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Paperback. Agent-based modeling is a new technique for understanding how the dynamics of biological, social, and other complex systems arise from the characteristics and behaviors of the agents making up these systems. This book gives students and scientists the skills to design, implement, and analyze agent-based models. Num Pages: 352 pages, 67 line illus. 6 tables. BIC Classification: JHBC; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 205 x 256 x 20. Weight in Grams: 836.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
59468th
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691136745
ISBN
9780691136745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 80.17

Paperback. Rescuing the pre-modern family from the grim picture many historians have given us of life in early Europe, this text offers a major reassessment of a crucial aspect of European history, and tells a story of age-old domesticity inextricably linked, and surprisingly similar, to our own. Num Pages: 192 pages, 6 halftones, 4 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBTG; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674004849
ISBN
9780674004849
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.83

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442235007
ISBN
9781442235007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 83.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 25. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804782470
ISBN
9780804782470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 46.29

Paperback. * New edition maintains the book s acclaimed level of research, analysis, and readability * Explores topics including urbanization, ethnicity, class, sport in educational institutions, women in sport, and sport s role in manifesting city, regional, and national pride. Series: The American History Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; JHBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118537718
ISBN
9781118537718
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.47

Hardback. Globalization and Work challenges conceptions of globalization as a project orchestrated by governments, multinational companies and international agencies. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHBL; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 178 x 29. Weight in Grams: 710.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780745652115
ISBN
9780745652115
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.13

Paperback. Globalization and Work challenges conceptions of globalization as a project orchestrated by governments, multinational companies and international agencies. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHBL; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 174 x 24. Weight in Grams: 548.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745652122
ISBN
9780745652122
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.28

Hardback. Trucking used to be one of the best working-class jobs in the United States. Drawing on more than 100 in-depth interviews and years of extensive observation, this book explains how this massive degradation in the quality of work has occurred, and how companies achieve a compliant and dedicated workforce despite it. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBL; KCF; KNGR; KNXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520278110
ISBN
9780520278110
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.45

Paperback. Why do truckers accept these conditions and pay? Why can't they achieve what workers did in the past through collective action and union organization? This book looks at what has happened to blue-collar jobs since the trucking industry was deregulated. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBL; KCF; KNGR; KNXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520278127
ISBN
9780520278127
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.67

Paperback. Takes readers month-by-month, day-by-day, through the festivities of English life. This book explains how the festivities originated, what they mean and when they occur. Num Pages: 688 pages, Colour inset: 2 x 8pp. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
688
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141021065
ISBN
9780141021065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.79

Hardback. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMG; JHBD; JPHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 219 x 25. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
The New Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781620971154
ISBN
9781620971154
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.16

hardcover. A Mile of Make Believe examines the unique history of the Santa Claus parade in Canada. This volume focuses on the Eaton's sponsored parades that occurred in Toronto, Montreal and Winnipeg as well as the shorter-lived parades in Calgary and Edmonton. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; ASZP; HBTB; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442630963
ISBN
9781442630963
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.72

Paperback. This book provides busy practitioners with a ready reference for the day-to-day problems relating to sex and sexuality that they are likely to face in key areas of engagement, such as promoting sexual health, preventing sexual violence, working with those subjected to sexual abuse, and engaging with the complexities of contemporary sexualities. Series: BASW/Policy Press Titles. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK5; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 162 x 11. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861347121
ISBN
9781861347121
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.93

Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
Imprint Academic United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845401504
ISBN
9781845401504
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.67

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781905395
ISBN
9781781905395
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.17

Paperback. Presents the history of the way class formed in the US. This work offers a look at the invention of whiteness and how the inextricable links between race and class were formed in the seventeenth century and consolidated by custom, social relations, and eventually naturalized by the structures that organize our lives and our work. Series: Labor in Crisis. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSC; JFSL1; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566399821
ISBN
9781566399821
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.53

Paperback. This workbook presents strategies based on real situations and includes example exercises throughout. It is based on the principle of developing a client-centred approach to job development and emphasizes the central importance of self-determination - ensuring that the individual makes their own choices to determine their future career. Num Pages: 224 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: JFFG; JHBL; JKS; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 13. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843100522
ISBN
9781843100522
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 46.91

Hardback. Harnessing the strengths of social theory and new materialisms, this book advances a new critical theory of masculinity. Series: Sexuality Studies. Num Pages: 472 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774833295
ISBN
9780774833295
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.21

paperback. Presents an interdisciplinary reference work suitable for students and researchers concerned with the nature of knowledge. This book consists of 42 alphabetically arranged entries on key concepts at the intersection of philosophy and sociology - what used to be called "sociology of knowledge" but is now increasingly called "social epistemology". Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; JHBA; PDA. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 211 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 316. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Routledge
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0032779
ISBN
9781844650989
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

hardcover. Addresses the Venezuelan exceptionalism thesis, which claims that Venezuela is characterised by relative stability, low levels of violence and non-interventionist armed forces. Ellner argues that this theory has has fostered misleading perceptions of organised labour. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 247 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KLSV; 3JJP; JHBL; KNXB2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
247
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842024433
ISBN
9780842024433
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 158.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 4KLR; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 297 x 210. .
Publisher
Hodder Education
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471882715
ISBN
9781471882715
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.12

