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Astronomy, space & time
Paperback. This unique volume addresses issues of gender in education by examining the work experiences and policies affecting women and teaching in Latin America, North America and parts of Europe, with a focus on the social construction of women teachers. Editor(s): Cortina, Regina; Roman, S. San; Roman, Sonsoles San. Num Pages: 287 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHB; JNF; JNMT; PGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 372.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2006
- Number of pages
- 287
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349534340
- ISBN
- 9781349534340
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€ 50.46€ 45.34
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Paperback. By the end of the Twentieth century, formal schooling - once the privilege of male elites - had become accessible to women, the working class and some ethnic minorities. The essays in this volume explore the historical origins of this transformation, analyzing struggles Australia, Canada, China, Columbia, India, the United States, and South Africa. Editor(s): Tolley, Kim. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHM; JHMC; JN; PGC; PNN; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 423.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349534647
- ISBN
- 9781349534647
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€ 50.46€ 45.44
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Paperback. Retheorizing Religion in Nepal is an engaging and thought-provoking study of Religion in South Asia, with important insights for the study of religion and culture more broadly conceived. Grieve uses ethnographic material as well as poststructuralist and postcolonialist approaches to critique and expand religious studies as a discipline. Series: Religion/Culture/Critique. Num Pages: 191 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HRAB; HRAC; JHB; PGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 256.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2006
- Number of pages
- 191
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349534913
- ISBN
- 9781349534913
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€ 64.31
€ 64.31
Paperback. The Nigerian diaspora is now world-wide, and when Yoruba travel, they take with them their religious organizations. As a member of the Cherubim and Seraphim church in London for over thirty years, anthropologist Hermione Harris explores a world of prayer, spirit possession, and divination through dreams and visions. Series: Contemporary Anthropology of Religion. Num Pages: 303 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRA; HRAC; JFC; JHM; PGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 392.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2006
- Number of pages
- 303
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349535507
- ISBN
- 9781349535507
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€ 122.90
€ 122.90
Paperback. In the first book in their series on Marxism and Education, Rikowski and Green use Marxist theory to examine the dialectic between race and power in education. The series is aimed at educationalists - teachers, researchers, policy-makers or administrators, as well as activists who consider the Marxist tradition a valuable and important resource. Editor(s): Green, A.; Rikowski, Glenn; Raduntz, Helen (University of South Australia). Series: Marxism and Education. Num Pages: 302 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHB; JN; JPQB; PGC; PNN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 445.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349535651
- ISBN
- 9781349535651
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€ 50.46€ 45.46
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Paperback. This collection analyzes the affinities and interactions between Indic and Judaic civilizations from ancient to contemporary times. The contributors propose a new, global understanding of commerce and culture, to reconfigure how we understand the way great cultures interact, and present a new constellation of diplomacy, literature, and geopolitics. Editor(s): Katz, Nathan; Chakravarti, Ranabir; Sinha, Braj M.; Weil, Shalva. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HRA; HRAX; JFC; PGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349537006
- ISBN
- 9781349537006
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€ 64.06
€ 64.06
Paperback. This is a literary and anthropological analysis of historical narratives that illuminate regional notions of cosmological kingship, cosmopolitan notions of Islamic law and mysticism, and global notions of the modern bureaucratic state. These notions have coexisted in Southeast Asia since the Sixteenth century and influence politics to this day. Series: Contemporary Anthropology of Religion. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: D; DS; HRH; PGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 343.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 267
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349538423
- ISBN
- 9781349538423
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€ 64.46
€ 64.46
Paperback. This new work from Alan Block explores the contemporary discourses of education, scholarship and learning. The book offers a strong argument for the centrality of ethics in curriculum, scholarship and the classroom, and presents a powerful argument against the present emphasis on standards and quantitative accountability. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HR; JHB; JNA; JNMT; PGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 271
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349539161
- ISBN
- 9781349539161
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€ 50.46€ 44.77
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€ 44.77
Paperback. Editor(s): O'Connor, M.; O'Sullivan, Edmund; Morrell, Amish. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNA; JNF; PGC; PNN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349635528
- ISBN
- 9781349635528
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€ 50.46€ 45.37
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Hardback. Galaxies have a history. Three Euroconferences have been planned to punctuate this epoch in galactic research, bringing together specialists in various fields of Astronomy. This book contains the proceedings of the first conference. It is intended for researchers and PhD students in Astrophysics. Editor(s): Vilchez, Jose M.; Stasinska, Grazyna; Perez, Enrique. Num Pages: 636 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGK; PGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1083.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Reprinted from ASTROPHYSICS AND SPACE SCIENCE, 27
- Number of pages
- 636
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402000010
- ISBN
- 9781402000010
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€ 243.17
€ 243.17
The Nature of Unidentified Galactic High-energy Gamma-ray Sources. Pro...
