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Paperback. How can human capabilities be articulated and promoted in practice? How can the challenges encountered in its application be addressed? This volume answers these research questions through nine country case studies from the Global North and the Global South. Editor(s): Tiwari, Meera; Ibrahim, Solava. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JHBC; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 369.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 273
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349433636
- ISBN
- 9781349433636
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Condition: New
€ 66.17
€ 66.17
Paperback. Demonstrating that the family is both distinctive in its own right and deeply interwoven with other institutions, this title examines the roles of education, work, leisure, consumption, legal regulation, public administration, and biology in shaping the ways we court and marry, bear and raise children, and make and break family bonds. Editor(s): Tipton, Steven M.; Witte, John, Jr. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBK; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589010666
- ISBN
- 9781589010666
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€ 76.10
€ 76.10
Paperback. What comes next for a former leader in a democracy - a Prime Minister or President obliged to leave office because they have lost an election, come to the end of their constitutionally-fixed term, lost the backing of their party, or chosen to leave? This book analyses the role and political influence of former leaders in Western democratic states. Editor(s): Theakston, Kevin; Vries, J.De; De Vries, Jouke. Series: Palgrave Studies in Political Leadership. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPA; JPB; JPHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 415.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349339716
- ISBN
- 9781349339716
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardback. Contributed articles; most previously published. Editor(s): Thapan, Meenakshi; Madan, T. N. Series: Oxford in India Readings in Sociology & Social Anthropology. Num Pages: 600 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; JNAM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 148 x 44. Weight in Grams: 844.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- OUP India India
- Number of pages
- 600
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199451319
- ISBN
- 9780199451319
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Condition: New
€ 203.41
€ 203.41
Paperback. Editor(s): Tazreiter, C; Tham, S. Series: Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC; JFFS; JHB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 267
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349452347
- ISBN
- 9781349452347
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Editor(s): Taylor-Gooby, Peter; Zinn, Jens O. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GPQD; JFD; JHBA; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 506.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199285969
- ISBN
- 9780199285969
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Condition: New
€ 83.28
€ 83.28
Paperback. This book re-examines political, conceptual and methodological concerns of 'intersectionality', bringing these into conversation with sexuality studies. It explores sexual identifications, politics and inequalities as these (dis)connect across time and place, and are re-constituted in relation to class, disability, ethnicity, gender and age. Editor(s): Taylor, Yvette; Hines, S.; Casey, M. Series: Genders and Sexualities in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSJ; JFSL; JHB; JHBA; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 16. Weight in Grams: 517.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349310708
- ISBN
- 9781349310708
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Condition: New
€ 128.17
€ 128.17
Hardback. Information on future mortality trends is essential for population forecasts, public health policy, actuarial studies, and many other purposes. This volume contains contributions to the theory and practice of forecasting mortality in the relatively favourable circumstances in developed countries of Western Europe. Editor(s): Tabeau, Ewa; Berg Jeths, Anneke van den; Heathcote, C.R. Series: European Studies of Population. Num Pages: 306 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DD; 1QFH; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 166 x 25. Weight in Grams: 618.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792368335
- ISBN
- 9780792368335
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Condition: New
€ 200.59
€ 200.59
Hardback. This text aims to challenge much that has been written about the decline of sociology as a vital area of inquiry into the human condition. Against this Greek chorus of woe, it offers models for researchers struggling to develop, construct, and integrate coherent sociological theory and knowledge. Editor(s): Szmatka, Jacek; Skvoretz, John; Berger, Joseph. Num Pages: 484 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 33. Weight in Grams: 850.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 484
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804728447
- ISBN
- 9780804728447
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Condition: New
€ 118.81
€ 118.81
Paperback. Editor(s): Sword, Keith; Iglicka, Krystyna. Series: Studies in Russia and East Europe. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHB; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 335.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 1999
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349270460
- ISBN
- 9781349270460
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Condition: New
€ 66.17
€ 66.17
Paperback. "Although we associate the Third Reich above all with suffering, pain, and fear, pleasure played a central role in its social and cultural dynamics. This book explores the relationship between the rationing of pleasures as a means of political stabilization and the pressure on the Nazi regime to cater to popular cultural expectations"-- Editor(s): Swett, Pamela E. (McMaster University, Ontario); Ross, C.; DAlmeida, Fabrice. Num Pages: 319 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; JHB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 319
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349322756
- ISBN
- 9781349322756
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€ 127.88
€ 127.88
The Paradox of Urban Space. Inequality and Transformation in Marginali...
. Ed(S): Sutton, S.; Kemp, S.
