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Paperback. Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951) was by any reckoning one of the major modern philosophers. This title explores aspects of Wittgenstein's personal and professional life. It examines various Wittgenstein's writings and lectures, including his last set of lectures in the mid-1940s at the University of Cambridge on philosophical psychology. Series: Institute for the Psychological Sciences Monograph. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 202.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Edition
1 New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780977310319
ISBN
9780977310319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.95

Paperback. This work is a chronicle of a year in the life of a school classroom. The author provides an alternative model of education and shows how a strong and supportive community is essential in helping students reach their highest potential. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNK; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 222.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Teachers' College Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807739808
ISBN
9780807739808
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.45

Paperback. African American women have been 'up and doing' for their communities for as long as they have been in the United States. This anthology gives readers access to African American feminist thought in its foundational period by drawing together key documents from the late 1820s through the 1920s. Editor(s): Zackodnick, Teresa C. Num Pages: 390 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DQ; JFFK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Broadview Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551119175
ISBN
9781551119175
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.43
€ 54.16

Paperback. One of the best night fighters of World War II. Num Pages: 48 pages, over 100 b/w photographs, line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; JWG; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 221 x 178 x 3. Weight in Grams: 180.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Schiffer Pub Ltd
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887401886
ISBN
9780887401886
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.12

Paperback. Explores the power of writing centres. In this book, classroom teachers will find foundational information about the writing process with everything they need to begin and facilitate a peer tutoring writing centre. It includes specific lessons to teach students how to be effective peer tutors and how to be better writers. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JNFD; JNLA; JNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Teachers' College Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807758205
ISBN
9780807758205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.11

Hardcover. Num Pages: 426 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 30. Weight in Grams: 826.
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
426
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1978
Condition
New
SKU
V9780913966419
ISBN
9780913966419
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.88

Hardcover. This collection introduces readers to Ukraine's history, its folk literature, and its deep cultural roots. A historical overview and introduction are followed by 33 traditional tales - humorous animal tales, instructive fables, how and why stories, heroic legends, even spooky tales. Editor(s): Kononenko, Natalie O. Series: World Folklore Series. Num Pages: 222 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DQ; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 187 x 19. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
ABC-CLIO United States
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9781563084256
ISBN
9781563084256
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.34

Paperback. Provides an introduction to the author's writings and includes a chapter on critical exploration in the classroom. Touching on many subjects, the essays in this work support the author's belief that "the having of wonderful ideas is the essence of intellectual development," and that the focus of education should be on the learner's point of view. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Teachers' College Press United States
Edition
3 Rev ed
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807747308
ISBN
9780807747308
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Hardback. This book looks ahead to consider the most likely results of the encounter between China and the international system. Environmental, cultural and perceptual matters are considered as well as more traditional economic and military issues. Underpinning the book is the question will the 21st century be 'China's Century', for China and the world? Series: Global Issues. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTF; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
197
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230537071
ISBN
9780230537071
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.04

Hardcover. "Soft" Counterinsurgency reviews the promises and achievements of Human Terrain Teams, the small groups of social scientists that were eventually embedded in every combat brigade in Iraq and Afghanistan. Num Pages: 118 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1KBB; HBWS5; JHBC; JWA; JWKF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Pivot
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137404800
ISBN
9781137404800
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.96

Through extensive archival research and a systematic study of sample programs from Sesame Street's first ten seasons, Morrow tells the story of Sesame Street's creation; the ideas, techniques, organization, and funding behind it; its place in public discourse; and its ultimate and unfortunate failure as an agent of commercial television reform. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16, 14 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: APT; JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801882302
ISBN
9780801882302
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.50

paperback. Editor(s): Joerges, Christian; Mahlmann, Matthias; Preu, Ulrich K. BIC Classification: JPA. Dimension: 244 x 170. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
VS Verlag fur Sozialwissenschaften
Edition
2008th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783531154145
ISBN
9783531154145
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 107.87

paperback. Explores how unionized wage-earning women led the struggle to place women's employment rights on the national agenda, decisively influencing both the contemporary labor movement and second-wave feminism. This title unravels a complex history of how labor leaders accommodated and resisted working women's demands for change. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSJ1; JHBL; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252068348
ISBN
9780252068348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Hardback. This book critiques the often presumed racial innocence of young children. The authors challenge early childhood educators to engage with the racialized identity politics that form among their students, and to reform their own identities and intersect and frame children's identities throughout their earliest years. Editor(s): MacNaughton, Glenda; Davis, Karina. Series: Critical Cultural Studies of Childhood. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSL; JNLA; JNLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 150 x 11. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230613249
ISBN
9780230613249
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.03
€ 80.32

Paperback. This volume presents Aurel Kolnai's major writings in political philosophy, writings which explore Kolnai's critique of progressive or egalitarian democracy. Editor(s): Mahoney, Daniel J. Series: Applications of Political Theory. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 10. Weight in Grams: 281.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739100776
ISBN
9780739100776
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.66

Paperback. In his day, Scott was respected for his leadership in the growth and development of Saskatchewan. With the publication of this landmark biography by Gordon L. Barnhart, Scott's pivotal role will be recognized anew by the generations who now live in the province he was instrumental in founding. Num Pages: 188 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BGH; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 170 x 12. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Regina Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889771420
ISBN
9780889771420
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.78

Hardback. This book provides an up-to-date analysis of the development and deployment of 'non-lethal' weapons by police and military organizations. It reviews the key technologies, issues, and dangers, with particular attention to the development of drugs, lasers, microwaves, and acoustics as incapacitating weapons. Series: Global Issues. Num Pages: 323 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPS; JPWH; JWM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 146 x 24. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
323
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230221062
ISBN
9780230221062
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 183.65

Hardcover. This book is concerned with the three-way relationship between neoliberalism, women's education, and the spatialization of the state, and analyses this through an ethnography lens of women's education programs in India. Series: Comparative Feminist Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSJ1; JHMC; JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230619913
ISBN
9780230619913
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.23

Paperback. This book contains the final report of Germany's 'Remembrance, Responsibility, and Future' Foundation, giving a comprehensive history of the country's use of slave labor during World War II and the complex process by which reparations for survivors were negotiated. Editor(s): Jansen, M. Num Pages: 232 pages, 43 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; HBWQ; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 12. Weight in Grams: 411.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349377305
ISBN
9781349377305
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardcover. A study of how Nanga Parbat, the ninth-highest peak on earth, became the German "mountain of the mind." Num Pages: 296 pages, 6 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1FKAH; 2ACG; 3JJ; DSBH; JFC; WSZG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 29. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571139580
ISBN
9781571139580
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.35

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