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Hardcover. This is the first book to explore research on visiting friends and relatives (VFR). In assembling an international collection of quality VFR-related research the editors present the profiles, characteristics, opportunities and behaviours of VFR travel for the benefit of researchers, industry practitioners and educators. Editor(s): Backer, Elisa; King, Brian. Series: Aspects of Tourism. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK; KNSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- Channel View Publications Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845415181
- ISBN
- 9781845415181
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.10
€ 161.10
Paperback. Politicians, business leaders and citizens look with hope to the Latin American middle class for political stability and purchasing power, but the economic position of the middle class remains vulnerable. The contributors document the remarkable emergence of this middle group in Latin America, whose measurement turns out not to be an easy task. Editor(s): Dayton-Johnson, Jeff. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFF; JHB; KCM; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349457861
- ISBN
- 9781349457861
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.95
€ 62.95
Hardback. Changes in longevity, marriage, and the workplace have undermined Social Security, making the experience of old age increasingly unequal. Anne Alstott's pragmatic, progressive revision would permit all Americans to retire between 62 and 76 but would provide generous early retirement benefits for workers with low wages or physically demanding jobs. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: JHBA; JPA; KFFD1; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674088757
- ISBN
- 9780674088757
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.84
€ 47.99
€ 39.84
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFA; JHB; JKSN2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801453755
- ISBN
- 9780801453755
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.61
€ 139.61
Paperback. Series: Organisation und Gesellschaft - Forschung. BIC Classification: JHBL. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Publisher
- Springer VS
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1. Aufl. 2016 ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531175874
- ISBN
- 9783531175874
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.05
€ 59.05
Hardcover. This volume investigates how larger structural inequalities in sending and receiving nations, immigrant entry policies, group characteristics, and micro level processes, such as discrimination and access to ethnic networks, shapes labor market outcomes, workplace experiences, and patterns of integration among immigrants and their descendants. Editor(s): Vallejo, Jody Agius. Series: Research in the Sociology of Work. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHBL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 33. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784416324
- ISBN
- 9781784416324
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.55
€ 164.55
Hardback. Editor(s): Daniels, Justin A. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: JHBC; RN; TQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 260 x 180. .
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 204
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634830942
- ISBN
- 9781634830942
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 287.62€ 214.57
€ 287.62
€ 214.57
Hardback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, 2 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JN; JPQB; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319524542
- ISBN
- 9783319524542
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.49
€ 122.49
Hardback. Editor(s): Flecker, Jorg. Series: Dynamics of Virtual Work. Num Pages: 271 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 13 colour illustrations, 14 black & white tables, biograph. BIC Classification: JFF; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 224 x 21. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137480866
- ISBN
- 9781137480866
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.12
€ 122.12
Hardback. This book explores the emergence of a new scientific field, synthetic biology, and the many bold promises its proponents have made to change the future of science, industry and humanity. It explores how people tried to change their practices to bring engineering and biology together and to realise such promises from within their everyday lives. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; PDR; PSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137495419
- ISBN
- 9781137495419
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.23
€ 121.23
Hardcover. Thinking about the future is essential for almost all organizations and societies. States, corporations, universities, cities, NGOs and individuals believe they cannot miss the future. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFFR; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745696539
- ISBN
- 9780745696539
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.93
€ 65.93
Hardback. Translator(s): Rendall, Steven. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF7; JHB; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 186 x 14. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231177641
- ISBN
- 9780231177641
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.52€ 63.82
€ 82.52
€ 63.82
Paperback. This volume illustrates how international childhood researchers can use current concepts and theories into unlikely contexts exposing their limitations and helping to inform more versatile and robust lines of thinking for children and youth studies. Editor(s): Bass, Loretta E.; Kinney, David A.; Rosier, Katherine Brown. Series: Sociological Studies of Children & Youth. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784413187
- ISBN
- 9781784413187
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.61
€ 63.61
Paperback. This provocative new introduction to the field of digital sociology offers a critical overview of interdisciplinary debates about new ways of knowing society that are emerging today at the interface of computing, social research and social life. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745684796
- ISBN
- 9780745684796
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 24.96
€ 24.99
€ 24.96
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
€ 76.56
€ 76.56
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691640181
- ISBN
- 9780691640181
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.78€ 93.78
€ 123.78
€ 93.78
Paperback. The Ethics of Cultural Appropriation undertakes a comprehensive and systematic investigation of the moral and aesthetic questions that arise from the practice of cultural appropriation. Editor(s): Young, James O.; Brunk, Conrad G. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JFSL; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 167 x 25. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444350838
- ISBN
- 9781444350838
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.25
€ 38.25
Hardcover. Series: Center for International Affairs, Harvard University. Num Pages: 488 pages. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691654669
- ISBN
- 9780691654669
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 212.19€ 159.13
€ 212.19
€ 159.13
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JFFP; JFS; JHBA; JKSN; JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190211066
- ISBN
- 9780190211066
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 112.50
€ 112.50
Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 6 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JHB; JMH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138280946
- ISBN
- 9781138280946
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.14
€ 51.14