Paperback. .
Publisher
HarperCollins UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007597475
ISBN
9780007597475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 23.69

Paperback. Exam Board: AQA Level & Subject: A-level Sociology First teaching: September 2015 First exams: June 2017 Series: Collins Student Support Materials. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 4KLR; JHB; JKV. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 191 x 245 x 14. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008221645
ISBN
9780008221645
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 11.94

Paperback. .
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781292139890
ISBN
9781292139890
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 4KL; JHB. Category: (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 265 x 192. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
HarperCollins UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007597499
ISBN
9780007597499
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 23.55

paperback. White presents a clear and accurate account of Habermas' recent work, most importantly "The Theory of Communicative Action". Centering on the notion of communicative rationality, he traces Habermas' elaborate effort to develop a non-foundationalist universalism through all its twists and turns. Num Pages: 204 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JHBA; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 310. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0035320
ISBN
9780521389594
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Hardcover. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: JHBC; PS; UFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 692.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118027554
ISBN
9781118027554
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 164.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: JHBC; JP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 190. 144 pages. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: JHBC; JP. Dimension: 211 x 141 x 12. Weight: 190.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801484575
ISBN
9780801484575
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.54

Paperback. This reference defines and explores privacy as a social and psychological concept. It includes articles on the transborder data flows of personal information, public opinion and legislation on privacy, medical and genetic privacy, and invasiveness in employment procedures. Series: Journal of Social Issues (JOSI). Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JHBA; JMH; JPVH; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405116701
ISBN
9781405116701
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.67

paperback. This work synthesizes various source materials including newspapers, mortician trade journals, and popular magazines, to offer a historical study of cremation in the United States. The changing view of cremation from a universally condemned practice, to accepted necessity is examined. Num Pages: 280 pages, 20 b/w photographs, 2 line illustrations, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520236882
ISBN
9780520236882
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.95

Paperback. Tells the story of how the market for temporary professionals operates from the perspective of the contractors who do the work, the managers who employ them, the permanent employees who work beside them, and the staffing agencies who broker deals. This book illustrates how the reality of flexibility often differs substantially from its promise. Num Pages: 352 pages, 5 line illus. 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBL; KCF; KNTX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691127958
ISBN
9780691127958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.82

Paperback. A scholarly synthesis of biblical studies and Christian social ethics, designed to provide a biblical argument for intentional institutional change on behalf of social justice. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRCG; HRCM; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199739370
ISBN
9780199739370
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.71

Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JFSK; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 151 x 224 x 27. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691166483
ISBN
9780691166483
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.07

Paperback. What gives statistics its unity as a science? Stephen Stigler sets forth the seven foundational ideas of statistics-a scientific discipline related to but distinct from mathematics and computer science and one which often seems counterintuitive. His original account will fascinate the interested layperson and engage the professional statistician. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JHBC; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 140. .
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674088917
ISBN
9780674088917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 29.87

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 339.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226204666
ISBN
9780226204666
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.72

Paperback. Joining the SAGE Social Thinkers series, this book provides readers with a clear and concise introduction and includes coverage of Weber's insights on the promise and peril of Western industrial society, and of his The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism and Economy and Society. Series: Social Thinkers Series. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781483371498
ISBN
9781483371498
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.55

Paperback. Drawing on evolutionary psychology, sociobiology, and human behavioral ecology, this introduction to human behavior and the organization of social life explores the evolutionary dynamics underlying social life. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JHB; JHMC; PSAF; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Westview Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813349367
ISBN
9780813349367
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 93.42

paperback. Series: Cornell International Industrial & Labor Relations Report. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 1MBF; JHBL; KJSU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801485671
ISBN
9780801485671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.41

Paperback. Work is deeply embedded in the moral and political character of most societies. For many, work becomes fused with our personal and social identities - who we are and how we define ourselves. Steve Fineman explores the key debates about work and the factors that affect it including topics such as globalization, feminism, and technology. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, Approx 10 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 180 x 8. Weight in Grams: 126.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199699360
ISBN
9780199699360
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.49

Paperback. The authors noted scholars and researchers provide an up-to-date guide to qualitative study design, data collection, analysis, and reporting. Step by step, the authors explain a range of methodologies and methods for conducting qualitative research focusing on how they are applied when conducting an actual study. Editor(s): Lapan, Stephen D.; Quartaroli, MaryLynn T.; Riemer, Frances Juila. Series: Research Methods for the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 560 pages, , figures. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 180 x 28. Weight in Grams: 910.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470548004
ISBN
9780470548004
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 112.41