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Paperback. This book provides an historical account of how discriminatory practices develop and change. The author presents a historical account of the discriminatory practices of airline companies British Airways, Air Canada and Pan American Airways. It covers the years 1919 to 1991 and is organized around key periods in the treatment of female employees. Num Pages: 328 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBL; KCZ; KJM; KJU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 423.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349999774
- ISBN
- 9781349999774
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.33
€ 122.33
Hardback. Features the annual report of The World Geopolitics of Drugs. Editor(s): Labrousse, Alain; Laniel, Laurent; Block, Alan A. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFH1; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1310.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402001406
- ISBN
- 9781402001406
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.40
€ 127.40
hardcover. Reframes the nuclear family in a way that challenges traditional theorizations. This book takes the reader on a journey towards a kind of family, drawing upon theorists such as Bourdieu, Wilden, Deleuze and Guattari. It is useful for postgraduate students and other researchers involved in family and cultural studies. Num Pages: 161 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Number of pages
- 161
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2002nd Edition
- SKU
- V9781402004810
- ISBN
- 9781402004810
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.21
€ 67.21
Hardback. Covers various issues in life table construction and use. Presenting a non-technical overview of the life table, this book gives a detailed account of the estimation of the probability of dying between two consecutive ages, taking migration and the distribution of population at risk into account. Editor(s): Wunsch, Guillaume; Mouchart, Michel; Duchene, Josianne. Series: European Studies of Population. Num Pages: 306 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 631.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402006388
- ISBN
- 9781402006388
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.15
€ 191.15
Assessing Quality of Life and Living Conditions to Guide National Poli...
. Ed(S): Hagerty, Michael R.; Vogel, Joachim;...
Hardback. Intended for researchers and government offices wanting to start or improve their own QOL survey. This book discusses how developing countries can begin the measurement of Quality of Life in ways that increase political credibility and require smaller budgets. Editor(s): Hagerty, Michael R.; Vogel, Joachim; Moller, Valerie. Series: Social Indicators Research Series. Num Pages: 450 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 821.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402007279
- ISBN
- 9781402007279
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.10
€ 193.10
Hardback. Empirical research often lacks theory. This book progressively works out a method of constructing models which can bridge the gap between empirical and theoretical research in the social sciences. It is suitable for advanced courses in research methods in the social sciences and in philosophy of science. Editor(s): Franck, Robert. Series: Methodos Series. Num Pages: 310 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 631.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402008672
- ISBN
- 9781402008672
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.15
€ 191.15
The Universality of Subjective Wellbeing Indicators. A Multi-Disciplin...
. Ed(S): Gullone, Eleonora; Cummins, Robert A...
Hardback. Concerned with the universality of wellbeing indicators, this book provides contributions from international scholars in the field of quality of life and subjective well-being. It is of interest to those who want to develop their understanding of the universality, assessment, development and maintenance of subjective wellbeing. Editor(s): Gullone, Eleonora; Cummins, Robert A. Series: Social Indicators Research Series. Num Pages: 189 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 459.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 189
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402010446
- ISBN
- 9781402010446
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.36
€ 122.36
Hardback. Suitable for researchers, masters and doctoral students who are coming to terms with educational research, this title includes essays that bring to contemporary debates about educational research both a first-hand familiarity with the practices and arguments of the educational research community. Series: Philosophy and Education. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 14. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 215
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402010835
- ISBN
- 9781402010835
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.14
€ 126.14
Hardback. This is the 18th volume in this series which focuses on the theory and research of higher education. The essays address the connections between medicine and culture and relate the medical practices to the cultures which produced them. Editor(s): Smart, John C.; Tierney, William G. Series: Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research. Num Pages: 742 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 39. Weight in Grams: 2680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 742
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402012310
- ISBN
- 9781402012310
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 198.25
€ 198.25
Paperback. This is the 18th volume in this series which focuses on the theory and research of higher education. The essays address the connections between medicine and culture and relate the medical practices to the cultures which produced them. Editor(s): Smart, John C. Series: Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research. Num Pages: 742 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1030.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 742
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402012327
- ISBN
- 9781402012327
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 188.89
€ 188.89
Hardback. Discusses topics including: quality of life investigations connected to the problems of combining social, economic and environmental indicators; measuring the status of women in Canada; health and human well-being; older peoples' well-being; and, leisure activities and health. This book includes a paper on multiple discrepancies theory (MDT). Series: Social Indicators Research Series. Num Pages: 492 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 297 x 210 x 28. Weight in Grams: 885.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 492
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402013423
- ISBN
- 9781402013423
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 248.54
€ 248.54
Arguing to Learn: Confronting Cognitions in Computer-Supported Collabo...
