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Hardcover. Num Pages: 312 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHBS; JMB; JMS; WSDP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 549.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137483379
ISBN
9781137483379
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.20

Hardcover. To be effective managers, student affairs professionals must understand the structures and processes that form the organizational context in which they work. This work develops a model for change based on four concepts. The four concepts are valuing dualisms, transcending paradigms, recognizing connectedness, and embracing paradox. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780787962142
ISBN
9780787962142
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.88

Paperback. Makes a significant contribution to the sustainable urbanisation agenda through authoritative interventions contextualising, assessing and explaining the relevance and importance of three central characteristics of sustainable towns and cities everywhere; that they be accessible, green and fair. Editor(s): Simon, David. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG; RNU; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 15. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447332848
ISBN
9781447332848
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.53

Paperback. Deals with teacher supervision and evaluation that emphasizes fairness, excellence, and achievement. This book shows how to break away from the typical and often ineffective evaluation approaches in which principals use infrequent classroom visits or rely on standardized test scores to assess a teacher's performance. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JNK; JNMT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 217 x 13. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118336724
ISBN
9781118336724
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 22.24

Paperback. jigsaws" metaphor to stress his main point: that mutual support based on optimistic trust is a more effective managerial strategy than fragmentation founded on unsubstantiated distrust. Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in American Public Policy and Management. Num Pages: 208 pages, 17, 17 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; JPA; JPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421418490
ISBN
9781421418490
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 43.54

Paperback. If the conservative view of the American race problem is frightening, the traditional liberal view seems impotent. Analyzing the race problem from neither right nor left, this book sheds light on America's longest running social and moral dilemma. It examines the intractable racial problems confronting Americans at the end of the 20th century. Num Pages: 240 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JPA; JPVH; LNDA; LNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 63. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear. Tiny crease on edge of cover, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0002694
ISBN
9780520078789
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Series: American Social and Political Movements of the 20th Century. Num Pages: 170 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 266.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415826143
ISBN
9780415826143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.49

Paperback. Countries studied include Lebanon, Sierra Leone, Angola, the Republic of the Congo, Colombia, and Afghanistan. Editor(s): Arnson, Cynthia J.; Zartman, I. William. Num Pages: 316 pages, 7, 7 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JWL; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 584.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
316
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801882982
ISBN
9780801882982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.90

Hardcover. Using a form of systems thinking, this book analyzes K-12 education as a complex, "messy" system that must be tackled as a whole and provides a series of heuristics to help those involved in the education mess to improve the system as a whole. Num Pages: 188 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
190
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137384829
ISBN
9781137384829
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.37
€ 46.73

Hardback. Reflects upon methods of conceptualizing the European Union within both changing global and European contexts. This text takes the themes of institutions, interests and identities as its organizing framework within which each contributor offers a commentary on the EU. Editor(s): Landau, Alice; Whitman, Richard G. Num Pages: 211 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JPHC; JPSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
211
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333661253
ISBN
9780333661253
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.54

Paperback. Editor(s): Landau, Alice; Whitman, Richard. Num Pages: 211 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
211
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349252282
ISBN
9781349252282
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.58

Paperback. Lucrative and complex, the fur trade bound together Europeans and Native peoples of North America in the 17th and 18th centuries. This title offers a look at the broad range of contracts that characterized the fur trade. It explains the working mechanisms of the fur trade and explores how and why it evolved in a North Atlantic context. Editor(s): Sleeper-Smith, Susan. Num Pages: 702 pages, 9 photographs, 5 maps, 14 tables, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJD; HBTB; JFSL9; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 38. Weight in Grams: 885.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
702
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803243293
ISBN
9780803243293
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 42.18

Hardcover. Rethinking the Future of Europe has brought together three contrasting collections of contributions: the incrementalist perspective concerning the step by step development of Europe, the more radical reform/restructuring approach to the future of Europe, and a view of Europe from the outside. Editor(s): Kakabadse, Andrew. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JPSN2; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137024008
ISBN
9781137024008
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.32

Paperback. The essays speak to historians, educational researchers, policy makers and others seeking fresh perspectives on questions related to the historical development of schooling in the United States. Editor(s): Reese, William J.; Rury, John L. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNA; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137267115
ISBN
9781137267115
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.37
€ 46.76

Hardback. The essays speak to historians, educational researchers, policy makers and others seeking fresh perspectives on questions related to the historical development of schooling in the United States. Editor(s): Reese, William J.; Rury, John L. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230600096
ISBN
9780230600096
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.37
€ 48.11

Hardcover. Drawing on a wide variety of traditions and methods in historical studies, from the humanities and social sciences both, this volume considers the questions, methods, goals, and frameworks historians of education from a wide variety of countries use to create the study of the history of education. Editor(s): Popkewitz, Thomas S. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTN; JNA; JNB; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137000699
ISBN
9781137000699
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.45
€ 95.47

Hardcover. Latin American cities have always been characterized by a strong tension between what is vaguely described as their formal and informal dimensions. However, the terms formal and informal refer not only to the physical aspect of cities but also to their entire socio-political fabric. Editor(s): Hernandez, Felipe; Kellett, Peter; Allen, Lea K. Series: Remapping Cultural History. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KL; AMVD; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490. Critical Perspectives from Latin America. Series: Remapping Cultural History. 240 pages, Illustrations, maps. Editor(s): Hernandez, Felipe; Kellett, Peter; Allen, Lea K. Latin American cities have always been characterized by a strong tension between what is vaguely described as their formal and informal dimensions. However, the terms formal and informal refer not only to the physical aspect of cities but also to their entire socio-political fabric. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1KL; AMVD; JFSG. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 21. Weight: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845455828
ISBN
9781845455828
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.59

Paperback. Editor(s): Bryman, Prof. Alan; Bytheway, Bill (Senior Research Fellow, School of Social Studies, University College of Swansea); Allatt, Patricia (Principal Lecturer in Social Administration, University of Teesside, Cleveland); Keil, Teresa (Senior Lecturer in Sociology, Loughborough University of Technology, Leicestershire). Series: Explorations in Sociology. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
255
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333437667
ISBN
9780333437667
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.71

paperback. This offers an alternative to the colonialistand nationalist explanations of the Mau Mau revolt, examining a widely studied period of Kenyan history from a new perspective. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBJH; HBL; JFC; JHB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2007
Number of pages
249
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349539185
ISBN
9781349539185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.24

Hardback. Documents a chorus of concerns about business schools gleaned from interviews with deans and executives, and from an analysis of curricula and trends in graduate business education. This title provides case studies showing how leading MBA programs have begun reinventing themselves for the better. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNM; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 34. Weight in Grams: 648.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard Business Review Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781422131640
ISBN
9781422131640
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 40.95

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