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Paperback. This book walks community activists through the rationale for assuming local responsibility for academic performance, outlines steps needed to drive that change, and suggests curricular direction and school policy requirements. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNKP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 201 x 12. Weight in Grams: 338. A Community Guide to Developing Globally Competitive Students. 224 pages. This book walks community activists through the rationale for assuming local responsibility for academic performance, outlines steps needed to drive that change, and suggests curricular direction and school policy requirements. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JNKP. Dimension: 232 x 201 x 12. Weight: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230108332
- ISBN
- 9780230108332
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.36€ 47.16
€ 53.36
€ 47.16
Hardcover. A useful guide to understanding the structure and meaning of media and its messages. Series: Semiotics and Popular Culture. Num Pages: 181 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 397.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230108271
- ISBN
- 9780230108271
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.58
€ 66.58
Hardcover. This book uses observations of American travellers to southern Africa to ask: why is Africa so important to Americans? Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230108066
- ISBN
- 9780230108066
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.57
€ 127.57
Hardcover. This book takes the political theory of intersectionality - the most cutting-edge approach to the politics of gender, race, sexual orientation, and class - and introduces it to the general public for the first time. Series: The Politics of Intersectionality. Num Pages: 223 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSP2; JPA; JPH; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230108004
- ISBN
- 9780230108004
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.65
€ 66.65
Hardcover. This book examines Chinese Communist activities in Hong Kong from the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War in 1937 to the handover in 1997. It reveals a peculiar part of Chinese Communist history, and traces six decades of astounding united front between the Chinese Communists and the Hong Kong tycoons and upper-class business elite. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPCH; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 146 x 16. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230107991
- ISBN
- 9780230107991
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.70
€ 66.70
Hardcover. The Hope of American School Reform tells the story of the origins of the reform in science and math education. The book is drawn, in part, on new research from previously untapped archival sources. The aim of this work is to contribute to our understanding of a major effort to reform school curricula. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; JNKC; JNKR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 165 x 18. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230107977
- ISBN
- 9780230107977
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.36€ 47.33
€ 53.36
€ 47.33
Hardcover. Through Biblical themes and contemporary media culture, a pragmatic and responsible rethinking of America's idea of its own innocence. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HR; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition (US) First Printing
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230107809
- ISBN
- 9780230107809
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.79
€ 55.79
Hardcover. Nyla Ali Khan, the granddaughter of the first Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, gives an insider's analysis on the political and social turmoil that has eroded the ethos and fabric of Kasmiri culture. She monitors the effects of nationalist, militant, and religious discourses and praxes on a gender-based hierarchy. Series: Comparative Feminist Studies. Num Pages: 234 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FKP; HBJF; HRH; JFSJ1; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366. Between India and Pakistan. Series: Comparative Feminist Studies. 234 pages, Illustrations. Nyla Ali Khan, the granddaughter of the first Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, gives an insider's analysis on the political and social turmoil that has eroded the ethos and fabric of Kasmiri culture. She monitors the effects of nationalist, militant, and religious discourses and praxes on a gender-based hierarchy. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FKP; HBJF; HRH; JFSJ1; JFSR2. Dimension: 210 x 146 x 17. Weight: 366.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230107649
- ISBN
- 9780230107649
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.32
€ 67.32
Hardcover. School boards spend almost $500 billion in taxpayer-provided funds, they employ more than 6 million people, offering pensions and lifetime health benefits that have helped build the obligation that has put state governments in fiscal peril. This book lifts the veil of obscurity from school boards and makes readers think about the issues. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNKA; JNKC; JNKR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230107588
- ISBN
- 9780230107588
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.36€ 47.64
€ 53.36
€ 47.64
Paperback. This study explores the history of the New School that developed in the postwar period and its role in communicating antifascism to young people in the Soviet zone. Blessing traces how the decisions about how to educate young people after the National Socialist dictatorship became part of a broader discussion about the future of the German nation. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPG; HBTB; JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230107304
- ISBN
- 9780230107304
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.36
€ 127.36
