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Paperback. To understand the nature of language learning, the factors that influence it, and the mechanisms that govern it, it is crucial to study the very earliest stages of language learning. This volume provides a state-of-the art overview of what we know about the cognitive and neurobiological aspects of the adult capacity for language learning. Editor(s): Gullberg, Marianne; Indefrey, Peter. Series: Language Learning Cognitive Neuroscience Series. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFDC; JMRL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444338768
- ISBN
- 9781444338768
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€ 57.25
€ 57.25
Evaluating the Upgrading of Technical Courses at Two-Year Colleges
. Ed(S): Gullickson, Arlen R.; Lawrenz, Franc...
Hardback. The National Science Foundations (NSF) Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program is a dynamic set of projects intent on improving the USA's technical workforce. This book uses the ATE work as a means to focus on key issues for federally funded projects and community colleges facing the challenges of reaching constituents in positive ways. Editor(s): Gullickson, Arlen R.; Lawrenz, Frances; Keiser, Nanette. Series: Advances in Program Evaluation. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNM; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Edition
- Technological ed
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762311200
- ISBN
- 9780762311200
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Condition: New
€ 186.85
€ 186.85
Hardback. Since its publication in 1936, Walter Benjamin's "Artwork" essay has become a canonical text about the status and place of the fine arts in modern mass culture. The essays gathered here offer a rich, wide-ranging critique of Benjamin's position. Editor(s): Gumbrecht, Hans Ulrich; Marrinan, Michael. Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804744355
- ISBN
- 9780804744355
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Condition: New
€ 158.31
€ 158.31
Hardback. Capitalizing on Catastrophe critically explores the phenomenon of 'disaster capitalism,' in which relief efforts for natural disasters and other large-scale disruptions are contracted out to private companies. Editor(s): Gunewardena, Nandini; Schuller, Mark. Series: Globalization and the Environment. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759111028
- ISBN
- 9780759111028
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Condition: New
€ 165.71
€ 165.71
Hardback. This book examines structural factors, ideas, institutions, issues, and challenges that have shaped China-U.S. relations in the past thirty years, as well as the recent changes in the global geostrategic landscape and economic interdependence that have significant impacts on the bilateral relations into the 21st century. Editor(s): Guo, Sujian; Guo, Baogang. Series: Challenges Facing Chinese Political Development. Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 717.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739146965
- ISBN
- 9780739146965
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Condition: New
€ 169.77
€ 169.77
Hardback. This volume presents selected papers presented at the International Microsimulation Conference on Population Ageing and Health: Modelling Our Future held in Canberra, Australia in December 2003; and recent thinking in the field of microsimulation as reflected in special contributions by some of the leading experts in the field. Editor(s): Gupta, Anil; Harding, Ann. Series: International Symposia in Economic Theory & Econometrics. Num Pages: 604 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1018.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 604
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780444530059
- ISBN
- 9780444530059
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Condition: New
€ 244.09
€ 244.09
Research on Meeting and Using Standards in the Preparation of Teachers
. Ed(S): Guyton, Edith M.; Rainer, Julie D.
Paperback. Editors Edith Guyton and Julie Rainer and their contributors team up to tackle the complex issue of standards and their impact on teacher preparation programs. Best practices and case studies are provided to make this a valuable textbook for teacher educators. Editor(s): Guyton, Edith M.; Rainer, Julie D. Num Pages: 235 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 161 x 15. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co ,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 235
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787289010
- ISBN
- 9780787289010
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Condition: New
€ 56.55
€ 56.55
paperback. Editor(s): Gwenllian-Jones, Sara; Pearson, Roberta E. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 13. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816638314
- ISBN
- 9780816638314
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.20
€ 29.99
€ 27.20
Paperback. In Perspectives on Aid and Development a distinguished group of policy experts offer perspectives on the lessons learned from development experience and how these lessons have been translated into new thinking on aid and development issues. Editor(s): Gwin, Catherine; Nelson, Joan M. Series: Policy Essay. Num Pages: 108 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GTF; JKSR; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Overseas Development Council,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 108
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781565170070
- ISBN
- 9781565170070
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Condition: New
€ 30.19
€ 30.19
Hardback. Editor(s): Gygax, Raphael; Munder, Heike; Welter, Judith. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGC; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- JRP Ringier Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783037644249
- ISBN
- 9783037644249
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Condition: New
€ 52.73
€ 52.73
Perspectives on Embodiment: The Intersections of Nature and Culture
. Ed(S): Haber, Honi Fern; Weiss, Gail
hardcover. This collection of essays defy arbitrary distinctions between nature and culture and reveal the complex ways in which nature and culture interact to produce embodied subjects. Editor(s): Haber, Honi Fern; Weiss, Gail. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: HP; JFC; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415915854
- ISBN
- 9780415915854
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Condition: New
€ 197.99
€ 197.99
Hardback. Political Institutions and Financial Development demonstrates that political institutions are the primary drivers of a country's financial system and that getting politics right is essential to creating a healthy financial system and a vibrant economy. Editor(s): Haber, Stephen H.; North, Douglass C.; Weingast, Barry R. Series: Social Science History. Num Pages: 320 pages, 41 tables, 15 figures, 1 map. BIC Classification: JPH; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804756921
- ISBN
- 9780804756921
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Condition: New
€ 168.73
€ 168.73
The Papers of James Madison: 1 February-30 June 1805
. Ed(S): Hackett, Mary A.; Stagg, J. C. A.; C...
