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Domestic Violence and Sexuality. What's Love Got to Do with It?, Hardback - ***

770,99 RON

The first detailed discussion of domestic violence and abuse in same sex relationships, challenging the heteronormative model in domestic violence ...

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Public Service Motivation?. Rethinking What Motivates Public Actors, Hardback - ***

430,99 RON

Christopher O'Leary provides a fresh perspective on prosocial working choices in this first substantive critique of Public Service Motivation. The ...

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Long-Term Recovery from Substance Use. European Perspectives, Paperback - ***

250,99 RON

This cross-Europe analysis explores crucial aspects of long term recovery from substance use. Leading experts set out the evolving needs of people ...

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Policy Analysis in Spain, Hardback - ***

860,99 RON

This expert-led review of policy analysis in Spain is the first systematic study to provide a comprehensive overview of how policy actors generate ...

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The New Constructivism in International Relations Theory, Hardback - ***

716,99 RON

Tracing constructivist work on culture, identity and norms within the historical, geographical and professional contexts of world politics, this bo...

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Gangs, Drugs and Youth Adversity. Continuity and Change, Hardback - ***

716,99 RON

Revisiting the young men interviewed in Deuchar's original fieldwork in Glasgow, this dynamic book explores the evolving nature of gangs and the co...

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Hunger, Whiteness and Religion in Neoliberal Britain. An Inequality of Power, Hardback - Maddy (University of York) Power

716,99 RON

Exploring why food aid exists and the deeper causes of food poverty, this book addresses neglected dimensions of traditional debates. It challenges...

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How to Fix the Welfare State. Some Ideas for Better Social Services, Paperback - Paul (Robert Gordon University) Spicker

250,99 RON

Paul Spicker offers an original take on the British welfare state. He outlines the structure of services, the impact of false narratives, the real ...

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Being Human During COVID-19, Hardback - ***

412,99 RON

This transdisciplinary collection engages with key issues of social exclusion, inequality, power and knowledge in the context of COVID-19 for a mor...

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Praxis as a Perspective on International Politics, Hardback - ***

430,99 RON

Bringing together leading figures in the study of international relations, this collection explores praxis as a perspective on international politi...

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Modern British Nature Writing, 1789-2020. Land Lines, New ed, Hardback - Pippa (University of Bristol) Marland

672,99 RON

Why has nature writing gained such popularity at a time of unprecedented ecological destruction? Guided by this question, this book offers an infor...

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End of the Road. Reimagining the Street as the Heart of the City, Paperback - ***

241,99 RON

This book offers a unique look at streets as locations that can evolve to support the economic, social, cultural and natural aspects of cities. It ...

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The Strengths Approach in Practice. How It Changes Lives, Paperback - ***

241,99 RON

Informed by a case study from the authors' work with a unique NGO in the UK, this book illustrates what it really means to adopt a strengths approa...

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Childcare Struggles, Maternal Workers and Social Reproduction, Hardback - Maud (University of Bristol) Perrier

716,99 RON

Spanning the UK, North America and Australia, this comparative study brings maternal workers' politicized voices to the centre of contemporary deba...

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The Political Formulation of Policy Solutions. Arguments, Arenas, and Coalitions, Hardback - ***

716,99 RON

In this book, an international group of public policy scholars revisit the stage of formulating policy solutions by investigating the basic politic...

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Social Work Research Using Arts-Based Methods, Hardback - ***

716,99 RON

In the first dedicated analysis of its kind, international experts review the rationale and results of arts-based approaches to research, teaching,...

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The Environments of Ageing. Space, Place and Materiality, Hardback - Sheila (The Open University) Peace

716,99 RON

Providing the first UK assessment of environmental gerontology, this book enriches current understanding of the spatiality of ageing. It contextual...

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Medical Doctors in Health Reforms. A Comparative Study of England and Canada, Hardback - ***

716,99 RON

Health and legal experts from England and Canada consider the influence of medical doctors on reforms in this comparative study. With reflections o...

