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Hardcover. The inside story of a maverick reformer with a take-no-prisoners management style Hailed by Oprah as a "warrior woman for our times," reviled by teachers unions as the enemy, Michelle Rhee, outgoing chancellor of Washington DC public schools, has become the controversial face of school reform. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWS; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 165 x 26. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470905296
- ISBN
- 9780470905296
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.08
€ 25.99
€ 21.08
Paperback. Offers a study of the collapse into 'dependency' of three Native American subsistence economies that represents the best kind of interdisciplinary effort. Num Pages: 433 pages, Maps. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Number of pages
- 433
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803297241
- ISBN
- 9780803297241
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.99
€ 37.99
€ 33.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 282 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTG; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 353.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859182321
- ISBN
- 9781859182321
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.00€ 24.15
€ 29.00
€ 24.15
Hardcover. A Companion to Intellectual History provides an in-depth survey of the practice of intellectual history as a discipline. Forty newly-commissioned chapters showcase leading global research with broad coverage of every aspect of intellectual history as it is currently practiced. Series: Wiley Blackwell Companions to World History. Num Pages: 472 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118294802
- ISBN
- 9781118294802
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 174.64
€ 174.64
Hardback. What is intellectual history? Those who practice intellectual history have described themselves as eavesdroppers upon the conversations of the past, explorers of alien ideological worlds, and translators between historic societies and our own, while their critics have often derided them as narrow-mindedly studying the ideas of dead white men. Series: What is History Series. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: HBT; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745644929
- ISBN
- 9780745644929
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.80
€ 59.80
Paperback. What is intellectual history? Those who practice intellectual history have described themselves as eavesdroppers upon the conversations of the past, explorers of alien ideological worlds, and translators between historic societies and our own, while their critics have often derided them as narrow-mindedly studying the ideas of dead white men. Series: What is History Series. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: HBT; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745644936
- ISBN
- 9780745644936
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.28
€ 21.28
Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 21 b&w illus., 3 tables. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 631.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253018816
- ISBN
- 9780253018816
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.27
€ 91.27
Paperback. Examines the charismatic Christian reformation underway in Botswana's time of AIDS and the moral crisis that divides the church between the elders and the young, apostolic faith healers. This book focuses on Eloyi, an Apostolic faith-healing church in Botswana's capital. Series: The Anthropology of Christianity. Num Pages: 268 pages, 13 b/w photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFMB; HRCX; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- Pap/DVD
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520268548
- ISBN
- 9780520268548
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.80
€ 33.99
€ 24.80
Paperback. Num Pages: 21 b&w illus., 3 tables. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253018892
- ISBN
- 9780253018892
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.53
€ 33.99
€ 30.53
Hardback. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB; JFMA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 557.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Regnery Publishing Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781621574897
- ISBN
- 9781621574897
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.60
€ 30.99
€ 26.60
Paperback. A British amalgam of American music and European fashions that mixed modern jazz with modernist design in an attempt to escape the drab conformity, snobbery and prudery of life in 1950s Britain. But what started as a popular cult became a mainstream culture, and a style became a revolution. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; AKTH; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 32. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- Vintage Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099597889
- ISBN
- 9780099597889
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.95
€ 19.99
€ 14.95
Paperback. Demonstrates that under capitalism, the process central to growth is geographical industrialization, and that the creation and use of territory is fundamental to economic development. Beginning with the economics of disequilibrium growth, this title reveals the technological, organizational and political foundations of industrialization. Num Pages: 292 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JPA; KCA; RGCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631165330
- ISBN
- 9780631165330
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.67
€ 49.67
Paperback. Collects letters and essays that are published during the 1850s and 1860s. This title highlights the notorious 1850 article "Judaism in Music". It includes prose pieces such as "On the Performing of Tannhauser"; "On Musical Criticism"; and, "Music of the Future". It offers suggestions for the reform of opera houses in Vienna, Paris, and Zurich. Translator(s): Ellis, William Ashton. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC; JFC; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 145 x 216 x 28. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803297661
- ISBN
- 9780803297661
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.01
€ 26.99
€ 25.01
Hardcover. Mindfulness: Living Through Challenges and Enriching Your Life In This Moment shows how the ancient practice of mindfulness can help us live a fuller and more enriching life. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781118597576
- ISBN
- 9781118597576
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.70€ 68.25
€ 81.70
€ 68.25
Paperback. Mindfulness: Living Through Challenges and Enriching Your Life In This Moment shows how the ancient practice of mindfulness can help us live a fuller and more enriching life. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 230 x 13. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118597583
- ISBN
- 9781118597583
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.24
€ 24.99
€ 20.24
Paperback. MBCT for PTSD provides solid principles, practical tools, and numerous case examples for integrating mindfulness into PTSD treatment. Based on the authors experience in the first randomized controlled clinical trial, this pioneering book expands the range of potential treatment options. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118691441
- ISBN
- 9781118691441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 45.89
€ 45.99
€ 45.89
Hardback. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; GTC; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739174081
- ISBN
- 9780739174081
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.36
€ 160.36
Paperback. Provides a facing-page translation of the "Book of Chivalry". This book describes the prowess and piety of knights, their capacity to express themselves, their common assumptions, and their views on masculine virtue, women, and love. Editor(s): Kaeuper, Richard W.; Kennedy, Elspeth. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBB; HBJD; JFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812215793
- ISBN
- 9780812215793
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.89
€ 37.99
€ 33.89
Paperback. Addresses the approximately 7,000 years of the prehistory of eastern North America, termed the Archaic Period by archaeologists. This title focuses on a 380-mile section of the Lower Ohio River Valley, an area rife with temporary and long-term Archaic sites. It covers the duration of the Holocene and offers a compendium of knowledge of the era. Num Pages: 416 pages, 41 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; HDDA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817355418
- ISBN
- 9780817355418
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 45.92
€ 45.99
€ 45.92
Hardback. This book takes a fresh and thorough look at the House of Lords, the upper chamber of the British Parliament, in the critical period from 1811 to 1846. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; 3JH; JPFM; JPQ; LNA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 712. Weight in Grams: 1030.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804757638
- ISBN
- 9780804757638
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.31
€ 96.31