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Hardback. Disability: a Life Course Approach provides students and teachers with easy access to many of the most important current disability issues and debates. It provides a clearly focused account, and bridges some important gaps in the existing disability literature by including issues relevant to disabled people of all ages. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745625126
- ISBN
- 9780745625126
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.84
€ 72.84
Paperback. Serious child protection failures haunt health and welfare agencies around the world. Based on interviews with protective workers and rigorous examination of their cases, this ground breaking book draws links between the traumatised and isolated child protection worker and the traumatised and isolated re-abused child. Series: Wiley Series in Child Care & Protection. Num Pages: 234 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JFFE; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471998853
- ISBN
- 9780471998853
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.06
€ 65.06
Paperback. Drawing on the author's extensive research expertise and his links with welfare practitioners , this landmark study provides the first comprehensive assessment of the nature and associations between the three main forms of social disadvantage in Australia: poverty, deprivation and social exclusion. Series: Studies in Poverty, Inequality and Social Exclusion Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, charts, tables. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JFFA; JKS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 172 x 15. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847428387
- ISBN
- 9781847428387
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 40.81
€ 42.99
€ 40.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; JFF; JFSL1; JHBL; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The New Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781565843257
- ISBN
- 9781565843257
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.10
€ 31.10
Hardback. This volume brings together some of the recent work of rural sociologists on democracy, in an effort to bring into sharper focus this work's distinctive contributions to understanding the question of what is and should be globalized, with particular emphasis on rural concerns and rural people. Editor(s): Bell, M.; Hendricks, Fred T.; Bacal, Azril. Series: Research in Rural Sociology & Development. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; JFSF; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762309542
- ISBN
- 9780762309542
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.78
€ 199.78
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Edition
- 2003. Corr. 2nd Printing ed.
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781586481988
- ISBN
- 9781586481988
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.34
€ 20.99
€ 18.34
Paperback. Showcases the work of Deaf writers from 1830 to 1930 during a critical formative period in their history. In this title, excerpted works include autobiographies, travel narratives, romances, nonfiction, short stories, editorials, descriptive pieces, and other forms of prose. Editor(s): Nelson, Jennifer L.; Harmon, Kristen. Series: Gallaudet Deaf Literature. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563685651
- ISBN
- 9781563685651
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.15€ 45.69
€ 53.15
€ 45.69
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First edition
- SKU
- V9780816631469
- ISBN
- 9780816631469
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.40
€ 27.99
€ 26.40
Paperback. This book examines how Indian American motel owners have created a successful immigrant business niche, yet still suffer significant social and cultural inequalities. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 14. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804778831
- ISBN
- 9780804778831
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.40
€ 29.99
€ 27.40
Paperback. It carries the legacy of the 1960s forward: from Tom Hayden's idealistic 1962 Port Huron Statement through Newt Gingrich's 1994 "Contract with America" and Grover Norquist's twenty-first century "Tax Payer's Protection Pledge." Series: The American Moment. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFFJ; JPVH1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421408224
- ISBN
- 9781421408224
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.62
€ 38.62
Paperback. Sylvia Walby offers an innovative new theoretical framework for explaining social inequalities around the world. A highly anticipated new book from a major name in the social sciences. Num Pages: 520 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 169 x 29. Weight in Grams: 860.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803985186
- ISBN
- 9780803985186
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.62
€ 72.62
Paperback. This work provides a detailed analysis of the phenomenon of return migration to the English-speaking Caribbean. Editor(s): Henry, Frances; Plaza, Dwaine E. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of the West Indies Press Jamaica
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789766401740
- ISBN
- 9789766401740
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.32
€ 55.32
Paperback. Explores the ways in which immigrant lives are shaped by transnational bonds, globalization, family ties, and personal choice, and the ways in which they engender a sense of belonging and a sense of themselves as "Americans." It considers a plurality of historical, economic, regional, familial, and cultural contexts. Editor(s): Gabaccia, Donna R.; Ruiz, Vicki L. Series: Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Centennial Series. Num Pages: 576 pages, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFFN; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 788. Weight in Grams: 980.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Annotated
- SKU
- V9780252073052
- ISBN
- 9780252073052
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.22
€ 41.99
€ 37.22
Paperback. Origination: The Geographies of Brands and Branding offers innovative theoretical and conceptual frameworks relating to the ways that actors create meaning and value in commodity brands and branding through processes of geographical association. Series: RGS-IBG Book Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCD; JFFS; KJS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 14. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118556405
- ISBN
- 9781118556405
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.64
€ 34.64
Hardcover. Editor(s): Stroud, Pearce. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 259 x 183 x 13. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781633215832
- ISBN
- 9781633215832
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 288.20€ 195.36
€ 288.20
€ 195.36
Hardcover. Num Pages: 227 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBP; JFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 179 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 227
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590336496
- ISBN
- 9781590336496
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.59€ 49.07
€ 62.59
€ 49.07
Hardback. According to current deabtes, 'individualization' has frequently been proposed as the conceptual counterpart to 'globalization'. It has often seemed that nothing would be left once these processes have fully unfolded, other than individual human atoms dispersed on a globe without any political, economic or cultural structures. Translator(s): Camiller, Patrick. Num Pages: 100 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 12. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 100
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745633886
- ISBN
- 9780745633886
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.10
€ 60.10
Hardback. The massive drought/famine that killed at least ten million people in north China during the late 1870s remains one of China's most severe disasters and provides a window through which to study the social side of a nation's tragedy. This book presents the history of a horrific famine that took place and focuses on cultural responses to trauma. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 360 pages, 9 b/w photographs, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; HBTB; JFFC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520253025
- ISBN
- 9780520253025
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.86€ 64.99
€ 83.86
€ 64.99
Paperback. Fleas need elephants, just as elephants need fleas to keep them alert and dancing. This idea also applies to economies who need both, to business, which has to structure itself to allow fleas to co-exist with the elephants, to society, which needs to encourage individualism but needs the conformity of the elephant. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFFR; KJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Random House Business
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099415657
- ISBN
- 9780099415657
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.77
€ 20.99
€ 16.77
Hardback. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; JFFM; JFSC; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 41. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Encounter Books,USA United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594038570
- ISBN
- 9781594038570
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.71
€ 30.99
€ 27.71
Hardback. By addressing, through empirical research, the many facets of racial dynamics in higher education, this timely book offers not only strong arguments for the necessity of affirmative action policies, but also ways of building a research agenda that tests notions of fairness, merit, and the benefits of diversity. Editor(s): Chang, Mitchell J.; Witt, Daria; Jones, James; Hakuta, Kenji. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804740340
- ISBN
- 9780804740340
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.77
€ 149.77
Paperback. A study of the implications of "feeding the family" from the perspective of those who do that work. Drawing from interviews conducted in 1982-83 in a diverse group of American households, DeVault reveals the effort and skill behind the "invisible" work of shopping, cooking, and serving meals. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 284 pages, 3 tables, 1 figure. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226143606
- ISBN
- 9780226143606
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.76
€ 32.99
€ 25.76
Paperback. How humans think and feel about their work handling food animals Series Editor(s): Arluke, Arnold; Sanders, Clinton R. Series: Animals, Culture, & Society. Num Pages: 248 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFZ; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781592136490
- ISBN
- 9781592136490
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 35.12
€ 35.99
€ 35.12
Hardback. The first book to integrate shame research into a single overarching theory. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE; JKSN; JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199383641
- ISBN
- 9780199383641
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.61
€ 68.61