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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Hardcover. Examining four major institutions, Michele Strong considers the experiences of working men and women, particularly artisans, but also young apprentices and clerks, who travelled abroad as participants in an educational reform movement spearheaded by middle-class liberals. Num Pages: 256 pages, 7 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBTB; JNB; WT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137338075
ISBN
9781137338075
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardcover. Education and the arts offer multiple, mutually clarifying lenses through which to examine and understand issues of poverty and empowerment. Here, both are combined in a fascinating look at how these two often overlooked elements promote social equality and cultivate personal agency across Africa's diverse political-economic landscapes. Editor(s): Falola, Toyin; Abidogun, Jamaine. Num Pages: 275 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 3J; JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 219 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137438492
ISBN
9781137438492
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. Editor(s): Corner, Trevor. Series Editor(s): Brock, Colin. Series: Education Around the World. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFE; 3JMC; JNA; JNFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 234 x 27. Weight in Grams: 536.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474270571
ISBN
9781474270571
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.21

Hardcover. In the decades after 1944 the four nations of Britain shared a common educational programme. By 2015, this programme had fragmented: the patterns of schooling and higher education in Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and England resembled each other less and less. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; 3JM; JNB; JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Polity
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745663210
ISBN
9780745663210
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.61

Paperback. In the decades after 1944 the four nations of Britain shared a common educational programme. By 2015, this programme had fragmented: the patterns of schooling and higher education in Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and England resembled each other less and less. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; 3JM; JNB; JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745663227
ISBN
9780745663227
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.45

Paperback. Espinoza's work illuminates how education was the site of ideological and political struggle in Peru during its early years as an independent state. Spanning 100 years and discussing both urban and rural education, it shows how school funding, curricula, and governance became part of the cultural process of state-building in Peru. Series: Historical Studies in Education. Num Pages: 295 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLL; JNB; JNLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137538246
ISBN
9781137538246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 33.77

Hardcover. Num Pages: 350 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBT; JFCX; JN; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 694.
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
350
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865973091
ISBN
9780865973091
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 350 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBT; JFCX; JN; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 586.
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
350
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865973107
ISBN
9780865973107
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.75

Hardback. This text analyzes the inter-relationship between education and civic culture in post-communist countries. It examines such issues as the everyday patterns of civic culture, and the linkage between education and national identity, ethnicity, gender and religion. Editor(s): Webber, Stephen L.; Liikanen, Ilkka. Series: Studies in Russia and East Europe. Num Pages: 298 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJPR; JH; JNK; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 581.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333963845
ISBN
9780333963845
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.24

Hardback. This work analyzes the conflict between the higher education movement's emphasis on intellectual achievement and the Victorian novel's continuing dedication to a narrative in which women's success is measured by the achievement of emotional rather than intellectual goals. Num Pages: 166 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 458. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
166
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780821414026
ISBN
9780821414026
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.48

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
245
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772893730
ISBN
9788772893730
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 34.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 6 black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3J; HBJD1; JNB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Irish Academic Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780716532446
ISBN
9780716532446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.27

Hardback. Editor(s): Vinz, Ruth; Villanueva, Alison; Sawch, Deborah. Num Pages: 501 pages, 37 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 3JM; JNA; JNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 913.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer Verlag, Singapore Singapore
Number of pages
501
Condition
New
SKU
V9789811016714
ISBN
9789811016714
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 196.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 2 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBTB; HBWQ; JFFJ; JFSL; JNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816681655
ISBN
9780816681655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Paperback. In 1581 Edmund Campion, a Jesuit priest working underground in Protestant England, was found guilty of treason and hanged, drawn and quartered at Tyburn. Years later he would be beatified. This title tells Campion's story. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 3JB; BGX; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 10. Weight in Grams: 134.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141391502
ISBN
9780141391502
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

hardcover. Edmund Burke, long considered modern conservatism's founding father, is also widely believed to be an opponent of empire. This book shows that Burke was a passionate supporter and staunch defender of the British Empire in the eighteenth century, whether in the new world, India, or Ireland. Series: Berkeley Series in British Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780520287822
ISBN
9780520287822
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.10
€ 54.84

Paperback. When sixteen-year-old Emma Nash is 'ghosted' by the love of her life Leon Naylor, she does what any normal teenage girl would do.. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JMG; YFM; YFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 198 x 126. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008220976
ISBN
9780008220976
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.05

Hardback. A study of Wharton's work which discusses her novels and travel books according to their specific geography or landscape rather than the date of composition. Emphasis is placed on Wharton's concern with America's place in the Western world and women's place in European society. Num Pages: 171 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSBH; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
171
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333464298
ISBN
9780333464298
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.28

Hardback. Editor(s): Calcagno, Antonio. Series: Boston Studies in Philosophy, Religion and Public Life. Num Pages: 293 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; HPCF3; HPJ; HPS; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 245 x 22. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
293
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319211237
ISBN
9783319211237
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.63

Paperback. A revealing insight into the remarkable life of the First World War heroine who saved hundreds of lives. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BGH; MQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 40. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784291327
ISBN
9781784291327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. This biography of Thomas Edison (1847-1931) studies and evaluates his career as an inventor and explores in detail how he created inventions that shaped the 20th century, including the electric light, photography, and over 1000 other items. Num Pages: 560 pages, facsimiles, portraits. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; BG; PDX; TBX; TBY; THR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 31. Weight in Grams: 832.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471362708
ISBN
9780471362708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.14

Paperback. From post-war austerity to the start of the swinging sixties. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; 3JJPG; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 234 x 8. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445637556
ISBN
9781445637556
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.71

Hardcover. Editor(s): Allen, Aaron; Spence, Cathryn. Series: Scottish History Society 6th Series. Num Pages: 668 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 146 x 58. Weight in Grams: 984.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Scottish History Society
Edition
6th
Condition
New
SKU
V9780906245392
ISBN
9780906245392
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 50.94

Hardcover. In 1793 the Witts family arrived in Edinburgh for a stay of five years. A well-to-do family they were brought to near penury brought the failure of Edward Witts business. Within a few months Edward and Agnes had built a wide circle of friends and acquaintance in the upper echelons of society where Agnes's magnetic personality worked its magic. Editor(s): Sutton, Alan. Num Pages: 416 pages, 60 illustrations, 30 in colour. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; 3JF; BGHA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 260 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1328.
Publisher
Fonthill Media
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781554845
ISBN
9781781554845
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.86

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