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Hardback. This book explains how the mismatch between function and form is creating circumstances that are putting the future of public education at risk, leading to system dysfunction, deregulation, and privatization. Public education needs to be redesigned and reformatted to match the function of the age in which we now live. Num Pages: 174 pages, 1 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; JNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781475806977
- ISBN
- 9781475806977
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.36
€ 97.36
Hardback. This work is a chronicle of the gendering of the US military during the World War 2 years. It offers a historical perspective necessary for understanding the controversies that revolve around this issue. It examines gender, sexuality, race and class. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJD; HBJK; HBWQ; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231101448
- ISBN
- 9780231101448
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.42
€ 131.42
Paperback. This study of the creation of the Women's Army Corps explores the debate surrounding sexual misconduct in the military. It focuses on the complex and often contradictory arguments articulated by both supporters and opponents of the creation of a formal presence for women in the military. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSJ1; JWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231101455
- ISBN
- 9780231101455
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.57
€ 43.57
Hardback. This engaging collection of essays seeks to create an awareness of the contributions made by women to history and the historical profession from 1870 to 1970 in English Canada. Editor(s): Prentice, Alison; Boutilier, Beverly. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774806404
- ISBN
- 9780774806404
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.81
€ 112.81
paperback. This engaging collection of essays seeks to create an awareness of the contributions made by women to history and the historical profession from 1870 to 1970 in English Canada. Editor(s): Boutilier, Beverly; Prentice, Alison. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBAH; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774806411
- ISBN
- 9780774806411
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.19
€ 40.99
€ 36.19
Paperback. This work offers an expose of the epidemic of so-called Multiple Personality Disordered women in America. It describes how the US mental health industry created and exploited this bogus diagnosis, and unveils the suffering of the victims, caused by hypnotic suggestion. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBP; MJN; MMJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787947941
- ISBN
- 9780787947941
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 26.68
€ 33.99
€ 26.68
Hardback. Analyzes the experiences of Filipino men in Los Angeles's Little Manila, from the 1920s to the end of World War II. This book discusses Filipino boxers' challenge to white America's assumptions about race; the meanings behind zoot suit fashions; and taxi dance halls, where Filipino men crossed racial boundaries by dancing with Anglo women. Series: Popular Cultures, Everyday Lives. Num Pages: 280 pages, 7 b& w halftones, 9 color halftones, 6 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJG; HBTB; JFSJ; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231115926
- ISBN
- 9780231115926
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.32
€ 134.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBNT; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 179 x 22. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Minnesota Historical Society Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873516334
- ISBN
- 9780873516334
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.75
€ 26.99
€ 23.75
Paperback. Based on findings from a decade's worth of research, Creating Positive Systems of Child and Family Welfare provides original reflections on the everyday realities of families and front-line service providers involved with the system. Editor(s): Cameron, Gary; Fine, Marshall; Maiter, Sarah; Frensch, Karen; Freymond, Nancy. Num Pages: 352 pages, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KB; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442614550
- ISBN
- 9781442614550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 39.73
€ 44.99
€ 39.73
Hardback. Small children are regularly captivated by programmes made especially for them -- ranging from classics like Sesame Street to more recent arrivals such as Blues Clues and Teletubbies. This book examines the industry interests behind preschool television, and how commercial, creative and curricular priorities shape and inform what is produced. Num Pages: 264 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; APT; KNTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230574403
- ISBN
- 9780230574403
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.36
€ 65.36
Paperback. This updated edition serves as a road map through the CCSS, with clear guidance on multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and transdisciplinary approaches to creating your own integrated curriculum. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; JNKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc United States
- Edition
- 3 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781452218809
- ISBN
- 9781452218809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.92
€ 48.92
Hardback. By 1940, Acker concludes, a particular configuration of ideas about opiate addiction was firmly in place and remained essentially stable until the enormous demographic changes in drug use of the 1960s and 1970s prompted changes in the understanding of addiction-and in public policy. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFFH1; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801867989
- ISBN
- 9780801867989
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.37€ 51.81
€ 56.37
€ 51.81
Paperback. Present a synthetic treatment of the colonial colleges, tracing their role in the intellectual development of early America through the American Revolution. This work focuses on Harvard, William and Mary, Yale, the College of New Jersey (Princeton), King's College (Columbia), the College of Philadelphia (Penn), among others. Series: American Intellectual Culture. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCX; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742548398
- ISBN
- 9780742548398
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.47
€ 62.47
Paperback. Series: Early American Histories. Num Pages: 480 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813933917
- ISBN
- 9780813933917
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.38
€ 50.38
Hardback. The "cold war university" is the academic component of the military-industrial-academic complex. This work discusses the role played by university administrators in making their universities dependent upon military foundation and industrial patronage. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JNKG; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 29. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520205413
- ISBN
- 9780520205413
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.89€ 48.91
€ 62.89
€ 48.91
Hardback. American universities serve as economic engines, performing the scientific research that can create new industries, drive economic growth, and keep the United States globally competitive. This title sheds light on how knowledge and politics intersect to structure the economy. Num Pages: 264 pages, 6 line illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNKG; JNMN; PDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 167 x 22. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691147086
- ISBN
- 9780691147086
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.40€ 42.14
€ 53.40
€ 42.14
Paperback. Shows how seemingly irrational business decisions, inspired in part by the self-interest of the owners but also by their nostalgia for the game, transformed baseball into the national pastime. Num Pages: 384 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBTB; JFC; KNSP; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691058856
- ISBN
- 9780691058856
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.40€ 42.00
€ 53.40
€ 42.00
Hardcover. Offers an in-depth picture of how the new American hospital operates and offers detailed guidance for undertaking the transition that hospitals must make if they are to adapt. Sherman shows how change can lead to gains in customer satisfaction, quality, staff growth, productivity and profitability. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KJM; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781555425142
- ISBN
- 9781555425142
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.40
€ 82.40
Hardcover. This work locates the CIA's origins in government-wide efforts to reorganize national security during the transition from World War II to the Cold War. The author believes that the creation of the CIA was the culmination of years of negotiation among numerous policy makers. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW; JPQ; JPSH; JWKF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700610242
- ISBN
- 9780700610242
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.73
€ 79.73
Paperback. Series: Northwest Native Arts. Num Pages: 32 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; ACBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 274 x 217 x 3. Weight in Grams: 126.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 32
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888395320
- ISBN
- 9780888395320
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.25
€ 11.99
€ 10.25
Paperback. This text explores the organization of creative industries, including the visual and performing arts, movies, theatre, sound recordings and book publishing. In each, artistic inputs are combined with other "humdrum" inputs. Num Pages: 464 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 31. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674008083
- ISBN
- 9780674008083
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 40.89
€ 45.99
€ 40.89
Paperback. Puts digital sampling into historical, cultural, and legal context Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVX; LNRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822348757
- ISBN
- 9780822348757
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.50
€ 31.99
€ 28.50
hardcover. This book firmly debunks the myth of culture as a solely urban phenomenon and demonstrates the social and economic merits of investing in suburban art and culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, 26 photos, 7 figures, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; AB; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442646902
- ISBN
- 9781442646902
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.36
€ 80.36
Hardback. Employing political philosophy to argue the need for social and public art projects to be a part of the everyday lives of Americans, Boros creates a new synthesis of philosophical ideas to support the political value of public art. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; AK; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 222
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230338791
- ISBN
- 9780230338791
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.94
€ 123.94