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Paperback. This groundbreaking volume considers whether the question of the high school's seeming demise is exaggerated and why it is experiencing the many problems that it does. Essays focus on the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. Editor(s): Franklin, Barry M.; McCulloch, Gary. Series: Secondary Education in a Changing World. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 215 x 6. Weight in Grams: 282.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reissue
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230338463
- ISBN
- 9780230338463
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€ 53.36€ 46.10
€ 53.36
€ 46.10
Hardcover. Revealing twenty-first century contexts, ground-breaking scenarios, and innovative mediums for this highly contested life writing genre, this volume showcases a new generation of testimonio scholarship. Editor(s): Detwiler, Louise; Breckenridge, Janis. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; JPA; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 143 x 22. Weight in Grams: 452.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230338470
- ISBN
- 9780230338470
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€ 67.16
€ 67.16
Hardcover. Diversity is an unavoidable aspect of twenty-first century living. The authors in this volume engage in cross-difference conversations with other thinkers from earlier periods and other philosophical traditions in order to reconstruct pragmatism and cosmopolitanism in ways that are more attuned to our lived experience of diversity. Editor(s): Green, Judith M.; Neubert, Stefan; Reich, Kersten. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 420.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reissue
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230338517
- ISBN
- 9780230338517
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Condition: New
€ 66.92
€ 66.92
Hardcover. This collection of essays offers a comprehensive discussion of the challenge of promoting human rights in the face of nationalism's persistence as an ideological and mobilizational force in politics. Editor(s): Cheng, Grace. Num Pages: 193 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DF; 1FB; JPFN; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230338562
- ISBN
- 9780230338562
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€ 66.53
€ 66.53
Hardcover. On the basis of original, empirically rich, and theoretically sound social research, the chapters in this volume reveal and analyze the complex relations between the secular government of Turkey and the religious persons and society within the Turkish state. Editor(s): Turam, Berna. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVT; JPA; JPFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230338616
- ISBN
- 9780230338616
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Condition: New
€ 66.77
€ 66.77
Hardcover. The dawn of neoliberal rationality in Africa in the 1980s coincided with a massive exodus of skilled Africans to the global North. Moving beyond the 'push and pull' framework that has dominated studies of this phenomenon, this collection instead looks at African transnational migrations against the backdrop of rapid and intensifying globalization. Editor(s): Okome, Mojubaolu Olufunke; Vaughan, Olufemi. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; JFFN; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 450.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230338661
- ISBN
- 9780230338661
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€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Hardcover. This volume summarizes the key elements and main features of a subsidiarity-informed model of governance and outlines an analytical framework which can be applied to other subsidiarity-informed models of governance worldwide. Editor(s): Colombo, Alessandro. Num Pages: 195 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 352.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230338692
- ISBN
- 9780230338692
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Condition: New
€ 66.48
€ 66.48
Hardcover. This discussion of Cuba's international policies in education shows how Cuba shares its educational resources with other countries. The postcolonial critique underlying the book explores Cuba's role in relation to how the disengagement from colonial legacies in education is taking place in many countries. Editor(s): Hickling-Hudson, Anne; Gonzalez, Jorge Corona; Preston, Rosemary. Series: Postcolonial Studies in Education. Num Pages: 316 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJC; JNA; JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 610.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230338807
- ISBN
- 9780230338807
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€ 106.74€ 89.18
€ 106.74
€ 89.18
Hardcover. The Engaged Campus offers a set of emerging best practices and articulation of critical issues for faculty and administrators committed to developing, strengthening, or expanding majors or minors in community engagement at their respective institutions. Editor(s): Butin, Dan W.; Seider, Scott. Series: Community Engagement in Higher Education. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNK; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 464.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230338814
- ISBN
- 9780230338814
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Condition: New
€ 53.36€ 47.45
€ 53.36
€ 47.45
Paperback. The Engaged Campus offers a set of emerging best practices and articulation of critical issues for faculty and administrators committed to developing, strengthening, or expanding majors or minors in community engagement at their respective institutions. Editor(s): Butin, Dan W.; Seider, Scott. Series: Community Engagement in Higher Education. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNK; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 171 x 13. Weight in Grams: 350.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230338821
- ISBN
- 9780230338821
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€ 53.36€ 47.16
€ 53.36
€ 47.16
