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Paperback. This groundbreaking volume considers whether the question of the high school's seeming demise is exaggerated and why it is experiencing the many problems that it does. Essays focus on the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. Editor(s): Franklin, Barry M.; McCulloch, Gary. Series: Secondary Education in a Changing World. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 215 x 6. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reissue
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230338463
- ISBN
- 9780230338463
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 43.12
€ 54.99
€ 43.12
Hardback. The book investigates the rise, fall and possible re-emergence of a powerful Shia militia. The author draws on personal experience of occupied Baghdad, having been embedded with US troops in the city, to offer new evidence on an important chapter in modern Iraqi history. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLX; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 148 x 27. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849044349
- ISBN
- 9781849044349
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.44
€ 46.99
€ 41.44
Paperback. An exploration into the impact of the Stalinist purges on the lives, families and contacts of members of the British Communist Party. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Merlin Press Suffolk
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780850364675
- ISBN
- 9780850364675
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.18
€ 17.99
€ 16.18
Hardcover. While much has been written against the death penalty, the author contends that Western philosophy is massively, if not always obviously, complicit with a logic in which a sovereign state has the right to take a life. Translator(s): Kamuf, Peggy. Series: Seminars of Jacques Derrida. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS; JFMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226144320
- ISBN
- 9780226144320
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 33.80
€ 43.99
€ 33.80
Paperback. The death penalty arouses more passion than almost any other issue. This comprehensive account of the death penalty in the United States tells the story of dramatic changes, over four centuries, in the ways capital punishment has been administered and experienced. Num Pages: 408 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBLW; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674010833
- ISBN
- 9780674010833
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 31.70
€ 37.99
€ 31.70
Hardcover. In recent years the death penalty has sharply declined across Africa, but this trend belies actual public opinion and the retributivist sentiments held by political elites. This study explains capital punishment in Africa in terms of culturally specific notions of life and death as well as the colonial-era imposition of criminal and penal policy. Num Pages: 130 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137438751
- ISBN
- 9781137438751
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.69
€ 61.69
Paperback. Editor(s): Liang, Bin; Lu, Hong. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JKVP; LNFX1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231170079
- ISBN
- 9780231170079
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.70
€ 40.99
€ 28.70
Hardback. Editor(s): Liang, Bin; Lu, Hong. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JKVP; LNFX1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231170062
- ISBN
- 9780231170062
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.12€ 88.16
€ 118.12
€ 88.16
Paperback. China's infamous death penalty record is the product of firm Party-state control and policy-setting. Though during the 1980s and 1990s, the Party's emphasis was on "kill many," in the 2000s the direction of policy began to move toward "kill fewer." This book details the policies, institutions, and story behind the reform of the death penalty. Series: Palgrave Series in Asian Governance. Num Pages: 310 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFC; JKVP; JP; LAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 397.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349378166
- ISBN
- 9781349378166
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.13
€ 119.13
Hardcover. China's infamous death penalty record is the product of firm Party-state control and policy-setting. Though during the 1980s and 1990s, the Party's emphasis was on "kill many," in the 2000s the direction of policy began to move toward "kill fewer." This book details the policies, institutions, and story behind the reform of the death penalty. Series: Palgrave Series in Asian Governance. Num Pages: 310 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 137 x 22. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230613546
- ISBN
- 9780230613546
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.54
€ 119.54
Paperback. Num Pages: 305 pages. BIC Classification: JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1983
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306414169
- ISBN
- 9780306414169
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.26
€ 62.26
Paperback. A photographic essay which conveys the emotional power of the death rituals of a small Greek village - the funeral, the singing of laments, the distribution of food, the daily visits to the graves, and the rite of exhumation. Num Pages: 248 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DVG; JHBT; JHBZ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 190 x 247 x 14. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691000275
- ISBN
- 9780691000275
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.15€ 41.44
€ 53.15
€ 41.44
Paperback. A literary exploration of the prevalence of death--its connection to political oppression and its use as salvation--in Richard Wright's work. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 235 x 21. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822334880
- ISBN
- 9780822334880
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.30
€ 32.99
€ 31.30
Paperback. Series: CSIS Reports. Num Pages: 74 pages. BIC Classification: JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 216. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Centre for Strategic & International Studies,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 74
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892064281
- ISBN
- 9780892064281
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.11
€ 65.11
Paperback. Frederick Douglass and George Fitzhugh disagreed on virtually every major issue of the day. On slavery, women's rights, and the preservation of the Union their opinions were opposed. This title demonstrates the links between their very different ideas and to show how, operating from liberal principles, they came to such different conclusions. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTS; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814722138
- ISBN
- 9780814722138
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.63
€ 33.99
€ 33.63
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, over 170 b/w and color photos. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 223 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764307256
- ISBN
- 9780764307256
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 33.76
€ 45.99
€ 33.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 549 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: JH; KFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 39. Weight in Grams: 962.
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 549
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865972407
- ISBN
- 9780865972407
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.52
€ 14.99
€ 12.52
Hardcover. Huw Macartney considers the politics of depoliticisation in response to the Euro-zone debt crisis, and the limits to depoliticisation as indicated by recent resistance movements. Num Pages: 96 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPHV; JPS; KCP; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 16. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Number of pages
- 108
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137298003
- ISBN
- 9781137298003
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.51
€ 61.51
Hardcover. Examines seven prominent theories of motivation, including research on self-efficacy, achievement goal theory, expectancy-value theory, self-determination theory, self-concept research, implicit motives, and interest. This book also examines the associations between motivation and other constructs, such as emotion and self-regulation. Editor(s): Karabenick, Stuart; Urdan, Timothy C. Series Editor(s): Urdan, Timothy C.; Karabenick, Stuart. Series: Advances in Motivation and Achievement. Num Pages: 284 pages, ill. BIC Classification: JMRL; JNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 284
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857241115
- ISBN
- 9780857241115
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.08
€ 116.08
Paperback. Editor(s): Pelling, Rowan; Doyle, James; Hodsdon, Amelia. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 31. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Dedalus Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903517642
- ISBN
- 9781903517642
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.24
€ 13.99
€ 13.24