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Paperback. Brings together, for students of education policy and urban politics as well as scholars and school advocates, an analyses of the promise and limitations of mayoral takeovers of schools. Reflecting on the experience of six cities, this book tackles the question of whether putting mayors in charge is a step in the right direction. Editor(s): Henig, Jeffrey R.; Rich, Wilbur C. Num Pages: 288 pages, 7 line illus. 18 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNK; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691115078
ISBN
9780691115078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.77

Paperback. Chicago and New York share similar backgrounds but have had strikingly different fates. Tracing their fortunes from the 1930s to the present day, Ester R. Fuchs examines key policy decisions which have influenced the political structures of these cities and guided them into, or clear of, periods of economic crisis. Series: American Politics & Political Economy S. Num Pages: 376 pages, 15 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; KCBM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 509.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226267913
ISBN
9780226267913
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 34.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 163 x 13. Weight in Grams: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781845888473
ISBN
9781845888473
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.95

Hardcover. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: JFFC; JKSR; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Upfront Entertainment
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780993181245
ISBN
9780993181245
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 36.86

Paperback. Presents an ethnographic study of Maya handicraft vendors in the international marketplace. Num Pages: 332 pages, 13 b&w illus., 4 maps, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; JFC; JFFS; KNSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 246 x 24. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292705678
ISBN
9780292705678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.62

Hardback. This collaboration brings together recognized authorities who have worked in Chiapas for decades, many linking scholarship with social and political activism. Their combined perspectives make this an authoritative, detailed, and authentic work on the people behind the Zapatista movement. Editor(s): Rus, Jan; Castillo, Rosalva Aida Hernandez; Mattiace, Shannan L. Series: Latin American Perspectives in the Classroom. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; HBLW3; JKS; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742511477
ISBN
9780742511477
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 221.84

Hardback. .
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826321046
ISBN
9780826321046
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.28

Hardback. A bilingual collection that contains such tales as "Uncle Rabbit, Uncle Coyote," "The Tattooed Woman," "The Moon," and "The Scream in the Night" - more than 25 tales ranging from trickster tales, tales of ghosts and witches to moral tales and tales of the underworld, presented in Spanish and English. Series: World Folklore Series. Num Pages: 236 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 185 x 20. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
Edition
Bilingual
SKU
V9781591581383
ISBN
9781591581383
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.11

Paperback. As cultural mediators, Chamelco's market women offer a model of contemporary Q'eqchi' identity grounded in the strength of the Maya historical legacy. This book describes how market women gain social standing as mediators of sometimes conflicting realities, harnessing the forces of global capitalism to revitalize Chamelco's indigenous identity. Series: Interp Culture New Millennium. Num Pages: 176 pages, 7 black and white photographs, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; JFSJ1; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 11. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780252079887
ISBN
9780252079887
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.28

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292709393
ISBN
9780292709393
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.76

Paperback. The Maya are the single largest group of indigenous people living in North and Central America. This ethnography of Mayan immigrants who settled in Indiatown presents the experiences of these traditional people, their adaptations to life in the US, and the ways they preserve their ancestral culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566390361
ISBN
9781566390361
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.56

Paperback. Editor(s): Agyeman-Duah, Ivor; Newlyn, Lucy. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 8. Weight in Grams: 122.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Ayebia Clarke Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780992843670
ISBN
9780992843670
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.35

Hardback. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474415750
ISBN
9781474415750
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.57
€ 107.83

Paperback. Num Pages: 238 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLW; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226727998
ISBN
9780226727998
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.64

Hardback. Maxwell's Demon and the Golden Apple will appeal to leaders of multinational corporations and government programs as well as instructors of undergraduate courses in international relations. Num Pages: 216 pages, 1, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421412771
ISBN
9781421412771
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.05

Paperback. Based on years of frontline experience in New York's inner-city schools, this text seeks to demonstrate that intense policing and security strategies are not only ineffectual, they divorce students and teachers from their ethical and behavioural responsibilities. Num Pages: 292 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE; JMAL; JNK; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 235 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226143873
ISBN
9780226143873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.64

Hardback. The chaos, complicity, and deadly consequences of the Boston Marathon bombing Num Pages: 320 pages, 34 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781611688498
ISBN
9781611688498
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.69

Hardcover. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JHM; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 263 x 185 x 18. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9781560723417
ISBN
9781560723417
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.42
€ 47.83

Hardback. T. Byram Karasu, M.D. reflects on loving, working, living, dying, and everything else-his philosophy of life expressed in microstyle. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 245.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442216884
ISBN
9781442216884
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.95

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Whitaker House
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
207
Condition
New
SKU
V9780883686553
ISBN
9780883686553
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.15

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