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Hardback. Provides accounts of the transformation of work and employment during the final quarter of the 20th century. This text analyzes both the origins and consequences of these developments and illustrates their impact on society, organizations, individuals and communities. Editor(s): Brown, Professor Richard K. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 455.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333678145
- ISBN
- 9780333678145
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.05
€ 194.05
Paperback. This work employs statistical, sociological and psychological analysis, and new developments in "brain science", to show how the creation of an open society with increased equality of opportunity risks creating an unnecessarily excessive meritocracy. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JHBC; JHBL; KCA; KCFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333669501
- ISBN
- 9780333669501
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Condition: New
€ 60.48
€ 60.48
Paperback. Explores ethical interpretations of biotechnology and examines whether sufficient consensus exists or is emerging to enable this technology to occupy a stable role in the techno-economic, social and cultural order. The contributors address the nature and implications of biotechnologies for nature, life and social organisation. Editor(s): Campling, Jo; O'Mahony, Patrick. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPF; HPQ; JFFR; JHBA; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333665886
- ISBN
- 9780333665886
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.57
€ 71.57
Hardcover. This work sets out to explain how trade-related temporary movements of persons can be a partial substitute for longer-term migration, serving the interests of both developed and developing countries in a more efficient global economy. Num Pages: 182 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBL; KCF; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333665237
- ISBN
- 9780333665237
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.34
€ 127.34
Paperback. Men and women's distinctive roles in productive activity affect their economic independence. This study uses basic economic principles to analyze the differences between men and women who are in employment, are unemployed or are non-participant in labour markets. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFSJ; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 271.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333657799
- ISBN
- 9780333657799
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.46
€ 72.46
Hardback. Through the analysis of examples taken from America, the Caribbean and Western and East-Central Europe, this book addresses one of the greatest challenges for the immediate future: the impact of migration, displacement and minority cultures and peoples within the space of larger multicultural states. Editor(s): Hudson, Robert; Reno, Fred. Num Pages: 340 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFN; JHBC; JHMP; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 148 x 28. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333653425
- ISBN
- 9780333653425
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.60
€ 128.60
Hardback. Exploring the issues raised by genetic counselling across cultures, this text explores the meaning and relevance of kinship and ethnicity in the context of genetic disease and cultural issues that have arisen in practice, and the wider social and political context of genetics and genetic disease. Editor(s): Clarke, Angus; Parsons, Evelyn. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBK; JHMC; MFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333647028
- ISBN
- 9780333647028
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Condition: New
€ 128.15
€ 128.15
Paperback. This work provides an in-depth analysis of how lone mothers negotiate the relationship between motherhood and paid work. Combining qualitative and quantitative data, it focuses on social capital in different neighbourhoods, local labour markets and welfare states. Num Pages: 333 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBK; JHBL; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 139 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333644539
- ISBN
- 9780333644539
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.16
€ 69.16
Paperback. An account of trends in Russian public opinion over the period 1988-94. Analyzing data from Russian polling organizations, it covers the development of a professional polling industry and looks at such areas as changing popular moods, and attitudes towards political institutions. Series: Studies in Russian and East European History and Society. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JHBC; JPVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 415.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 283
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333644201
- ISBN
- 9780333644201
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.09
€ 50.09
The Changing Face of Death. Historical Accounts of Death and Disposal....
. Ed(S): Howarth, Glennys; Jupp, Peter C.
