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Social History of Byzantium

21 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Haldon, John F.

$39.95 21 Nov 2008 Paperback John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Western civilization owes a cultural and historical debt to the Byzantine Empire. Before falling to the Ottoman Turks in the mid-fifteenth century, the empire flourished for more than a thousand years, bridging the ancient and modern worlds. This book delves into a strand of Byzantine studies - the social history of the eastern Roman Empire.

Social History of Byzantium

21 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By John F. Haldon

$99.95 21 Nov 2008 Hardback John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Probation and Parole

21 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Phillips III, Daniel W.

$45.95 21 Nov 2008 Paperback Taylor & Francis Inc

Probation and Parole Departments must provide for the protection of society as well as the rehabilitation of the offending individual. This book offers multi-national perspectives of the issues, including research on juvenile recidivism between the United States and Australia. It is suitable for those in the probation and parole field.

Probation and Parole

21 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Phillips III, Daniel W.

$150.00 21 Nov 2008 Hardback Taylor & Francis Inc

Beyond Walls: Re-inventing the Canada-United States Borderlands

21 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Victor Konrad, Dr Heather Nicol

$114.95 21 Nov 2008 Hardback Ashgate Publishing Group

September 11, 2001 marked the beginning of a new era of security imperatives for many countries where previously terrorist threats were perceived as distant and overseas rather than arising in the homeland. This book shows how a border can evolve to a heightened level of security and yet continue to function well, sustaining the flow of trade.

Preventing Suicide Using a Solution Focused Approach

21 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By John Henden

$138.99 21 Nov 2008 Audio-Visual / Multimedia Item John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Looks at secondary suicide prevention (treatment for those thinking about suicide or who are actively suicidal). This book outlines solution focused brief therapy and presents the evidence base for this approach. It discuss such topics as risk assessment, management, and medication. It includes an in-depth case study and five shorter case studies.

Tell Me What Happened

21 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Structured Investigative Interviews of Child Victims and Witnesses

By Dr. Irit Hershkowitz, Dr. Yael Orbach, Dr. Phillip W. Esplin, Michael E. Lamb

$160.38 21 Nov 2008 Audio-Visual / Multimedia Item John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Investigation of child abuse is often hampered by doubts about the reliability of children as only sources of information. This book summarizes key research on children's memory, communicative skills and social tendencies. It describes how it can be incorporated into a specific structured interview technique.

World Tourism Cities

21 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Maitland Robert Maitland Robert

$160.00 21 Nov 2008 Hardback Taylor & Francis Ltd

Presents research on the capacity of big cities to generate tourism areas as visitors discover and help create urban experiences off the beaten track. This book examines similarities and differences in these processes in a group of established world cities located in global circuits of tourism such as Berlin, New York, London, Paris, and Sydney.

China and Southeast Asia (v.1, v. 2, v. 3, v. 4, v. 5 & v. 6)

21 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By WADE

$1590.00 21 Nov 2008 Hardback Taylor & Francis Ltd

The regions that we know as Southeast Asia and China have, for millennia, been linked together through a diverse range of political, economic and social interactions. This book deals with the historical patterns, the commercial linkages, the changes in empires, the pressures to migrate and the other exigencies that conditioned these relations.

Governance Theory and Practice

21 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A Cross-disciplinary Approach

By Vasudha Chhotray, Gerry Stoker

$74.95 21 Nov 2008 Hardback Palgrave Macmillan

Confusion about governance abounds. Many lack appreciation of how different traditions of thought in the social sciences contribute to our understanding. This book tackles these weaknesses and provides a wider vision of the area, examining three critical areas of practice: environmental, corporate and participatory governance.

International Perspectives on Social Entrepreneurship Research

21 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Jeffrey Robinson, Johanna Mair, Kai Hockerts

$74.95 21 Nov 2008 Hardback Palgrave Macmillan

Social entrepreneurship has become a global phenomenon. This book provides a discussion of this area of research including its theoretical foundation and global perspectives. It provides conceptual frameworks for academics and a proposed research agenda for the future.

