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Paperback. The idea of progress guided human expectations and actions for over two centuries. From the Enlightenment onwards, it was widely believed that the condition of humankind could be radically improved. History had embarked on an unstoppable forward trajectory, realizing the promise of freedom and reason. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745691008
- ISBN
- 9780745691008
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.78
€ 21.78
Paperback. The second edition of Program Evaluation in Practice offers guidance for new and would-be evaluators. It uses real-world examples, explained in writing clear enough so that learners gain a great deal of helpful information while not being overwhelmed, thanks to manageable chapter lengths. Series: Research Methods for the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118345825
- ISBN
- 9781118345825
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Condition: New
€ 72.77
€ 72.77
paperback. This book develops a new political economy, enabling us to see, understand and advocate a diverse economy beyond capitalism and socialism. Num Pages: 260 pages, 1 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HPJ; JHB; KCA; KCP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781316509388
- ISBN
- 9781316509388
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 46.87
€ 46.99
€ 46.87
Paperback. The stirring story of the economic and cultural struggles of the eastern European immigrants to the United States in the early 1900's, as witnessed through the lives and contributions of eleven different men. Series: Brown Classics in Judaica Series. Num Pages: 386 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; G; HBTB; JFSR1; JHBD; JPFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 183 x 23. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 386
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819154934
- ISBN
- 9780819154934
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 86.30
€ 86.30
Hardback. Professor Mommy is designed as a guide for women who are trying to combine the life of the mind with the joys of motherhood. The authors tackle these issues not only during the infant/toddler stages, but also follow the demands of motherhood all the way through the empty nest. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBK; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442208582
- ISBN
- 9781442208582
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.65
€ 66.65
Paperback. Eliot Freidson has written the first systematic account of professionalism as a method of organizing work. In ideal--typical professionalism, specialized workers control their own work, while in the free market consumers are in command, and in bureaucracy managers dominate. Num Pages: 264 pages, 5. BIC Classification: JHBL; KJWX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745603315
- ISBN
- 9780745603315
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.01
€ 26.01
Paperback. This volume offers an introduction examining the recent trends in the world of professional work in the late 20th century. The authors review the history and theory of managerial and professional work, and then analyze specific contemporary changes in professions and work-settings. Num Pages: 272 pages, 65. BIC Classification: JHBA; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631207252
- ISBN
- 9780631207252
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.28
€ 61.28
Hardback. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC; JNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442208391
- ISBN
- 9781442208391
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.62
€ 123.62
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 144 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- Updated edition with a New Preface
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691163697
- ISBN
- 9780691163697
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.43
€ 33.99
€ 24.43
paperback. In Productivity and Prosperity, Karen Foster zeroes in on the paradox of productivity: that it is the key to economic prosperity and yet its connection to well-being and median incomes has all but disappeared. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; JHBL; KCF; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781487520571
- ISBN
- 9781487520571
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 37.07
€ 38.99
€ 37.07
Hardback. In Productivity and Prosperity, Karen Foster zeroes in on the paradox of productivity: that it is the key to economic prosperity and yet its connection to well-being and median incomes has all but disappeared. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; JHBL; KCF; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781487500788
- ISBN
- 9781487500788
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.80
€ 79.80
Paperback. Using the jute mills of Calcutta as a case study, this book reveals that these interconnections play a fundamental role in shaping both the political actions of workers and the representation of their interests. Series: Critical Histories. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, maps,1 plan. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFC; JFSJ; JHBL; KCF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 279 x 17. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812215977
- ISBN
- 9780812215977
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.80
€ 36.99
€ 35.80
Paperback. Based on the premise that people shape their ideas of what is permissible, define boundaries of right and wrong, and imagine sexual worlds through the discourses available, this book explores the Ottoman sexual thought and practices. It deals with the history of the Ottoman Empire, the history of sexuality and gender, and the Islamic Middle East. Series: Studies on the History of Society & Culture. Num Pages: 242 pages, 6 b/w photographs, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1QDT; 3J; HBTB; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520245631
- ISBN
- 9780520245631
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.91
€ 40.99
€ 28.91
Paperback. Producing and rearing children are immensely important human activities. This collection offers new and original essays by leading philosophers on some of the main ethical issues raised by these activities. A clear introduction provides an overview of the current debates in this area while individual chapters focus on specific points. Editor(s): Archard, David; Benatar, David. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; HPQ; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198748151
- ISBN
- 9780198748151
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.24
€ 55.24
Hardcover. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226336596
- ISBN
- 9780226336596
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.08€ 77.03
€ 94.08
€ 77.03
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 227 x 29. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226336626
- ISBN
- 9780226336626
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.29
€ 34.99
€ 27.29
Paperback. Sociology has long sought to find out how acting in a situation and observing that situation may differ and nevertheless belong to a single kind of social operation. Spencer-Brown's Law of Form provides one way to conceive of such an operation, and this book is the first to make sociological use of this mathematical calculus of form. Editor(s): Baecker, Dirk. Translator(s): Irmscher, Michael; Edwards, Leah. Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 260 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 261
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804734240
- ISBN
- 9780804734240
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.64
€ 36.99
€ 35.64
Paperback. Presenting the mathematical description of evolutionary models of populations subject to interactions (e.g. competition) in the population, this book includes models of finite populations, and limiting models as the size of the population tends to infinity. The material could be used for teaching stochastic processes and their applications. Series: Mathematical Biosciences Institute Lecture Series. Num Pages: 125 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, 4 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: JHBD; PBT; PBWH; PBWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 288 x 9. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319303260
- ISBN
- 9783319303260
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.25
€ 48.25
Paperback. A comprehensive analysis of the rise of private security providers across Africa, and its implications for African states and societies Editor(s): Higate, Paul; Utas, Mats. Series: Africa Now. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; GTF; JHB; JPWS; JWXN; KNSS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786990259
- ISBN
- 9781786990259
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.58
€ 36.99
€ 31.58
Paperback. For seven years in the 1970s, the author lived in a village in northeast China as a farmer. In 1989 he returned as an anthropologist to begin the span of 11 years' fieldwork that has resulted in this work - an account of family change and the transformation of private life in rural China. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; JFSF; JHBK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804744560
- ISBN
- 9780804744560
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.14
€ 29.99
€ 29.14
hardcover. For seven years in the 1970s, the author lived in a village in northeast China as a farmer. In 1989 he returned as an anthropologist to begin the span of 11 years' fieldwork that has resulted in this work - an account of family change and the transformation of private life in rural China. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; JFSF; JHBK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804733090
- ISBN
- 9780804733090
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.75
€ 116.75
hardcover. * David Vincent is a foremost social historian and has been working on the history of privacy and secrecy for a number of years * This new book will be a short history of privacy since the middle ages. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHB; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745671123
- ISBN
- 9780745671123
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.15
€ 71.15
Paperback. * David Vincent is a foremost social historian and has been working on the history of privacy and secrecy for a number of years * This new book will be a short history of privacy since the middle ages. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHB; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 204
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745671130
- ISBN
- 9780745671130
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.37
€ 24.37
Paperback. This interdisciplinary collection responds to intellectual debates concerning the value and limits of privacy. Ever since the beginning of modernity, the line of demarcation between private and public spaces, and the distinction between them, have continually been challenged and redrawn. Editor(s): Rossler, Beate. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JFC; JFD; JHBA; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804745642
- ISBN
- 9780804745642
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.45
€ 32.99
€ 31.45