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The Americas
No Child Left Behind and Other Federal Programs for Urban School Distr...
. Ed(S): Brown, Frank; Hunter, Dr. Richard C.
Hardback. The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act is designed to close the achievement gap between disadvantaged and disadvantaged children through its Title I program. This book explores models to achieve equity in Title I schools; and defines what is required of states in Title I schools. It examines how each state implements NCLB accountability standards. Editor(s): Brown, Frank; Hunter, Dr. Richard C. Series: Advances in Educational Administration. Num Pages: 396 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762312993
- ISBN
- 9780762312993
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.03
€ 186.03
Hardback. Using a race, gender and social-class context, this volume challenges the traditional notions of mental health and mental illness as they apply to African American women, focusing on the contradictions between the strengths and vulnerabilities of this population. Editor(s): Brown, Diane; Keith, Verna M. Num Pages: 396 pages, 2 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JFSL3; JMM; MMH; MMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231113786
- ISBN
- 9780231113786
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.61€ 89.54
€ 117.61
€ 89.54
The Truth About Big Medicine. Righting the Wrongs for Better Health Ca...
. Ed(S): Brown, Cheryl L.; James, John T.
hardcover. This title drills deeply into the broken American health care industry-demonstrating how the medical industry's self-serving interests have run afoul of safe care. Written by passionate experts in multiple relevant fields, this book shows readers how the system works, why it works this way, how it harms and often kills people and how we can fix it. Editor(s): Brown, Cheryl L.; James, John T. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442231603
- ISBN
- 9781442231603
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.40
€ 83.40
Paperback. Highlights and defines the independent, and original voice of American continental philosophy. Editor(s): Brogan, Walter; Risser, James; Davis, Brett. Series: Studies in Continental Thought. Num Pages: 9 b&w photos, 3 figures, 1 index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253213761
- ISBN
- 9780253213761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.93
€ 36.99
€ 33.93
Paperback. Features essays that look at the mechanisms used to keep blacks from full participation in the church, the motives behind the ban, and the kinds of changes that have - and have not - taken place within the church since the revelation responsible for its end. Editor(s): Bringhurst, Newell G.; Smith, Darron T. Num Pages: 184 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC99; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 12. Weight in Grams: 259.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252073564
- ISBN
- 9780252073564
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.64
€ 21.99
€ 19.64
Paperback. Presents the key findings from the survey, "Midlife in the US" (MIDUS) conducted by the MacArthur Foundation, on physical health, quality of life and psychological well-being, and the contexts of midlife. This study measures not only health - the absence of illness - but also reports on the presence of wellness in middle-aged Americans. Editor(s): Brim, Orville Gilbert; Ryff, Carol D.; Kessler, Ronald C. Series: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Series on Successful Midlife Development. Num Pages: 688 pages, 74 figures, 104 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSP3; JM; MBNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 181 x 37. Weight in Grams: 900.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 688
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226074771
- ISBN
- 9780226074771
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.04
€ 66.04
Hardback. The obesity epidemic has a disproportionate impact on communities that are hard-hit by social and economic disadvantages. This book explores effective models for treating and preventing obesity in such communities. Editor(s): Brennan, Virginia M.; Kumanyika, Shiriki K.; Zambrana, Ruth Enid. Num Pages: 416 pages, 19, 19 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBN; MMZF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421415444
- ISBN
- 9781421415444
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.33
€ 108.33
Hardback. This book argues that, despite the scholarly emphasis on 20th-century congressional history, it is necessary to study the nation's first 150 years in order to understand more fully the evolution and functioning of the modern Congress. Editor(s): Brady, David; McCubbins, Mathew D. Series: Social Science History. Num Pages: 576 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; JPA; JPHC; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 36. Weight in Grams: 866.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804745703
- ISBN
- 9780804745703
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 261.62
€ 261.62
Hardback. The authors in this edited volume examine the political economy of the history of Congress by showing how changes in Congressional practices and institutions are related to key economic and political events. Editor(s): Brady, David W.; McCubbins, Mathew D. Series: Social Science History. Num Pages: 536 pages, 7 tables, 8 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPHC; JPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 536
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804755900
- ISBN
- 9780804755900
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 215.96
€ 215.96
hardcover. This book analyzes continuity and change in elections to the U.S. House of Representatives from the early 1970s to the late 1990s, with emphasis on the elections of 1994, 1996, and 1998. Most of the essays closely examine these recent elections, documenting the erosion of incumbency and insulation, but pointing out important continuities. Editor(s): Brady, David W.; Cogan, John F.; Fiorina, Morris P. Num Pages: 320 pages, 13 line diagrams 41 tables 77 graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804737371
