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Hardback. This book traces the history of the idea of citizenship, and argues for a new model for the next century. In the style of Michael Ignatieff's The Needs of Strangers, Kingwell takes a long look at what citizenship has meant in the past and what it means today. Num Pages: 257 pages. BIC Classification: 3JM; HPS; JPA; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742512665
- ISBN
- 9780742512665
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.23
€ 32.99
€ 28.23
paperback. An illustrated survey of more than 200 artists whose works address the political, often using radical approaches and techniques to communicate their ideas. It provides a closely woven argument about the contribution of specific artworks and projects to different aspects of political and social engagement. Num Pages: 240 pages, 419 illustrations, 389 in colour. BIC Classification: 3JM; ACXJ; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 281 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1094.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780500291474
- ISBN
- 9780500291474
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 14.93
€ 29.99
€ 14.93
Paperback. In recent years American foreign policy has taken a unilateralist turn. Confident of Americaa s economic supremacy and cultural magnetism, the Bush administration has embarked on an ambitious mission to further American interests and reshape global order. Series: Themes for the 21st Century Series. Num Pages: 200 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JPHL; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 189 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745631677
- ISBN
- 9780745631677
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.31
€ 24.31
Paperback. Social Movements and Leftist Governments in Latin America moves beyond simple discussion of social movements to address an issue that is crucial for politics in the region today but has yet to be properly analysed - specifically, what is the position of the social movements after progressive governments take power. Editor(s): Prevost, Gary; Campos, Carlos Oliva; Vanden, Harry E. Num Pages: 189 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JJP; 3JM; JHB; JPH; JPW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 152 x 216 x 11. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 189
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780321837
- ISBN
- 9781780321837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.30
€ 34.99
€ 29.30
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBN; 3JMC; BM; JPQB; KCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 285.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Auckland University Press
- Edition
- Second Edition, Updated edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781869407407
- ISBN
- 9781869407407
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.66
€ 45.99
€ 38.66
Hardcover. This book analyses the reform movement in Iran and the Egyptian opposition movement since the early 1990s in their historical contexts. It argues that the contemporary movements seen on the streets of the regions today represent the culmination of over twenty years of mobilisation by social movements. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Social Movements. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1HBE; 3JJPR; 3JM; JFFJ; JPHV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137378996
- ISBN
- 9781137378996
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.48
€ 65.48
paperback. Pulitzer Prize winner Sheri Fink's gripping and riveting true story of the hospital doctors who struggled to survive and maintain life in a New Orleans hospital ravaged by Hurricane Katrina. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 3JMC; JFFC; JFFH; JHBZ; JKSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 42. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781782393757
- ISBN
- 9781782393757
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.82
€ 16.99
€ 12.82
Hardcover. This interdisciplinary volume addresses the consequences of the fall of the Berlin Wall, from the revitalizing effect it had on Germany to the new challenges of integrating socially and politically old and new minorities, and forming a new European identity. It also considers how the fall was represented by the media. Series: Studies in European Culture and History. Num Pages: 272 pages, 22 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPR; 3JMC; HBJD; HBLW3; HBLX; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230112162
- ISBN
- 9780230112162
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.61
€ 64.61
Paperback. This ringside seat to a historic presidential election allows readers to eavesdrop on the first discussion between the consultants who managed the campaigns of John McCain and Barack Obama. Editor(s): Jamieson, Kathleen Hall. Num Pages: 232 pages, 35 charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; JPHF; JPVL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Edition
- Pap/DVD
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812220964
- ISBN
- 9780812220964
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.49
€ 36.99
€ 33.49
Paperback. Angela Clark is back in a brand new I Heart novel, the long-awaited 7th in the million-copy bestselling series. Series: I Heart Series. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 2AB; 3JMG; FR; FRD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KEX0302405
- ISBN
- 9780008236816
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 7.81
€ 11.99
€ 7.81
Toward a Better Future: Education and Training for Economic Developmen...
Birger, Fredriksen, Lee, Sing Kong, Goh, Chor...
