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Paperback. The abuse, neglect and exploitation of older people in community and residential care settings is increasingly being recognised and addressed as a serious social concern in Britain and Canada. Elder Abuse Work gives an overview of the developments and issues in both countries and draws out good practice guidelines. Editor(s): Pritchard, Jacki. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1KBC; JKSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 32. Weight in Grams: 707.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Pub
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853027048
- ISBN
- 9781853027048
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.21
€ 59.21
Num Pages: 256 pages, 300 color photos. BIC Classification: 1KB; WCL; WFL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 225 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1364.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764317507
- ISBN
- 9780764317507
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.93€ 62.24
€ 67.93
€ 62.24
Paperback. Among the first critical works on Alice Munro's writing, this study of her short fiction is informed by the disciplines of narratology and literary linguistics. Through examining Munro's narrative art, Isla Duncan demonstrates a rich understanding of the densely layered stories. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 150 x 12. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 201
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137451224
- ISBN
- 9781137451224
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.30
€ 66.30
Hardback. This book examines major sports, both professional and intercollegiate, from baseball, football, and basketball to golf, tennis, stock car racing, and extreme sports, to explain how sports became a multibillion-dollar industry as well as a major influence on and reflection of American society. Jay also shows how sports have helped shape racial, gender, national, and class identities. Series: Columbia Histories of Modern American Life. Num Pages: 304 pages, 25 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBT; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 166 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780231125345
- ISBN
- 9780231125345
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.22€ 76.71
€ 99.22
€ 76.71
Paperback. This is a guidebook on investing in abandoned properties, written by a multi-millionaire investor who is the leading speaker on this topic. He explains how to find abandoned properties, how to locate the owners, and how to negotiate a sale, very often using seller financing, which allows you to buy without cash or credit. Num Pages: 240 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KFFM; KFFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470267653
- ISBN
- 9780470267653
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 22.97
€ 27.99
€ 22.97
Paperback. Series: Beer Lovers Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; WBXD2; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 188 x 18. Weight in Grams: 44.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762779970
- ISBN
- 9780762779970
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.34
€ 21.99
€ 18.34
Paperback. Editor(s): McCarty, Maggie; Perl, Libby; Foote, Bruce E.; Peterson, Meredith; Peterman, David Randall; Frittelli, John. Num Pages: 101 pages, b/w tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 139 x 8. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 101
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604567892
- ISBN
- 9781604567892
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.52€ 43.06
€ 59.52
€ 43.06
Paperback. Series: Politics and Culture in the Twentieth Century South. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; KNSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820347332
- ISBN
- 9780820347332
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.57
€ 46.57
Paperback. Interviews with leading cultural critics including: K. Anthony Appiah, Lauren Berlant, Cathy Davidson, Morris Dickstein, Stanley Fish, Barbara Foley, Nancy Fraser, Gerald Graff, Alice Kaplan, E. Ann Kaplan, Robin Kelley, Paul Lauter, Louis Menand, Richard Ohmann, Andrew Ross, Eve Sedgwick, Jane Tompkins, Marianna Torgovnick, and Alan Wald. Editor(s): Williams, Jeffrey. Series: Cultural Front. Num Pages: 317 pages, photos. BIC Classification: 1KB; DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 317
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814793909
- ISBN
- 9780814793909
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.53
€ 33.99
€ 30.53
Hardback. Num Pages: 120 pages, 100 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEN; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 178 x 9. Weight in Grams: 263.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608932559
- ISBN
- 9781608932559
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.99
€ 16.99
€ 15.99
Paperback. After a playoff loss, Houston head coach, Jeff Van Gundy alleged that Yao Ming, his Chinese star center, was the victim of phantom calls. This book shows how this incident can be seen as a pivotal moment in the globalization of the NBA. It also explains how allegations of phantom calls challenge the fiction that America is a post-racial society. Num Pages: 100 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; WSJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 177 x 118 x 6. Weight in Grams: 98.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Prickly Paradigm Press, LLC United States
- Number of pages
- 100
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780976147534
- ISBN
- 9780976147534
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.72
€ 13.99
€ 12.72
Paperback. Presents a collection of contemporary letters, poems, addresses and newspaper reports that demonstrate the remarkable esteem in which Washington was held. Editor(s): Kaminski, John P.; McCaughan, Jill Adair. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742559431
- ISBN
- 9780742559431
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.65
€ 21.99
€ 20.65