Boys and Schooling

21 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Beyond Structural Reform

By Bob Lingard, Wayne Martino, Martin Mills

$74.95 21 Nov 2008 Hardback Palgrave Macmillan

Exploring the approaches to addressing boys' education in schools, this book highlights the limitations of structural reform initiatives and the failure to address the impact of socioeconomic status, race, sexuality, disability and hegemonic masculinity on both boys' and girls' participation in schooling.

International Comparative Research

21 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Theory, Methods and Practice

By Linda Hantrais

$85.00 21 Nov 2008 Hardback Palgrave Macmillan

Offers a comprehensive overview of the theory and practice of comparative research in the social sciences and humanities. This book discusses linguistic and cultural issues as well as purely methodological ones. It is intended for students and practitioners wanting to conduct effective and reliable cross-national comparisons.

In Pursuit of the People

21 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Political Culture in France, 1934-9

By Jessica Wardhaugh

$85.00 21 Nov 2008 Hardback Palgrave Macmillan

A study of the transformation of the masses into 'the people' in 1930s France, exploring demonstrations and festivals, theatre and film. It examines the representation of the crowd, workers, electorate, nation and symbolic community, exploring parallels between left and right.

From Nyet to Da

20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Understanding the New Russia

By Yale Richmond

$24.95 20 Nov 2008 Paperback Nicholas Brealey Publishing Ltd

Illuminates the dynamics of traditional Russian culture in the framework of contemporary events. This work enlightens readers about the various aspects of Russian life, covering social and interpersonal skills as well as the underlying cultural assumptions and values of the Russian people.

The Sharper Word

20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A Mod Anthology

By Paolo Hewitt

$18.18 20 Nov 2008 Paperback Helter Skelter Publishing

The Benefits of Famine

20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A Political Economy of Famine and Relief in Southwestern Sudan, 1983-9

By David Keen

$34.49 20 Nov 2008 Paperback James Currey Ltd

The conflict in Darfur had a precursor in Sudan's famines of the 1980s and 1990s. This title presents an interpretation of the causes of war-induced famine.

Critical Race Realism

20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Psychology, Race and the Law

By Gregory S. Parks, Shayne Jones, Jonathan Cardi

$60.00 20 Nov 2008 Hardback The New Press

The Myth of the Model Minority

20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Asian Americans Facing Racism

By Rosalind S. Chou, Joe R. Feagin

$84.00 20 Nov 2008 Hardback Paradigm

Offers a look at the experiences of racism among Asian Americans from many different nations and social classes. This work assesses racial stereotyping and discrimination from interviews across the country with Asian Americans in a variety of settings, from elementary schools to colleges, workplaces, and other public arenas.

Islam and the Orientalist World-system

20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Khaldoun Samman, Mazhar Al-Zo'by

$84.00 20 Nov 2008 Hardback Paradigm

Offers an understanding of Islam and Islamic societies' role and relations to global cultural and economic realities. This book offers a portrait of Islamic societies and challenges the belief that Islam is not part of, nor much affected by, the modern world-system.

Correspondence

20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Foundation of the Situationist International (June 1957 - August 1960)

By Guy Debord

$19.95 20 Nov 2008 Paperback Autonomedia

Contains letters by writer, filmmaker, and cultural revolutionary Guy Debord that conjure a vivid picture of the dynamic first years of the Situationist International movement. This book traces the first years of the Situationist International movement - a cultural avant-garde that inspires generations of artists, theorists, and writers.

Living Free

20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Lyndon Bowring, Kate Bertaut

$12.74 20 Nov 2008 Paperback CARE

Ordinary Families?

