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Hardback. Provides a discussion on the role of orphanages, the primary institution for children without parents, and a stopgap measure for children needing care. This book reviews the practice of adoption, orphanage placement, and foster care since the colonial period. It provides crucial information and insight for high school and college students. Series: Children and Youth: History and Culture. Num Pages: 240 pages, line drawing. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JHBK; JKSB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 180 x 21. Weight in Grams: 653.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313331831
- ISBN
- 9780313331831
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.06
€ 63.06
hardcover. Since the mid-20th century, organizational theorists have increasingly distanced themselves from the study of core societal power centers and important policy issues of the day. This title addresses the global financial crisis debates. Editor(s): Lounsbury, Michael; Hirsch, Paul M. Series Editor(s): Lounsbury, Michael. Series: Research in the Sociology of Organizations. Num Pages: 348 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHB; KCX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 32. Weight in Grams: 667.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857242051
- ISBN
- 9780857242051
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.99
€ 137.99
Paperback. Ethnographic case studies focused on the dynamics of the burgeoning international pharmaceutical industry and the global inequalities that emerge from and are reinforced by market-driven medicine. Editor(s): Petryna, Adriana; Lakoff, Andrew (University of California, San Diego); Kleinman, Arthur. Num Pages: 301 pages, 5 tables, 5 figures. BIC Classification: JHBA; JHMP; KNDP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822337416
- ISBN
- 9780822337416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.62
€ 32.99
€ 29.62
Paperback. First published in 1988. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publication date
- 1988
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- SKU
- V9780415078986
- ISBN
- 9780415078986
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.43
€ 64.43
Paperback. Drawing on the rarely heard voices of Canada's lesbian mothers, Transforming Law's Family explores the legal dimensions of planned lesbian parenthood and proposes avenues for legal change. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK; LNMK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774819640
- ISBN
- 9780774819640
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.76
€ 36.99
€ 32.76
Paperback. A study of the existing and future research on the intersections between law and materiality, leading to the illumination of both. Editor(s): Faulkner, Alex; Lawless, Christopher. Series: Journal of Law and Society Special Issues. Num Pages: 188 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; MBS; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 247 x 7. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444361520
- ISBN
- 9781444361520
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.24
€ 28.24
Hardcover. Editor(s): Jaworski, Jared A. Num Pages: 242 pages, tables, graphs, diagrams. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 174 x 22. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617618857
- ISBN
- 9781617618857
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 249.70€ 166.59
€ 249.70
€ 166.59
Hardback. * This is the first book to explore the communicative aspects of the darker side of family life. * The book offers an intergrative understanding of the dark side of family communication and a theoretical mechanism for understanding related scholarship. Series: Key Themes in Family Communication. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GTC; JFFP; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 213 x 19. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745647975
- ISBN
- 9780745647975
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.59
€ 63.59
The Unofficial U.S. Census. Things the Official U.S. Census Doesn't Te...
Krantz, Les; Smith, Chris (Royal Holloway Uni...
Hardback. Learn all the juicy details and quirky facts about Americans that the official U.S. Census fails to report. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBD; WDKX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 132 x 28. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616083052
- ISBN
- 9781616083052
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.65
€ 17.99
€ 16.65
Hardback. Part ethnography, part memoir, this book traces Japan's vibrant cafe society over one hundred and thirty years. It also traces Japan's coffee craze from the turn of the twentieth century, when Japan helped to launch the Brazilian coffee industry, to the present day, as uniquely Japanese ways with coffee surface in Europe and America. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 240 pages, 23 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFCV; JHBS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520259331
- ISBN
- 9780520259331
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.06€ 69.64
€ 92.06
€ 69.64
Hardback. Discusses, and manifests, interrelated perspectives in social theory. This volume includes: scientific knowledge, which is theoretical, political, and social. Editor(s): Lehmann, Jennifer M. Series: Current Perspectives in Social Theory. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762312368
- ISBN
- 9780762312368
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 174.45
€ 174.45
Witches, Midwives, and Nurses: A History of Women Healers (Contemporar...
Deirdre English Barbara Ehrenreich
Paperback. Num Pages: 108 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBT; VXH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 135 x 188 x 6. Weight in Grams: 100.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The Feminist Press at CUNY
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 108
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558616615
- ISBN
- 9781558616615
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.39
€ 15.39
A comprehensive, one-stop guide to identifying, reducing, and managing nonresponse in household surveys Nonresponse and its impact on the sample selection mechanism of a survey is a common problem that often arises while collecting survey data. Series: Wiley Handbooks in Survey Methodology. Num Pages: 474 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 171 x 30. Weight in Grams: 874.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 474
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470542798
- ISBN
- 9780470542798
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 199.58
€ 199.58
paperback. Translator(s): Teeland, Jan. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DNS; JFC; JHBC; JHM; JHMP; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 142 x 218 x 18. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271015026
- ISBN
- 9780271015026
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 34.90
€ 45.99
€ 34.90
Hardback. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813565910
- ISBN
- 9780813565910
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.64
€ 164.64
Paperback. Series: ILR Press Book. Num Pages: 288 pages, 13. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBL; JPQB; KCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801489471
- ISBN
- 9780801489471
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.78
€ 38.99
€ 34.78
Paperback. The rural-urban dichotomy is one of the most influential figures of thought in history, laying the foundation for academic disciplines such as rural and urban sociology. The dichotomy rests on the assumption that rural and urban areas differ fundamentally. This book deals with this topic. Editor(s): Andersson, Professor Kjell; Eklund, Erland; Lehtola, Minna. Series Editor(s): Marsden, Terry. Series: Research in Rural Sociology & Development. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; RPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781901557
- ISBN
- 9781781901557
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.24
€ 53.24
Hardcover. Editor(s): Glazer, Mark P. Num Pages: 192 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: JHBC; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 184 x 20. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781600211713
- ISBN
- 9781600211713
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 265.81€ 177.14
€ 265.81
€ 177.14
Hardback. In the new edition of this widely praised text, Alan Aldridge examines the complex realities of religious belief, practice and institutions. Religion is a powerful and controversial force in the contemporary world, even in supposedly secular societies. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HR; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745653464
- ISBN
- 9780745653464
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.64
€ 69.64
Hardback. Series: Office of Population Research. Num Pages: 398 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; JHBD; MBNH4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 398
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691643915
- ISBN
- 9780691643915
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.50
€ 194.50
Paperback. A fully updated and revised edition which bridges the gap between research and practice in the field of child and family psychology. The book is addressed to professionals, including psychologists, psychiatrists, family lawyers and social workers. Series: Understanding Children's Worlds. Num Pages: 280 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFF; JHBK; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631202592
- ISBN
- 9780631202592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.07
€ 55.07
Hardback. In this provocative and timely reading of Emile Durkheim the author isolates the merits and liabilities of both liberal and communitarian theories and demonstrates that we need not be in the position of having to choose between them. Series: Stanford Series in Philosophy. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JHBA; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 28. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804720427
- ISBN
- 9780804720427
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.13
€ 163.13
hardcover. This book examines the late twentieth-century rise of the urban, right-wing Hindu nationalist ideology known as metropolitan Hindutva. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSG; JHB; JPFN; JPFR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 162 x 238 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107149878
- ISBN
- 9781107149878
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.18
€ 86.18
Paperback. This work presents a treatment of the issue of death, comparing the Western approach of "optimising" with the Eastern approach of "adapting". It analyses the nature of happiness, and explains how adaption may be implemented. Num Pages: 160 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPD; JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812693225
- ISBN
- 9780812693225
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.49
€ 20.99
€ 19.49