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paperback. This book explores the complex relationship between public health research and policy, employing tobacco control and health inequalities in the UK as contrasting case studies. It argues that focusing on research-informed ideas usefully draws attention to the centrality of values, politics and advocacy for public health debates. Series: Palgrave Studies in Science, Knowledge and Policy. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPP; JPQB; MBN; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 251
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349439263
- ISBN
- 9781349439263
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.54
€ 59.54
Paperback. An in-depth study of lesbian, bi, and queer women's experiences of thinking about and trying to become a parent, Beyond Expectation draws on eighty-two narrative interviews conducted during the late 1990s in British Columbia. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442610088
- ISBN
- 9781442610088
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 37.07
€ 38.99
€ 37.07
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137546944
- ISBN
- 9781137546944
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.79
€ 81.79
Hardback. Series: Religion, Culture and Public Life. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM; JFFP; JFSL; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 218 x 21. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231174282
- ISBN
- 9780231174282
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.78
€ 40.99
€ 28.78
Paperback. This volume strives to establish a new agenda for methodologies in the social sciences, summarizing the most important research strategies developed in the social sciences since the early globalization and transnationalization studies of the 1980s and 1990s. Editor(s): Amelina, Anna; Nergiz, Devrimsel D.; Faist, Thomas; Schiller, Nina Glick. Series: Routledge Research in Transnationalism. Num Pages: 276 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white tables, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: GPS; JFFN; JHBA; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415754576
- ISBN
- 9780415754576
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.09€ 49.99
€ 54.09
€ 49.99
Hardback. Series: Intersections. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ5; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479801596
- ISBN
- 9781479801596
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.68
€ 102.68
Paperback. Series: Intersections. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ5; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479886227
- ISBN
- 9781479886227
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.19
€ 31.99
€ 30.19
Hardback. This book challenges the conceptual and practical effectiveness of resistance to achieve social and political change, and considers an alternative framework that goes beyond a desire to resist sovereign power, but offers political movements that expand individual and collective capabilities. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield International United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783487530
- ISBN
- 9781783487530
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.36
€ 157.36
Hardback. This controversial book argues that concepts such as 'successful' and 'active' ageing are potentially dangerous paradigms that reflect and exacerbate inequalities in older populations. Essential reading for anyone seeking to make sense of social constructions of ageing in contemporary societies. Num Pages: 132 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JHBA; JKSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 136 x 205 x 13. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447330172
- ISBN
- 9781447330172
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 37.90
€ 40.99
€ 37.90
Hardback. Num Pages: 232 pages, 5 line illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBSN; JFF; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 165 x 242 x 22. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691160733
- ISBN
- 9780691160733
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 32.90
€ 46.99
€ 32.90
Paperback. Includes nine sections organized around themes such as everyday life, sex and gender, and science. This title features articles and book excerpts focused on bodies using tools and participating in rituals, on bodies walking and eating, and on the female circumcision controversy, as well as pieces on medical classifications, and spirit possession. Editor(s): Lock, Margaret M.; Farquhar, Judith. Series: Body, Commodity, Text. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBA; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 93. Weight in Grams: 970.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 688
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822338451
- ISBN
- 9780822338451
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 40.97
€ 41.99
€ 40.97
Hardback. Examines the effects of education in creating global citizens who share a world culture. This title also examines the role of education in diffusing such attitudes and models, as global citizens confront national institutions. Series Editor(s): Hannum, Emily. Series: Research in the Sociology of Education. Num Pages: 379 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 32. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 379
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780527086
- ISBN
- 9781780527086
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.46
€ 125.46
Paperback. Editor(s): Cowie, Jefferson; Heathcott, Joseph. Num Pages: 392 pages, 19. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBL; KCZ; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 25. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801488719
- ISBN
- 9780801488719
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.12
€ 40.99
€ 40.12
Paperback. The rural-urban dichotomy is one of the most influential figures of thought in history, laying the foundation for academic disciplines such as rural and urban sociology. The dichotomy rests on the assumption that rural and urban areas differ fundamentally. This book deals with this topic. Editor(s): Andersson, Professor Kjell; Eklund, Erland; Lehtola, Minna. Series Editor(s): Marsden, Terry. Series: Research in Rural Sociology & Development. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; RPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781901557
- ISBN
- 9781781901557
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.44
€ 54.44
Paperback. "Beyond the workfare state" explores equality, discrimination and human rights in relation to employability and 'welfare-to-work' policies bringing together a wide and distinctive range of illustrative studies that gives voice to a variety of potentially marginalised groups. Editor(s): Carpenter, Mick; Freda, Belinda; Speeden, Stuart. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 11. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861348722
- ISBN
- 9781861348722
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 34.48
€ 35.99
€ 34.48
Paperback. Afghanistan and its people, whether in Afghanistan or in its global diaspora, have generated substantial interest and the desire to understand more about the country is widely felt. This title contains chapters on a wide range of issues, which contribute to our understandings of modern Afghanistan. Editor(s): Oeppen, Ceri; Schlenkhoff, Angela. Num Pages: 288 pages, map,. BIC Classification: 1FCA; JFSL; JHB; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849040556
- ISBN
- 9781849040556
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.16
€ 55.16
Hardcover. Shows that it is the deeply engrained separation of work and personal life that has limited ones ability to deal effectively with the conflict between them. Based on research, this book demonstrates why the image of "balance" is outmoded and why a new approach - work-personal life integration - offers greater promise for meaningful change. Editor(s): Rapoport, Rhona; Bailyn, Lotte. Num Pages: 272 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JHBL; KJMV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 493.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787957308
- ISBN
- 9780787957308
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 30.07
€ 38.99
€ 30.07
Paperback. A scholarly synthesis of biblical studies and Christian social ethics, designed to provide a biblical argument for intentional institutional change on behalf of social justice. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRCG; HRCM; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199739370
- ISBN
- 9780199739370
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.71
€ 71.71
Hardcover. This book examines and engages with the ambivalence of digitization, illuminating the diverse ways in which researchers approach, negotiate, understand and interpret objects and practices of digital research. Editor(s): Hand, Martin; Hillyard, Sam. Series: Studies in Qualitative Methodology. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784410513
- ISBN
- 9781784410513
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.87
€ 143.87
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473913806
- ISBN
- 9781473913806
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 29.99
€ 31.99
€ 29.99