20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Learning About Families and Parenting from Normative Studies

By Marjorie Smith

$9.10 20 Nov 2008 Paperback Institute of Education

Ecology of African Pastoralist Societies

20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Katherine M. Homewood

$91.00 20 Nov 2008 Hardback James Currey Ltd

A synthesis of the literature on pastoralist societies, this book presents a discussion of their importance for African societies. It is aimed at the scholars and practitioners concerned with Africa's livestock keeping people.

Ecology of African Pastoralist Societies

20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Katherine M. Homewood

$32.67 20 Nov 2008 Paperback James Currey Ltd

Readings in Modernity in Africa

20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Peter Geschiere, Birgit Meyer, Peter Pels

$29.03 20 Nov 2008 Paperback James Currey Ltd

Promotion Crammer for Sergeants' and Inspectors' Part I Exams (Pt. 1)

20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Tom Barron, Julianna Mitchell

$47.32 20 Nov 2008 Paperback Jane's Information Group

Includes over 1,500 questions and answers for police officers taking the Part 1 promotion examination.

Social Networks in Byzantine Egypt

20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Giovanni Ruffini

$110.00 20 Nov 2008 Hardback Cambridge University Press

First full-length study using network analysis to concentrate on the ancient world.

Identity Before Identity Politics

20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Linda Nicholson

$90.00 20 Nov 2008 Hardback Cambridge University Press

Examines the racial and gender social movements of the 1960s in the context of the traditions from which they evolved.

Modern and Postmodern Social Theorizing

20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Bridging the Divide

By Nicos P. Mouzelis

$34.99 20 Nov 2008 Paperback Cambridge University Press

Examines the conflict between modern and postmodern theories in sociology and attempts to bridge the divide between them.

Identity Before Identity Politics

20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Linda Nicholson

$34.99 20 Nov 2008 Paperback Cambridge University Press

Examines the racial and gender social movements of the 1960s in the context of the traditions from which they evolved.

Modern and Postmodern Social Theorizing

20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Bridging the Divide

By Nicos P. Mouzelis

$90.00 20 Nov 2008 Hardback Cambridge University Press

Examines the conflict between modern and postmodern theories in sociology and attempts to bridge the divide between them.

Postcolonialism and Development

20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Cheryl McEwan

$37.95 20 Nov 2008 Paperback Taylor & Francis Ltd

Evaluates various debates about post colonial approaches and their implications for development studies. This book outlines an agenda for theory and practice within a post colonial development studies and illustrates how, while post colonialism and development pose significant mutual challenges.

Postcolonialism and Development

20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Cheryl McEwan

$140.00 20 Nov 2008 Hardback Taylor & Francis Ltd

The Great Brain Suck

20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

And Other American Epiphanies

By Eugene Halton

$62.00 20 Nov 2008 Hardback The University of Chicago Press

More and more information is pumped into our media-saturated world every day, yet Americans seem to know less and less. In a society where who you are is defined by what you buy, and where we prefer to experience reality by watching it on TV, this title argues something has gone wrong.

The Great American Crime Decline

20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Franklin E. Zimring

$21.95 20 Nov 2008 Paperback Oxford University Press

The Dilemmas of Development Work

19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Ethical Challenges in Regeneration

By Paul Hoggett, Marjorie Mayo, Chris Miller

$110.00 19 Nov 2008 Hardback Policy Press

Social development work takes place in the grey area between government and the voluntary/community sectors: in a society where social inequalities now seem entrenched, where communities are themselves often divided, and where government policy speaks about long-term development yet provides funds and evaluates the process on the basis of short-term principles. This book, written by three well-known UK educators and researchers in the social policy and development field, explores the ways in which front-line professionals, working with communities, identify and address the dilemmas inherent in the current UK policy context. The book reconnects to, and updates, an important tradition in social policy which explores the dilemmas of 'street-level' work. Combining theory and practice, it examines how 'community engagement' workers negotiate the ethical and emotional challenges they face.

