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Hardback. Rarely have Pasifika writers come together to share their experiences in this field. Focusing on the past, current and future status and success of Maori and Pasifika peoples in tertiary education within Aotearoa New Zealand, this volume covers diverse issues from the countries colonial history, to student engagement with new technology. Editor(s): Tuagalu, Clark; Cram, Fiona; Phillips, Hazel; Sauni, Pale. Series: Diversity in Higher Education. Num Pages: 344 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBN; JFSL9; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 31. Weight in Grams: 648.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783507030
- ISBN
- 9781783507030
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Condition: New
€ 155.31
€ 155.31
Hardback. This 2nd volume of the series builds on the themes of volume 1. Established concepts and theoretical issues are presented by established scholars in the governance, management and administration fields. These are set alongside highlighted emerging themes, and they're practicality illustrated through specific case examples. Editor(s): Gnan, Luca; Hinna, Alessandro; Monteduro, Fabio. Series Editor(s): Gnan, Luca; Hinna, Alessandro. Series: Studies in Public and Non-Profit Governance. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: JPH; KJVX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 617.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783507054
- ISBN
- 9781783507054
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Condition: New
€ 133.52
€ 133.52
Hardback. The Obama Administration and Educational Reform seeks to situate, problematize, and bring to light the goals, accomplishments, experienced blockades, and disappointments of the Obama administration's educational policies. Editor(s): Zamani-Gallaher, Eboni M. Series: Advances in Education in Diverse Communities: Research Policy and Praxis. Num Pages: 450 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 33. Weight in Grams: 736.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783507092
- ISBN
- 9781783507092
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Condition: New
€ 164.11
€ 164.11
Hardback. Presents a comprehensive viewpoint on preK-12 schooling for African American males. Including theoretical, conceptual, and research based chapters, this edited volume offers readers compelling evidence of the education challenges and successes for this student population. Editor(s): Lewis, Chance W.; Moore, James L., III. Series Editor(s): Lewis, Chance W.; Moore, James L., III. Series: Advances in Race and Ethnicity in Education. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JNF; JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 237 x 29. Weight in Grams: 766.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783507832
- ISBN
- 9781783507832
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Condition: New
€ 146.25
€ 146.25
Hardback. The essays in this volume examine finance, industry and strategy both internally and on a global scale. Contributors clarify our understanding of the current state and future trajectory of the United States and the effect of decline on its citizens and the world. Editor(s): Lachmann, Richard. Series: Political Power and Social Theory. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPSL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783508297
- ISBN
- 9781783508297
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Condition: New
€ 133.52
€ 133.52
Hardback. Teachers report being unprepared for the difficult behavior they encounter in classrooms, and administrators find themselves under increasing pressure to maintain safe and orderly schools. IDEA regulations have also resulted in ongoing confusion about how schools can and should discipline students with identified disabilities. Editor(s): Landrum, Timothy J.; Cook, Bryan G.; Tankersley, Melody G. Series: Advances in Learning & Behavioral Disabilities. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: JNS; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 522.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783508358
- ISBN
- 9781783508358
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Condition: New
€ 134.21
€ 134.21
Hardback. Addressing a perceived gap between symbolic interaction and ethno musicological approaches to the study of music, this special issue seeks to bring the fields closer by highlighting some of the complementary theoretical constructs of phenomenology and symbolic interaction as they relate to music studies. Editor(s): Denzin, Norman K. Series: Studies in Symbolic Interaction. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: AVA; JFFP; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783508372
- ISBN
- 9781783508372
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Condition: New
€ 134.21
€ 134.21
Hardback. This book offers a contemporary perspective on the mobility of academics across the globe. With contributions from authors based across 4 continents focusing on the experience of academic mobility in Africa, Australia, Europe, the Gulf and the United States, the volume is both comprehensive and relevant. Series: International Perspectives on Higher Education Research. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JNM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783508532
- ISBN
- 9781783508532
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Condition: New
€ 133.52
€ 133.52
Hardback. This volume offers understandings of the relationship between violence and gender from the global to the domestic level. Authors trace the history of feminist antiviolence efforts, theorize the reproduction of symbolic gender violence, and show how violence might be re-conceptualized in comparative and intersectional perspectives. Editor(s): Demos, Vasilikie P.; Segal, Marcia Texler. Series: Advances in Gender Research. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFSJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 165 x 29. Weight in Grams: 602.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783508938
- ISBN
- 9781783508938
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Condition: New
€ 166.96
€ 166.96
Hardback. This volume questions the changing dynamics of public leadership across different European settings. Chapters highlight emergent discussions on the strengths and weaknesses of current knowledge. Authors investigate the tensions between Anglo-American and economic focused models of leadership that may challenge received wisdom. Series: Critical Perspectives on International Public Sector Management. Num Pages: 250 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; JPHL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783509010
