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Paperback. Continued economic restructuring has brought service work to center stage in labor and management studies, as well as in the sociology of work, gender, race, and inequality. This work features essays that explore questions of power and control, resistance and empowerment, and innovation and organizing in the lives of front-line service workers. Editor(s): Macdonald, Cameron Lynne; Sirianni, Carmen. Series: Labor & Social Change. Num Pages: 376 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSJ; JHBL; KCF; KNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 518.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566394802
- ISBN
- 9781566394802
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Condition: New
€ 43.06
€ 43.06
Working in the Catholic Church: An Attitudinal Survey
National Association Of Church Personnel Admi...
Paperback. Num Pages: 164 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCC7; HRCX1; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Sheed & Ward
- Number of pages
- 164
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556125683
- ISBN
- 9781556125683
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Condition: New
€ 33.24
€ 33.24
Paperback. This volume takes a look inside the households of working-class Americans to consider how they are coping with large-scale structural changes in the economy, specifically how the downgrading of jobs has affected survival strategies, gender dynamics and political attitudes. Num Pages: 289 pages, 10 charts, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JHBL; KCFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 63. Fine copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 289
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KST0009650
- ISBN
- 9780520215757
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
paperback. This valuable study compares the welfare states of Sweden, Germany and Britain on the basis of social policy provision for disabled people of working age, particularly in the areas of income maintenance and employment policy. Num Pages: 152 pages, 53tabs. BIC Classification: JFFG; JHBL; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 8. Weight in Grams: 197.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861341860
- ISBN
- 9781861341860
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 29.04
€ 30.99
€ 29.04
Paperback. Based on a five-year study of 28 young, unmarried women working in Hong Kong, this study describes how Chinese families direct their daughters' earnings. It also explores the impact of industrialization upon families, particularly in the light of the 1997 transition to communist Chinese rule. Series: Morningside Books. Num Pages: 317 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; JFSJ1; JHBK; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 317
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231102254
- ISBN
- 9780231102254
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Condition: New
€ 45.42
€ 45.42
Hardback. This book offers a fresh look at Taiwan's state workers in from the postwar period to the present day and examines the rise and fall of labor insurgency in the past two decades. Challenging the conventional image of docile working class, it unearths a series of workers resistance, hidden and public, in a high authoritarian era. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 figures, 11 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; 3JJP; 3JM; JFSC; JHBL; JPWL; KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 220 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137404763
- ISBN
- 9781137404763
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Condition: New
€ 65.06
€ 65.06
Paperback. Through a series of case studies of low-status interactive and embodied servicing work, Working Bodies examines the theoretical and empirical nature of the shift to embodied work in service-dominated economies. Series: Studies in Urban and Social Change. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures, black & white plates. BIC Classification: JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405159784
- ISBN
- 9781405159784
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.26
€ 28.26
Hardback. Through a series of case studies of low-status interactive and embodied servicing work, Working Bodies examines the theoretical and empirical nature of the shift to embodied work in service-dominated economies. Series: Studies in Urban and Social Change. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405159777
- ISBN
- 9781405159777
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.49
€ 78.49
Paperback. Presents a social and industrial study of the conditions faced by the many thousands of working men and women and their families whose lives were controlled by the Great Western Railway from 1930-1960, the beginning of the modern period for the railway with mechanical accounting, up to the decline of the railway from 1957. Num Pages: 160 pages, 100. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBTB; JHBL; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 171 x 10. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752444031
- ISBN
- 9780752444031
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.65
€ 23.99
€ 20.65
Paperback. Series: Adolescent Lives S. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 graphs, 22 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSP2; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674016149
- ISBN
- 9780674016149
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.74
€ 41.99
€ 34.74
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
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.62
€ 23.99
€ 16.62
paperback. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: HBTD; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 136 x 41. Weight in Grams: 736.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The New Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781565843424
- ISBN
- 9781565843424
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Condition: New
€ 22.99€ 19.43
€ 22.99
€ 19.43
paperback. Quaid delves into the definition and history of workfare, and then continues with a critical and comparative analysis of workfare programs in six jurisdictions: California, Wisconsin, New York, Alberta, Ontario, and New Brunswick. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; JHBL; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780802081018
- ISBN
- 9780802081018
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Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 39.64
€ 44.99
€ 39.64
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. Offers research on the character and implications of workplace participation. This book examines various outcomes, causes, and consequences related to participation programs and worker democracy. It also considers issues surrounding the distribution of and struggle over work hours and how these vary across a number of factors. Editor(s): Smith, Vicki. Series: Research in the Sociology of Work. Num Pages: 432 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 779.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762312023
- ISBN
- 9780762312023
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 173.47
€ 173.47
Paperback. Series: An Economic Policy Institute Book. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801472572
- ISBN
- 9780801472572
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.91
€ 37.99
€ 33.91
Paperback. Work is deeply embedded in the moral and political character of most societies. For many, work becomes fused with our personal and social identities - who we are and how we define ourselves. Steve Fineman explores the key debates about work and the factors that affect it including topics such as globalization, feminism, and technology. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, Approx 10 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 180 x 8. Weight in Grams: 126.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199699360
- ISBN
- 9780199699360
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.81
€ 11.99
€ 10.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 14. Weight in Grams: 282.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138804340
- ISBN
- 9781138804340
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Condition: New
€ 51.14
€ 51.14
paperback. In this title, Hakim presents a multi-disciplinary theory for explaining and predicting current and future patterns of women's choice between employment and family work. Preference theory is developed specifically to explain women's behaviour and choices. Num Pages: 356 pages, numerous tables and 1 figure. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBK; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199242108
- ISBN
- 9780199242108
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Condition: New
€ 88.03
€ 88.03
Hardback. At the beginning of the 20th century, American reformers saw vocational education as a promising way to cure many of the nation's economic and social ills. These essays address the question of whether the ensuing educational reforms had any effect on the problems they were supposed to solve. Editor(s): Kantor, Harvey A.; Tyack, David. Num Pages: 380 pages, 1 graph. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBL; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804711210
- ISBN
- 9780804711210
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Condition: New
€ 106.29
€ 106.29
Work in Transition shows how migrants develop their cultural capital in order to enter the workforce, as well as how failure to leverage that capital can lead to permanent exclusion from professional positions. Num Pages: 360 pages, 7 figures. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442647602
- ISBN
- 9781442647602
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.98
€ 86.98
Hardcover. This book contributes to our understanding of the transformation of work in the information economy, through a detailed examination of labour markets in Silicon Valley. It provides an original and insightful analysis of flexible labour. Series: Information Age Series. Num Pages: 312 pages, 43 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JHBL; KCF; KNDH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631232490
- ISBN
- 9780631232490
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.47
€ 132.47
Paperback. This book provides a lively and accessible introduction to key new areas in the contemporary study of work. While traditional accounts of work have tended to focus upon male manual workers in factories, recent developments have shifted the notions of what counts as work, what work is, and where it takes place. Num Pages: 368 pages, 46. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 172 x 26. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745622231
- ISBN
- 9780745622231
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.26
€ 28.26
Hardback. This book provides a lively and accessible introduction to key new areas in the contemporary study of work. While traditional accounts of work have tended to focus upon male manual workers in factories, recent developments have shifted the notions of what counts as work, what work is, and where it takes place. Num Pages: 368 pages, 46. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 173 x 30. Weight in Grams: 786.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745622224
- ISBN
- 9780745622224
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.69
€ 78.69