The Dilemmas of Development Work

19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Ethical Challenges in Regeneration

By Paul Hoggett, Marjorie Mayo, Chris Miller

$42.95 19 Nov 2008 Paperback Policy Press

Youth Justice in Practice

19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Making a Difference

By Bill Whyte

$75.00 19 Nov 2008 Hardback Policy Press

Examines youth justice in a UK and international context and highlights the challenge facing various jurisdictions in balancing welfare and justice. This book explores the impact of political ideas and influences on the structural and practical challenges of delivering youth justice.

Youth Justice in Practice

19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Making a Difference

By Bill Whyte

$29.95 19 Nov 2008 Paperback Policy Press

Examining youth justice in a UK and international context, this book highlights the challenges facing several jurisdictions in balancing welfare and justice. It explores the impact of political ideas and influences on the structural and practical challenges of delivering youth justice.

Choreographing the Folk

19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Dance Stagings of Zora Neale Hurston

By Anthea Kraut

$75.00 19 Nov 2008 Hardback University of Minnesota Press

Eliminating Poverty Through Development in China

19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Li Shi, Xiaolu Wang, Sangui Wang

$180.00 19 Nov 2008 Hardback Taylor & Francis Ltd

In recent years China has achieved impressive economic growth, and also made remarkable progress in human development. However, contemporary China is still faced with the great challenge of widespread poverty. This work assesses the objectives and success of the poverty alleviation policies adopted by the Chinese government in a comprehensive way.

Understanding Child Abuse

19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Terry Philpot

$127.40 19 Nov 2008 Hardback Taylor & Francis Ltd

Looks at women whose partners are child sex offenders. This book covers: what we know about child sexual abuse, offenders and the effect of sexual abuse on children; a description of the work which allows the women to explore and compare their experiences and feelings about what has happened; and, interviews with both partners and offenders.

Sutton Hoo and Its Landscape

18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Context of Monuments

By Tom Williamson

$40.00 18 Nov 2008 Paperback Windgather Press

Combining an understanding of local and regional geography, Anglo-Saxon history, and debates about approaches to past landscapes, this book offers an exploration of the context and meaning of an iconic set of monuments.

Making Sense of Death, Dying and Bereavement

18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

An Anthology

By Sarah Earle, Caroline Bartholomew, Carol Komaromy

$44.95 18 Nov 2008 Paperback SAGE Publications Ltd

Offers a collection of personal accounts of death, dying and bereavement. This title examines representations of death, dying and bereavement in fiction, poetry, the media and the internet, as well as exploring visual representations of death and dying. It includes visual representations of the changing meaning of death within societies.

Making Sense of Death, Dying and Bereavement

18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

An Anthology

By Sarah Earle, Caroline Bartholomew, Carol Komaromy

$99.95 18 Nov 2008 Hardback SAGE Publications Ltd

Death and Dying

18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A Reader

By Sarah Earle, Carol Komaromy, Caroline Bartholomew

$44.95 18 Nov 2008 Paperback SAGE Publications Ltd

Presents a range of both classic and commissioned pieces on the multidisciplinary study of death and dying. This book explores the meaning of death, and considers caring at the end-of-life. It explores the moral and ethical dilemmas in the context of death and dying. It also examines the issue of grief and ritual after death.

Death and Dying

18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A Reader

By Sarah Earle, Carol Komaromy, Caroline Bartholomew

$99.95 18 Nov 2008 Hardback SAGE Publications Ltd

Features a range of pieces on the multidisciplinary study of death and dying. This book begins with a general exploration of the meaning of death, before moving on to consider caring at the end-of-life. It explores the moral and ethical dilemmas in the context of death and dying. It examines the issue of grief and ritual after death.

Outliers

18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Story of Success

By Malcolm Gladwell

$30.92 18 Nov 2008 Hardback Penguin Books Ltd

Why are people successful? For centuries, humankind has grappled with this question. This title shows us what makes an extreme overachiever. It reveals that we pay far too much attention to what successful people are like, and too little attention to where successful people are from: their culture, their family, and their generation.