Paperback. As racially-based inequalities and spatial segregation deepen, further strained by emergent problems associated with climate change, ever-widening differences between wealth and poverty, and the economic crisis, this book issues a timely call for just, sustainable development. Editor(s): Sutton, S.; Kemp, S. Num Pages: 295 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSL; JHB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 434.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- Number of pages
- 295
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349288373
- ISBN
- 9781349288373
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. This book offers a ground-breaking analysis of how women's movements have been remaking citizenship in multicultural Europe. Presenting the findings of a large scale, multi-disciplinary cross-national feminist research project, FEMCIT, it develops an expanded, multi-dimensional understanding of citizenship as practice and experience. Editor(s): Sumer, Sevil; Halsaa, Beatrice; Roseneil, Sasha. Series: Citizenship, Gender and Diversity. Num Pages: 293 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFK; JFSJ; JHB; JPA; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 293
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349325115
- ISBN
- 9781349325115
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Condition: New
€ 66.99
€ 66.99
Paperback. Mortality is a recurrent theme in films across genres, periods, nations, and directors. This book brings together an accomplished set of authors with backgrounds in film analysis, psychology, and philosophy to examine how the knowledge of death, the fear of our mortality, and the ways people cope with mortality are represented in cinema. Editor(s): Sullivan, D.; Greenberg, Judith. Num Pages: 272 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AB; APF; JHBK; JMH; JMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 353.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349446865
- ISBN
- 9781349446865
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Condition: New
€ 66.08
€ 66.08
hardcover. Focuses on the International Steering Committee for Travel Survey Conferences (ISCTSC) on maintaining and improving the quality of data collection in transport surveys. This book is derived from papers that were a part of the 7th International Conference on Travel Survey Methods, held at Playa Herradura, Costa Rica, during August 2004. Editor(s): Stopher, Peter; Stecher, Cheryl. Num Pages: 708 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1212.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 708
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780080446622
- ISBN
- 9780080446622
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Condition: New
€ 288.49
€ 288.49
Paperback. Fusing the disciplines of health care, spiritual care, and social services, this book examines the relationship between chronic illness and spirituality. Contributors include professionals working in traditional, holistic and integrative clinical settings, as well as religious studies scholars and spiritual practitioners. Editor(s): Stoltzfus, Michael J.; Green, Rebecca; Schumm, Darla. Num Pages: 321 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HRA; HRAC; JHB; MBPC; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 473.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 321
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349468805
- ISBN
- 9781349468805
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Condition: New
€ 193.95
€ 193.95
Paperback / so. Editor(s): Stockmann, Reinhard; Altemeyer, K -H; Knoll, Thomas, Dr. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JHB; KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 322.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783810030757
- ISBN
- 9783810030757
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Condition: New
€ 71.99
€ 71.99
Paperback. Editor(s): Stensaker, B; Valimaa, J; Sarrico, C. Series: Issues in Higher Education. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JNF; JNK; JNKD; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 339.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349336203
- ISBN
- 9781349336203
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Condition: New
€ 66.00
€ 66.00
Der Sinn Der Institutionen. Mehr-Ebenen- Und Mehr-Seiten-Analyse.
. Ed(S): Stachura, Mateusz; Bienfait, Agathe;...
Paperback / so. Editor(s): Stachura, Mateusz; Bienfait, Agathe; Albert, Gert; Sigmund, Steffen. Series: Studien Zum Weber-Paradigma. Num Pages: 302 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften Germany
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531158181
- ISBN
- 9783531158181
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Condition: New
€ 89.03
€ 89.03
paperback. This collection brings together an interdisciplinary pool of scholars to explore the relationship between children and borders with richly-documented ethnographic studies from around the world. The book provides a penetrating account of how borders affect children's lives and how children play a constitutive role in the social life of borders. Editor(s): Spyrou, Spyros; Christou, Miranda. Series: Studies in Childhood and Youth. Num Pages: 311 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFN; JFSP; JHB; JKSB1; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 311
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- SKU
- V9781349459711
- ISBN
- 9781349459711
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Condition: New
€ 127.40
€ 127.40
Impacts of Global Change on the Hydrological Cycle in West and Northwe...
. Ed(S): Speth, Peter; Michael, Christopher (...
Hardback. Written from an interdisciplinary perspective, this volume provides strategies for sustainable water management for the future of West and Northwest Africa. The text presents a range of management options based on different scenarios for two river catchments in the region. Editor(s): Speth, Peter; Michael, Christopher (National Semiconductor, Santa Clara, California, USA); Diekkruger, Berndt. Num Pages: 675 pages, 30 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JHBD; MBN; RBK; RNPG; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 165 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1157.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 675
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642129568
- ISBN
- 9783642129568
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Condition: New
€ 303.33
€ 303.33
Paperback. Pushing the boundaries of sociology and stimulating debate for related fields, Emotions Matter offers diverse relational approaches that illustrate the crucial importance of emotions to the sociological imagination. Editor(s): Spencer, Dale; Walby, Kevin; Hunt, Alan. Num Pages: 336 pages, 5 tables; 1 figure. BIC Classification: JHB; JMH; JMQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442612532
- ISBN
- 9781442612532
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Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 39.85
€ 43.99
€ 39.85
Organisation Und Folgewirkung Von Grossveranstaltungen
. Ed(S): Spellberg, Annette; Topp, Hartmut H;...
Paperback / so. Editor(s): Spellberg, Annette; Topp, Hartmut H; Bogusch, Stephan; West, Christina. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 12. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften Germany
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531161969
- ISBN
- 9783531161969
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Condition: New
€ 82.78
€ 82.78
Paperback. Editor(s): Spaas, Lieve; Stimpson, Brian. Num Pages: 328 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349136797
- ISBN
- 9781349136797
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.89
€ 66.89