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Paperback. Although most advanced industrialized countries are facing population aging and other social changes, public long-term care programs for the aged are remarkably diverse across them. This book accounts for the variations in elderly care policy by combining statistical analysis with historical case studies of Sweden, Japan and the USA. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JHB; JPB; JPP; JPQB; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349348466
- ISBN
- 9781349348466
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. Studies show that almost all industrial countries have experienced dramatic decreases in both fertility and mortality rates. East Asia exemplifies these trends. This title offers a look at how long-term demographic transitions have taken shape there and how they have affected the economy in the region. Editor(s): Ito, Takatoshi; Rose, Andrew K. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research East Asia Seminar on Economics. Num Pages: 408 pages, 66 figures, 82 tables. BIC Classification: 1FP; JHBD; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226386850
- ISBN
- 9780226386850
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.84€ 102.55
€ 121.84
€ 102.55
paperback. Series: Classics in the History and Development of Economics. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCX; JHB; KCA; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 1995
- SKU
- V9781349240456
- ISBN
- 9781349240456
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Those interested in debates about health care in Japan, the United States, and other countries, and especially scholars of comparative political development, will appreciate and learn from Yamagishi's study. Num Pages: 208 pages, 6, 6 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJP; JHB; JPB; MBPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421400686
- ISBN
- 9781421400686
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.74
€ 77.74
Hardcover. A human lifespan is, on average, 79 years. In that time a person living in the UK eats on average 479 fish fingers, takes 7163 baths, sheds 121 pints of tears, dreams 104,390 dreams, goes through 1033 chickens, buys 733 balloons and spends GBP658 on Christmas crackers. This title builds up a picture of the numbers that make up a human life. Num Pages: 408 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: GBCY; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 408
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780224086233
- ISBN
- 9780224086233
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.95
€ 19.99
€ 14.95
Vulnerabilities, Impacts, and Responses to HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Afr...
Tadele, Getnet; Kloos, Helmut
Paperback. This book examines HIV/AIDS vulnerabilities, impacts and responses in the socioeconomic and cultural context of Sub-Saharan Africa. With contributions from social scientists and public health experts, the volume identifies gender inequality and poverty as the main causes of the HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFF; JHB; JHM; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349436200
- ISBN
- 9781349436200
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.20
€ 66.20
Hardcover. This reader brings together a selection of writings on peasant and labour movements; women and students youth movements; and ecological and environmental movements. It discusses contemporary social movements in India from the perspective of equity and security. Editor(s): Oommen, T. K. Series: Oxford in India Readings in Sociology & Social Anthropology. Num Pages: 364 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFFN; JHB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 26. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- OUP India India
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198063285
- ISBN
- 9780198063285
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.03
€ 68.03
Hardback. BIC Classification: JHB. Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312159337
- ISBN
- 9780312159337
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.72
€ 127.72
Paperback. This book explores how prisoners turn themselves into active opponents of the prison regime, and thus reclaim their freedom and manhood. Using extensive ethnographic fieldwork from Norway's largest prison, Ugelvik provides a compelling analysis of the relationship between power, practices of resistance and prisoner subjectivity. Series: Palgrave Studies in Prisons and Penology. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHB; JKV; JKVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 369.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- SKU
- V9781349455706
- ISBN
- 9781349455706
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 138.03
€ 138.03
Paperback. Editor(s): Shaw, T.; Soderbaum, Dr Fredrik. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPS; KCL; KCP; KFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349507924
- ISBN
- 9781349507924
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 128.81
€ 128.81
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137463098
- ISBN
- 9781137463098
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 117.76€ 74.83
€ 117.76
€ 74.83
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSJ; JHB; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 339.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349314232
- ISBN
- 9781349314232
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.00
€ 66.00
Paperback. In an age of rapid advances in behavioural genetics, this book applies a unique genetic-social framework to the study of crime and criminal behaviour. Drawing upon evidence from evolutionary psychology and behavioural genetics, it offers an up-to-date and balanced account of the mutuality between genes and environment. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBA; JKV; JMK; JMM; PSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 215
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- SKU
- V9781349326297
- ISBN
- 9781349326297
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Condition: New
€ 65.84
€ 65.84
Hardback. This is the first study that examines online anti-Semitism in Turkey. Nefes surveys important historical events concerning Turkish-Jewry and analyses people's online expressions about Adolf Hitler in the most popular forum website in Turkey, Eksi Sozluk. Num Pages: 65 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFFP; JFSL; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 65
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137507969
- ISBN
- 9781137507969
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.57
€ 65.57
Paperback. Covers the key issues required for students wishing to understand and analyse the core empirical issues in economics. It focuses on descriptive statistics, probability concepts and basic econometric techniques and has an accompanying website that contains all the data used in the examples and provides exercises for undertaking original research. Series: Palgrave Texts in Econometrics. Num Pages: 297 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC; KCA; KCH; PBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 297
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349486564
- ISBN
- 9781349486564
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Paperback. The way in which elections are run is changing, as radical reforms or experiments have been introduced across the world. This book establishes why election administration might be used by political elites to win and maintain power. It identifies the role of elite interests in shaping election administration in USA, UK and Ireland. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPA; JPB; JPHF; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 291
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349339006
- ISBN
- 9781349339006
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.41
€ 66.41
Paperback. Series: Ethnic & Intercommunity Conflict. Num Pages: 173 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHB; JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2004
- Number of pages
- 173
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349399567
- ISBN
- 9781349399567
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.54
€ 65.54
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
€ 21.99€ 16.66
€ 21.99
€ 16.66
Paperback. This collection offers an authoritative, up-to-date commentary on the challenges facing higher education today across both the UK and internationally. The book charts the impact of global economic trends and recent policy developments for students, academics, providers and changing course provision. Editor(s): Hinton-Smith, T. Series: Issues in Higher Education. Num Pages: 330 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JNK; JNM; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 443.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349336364
- ISBN
- 9781349336364
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Paperback. This book analyzes how the current generation of young adults enters the labour market and tries to create their own autonomous household, with or without children, exploring questions such as what does it mean to be a young adult in Europe today and what social policies help them to combine work and family life? Editor(s): Knijn, T. Series: Work and Welfare in Europe. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP; JHBK; JHBL; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 397.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349336005
- ISBN
- 9781349336005
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. The book is a guide to how the measurement of violence can be best achieved. It shows how to make femicide, rape, domestic violence, and FGM visible in official statistics and offers practical guidance on definitions, indicators and coordination mechanisms. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFSJ; JHB; JKVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 130 x 197 x 16. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447332633
- ISBN
- 9781447332633
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.84
€ 20.84
Paperback. Nearly half of all highly educated, high-earning women are childless. The more successful the woman, the less likely it is she has a partner or a baby. The age-old business of having babies is eluding an entire generation of successful women, this volume examines why. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 354. Clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Main
- SKU
- KEX0245683
- ISBN
- 9781903809785
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Series: Social Movements, Protest and Contention. Num Pages: 256 pages, 31 black & white illustrations, 18 tables. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHB; JPB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780816691203
- ISBN
- 9780816691203
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.60
€ 29.99
€ 27.60
paperback. Presents an up-to-date and comprehensive account of the government's initiatives to influence the course of fertility, and hence the rate of population growth in the island-state of Singapore since the 1960s. The varied population issues and consequences associated with the prolonged below-replacement fertility are discussed in detail. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMS; JFF; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 473.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Iseas-Yusof Ishak Institute Singapore
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789814762199
- ISBN
- 9789814762199
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.87
€ 34.87