hardcover. A history of the Religious Society of Friends. This book provides an introduction to its beliefs and practices; and a picture of the culture and controversies of the Friends. It reflects the group's diversity in the wake of the sectarian splintering of the nineteenth century. It also examines commonalities among American Friends. Series: Columbia Contemporary American Religion Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, 30 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC97. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 167 x 22. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231123624
- ISBN
- 9780231123624
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.33
€ 142.33
hardcover. This text examines whether authoritarian or democratic governments are best for economic development. Using ten case studies pitting Latin American countries against Southeast Asian ones, the text concludes that political credibility is the key to economic development. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1KLC; 1KLS; JPF; JPHV; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1995th Edition
- SKU
- V9780333617694
- ISBN
- 9780333617694
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.69
€ 127.69
Hardcover. The aura and romance of Old California lives on in this treasury of inviting homes. "The California House" presents the magic of the "golden state," a land of infinite promise and dreams, the most tangible expression of which can be found in the homes built by early California dreamers. Num Pages: 256 pages, 220 Colour. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; AMKD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 282 x 245 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1800.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Rizzoli International Publications United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847835850
- ISBN
- 9780847835850
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.80
€ 59.80
Paperback. Now in its second edition, American Adventurism Abroad traces US foreign policy from the late 1940s through the past six years of America's "war on terror," and examines the impact of its repeated militaristic meddling into developing nations. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405170758
- ISBN
- 9781405170758
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.93
€ 50.93
Hardback. Plessy v Ferguson (1897) established racial segregation in American constitutional law. In the debate over affirmative action, Justice Harlan's dissent has been used to justify attacks on government affirmative action programs. This book takes a look at the moral and political principles underlying this historic decision and Harlan's dissent. Editor(s): Postema, Gerald J. Num Pages: 116 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAB; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 7. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 116
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792346654
- ISBN
- 9780792346654
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.00
€ 131.00
Paperback. Discusses applied aspects of monetary policy, with practical research on the timing, magnitude, and channels of central bank actions. The authors evaluate a variety of policy rules based on monetary aggregates, nominal income, and commodity prices, analyzing the behaviour of prices and inflation. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Studies in Business Cycles. Num Pages: 355 pages, 44 line drawings, 60 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCBM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press Dublin, Ireland
- Number of pages
- 355
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226503097
- ISBN
- 9780226503097
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.51
€ 35.99
€ 28.51
Paperback. The book examines, compares, and contrasts the African American and Oromo movements by locating them in the global context, and by showing how life chances changed for the two peoples and their descendants as the modern world system became more complex and developed. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; 1KBB; JFFS; JFSL; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 228 x 6. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230340039
- ISBN
- 9780230340039
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.74
€ 66.74
Paperback. Editor(s): Harrison, Ira E.; Harrison, Faye V. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JFSL3; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 232 x 23. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252067365
- ISBN
- 9780252067365
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.08
€ 27.99
€ 26.08
Paperback. Num Pages: 131 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 138 x 10. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 131
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590338971
- ISBN
- 9781590338971
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 35.86
€ 49.99
€ 35.86
Hardback. Num Pages: 1 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; WM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 174 x 14. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 1
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892725618
- ISBN
- 9780892725618
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.51
€ 17.51
Paperback. In Heavenly Ambitions, Joan Johnson-Freese lays out her vision of the future of space as a frontier where nations cooperate, and military activity is circumscribed by arms control treaties that would allow no one nation to dominate-just as no one nation's military dominates the world's oceans. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; JPS; JWG; JWK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 281.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812222968
- ISBN
- 9780812222968
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.43
€ 29.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 290 x 15. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Ig Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781632460196
- ISBN
- 9781632460196
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.87
€ 21.99
€ 19.87