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Hardcover. The main goal of this text is to introduce the systems approach to disasters management community as an alternative approach that can provide support for interdisciplinary activities involved in the management of disasters. Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JKSW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 167 x 24. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470528099
- ISBN
- 9780470528099
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.50
€ 152.50
Hardcover. This volume presents and analyzes the major trends as well as the scope and the limits of education reform initiatives undertaken in recent years. In curricula and teaching materials, the representations of "Self" and the "Other" offer insights into the contemporary dynamics of identity politics. Editor(s): Alayan, Samira; Rohde, Achim; Dhouib, Sarhan. Num Pages: 286 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; JHB; JNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 530. Self and Other in Textbooks and Curricula. 286 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Alayan, Samira; Rohde, Achim; Dhouib, Sarhan. This volume presents and analyzes the major trends as well as the scope and the limits of education reform initiatives undertaken in recent years. In curricula and teaching materials, the representations of "Self" and the "Other" offer insights into the contemporary dynamics of identity politics. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1FB; JHB; JNF. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 20. Weight: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857454607
- ISBN
- 9780857454607
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.52
€ 155.52
Paperback. This volume responds to recent concerns about the decline of public intellectual life, particularly in Britain and America. Thinkers discuss what the role of writers and intellectuals should be in today's society, how thought can be publicly expressed, and how it relates to action. Editor(s): Small, Helen. Num Pages: 248 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631231981
- ISBN
- 9780631231981
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.83
€ 55.83
Give Peace a Chance: Exploring the Vietnam Antiwar Movement: Essays fr...
Small, Professor Melvin, Hoover, William D, D...
Paperback. This work offers an introduction to the best-known antiwar movement in United States history, written by veterans of the Vietnam War and participants in the movement. It examines how the activities of the movement affected the lives of most Americans. Editor(s): Small, Melvin; Hoover, D.William. Series: Syracuse Studies on Peace and Conflict Resolution. Num Pages: 260 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTJ; JFC; JPS; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815625599
- ISBN
- 9780815625599
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.39
€ 28.39
Paperback. It has long been argued that opera is all about sex. This work explores the impact of this sexual obsession, and of the power relations that come with it, on the music, words, and staging of opera. It combines readings of specific scenes with efforts to situate these musical moments within the observed historical contexts. Editor(s): Smart, Mary Ann. Series: Princeton Studies in Opera. Num Pages: 288 pages, 32 illus, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; AVGC9; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691058139
- ISBN
- 9780691058139
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.56
€ 46.99
€ 33.56
The Changing Experience of Childhood. Families and Divorce.
Smart, Carol; Neale, Dr. Bren; Wade, Amanda
Paperback. Family life in modern societies is being transformed by high rates of divorce. Such changes have given rise to concerns that the quality of family life for children has deteriorated and that children are damaged by the choices their parents are making. It is possible, however, that children and families are more resilient than this. Num Pages: 232 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745624006
- ISBN
- 9780745624006
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.74
€ 25.74
Paperback. Helps teachers and others working with 5 to 11 year olds develop the key skills, which can enable their pupils to use talk effectively for learning. This book features activities that encourage thinking and learning across the curriculum and helps pupils to improve their communication skills and become independent learners. Num Pages: 128 pages, 126 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JNLB; JNU; YQC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 296 x 209 x 8. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- David Fulton Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415485210
- ISBN
- 9780415485210
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 43.47
€ 43.99
€ 43.47
Num Pages: 400 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556525797
- ISBN
- 9781556525797
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.57
€ 26.99
€ 25.57
Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GTJ; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 140 x 6. Weight in Grams: 102.
