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Hardback. This book discusses the theoretical and doctrinal contribution of the liberal economists, writing at the onset of the industrial revolution in France, and those of their contemporary, Pierre-Joseph Proudhon. The approach is innovative and epistemological. Num Pages: 200 pages, 12 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JHBD; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 165 x 18. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402099595
- ISBN
- 9781402099595
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.56
€ 122.56
Hardback. This book examines the empirical validity of some of multiculturalism's basic propositions. It focuses on Canada as the country for which the most enthusiastic claims for multiculturalism have been made, and uses a national survey to explore its topic. Num Pages: 194 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHB; JHM; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 1030.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402099571
- ISBN
- 9781402099571
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.26
€ 143.26
hardcover. The cultural and creative industries are becoming increasingly prominent on many policy agendas. This book provides critical and comparative perspectives between Asia and Europe. Showing the differences between them allows for meaningful comparisons. Editor(s): Kong, Lily; O'Connor, Justin. Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AMVD; J; KCP; RGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 237 x 17. Weight in Grams: 540.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- SKU
- V9781402099489
- ISBN
- 9781402099489
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.22
€ 185.22
Hardback. This thought-provoking volume argues that, far from being a post-colonial world, the struggle for independence of polity and culture is alive and relevant. The book offers the first comparative study of the US and Canada from an anti-colonial perspective. Editor(s): Kempf, Arlo. Series: Critical Studies of Education. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1290.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402099434
- ISBN
- 9781402099434
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.27
€ 124.27
Hardback. This book analyzes the middle class in terms of attitudes and preferences as well as socio-economic features and governmental policies. It provides original contributions from internationally renowned researchers that bring fresh multidisciplinary insights. Editor(s): Lange, Hellmuth; Meier, Lars. Num Pages: 306 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSC; JH; RGC; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1390.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402099373
- ISBN
- 9781402099373
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.89
€ 124.89
hardcover. This book applies data mining methodology to the issue of standardizing achievement in science education and develops frameworks of competence in the 'Opportunity-to-learn' model of science education. It is aimed primarily at science education researchers. Series: Innovations in Science Education and Technology. Num Pages: 148 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNC; JNKD; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 870.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 148
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- SKU
- V9781402099106
- ISBN
- 9781402099106
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.69
€ 121.69
Hardback. Written by leading scholars in the field, this book provides in-depth input-output analysis of waste management, hybrid LCA and LCC, IOA-based Material Flow Analysis involving many materials at a time, and microeconomic foundations of IOA. Series: Eco-Efficiency in Industry & Science. Num Pages: 294 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC; KCN; KJMV5; KJT; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 616.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402099014
- ISBN
- 9781402099014
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.25
€ 120.25
Hardback. In China, social factors relating to gender and gender-inequality exacerbate the spread of HIV and other STDs. This interdisciplinary study explores those various factors in order to better understand, and combat, the spread of HIV and STDs in China. Editor(s): Poston, Dudley L., Jr.; Tucker, Joseph; Ren, Qiang; Gu, Baochang; Zheng, Xiaoying; Wang, Stephanie; Russell, Chris. Series: The Springer Series on Demographic Methods and Population Analysis. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBD; JMU; MBN; MJCJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1150.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402098994
- ISBN
- 9781402098994
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.43
€ 123.43
Hardback. The second volume in a series titled "Knowledge and Space," this multidisciplinary book deals with spatial disparities of knowledge and the impact of environments, space, and contexts on the production and application of knowledge. Editor(s): Meusburger, Peter; Funke, Joachim; Wunder, Edgar. Series: Knowledge and Space. Num Pages: 305 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP; JHB; RGC; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 609.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 305
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402098765
- ISBN
- 9781402098765
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 217.19
€ 217.19
Hardback. This book offers a broad synthesis of the current knowledge about diverse topics of the biomarker and endophenotype strategies in neuropsychiatry. The contributors are internationally and nationally recognized researchers and experts from 16 countries. Editor(s): Ritsner, Michael. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JMM; MBGR; MFN; MJN; MMH; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 276 x 203 x 20. Weight in Grams: 757.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402098376
- ISBN
- 9781402098376
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.73
€ 182.73
Hardback. This four-volume handbook offers a broad synthesis of the current knowledge about diverse topics of the biomarker and endophenotype strategies in neuropsychiatry. The contributors are internationally and nationally recognized experts from 16 countries. Editor(s): Ritsner, Michael. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JMM; MBGR; MFN; MJN; MMH; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 276 x 203 x 20. Weight in Grams: 824.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402098307
- ISBN
- 9781402098307
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 183.16
€ 183.16
Hardback. This volume lays out the current trends and issues in technology-enhanced learning from a European research and development perspective. This multifaceted topic is considered from a number of different viewpoints, each with its own section in the book. Editor(s): Balacheff, Nicolas; Ludvigsen, Sten; Jong, Ton de; Lazonder, Ard; Barnes, Sally. Num Pages: 324 pages, 10 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 669.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402098260
- ISBN
- 9781402098260
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 269.50
€ 269.50
Living Together: Education and Intercultural Dialogue
. Ed(S): Majhanovich, Suzanne; Fox, Christine...
