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Paperback. "Social Suffering" takes in the human consequences of war, famine, depression, disease and torture, problems that result from what political, economic and institutional power does to people. Experts have joined together to investigate the cultural representations of human suffering. Editor(s): Kleinman, Arthur; Das, Veena; Lock, Margaret M. Num Pages: 425 pages, 1. BIC Classification: JFFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 602. 425 pages, illustrations. Editor(s): Kleinman, Arthur; Das, Veena; Lock, Margaret. "Social Suffering" takes in the human consequences of war, famine, depression, disease and torture, problems that result from what political, economic and institutional power does to people. Experts have joined together to investigate the cultural representations of human suffering. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFFC; JHM. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 27. Weight: 602.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
425
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520209954
ISBN
9780520209954
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. Philippe Legrain makes a compelling case for global immigration with a book that is guaranteed to spark debate Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Abacus
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349119748
ISBN
9780349119748
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Challenges conventional understandings of 'solving' environmental problems and offers a radically new set of strategies to attain sustainability. This book identifies problematic cultural attributes, such as the unending consumption that characterizes modern life, and outlines practical steps toward developing sustainability as a mindset. Num Pages: 272 pages, 11 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFT; RNU. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300158434
ISBN
9780300158434
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.61

Hardcover. In this, the first book to deal with the concepts of war power and police power together, Mark Neocleous conducts a critical exploration of the ways in which war power and police power are intertwined in the form of state violence and exercised in social ordering. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE; JPV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 626.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748692361
ISBN
9780748692361
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.78
€ 119.62

Paperback. In this, the first book to deal with the concepts of war power and police power together, Mark Neocleous conducts a critical exploration of the ways in which war power and police power are intertwined in the form of state violence and exercised in social ordering. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE; JPV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748692378
ISBN
9780748692378
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 32.85

Paperback. Describes the impact of domestic violence on children and provides support for education and social care professionals. This book provides guidance and advice on: identifying and responding to signs of distress; helping pupils to talk about and make sense of their experiences; the impact on parenting and how parents can be supported; and, more. Num Pages: 160 pages, 22 black & white illustrations, 6 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFFE3; JKSB1; JNSL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 246 x 180 x 10. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415465519
ISBN
9780415465519
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.47

Paperback. Each year, natural disasters threaten the strength and stability of communities worldwide. This book highlights the critical role of social capital in the ability of a community to withstand disaster and rebuild the infrastructure and ties that are at the foundation of any community. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 line drawings, 18 tables. BIC Classification: JFFC; JPQB; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 163 x 15. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226012889
ISBN
9780226012889
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.52

Paperback. Editor(s): Baxter, Veronica; Low, Katharine E. Series Editor(s): Balfour, Michael; Preston, Dr. Sheila. Series: Applied Theatre. Num Pages: 344 pages, 10 b/w illus. BIC Classification: AN; JFFH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 140 x 222 x 24. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472584571
ISBN
9781472584571
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 32.92

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Praeger
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780897896221
ISBN
9780897896221
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.23
€ 32.30

Hardback. Num Pages: 220 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JKSN2; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 237 x 21. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
Number of pages
220
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780765708922
ISBN
9780765708922
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.64

Paperback. Capitalism likes us to believe in the steady, inevitable march of progress, from the abacus to the iPad. But the historical record tells of innumerable roads not taken, all of which could have led to better worlds, and still can. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPVH; PDR; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 29. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
New Internationalist Publications Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780263298
ISBN
9781780263298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.94

Paperback. Uncovers the story of the Tape family in post-gold rush, racially explosive San Francisco. The author paints a picture of how the role of immigration broker allowed patriarch Jeu Dip (Joseph Tape) to both protest and profit from discrimination, and of the Tapes as the first of a new social type - middle-class Chinese Americans. Num Pages: 344 pages, 45 halftones. 2 line illus. 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBLW; JFFN; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Expanded paperback edition with a New preface by
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691155326
ISBN
9780691155326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. Covers the story of prejudice against Jews from the time of Christ through the rise of Nazi Germany. This work presents an assessment of this egregious human failing that is nearly ubiquitous in the history of Europe. Translator(s): Gerardi, Natalie. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; JFFJ; JFSL; JFSR1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 174 x 31. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812218640
ISBN
9780812218640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.22

Hardback. Series: Gender and Culture Series. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSJ1; LAQG; LNFX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 238 x 22. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231177146
ISBN
9780231177146
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. The Sexual Trauma Workbook for Teen Girls offers healing, real-life stories from survivors and powerful, evidence based tools to help you reclaim your life after sexual abuse or trauma. Series: Teen Instant Help. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE2; JFSJ1; JFSP2; VFJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 256 x 204 x 16. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
New Harbinger Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Csm Wkb
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626253995
ISBN
9781626253995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 23.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH1; JMTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 32. Weight in Grams: 524.
Publisher
Inner Traditions Bear and Company
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
3rd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594770692
ISBN
9781594770692
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.56

Paperback. Chronicles the lives of a group of fishermen from Ghana who took the long and dangerous journey to Southern Italy in search of work in a cutthroat underground economy. Illuminating the nature of high-risk migration around the world, this title reveals the challenges and experiences of these international migrants. Num Pages: 306 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1HFDH; JFFN; JFSL3; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
306
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520270732
ISBN
9780520270732
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.98

Paperback. This work throws new light on the nature and origins of ideas of racial difference. It reconstructs the evolution of the modern discourse of race and investigates its meaning in contemporary society. It presents a critique of postmodern theories of cultural "difference". Num Pages: 336 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCX; JFF; JFSL1; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 515.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
1996th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333628584
ISBN
9780333628584
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.87

Hardback. Award-winning poet Joshua Clover theorizes the riot as the form of the coming insurrection Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Verso Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784780593
ISBN
9781784780593
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 21.96

Paperback. This book is a comprehensive exploration of the relationship between the social sciences and the appearance and growth of bioethics, and provides new analysis on how ordinary questions become "bioethical" questions. Editor(s): Vries, Raymond De; Turner, Leigh; Orfali, Kristina; Bosk, Charles L. Series: Sociology of Health and Illness Monographs. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405152693
ISBN
9781405152693
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.26

Paperback. Editor(s): Radner, Hilary; Stringer, Rebecca. Num Pages: 320 pages, 41 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: APFA; JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415895880
ISBN
9780415895880
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.86

Paperback. As one of the four members of the inner circle at Hull-House, Julia Lathrop played an instrumental role in the field of social reform for more than fifty years. This biography reveals the influence of Hull-House on the social and political history of the early twentieth century. It provides an account of women's work in voluntary associations. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 330. Weight in Grams: 227.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252071683
ISBN
9780252071683
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.81

Paperback. Psychologists explore the reality of cyberbullies Millions of children are affected by bullies each year. Advances in social media, email, instant messaging, and cell phones, however, have moved bullying from a schoolyard fear to a constant threat. Num Pages: 294 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFFE; JMH; JNHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
294
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444334814
ISBN
9781444334814
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.46

Paperback. Through a study of 40 incest victims and interviews with professionals in mental health, child protection and law enforcement, the author develops a picture of the incestuous family. She also offers an overview of the knowledge that has developed about incest and other forms of sexual abuse. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JFFE2; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674002708
ISBN
9780674002708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.63

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