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Paperback. Offering an introduction to school life, this book is suitable for teaching assistants who have been inducted, or are going through the process of induction, and are working in schools with children or young people. Series: The Essential Guides for TAs. Num Pages: 144 pages, 4 black & white tables, 10 black & white halftones, 12 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 209 x 10. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415547109
ISBN
9780415547109
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.14

Hardback. A collection of short biographies of ordinary Japanese men and women, most of them unknown outside their family and locality, whose lives collectively span the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Series: The Human Tradition Around the World Series. Num Pages: 241 pages, bibliographical references, index. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BGH; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
241
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842029117
ISBN
9780842029117
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 159.70

Paperback. Combining translations of five peasant narratives with critical commentary on their provenance and implications for historical study, this book illuminates the life of the peasantry in Tokugawa Japan. Editor(s): Walthall, Anne. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLL; JFS; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 339.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226872346
ISBN
9780226872346
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.24

Paperback. Presenting the biography of Matsuo Taseko, a peasant woman of the Tokugawa period, honoured and then adopted as a patron saint by rightist nationalists, this text gives perspectives on the practices and intellectual concerns of rural entrepreneurs and their role in the Meiji Restoration. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 424 pages, 20 halftones, 2 maps, 5 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; BGH; HBJF; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 30. Weight in Grams: 670.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
424
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226872377
ISBN
9780226872377
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.80

hardcover. Explores the many facets of what constitutes a moral life within the Terapanthi Svetambar Jain ascetic community, and examines the central role ascetics play in upholding the Jain moral order. Series: Anthropological Horizons. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRKJ; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802035455
ISBN
9780802035455
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.66

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: JNK; JNL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 10. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9781629147246
ISBN
9781629147246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 152 pages, fig: 3, b&w, table: 4, b&w. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2021
Condition
New
SKU
V9783838203867
ISBN
9783838203867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.27

Hardback. Num Pages: 232 pages, 6ill. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JNMT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874135459
ISBN
9780874135459
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.49

Paperback. .
Publisher
NewSouth Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781742234908
ISBN
9781742234908
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.52

Hardback. Series: Routledge Research in Gender and Society. Num Pages: 162 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 8 black & white tables, 6 black & white halftones, 4 blac. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFK; RN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages
162
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415840415
ISBN
9780415840415
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 175.19
€ 155.45

Paperback. This book identifies and analyses differences between the four UK nations in the way child protection systems are being developed, thought about and put into practice. Covering key areas such as inter-agency working and the role of local safeguarding children boards, it draws out important implications for policy and practice across the UK. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JKSB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849050678
ISBN
9781849050678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 39.54

Paperback. An accessible, step-by-step guide to reading Foucault's hugely influential text. Series: How to Read Theory. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 172 x 12. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745329802
ISBN
9780745329802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.59

Paperback. Demonstrates that women are creators of and activists within the two principal political currents of twentieth-century Belize: colonial-middle class reform and popular labour-nationalism. This title examines the tensions of the 1910s that led to the 1919 anti-colonial riot; and the militant anti-colonial labour movement of the 1930s. Series: Engendering Latin America. Num Pages: 408 pages, 14 photographs, 2 maps, 5 tables, index. BIC Classification: 1KL; 1KLCM; HB; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803224926
ISBN
9780803224926
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.09

Paperback. The author is a Gaelic-speaking scholar and archaeologist who has lived and worked in crofting communities. In this edition, she portrays the beliefs and customs of Scottish Gaelic society, including: seasonal customs deriving from Celtic festivals; the famous waulking songs; and the Highland tradition of seers and second sight. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 236 x 11. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752419046
ISBN
9780752419046
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.38

Paperback. Wales is a Celtic country and the Celts have always treasured oral learning and recitation. Indeed they have a passion for committing facts to memory rather than relying on the written word. This title covers legends associated with place-names; calendar customs; giants and monsters; omens and second sight; and, folk healing and herbal remedies. Illustrator(s): Feachem, Richard, KBE. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; JFHF; YNH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 10. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752419350
ISBN
9780752419350
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.38

Paperback. This book strips away modern myths about the Druids Num Pages: 272 pages, 60 b&w illustrations, 20 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBTB; HRKP2; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 137 x 13. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752425764
ISBN
9780752425764
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.18

Paperback. This book showcases research from a wide range of authors in the field of desisting from crime and recovering from addiction and examines the experiences of change for individuals seeking healthier and more successful futures Editor(s): Robinson, Anne; Hamilton, Paula. Num Pages: 272 pages, 3 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKVQ1; JKVS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 267 x 186 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447324683
ISBN
9781447324683
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 36.79

Paperback. We live in a world where the concept of marriage is an unfashionable one. This work gives us an unfettered view of an institution which continues to play an important role in our lives. It offers a defence of married life from the perspective of a wife and mother. It is a tribute not only to what marriage asks of us, but also to what it gives us. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK; VFVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 244. "Originally published: New York: Basic Books, 2002; London: Bloomsbury, 2003. Commissioning organisation: Anne Roiphe. 288 p. 20 cm. Paperback. Fine clean copy, as new." Keywords: "Health, Family & Lifestyle - Relationships - General,Subjects - Health, Family & Lifestyle - General,Subjects - Health, Family & Lifestyle - Relationships - General,Sub"
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Dublin, Ireland
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New
SKU
KEX0161369
ISBN
9780747568513
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 6.49

Paperback. An essential guide to collaborative working for social work students. Series: Transforming Social Work Practice Series. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JKSN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 173 x 12. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Second
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844453795
ISBN
9781844453795
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 42.91

Paperback. How much freedom of speech should high school students have? Does giving children and adolescents a far-reaching right of expression, without joining it to responsibility, ultimately result in an asylum that is run by its inmates? This title answers these questions by examining the way courts have wrestled with student expression in school. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JNF; JNKP; LNDC; LNTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674046306
ISBN
9780674046306
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.23

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