpose of talk in a democratic society? Do the American people interact with their government in distinctive ways? In this text, contributors present work on how politics is transacted in American society and how public communication affects those transactions. Editor(s): Hart, Roderick P.; Sparrow, Bartholomew. Num Pages: 280 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JHBA; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 149 x 15. Weight in Grams: 365.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742500716
- ISBN
- 9780742500716
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Condition: New
€ 65.77
€ 65.77
Hardback. This text presents selections from Ferdinand Tonnies "Kritik der offentlichen Meining (Critique of Public Opinion)". The editors give a brief history of public opinion and provide the translation and original analyses of Tonnies work, situating it theoretically and historically. Editor(s): Hardt, Hanno; Splichal, Slavko. Translator(s): Hardt, Hanno; Splichal, Slavko. Series: Critical Media Studies: Institutions, Politics, and Culture. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; JHBA; JPVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742501683
- ISBN
- 9780742501683
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.52
€ 194.52
Hardback. Examines a range of cultural issues related to: nationalism, gender, race, ethnicity, indigenous culture, sexuality, (dis)ability and even religiosity. This volume explores the dimensions of cultural diversity that relate to many of the aforementioned dimensions as they are located within the context of sport. Editor(s): Hallinan, Chris; Jackson, Steven J. Series: Research in the Sociology of Sport. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762314560
- ISBN
- 9780762314560
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Condition: New
€ 115.51
€ 115.51
The New Gilded Age. The Critical Inequality Debates of Our Time.
. Ed(S): Grusky, David B.; Kricheli-Katz, Tam...
Paperback. This book asks leading scholars to debate the causes of inequality, whether we have an obligation to help the poor, and the types of reforms that are most likely to eliminate or reduce inequality. Editor(s): Grusky, David B.; Kricheli-Katz, Tamar. Series: Studies in Social Inequality. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, charts, graphs. BIC Classification: JFFA; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804759366
- ISBN
- 9780804759366
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
The New Gilded Age. The Critical Inequality Debates of Our Time.
. Ed(S): Grusky, David B.; Kricheli-Katz, Tam...
hardcover. This book asks leading scholars to debate the causes of inequality, whether we have an obligation to help the poor, and the types of reforms that are most likely to eliminate or reduce inequality. Editor(s): Grusky, David B.; Kricheli-Katz, Tamar. Series: Studies in Social Inequality. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFA; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 456.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804759359
- ISBN
- 9780804759359
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Condition: New
€ 128.97
€ 128.97
Under New Public Management explores how new managerial governance practices coordinate the work of people doing front-line work in public sectors. Editor(s): Griffith, Alison I.; Smith, Dorothy E. Num Pages: 368 pages, 7 figures. BIC Classification: JHB; JN; JPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 161 x 232 x 29. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442649101
- ISBN
- 9781442649101
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Condition: New
€ 87.25
€ 87.25
Paperback. Editor(s): Gray, Herman; Gomez-Barris, Macarena. Num Pages: 328 pages, 8 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 143 x 22. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816655984
- ISBN
- 9780816655984
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.67
€ 30.99
€ 27.67
hardcover. Studies research in urban sociology. This work presents an analysis of race and ethnicity in urban areas. Editor(s): Gotham, Kevin Fox; Hutchison, Ray. Series: Research in Urban Sociology. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSG; JFSL1; JHBC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 824.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762305414
- ISBN
- 9780762305414
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.71
€ 150.71
Consuming Habits: Global and Historical Perspectives on How Cultures D...
. Ed(S): Goodman, Jordan; Lovejoy, Paul E.; S...
