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Paperback. There has been a widespread fascination with age-dissimilar couples in recent years. This book examines how the romantic relationships of these couples are understood. Based on qualitative research, McKenzie investigates notions of autonomy, relatedness, contradiction, and change in age-dissimilar relationships and romantic love. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ; JHB; JHBK; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349496099
- ISBN
- 9781349496099
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Condition: New
€ 50.84
€ 50.84
Paperback.
Ageing populations represent a key global challenge for the twenty-first century. Few areas of life will remain untouched by the accompanying changes to cultural, economic and social life. Series: Polity Key Concepts in the Social Sciences Series. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745630854
- ISBN
- 9780745630854
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Condition: New
€ 24.90
€ 24.90
Paperback. To understand contemporary ageing it is necessary to recognise its diversity. Drawing on an extraordinary range of theory, original research and empirical sources, this book assesses the stereotyped conceptions of ageing, and offers a critical and updated perspective. Editor(s): Daatland, Svein Olav; Biggs, Simon. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFFA; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 232 x 16. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861348470
- ISBN
- 9781861348470
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 33.85
€ 34.99
€ 33.85
Hardback. This book provides, for the first time, an accessible overview of how population ageing and globalisation - two of the most radical social transformations that have occurred - interact. Series: Ageing in a Global Context. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JHBD; JKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447322276
- ISBN
- 9781447322276
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Condition: New
€ 93.80
€ 93.80
Paperback. This book explores the exchange of support between generations and examines variations in contemporary practice and theory in different societies around the world. It draws on theoretical perspectives to discuss both newly emerging patterns of family reciprocity and more established ones affected by changing issues in contemporary societies. Series: Ageing and the Lifecourse Series. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 169 x 13. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847422040
- ISBN
- 9781847422040
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 37.14
€ 37.99
€ 37.14
Hardback. In-depth ethnographic analysis provides the pan-African evidence and analysis needed to move forward debates about who and how to address the long term care needs of older people in Sub-Saharan Africa. Editor(s): Hoffman, Jaco; Pype, Katrien. Series: Ageing in a Global Context. Num Pages: 224 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 4 black & white tables, 2 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1HF; JFSP31; JHB. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447325253
- ISBN
- 9781447325253
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Condition: New
€ 100.41
€ 100.41
paperback. Combining bio-demography, sociology, economics and development studies, this title highlights the opportunities of an ageing population for a mature society. It also explores the necessity for extending economic activity into later life and the implications of societal ageing for the intergenerational contract and the provision of social security. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JHBD; RGC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340517567
- ISBN
- 9780340517567
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.03
€ 48.03
Paperback. Providing anoverview of the future research challenges for economists and social scientists concerning population ageing, pensions, health and social care in Europe, this book examineshow scientific research can provide cutting-edge evidence on income securityand well-being of the elderly, and labour markets and older workers." Editor(s): Van Soest, Arthur H. O.; Zaidi, A. Num Pages: 414 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JHBL; JKSN; JPQB; KCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 414
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349328680
- ISBN
- 9781349328680
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.84
€ 50.84
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447300908
- ISBN
- 9781447300908
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.60
€ 100.60
Hardcover. This book outlines the methodology and results of the Fiction and the Cultural Mediation of Ageing Project, led by a research team from Brunel University, UK. It investigates how older people resist stereotypical cultural representations of ageing and demonstrates the importance of narrative understanding to social agency. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230390935
- ISBN
- 9780230390935
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Condition: New
€ 81.29
€ 81.29
Paperback. The book explores the relationship between embodiment and the production of the key structures which frame agency to map out potential for social change. It uses modalities of ageing embodiment in the context of sport participation in later life, specifically Master athletics, including barriers, opportunities and physiological dimensions. Num Pages: 195 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFSP; JFSP31; JHB; JHBK; JHBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 195
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349355198
- ISBN
- 9781349355198
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Condition: New
€ 50.84
€ 50.84
Hardcover. The book explores the relationship between embodiment and the production of the key structures which frame agency to map out potential for social change. It uses modalities of ageing embodiment in the context of sport participation in later life, specifically Master athletics, including barriers, opportunities and physiological dimensions. Num Pages: 195 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JHBS; JHMC; WSKC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 383.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230517592
- ISBN
- 9780230517592
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Condition: New
€ 71.60
€ 71.60
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
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Condition: New
€ 56.38€ 44.86
€ 56.38
€ 44.86
Paperback. Editor(s): Billari, Francesco C.; Prskawetz, Alexia. Series: Contributions to Economics. Num Pages: 210 pages, 16 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 233 x 15. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783790815504
- ISBN
- 9783790815504
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 101.69
€ 101.69
Hardcover. This book presents researchers and graduate students in agent-based modeling with an introduction to agent-based computational sociology and its scientific applications. It focuses on marking the difference between what is intended for sociology as a science and what is not. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 236 x 17. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470711743
- ISBN
- 9780470711743
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.87
€ 82.87
Hardback. Editor(s): Grow, Andre; Van Bavel, Jan. Series: The Springer Series on Demographic Methods and Population Analysis. Num Pages: 524 pages, 72 black & white illustrations, 62 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC; UGK; UYM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 949.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 524
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319322810
- ISBN
- 9783319322810
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 166.41
€ 166.41
Paperback. "International Women's University 2000"--Cover. Editor(s): Kreutzner, Gabriele; Schelhowe, Heidi. Series: Schriftenreihe der Internationalen Frauenuniversitat "Technik und Kultur". Num Pages: 224 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: H; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 12. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Germany
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783810034922
- ISBN
- 9783810034922
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.84
€ 50.84
Hardback. Introduces a theoretical entity: Agent_Zero. This title weaves a computational tapestry with threads from Plato, Hume, Darwin, Pavlov, Smith, Tolstoy, Marx, James, and Dostoevsky, among others. Series: Princeton Studies in Complexity. Num Pages: 272 pages, 113 color illus. 3 tables. BIC Classification: JHBA; JM; PBWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691158884
- ISBN
- 9780691158884
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.38€ 44.63
€ 56.38
€ 44.63
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 390
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402059728
- ISBN
- 9781402059728
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.17
€ 157.17
Paperback. All countries are facing a demographic transition with increasing life expectancy. This book examines diverse facets of the aging population in Hong Kong, such as demographics, living arrangements, health status, health and social services, and lifestyles. Editor(s): Woo, Jean. Series: International Perspectives on Aging. Num Pages: 282 pages, 59 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; JFSP31; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781489990174
- ISBN
- 9781489990174
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 101.69€ 86.53
€ 101.69
€ 86.53
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 354
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781316505380
- ISBN
- 9781316505380
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.54
€ 39.54
Paperback. Series: Psycholinguistische Studien. Num Pages: 236 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: CBX; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Deutscher Universitats-Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783824445974
- ISBN
- 9783824445974
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.46
€ 55.46
Paperback. Series: Psycholinguistische Studien. Num Pages: 232 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, 29 black & white tables. BIC Classification: CBX; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 12. Weight in Grams: 303.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Deutscher Universitats-Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783824445776
- ISBN
- 9783824445776
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.46
€ 55.46
Hardcover. As timely now as when it was first published, Thomas D. Clark's classic history of agrarianism prepares readers for a new era that promises to bring rapid change to the land and the people of Kentucky. Series: Kentucky Bicentennial Bookshelf. Num Pages: 152 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JHBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813102375
- ISBN
- 9780813102375
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 28.03
€ 28.03