Hardback. This work argues that attitudes to death and to disposal are formed culturally. It examines the factors in the formation and decline of such attitudes by analyzing specific issues from the 15th to the 20th century. Editor(s): Howarth, Glennys; Jupp, Peter C. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JFC; JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333638637
- ISBN
- 9780333638637
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.58
€ 127.58
Hardcover. This text utilizes an analysis of mortality to acknowledge shifts of emphasis in cultural and religious traditions. A central concern is the diversity of representations of death to be found within the varying cultural, religious, medical and legal systems of contemporary western societies. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRA; JFC; JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 1. Weight in Grams: 465.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333638620
- ISBN
- 9780333638620
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.82
€ 127.82
Hardback. Considering patterns of women's employment from 1700 to 1850, this text focuses on Essex to examine contemporary debates such as the sexual division of labour, continuity or change in women's employment, "separate spheres", "domestic ideology", and the effects of capitalism on women's employment. Series: Studies in Gender History. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAS; 3JF; JFSJ1; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 455.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333633915
- ISBN
- 9780333633915
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.05
€ 194.05
Paperback. An edited collection of chapters detailing research on modern family and household living arrangements, mainly in Britain but also with reference to Germany. The book discusses changes in the care for the elderly, lone parents, and how households divide domestic labour and paid employment. Editor(s): Marsh, Catherine; Arber, Sara. Series: Explorations in Sociology. British Sociological Association Conference Volume Series. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 229
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333633533
- ISBN
- 9780333633533
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.46
€ 72.46
Paperback. This volume uses a feminist approach to examine issues around breast-feeding. It looks at the sexualization of breasts, the conditions under which the infant feeding takes place, and professional interventions into mothering. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFK; JHBK; VFXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333623114
- ISBN
- 9780333623114
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.30
€ 66.30
Hardback. This volume uses a feminist approach to examine issues around breast-feeding. It looks at the sexualization of breasts, the conditions under which the infant feeding takes place, and professional interventions into mothering. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFK; JHBK; VFXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 505.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333623107
- ISBN
- 9780333623107
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.27
€ 67.27
Paperback. Gendered distinctions and differences in working life are produced by often hidden practices. What are they like? How do they work? This book creates, through its multidisciplinary approach and empirical data, a wide perspective on gendered practices in working life. Editor(s): Rantalaiho, Liisa; Heiskanen, Tuula. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 227
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333618547
- ISBN
- 9780333618547
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.45
€ 71.45
Paperback. Explores the interconnection between women's domestic lives and their paid employment in order to demonstrate how male definitions of work need to be reformulated. Women's continued disadvantage in the labour market is examined through contemporary, cross-national and historical studies. Editor(s): Arber, Sara; Gilbert, Nigel. Series: Explorations in Sociology. British Sociological Association Conference Volume Series. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 215
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333618141
- ISBN
- 9780333618141
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.46
€ 72.46
Hardback. This text analyzes the management of human resources covering the period from 1949 to the present, particularly focusing on the period of economic reforms in the 1980s and early 1990s. The study examines these developments in the north-eastern cities, China's industrial heartland. Series: Studies on the Chinese Economy. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; JHBL; KCF; KCL; KJMV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 233
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333605240
- ISBN
- 9780333605240
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.70
€ 127.70
Paperback. Discusses the role of the European Community, in particular the Single European Market, and shows how it is having an important impact on women's working lives. As well as documenting women's employment throughout Europe, the book addresses issues of key importance for women in Europe. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JFFK; JHBL; JPSN2; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333598351
- ISBN
- 9780333598351
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.73
€ 127.73
Hardcover. Soviet and Western sociologists present results of recent sociological surveys and analyze important social issues against the background of the late 1980s and early 1990s. Editor(s): Riordan, James. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVU; JHBC; JKSB; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 347.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333569665
- ISBN
- 9780333569665
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.52
€ 127.52
Paperback. Examines the various aspects of the relationships between mothers and education at different levels in the education system. In particular, mothers of young children in relation to various educational policies are looked at in interaction with their children's schools and teachers. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JHBK; JKSB; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 325.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 241
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333565933
- ISBN
- 9780333565933
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.62
€ 71.62
Hardback. Discusses the role of the European Community, in particular the Single European Market, and shows how it is having an important impact on women's working lives. As well as documenting women's employment throughout Europe, the book addresses issues of key importance for women in Europe. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JFFK; JHBL; JPSN2; KCF; LNZL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333563359
- ISBN
- 9780333563359
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.64
€ 127.64
Hardback. Based on a case study of workers in a US defence plant, this book explores two major contemporary changes in corporate reorganization strategies: the impact of computerization on skills and production; and the role of quality circles in the reorganization of bureaucratic decision-making. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBL; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333551134
- ISBN
- 9780333551134
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.92
€ 194.92
Hardback. The empirical analyses here presented cover the limits set by workers to exploitation in workshop production, ethnicity as a workers' strategy, the role of workers' absenteeism and turnover, and labour strategies in a situation of recession and de-industrialization. Editor(s): Brandell, Inga. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFG; JHBL; KCM; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333545478
- ISBN
- 9780333545478
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.85
€ 127.85