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Hardback. This diverse collection of feminist essays self-consciously develops non-idealizing approaches to either ethics or social and political philosophy (or both), and is a cross-section of current work in both feminist ethics and social and political philosophy. Editor(s): Tessman, Lisa. Num Pages: 301 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 639.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 301
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402068409
- ISBN
- 9781402068409
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.39
€ 128.39
Hardback. Presents a view of Globalization and Regionalization that holds that the interaction between a more open trading system and the telecommunications and computer technology has substantially increased productivity and facilitated the fragmentation of the production process. Editor(s): Audretsch, David B.; Bonser, Charles F. Num Pages: 125 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 125
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792375524
- ISBN
- 9780792375524
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.06
€ 124.06
Paperback. Beginning with a look at the activities and technologies that connect most people to the surveillance matrix, from Facebook to identification cards to GPS devices in our cars, the authors invite readers to critically explore surveillance as it relates to issues of law, power, freedom, and inequality. Num Pages: 192 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: JFFU; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226924441
- ISBN
- 9780226924441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.82
€ 31.99
€ 24.82
paperback. This collection, from a range of leading international scholars, looks at penal practice in a variety of different European countries. Noting particularities as well as similarities, such as the overuse of imprisonment and the use of harsher sanctions against the poor, this book questions how we justify and deliver punishment in Europe. Series: Palgrave Studies in Prisons and Penology. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JKV; JKVP; JP; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 215 x 22. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- SKU
- V9781349439966
- ISBN
- 9781349439966
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.51
€ 63.51
Paperback. An increasing number of families are becoming homeless, often as a result of domestic violence, which leaves women and their school age children without homes. This multidisciplinary volume is the first to look at the variety of problems encountered by this group and to propose strategies for managing those problems. Editor(s): Vostanis, Panos; Cumella, Stuart. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFB; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Pub
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853025952
- ISBN
- 9781853025952
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 44.74
€ 44.99
€ 44.74
Paperback. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFE3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 17. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Spinifex Press Australia
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781876756406
- ISBN
- 9781876756406
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.94
€ 19.99
€ 14.94
Paperback. Editor(s): Ortiz-Gonzalez, Victor M. Series: Globalization & Community Series. Num Pages: 296 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: JFFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 228 x 12. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816640775
- ISBN
- 9780816640775
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.40
€ 30.99
€ 27.40
Paperback. Editor(s): Yang, C. Num Pages: 326 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCL; KFCF; KFFN; KJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349289387
- ISBN
- 9781349289387
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.62
€ 64.62
Paperback. Child Sexual Abuse describes a premier empirically supported treatment approach for children, adolescents, and non-offending parents/caregivers impacted by child sexual abuse. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE1; MMJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 41. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199358748
- ISBN
- 9780199358748
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 159.22
€ 159.22
Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 26. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Demeter Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781926452999
- ISBN
- 9781926452999
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 27.31
€ 31.99
€ 27.31
Paperback. Strongly focused on practical solutions in mental health care for refugees and forced migrants, this welcome addition to the literature is an interdisciplinary evaluation of the social and psychological resources fostering resilience in the face of adversity. Editor(s): Simich, Laura; Andermann, Lisa. Series: International Perspectives on Migration. Num Pages: 244 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 10 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JKS; MBPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 379.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401778121
- ISBN
- 9789401778121
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 142.19
€ 142.19
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 162 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JFFB; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 11. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 162
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691634043
- ISBN
- 9780691634043
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.41
€ 104.41
Paperback. This text takes the reader inside children's classrooms and reveals the lessons about race that are communicated there, both implicitly and explicitly. It examines how ideas about race and racial inequality take shape and are passed along in the classroom and schoolyard. Series: Rutgers Series in Childhood Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813532257
- ISBN
- 9780813532257
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.61
€ 41.99
€ 37.61
Hardback. Migration and multiculturalism are hotly discussed in public debates across Europe. Whereas ethnographic research has begun to examine the Right in this context, the Left remains largely unexplored. This book provides fresh perspectives on how the contemporary Left "frames" these issues in practice and how such framing has changed. Series: New Directions in Anthropology. Num Pages: 17 ills, bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1DST; JFFN; JHMP; JPFF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845451578
- ISBN
- 9781845451578
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.55
€ 151.55
Paperback. In this fascinating book, futurist Brian David Johnson and cultural historian James Carrott offer insights into what Steampunk's alternative history says about our own world and its technological future. Num Pages: 420 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFR; TBY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- O´Reilly Media United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781449337995
- ISBN
- 9781449337995
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.98
€ 26.99
€ 22.98
Hardcover. Based on the spin amplitude conservation idea including zero-point fluctuation amplitude, this book shows that the temperature and magnetic field dependence of magnetization curves, even in the ground state, is determined by the effect of spin fluctuations. Series: Springer Tracts in Modern Physics. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; PG; PHD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642366659
- ISBN
- 9783642366659
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.33
€ 122.33
Paperback. Editor(s): Steger, Manfred B. Series: Globalization. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 161 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742525450
- ISBN
- 9780742525450
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.88
€ 58.88
Hardcover. This book focuses on the problem of ethnic conflict in Africa and seeks to explain its root causes. The main thesis of the book is that ethnic political mobilization is essentially a function of deeply-felt grievances on the part of the groups so mobilized. Editor(s): Nasong'O, Wanjala S. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; JFFE; JFSL; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137554994
- ISBN
- 9781137554994
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.71
€ 63.71
Hardcover. Many local and community non-profits now shoulder an increasing share of society's mandate to care for those in need. This work is a collection of advice from both researchers and service providers offering leaders the practical guidance they need for the rapidly evolving future. Num Pages: 305 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JFF; JKSN1; KJVX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 529.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 305
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787942960
- ISBN
- 9780787942960
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 39.87
€ 51.99
€ 39.87
Hardback. Editor(s): Trew, Johanne Devlin; Pierse, Michael. Series: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship. Num Pages: 10 black & white illustrations, 10 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319407838
- ISBN
- 9783319407838
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.88
€ 154.88
Paperback. This text tells the disturbing history of racial boundaries along the USA/Mexican border. It focuses on the case of some Irish orphans who were placed with Mexican families, and the resulting anger of the town's Anglos who formed a vigilante squad to kidnap the children away from the Mexicans. Num Pages: 432 pages, 36 halftones in one 24 page insert, 2 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBBWZ; HBJK; HBLW; JFFJ; JFSL; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 653.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674005358
- ISBN
- 9780674005358
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.71
€ 34.99
€ 29.71
Family Poverty and Homelessness in New York City: The Poor Among Us
Nunez, Ralph da Costa, Sribnick, Ethan G.
Hardcover. In Family Poverty and Homelessness in New York City, Nunez and Sribnick explore the world of New York's poor children and families, from the era of European settlements to the present day. The book examines successes and failures of past efforts, providing historical context often lacking in contemporary policy debates. Num Pages: 331 pages, 22 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFFA; JFFB; JFFN; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 223 x 23. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137520296
- ISBN
- 9781137520296
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.56
€ 122.56
Hardcover. Editor(s): Gorg, Holger; Greenaway, Professor David; Kneller, Richard. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCLT; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 16. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403934994
- ISBN
- 9781403934994
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.54
€ 63.54
Hardcover. Written by Mark Umbreit, internationally known for his work in restorative justice, this indispensable resource offers an empirically grounded, state-of-the-art analysis of the application and impact of victim offender mediation, a movement that has spread throughout North America and abroad. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE; JKVQ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 36. Weight in Grams: 886.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787954918
- ISBN
- 9780787954918
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.05
€ 91.05