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Hidden Voices. Lived Experiences in the Irish Welfare Space, Hardback - ***

761,99 RON

Welfare states are a major feature of many societies. This book draws on qualitative interviews with people receiving various working age welfare p...

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Snapshots from Home. Mind, Action and Strategy in an Uncertain World, Paperback - ***

250,99 RON

This book brings the parallels between quantum physics and ancient Asian traditions - Daoism and Buddhism - to an investigation of mind, action and...

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Interpreting Religion. Making Sense of Religious Lives, Hardback - ***

806,99 RON

This collection brings together a diverse range of interpretivist perspectives to find fresh takes on the meanings of religion. Cutting across para...

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What in the World?. Understanding Global Social Change, Paperback - ***

241,99 RON

Moving beyond the limits of parochialism, this book develops a truly global perspective on social change. It brings together renowned scholars from...

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The EU-China Security Paradox. Cooperation Against All Odds?, Hardback - Julia (University of Freiburg) Gurol

716,99 RON

In this enlightening analysis, Julia Gurol unpicks the complex security relations between the European Union (EU) and China. Systematic and accessi...

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China's Rise and Rethinking International Relations Theory, Hardback - ***

716,99 RON

Bringing together leading scholars from Asia and the West, this book investigates how the dynamics of China's rise in world politics contributes to...

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Disproportionate Minority Contact and Racism in the US. How We Failed Children of Color, Hardback - ***

716,99 RON

Drawing on original data, this book addresses the issue of color-blind racism through an examination of the circular logic used by the juvenile jus...

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Queering Criminology in Theory and Praxis. Reimagining Justice in the Criminal Legal System and Beyond, Hardback - ***

761,99 RON

This ground-breaking book explores the practical applications of queer theory for criminal justice practitioners. It covers theoretical concepts wi...

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Anti-Racism in Higher Education. An Action Guide for Change, Paperback - ***

169,99 RON

Arising from staff and student experiences, this book offers a roadmap for senior leaders, academic and professional staff and students to build st...

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Highly Discriminating. Why the City Isn't Fair and Diversity Doesn't Work, Paperback - ***

169,99 RON

Written by a leading expert, this book examines equality issues in the City of London, arguing that social hiring practices in the City favour affl...

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A Criminology Of Narrative Fiction, Paperback - Rafe (Edge Hill University) McGregor

189,99 RON

Drawing on complex narratives across film, TV, novels and graphic novels, this authoritative critical analysis demonstrates the value of fictional ...

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Global Agenda for Social Justice 2, Paperback - ***

129,99 RON

Written by a highly respected team of authors brought together by the Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP), this second volume of The Gl...

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COVID-19 Collaborations. Researching Poverty and Low-Income Family Life during the Pandemic, Paperback - ***

239,99 RON

This book synthesises the challenges of researching everyday life for families on low incomes during the COVID-19 pandemic to improve future policy...

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A Year Like No Other. Life on a Low Income during COVID-19, Paperback - Katie (University of York) Pybus

129,99 RON

Telling the stories of low-income families, this book exposes the ways that pre-existing inequalities, insecurities and hardships were amplified du...

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The Short Guide to International Development, Paperback - Nick (University of Northampton) Sage

129,99 RON

By providing a succinct evaluation of competing approaches to, and perspectives on, the idea and practice of international development, this book o...

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Escaping Dystopia. Rebuilding a Public Domain, Paperback - Stephen (McMaster University) McBride

109,99 RON

Overcoming crises and forging alternatives is the most pressing issue of our times. In this book, Stephen McBride explores the multiple crises defi...

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The Unlikely Candidate. What Losing an Election Taught Me about How to Change Politics, Paperback - ***

99,99 RON

The COVID-19 pandemic is reshaping our politics, economy and society, providing a chance to reset and redesign politics. Ali Milani brings a unique...

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Protecting and Safeguarding Children in Schools. A Multi-Agency Approach, Paperback - Ben (NIHR Health) Hickman

209,99 RON

Schools play a vital role in safeguarding children and young people, and this timely book examines how schools identify and respond to child protec...