Hardcover. Eick explores the history of a comprehensive high school from the world views of its assorted student body, confronting issues of race, ethnicity, class, gender, nationality, and religion. Her case study examines the continuities and differences in student relationships over five decades. Series: Secondary Education in a Changing World. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNFR; JNLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376. The Case of Miller High. Series: Secondary Education in a Changing World. 246 pages, illustrations. Eick explores the history of a comprehensive high school from the world views of its assorted student body, confronting issues of race, ethnicity, class, gender, nationality, and religion. Her case study examines the continuities and differences in student relationships over five decades. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JNFR; JNLC. Dimension: 220 x 149 x 18. Weight: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230107083
- ISBN
- 9780230107083
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.36€ 47.07
€ 53.36
€ 47.07
Hardcover. The book looks at three former heads of government who achieved the pinnacle of political power, fell from or relinquished power, and then-after a period in the political 'wilderness'-regained it. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPHL; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 226 x 19. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230107045
- ISBN
- 9780230107045
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Hardcover. This book offers an in-depth exploration of all dimensions of geoeconomics, including the internal and international forces which explain why most countries remain mired in poverty; the conflicts between the poor on the rich countries; and the global environmental crises threatening the future of humanity. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JM; JFFS; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230107014
- ISBN
- 9780230107014
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.07
€ 139.07
Hardcover. How did globalization come to dominate our lives? What have been, are, and most likely will be globalization's potential benefits and costs? This book explores the world's most powerful force for good and evil from the Renaissance through today and beyond. Num Pages: 188 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 145 x 14. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230106918
- ISBN
- 9780230106918
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.41
€ 66.41
Hardcover. Using the engaging case of British security policy between the world wars, this book argues that an effective balance of power, which is the key to a stable international system, is a deliberate act of policy and that leaders play a determinative role in building an effective balance. Num Pages: 214 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPS; JWK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 212 x 146 x 16. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230106901
- ISBN
- 9780230106901
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.40
€ 127.40
Hardcover. This book will present three main themes of African women: African feminism, women and work, and women and politics, to inform readers of the current debates, to encourage new thinking on these issues, and to indicate areas for needed research. Editor(s): Turshen, Meredeth. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; JFFK; JFSJ1; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230106758
- ISBN
- 9780230106758
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.74
€ 66.74
Hardcover. This book questions the 'role model' status of the Turkish Republic with respect to the advancement of female agency in a secular context by using the study of women with headscarves as a case in point. Turkey's commitment to modernization depends heavily on secularism which involves, among other things, the westernization of women's appearance. Num Pages: 219 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVT; JHB; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 147 x 16. Weight in Grams: 342. A Postcolonial Reading. 216 pages, Illustrations. This book questions the 'role model' status of the Turkish Republic with respect to the advancement of female agency in a secular context by using the study of women with headscarves as a case in point. Turkey's commitment to modernization depends heavily on secularism which involves, among other things, the westernization of women's appearance. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1DVT; JHB; JPA. Dimension: 210 x 147 x 16. Weight: 342.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230106659
- ISBN
- 9780230106659
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.77
€ 66.77
Hardcover. Schutz demonstrates that progressive ideas of democracy emerged out of the practices of a new middle class, reacting, in part, against the more conflictive social struggles of the working-class. The volume traces two distinct branches of democratic progressivism: collaborative and personalist. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNAM; JNF; JNK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230105911
- ISBN
- 9780230105911
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.36€ 47.33
€ 53.36
€ 47.33
Hardcover. This book argues that there are some important implications of the role the voice plays in popular music when thinking about processes of identification. The central thesis is that the voice in popular music is potentially uncanny (Freud's unheimlich), and that this may invite or guard against identification by the listener. Series: Critical Studies in Gender, Sexuality, and Culture. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AV; JFCA; JFFK; JFSJ; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan London
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230105904
- ISBN
- 9780230105904
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.56
€ 66.56
Hardcover. An insider's account of the Postville case, this book gauges the raid's human, social, and economic impact, based on interaction with the main participants and interviews with local citizens and arrestees in the US and Guatemala. Num Pages: 268 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFFN; LNDA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 167 x 20. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230105850
- ISBN
- 9780230105850
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.55
€ 67.55