Hardcover. A fresh analysis of the study of American foreign relations history, this book shows the ways in which international education has shaped the US relationship with the world. Editor(s): Garlitz, Richard; Jarvinen, Lisa. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JN; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230339453
- ISBN
- 9780230339453
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Condition: New
€ 66.92
€ 66.92
Paperback. Bringing together some of the most important figures in the evolution of Critical Pedagogy, this book provides comprehensive analyses of issues related to the struggle against the forces of neoliberalism and the imperial-induced privatization, in education and all of social life through the radical democratizing forces of critical pedagogy. Editor(s): Macrine, Sheila. Series: Education, Politics and Public Life. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNA; JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 290.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230339569
- ISBN
- 9780230339569
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 32.81
€ 40.99
€ 32.81
Hardcover. This book illuminates our understanding of what happens when different cultures meet. Twelve cultural historians explore the mechanism and inner dynamic of such encounters, and demonstrate that while they often occur on the wave of global forces and influences, they only acquire meaning locally, where culture inherently resides. Editor(s): Rozbicki, Michal Jan; Ndege, George O. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230339972
- ISBN
- 9780230339972
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.82
€ 66.82
Hardcover. A collection of original articles that explore social aspects of the phenomenon of icon. Having experienced the benefits and realized the limitations of so called 'linguistic turn', sociology has recently acknowledged a need to further expand its horizons. Editor(s): Alexander, Jeffrey C.; Bartmanski, Dominik; Giesen, Bernhard. Series: Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 271 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFD; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 20. Weight in Grams: 532.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230340053
- ISBN
- 9780230340053
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Condition: New
€ 67.55
€ 67.55
Hardcover. Cultural and spiritual resources are arguably essential to achievement of educational goals, both as economic and political initiatives and as human rights. This book addresses questions surrounding education and inter-cultural understanding in a broad global framework. Editor(s): Mundy, Karen; Zha, Qiang. Series: International and Development Education. Num Pages: 321 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNAM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230340107
- ISBN
- 9780230340107
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.36€ 47.69
€ 53.36
€ 47.69
Hardcover. The fascination with the commercial value of research, coupled with the rise of neo-liberal 'new public management' in the public sector, has led to the rise of a managerial class in the university. These essays focus on the widespread use of business models and market principles that have undermined the autonomy of the professoriate. Editor(s): Schuetze, Hans G.; Bruneau, William; Grosjean, Garnet. Series: International and Development Education. Num Pages: 282 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNK; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 136 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230340121
- ISBN
- 9780230340121
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.36€ 47.36
€ 53.36
€ 47.36
Hardcover. This book challenges the discourses, narrative frames, and systems of beliefs that support and promote violence and conflict, it defines new comprehensive approaches to human security as preventative and empowering to individuals, and it provides conceptual frameworks and methodological tools for enhancing the processes of communicating peace. Editor(s): Korostelina, Karina V. Num Pages: 295 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JHBA; JHMC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230340138
- ISBN
- 9780230340138
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Condition: New
€ 67.28
€ 67.28
Hardcover. Provides an original and challenging contribution to contemporary debates on the civic purpose of higher education, exploring its manifestations through practices of teaching and research. Offers critical perspectives on the role of higher education institutions in terms of realizing civic missions, especially in current global market conditions. Editor(s): McIlrath, Lorraine; Lyons, Ann; Munck, Professor Ronaldo. Num Pages: 306 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNAM; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 222 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230340374
- ISBN
- 9780230340374
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.36€ 47.43
€ 53.36
€ 47.43
Hardcover. Provides a provocative examination of the interplay between political culture and educational policy. The goal is to provide a better understanding of how different countries are responding to the global exchange of policy ideas that includes 'the standards movement' and 'new public management' or accountability in the public sector. Editor(s): Louis, Karen Seashore; Velzen, Boudewijn van. Series: Education Policy. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230340411
- ISBN
- 9780230340411
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.36€ 47.28
€ 53.36
€ 47.28
Hardcover. This volume brings together experts with diverse disciplinary backgrounds in the China field, from cultural studies to history to musicology, to make a timely intervention-from the historical demise of enuchism to male cross-dressing shows in contemporary Taiwan-to inaugurate a subfield in Chinese transgender studies. Editor(s): Chiang, Howard. Num Pages: 313 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSJ5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230340626
- ISBN
- 9780230340626
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.43
€ 67.43