. Ed(S): Andriessen, Jerry; Baker, Michael; S...
hardcover. Focuses on how new pedagogical scenarios, task environments and communication tools within Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) environments can favour collaborative and productive confrontations of ideas, evidence, arguments and explanations, or arguing to learn. This book is of interest to researchers in education and psychology. Editor(s): Andriessen, Jerry; Baker, Michael; Suthers, Dan (Department of ICS, University of Hawaii, Manoa, Honolulu, USA). Series: Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Series. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC; JNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Boston Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 269
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2003rd Edition
- SKU
- V9781402013829
- ISBN
- 9781402013829
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.14
€ 127.14
Hardback. The possibility to analyse human behaviours taking account of the multiple contexts in which they occur, has opened a new research avenue in social sciences. This book considers, through examples drawn from different social sciences, the methodological challenges multilevel analysis permits to answer and points out the limitations of these models. Editor(s): Courgeau, Daniel. Series: Methodos Series. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; HPS; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 537.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402014758
- ISBN
- 9781402014758
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.98
€ 126.98
Hardback. Intended for university faculty staff teaching courses on education law and policy. This book also serves as a resource for students conducting research, government officials, and professionals in these fields. It aims to raise awareness of the rights of disabled people to full equality and participation in all areas. Editor(s): Groof, Jan de; Lauwers, Gracienne. Series: Yearbook of the European Association for Education Law and Policy. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFG; JHBL; JNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 215
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402015458
- ISBN
- 9781402015458
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.35
€ 189.35
Hardback. Uses a strategy that combines record linkage and demographic/statistical analysis to produce an internally consistent and robust set of estimates of the African-American population during the period 1930-1990. This work is suitable for demographers, sociologists and students of ethnic studies. Series: The Springer Series on Demographic Methods and Population Analysis. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFSL3; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 493.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402015502
- ISBN
- 9781402015502
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.57
€ 126.57
Challenges to Asian Urbanization in the 21st Century
. Ed(S): Dutt, Ashok K.; Noble, A. G. (Dept. ...
Hardback. Brings forth the nature and characteristics of 21st century Asian urbanization. This title provides a basic framework, particularly as it relates to the patterns, characteristics and problems associated with urbanization. It discusses urban structural models in relation to their applicability and non-applicability. Editor(s): Dutt, Ashok K.; Noble, A. G. (Dept. of Geography and Planning, The University of Akron, OH, USA); Venugopal, G.; Subbiah, S. Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; 3JM; JFSG; JHBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402015762
- ISBN
- 9781402015762
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.90
€ 191.90
Hardback. Discusses such topics as practical reason, reasons and causes in action theory, intending and trying, and folk-psychological explanation. Editor(s): Sintonen, Matti; Ylikoski, Petri; Miller, Kaarlo. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPM; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402016677
- ISBN
- 9781402016677
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.34
€ 127.34
Hardback. Combines demographic and sociological approaches with rational choice theory to explain assortative mating. Using life-history data from a broad range of industrialized countries and longitudinal statistical models, this book analyzes the process of spouse selection in the life courses of single men and women. Editor(s): Blossfeld, Hans-Peter; Timm, Andreas. Series: European Studies of Population. Num Pages: 342 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBD; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 20. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 342
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402016820
- ISBN
- 9781402016820
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.16
€ 191.16
Paperback. Combines demographic and sociological approaches with rational choice theory to explain assortative mating. Using life-history data from a range of industrialized countries and longitudinal statistical models, this book analyzes the process of spouse selection in the life courses of single men and women. Editor(s): Blossfeld, Hans-Peter; Timm, Andreas. Series: European Studies of Population. Num Pages: 342 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBD; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003
- Number of pages
- 342
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402018039
- ISBN
- 9781402018039
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 189.47
€ 189.47
Fathers and Mothers: Dilemmas of the Work-Life Balance: A Comparative ...
Fine-Davis, Margret, Fagnani, Jeanne, Giovann...
Hardcover. Presents an analysis of the dilemmas faced by working parents with young children in four European countries. This book presents the results of a survey carried out simultaneously in France, Italy, Denmark and Ireland and a comparative analysis of people's dilemmas and coping strategies in these countries. Series: Social Indicators Research Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBK; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 749.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2004th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402018077
- ISBN
- 9781402018077
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.17
€ 129.17