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Hardback. Political scientists, demographers, legal scholars, and historians have come together in this volume, under the direction of the late Myron Weiner, one of the leading scholars in this field, to address three of the major sets of questions in the field of political demography. Editor(s): Weiner, Myron; Russell, Sharon Stanton. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JHBD; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 679.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571812629
- ISBN
- 9781571812629
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.47
€ 158.47
Paperback. Making Research Work demonstrates how research can be fostered and applied more effectively to child care policy and practice. Drawing on a wealth of experience, current literature and government documents, the contributors present a comprehensive discussion of key contemporary issues relating to child care research. Editor(s): Iwaniec, Dorota; Pinkerton, John. Num Pages: 302 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JHBC; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471979524
- ISBN
- 9780471979524
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 90.12
€ 90.12
Paperback. The way we live, work, and die-alone and with other Americans-have so many hidden layers that we might as well say that there are two Americas: one we think we know and the other virtually unknown to us. Huer discusses this alien part of America in American Paradise. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761851851
- ISBN
- 9780761851851
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.18
€ 62.18
Paperback. This revised and updated edition brings a widely-recognized text up to date to provide an accessible and informed discussion of current debates on prisons and penal policy. Taking a global view, Doing Time is an invaluable critical sociological analysis of imprisonment. Num Pages: 308 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JKVP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230235526
- ISBN
- 9780230235526
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 114.85€ 113.48
€ 114.85
€ 113.48
Balancing Family-Centered Services and Child Well-Being
. Ed(S): Walton, Elaine; Sandau-Beckler, Patr...
Paperback. With contributions ranging from academic and professional theorists and policy developers to independent social workers, this book explores the development of family-centred services, the processes by which they are implemented, problems in the field, and prospects for the future. Editor(s): Walton, Elaine; Sandau-Beckler, Patricia; Mannes, Marc. Num Pages: 488 pages, 6 line cuts. BIC Classification: JHBK; JKSB; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231112833
- ISBN
- 9780231112833
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.06
€ 65.06
Paperback. Since its initial publication, this highly respected book has provided students with a much needed critical review of the major research paradigms in the social sciences and the logics or strategies of enquiry associated with them. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 18. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745634494
- ISBN
- 9780745634494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 32.74
€ 32.99
€ 32.74
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSC; JHBL; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801477331
- ISBN
- 9780801477331
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.74
€ 33.99
€ 30.74
Paperback. A comprehensive look at how Canadians are responding to the forces of globalization through collectively owned enterprises. Editor(s): Fairbairn, Brett T.; Russell, Nora. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774827898
- ISBN
- 9780774827898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.01
€ 39.01
Hardback. In the face of the destructive possibilities of resurgent nationalisms, unyielding ethnicities and fundamentalist religious affinities, there is hardly a more urgent task than understanding how humans can learn to live alongside one another. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509508792
- ISBN
- 9781509508792
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.82
€ 63.82
Hardcover. Editor(s): Collins, Renee. Num Pages: 133 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 155. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 133
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634837453
- ISBN
- 9781634837453
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.71€ 141.83
€ 188.71
€ 141.83
Hardback. * This is a major new work of social theory by one of the leading sociologists in France today. Formerly a close collaborator of Pierre Bourdieu, Luc Boltanski has gone on to develop his own distinctive brand of critical, pragmatic sociology. * His recent book The New Spirit of Capitalism is widely recognized as a major work. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745649634
- ISBN
- 9780745649634
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.64
€ 69.64
Hardback. Editor(s): Peterson, Paul E. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 436 pages, 39 tables, 2 maps, 19 line drawings. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JHB; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 436
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691631356
- ISBN
- 9780691631356
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 212.67
€ 212.67
Hardback. Provides a glimpse into modern-day American families. This title focuses on a variety of issues that face American families: the differing stress levels among parents; the problem of excessive clutter in the American home; the importance (and decline) of the family meal; the vanishing boundaries that once separated work and home life; and more. Editor(s): Ochs, Elinor; Kremer-Sadlik, Tamar. Num Pages: 320 pages, 22 b/w photographs, 10 line illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFS; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520273979
- ISBN
- 9780520273979
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.68€ 52.26
€ 67.68
€ 52.26
Paperback. Deals with obstacles in the mourning process as experienced in individual cases and in large groups, in life-threatening situations. This book describes the therapeutic tools that the author employed to achieve healthy outcomes. It focuses on various defenses, their function and importance, and on the difficulty of relinquishing them. Num Pages: 282 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBZ; JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780765705075
- ISBN
- 9780765705075
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.00
€ 75.00
paperback. 'Who is in authority?' is a question we can no longer answer with confidence. This history of authority explains why. Num Pages: 453 pages. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 454
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521189286
- ISBN
- 9780521189286
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.54
€ 36.99
€ 31.54
* Ulrich Beck, one of the most important and influential contemporary social thinkers, reveals and expands his work in a series of conversations with journalist Johannes Willms. Translator(s): Pollack, Michael. Series: Polity Conversations Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 144 x 23. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745628233
- ISBN
- 9780745628233
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.76
€ 73.76
Paperback. This new addition to the Applied Social Research Methods series is unrivalled, it is written by leaders in the growing field of rigorous, comparative techniques. Series: Applied Social Research Methods. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781412942355
- ISBN
- 9781412942355
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 88.13
€ 88.13
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813584263
- ISBN
- 9780813584263
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.92
€ 38.99
€ 34.92
Paperback. In this comprehensive analysis of thirty-five years of population change in the People's Republic of China, the author highlights China's shifting population policies and pieces together the available data, assessing and adjusting them as necessary in order to discover the actual population changes. Num Pages: 508 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 28. Weight in Grams: 665.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 508
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reissue,Subsequent
- SKU
- V9780804718875
- ISBN
- 9780804718875
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 35.46
€ 50.99
€ 35.46
Hardback. This volume contains pioneering work on the relation between adolescent experiences and adult work outcomes. It assembles evidence of the effects of adolescent work experiences on adult work experiences in a single volume highlighting the demand for research on this important topic. Editor(s): Greve, Henrich R.; Seidel, Marc-David L. Series Editor(s): Keister, Lisa A. Series: Research in the Sociology of Work. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783505715
- ISBN
- 9781783505715
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.54
€ 158.54
Hardcover. Editor(s): Leyton, Chelsea H. Num Pages: 177 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 261 x 15. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Number of pages
- 177
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617613265
- ISBN
- 9781617613265
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.70€ 111.61
€ 165.70
€ 111.61
Paperback. Work Time is a sociological overview of a complex web of relations that shapes much of our experience of work and life yet often goes without critical examination. Series: Work & Society. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JHBL; JHBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745654263
- ISBN
- 9780745654263
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.69
€ 23.69
hardcover. Editor(s): Jansen, Marius B. Series: Studies in the modernization of Japan. Num Pages: 558 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 30. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 558
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691648767
- ISBN
- 9780691648767
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 264.23
€ 264.23
Paperback. aeo Contains contributions from many world authorities in the field of reading development. aeo Provides a current account of how children acquire reading skills. aeo Discusses the applications of research findings for the teaching of reading. Editor(s): Oakhill, Jane; Beard, Roger. Num Pages: 264 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFC; JHBC; JNC; JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631206828
- ISBN
- 9780631206828
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.32
€ 62.32