- ISBN
- 9781783509010
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Condition: New
€ 134.21
€ 134.21
Hardback. How do urban communities in Asian cities experience the impacts of urbanisation and climate change? This key issue forms the discussion point for this book. Particular reference is made to cities in India, and the capability of such urban communities of responding to climate-related disasters. Editor(s): Joerin, Jonas; Shaw, Rajib; Krishnamurthy, R. R. Series: Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1F; JFSG; RNR; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 466.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783509058
- ISBN
- 9781783509058
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Condition: New
€ 133.52
€ 133.52
Paperback. This is the second of two volumes written to celebrate the 40th anniversary of EFMD. The second volume discusses a range of alternative future scenarios for management education, and urges the field to resist the lures of the dominant paradigm and to develop new models instead. Series: Reflections on the Role, Impact and Future of Management Education: EFMD. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JNM; KJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 165 x 13. Weight in Grams: 360.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783509133
- ISBN
- 9781783509133
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Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 51.97
€ 51.99
€ 51.97
Hardback. This volume builds on and expands the existing symbolic interactionist perspective to include the study of social interaction made possible by the use of new social media. Series: Studies in Symbolic Interaction. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; JFFP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 488.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783509331
- ISBN
- 9781783509331
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Condition: New
€ 133.52
€ 133.52
Hardback. In The Beautiful Prison incarcerated Americans and prison critics seek to imagine the prison as something better than a machinery of suffering. From personal testimony to theoretical meditation these writers explore and confront the practical and cultural limits the prison places on its transformation into a socially constructive institution. Series: Studies in Law, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 112 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JKVP1; LAQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 306.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Edition
- n
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783509676
- ISBN
- 9781783509676
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Condition: New
€ 134.21
€ 134.21
Hardback. This volume is the second part of a two volume examination of the sociological and cultural impact derivative of Barack Hussein Obama's initial election and re-election as President of the United States. Editor(s): Cunnigen, Donald; Bruce, Marino. Series: Research in Race & Ethnic Relations. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 578.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783509829
- ISBN
- 9781783509829
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.36
€ 149.36
Hardback. This is the second volume in this series dedicated to Theory and Method in Higher Education Research. Publishing contemporary contributions to international debates regarding the application and development of theory and methodology in researching higher education, this volume aims to offer a channel for discussion, critique and innovation. Series: International Perspectives on Higher Education Research. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JNA; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 554.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783509997
- ISBN
- 9781783509997
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.25
€ 146.25
Hardcover. Around the globe, families are often faced with a variety of health issues, often as a result of social, political, religious, and economic forces. This multidisciplinary volume addresses the impact these issues have on the family as a unit; how they impact family relationships as well as how the family as a whole responds. Editor(s): Blair, Sampson Lee; Higgins McCormick, Jennifer. Series: Contemporary Perspectives in Family Research. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 34. Weight in Grams: 678.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784410155
- ISBN
- 9781784410155
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Condition: New
€ 164.11
€ 164.11
Hardcover. This volume is divided into four main sections, these focus on: commodities and their social meanings; anthropological investigation of business systems and practices; the economic importance of productive land in culture and society; and a showcase of new research on the economic anthropology of Latin America. Editor(s): Wood, Donald C. Series: Research in Economic Anthropology. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: JHM; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 237 x 37. Weight in Grams: 798.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784410568
- ISBN
- 9781784410568
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.11
€ 164.11
Hardcover. Advances in Group Processes publishes theoretical analyses, reviews, and theory based empirical chapters on group phenomena. This volume contains papers presented at the 25th anniversary of the Annual Group Processes Conference. Editor(s): Thye, Shane R.; Lawler, Edward J. Series: Advances in Group Processes. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: JFFP; JFS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 986.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784410780
- ISBN
- 9781784410780
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.11
€ 164.11
Alternative Agrifood Movements: Patterns of Convergence and Divergence...
Douglas H. Constance (Ed.)
Hardcover. This volume explores the issues of convergence and divergence in alternative agrifood movements through a theoretical and empirical engagement of the topic by notable agrifood researchers from Europe, North America and South America. Editor(s): Constance, Douglas H.; Renard, Marie-Christine; Rivera-Ferre, Marta G. Series: Research in Rural Sociology & Development. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 235 x 31. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784410902
- ISBN
- 9781784410902
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.80
€ 154.80