- Publisher
- Feral House,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 80
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780922915866
- ISBN
- 9780922915866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.32
€ 13.99
€ 12.32
Paperback. Copublished in 1994 by Princeton University Press and the Russell Sage Foundation as a synthesis of the burgeoning field of economic sociology. This resource focuses on what continues to be one of the leading edges of sociology and one of its most important interdisciplinary adventures. It is for faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates. Editor(s): Smelser, Neil J.; Swedberg, Richard. Num Pages: 752 pages, 21 line illus. 34 tables. BIC Classification: JHMC; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 192 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1372.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 752
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Second
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691121260
- ISBN
- 9780691121260
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 97.45€ 73.93
€ 97.45
€ 73.93
Paperback. * A collection of essays focusing on the work of James D. Marshall, who has been active in the philosophy of education for three decades. Editor(s): Smeyers, Paul; Peters, Michael A. Series: Educational Philosophy and Theory Special Issues. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 174 x 12. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405145367
- ISBN
- 9781405145367
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.46
€ 30.46
Paperback. A revealing and dramatic chronicle of the twelve months leading up to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780316332774
- ISBN
- 9780316332774
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.94
€ 18.99
€ 15.94
Hardback. Amongst Digital Humanists brings an ethnographic account of the changing landscape of humanities scholarship as it affects individual scholars, academic fields and institutions, and argues for a pluralistic vision of digital knowledge production in the humanities. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; HPK; JFD; JHMC; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137484178
- ISBN
- 9781137484178
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.77
€ 64.77
Hardback. This book will emphasize the different ways that adults can make difference in the lives of children so that today's children will be well nurtured and will become effective citizens in future. The structure of the book is adapted to the new Early Childhood Common Core. Num Pages: 136 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; JNLA; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 151 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781475802481
- ISBN
- 9781475802481
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.98
€ 61.98
Paperback. Folksongs of North India. 320 pages, 30 photographs, 2 maps. Analyzes the folk songs from the Bhojpuri-speaking regions of North India to explore how ideas of gender, caste, and class are socially constructed, transmitted, questioned, and reaffirmed through their performance. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FKA; AVGH; JFSJ. Dimension: 155 x 231 x 19. Weight: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822351306
- ISBN
- 9780822351306
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.50
€ 31.99
€ 28.50
Paperback. Concerned with issues that have shaped the history of women in particular places and eras, this title examines women in ancient civilizations; including women in China, Japan, and Korea; women and gender in South and South East Asia; Medieval women; women and gender in Colonial Latin America; and the history of women in the US up to 1865. Editor(s): Smith, Bonnie G. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252072499
- ISBN
- 9780252072499
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.59
€ 30.99
€ 27.59
Paperback. As the EU and NATO prepare to enlarge, this volume assesses the likely impact on new member states and their neighbours remaining outside these two organizations. Through a combination of thematic and case study chapters it discusses the economic and security implications of enlargement for both 'insiders' and 'outsiders'. Editor(s): Smith, Julie; Jenkins, Charles. Series: Chatham House Papers. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DV; 1QFE; 1QFN; JPSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 332. Library markings to spine, with usual markings inside. However, remains in a good to very good condition
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- KLJ0006561
- ISBN
- 9781405102940
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Offers an inquiry into how to understand, describe, and represent what it is to live in the contemporary moment. This book argues that predictions that post-modernity would emerge as a global successor to modernity have not materialized as anticipated. Editor(s): Enwezor, Okwui; Condee, Nancy; Smith, Terry. Num Pages: 456 pages, 77 illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 156 x 234 x 28. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822342038
- ISBN
- 9780822342038
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.61
€ 33.99
€ 30.61
Hardback. Using its formidable network of correspondents and contacts, Africa Confidential has produced 400 incisive biographies and commentaries on the people who are shaping Southern Africa, ranging from politicians, business people and the military to writers and religious leaders. Editor(s): Smith, Patrick. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1HFM; BGH; GBC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 171 x 18. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631205425
- ISBN
- 9780631205425
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.32
€ 140.32
Paperback. From the AgAnda for Education in a Democracy SeriesSponsored by the National Network for Educational RenewalIntroduction by John I. Series: Agenda for education in a democracy. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNK; JNMT; JNT; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787945589
- ISBN
- 9780787945589
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 43.31
€ 43.99
€ 43.31