(Hardback)

(Hardback)

(Hardback)

Radical environmentalism and its progeny, "eco-terrorism", is a modern phenomenon. Here, the author exposes the activities of radical groups determined to make their mark in the movement to protect the earth and its creatures. He covers the major groups as well as less well-known ones and provides portraits of who they are and what they do.

(Paperback)

A valuable resource for those in sociology, psychology, gerontology, and social work as well as psychotherapists who work with the aged, the staff of elder abuse programs, adult protective service workers, and legislators.

(Hardback)

A valuable resource for those in sociology, psychology, gerontology, and social work as well as psychotherapists who work with the aged, the staff of elder abuse programs, adult protective service workers, and legislators.

(Hardback)

(Hardback)

Covers all aspects of tobacco and smoking, including history, economics, cultural impact, health, advertising, legal issues, teen smoking, international issues, law suits, and government spending.

(Hardback)

Although much has been written about the golden days of radio, Entrepreneurs of Profit and Pride is the first book to examine the black radio industry.

(Paperback)

Cassandra Langer's memoir recounts the experience of a dyslexic, lesbian teenager undergoing conversion therapy and behavior modification in 1950s America at the Quakerbridge School and camp in Croton, N.Y. This memoir also features an appendix with helpful questions for kids and their parents.

(Hardback)

This is an in-depth study of the contentious issues in Irish healthcare and deals with issues such as assisted suicide, abortion, adolescent treatment refusal, end of life care, retention of biological samples, involuntary admission to care and the regulation of stem cell research. -- .

(Hardback)

Examines the consequences of European expansion, and looks at several ex-Europeans live in the Americas, while so few are in Asia and Africa, and why few Africans migrated after the slave trade had been abolished. This book also addresses the issues of the demography of migrant points of origin; female migration; return migration; and more.

(Hardback)

(Hardback)

This book examines legal responses to euthanasia and whether legal reform is an appropriate response to calls for it to be more readily available.

(Hardback)

(Hardback)

Each chapter in this volume poses a public policy issue related to violence, describes aspects of evolutionary psychology that are relative, and then posits public policy recommendations based on this psychological model.

(Paperback)

A guide to debate and action. It charts the past and present of international migration and makes practical recommendations that allow everyone to benefit from its unstoppable future growth. It also allows individuals to escape destitution, human rights abuses, and repressive regimes.

(Hardback)

(Paperback)

Expatriate offers an in-depth study of the history and politics of the category expatriate. The book works across multiple sites to tell situated stories about the category's (re)making, contestation and lived experience and shows that migration is a key terrain on which colonial power relations are reproduced, reworked and translated today.

(Paperback)

(Hardback)

A critical introduction to the key processes and contexts of social change in contemporary society, combining a thorough grounding of key theorists with hot topics such the media, the environment and new technologies - ideal for students across the social sciences.

(Hardback)

This collection of case studies introduces readers to many of the common yet extraordinary social problems in contemporary American society. Employing a symbolic interaction approach, the authors identify the origins of the problems, define the issues, and explore the potential remedies.

(Paperback)

This collection of case studies introduces readers to many of the common yet extraordinary social problems in contemporary American society. Employing a symbolic interaction approach, the authors identify the origins of the problems, define the issues, and explore the potential remedies.

(Paperback)

A bold and compelling analysis of race in America and the possibility for racial reconciliation.

(Paperback)

How do Australian Muslim immigrant women understand domestic violence How do they experience domestic violence How do they respond to domestic violence What role does their faith play Faith in Freedom answers these questions and more by analysing the Muslim immigrant women's own narratives of domestic violence.