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Society & social sciences
Hardback. Gregory Light and Marina Micari reject the view that science, technology, engineering, and mathematics are elite disciplines restricted to a small number with innate talent. Rich in concrete advice, Making Scientists offers a new paradigm of how scientific subjects can be taught at the college level. Num Pages: 304 pages, 4 line illustrations, 3 graphs, 3 tables. BIC Classification: JNA; JNM; JNU; YQS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 148 x 25. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674052925
- ISBN
- 9780674052925
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.93
€ 47.99
€ 39.93
Paperback. Offers best practices for implementing RTI at the school-wide level-to ensure success for all learners Response-to-Intervention is now mandated at schools across the country. While there are a handful of books offering tips on implementation, schools are still struggling to find the best approaches. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 182 x 23. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Jossey-Bass
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470193211
- ISBN
- 9780470193211
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.86
€ 30.99
€ 24.86
Hardback. When Alex Haley's book Roots was published by Doubleday in 1976, it became an immediate bestseller. The television series, broadcast by ABC in 1977, became the most popular miniseries of all time. This book looks at the importance, contradictions, and limitations of mass culture and examines how Roots pushed the boundaries of history. Num Pages: 280 pages, 22 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; HBJK; HBTB; JFD; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 147 x 24. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520291324
- ISBN
- 9780520291324
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.95
€ 30.99
€ 22.95
Paperback. A full-scale economic analysis of homelessness, this text offers answers in terms of markets, not the bad habits or pathology of individuals. Focusing on six cities, it discusses homelessness as a response to changes in the housing market that are linked to the shrinking of the middle class. Num Pages: 352 pages, 38 linecuts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFB; JFS; JKSB; KCC. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674543430
- ISBN
- 9780674543430
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.65
€ 41.99
€ 34.65
Paperback. It's a common complaint: the United States is overrun by rules and procedures that shackle professional judgment, have no valid purpose, and serve only to appease courts and lawyers. This book argues, however, that few Americans would want to return to an era without these legalistic policies. Series: Chicago Series in Law and Society. Num Pages: 320 pages, 17 line drawings, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPP; JPVH; LNDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226211657
- ISBN
- 9780226211657
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.59
€ 36.99
€ 29.59
Paperback. Making Research Work demonstrates how research can be fostered and applied more effectively to child care policy and practice. Drawing on a wealth of experience, current literature and government documents, the contributors present a comprehensive discussion of key contemporary issues relating to child care research. Editor(s): Iwaniec, Dorota; Pinkerton, John. Num Pages: 302 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JHBC; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471979524
- ISBN
- 9780471979524
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 93.72
€ 93.72
Hardback. In Making Refuge Catherine Besteman follows the lives of a group of Somali Bantu refugees over the course of three decades, from their pre-civil war homes and terrible experiences in Kenyan refugee camps, to their recent resettlement in the struggling former mill town of Lewiston, Maine. Series: Global Insecurities. Num Pages: 352 pages, 32 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFG; 1KBBEN; HBJH; JFFD; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 613.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822360278
- ISBN
- 9780822360278
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.60
€ 114.60
Paperback. In Making Refuge Catherine Besteman follows the lives of a group of Somali Bantu refugees over the course of three decades, from their pre-civil war homes and terrible experiences in Kenyan refugee camps, to their recent resettlement in the struggling former mill town of Lewiston, Maine. Series: Global Insecurities. Num Pages: 352 pages, 32 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFG; 1KBBEN; HBJH; JFFD; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822360445
- ISBN
- 9780822360445
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.58
€ 32.99
€ 29.58
Hardback. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813545912
- ISBN
- 9780813545912
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.38
€ 38.38
Paperback. Featuring contributions from teachers and researchers, this work opens new territory on the topics of the intersection of race with literacy research and practice. Series: Language & Literacy. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: CFC; JFSL1; JNSV; YQC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Teachers' College Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807743911
- ISBN
- 9780807743911
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 28.67
€ 30.99
€ 28.67
Paperback. A history of a past phenomenon - racial art - which has ramifications for the present Series: McLellan Endowed Series. Num Pages: 264 pages, 59 illus., 12 in color. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACXD; AFC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 178 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Edition
- Original
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295991450
- ISBN
- 9780295991450
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.41
€ 42.99
€ 38.41
Paperback. 'Mark Considine has written an important contribution to the literature on public policy that will be useful to academics and practitioners alike. He demonstrates the importance of the policy process and provides insights into policy-making that extend our understanding of both politics and policy. ' Professor B. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745627540
- ISBN
- 9780745627540
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.05
€ 27.05
Hardback. 'Mark Considine has written an important contribution to the literature on public policy that will be useful to academics and practitioners alike. He demonstrates the importance of the policy process and provides insights into policy-making that extend our understanding of both politics and policy. ' Professor B. Num Pages: 270 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745627533
- ISBN
- 9780745627533
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.69
€ 78.69
Paperback. In this volume, noted scholars in economics, government, education, technology, literature, culture, and religion, among other fields, discuss the meaning and measurement of progress in their areas of specialty. Editor(s): Anderson, C. Leigh; Looney, Janet W. Num Pages: 488 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 35. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739104910
- ISBN
- 9780739104910
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 85.37
€ 85.37
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814740330
- ISBN
- 9780814740330
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.67
€ 33.99
€ 30.67
Making Political Choices: Canada and the United States
Clarke, Harold D.; Kornberg, Allan; Scotto, T...
paperback. "A timely and important contribution to voting literature. Both Canadians and Americans will develop a better understanding of their neighbours' elections, but will also gain many new insights into the politics of their own country." - Larry LeDuc, University of Toronto Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JPHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780802096746
- ISBN
- 9780802096746
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 46.53
€ 50.99
€ 46.53
Paperback. Set in the context of New Labour's emphasis on 'modernisation', and reflecting the growing emphasis on policy making as a skill, this unique book combines both academic and practitioner perspectives to provide critical consideration of contemporary policy-making and highlight examples of good practice at all levels of government. Editor(s): Bochel, Hugh M.; Duncan, Sue. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: JPQB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 172. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861349033
- ISBN
- 9781861349033
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.54
€ 40.99
€ 38.54
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 6 photographs. BIC Classification: JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Five Leaves Publications United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910170199
- ISBN
- 9781910170199
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.41
€ 11.41
Hardcover. Do international institutions really contribute to building a lasting peace? As diplomats, practitioners with these institutions, and experts on their processes, the authors underline the strengths and weaknesses that international actors have created and won't abandon. Editor(s): Devin, Guillaume. Translator(s): Leverdier, Roger. Series: The Sciences Po Series in International Relations and Political Economy. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPS; JPWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230116528
- ISBN
- 9780230116528
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Paperback. This book provides an insight into some of the main issues that arise in post-conflict economic and social reconstruction, and offers examples of what works, and what does not. Itwill be ofinterest toall working on economic and social reconstruction in post-conflict countries, as well as those working on peace and development." Editor(s): Addison, Tony; Bruck, Tilman. Series: Studies in Development Economics and Policy. Num Pages: 366 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPS; KCL; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2009
- Number of pages
- 366
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349308040
- ISBN
- 9781349308040
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.84
€ 127.84