The Americas
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The Americas
Paperback. Carries readers into Chinese and American elementary and high school classrooms, and highlights the big differences between schooling in China and the United States. Nancy Pine reveals how these two countries need to extract themselves from outmoded practice and learn from each other's strengths. Num Pages: 205 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 11. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 206
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230339071
- ISBN
- 9780230339071
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.46€ 47.16
€ 53.46
€ 47.16
Hardcover. Carries readers into Chinese and American elementary and high school classrooms, and highlights the big differences between schooling in China and the United States. Nancy Pine reveals how these two countries need to extract themselves from outmoded practice and learn from each other's strengths. Num Pages: 205 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230339064
- ISBN
- 9780230339064
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.46€ 47.12
€ 53.46
€ 47.12
hardcover. A collection of essays, written in honour of Harvey Mansfield, that offer analyses of Machiavellianism, liberalism and America. Editor(s): Blitz, Mark; Kristol, William. Num Pages: 352 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DN; HP; JPA; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742508279
- ISBN
- 9780742508279
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.78
€ 137.78
Hardback. Focusing on the state of doctoral education in the humanities, this book reports on the Graduate Education Initiative's - the effort undertaken to improve doctoral programs in the humanities and related social sciences - success in reducing attrition and times to degree and the positive changes implemented by specific graduate programs. Num Pages: 360 pages, 19 line illus. 64 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691142661
- ISBN
- 9780691142661
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 38.20
€ 52.99
€ 38.20
Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JFSL3; JNFR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 9. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- African American Images
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934155707
- ISBN
- 9781934155707
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.06
€ 18.99
€ 17.06
Hardcover. This work provides an assessment of how well the US educational system - from kindergarten through college - serves disadvantaged minority students, offering ideas for strengthening the entire educational system. Num Pages: 528 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNK; JNSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 159 x 42. Weight in Grams: 849.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787901301
- ISBN
- 9780787901301
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.69
€ 63.69
Paperback. School board veterans and rookies alike will identify with Good's wide-ranging tales of board service. This text provides guidance to those facing common school board issues: school violence, censorship, public speaking, budget cuts, and citizen complaints. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 149 x 8. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810847590
- ISBN
- 9780810847590
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.65
€ 43.65
Hardcover. Reveals Edmund J Davis, the heroic man who stood in strong opposition to his peers and better reflected the ideals of the nation than those of so many of his contemporaries. This title presents an account of this man who determined to make progressive changes and stand in stark opposition to the state's political elite. Num Pages: 288 pages, 13 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875654058
- ISBN
- 9780875654058
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 29.14
€ 31.99
€ 29.14
Paperback. From the edge of the frontier to the centre of the oil boom, Edmonton has been a vibrant city for nearly a century. Former broadcaster Tony Cashman presents 40 vignettes of life in a simpler era: the people and places that made Edmonton what it is today. Num Pages: 184 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBCL; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 174
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888643926
- ISBN
- 9780888643926
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.42
€ 30.99
€ 22.42
Hardcover. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403941268
- ISBN
- 9781403941268
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.58
€ 66.58
Hardback. Num Pages: 8 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 8
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312225575
- ISBN
- 9780312225575
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.88
€ 127.88
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Monacelli Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580933285
- ISBN
- 9781580933285
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 29.32
€ 44.99
€ 29.32
Hardcover. This study imagines modernism as a series of conversations and locates Edith Wharton's voice in those debates. Num Pages: 220 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 215 x 145 x 16. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2008th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230604698
- ISBN
- 9780230604698
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Paperback. How much do we really know about Thomas Edison, the man who considered deriving rubber from a goldenrod plant as opposed to the genius who gave us electric light? This text gives a complex portrait of the inventor and an account of the intellectual climate of the country he worked in and changed. Num Pages: 544 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; TJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 46. Weight in Grams: 760.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226035710
- ISBN
- 9780226035710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.82
€ 40.99
€ 31.82
Hardcover. The oil industry in the United States has been the subject of innumerable histories. But books on the development of the natural gas industry and the electricity industry in the U.S. are scarce. Edison to Enron is a readable flowing history of two of America's largest and most colorful industries. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTK; KNBG; KNBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 165 x 38. Weight in Grams: 962.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470917367
- ISBN
- 9780470917367
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.29
€ 58.29
Paperback. The comprehensive guide to wild mushrooms in the heartland--perfect for the coffee table, glove box, and kitchen Num Pages: 232 pages, 292 color photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; WBT; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 13. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780252076435
- ISBN
- 9780252076435
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
paperback. Sophisticated, culturally sensitive, and accessible, Edible Histories will appeal to students, historians, and foodies alike. Num Pages: 472 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442612839
- ISBN
- 9781442612839
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.00€ 38.50
€ 44.00
€ 38.50
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, More than 100 detailed colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 1KBC; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 178 x 12. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- North Atlantic Books,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556437953
- ISBN
- 9781556437953
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.10
€ 24.99
€ 22.10
Paperback. Focusing on commercial and social networks in the Rio de la Plata region, this book examines how Montevideo merchant elites used transimperial connections to expand their influence and how their trade offered crucial support to Montevideo's autonomist projects. Num Pages: 264 pages, 9 maps, 8 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTM; JPA; KCLT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520285163
- ISBN
- 9780520285163
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Hardback. Comprehensive and carefully researched, Edge of Crisis explains the broad array of factors that led up to the French invasion of Spain in early 1808. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1KL; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTQ; KCZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1021.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801890468
- ISBN
- 9780801890468
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.68€ 75.12
€ 82.68
€ 75.12