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Paperback. In Splendors and Miseries of the Brain, leading neurobiologist Semir Zeki, explores the huge price humans pay, in terms of happiness, for the enormously elegant and efficient machinery of the brain. The book has two main interrelated themes. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: JM; MJN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405185578
ISBN
9781405185578
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.22

Hardback. Discusses the unfocused nature of US mathematics and science curricular intentions, textbooks, and teacher practices. This title offers the premise that producers of US textbooks and curriculum guides have attempted to answer calls for curricular reform by adding new content to existing materials instead of devoting time to restructuring them. Editor(s): Schmidt, William H.; McKnight, Curtis C.; Raizen, S. Num Pages: 164 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JN; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 11. Weight in Grams: 527.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
164
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792344407
ISBN
9780792344407
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.89

Paperback. The report summarizes data from the TIMSS curriculum analysis and integrates it with teacher questionnaire data from the US, Japan, and Germany on science and mathematics topic coverage and instructional practices. Editor(s): Schmidt, William H. Num Pages: 164 pages, 46 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JN; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 11. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002
Number of pages
164
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792344414
ISBN
9780792344414
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.33

Paperback. Reassesses the place of feminism in the law and politics of sexuality. This book argues that sexuality involves deeply contested and clashing realities and interests, and that feminism helps us understand only some of them. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK; JHBK5; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 646.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691136325
ISBN
9780691136325
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 31.19

paperback. This book is a study of the interrelationship between comedy and selfhood. While most people have a clear idea of what is meant by comedy, the notion of a self is much more enigmatic and therefore requires illumination. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: G; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 313.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761805519
ISBN
9780761805519
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 93.17

Paperback. Hindu and Greek mythologies teem with stories of women and men who are doubled, this text recounts and compares a vast range of these tales from ancient Greece and India. The comparisons show that differences in gender are more significant than differences in culture. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1QDAG; HRG; JFC; JFHF; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 614.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226156415
ISBN
9780226156415
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; WDKX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 18.
Publisher
Lyons Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762773848
ISBN
9780762773848
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.93

Hardback. In Spoils of War, a diverse group of distinguished contributors suggest that acts of aggression resulting from the racism and sexism inherent in social institutions can be viewed as a sort of "war," experienced daily by women of color. Editor(s): White, Renee T.; Sharpley-Whiting, T. Denean. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847686049
ISBN
9780847686049
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 188.94

Paperback. In Spoils of War, a diverse group of distinguished contributors suggest that acts of aggression resulting from the racism and sexism inherent in social institutions can be viewed as a sort of 'war,' experienced daily by women of color. Editor(s): White, Renee T.; Sharpley-Whiting, T. Denean. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: G; HP; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 149 x 11. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847686056
ISBN
9780847686056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.48

paperback. Intended as a practical approach to helping children who have spoken language difficulties because of general language delay or specific language impairment, this book contains ideas and activity sheets as well as structured guidance. Num Pages: 136 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNSG; MMZL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 296 x 210 x 8. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
David Fulton Publishers United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853468551
ISBN
9781853468551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.02

Paperback. Examines the creation of an essentialist view of nationhood based on a peasant culture and a "unifying" Hispanic heritage, and the ways in which grassroots organizations challenge and reconfigure definitions of national identity through their own activities and representations. Series: Puerto Rican Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 23 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KJP; JFC; JHM; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 20. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566395496
ISBN
9781566395496
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Hardback. Sponsoring Sufism argues that governments are sponsoring Sufism not only because they see it as an 'apolitical' movement that won't challenge their existing authority, but also that ties to Sufi orders gives them religious credibility, something they seek as they face the rise of Islamist parties. Series: Palgrave Studies in Religion, Politics, and Policy. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRHX; JPFR; JPH; JPZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 417.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2015th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137521064
ISBN
9781137521064
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.52

Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Deutscher Universit?tsverlag United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9783824400348
ISBN
9783824400348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.18

Hardcover. Spontaneous Order and the Utopian Collective focuses on the Bolshevik theory and early Soviet economic history, delving into the emergence of utopian values and characteristics of recent history. Num Pages: 189 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVU; JPFC; KCA; KCP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137371423
ISBN
9781137371423
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.16

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JNUM; YND. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education; (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 143 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Meriwether Publishing,U.S. United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566080644
ISBN
9781566080644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.08

Hardback. Num Pages: 366 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AMGD; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 573.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
366
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403968883
ISBN
9781403968883
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.81

Hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JFMD; JPVH2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 237 x 22. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Hot Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781510703360
ISBN
9781510703360
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 20.76

Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 b&w illus. BIC Classification: JFD; JHBS; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. .
Publisher
The MIT Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262035477
ISBN
9780262035477
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 34.43

Paperback. With an international line-up of contributors, this bookexamines challenges to racism in and through sport. It addresses the different agents of change in the context of wider socio-political shifts and explores issues of policy formation, practices in sport and anti-racism in sport, and the challenge to sport today." Editor(s): Long, Curator of Charleston Museum J, Ind; Spracklen, K. Series: Global Culture and Sport Series. Num Pages: 298 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFF; JFSL; JHBS; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349314270
ISBN
9781349314270
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.50

Hardcover. With an international line-up of contributors, this book examines challenges to racism in and through sport. It addresses the different agents of change in the context of wider socio-political shifts and explores issues of policy formation, practices in sport and anti-racism in sport, and the challenge to sport today. Editor(s): Long, Jonathan; Spracklen, Karl. Series: Global Culture and Sport Series. Num Pages: 298 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSL1; JHBS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 488. Series: Global Culture and Sport Series. 300 pages, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Long, Jonathan; Spracklen, Karl. With an international line-up of contributors, this book examines challenges to racism in and through sport. It addresses the different agents of change in the context of wider socio-political shifts and explores issues of policy formation, practices in sport and anti-racism in sport, and the challenge to sport today. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: JFSL1; JHBS. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 22. Weight: 488.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230236158
ISBN
9780230236158
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.28

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