paperback. Covering a wide range of substances, including opium, cocaine, coffee, tobacco, and kola, since prehistory, this edition explores the analytical category of psychoactive substances from challenging historical and anthropological perspectives. It is a companion for those interested in how different cultures have defined drugs across the ages. Editor(s): Goodman, Jordan; Lovejoy, Paul E.; Sherratt, Andrew. Num Pages: 304 pages, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFH; JHBT. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415425827
- ISBN
- 9780415425827
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.05
€ 66.05
paperback. The focus of this book is the implications of necessary conditions for social science research, logic, methodology, research design and theory. It combines essential work that deals with the analysis of common errors and the proper means to analyse ramifications of hypotheses and theories. Editor(s): Goertz, Gary; Starr, Harvey. Num Pages: 360 pages, bibliography; index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780742519268
- ISBN
- 9780742519268
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 86.10
€ 86.10
Hardback. The focus of this book is on the implications of necessary conditions for social science research, logic, methodology, research design and theory. It combines essential work that deals with the analysis of common errors and the proper means to analyse ramifications of hypotheses and theories. Editor(s): Goertz, Gary; Starr, Harvey. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JHBC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742519251
- ISBN
- 9780742519251
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 173.62
€ 173.62
Paperback. Editor(s): Gehmann, Ulrich; Reiche, Martin. Num Pages: 470 pages, 114 b/w illus. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFD; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 150 x 33. Weight in Grams: 724.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 470
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837626087
- ISBN
- 9783837626087
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Condition: New
€ 59.43€ 46.76
€ 59.43
€ 46.76
Hardback. Editor(s): Gaquin, Deirdre A.; Ryan, Mary Meghan. Series: County and City Extra Series. Num Pages: 842 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSG; JHBC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 287 x 223 x 48. Weight in Grams: 2220.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- 6 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 842
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781598888560
- ISBN
- 9781598888560
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Condition: New
€ 208.26
€ 208.26
paperback. Editor(s): Franklin, Sarah; Ragone, Helena. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBF; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812215847
- ISBN
- 9780812215847
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.98
€ 32.99
€ 29.98
Paperback. Highlights the important role of citizenship status in defining immigrant women's opportunities, wages, and labour conditions. Editor(s): Flores-Gonzalez, Nilda; Guevarra, Anna Romina; Toro-Morn, Maura I.; Chang, Grace. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSJ1; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 512.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252079115
- ISBN
- 9780252079115
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.83
€ 32.99
€ 29.83
Population and Political Theory brings together current thinking on issues at the intersection of population policy and political theory. Topics explored include population size, immigration and refugees, intergenerational justice, population characteristics and shaping children, ageing, and caring labour. Editor(s): Fishkin, James S.; Goodin, Robert E. Series: PPAS - Philosophy, Politics and Society. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBD; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444330380
- ISBN
- 9781444330380
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Condition: New
€ 47.05
€ 47.05
The Dynamics of Hired Farm Labour: Constraints and Community Responses
. Ed(S): Findeis, J.L.; Vandeman, A.; Larson,...
hardcover. Hired seasonal labour forms a significant part of the agricultural workforce in many countries. This book focuses on labour used in agriculture in the US, Canada and Australia. The perpective is interdisciplinary, with contributions from economists, sociologists and anthropologists. Editor(s): Findeis, J.L.; Vandeman, A.; Larson, J.; Runyan, J (all of Pennsylvania State University and USDA Economic Research Service, USA). Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JHBL; KCF; KNAC; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cabi United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851996035
- ISBN
- 9780851996035
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Condition: New
€ 248.15
€ 248.15
Paperback. Family and work are major, integrally related dimensions of social life which affect the well-being and success of family members. This book focuses on African Americans, navigating the terrain of race, work, and family, and examining barriers to equality and ways in which Blacks have sought to become an integral part of the American economy. Editor(s): Durr, Marlese; Hill, Shirley A. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JHBK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742534674
- ISBN
- 9780742534674
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Condition: New
€ 66.06
€ 66.06
Paperback. Examines the notion of modernity as it has been staged in the details of Chinese life. This book explores the theme of 'revaluation' - that is, the way China's move into global capitalism is commoditizing goods and services, from domestic labour to recycling and water resources, in a consumer-oriented society. Editor(s): Dong, Madeleine Yue; Goldstein, Joshua Lewis. Series: Studies in Modernity and National Identity. Num Pages: 336 pages, 3 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JHBA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295986029
- ISBN
- 9780295986029
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Condition: New
€ 44.70
€ 44.70
paperback. This volume offers a comprehensive overview of the many ways in which the policy analysis movement has been conducted, and to what effect, in Canadian governments and, for the first time, in business associations, labour unions, universities, and other non-governmental organizations. Editor(s): Dobuzinskis, Laurent; Howlett, Michael; Laycock, David. Series: IPAC Series in Public Management & Governance. Num Pages: 592 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JHB; JPQB; JPWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 149 x 38. Weight in Grams: 820.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 592
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802037879
- ISBN
- 9780802037879
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Condition: New
€ 59.45€ 58.90
€ 59.45
€ 58.90
Hardback. Reader outlining key developments in the recent history of interpretive social science methods. Editor(s): Denzin, Norman K.; Lincoln, Dr. Yvonna S. Series: Crossroads in Qualitative Inquiry. Num Pages: 504 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JHBC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 36. Weight in Grams: 894.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759103474
- ISBN
- 9780759103474
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 176.88
€ 176.88