hardcover. Editor(s): Hackett, Mary A.; Stagg, J. C. A.; Colony, Anne Mandeville; Harbury, Katharine F.; Johnson, Mary Parke. Series: Secretary of State S. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 41. Weight in Grams: 975.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813930985
- ISBN
- 9780813930985
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Condition: New
€ 123.84
€ 123.84
Paperback. Brings together essays on the distinct experiences of minority Muslim communities from Detroit, Michigan to Perth, Australia and the wide range of issues facing them. This text traces the broad contours of the Muslim experience in Europe, America and other areas of European settlement and sheds light on the common questions minority Muslims face. Editor(s): Haddad, Yvonne Yazbeck; Smith, Jane I. Num Pages: 328 pages, 3 photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HRH; JFF; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759102187
- ISBN
- 9780759102187
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Condition: New
€ 65.90
€ 65.90
Crafting the Woman Professional in the Long Nineteenth Century
. Ed(S): Hadjiafxendi, Kyriaki; Zakreski, Pat...
Editor(s): Hadjiafxendi, Kyriaki; Zakreski, Patricia. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 253 x 22. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138276680
- ISBN
- 9781138276680
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Condition: New
€ 70.55
€ 70.55
paperback. Imperfect Unions illustrates how security institutions such as NATO, United Nations and ASEAN change and why they matter. In order to understand contemporary security issues, one must also understand security institutions. It illustrates how institutionalist theory can enrich the important field of security studies. Editor(s): Haftendorn, Helga; Wallender, Celeste; Keohane, Robert O. Num Pages: 394 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JPSN1; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 394
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780198207962
- ISBN
- 9780198207962
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Condition: New
€ 95.59
€ 95.59
Hardback. The papers in this volume examine how and why inequality affects the patterns of crime and criminal justice. The contributors evaluate the merits of various theoretical ideas, debates, and controversies and document the dynamics of inequality in varied crime settings. Editor(s): Hagan, John; Peterson, Ruth. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 718.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804724043
- ISBN
- 9780804724043
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Condition: New
€ 159.02
€ 159.02
Hardback. Civil society and civic engagement have increasingly become topics of discussion at the national and international level. The editors of this volume ask, does the concept of civil societyA" include gender equality and gender justice? Or, to frame the question differently, is civil society a feminist concept? Editor(s): Hagemann, Karen; Michel, Sonya; Budde, Gunilla. Series: European Civil Society. Num Pages: 324 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; JFS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845454371
- ISBN
- 9781845454371
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Condition: New
€ 152.74
€ 152.74
Hardback. Using case studies, focusing on nation and nationalism, military and war, colonialism, politics and protest, class and citizenship, religion, Jewish and non-Jewish Germans, the Holocaust, and the body and sexuality, this work demonstrates the power of the gender perspective to challenge existing interpretations and rewrite mainstream arguments. Editor(s): Hagemann, Karen; Quataert, Jean H. Num Pages: 310 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBAH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 21. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845452070
- ISBN
- 9781845452070
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Condition: New
€ 152.67
€ 152.67
Paperback. The stories in this anthology emerged from interviews with women and young people about their experiences of intervention when they were escaping a situation of abuse, neglect and/or sexual exploitation. They come from the research project "Cultural Encounters in Intervention Against Violence (CEINAV)" in four countries Editor(s): Hagemann-White, Carol; Grafe, Bianca. Num Pages: 350 pages, with illustrations (b&w). BIC Classification: JFFE; JFSL1; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 170. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Verlag Barbara Budrich Germany
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783847420439
- ISBN
- 9783847420439
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Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 40.45
€ 48.99
€ 40.45