hardcover. This book provides international perspectives on the possibilities for and challenges facing intercultural dialogue in education. These challenges are many in a world characterized by the demands of both global and local issues as well as regional conflicts. Editor(s): Majhanovich, Suzanne; Fox, Christine; Kreso, Adila Pasalic. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- SKU
- V9781402098154
- ISBN
- 9781402098154
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.57
€ 119.57
Hardback. In this work, lawyer and economist Klaus Mathis appraises Richard A. Posner's normative justification of the efficiency paradigm from the perspective of the philosophy of law. He points out the possibilities as well as the limits of economic analysis of law. Translator(s): Shannon, Deborah. Series: Law and Philosophy Library. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP; JPA; KCA; LAB; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 514.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402097973
- ISBN
- 9781402097973
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.35
€ 123.35
hardcover. This handbook, the first of its kind, is a detailed introduction to the numerous academic perspectives we can apply to the study of the internet as a political, social and communicative phenomenon. All the major themes in internet research are explored. Editor(s): Hunsinger, Jeremy; Allen, Matthew; Klastrup, Lisbeth. Num Pages: 646 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 167 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1070.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 646
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- SKU
- V9781402097881
- ISBN
- 9781402097881
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 349.33
€ 349.33
Hardback. This book captures the contradictions and dangers of equating lifelong learning with individualisation and individual responsibility in high insecurity societies. The author develops unique conceptual schema for rethinking 'structure and agency'. Series: Lifelong Learning Book Series. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JNK; JNRV; TDJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402097584
- ISBN
- 9781402097584
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.27
€ 124.27
hardcover. This book argues that a promising approach to education reform is through effective school district leadership. It offers practical ways to create professional learning communities and to break down traditional hierarchical bureaucracies that inhibit learning. Series: Studies in Educational Leadership. Num Pages: 144 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 880.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- SKU
- V9781402097461
- ISBN
- 9781402097461
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.76
€ 121.76
Hardback. This volume is the sixth in Springer's Globalization, Comparative Education and Policy Research series. It presents accessible and practical yet scholarly studies probing how the State affects global trends in race, ethnicity and gender in education. Editor(s): Zajda, Joseph; Freeman, Kassie. Series: Globalisation, Comparative Education and Policy Research. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402097386
- ISBN
- 9781402097386
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.74
€ 123.74
Hardback. This book argues that the educational environment in many countries has shifted so dramatically that we now must reconsider what we understand by educational leadership and educational leadership practice. Contributions are from the top authors in the field. Editor(s): Harris, Alma. Series: Studies in Educational Leadership. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402097362
- ISBN
- 9781402097362
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.86
€ 123.86
Hardback. This book details an innovative curriculum design for indigenous students based on the principles of participatory narrative inquiry as well as exemplars of indigenous knowledge. Written from an Australian perspective, it discusses broad international issues. Series: Explorations of Educational Purpose. Num Pages: 316 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402097348
- ISBN
- 9781402097348
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.51
€ 186.51