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Hardback. Singapore was ranked first for the competence of its public officials from 1999 to 2002 by "The Global Competitiveness Report". This book intends to provide a detailed study of public administration Singapore-style. Series: Research in Public Policy Analysis and Management. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMS; JPP; KNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849509244
- ISBN
- 9781849509244
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.56
€ 143.56
Hardback. Between 1970 and 2000, Stanford University enabled and supported an interdisciplinary community of organizations training, research, and theory building. This title summarizes the contributions of the main paradigms that emerged at Stanford in those three decades, and describes the sociological conditions under which this environment came about. Editor(s): Dobbin, Frank; Schoonhoven, Claudia Bird. Series Editor(s): Lounsbury, Michael. Series: Research in the Sociology of Organizations. Num Pages: 512 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JNMN; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 237 x 45. Weight in Grams: 904.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849509305
- ISBN
- 9781849509305
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 170.32
€ 170.32
Hardback. This first of two companion volumes places the labor markets, workplaces, jobs and workers of Europe in comparative perspective and focuses on the politics, economics, sociology, and history of work and workers in Europe. It compares contemporary patterns and the recent history of European workers with other models of work worldwide. Editor(s): Brady, David. Series Editor(s): Keister, Lisa. Series: Research in the Sociology of Work. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 31. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781849509466
- ISBN
- 9781849509466
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.23
€ 142.23
Hardback. Offers a snapshot of key educational stratification issues in East Asian nations, and their evolution in conjunction with changing student populations. This book addresses issues ranging from curricular adaptations to globalization, to persisting and new forms of educational stratification, to new multiculturalism in educational policy. Editor(s): Hannum, Emily; Park, Hyunjoon; Butler, Yuko Goto. Series Editor(s): Hannum, Emily. Series: Research in the Sociology of Education. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FP; JHB; JNA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781849509763
- ISBN
- 9781849509763
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.83
€ 142.83
Paperback. Focuses on how children learn to read and on the difficulties some children have in acquiring this skill. This book concentrates specifically on the very beginning stages of reading development that is, in the 4-7 year age group. Series: Dyslexia Series. Num Pages: 230 pages, index. BIC Classification: CFC; JNLA; JNS; YQCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 233 x 15. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861563279
- ISBN
- 9781861563279
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.51
€ 63.51
Paperback. Explores the psychology of prejudice and self-hate in the fiction of Mendele Mocher Sefarim, one of the key figures in modern Yiddish and Hebrew literature. The book presents an analysis of the tension between realism and caricature in Mendele's portrayal of the Russian Jews under tsarist rule. Num Pages: 142 pages, map. BIC Classification: 2CS; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 140 x 216 x 7. Weight in Grams: 235.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 142
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781874774082
- ISBN
- 9781874774082
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.12
€ 29.99
€ 27.12
Paperback. 'Antony Polonsky's monumental collection of studies covers the ten centuries of Jewish life in Poland .. written by acknowledged scholars .. The spectrum is broad.' Alexander Zvielli, Jerusalem Post Editor(s): Polonsky, Antony. Num Pages: 634 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVP; HBG; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 263 x 41. Weight in Grams: 962.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 634
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781874774143
- ISBN
- 9781874774143
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.12
€ 49.12
Paperback. 'Masterly work .. undoubtedly a major study on the rabbinate. His controversial stand on many issues related to the Italian Renaissance has and will continue to stimulate fertile discussion.' Joanna Weinberg, Journal of Semitic Studies Translator(s): Chipman, Jonathan. Num Pages: 380 pages, 8 pages plates, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 135 x 22. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781874774174
- ISBN
- 9781874774174
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.92
€ 35.99
€ 31.92
Paperback. 'Toaff is the acknowledged master of the social history of Umbrian Jewry.' David Malkiel, Journal of Jewish Studies Translator(s): Landry, Judith. Num Pages: 308 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization United Kingdom
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781874774334
- ISBN
- 9781874774334
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.92
€ 35.99
€ 31.92
paperback. 'Ambitious, elaborately structured and wide-ranging .. Shavit's book will be the fundamental work on Jewish Hellenism for a long time to come.' Tessa Rajak, Times Literary Supplement Translator(s): Naor, Chaya; Werner, Niki. Num Pages: 578 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 953.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 578
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781874774365
- ISBN
- 9781874774365
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 39.12
€ 43.99
€ 39.12
Paperback. 'The best introduction in English to the whole subject.' Reuven Kimelman Num Pages: 518 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ; HRLD; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 880.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 518
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781874774372
- ISBN
- 9781874774372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 39.12
€ 43.99
€ 39.12
Paperback. This latest volume in the National Jewish Book Award-winning series presents the Nazi genocide in Poland and its aftermath, issues which have deeply divided Poles and Jews, in broad perspective. Editor(s): Polonsky, Antony. Num Pages: 498 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVP; HBJD; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 498
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781874774471
- ISBN
- 9781874774471
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.52
€ 40.99
€ 35.52
Paperback. 'Louis Jacobs demonstrates a profound scholarship in the second edition of this important work. The breadth of source and the volume of analysis are truly extraordinary.' Reuven Livingstone, Jewish Chronicle Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSR1; LAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781874774488
- ISBN
- 9781874774488
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.12
€ 29.99
€ 27.12
Paperback. A wide-ranging exploration of nineteenth- and twentieth-century Polish Jewish popular culture that lets its richness and vitality shine through. Editor(s): Steinlauf, Michael C.; Polonsky, Antony. Num Pages: 622 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVP; HBJD; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 238 x 37. Weight in Grams: 924.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 622
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781874774747
- ISBN
- 9781874774747
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 39.12
€ 43.99
€ 39.12
paperback. A compelling study of a Jewish religious leader whose life exemplifies the dilemmas that Europe's Jews have faced over the past century. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 23. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization United Kingdom
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781874774914
- ISBN
- 9781874774914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.01
€ 27.99
€ 26.01
paperback. This volume is an important first step in rethinking east European Jewish history based on new insights gleaned from the research on gender. Editor(s): Freeze, ChaeRan; Hyman, Paula E.; Polonsky, Antony. Series: Polin: Studies in Polish Jewry. Num Pages: 488 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; AS; HRJ; JFSJ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 679.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781874774938
- ISBN
- 9781874774938
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.52
€ 40.99
€ 35.52
hardcover. One of the most challenging responsibilities of being a college department chair or dean is to effectively manage the diverse and independent intellectuals that form the typical college faculty. Editor(s): Leaming, Deryl R. Series: Jossey-Bass Resources for Department Chairs. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNK; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781882982530
- ISBN
- 9781882982530
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 46.97
€ 46.99
€ 46.97
Hardcover. Higher education professionals have moved from teaching- to learning-centered models for designing and assessing courses and curricula. Series: JB-Anker. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781882982677
- ISBN
- 9781882982677
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 46.97
€ 46.99
€ 46.97
Paperback. A joint publication from the American Association for Higher Education's New Pathways Project and Anker Publishing Company, this book is the second in a series on review, renewal, and vitality of tenured faculty. Discussed here is how to report the results of post-tenure review responsibly, accurately, and effectively. Editor(s): Licata, Christine M.; Brown, Betsy E. (Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, University of North Carolina). Series: JB-Anker. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781882982752
- ISBN
- 9781882982752
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 45.72
€ 45.99
€ 45.72
Hardback. Women's bodies and the study of anatomy in Italy between the late thirteenth and the mid-sixteenth centuries. Num Pages: 424 pages, 62 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Zone Books United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781890951672
- ISBN
- 9781890951672
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.80
€ 33.99
€ 24.80