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Hardback. Norman Lewis was the sole African American artist of his generation who became committed to issues of abstraction at the start of his career and continued to explore them over its entire trajectory. This is an illustrated catalogue that accompanies the first major museum retrospective of the painter Norman Lewis (1909-1979). Editor(s): Fine, Ruth E. Num Pages: 288 pages, 340 color. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACX; AGB; AGC; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 290 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1950.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520288003
ISBN
9780520288003
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.48
€ 46.93

Paperback. Presents interpretations of the causes of the revolution in Bolivia of 1952 and compares them to the great social transformations that occurred in France, Mexico, Russia, China and Cuba. The essays also examine the political, social and economic development of the country after the revolution. Series: David Rockefeller Centre on Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 400 pages, 17 figures, 23 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; 3JJP; GTB; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 634.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674011410
ISBN
9780674011410
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.70

Hardback. This timely volume contributes to conceptualizing multiple forms of precarious status non-citizenship as connected through policy and the practices of migrants and the institutional actors they encounter. Num Pages: 400 pages, 4 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFFN; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 700.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442645875
ISBN
9781442645875
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.25

Hardback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJD; GTF; JFSF; JHM; JHMP; PSX; RNK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271033259
ISBN
9780271033259
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.86
€ 43.97

Hardback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWM; 1KBCL; 3JH; 3JJ; JFSL9; RNF; RNKH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803249813
ISBN
9780803249813
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.45

Paperback. Explores how intellectual media professionals struggle with the institutional and cultural forces surrounding television that promote entertainment at the expense of education. This book provides a glimpse behind the scenes of a major documentary and demonstrates the value of an ethnographic approach to the study of media production. Num Pages: 248 pages, 2 charts 40 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; JFD; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691044675
ISBN
9780691044675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.21
€ 46.67

Paperback. Middle- and upper-middle-class students continue to outpace those from less privileged backgrounds. This title examines a typical suburban American high school to explain how some students get ahead. It presents an account of the educationally and morally questionable results of the American culture of success. Num Pages: 208 pages, 9 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226142418
ISBN
9780226142418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.88

Hardcover. Middle- and upper-middle-class students continue to outpace those from less privileged backgrounds. This title examines a typical suburban American high school to explain how some students get ahead. It presents an account of the educationally and morally questionable results of the American culture of success. Num Pages: 208 pages, 9 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226142395
ISBN
9780226142395
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.74
€ 78.75

Hardback. In Productivity and Prosperity, Karen Foster zeroes in on the paradox of productivity: that it is the key to economic prosperity and yet its connection to well-being and median incomes has all but disappeared. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; JHBL; KCF; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 570.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781487500788
ISBN
9781487500788
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.82

paperback. In Productivity and Prosperity, Karen Foster zeroes in on the paradox of productivity: that it is the key to economic prosperity and yet its connection to well-being and median incomes has all but disappeared. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; JHBL; KCF; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781487520571
ISBN
9781487520571
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.28

Hardback. .
Publisher
Baylor University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781481304290
ISBN
9781481304290
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.11

By exploring the intellectual activities pursued by these faculty and their ongoing efforts to develop and define their academic interests, Professing to Learn directs the attention of higher education professionals and policy makers to the core aim of higher education: the creation of academic knowledge through research, teaching, and service. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 586.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801891311
ISBN
9780801891311
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.01

Paperback. The book covers a spectrum of key concerns within the field of child and youth care in Canada, and presents an analysis that spans a variety of program areas. Editor(s): Denholm, Carey; Ferguson, Roy V.; Pence, Alan R. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774804233
ISBN
9780774804233
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.23

Paperback. American high schools have never been under more pressure to reform: student populations are more diverse than ever, resources are limited, and teachers are expected to teach to high standards for all students. With wide-ranging implications, this text looks into teacher communities. Num Pages: 225 pages, 10 line drawings, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNK; JNLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
225
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226500713
ISBN
9780226500713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.79

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816626632
ISBN
9780816626632
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.69

Offers a collection of portraits of well-known culinary figures who have worked in different ways to shape our relationship with food. Each individual has offered different views of food and cooking and has encouraged us to appreciate good cooking, while considering other facets of our food. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 413.
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813123981
ISBN
9780813123981
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.75

Paperback. The stirring story of the economic and cultural struggles of the eastern European immigrants to the United States in the early 1900's, as witnessed through the lives and contributions of eleven different men. Series: Brown Classics in Judaica Series. Num Pages: 386 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; G; HBTB; JFSR1; JHBD; JPFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 183 x 23. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
386
Condition
New
SKU
V9780819154934
ISBN
9780819154934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 86.98

paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 30 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; KNGT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780295986630
ISBN
9780295986630
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

hardcover. By the latter part of the nineteenth century, the physician had supplanted the clergyman as the nation's most esteemed professional, as the body had seemingly replaced the soul as a person's most prized possession. Stephanie Browner looks at this era of change. Num Pages: 312 pages, 5 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 235 x 26. Weight in Grams: 634.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780812238259
ISBN
9780812238259
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.52

Paperback. Examines the checkered history of program budgeting (PPB) as a means of rationalizing the allocation of resources within and across government agencies. This book includes a study of the adoption and effects of PPB at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Series: Public Management and Change Series. Num Pages: 176 pages, 5 figures, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPP; KJMV1. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589017771
ISBN
9781589017771
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.23

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