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Hardback. Illuminates patterns among eight prominent US innovations: California's science education reform, ChemCom, Contemporary Precalculus, Kids Network, Project 2061, NCTM Standards, Urban Mathematics Collaboratives, and Voyage of the Mimi. The patterns included changing conceptions of school science , strategies for effecting reform, and more. Editor(s): Raizen, Senta A.; Britton, Edward D. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNU; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 559.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792342311
- ISBN
- 9780792342311
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.03
€ 123.03
Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJH; HRAM2; HRKT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 31. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226703800
- ISBN
- 9780226703800
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.73
€ 34.99
€ 27.73
Paperback. This title posits strength as a frequently contradictory and damaging trait for black women characters in several literary works of the 20th century. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- St Martin's Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312293031
- ISBN
- 9780312293031
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.07
€ 64.07
Paperback. Using personal correspondence and previously unavailable archival records, Brian Cooke describes the vision, politics, and leadership of this famous American educator. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 11. Weight in Grams: 245.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Derrydale Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781568331584
- ISBN
- 9781568331584
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.00
€ 19.99
€ 18.00
Editor(s): Wardell, Carole; Wardell, Randy. Series: Studio Designer S. Num Pages: 80 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; AFP; AFT; WCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 277 x 216 x 6. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Wardell Publications Canada
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780919985247
- ISBN
- 9780919985247
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.84
€ 33.99
€ 22.84
Paperback. Num Pages: 370 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 370
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226428857
- ISBN
- 9780226428857
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.52
€ 37.99
€ 29.52
Paperback. Offers an institutional history of the Chemical Warfare Service, the department tasked with improving the Army's ability to use and defend against chemical weapons during and after World War One. Num Pages: 176 pages, 20 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBW; JFD; JWMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252080265
- ISBN
- 9780252080265
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.12
€ 26.99
€ 25.12
Paperback. A documentary history of welfare policy in the U.S. Editor(s): Mink, Gwendolyn; Solinger, Rickie. Num Pages: 817 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1435.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 817
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814756546
- ISBN
- 9780814756546
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.08
€ 39.08
Hardcover. Who more than the Southwesterners who've boldly claimed their home under the same tornado skies could have more cause to celebrate the millennium? This title includes poems that connect to the moments in time that the photographs preserve, and evoke stories that focus on the scope of life then and in the century since ranching came to the region. Editor(s): Neugebauer, Janet. Num Pages: 187 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 227 x 17. Weight in Grams: 753.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896724273
- ISBN
- 9780896724273
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.32
€ 26.99
€ 26.32
Paperback. Details how Americans have traditionally relied on narratives to address what it means to be strong, morally responsible individuals and to explain why some people are more successful than others - in short, to help us make sense of our lives. This title argues that these narratives have done little to help Americans confront new challenges. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138558
- ISBN
- 9780691138558
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.81
€ 33.99
€ 24.81
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843838173
- ISBN
- 9781843838173
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.02
€ 62.02
Hardcover. Num Pages: 190 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KJM; LNV; MBP; MBQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781560722274
- ISBN
- 9781560722274
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.39€ 76.80
€ 100.39
€ 76.80
Paperback. Customizing Indigeneity follows the Aguaruna on their paths to becoming leaders of Peru's Amazonian movement, revealing both their creative cultural agency and the constraints of contemporary indigenous movement politics along the way. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 407. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804761192
- ISBN
- 9780804761192
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.53
€ 29.99
€ 27.53
Hardcover. Examines how the Civil War impacted specific communities in the Union's Midwestern heartland. Offers a deeply-researched microhistory of one such community Putnam County, Indiana*#8212;from the Compromise of 1850 to the end of Reconstruction, and shows how its citizens responded to and were affected by the war." Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 721.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700617975
- ISBN
- 9780700617975
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.83
€ 77.83
Hardback. Meet your local farmer! Published for the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson's September 1609 journey along the river that today bears his name, this fascinating illustrated portrait celebrates the local farms-and farmers. Num Pages: 160 pages, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 280 x 19. Weight in Grams: 62.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762748921
- ISBN
- 9780762748921
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 28.00€ 24.60
€ 28.00
€ 24.60
Paperback. Using insights from ethnographic research conducted in London and New York, this book explores the varying ways young men use graffiti to construct masculinity, claim power and establish independence from the institutions which define, and often limit, them as young people. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 1KBBEY; AFJG; JFC; JFSG; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 137 x 217 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333781913
- ISBN
- 9780333781913
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.27€ 58.29
€ 59.27
€ 58.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 247 pages, 154 color photos & 61 b/w drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 216 x 17. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 247
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764324116
- ISBN
- 9780764324116
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 25.12
€ 37.99
€ 25.12
Hardcover. George I. Sanchez was a reformer, activist and intellectual, and one of the most influential members of the "Mexican American Generation" (1930-1960). The author honours Sanchez's efforts, hitherto mostly unrecognized, in the struggle for equal opportunity, while not shying away from his subject's personal faults and foibles. Series: The Lamar Series in Western History. Num Pages: 400 pages, 22 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 243 x 33. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300190328
- ISBN
- 9780300190328
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.96
€ 54.96
Hardcover. Looking at the intimate relationship between political power and the news media, this title argues that the dependence of reporters on official sources disastrously thwarts coverage of dissenting voices from outside the Beltway. Num Pages: 222 pages, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226042848
- ISBN
- 9780226042848
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 23.87
€ 30.99
€ 23.87
Paperback. "A savvy analysis of the game's financial problems" (Los Angeles Times), now updated throughout and featuring a new chapter on recent controversies and upheavals in the game. Selected as one of the best books of the year by Business Week. Num Pages: 320 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNSP; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Edition
- Updated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465006151
- ISBN
- 9780465006151
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.16
€ 25.99
€ 18.16
Paperback. A discussion of the issues surrounding a representative versus a direct democracy. The essays begin by examining the views of the founders of the United States and the historical perspectives on its democracy and then debate issues such as polling, public opinion and the referendum process. Editor(s): Abrams, Elliott. Series: Ethics & Public Policy Center. Num Pages: 144 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHV; JPVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 10. Weight in Grams: 231.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742523197
- ISBN
- 9780742523197
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.06
€ 62.06
Hardback. The founding fathers emphasized a system in which "the people" were allowed to play only a limited role. Radical democrats insisted that the people, and only the people, should rule. Anthony King shows how this initial conflict has played out in the turmoil of our nation's public life, and he offers a way to address it. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPH; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674045736
- ISBN
- 9780674045736
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 42.90
€ 51.99
€ 42.90
Hardback. African American Faces of the Civil War makes an important contribution to a comparatively understudied aspect of the war and provides a fascinating look into lives that helped shape America. Num Pages: 384 pages, 77, 77 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AJCP; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 749.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421406251
- ISBN
- 9781421406251
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.73
€ 36.99
€ 30.73
Hardcover. Won Book of the Year Adult Non-Fiction-2012 Indie Choice Awards Amazon Best Book of the Month February 2011 An acclaimed novelist reflects on his violent past and a lifestyle that threatened to destroy him-until he was saved by writing. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 164 x 32. Weight in Grams: 724.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393064667
- ISBN
- 9780393064667
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.27
€ 27.99
€ 26.27