Online Counselling and Guidance Skills

18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A Practical Resource for Trainees and Practitioners

By Jane Evans

$36.95 18 Nov 2008 Paperback SAGE Publications Ltd

The difference between online and face-to-face interaction with clients is vast and practitioners need to equip themselves with specialist knowledge and skills to ensure that they are being effective. This book looks at how practitioners need to adapt their basic counselling skills to the online environment.

Online Counselling and Guidance Skills

18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A Practical Resource for Trainees and Practitioners

By Jane Evans

$89.95 18 Nov 2008 Hardback SAGE Publications Ltd

Social Work Theories and Methods

18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Mel Gray, Stephen A. Webb

$39.95 18 Nov 2008 Paperback SAGE Publications Ltd

Draws together the contemporary theories, theorists and perspectives used in social work and explains how they are applied in practice and critiqued by social workers. This book is suitable for undergraduate, graduate students, post qualifying students and researchers in social work.

Social Work Theories and Methods

18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Mel Gray, Stephen A. Webb

$89.95 18 Nov 2008 Hardback SAGE Publications Ltd

Post-qualifying Social Work Practice

18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Patricia Higham

$41.95 18 Nov 2008 Paperback SAGE Publications Ltd

Offers an overview of the post qualifying awards in social work. Written in response to policy and training guidelines, this book helps social workers enhance their post qualifying knowledge, skills and values within specialist areas of practice. It uses critical self-appraisal to construct different ways of thinking about and doing social work.

Post-qualifying Social Work Practice

18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Patricia Higham

$99.95 18 Nov 2008 Hardback SAGE Publications Ltd

Essential Skills for Youth Work Practice

18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Kate Sapin

$39.95 18 Nov 2008 Paperback SAGE Publications Ltd

Analyses the key skills in youth work, from the initial steps through to supervision, that can be applied across a range of settings and roles. This work addresses the core values and the purpose of youth work. It is suitable for those preparing for a career in youth work and youth workers wanting to develop their professional practice.

Essential Skills for Youth Work Practice

18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Kate Sapin

$89.95 18 Nov 2008 Hardback SAGE Publications Ltd

Key Concepts in Ethnography

18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Karen O'Reilly

$39.95 18 Nov 2008 Paperback SAGE Publications Ltd

Covers and summarises the basic and related issues in ethnography. This book examines topics like 'sampling' and 'generalising' as well as embraces fields such as virtual, visual and multi-sighted ethnography.

Key Concepts in Ethnography

18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Karen O'Reilly

$99.95 18 Nov 2008 Hardback SAGE Publications Ltd

Post-qualifying Child Care Social Work

18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Developing Reflective Practice

By Warren-Adamson, Chris, 1946-

$39.95 18 Nov 2008 Paperback SAGE Publications Ltd

Presents an overview of the Post Qualifying Child Care Award in social work. Written in response to the policy and training guidelines, this book provides the underpinning knowledge for candidates following the Post Qualifying curriculum. It helps child care social workers acquire the knowledge and understanding that characterise best practice.

Post-qualifying Child Care Social Work

18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Developing Reflective Practice

By Warren-Adamson, Chris, 1946-

$89.95 18 Nov 2008 Hardback SAGE Publications Ltd

Anti-oppressive Practice in Health and Social Care

18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Viola Nzira, Paul Williams

$89.95 18 Nov 2008 Hardback SAGE Publications Ltd

Offers a holistic approach to developing anti-oppressive practice in a range of health and social care settings, and with a range of service users. This book proposes strategies which students and professionals can use to develop skills in cultural equality and anti-discrimination and apply them to their everyday practice.

Child Social Work Policy and Practice

18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Derek Kirton

$39.95 18 Nov 2008 Paperback SAGE Publications Ltd

Offers an overview of child care policy and practice in the UK. This book covers assessment and family support services, understanding child maltreatment and protection, the care of looked after children, including the contribution of adoption, foster and residential care, services for those leaving care.

