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Paperback. After almost five decades of working in and around public schools, Larry Cuban invites us to think along with him about why it is so hard to get good schools. He offers these reflections to teachers, policymakers, researchers, parents and students, all of whom seek good schooling. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 162 x 9. Weight in Grams: 172.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Teachers' College Press United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807742945
ISBN
9780807742945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99

Paperback. This study of an innovative charter school looks at adolescent identity by analysing the language of narratives told in school. It helps readers understand why adolescents sometimes make choices that seem incomprehensible to the adults who work with them. Series: Language and Literacy Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSP2; JNC; JNLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Teachers' College Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807741290
ISBN
9780807741290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.45

Paperback. This work is a political investigation into the historical and ideological foundations of black education. It situates black education within the context of America's rise to corporate-industrial power in the latter half of the 19th century and the first part of the 20th century. Series: Teaching for Social Justice Series. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFSL3; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Teachers' College Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807740422
ISBN
9780807740422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.70

Paperback. This work is a chronicle of a year in the life of a school classroom. The author provides an alternative model of education and shows how a strong and supportive community is essential in helping students reach their highest potential. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNK; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 222.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Teachers' College Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807739808
ISBN
9780807739808
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.45

Paperback. Integrating the experiences of one American teacher on a year-long internship in the preschools of Reggio, with a four-year adaptation effort in one American school, this text includes many ""mini-stories"" of journeys of learning. Series: Early Childhood Education Series. Num Pages: 176 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1KBB; JNK; JNLA; JNLB; JNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 179 x 8. Weight in Grams: 331.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Teachers' College Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807736609
ISBN
9780807736609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.13

Paperback. Surveys and analyses teacher research, arguing that pedagogical knowledge is generated "outside-in", that is, from the university to be applied in schools. Contributors explore the meaning and significance of the teachers' researches and findings. Editor(s): Cochran-Smith, Marilyn; Lytle, Susan L. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNA; JNKC; JNL; JNT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Teachers College Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807732359
ISBN
9780807732359
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.78

Paperback. Surveys the full range of gay men's autobiographical writing from Walt Whitman onwards. This title guides the reader chronologically through selected writings that give voice to every generation of gay writers since the nineteenth century, including a diverse array of American men of African, European, Jewish, Asian, and Latino heritage. Editor(s): Bergman, David. Series Editor(s): Bergman, David; Larkin, Joan. Num Pages: 536 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 5SG; BG; DSBH; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 632.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299230449
ISBN
9780299230449
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.87

Paperback. This volume explores the influence of African American music on world culture. It brings together issues of race, gender, politics, history and dance, includes discussions of dance instruction songs, the blues aesthetic, and Katherine Dunham's controversial ballet about lynching, "Southland". Editor(s): DeFrantz, Thomas F. Series: Studies in Dance History. Num Pages: 352 pages, 73 b&w photograhs, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASD; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299173142
ISBN
9780299173142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.33

Paperback. A multidisciplinary analysis of race and justice. The major controversial issues in race relations, from past and present, such as affirmative action, educational segregation, labour union racial practices, the persistence of racism in American institutions are discussed. Editor(s): Hill, Herbert; Jones, James E. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL; JHMP; LA; LNB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299134242
ISBN
9780299134242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.24

Paperback. Cornelia Peake McDonald's story records a personal battle of her own - a southern woman's struggle in the midst of chaos to provide safety and shelter for herself and her nine children. Her diary shows that history is as much a domestic subject as an account of the public affairs of men. Series: Wisconsin Studies in American Autobiography. Num Pages: 352 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299132644
ISBN
9780299132644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.76

Paperback. This work addresses the central constitutional issues that divided the American colonists from their English legislators: the authority to tax, the authority to legislate, the security of rights, the nature of law, and the foundation of constitutional government in custom and contractarian theory. Num Pages: 508 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; JPHC; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 671.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299130749
ISBN
9780299130749
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.78

Paperback. Num Pages: 92 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DCF; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 134 x 6. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stephen F. Austin University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936205356
ISBN
9781936205356
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 116 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JJPG; BM; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 152 x 7. Weight in Grams: 195.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stephen F. Austin University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936205066
ISBN
9781936205066
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.36

Paperback. Tells a story of Dublin Dr Pepper Bottling Co, a case study of the Dr Pepper bottling plant that has used pure cane sugar in spite of compelling reasons to switch sweeteners. This book traces the story from the founder's birth through the contemporary struggles of a tiny independent, family-owned franchise against industry giants. Num Pages: 192 pages, 50 b&w photos, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; HBTK; KNDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
McWhiney Foundation Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933337043
ISBN
9781933337043
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; AV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 308 x 241 x 14. Weight in Grams: 828.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Trolley Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904563969
ISBN
9781904563969
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.93

Hardback. Num Pages: 196 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJCR; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 268 x 195 x 18. Weight in Grams: 900.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Trolley Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904563723
ISBN
9781904563723
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.03

paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; DSK; DSRC; JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 281.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9781625342409
ISBN
9781625342409
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.57

Paperback. Series: Studies in Print Culture and the History of the Book. Num Pages: 248 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; JFD; JPHX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781625342096
ISBN
9781625342096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.61

Paperback. From the bitter disputes over secession to the ways in which the conflict would be remembered, Texas and Texans were caught up in the momentous struggles of the American Civil War. The sixteen essays in the second edition of Lone Star Blue and Gray illustrate the rich traditions and continuing vitality of Texas Civil War scholarship. Editor(s): Wooster, Robert; Wooster, Ralph A. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Texas State Historical Association,U.S. United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781625110251
ISBN
9781625110251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.88

Editor(s): Bernhard, Virginia (University of St. Thomas). Num Pages: 308 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Texas State Historical Association,U.S. United States
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9781625110015
ISBN
9781625110015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.97

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