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History of education

Paperback. By investigating how laws, myths, national aspirations, and global relations have recast and, at times, distorted the key purposes of education, this pathbreaking book sheds light on the role of ignorance in shaping ideas, public opinion, and policy. Editor(s): Angulo, A. J. Num Pages: 376 pages, 3 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFC; JNB; JNM; PDX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. .
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421419329
ISBN
9781421419329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.81

Paperback. Editor(s): Behmel, Albrecht. Translator(s): Neudorfer, Kelly. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; JNB; JNK; JNMN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 137 x 193 x 14. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon Germany
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9783838208329
ISBN
9783838208329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.04

Hardback. This inaugural volume is a forum for stakeholders and scholars to examine current trends and identify future directions in comparative and international education, using several essays as a context for discussion and analysis. Editor(s): Wiseman, Alexander W. Series: International Perspectives on Education and Society. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Edition
Anl Int
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781906941
ISBN
9781781906941
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.42

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 572 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEJ; HBJK; JNB; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 971.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
572
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691630021
ISBN
9780691630021
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 268.47

Paperback. This book is comprised of reflections by diverse women's studies scholars, focusing on the many ways in which the field has evolved from its first introduction in the University setting to the present day. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JNB; RBGD; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 329.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
253
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349373130
ISBN
9781349373130
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.33
€ 45.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFC; JNB; JNLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 222 x 24. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Chicago Review Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613731765
ISBN
9781613731765
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.73

Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 61 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJ; 3JM; JNB; JNMN; MBX; MMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780231180887
ISBN
9780231180887
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 33.15

Hardback. Draws together the main influences that have resulted in the impressive emergence of business schools in the UK. This book intends to fill this gap by identifying the main institutions and individuals involved. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JNB; JNK; KJB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 366. Good copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0008996
ISBN
9781849507806
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Series: Philanthropy and Education. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNB; JNF; JNK; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349459568
ISBN
9781349459568
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 121.35

Paperback. An exploration of how educational institutions have been portrayed in horror film, this book examines the way that scary movies have dealt with the issue of school violence, focusing on movies set in high schools, colleges, and summer camps. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; HBTB; JHB; JNB; JNV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Number of pages
213
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349500437
ISBN
9781349500437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.33
€ 44.07

Hardback. Re-issue of a seminal, widely-acclaimed study on the origins of national education systems in Europe and the USA with a new Postscript exploring education and state formation in East Asia. Series: Education, Economy and Society. Num Pages: 439 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; 1KBB; JNB; JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 690.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
439
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137341730
ISBN
9781137341730
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.08

Paperback. Re-issue of a seminal, widely-acclaimed study on the origins of national education systems in Europe and the USA with a new Postscript exploring education and state formation in East Asia. Series: Education, Economy and Society. Num Pages: 448 pages, 14 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; 1KBB; JNB; JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 143 x 26. Weight in Grams: 564.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
2nd ed. 2013
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137341747
ISBN
9781137341747
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 144.82

paperback. This book offers a novel approach to the life and work of Vittorino Rambaldoni da Feltre (c. 1378 - 1446), teacher of princes and educationalist of Italian Renaissance humanism. The authors examine perspectives created by his students and contemporaries. Series: Archimedes. Num Pages: 184 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; DSBB; HBLC1; JNA; JNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 291.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9789401778602
ISBN
9789401778602
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 152.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 241 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JNA; JNB; JNF; JNMT; PNN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
241
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349376544
ISBN
9781349376544
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.46

paperback. Setting education in its political context, this book offers a history of good intentions, ranging from the birth of modern schooling and modern examination, to the rise (and fall) of meritocracy. In challenging all that is well-intentioned in education, this book reveals how our educational commitments are always underwritten by violence.

Num Pages: 289 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JNA; JNB; JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
289
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2014
SKU
V9781349445042
ISBN
9781349445042
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 122.52

Paperback. Antonia McManus analyses the contributions that Ministers for Education made to the Irish education system between the years 1919 and 1999. Covering the social, economic and political realities of the time, and taking in the involvement of the OECD, what emerges is a picture of how Irish education has been shaped over the 20th century. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 235 x 26. Weight in Grams: 552.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845888442
ISBN
9781845888442
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.27

Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages, 17 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSJ1; JNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442211384
ISBN
9781442211384
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.10

Hardcover. The authors emphasize how local actors constructed their own adaptation of colonialism, identity, and autonomy, creating a multi-centric and entangled history of modern education. In both formal as well as informal aspects, they demonstrate that transnational and cross-cultural exchanges in education have been characterized by appropriation.. Editor(s): Bagchi, Barnita; Fuchs, Eckhardt; Rousmaniere, Kate. Num Pages: 200 pages, 1 ill. BIC Classification: HBTQ; JNB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 564.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782382669
ISBN
9781782382669
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 158.39

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The New Press United States
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9781595588296
ISBN
9781595588296
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.25

Paperback. This study explores the history of the New School that developed in the postwar period and its role in communicating antifascism to young people in the Soviet zone. Blessing traces how the decisions about how to educate young people after the National Socialist dictatorship became part of a broader discussion about the future of the German nation. Num Pages: 304 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; JNB; PNN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2006
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349536757
ISBN
9781349536757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 122.90

Paperback. Editor(s): Justice, Benjamin. Series: Historical Studies in Education. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBL; JNA; JNB; JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349444533
ISBN
9781349444533
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.33
€ 45.34

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Edition
First Paperback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813569666
ISBN
9780813569666
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.78
€ 54.40

Paperback. Winner of the 2014 Critics Choice Book Award of the American Educational Studies Association Editor(s): Justice, Benjamin. Series: Historical Studies in Education. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBL; JNA; JNB; JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137528353
ISBN
9781137528353
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.85

Paperback / so. Series: Medienbildung Und Gesellschaft. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 331.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer vs United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9783658062446
ISBN
9783658062446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.36

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