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The Struggle for Social Sustainability. Moral Conflicts in Global Social Policy, Paperback - ***

229,99 RON

Leading interdisciplinary scholars focus on the 'social' of social policy. This ground-breaking volume tackles pressing 'social questions' and crit...

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Transformative Teaching and Learning in Further Education. Pedagogies of Hope and Social Justice, Paperback - Vicky (Edgehill University) Duckworth

229,99 RON

Based on the Transforming Lives research project, this book explores the transformative power of further education. Outlining a critical approach t...

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Safeguarding Adults Online. Perspectives on Rights to Participation, Paperback - Andy (Bournemouth University) Phippen

209,99 RON

This volume fills an overlooked gap in adult safeguarding - the digital arena - in providing a comprehensive and accessible analysis of best practi...

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A Beginner's Guide to Building Better Worlds. Ideas and Inspiration from the Zapatistas, Paperback - ***

209,99 RON

Written by an international team of authors, this ambitious volume offers radical alternatives to staid ways of thinking on the most crucial global...

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The Rules of Democracy, Paperback - ***

99,99 RON

Democracy is the most effective way to give us control over the decisions that impact on our lives, but it must evolve. This book lays out a roadma...

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Challenges in Mental Health and Policing. Key Themes and Perspectives, Paperback - Ian (University of Salford) Cummins

229,99 RON

Police officers deal with mental illness-related incidents on an almost daily basis. Ian Cummins explores the policy failures that have led to this...

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The Authoritarian Century. China's Rise and the Demise of the Liberal International Order, Paperback - Chris Ogden

129,99 RON

Chris Ogden argues that, as the world capitulates to China's preferred authoritarian order, other world powers are moving to this as a dominant glo...

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Social Policy Review 34. Analysis and Debate in Social Policy, 2022, Hardback - ***

719,99 RON

Experts review the leading social policy scholarship from the past year in this comprehensive volume. Published in association with the Social Poli...

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Modern Work and the Marketisation of Higher Education, Paperback - ***

259,99 RON

Higher Education sectors across the world have experienced a gradual process of marketisation. This book offers a new interpretation on why and how...

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The Rise of the Infrastructure State. How US-China Rivalry Shapes Politics and Place Worldwide, Hardback - ***

809,99 RON

Wide-ranging and even-handed, this book offers a fresh interpretation of the territorial logic of US-China rivalry, and explores what it means for ...

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Welfare and Punishment. From Thatcherism to Austerity, Paperback - Ian (University of Salford) Cummins

229,99 RON

From Margaret Thatcher's first government to austerity politics, Ian Cummins traces changing attitudes to imprisonment and the social state. With f...

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Explaining Mental Illness. Sociological Perspectives, Paperback - ***

209,99 RON

Can the social sciences explain the emergence of mental disorders in societies or in individuals? This book presents a critical look at sociologica...

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Spatializing Marcuse. Critical Theory for Contemporary Times, Hardback - ***

679,99 RON

This reappraisal of the geographical aspects of philosopher Herbert Marcuse's theories finds fresh meanings and contemporary applications in his wo...

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Temporality in Mobile Lives. Contemporary Asia-Australia Migration and Everyday Time, Paperback - ***

239,99 RON

This innovative study of young Asian migrants' lives in Australia sheds new light on the complex relationship between migration and time. With in-d...

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Masculinities, Gender and International Relations, Paperback - ***

209,99 RON

This book investigates masculinity/ies in relation to world politics. Explaining the gender is both an asymmetrical binary and a hierarchy, the boo...

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Muslims and Humour. Essays on Comedy, Joking, and Mirth in Contemporary Islamic Contexts, Hardback - ***

719,99 RON

In this thought-provoking collection, Muslim and non-Muslim academics take a multi-disciplinary approach to humour in Islam. They draw on examples ...

