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Paperback. 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: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNKA; JNKC; JNKR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 174 x 12. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 229
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230109315
- ISBN
- 9780230109315
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 43.53
€ 54.99
€ 43.53
Hardcover. Since the 1980's, Marilena Chaui's writing has had a profound impact in Brazil, contributing to the academic conversation and resonating in popular culture. Here, in English for the first time, are ten of Chaui's most important essays, with an introduction by Maite Conde which situates the scholarship in the global context. Translator(s): Conde, Maite. Series: Theory in the World. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; GTE; HBTB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 444.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Ed.
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230109001
- ISBN
- 9780230109001
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.70
€ 62.70
Hardcover. This book shows how, after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, the Gospel of the free market became the only world-religion of universal validity. The belief that all value needs to be quantifiable was extended to human beings, whose value became dependent on their rating on the various ranking-scales in the global infotainment system. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 360.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230108950
- ISBN
- 9780230108950
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.51
€ 139.51
Hardcover. This book examines Japanese wartime zoo policy during World War II, analyzing the reasons why the Home Ministry destroyed more than 300 showpiece animals throughout Japan well before U.S. air strikes were anticipated, with international comparisons of the effects of the war on zoos in Europe, the United States, and the Middle East. Num Pages: 265 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBWQ; JFFZ; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406. The Silent Victims of World War II. 266 pages, Illustrations, map. This book examines Japanese wartime zoo policy during World War II, analyzing the reasons why the Home Ministry destroyed more than 300 showpiece animals throughout Japan well before U.S. air strikes were anticipated, with international comparisons of the effects of the war on zoos in Europe, the United States, and the Middle East. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBWQ; JFFZ; JP. Dimension: 217 x 156 x 19. Weight: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230108943
- ISBN
- 9780230108943
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.62
€ 62.62
Liberal Democracy and Peace in South Africa: The Pursuit of Freedom as...
Du Toit, Pierre, Kotzé, Hennie
Hardcover. South Africa's transition to democracy was met by the global audience with at first, disbelief, followed later by applause. After fifteen years of democracy big questions remain: has a more democratic regime also lead to a more liberal society? And has democracy made for a more peaceful society? Num Pages: 262 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JPA; JPF; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 438.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230108882
- ISBN
- 9780230108882
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.56
€ 62.56
Hardcover. A blend of political theory, social theory, and philosophy of culture, the book will show the relationship and tension between thought and action, politics and literature, power and dissent in modern politics and culture. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230108790
- ISBN
- 9780230108790
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.20
€ 62.20
Hardcover. Public Universities and the Public Sphere argues that two crises facing America - a crisis of public discourse and a crisis of public higher education - are closely connected. Part of the solution, Smith argues in this timely work, to both crises lies in understanding and building on the connection. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNAM; JNMN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230108783
- ISBN
- 9780230108783
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 43.94
€ 54.99
€ 43.94
Hardcover. This book investigates whether international standards of good governance are applied to sub-state actors as well as to states. By examining the international response to self-determination claims, this project demonstrates that the international community does indeed hold sub-state groups accountable to such standards. Num Pages: 194 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPF; JPHV; JPS; JPWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230108745
- ISBN
- 9780230108745
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.15
€ 62.15
Paperback. This study examines the functional relationship between millenarian-inspired terrorism and the process of political change. Through an exhaustive investigation of late twentieth-century movements, it concludes that apocalyptic expectations performed a significant group mobilization, leadership and therapeutic function. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPS; JPV; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 231
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230108738
- ISBN
- 9780230108738
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Condition: New
€ 61.72
€ 61.72
Paperback. This book situates young people within theoretical and political considerations that offer up a new 'analytic of youth,' one that posits not only the emergence of a new way to talk about youth but also a new language for understanding and critically engaging the politics that frame their lives. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNAM; JNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 298. Democracy or Disposability?. 256 pages. This book situates young people within theoretical and political considerations that offer up a new 'analytic of youth,' one that posits not only the emergence of a new way to talk about youth but also a new language for understanding and critically engaging the politics that frame their lives. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: JNAM; JNF. Dimension: 210 x 141 x 14. Weight: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230108707
- ISBN
- 9780230108707
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 43.35
€ 54.99
€ 43.35
Hardcover. Jane Flax argues that a reciprocal relationship exists between unconscious processes and race/gender domination and that unless we attend to these unconscious processes, no adequate remedy for the malignant consequences of our current race/gender practices and relations can be devised. Flax supports her arguments using a variety of sources. Series: Breaking Feminist Waves. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230108660
- ISBN
- 9780230108660
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.67
€ 108.67
Hardcover. This is the first book devoted to the study of the thought of Albert Schweitzer as it relates to educational theory and practice. Rud argues that Schweitzer's life and work offer inspiration and timely insights for both educational thought and practice in our new century. Num Pages: 173 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNA; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 147 x 16. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230108561
- ISBN
- 9780230108561
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 43.61
€ 54.99
€ 43.61
Paperback. China, Japan, Russia, and South Korea have struggled to navigate between the unsettling belligerence of North Korea and the often unilateral insistence of the United States on how to proceed. This book focuses on their strategic thinking and internal debates over four stages of the crisis. Series: Strategic Thought in Northeast Asia. Num Pages: 302 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; 1KBB; JPSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230108479
- ISBN
- 9780230108479
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.15
€ 62.15
Paperback. Using a variety of archival sources, Aaron Gilette traces the history of early 20th century developments in sociobiology and evolutionary psychology, offering a new way to look at the timely and perennial 'nature-nuture' debate and why key scientific discoveries have been thwarted, manipulated, and misunderstood over the last century. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBTB; JFMG; JHBA; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 233
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230108455
- ISBN
- 9780230108455
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Hardcover. Tlostanova examines Central Asia and the Caucasus to trace the genealogy of feminism in those regions following the dissolution of the USSR. The forms it takes resist interpretation through the lenses of Western feminist theory and woman of color feminism, hence Eurasian borderland feminism must chart a third path. Series: Comparative Feminist Studies. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FC; JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 219 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 396. Series: Comparative Feminist Studies. 260 pages, Illustrations. Tlostanova examines Central Asia and the Caucasus to trace the genealogy of feminism in those regions following the dissolution of the USSR. The forms it takes resist interpretation through the lenses of Western feminist theory and woman of color feminism, hence Eurasian borderland feminism must chart a third path. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FC; JFFK; JFSJ1. Dimension: 219 x 151 x 19. Weight: 396.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230108424
- ISBN
- 9780230108424
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.56
€ 62.56
Hardcover. An insightful look into the origins of modern Italian media culture by examining a sensational crime and trial that took place in Rome in the late 1870s, when a bloody murder triggered a national spectacle that became the first great media circus in the new nation of Italy, crucially shaping the young state's public sphere and image of itself. Series: Italian and Italian American Studies. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JH; HBTB; JFD; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Printing
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230108363
- ISBN
- 9780230108363
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.70
€ 62.70
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
€ 54.99€ 44.11
€ 54.99
€ 44.11
Paperback. 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: 204 x 164 x 11. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230108288
- ISBN
- 9780230108288
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
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
€ 62.20
€ 62.20
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
€ 118.95
€ 118.95