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Society & social sciences
Hardback. Between 1965 and 1985 the Western world - and the US in particular - experienced a staggering amount of social and economic change. In "Birth quake" Macunovich argues that the common thread underlying these changes was the post-war baby boom, and their passage into adulthood. Series: Population and Development Series. Num Pages: 280 pages, 64 line drawings, 12 tables. BIC Classification: JHBD; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226500836
- ISBN
- 9780226500836
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.08€ 50.37
€ 59.08
€ 50.37
Paperback. Presents the works of seventeen poets, including a selection of archaic lyric and the complete surviving works of the ancient Greek women poets. Num Pages: 234 pages, map. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; JFSK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 54.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 234
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520073364
- ISBN
- 9780520073364
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.74
€ 33.99
€ 24.74
Long before it became the slogan of the Obama campaign, Dr. Dorothy Ferebee (1898-1980) lived by the motto "Yes, We Can." An African American elite descended from lawyers, journalists, politicians, and possibly a white governor of Virginia, Ferebee was an obstetrician and civil rights activist from Washington, D.C. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 238 x 35. Weight in Grams: 758.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612345055
- ISBN
- 9781612345055
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.21
€ 41.21
paperback. Num Pages: 24 pages, colour. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 198 x 3. Weight in Grams: 113.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Kar-Ben Copies Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 24
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781580131438
- ISBN
- 9781580131438
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.37
€ 11.37
Hardback. Whether it is dealing with nightmares, starting school, moving to a new house, or disloyal friends, a child's ability to cope can play a major part in determining lifelong happiness. This is a parents' guide to handling the everyday concerns of children ages 3-12. Num Pages: 246 pages. BIC Classification: JMC; VFXC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780029193235
- ISBN
- 9780029193235
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.52
€ 141.52
Hardcover. The future of our society depends on our gifted children the population in which we ll find our next Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein, or Virginia Woolf. Yet the gifts and talents of some of our most brilliant kids may never be recognized because these children fall into a group known as twice exceptional, or 2e. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JNSG; JNSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470623329
- ISBN
- 9780470623329
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.11
€ 27.99
€ 21.11
Paperback. Many Guatemalans speak of Mayan indigenous organizing as 'a finger in the wound'. This book explores the implications of this painfully graphic metaphor in a study of the civil war and its aftermath. It investigates the notion of Quincentennial Guatemala, which has given focus to the overarching question of Mayan - and Guatemalan - identity. Num Pages: 448 pages, 21 black-and-white illustrations and 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; HBJK; HBLW3; HBW; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520212855
- ISBN
- 9780520212855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 29.85
€ 41.99
€ 29.85
Paperback. An examination of how Guatemalans are reckoning with the aftermath of a civil war that left fundamental assumptions about selves and others in tatters when it officially ended in 1996. Num Pages: 448 pages, 32 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFC; JHMP; LBBR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822343240
- ISBN
- 9780822343240
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.81
€ 37.99
€ 33.81
Hardcover. Editor(s): Perez, Diane M. Num Pages: 212 pages, b/w illus & tables. BIC Classification: JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 187 x 19. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781600217159
- ISBN
- 9781600217159
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 236.31€ 160.49
€ 236.31
€ 160.49
Paperback. This book explains the origins of underachievement, both overt and covert, especially in more able learners. It provides a model that identifies a range of external and internal factors that work in concert to lower achievement. Editor(s): Montgomery, Diane. Num Pages: 370 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JNSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 370
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470779408
- ISBN
- 9780470779408
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.51
€ 63.51
Paperback. Num Pages: 254 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 16 black & white tables, 18 black & white halftones, 9 bla. BIC Classification: JNFN; JNSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138890572
- ISBN
- 9781138890572
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.12
€ 48.12
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138223158
- ISBN
- 9781138223158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.45
€ 43.45
Paperback. Marta Tienda sees life stories in numbers. She is a sociologist, a scientist who studies human society. Numbers are the tools she uses to uncover information about people and their behavior. This work presents the story of this Mexican American girl raised in a home without books who grew up to become one of the world's leading sociologists. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 7. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Joseph Henry Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780309095570
- ISBN
- 9780309095570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.68
€ 23.99
€ 20.68
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 422 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJF; HBJD; HBTV; JPWQ; KNXB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 942.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691633961
- ISBN
- 9780691633961
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 177.24€ 132.27
€ 177.24
€ 132.27
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691638867
- ISBN
- 9780691638867
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 183.15€ 167.73
€ 183.15
€ 167.73
Paperback. A vivid account of ritual, power, and social inequality in rural India. Num Pages: 272 pages, 22 b&w photos, 3 figures, 2 maps, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 20. Weight in Grams: 563.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253217653
- ISBN
- 9780253217653
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.14
€ 27.99
€ 26.14
Paperback. A collection of essays considering how country music became "white," how that fictive racialization has been maintained, and how African American artists and fans have used country music to elaborate their own identities. Editor(s): Pecknold, Diane. Num Pages: 392 pages, 21 illustrations, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGL; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822351634
- ISBN
- 9780822351634
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.58
€ 32.99
€ 29.58
Paperback. In this study, Diane Purkiss investigates the diverse interpretations and meanings attributed to the figure of the witch. The areas she considers include Canonical literature, visual arts, fairy tales, folklore, real-life witch stories, pornography and sado-masochism, film, and the stage. Num Pages: 308 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRQX2; HRQX5; JFHF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415087629
- ISBN
- 9780415087629
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.62
€ 55.62
Paperback. This workbook, to accompany the Facilitator's Manual, is a resource that will be used throughout the year. Its 12 chapters correspond to the 12 training modules in the manual. Contains reproducible notebook pages. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 214 x 21. Weight in Grams: 908.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810838710
- ISBN
- 9780810838710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.92
€ 74.92
Paperback. Award-winning author, public intellectual, and former Assistant Secretary of Education Diane Ravitch critiques a lifetime's worth of school reforms and reveals the simple--yet difficult--truth about how we can create actual change in public schools Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465036585
- ISBN
- 9780465036585
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.76
€ 20.99
€ 18.76