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Hardcover. A little-discussed aspect of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) is a mandate that requires failing schools to hire after-school tutoring companies and to pay them with federal funds. This title takes a hard look at the implications of this blurring of the boundaries between government, schools, and commerce in New York City. Num Pages: 192 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226451732
- ISBN
- 9780226451732
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.12€ 79.61
€ 95.12
€ 79.61
Paperback. Applying feminist thinking to labor studies in a global context Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBL; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252077920
- ISBN
- 9780252077920
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.56
€ 27.99
€ 26.56
Hardback. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742555921
- ISBN
- 9780742555921
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 174.84
€ 174.84
Paperback. Exploring the practices of squatting and illegal settlement on the outskirts of Cape Town during and immediately following the end of apartheid, Anne-Maria Makhulu how these squatters engaged in an important form of resistance that helped to end apartheid. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBJH; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 256 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822359661
- ISBN
- 9780822359661
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.56
€ 27.99
€ 26.56
Hardback. Exploring the practices of squatting and illegal settlement on the outskirts of Cape Town during and immediately following the end of apartheid, Anne-Maria Makhulu how these squatters engaged in an important form of resistance that helped to end apartheid. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822359470
- ISBN
- 9780822359470
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.46
€ 111.46
Paperback. Series: Studies in Computational Intelligence. Num Pages: 164 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, 7 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC; PBUD; TJFM1; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 261.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 164
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319369211
- ISBN
- 9783319369211
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 159.47
€ 159.47
Paperback. Offers an account of the historical emergence of "the lesbian" by looking at late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century women's writing. This title proposes that modern lesbian identity in the United States has its roots not just, or even primarily, in sexology and medical literature, but in white, middle-class women's culture. Series: Series Q. Num Pages: 368 pages, 3 illus. BIC Classification: JFSK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3963 x 26. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822330165
- ISBN
- 9780822330165
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. Global Health involves, among many things the intensified travelling of people, resources, technologies, knowledge, standards, and ideas. This book describes what happens when innovations are transferred to new settings: What work is needed to make them work, but also how they change the setting into which they are introduced. Editor(s): Engel, Nora; Hoyweghen, I. Van; Krumeich, Anja; Hoyweghen, Ine van. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JHBL; JHM; JHMC; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 231
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349498314
- ISBN
- 9781349498314
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. Global Health involves, among many things the intensified travelling of people, resources, technologies, knowledge, standards, and ideas. This book describes what happens when innovations are transferred to new settings: What work is needed to make them work, but also how they change the setting into which they are introduced. Editor(s): Engel, Nora; Hoyweghen, Ine van; Krumeich, Anja. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; MBN; MBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137456021
- ISBN
- 9781137456021
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.46
€ 66.46
Hardcover. "A damning denunciation of things as they are, and a platform for how we can do better."-Andrew Leonard, Salon Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: JP; KCL; WZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 167 x 30. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393061222
- ISBN
- 9780393061222
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.21
€ 36.99
€ 33.21
Hardback. Num Pages: 140 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JPP; LAB; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319533803
- ISBN
- 9783319533803
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.21
€ 105.21
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 10, 7 black & white halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9781501713637
- ISBN
- 9781501713637
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.63
€ 17.99
€ 17.63
Mixed media product. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198413608
- ISBN
- 9780198413608
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.16
€ 26.16
Hardcover. "Performance is better than promise" has long been the motto of Ernest F "Fritz" Hollings, former governor of South Carolina and 6-term US Senator. This political autobiography offers accounts of how one makes government work in spite of itself. Num Pages: 256 pages, 17 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; BGHA; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 649.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of South Carolina Press
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570037603
- ISBN
- 9781570037603
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.69
€ 35.99
€ 31.69
Hardback. The role of government, particularly at the state and local levels, has evolved dramatically. In this bipartisan collection, some of the nation's governors and mayors describe how they aim to make government more effective and discuss a wide variety of issues and possible progressive solutions. Editor(s): Andrisani, Paul J.; Hakim, Simon; Leeds, Eva Marikova. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 475.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847699728
- ISBN
- 9780847699728
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.55
€ 96.55
Paperback. This exploration of the work of nurses and other caregivers in nursing homes is set in the context of wider political, economic and cultural forces that influence, both positively and negatively, the quality of care for America's elderly. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JKSG; MBP; MQCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 0002-
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226144740
- ISBN
- 9780226144740
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.96
€ 36.99
€ 28.96
Hardcover. Draws on the latest research to show how groups can function more effectively to achieve the full potential of group work. For leaders and group supervisors as well as members of teams, boards, task forces, and other groups. Offers a clear vision of what makes groups work. Num Pages: 261 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JMH; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 261
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787900090
- ISBN
- 9780787900090
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.73
€ 47.73
Paperback. * A thoughtful and insightful textbook introduction to how health policy is made. * Pays attention to the social and political processes which structure what decisions are taken about health policy. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JPQB; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 228 x 24. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745641744
- ISBN
- 9780745641744
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.63
€ 28.63
Hardback. * A thoughtful and insightful textbook introduction to how health policy is made. * Pays attention to the social and political processes which structure what decisions are taken about health policy. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JPQB; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 29. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745641737
- ISBN
- 9780745641737
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.61
€ 79.61
Paperback. How did Puerto Ricans, Mexicans, and Cubans become known as "Hispanics" and "Latinos" in the United States? How did several distinct cultures and nationalities become portrayed as one? The author answers both these questions and details the scope of this phenomenon. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 halftone, 5 line drawings, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL4; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226033839
- ISBN
- 9780226033839
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 28.00
€ 34.99
€ 28.00