Child Social Work Policy and Practice

18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Derek Kirton

$89.95 18 Nov 2008 Hardback SAGE Publications Ltd

Medical Sociology

18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

An Introduction

By Hannah Bradby

$39.95 18 Nov 2008 Paperback SAGE Publications Ltd

What are the limits of medical power? How has sociology helped to make sense of illness, disease, choice and risk? What are the challenges to medical practice? This book provides lecturers and students an analysis of the key questions in medicine and society. It is suitable for students of medical sociology, medical care and health management.

Medical Sociology

18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

An Introduction

By Hannah Bradby

$89.95 18 Nov 2008 Hardback SAGE Publications Ltd

The Ethics of Mobilities

18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Rethinking Place, Exclusion, Freedom and Environment

By Bergmann, Sigurd, 1956-

$99.95 18 Nov 2008 Hardback Ashgate Publishing Group

Builds upon the interest in social surveillance, raised by the use of technology for the surveillance and control of mobility as well as for transport. This book describes and explores contemporary and narrow notions of mobility and also investigates and nurtures their transition to richer conceptual models.

American Christians and Islam

18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Evangelical Culture and Muslims from the Colonial Period to the Age of

By Thomas S. Kidd (Assistant Professor of History at Baylor University)

$29.95 18 Nov 2008 Hardback University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton

Tracing Islam's role in the imagination of American Christians from the colonial period to today, this title demonstrates that Protestant evangelicals have viewed Islam as a global threat - while also actively seeking to convert Muslims to the Christian faith - since the nation's founding.

Explorations in Consumer Culture Theory

18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Sherry John, F. Consumer Culture Theory Conference (2nd

$140.00 18 Nov 2008 Hardback Taylor & Francis Ltd

Explores in detail and theoretical depth the relationships that the consumer has developed both with goods and services and with the stakeholders that animate markets. Beginning with an examination of the underpinnings of cultural inquiry, this book focuses on specific consumption venues.

Humanitarian Response Index 2008

18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Measuring Commitment to Best Practice

By DARA (Development Assistance Research Associates)

$74.95 18 Nov 2008 Paperback Palgrave Macmillan

An annual report, which offers potential to improve the quality of humanitarian aid globally. It intends to reduce vulnerability to disasters by measuring the effectiveness of humanitarian aid.

Scaremongering

17 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Frank Furedi

$16.95 17 Nov 2008 Paperback VISION Paperbacks

Investigates the way scaremongering influences us and just how much the resulting fears can dictate our daily habits and alter the way we lead our lives. Covering various scare stories, this book reveals how scaremongering has actually become a respectable enterprise, with 'fear appeals' being openly discussed by public health officials.

Young People's Perspectives on the Rights of the Child

17 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Implications for Theory, Research and Practice

By Martin D. Ruck, Stacey S. Horn

$36.38 17 Nov 2008 Paperback John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Highlights the complexity, breadth, and range of topics pertaining to children's rights as a social issue. This title provides the theory and empirical research addressing the ways in which children and youth conceptualize their need for rights in contexts such as the family, school, community, and greater society.

Culture and Society

17 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Critical Essays in Human Geography

By Nuala C. Johnson

$250.00 17 Nov 2008 Hardback Ashgate Publishing Group

Human geographers have been at the forefront of research that examines the relationships between space, culture and society. Focusing on four themes - landscape, identity, colonialism, nature - this volume represents some of the best interventions that geographers have made on these topics.

Shopping for God

17 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

How Christianity Went from in Your Heart to in Your Face

By James B. Twitchell

$14.00 17 Nov 2008 Paperback Simon & Schuster

SHOPPING FOR GOD is the story of how religion went from a personal matter to yet another product or service that is advertised, marketed and purchased.