- ISBN
- 9780804737371
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.06
€ 168.06
Paperback. Offers a series of case studies on topics ranging from John White's watercolors of the Carolina landscape executed during Sir Walter Raleigh's 1585 Roanoke expedition to photographs by environmental activist Eliot Porter. This title is suitable for literary scholars who might like to include the visual arts into their own scholarship and teaching. Editor(s): Braddock, Alan C.; Irmscher, Christoph. Num Pages: 304 pages, 51 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817355517
- ISBN
- 9780817355517
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.07
€ 42.07
Paperback. Representing work by a mixture of veterans and a new generation of lithic analysts, "Contemporary Lithic Analysis in the Southeast" explores fresh ideas while reworking and pushing the limits of traditional methods and hypotheses. Editor(s): Bradbury, Andrew; Price, Sarah; Carr, Philip J. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817356996
- ISBN
- 9780817356996
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.75
€ 47.75
Colonial Lives: Documents on Latin American History, 1550-1850
. Ed(S): Boyer, Richard; Spurling, Geoffrey
paperback. Offers a variety of archival documents in translation which bring to life the political and economic workings of Latin American colonies during 300 years of Spanish rule, and the day-to-day lives of the colonies' inhabitants. Editor(s): Boyer, Richard; Spurling, Geoffrey. Num Pages: 368 pages, 11 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 164 x 17. Weight in Grams: 543.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195125122
- ISBN
- 9780195125122
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 144.72
€ 144.72
paperback. An interdisciplinary examination of the role of Native ghosts in North American culture. Editor(s): Boyd, Colleen E.; Thrush, Coll. Num Pages: 360 pages, 3 illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFHF; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803211377
- ISBN
- 9780803211377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.52
€ 42.99
€ 38.52
Hardback. Sugar was the single most valuable bulk commodity traded internationally before oil became the world's prime resource. This book questions some major assumptions about the nexus between sugar production and colonial societies in the Caribbean and Southeast Asia, especially in the second (post-1800) colonial era. Editor(s): Bosma, Ulbe; Guisti-Cordero, Juan A.; Knight, G. Roger. Series: International Studies in Social History. Num Pages: bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTQ; KNAC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845453169
- ISBN
- 9781845453169
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.30
€ 161.30
Hardback. The Oxford Handbook of Greek Drama in the Americas is the first edited collection to discuss the presence of Greek drama across the continents and archipelagos of the Americas from the beginning of the nineteenth century to the present. Editor(s): Bosher, Kathryn; Macintosh, Fiona M.; McConnell, Justine; Rankine, Patrice D. Series: Oxford Handbooks. Num Pages: 944 pages, 94 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; 2AHA; 3JH; 3JJ; AN; DSBB; DSG; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 248 x 182 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1764.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 944
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199661305
- ISBN
- 9780199661305
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 230.32
€ 230.32
paperback. Provides a historical and international framework for understanding the changing role of women in the political economy of Latin America and the Caribbean. This book aims to challenge the traditional policies, goals, and effects of development. Editor(s): Bose, Christine; Acosta-Belen, Edna. Num Pages: 304 pages, 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; JFFK; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566392938
- ISBN
- 9781566392938
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.91
€ 36.99
€ 33.91
The Mexican Economy, 1870-1930. Essays on the Economic History of Inst...
. Ed(S): Bortz, Jeffrey; Haber, Stephen H.
Hardback. Studying the interaction of political and economic institutions in Mexico during the period of 1870-1930, this book shows how institutional change can foment economic growth. Editor(s): Bortz, Jeffrey; Haber, Stephen H. Series: Social Science History. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JH; 3JJ; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804742078
- ISBN
- 9780804742078
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 179.53
€ 179.53
Paperback. In May of 2007, scientists conducted a rapid inventory in the Dureno Territory, part of the Cofan ancestral territories in the Amazon basin of eastern Ecuador. This report collects those scientists' research on the plants and animals of the region, as well as a history of the grassroots conservation efforts of the Cofan. Editor(s): Borman, Randall; Vriesendorp, Corine; Alverson, William S.; Moskovits, Debra K.; Stotz, Douglas F.; del Campo, Alvaro. Series: Field Museum Rapid Biological Inventories. Num Pages: 173 pages, 35 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1KLSE; RNC; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 271 x 210 x 13. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Field Museum of Natural History,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 173
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780914868712
- ISBN
- 9780914868712
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.58
€ 41.58
Paperback. "Literature at the Barricades" provides an overview of the 1930s literary scene with reprints of such classic as James T. Farrell's "The End of a Literary Decade". Editor(s): Bogardus, Ralph Franklin; Hobson, Fred. Num Pages: 225 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817300791
- ISBN
- 9780817300791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.22
€ 37.22