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Saving Liberalism from Itself. The Spirit of Political Participation, Hardback - ***

679,99 RON

In the wake of populism, Timothy Stacey's book critically reflects on what is missing from the liberal project with the aim of saving liberalism. I...

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Constructing the Higher Education Student. Perspectives from across Europe, Paperback - Predrag (University of Bath) Lazetic

229,99 RON

Amid debates about the future of both higher education and Europeanisation, this book is the first full-length exploration of how Europe's 35 milli...

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Corporate Elites and the Reform of Public Education, Hardback - ***

769,99 RON

Leading scholars combine theory and case studies to reveal how elite corporations are increasingly influencing how public education provision and s...

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Injustice and Prophecy in the Age of Mass Incarceration. The Politics of Sanity, Hardback - Andrew (Manhattan College) Skotnicki

719,99 RON

Why do the UK and US disproportionately incarcerate the mentally ill? Via multiple re-framings of the question-theological, socioeconomic, and psyc...

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The Age of Low Tech. Towards a Technologically Sustainable Civilization, Hardback - ***

789,99 RON

A best-seller in France, this English language edition introduces readers to an alternative perspective on our technological future. Bihouix skilfu...

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Death, Family and the Law. The Contemporary Inquest in Context, Paperback - ***

209,99 RON

When a death is investigated by a coroner, what is the place of the family in that process? This accessibly written book develops a nuanced analysi...

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Ethical Evidence and Policymaking. Interdisciplinary and International Research, Hardback - ***

859,99 RON

This important book offers practical advice for using evidence and research in policymaking. Covering important policy areas including the GM debat...

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The Deadly Intersections of COVID-19. Race, States, Inequalities and Global Society, Hardback - ***

409,99 RON

This book showcases the impact of state responses to COVID-19 on marginalized communities. The authors analyse the lockdowns, immigration and borde...

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A Public Sociology of Waste, Hardback - ***

679,99 RON

Critically analysing how waste is currently configured as a 'household' issue, this book illuminates the implications of these framings and how pub...

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Youth Beyond the City. Thinking from the Margins, Hardback - ***

679,99 RON

This interdisciplinary collection charts the experiences of young people in rural and regional areas and city outskirts around the world. Internati...

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Care and the Pluriverse. Rethinking Global Ethics, Hardback - ***

679,99 RON

This book examines the concept of the pluriverse alongside global ethics and the ethics of care in order to contemplate new ethical horizons for en...

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White But Not Quite. Central Europe's Illiberal Revolt, Paperback - ***

199,99 RON

The response to neoliberal globalisation in Central Europe has led to populism arising from its brutal transition to capitalism. Kalmar uses exampl...

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Compulsory Income Management in Australia and New Zealand. More Harm than Good?, Hardback - ***

719,99 RON

Drawing on first-hand accounts from those living under the systems, this novel study explores the impact of Australia and New Zealand's income mana...

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Young People's Participation. Revisiting Youth and Inequalities in Europe, Paperback - ***

239,99 RON

This book explores how young people across different European contexts participate in decision-making and foster changes on issues that concern the...

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City Regions and Devolution in the UK. The Politics of Representation, Paperback - ***

229,99 RON

Rich in case study insights, this book provides an overview of city-region building and considers how governance restructuring shapes political, ec...

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Prisoners' Families, Emotions and Space, Hardback - ***

679,99 RON

This original study of the lives of prisoners' families adds a feminist perspective on the understanding of carceral geography. She relates the tes...

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Human Trafficking in the Era of Global Migration. Unraveling the Impact of Neoliberal Economic Policy, Hardback - ***

679,99 RON

This book explores the global social issues that contribute to human trafficking in three countries - Cambodia, Bolivia and The Gambia - using a ne...

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Uncovering Food Poverty in Ireland. A Hidden Deprivation, Hardback - Michael (Independent Researcher) Drew

719,99 RON

Offering a much-needed analysis of the overlooked crisis of food poverty in Ireland, this book brings together the complex picture emerging from in...

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