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Society & social sciences
Hardcover. Chester E. Finn, Jr. outlines the issues that define, animate, and complicate today's contentious pre-kindergarten debate in American education. Num Pages: 124 pages, figures. BIC Classification: JNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817949914
- ISBN
- 9780817949914
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 12.02
€ 12.02
Paperback. Num Pages: 84 pages. BIC Classification: JNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 163.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817949822
- ISBN
- 9780817949822
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.60
€ 14.60
Paperback. A renowned educator-psychologist explains how children learn and how family, classroom, and school practices can help them learn more effectively. In addition to drawing on studies of learning outcomes, the author reveals economic research on teacher education and school choice that challenges many popular assumptions. Num Pages: 118 pages. BIC Classification: GPQ; JNF; JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 213.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817949525
- ISBN
- 9780817949525
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.03
€ 20.03
Hardcover. A renowned educator-psychologist explains how children learn and how family, classroom, and school practices can help them learn more effectively. In addition to drawing on studies of learning outcomes, the author reveals economic research on teacher education and school choice that challenges many popular assumptions. Num Pages: 118 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GPQ; JNF; JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817949518
- ISBN
- 9780817949518
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.85
€ 20.85
Hardcover. Editor(s): Shultz, George P.; Andreasen, Steven P.; Drell, Sidney D.; Goodby, James E. Num Pages: 538 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBW; JPSF; JWMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 41. Weight in Grams: 998.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Edition
- 1 New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817949211
- ISBN
- 9780817949211
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.57
€ 32.57
Paperback. In this selected collection of his syndicated newspaper columns, Walter Williams offers his sometimes controversial views on education, health, the environment, government, law and society, race, and a range of other topics. Num Pages: 378 pages. BIC Classification: JPA; JPFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817949129
- ISBN
- 9780817949129
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.51
€ 23.51
Hardcover. Kori Schake examines key questions about the United States' position of power in the world. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JPHC; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817949013
- ISBN
- 9780817949013
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.60
€ 32.60
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JPSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 226 x 15. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817948429
- ISBN
- 9780817948429
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.22
€ 21.22
Hardcover. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JPSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817948412
- ISBN
- 9780817948412
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.54
€ 32.54
Paperback. Num Pages: 74 pages, charts. BIC Classification: JFD; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 5. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817948221
- ISBN
- 9780817948221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.79
€ 14.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 274 pages. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817948023
- ISBN
- 9780817948023
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.62
€ 21.62
Paperback. Num Pages: 228 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817947620
- ISBN
- 9780817947620
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.38
€ 21.38
Hardcover. The expert contributors to this volume tell how state laws and policies have stacked the deck against charter schools. They explain how these policies can be amended to level the playing field and give charter schools a fairer chance to succeed. Num Pages: 228 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817947613
- ISBN
- 9780817947613
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.04
€ 32.04
Hardcover. The author reveals the dangerous weaknesses undermining domestic intelligence in the United States and tells why a new national security service should not be part of the FBI. He explains the need for a new domestic intelligence agency, modeled on the Canadian Security Intelligence Service and lodged in the Department of Homeland Security. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 114 x 18. Weight in Grams: 231.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817946814
- ISBN
- 9780817946814
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.19
€ 20.19
Paperback. These essays from a diverse group of distinguished contributors deepen our understanding of the new security threats posed by terrorism, by the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and by the spread of Islamic extremism. They examine the obstacles to making U.S. intelligence more capable and offer recommendations for effective reform. Num Pages: 185 pages. BIC Classification: BTC; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817946623
- ISBN
- 9780817946623
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.91
€ 20.91
Paperback. "Varieties of Progressivism in America" focuses on the debates within the party of progress about how best to increase opportunity in America and to make social and political life more egalitarian. Num Pages: 202 pages. BIC Classification: JPFM; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817945824
- ISBN
- 9780817945824
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.08
€ 21.08
Paperback. Why winning the war on terrorism requires more than military might. Num Pages: 226 pages. BIC Classification: JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817945428
- ISBN
- 9780817945428
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.44
€ 21.44
Paperback. Drawing from government reports, think tank studies, scholarly journals, magazines, newspapers, and books, this insightful overview offers a range of contrasting viewpoints and policy perspectives on the major issues concerning world population growth, with particular emphasis on the impact of population trends on the US. Num Pages: 426 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817945329
- ISBN
- 9780817945329
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.53
€ 23.53
Hardcover. Our Tarnished Image in Europe: The Fault of U.S. policies or an Indicator of European Culture? Num Pages: 186 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 121 x 187 x 19. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Edition
- Reissue, Hoover Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817945114
- ISBN
- 9780817945114
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.23
€ 21.23
Paperback. "To avoid nuclear war and to contain and gradually to diminish the potential for nuclear devastation: these are the most compelling imperatives of our time." Num Pages: 134 pages. BIC Classification: JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 259.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817944728
- ISBN
- 9780817944728
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.40
€ 20.40