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hardcover. Math is a subject many people find intimidating. But many don't understand the history of math and how it came to be what it is today. Here, G. Arnell Williams illuminates, in plain and simple terms, how we got the math we use today, the math our children learn, and the math we struggle at times to explain. Num Pages: 346 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, maps. BIC Classification: JNKP; JNLB; JNU; YQM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 621.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 346
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442218741
- ISBN
- 9781442218741
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.83
€ 74.83
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: HBJK; HBL; JFC; JNB; JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 377.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 295
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349464043
- ISBN
- 9781349464043
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 42.71
€ 53.99
€ 42.71
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138285224
- ISBN
- 9781138285224
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.92
€ 187.92
Hardback. Brings together some of the author's most personal philosophical and nonphilosophical essays. This title offers an account of his first trip to India, which includes unforgettable vignettes of encounters with strangers and reflections on poverty and begging. It reveals a personal side of one of the influential philosophers of our time. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 line illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691148809
- ISBN
- 9780691148809
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.88€ 86.38
€ 111.88
€ 86.38
Hardback. Is socialism desirable? Is it even possible? This book presents a moral case for socialism and argues that the obstacles in its way are exaggerated. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 161 x 109 x 14. Weight in Grams: 128.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691143613
- ISBN
- 9780691143613
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.90
€ 13.99
€ 11.90
Paperback. Brings together some of the author's most personal philosophical and nonphilosophical essays. This title offers an account of his first trip to India, which includes unforgettable vignettes of encounters with strangers and reflections on poverty and begging. It reveals a personal side of one of the influential philosophers of our time. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 line illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691148816
- ISBN
- 9780691148816
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 22.20
€ 29.99
€ 22.20
Paperback. G A Cohen was one of the most gifted, influential, and progressive voices in contemporary political philosophy. At the time of his death in 2009, he had plans to bring together a number of his most significant papers. This title contains these papers that have shaped many of the central debates in political philosophy. Editor(s): Otsuka, Michael; Jollimore, Troy A. Num Pages: 288 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691148717
- ISBN
- 9780691148717
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. This volume presents G.A. Cohen' Gifford Lectures, delivered at the University of Edinburgh in 1996. Focusing on Marxism and Rawlsian liberalism, Cohen draws a connection between these thought systems and the choices that shape a person's life. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 line illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 236 x 16. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674006935
- ISBN
- 9780674006935
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 36.15
€ 42.99
€ 36.15
Paperback. Series: Socialist Renewal Pamphlet S. Num Pages: 8 pages. BIC Classification: JPFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 210 x 2. Weight in Grams: 21.
- Publisher
- Spokesman Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851245843
- ISBN
- 9780851245843
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.23
€ 6.23
Hardback. Editor(s): Underhill, G. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 348 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPS; KCB; KCL; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 32. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312163358
- ISBN
- 9780312163358
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.01
€ 195.01
Paperback. This book discusses the relationship between children and sexuality in the past in a series of case studies extending from the Greeks to the Great War. Editor(s): Rousseau, G. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Childhood. Num Pages: 389 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; HBG; HBTB; JFSJ; MMJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 389
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349357444
- ISBN
- 9781349357444
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 128.05
€ 128.05
Paperback. Sarkozy came to power promising radical political and social change while simultaneously developing a presidential persona that melded the public and the personal under the glare of media attention, unparalleled in the French Fifth Republic. This volume provides a detailed analysis of the fit between his ambitions and the outcomes of his presidency Editor(s): Raymond, G. Series: French Politics, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPHF; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 215
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349438884
- ISBN
- 9781349438884
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.88
€ 65.88
Paperback. In France the idea that a person can be both a French citizen and have an ethnic or religious identity is unacceptable, while in Britain community cohesion promote the combining of race or faith with the idea of being British. This volume examines the problems posed by these assumptions and the realities that are forcing them to be revisited. Editor(s): Raymond, G. Num Pages: 177 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFF; JFSL; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 177
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349356898
- ISBN
- 9781349356898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.52
€ 65.52
Paperback. Editor(s): Pillai, G. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; HR; JPS; KCM; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 227
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349449095
- ISBN
- 9781349449095
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.56
€ 126.56
paperback. The Mexican government's full-frontal attack on the powerful drugs cartels has achieved mixed results. This book considers the issue from a variety of viewpoints. The essential argument is that the organized crime is best combated by institutional reforms directed at strengthening the rule of law rather than by a heavy reliance on armed force. Editor(s): Philip, G. Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 221 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JKV; JPA; JPP; LAB; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 221
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- SKU
- V9781349441686
- ISBN
- 9781349441686
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. This much-needed collection examines the formation of a black British canon including writers, dramatists, film-makers and artists. Contributors including John McLeod, Michael McMillan, Mike Phillips and Alison Donnell discuss the textual, political and cultural history of black British and the term 'black British' itself. Editor(s): Low, G. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH5; JFC; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349521562
- ISBN
- 9781349521562
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.90
€ 65.90
Paperback. How has globalization impacted on development? For Harrison, the answer liesin the international political economy, and the ways in which states have managed economic globalization - from positions of strength or weakness. Key themes emerge, such as new geographies of development and theconstant need for state economic action." Editor(s): Harrison, G. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 289 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; HRA; JFFS; JPS; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 289
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349515066
- ISBN
- 9781349515066
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Paperback. This work seeks to take a fresh look at the contentious question of the longevity and popularity of Mussolini's regime in Italy. In particular, it draws upon new research to challenge what has been the most influential paradigm over the last couple of decades, namely, the interpretation of Italian fascism as a consensual dictatorship. Editor(s): Albanese, G. Series: Italian and Italian American Studies. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 261
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349352135
- ISBN
- 9781349352135
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardback. Num Pages: 486 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBL; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 867.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 486
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403970671
- ISBN
- 9781403970671
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.51
€ 130.51
Paperback. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; DSC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 203
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349315208
- ISBN
- 9781349315208
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95