Literacy
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Literacy
Paperback. An examination of how many people could read and write in the ancient world of the Greeks and Romans. Harris traces the partial transition to written culture, demonstrating continued reliance on oral communication. He also explores the role of literacy as an instrument of power. Num Pages: 406 pages, 9 halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; CFC; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 406
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674033818
- ISBN
- 9780674033818
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.48€ 46.38
€ 50.48
€ 46.38
Hardback. This book draws together essays that play in various ways upon questions involving books, archivization, machines for writing, and the mechanicity inherent in language, the media, and intellectuals. Translator(s): Bowlby, Rachel. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: CFC; HPS; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804746199
- ISBN
- 9780804746199
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.49
€ 113.49
Paperback. Focuses on how children learn to read and on the difficulties some children have in acquiring this skill. This book concentrates specifically on the very beginning stages of reading development that is, in the 4-7 year age group. Series: Dyslexia Series. Num Pages: 230 pages, index. BIC Classification: CFC; JNLA; JNS; YQCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 233 x 15. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861563279
- ISBN
- 9781861563279
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.12
€ 61.12
hardcover. This work attempts to discover why so many Mexican Indians are illiterate today despite an indigenous literary tradition that dates back to the pre-Conquest period. Num Pages: 208 pages, 4 half-tones 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; CFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804721219
- ISBN
- 9780804721219
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.92
€ 89.92
Paperback. Editor(s): White, Catherine. Num Pages: 64 pages, b&w line-drawn illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; CFC; VFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 148 x 6. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Gatehouse Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842310243
- ISBN
- 9781842310243
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.11
€ 13.11
hardcover. This diverse collection of American folktales and true stories showcases the history and lore of the eastern states. Num Pages: 285 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: CFC; GL; JNKH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO United States
- Number of pages
- 285
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781591587279
- ISBN
- 9781591587279
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.70
€ 76.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: CFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 204 x 19. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Plume
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780142180501
- ISBN
- 9780142180501
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.06
€ 17.99
€ 16.06
Hardcover. This study focuses on workers, women and peasants, and the ways in which their reading was constructed as a social and political problem, to analyze the fear of reading in 19th century France. The author presents a series of case studies of actual readers. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; CFC; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 459.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333921265
- ISBN
- 9780333921265
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.34€ 124.51
€ 126.34
€ 124.51
Editor(s): Webb-Sunderhaus, Sara; Donehower, Kim. Series: Place Matters: New Directions in Appalachian Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; CFC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 825.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813165592
- ISBN
- 9780813165592
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.72
€ 48.72
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CFC; DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Sasquatch Books United States
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570613814
- ISBN
- 9781570613814
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.41
€ 17.99
€ 16.41
Paperback. Editor(s): Kniffel, Leonard. Num Pages: 168 pages, Color photos. BIC Classification: CFC; GBCQ; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626365490
- ISBN
- 9781626365490
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.72
€ 16.99
€ 15.72
Paperback. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: CBV; CFC; CFK; DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Baraka Books Canada
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781771860383
- ISBN
- 9781771860383
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.02
€ 20.99
€ 19.02
Paperback. Introduces students to language in education policy, theory and practice in a multilingual world. Designed to be accessible to students from a wide range of disciplines, this book explores multilingualism at the individual and societal level and its impact on literacy learning around the world. Series: MM Texts. Num Pages: 152 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CFC; CFDM; JNFD; JNFR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 174 x 9. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847690609
- ISBN
- 9781847690609
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.61
€ 32.61
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847691989
- ISBN
- 9781847691989
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.92
€ 44.92
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847694300
- ISBN
- 9781847694300
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.31
€ 50.31
Paperback. This is an ethnography of language, learning and literacy in remote Indigenous Australia. It traces one group from the introduction of alphabetic literacy to the arrival of digital literacies. It examines social, cultural and linguistic practices across the generations and addresses the implications for language and literacy socialisation. Series: Critical Language and Literacy Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CFB; CFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 208 x 28. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847697585
- ISBN
- 9781847697585
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.27
€ 50.27
Paperback. The widespread use of English as an International Language has given rise to questions such as what counts as 'Standard English' and 'literacy'. This book provides a scholarly and research-based discussion on how English in education can be (re)conceptualized and understood in light of the dynamic and changing nature of English. Editor(s): Leung, Constant; Street, Brian V. Series: New Perspectives on Language and Education. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFC; ESF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 147 x 10. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847697707
- ISBN
- 9781847697707
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.42
€ 43.42
Paperback. Features a case study explaining the French/English bilingual and biliterate development of three children in one family beginning with their births and ending in late adolescence. This book focuses on the children's acquisition of French and English during their early through late adolescence, in both their Louisiana and Quebec home environments. Series: Bilingual Education and Bilingualism. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFC; CFDM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853598753
- ISBN
- 9781853598753
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.20
€ 36.20
Hardcover. Editor(s): Adamska, Anna; Mostert, Marco. Num Pages: 473 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 166 x 34. Weight in Grams: 942.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Brepols Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9782503549606
- ISBN
- 9782503549606
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.70
€ 184.70
Hardback. High Literacy and Ethnic Identity describes the experiences of fifteen men and women who arrived with the first and second wave of immigrants from the Dominican Republic to the United States and who, despite the odds, succeeded in completing the highest level of formal education-a doctorate-and are now educators in U.S. colleges and universities. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJD; CFC; JFFN; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742500044
- ISBN
- 9780742500044
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 176.21
€ 176.21