Justice, Power and the Political Landscape

17 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Kenneth Olwig, Donald Mitchell

$140.00 17 Nov 2008 Hardback Taylor & Francis Ltd

Landscape is on the agenda in a fresh way. The increasing interest in justice, power and the political landscape expresses a sea change occurring in the meaning of landscape itself, from landscape as scenery to landscape as polity and place.

Victims in the Criminal Justice System

16 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Pamela Davies, Peter Francis

$91.00 16 Nov 2008 Hardback Blackwell Publishers

Addresses various aspects of criminal victimisation and the criminal justice system. This book is suitable for programmes in criminology, criminal justice, community safety, and youth justice.

The Aigina Treasure

16 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Fitton, J. Lesley.

$100.00 16 Nov 2008 Hardback British Museum Press

Since its arrival at the British Museum in 1891 the Aigina Treasure, a group of Greek Bronze Age gold jewellery and other objects that is believed to come from the island of Aigina, has been shrouded in speculation. This book features essays complemented by a catalogue of the Treasure, which incorporates the results of a technological examination.

In a Dark Time

16 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Memory, Community, and Gendered Nationalism in Postwar Okinawa

By Linda Isako Angst

$39.95 16 Nov 2008 Hardback Harvard University, Asia Center

Since the reversion of Okinawa from American occupation to Japanese sovereignty in 1972, these islands have become the site of a colonial and postcolonial relationship of resistance and dependence between Okinawa, Japan and the United States. This work provides a glimpse behind the historical and geopolitical dimensions of the Okinawan experience.

Comparative Anthropology of Ancient Greece

16 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Marcel Detienne

$17.95 16 Nov 2008 Paperback Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies

Looks at the anthropology of the Greeks and other cultures across space and time, and in the process discovers aspects of the art of comparability. This book tries to see how cultural systems react not just to a touchstone category, but also to the questions and concepts that arise from the reaction.

Social Economy of the Metropolis

16 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Cognitive-cultural Capitalism and the Global Resurgence of Cities

By Allen J. Scott

$49.95 16 Nov 2008 Hardback Oxford University Press

This book is about the renaissance of cities in the twenty first century and their increasing role as centers of creative economic activity. Allen Scott is one of the world's foremost thinkers on globalization and the economies of modern cities, and in this book presents a concise introduction to his innovative and insightful perspective.

Interpreting Southeast Asia's Past

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Monument, Image and Text

By Elisabeth A. Bacus, Ian Glover, Peter Sharrock

$49.00 15 Nov 2008 Paperback Singapore University Press

Features 31 papers read at the 10th International Conference of the European Association of Southeast Asian Archaeologists, held in London in September 2004. This volume covers monumental arts, sculpture and painting, epigraphy and heritage management across mainland Southeast Asia and as far south as Indonesia.

Sri Lankan Housemaids in Lebanon

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A Case of Symbolic Violence and Everyday Forms of Resistance

By Nayla Moukarbel

$45.50 15 Nov 2008 Paperback Amsterdam University Press,Netherlands

Jonathan Loved David

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Manly Love in the Bible and the Hermeneutics of Sex

By Anthony Heacock

$81.90 15 Nov 2008 Hardback Sheffield Phoenix Press

The Way the World Ends?

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Apocalypse of John in Culture and Ideology

By William John Lyons, Jorunn Okland

$109.20 15 Nov 2008 Hardback Sheffield Phoenix Press

Gracing No Man's Land

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Erotic Sexual Fantasies of Women Sadists, Female Masochists and Male

By Annabel Penrose, L.T. Wilkinson

$9.99 15 Nov 2008 Paperback Schiel & Denver Publishing Limited

Doodlebugs, Gas Masks and Gum, Children's Voices from the Second World War

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Christina Rex

$27.28 15 Nov 2008 Paperback Amberley Publishing

Entrepreneurial strategic decision-making : a cognitive perspective

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A Cognitive Perspective

By Patrick A.M. Vermeulen, Petru L. Curseu

$125.00 15 Nov 2008 Hardback Edward Elgar

Strategic choices made by entrepreneurs have major consequences for SME performance. This book explores the factors that influence entrepreneurial strategic decisions using a cognitive theoretical framework. The proposed model, based on a dual processing approach, integrates motivation, emotions and information processing modes.