Paperback. Offers an analysis of education development in Singapore since 1965, giving particular attention to the type of strategic management that has enabled Singapore to develop its education and training system, from one similar to that of many Sub-Saharan Africa countries, to become one of the World's best performing systems. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMS; 3JJP; 3JM; GTF; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 13. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- World Bank Publications
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821373750
- ISBN
- 9780821373750
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.59
€ 40.99
€ 33.59
Hardback. Owens provides a historical analysis of the ideological movements and reform efforts leading to the Common Core State Standards, beginning with conservative criticism of public schools in the 1930s and culminating in a convergence of the political right and left in efforts to systemically reform education based on free market principles. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; JNF; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 505.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137482679
- ISBN
- 9781137482679
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.93€ 84.89
€ 102.93
€ 84.89
Hardback. Renewal offers a clear picture of how to move away from the mass-production style of education that most schools offered throughout the twentieth century to a new, more innovative, and flexible model that can meet this country's promise of truly educating every child and preparing each of them for the challenges ahead. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JNF; JNKG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781610486873
- ISBN
- 9781610486873
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.15
€ 144.15
Hardcover. This book analyses the political and ethnical tensions that characterize Nigeria, which derive both from colonial and contemporary conflicts. It points out three major factors why Nigeria has not yet collapsed like many other African states: ethnic power sharing amongst the political elite, the military with its national outlook, and oil wealth. Num Pages: 186 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJH; HBLW3; HBLX; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 145 x 16. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230298521
- ISBN
- 9780230298521
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.78
€ 63.78
Paperback. The contemporary history of the United States has been shaped by the country's interaction and relationships with the outside world. This book focuses on American political and socioeconomic history in this 'internationalizing' context, and includes detailed accounts of the presidencies of Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton and George W. Series: Blackwell History of the Contemporary World. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; 3JM; HBJK; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405136419
- ISBN
- 9781405136419
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 42.42
€ 42.99
€ 42.42
Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, ILLUSTRATED. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Hachette Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780316341431
- ISBN
- 9780316341431
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 20.01
€ 29.99
€ 20.01
Paperback. An anthology of the twelve winners of the 2013 Best American Newspaper Narrative Writing Contest, run by the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference. The contest honours exemplary narrative work and encourages narrative non-fiction storytelling at newspapers across the United States. Editor(s): Getschow, George. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMG; DNJ; JFD; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 753.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of North Texas Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574415957
- ISBN
- 9781574415957
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.46
€ 29.99
€ 25.46
Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Economic History. Num Pages: 384 pages, 53 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; KCP; KCS; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137565976
- ISBN
- 9781137565976
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 175.43
€ 175.43
Paperback. Contemplates modern history from the perspective of Tibetan women. This book uncovers stories of Tibetan women's courage, resourcefulness, and spiritual strength in the face of the loss and hardship since the Chinese occupation of Tibet in 1950. Num Pages: 278 pages, 30 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; 3JJ; 3JMC; HBTD; JFSJ1; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295989532
- ISBN
- 9780295989532
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.96
€ 39.96
Overcoming Katrina: African American Voices from the Crescent City and...
Penner, D'ann R., Ferdinand, Keith C.
Hardcover. This books brings together the narrated autobiographies of black New Orleanians, united by their residence in New Orleans, Louisiana during Hurricane Katrina in 2005 Series: Palgrave Studies in Oral History. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 3JMC; HBJK; HBLX; HBTB; JFSL3; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230608702
- ISBN
- 9780230608702
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.03
€ 65.03
Paperback. Posits that the subprime mortgage crisis, as well as the global macroeconomic catastrophe it spawned, is traceable to a gross failure of law. This book ensures that economic opportunity isn't limited to a small group of elites that enjoy growth at the expense of many, particularly those in vulnerable economic situations. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; KCS; KCX; LNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479845323
- ISBN
- 9781479845323
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.30
€ 34.99
€ 31.30
Paperback. A first-person saga, recounting one man's life but relating the experience of many. Mike Carney, the oldest living native Blasket Islander, left in 1937 to seek a better future in Dublin and eventually America. This memoir is the last of a long line of books written by Blasket Islanders, incl Tomas O'Crohan, Micheal O'Sulleabhain and Peig Sayers. Num Pages: 224 pages, B&W photos. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 244. Some light shelf wear, otherwise a very good copy.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Gill
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- KRF2232737
- ISBN
- 9781848891654
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Series: Understanding Contemporary American Literature. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJ; 3JMC; DSBH; DSK; DSRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 262 x 14. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of South Carolina Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611176803
- ISBN
- 9781611176803
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.69
€ 47.99
€ 39.69
Hardcover. An analysis of the 2009 European elections in each of the 27 member states of the newly enlarged European Union, and assessment of the European Parliament in 2004-2009. This book looks at the implications of low turnout for the future of European Union democracy and accountability. Editor(s): Lodge, Juliet. Series: EU Election Studies. Num Pages: 347 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; 3JMC; JPHF; JPSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 145 x 26. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230230408
- ISBN
- 9780230230408
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.56
€ 65.56