×


 x 

Shopping cart

Society & social sciences

Results 2481 - 2500 of 72686

Society & social sciences

Paperback. What can the richly imagined, impressively adaptable fantasy world of children tell us about childhood, development, education, and even life itself? This book explores the imagery, language, and lore of young children, asking the questions they ask of themselves. Num Pages: 104 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 207 x 8. Weight in Grams: 134.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226150956
ISBN
9780226150956
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.45

Paperback. A personal story of a mentor and a child, embracing themes of race, identity, gender, and human needs to create and to belong. The child, Reeny, meets a writer of books and story-teller, is introduced to his fictional characters, and debates, with other children, their virtues and weaknesses. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: JNLB; YFB. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 154 x 227 x 8. Weight in Grams: 138.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674354425
ISBN
9780674354425
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.51

Paperback. Recounting stories of kindness by children, Vivian Paley's journey takes the reader into the different worlds of urban London, Chicago, Oakland and New York, and to a close-knit small town in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Her own story connects those of children from nursery school to high school. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JFSP2; JMC; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 185 x 120 x 10. Weight in Grams: 154.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674003903
ISBN
9780674003903
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.66

Paperback. In this text, Vivian Paley presents a personal account of her experiences teaching kindergarten in an integrated school within a predominantly white, middle-class neighbourhood. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JFSC; JFSL; JNLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
2 ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674002739
ISBN
9780674002739
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.57

Paperback. In A Child's Work, innovative and widely respected educator Vivian Gussin Paley offers a manifesto against the decline of children's creative time, making the case for the critical role of fantasy play in the psychological, intellectual, and social development of young children. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 135 x 8. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226644899
ISBN
9780226644899
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.44

Paperback. This work sets out to find the truth about the multicultural classroom from those who participate in it. It contains the stories of black teachers, minority parents, immigrant families, a Native American educator and the children themselves. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JH; JNSP; JNSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674505865
ISBN
9780674505865
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.27

Paperback. Written by a recipient of a MacArthur award, this book focuses on the challenge posed by the isolated child to teachers and classmates alike in the community of the classroom. It is the story of Jason - the loner and outsider - and his triumph and homecoming into the society of his classmates. Num Pages: 176 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JNLA; JNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674080317
ISBN
9780674080317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.68

Paperback. In this look at the moral dimensions of the classroom, MacArthur Prize-winning educator Vivian Paley introduces a new rule - "You can't say you can't play" - to her kindergarten students. Paley uses this rule to explore how to keep children from being ignored by their classmates. Num Pages: 144 pages, 5 line illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JFSP2; JNC; JNLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674965904
ISBN
9780674965904
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.70

Paperback. Tells the story of a modern radical who took seriously the idea that inner liberation is the first business of social revolution. This title draws an intimate and insightful portrait of a woman of heroic proportions whose performance on the stage of history did what Tolstoy said a work of art should do: it made people love life more. Series: Jewish Lives. Num Pages: 160 pages, 1 b&w illustration. BIC Classification: BGH; JPFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 209 x 12. Weight in Grams: 214.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300198232
ISBN
9780300198232
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.37

Hardcover. Series: Islamic Studies Series. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: 2CXS; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 144 x 218 x 23. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Melbourne University Publishing
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780522869293
ISBN
9780522869293
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.65

Paperback. .
Publisher
Critical Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909682290
ISBN
9781909682290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 29.10

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Beck, Sherman. Num Pages: 28 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: JNLB. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 254 x 255 x 16. Weight in Grams: 1032.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
AfroAm Publishing Co, Inc, Div of AfroAm, Inc United States
Number of pages
28
Condition
New
SKU
V9780910030151
ISBN
9780910030151
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.87

Hardback. A practical professional guide for how to approach and aid troubled teens by understanding the influence of peer interactions on development and on behaviour Num Pages: 348 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBA; JMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814740422
ISBN
9780814740422
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.10

Hardcover. Editor(s): Wilcox, Vivian B. Num Pages: 126 pages, maps & tables. BIC Classification: JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 261 x 188 x 15. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
126
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606928042
ISBN
9781606928042
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.84
€ 69.24

Hardcover. These essays reveal how the South Asian diaspora has been shaped by the contours of U.S. imperialism Editor(s): Bald, Vivek; Chatterji, Miabi; Reddy, Sujani; Vimalassery, Manu. Series: NYU Series in Social & Cultural Analysis. Num Pages: 392 pages, 18 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1KBB; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 735.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814786437
ISBN
9780814786437
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.71

Paperback. These essays reveal how the South Asian diaspora has been shaped by the contours of U.S. imperialism Editor(s): Bald, Vivek; Chatterji, Miabi; Reddy, Sujani; Vimalassery, Manu. Series: NYU Series in Social & Cultural Analysis. Num Pages: 405 pages, 18 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1KBB; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
405
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814786444
ISBN
9780814786444
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.59

Paperback. Nineteenth-century Muslim peddlers arrived at Ellis Island, bags heavy with silks from their villages in Bengal. Demand for "Oriental goods" took these migrants on a curious path, from New Jersey's boardwalks to the segregated South. Bald's history reveals cross-racial affinities below the surface of early twentieth-century America. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBLW; JFFN; JFSL; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674503854
ISBN
9780674503854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.33

hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447305880
ISBN
9781447305880
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.24

Paperback. In this original, accessible book, Vittorio Longhi uses a global perspective to highlight the 'immigrant war and struggle for human rights, citizenship and equality', despite a policy vacuum towards immigration among governments of developed states. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 10. Weight in Grams: 188.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Bristol University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447305897
ISBN
9781447305897
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.38

Paperback. .
Publisher
Guilford Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Second
Condition
New
SKU
V9781462530540
ISBN
9781462530540
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 91.78

Subscribe to our newsletter

News on special offers, signed editions & more!