History of Policing in Northern Wales

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Kenneth Birch

$20.93 15 Nov 2008 Paperback Llygad Gwalch Cyf

Early Psychosocial Interventions in Dementia

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Evidence-based Practice

By Moniz-Cook, Esme Manthorpe, Jill

$39.95 15 Nov 2008 Paperback Jessica Kingsley Publishers

For the increasing number of people diagnosed with dementia each year, treatment in the early stages can make a significant difference to their quality of life. This book provides examples of psychosocial interventions: taking into consideration the individual, social and environmental aspects of the person's life.

Development and the African Diaspora

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Rethinking the Politics of Belonging

By Claire Mercer, Ben Page, Martin Evans

$34.95 15 Nov 2008 Paperback Zed Books Ltd

There has been much celebration of the success of African 'civil society' in forging global connections through an ever-growing diaspora. Against the background of such celebrations, this book focuses on the diasporic networks - 'home associations' - whose economic contributions are being used to develop home.

Development and the African Diaspora

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Rethinking the Politics of Belonging

By Claire Mercer, Ben Page, Martin Evans

$108.95 15 Nov 2008 Hardback Zed Books Ltd

Becoming Roman, Being Gallic, Staying British

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Research and Excavations at Ditches Hillfort and Villa 1984-2006

By Stephen Trow, Tom Moore, Simon James

$50.00 15 Nov 2008 Paperback Oxbow Books

Excavations carried out from 1984-1985 at Ditches in Gloucestershire identified a large, late Iron Age enclosure which contained a remarkably early Roman villa. This excavation report extends our understanding of the Ditches-Bagendon-Cirencester oppida complex, and corroborates the thinking on the nature of Romanisation.

Mythical Creatures Bible

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Definitive Guide to Beasts and Beings from Mythology and Folklore

By Brenda Rosen

$23.64 15 Nov 2008 Paperback Hamlyn

A guide to mythical beasts and beings from a variety of cultures around the world, including Mesopotamian, ancient Greek, ancient Egyptian and Chinese, Japanese, Nordic, Celtic and Native American. It includes dragons, giants, zombies, house spirits, shape-shifters and gods that take on animal forms.

Exploration of Space, Technology, and Spatiality

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Interdisciplinary Perspectives

By Phil Turner, Susan Turner, Elisabeth Davenport

$180.00 15 Nov 2008 Hardback IGI Global

The study of technology in space has been shaping human interaction with physical, social, and technological worlds. This book offers research that bridges the areas of space, spatiality, and technology. It is suitable for researchers and scholars working at the intersection of physical, social, and technological space.

Battles of the Red River War

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Archeological Perspectives on the Indian Campaign of 1874

By J.Brett Cruse

$29.95 15 Nov 2008 Hardback Texas A & M University Press

In 1874, US forces led by Col Ranald S Mackenzie carried out a surprise attack on several Cheyenne, Comanche, and Kiowa bands that had taken refuge in the Palo Duro Canyon of the Texas panhandle and destroyed their winter stores and horses. This title unearths a record of the collision of two cultures.

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Population, Nature, and What Women Want

By Robert Engelman

$62.79 15 Nov 2008 Hardback Island Press

Offers a vision that celebrates women's widespread desire for smaller families. This book shows that the three-way dance between population, women's autonomy, and the natural world is as old as humanity itself. It also explores how population growth has shaped modern civilization - and humanity as we know it.

Postmodern cowboy : C. Wright Mills and a new 21st century sociology

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Kerr, Keith.

$72.00 15 Nov 2008 Hardback Paradigm Publishers, US