. Ed(S): Carraminana, Alberto; Reimer, Olaf; ...
Hardback. Proceedings of the Workshop held at Tonantzintla, Puebla, Mexico, 9-11 October 2000 Editor(s): Carraminana, Alberto; Reimer, Olaf; Thompson, David J. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 367 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 703.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 367
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402000102
- ISBN
- 9781402000102
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€ 246.18
€ 246.18
Hardback. Proceedings of the Nato Advanced Study Institute, 19-29 June 2000, Hersonissos, Crete, Greece Editor(s): Daglis, I.A. Series: NATO Science Series II. Num Pages: 482 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; PHVB; PHVJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 991.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 482
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402000300
- ISBN
- 9781402000300
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€ 190.07
€ 190.07
Paperback. Proceedings of the Nato Advanced Study Institute, 19-29 June 2000, Hersonissos, Crete, Greece Editor(s): Daglis, I.A. Series: NATO Science Series II. Num Pages: 482 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; PHVB; PHVJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 833.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001
- Number of pages
- 482
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402000317
- ISBN
- 9781402000317
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€ 199.23
€ 199.23
Paperback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, held in Erice, Sicily, Italy, 6-17 December 2000 Editor(s): Vega, Hector J. de; Khalatnikov, Isaak M. (Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics, Moscow, Russia); Sanchez, Norma G. Series: NATO Science Series II. Num Pages: 609 pages, 43 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 31. Weight in Grams: 846.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001
- Number of pages
- 609
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402000577
- ISBN
- 9781402000577
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€ 248.76
€ 248.76
Hardback. Proceedings of the Sixth Trieste Conference on Chemical Evolution, Trieste, Italy, 18-22 September 2000 Editor(s): Chela-Flores, Julian; Owen, Tobias; Raulin, Francois. Num Pages: 428 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PG; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 807.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 428
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402000775
- ISBN
- 9781402000775
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€ 194.61
€ 194.61
Hardback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, Cambridge, UK, 26th July-6th August 1999 Editor(s): Crittenden, Robert G.; Turok, Neil. Series: NATO Science Series C. Num Pages: 382 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1610.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 382
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402001550
- ISBN
- 9781402001550
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€ 71.66
€ 71.66
Astrophysical Sources of High Energy Particles and Radiation
. Ed(S): Shapiro, Maurice M.; Stanev, Todor S...
Paperback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute and 12th Course of the International School of Cosmic Ray Astrophysics, held in Erice, Italy, 10-12 November 2000 Editor(s): Shapiro, Maurice M.; Stanev, Todor S.; Wefel, John P. Series: NATO Science Series II. Num Pages: 392 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGM; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1220.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402001741
- ISBN
- 9781402001741
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€ 69.19
€ 69.19
The Neutron Star-black Hole Connection. Proceedings of the NATO Advanc...
. Ed(S): Kouveliotou, Chryssa; Ventura, Josep...
Hardback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, Elounda, Crete, Greece, 7-18 June 1999 Editor(s): Kouveliotou, Chryssa; Ventura, Joseph; Heuvel, E. P. J. van den. Series: NATO Science Series C. Num Pages: 522 pages, 44 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 940.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 522
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402002045
- ISBN
- 9781402002045
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€ 250.03
€ 250.03
Paperback. A collection of seven reviews covering the following constituents of the interstellar medium: dust, molecular gas, neutral atomic hydrogen, ionized hydrogen, and hot gas, and covering the abundances of heavy elements in the interstellar medium and the role of star formation. It discusses the properties of constituents of the interstellar medium. Editor(s): Hulst, J.M. van der. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 710.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402003790
- ISBN
- 9781402003790
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Condition: New
€ 187.85
€ 187.85
Hardback. Proceedings of the 187th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union, held in Kyoto, Japan, August 26-30, 1997 Editor(s): Nomoto, K.; Truran, James W. Series: International Astronomical Union Symposia (Closed). Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 542.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402004483
- ISBN
- 9781402004483
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Condition: New
€ 190.96
€ 190.96
Hardback. Mergers are the mechanisms by which galaxy clusters are assembled through the hierarchical growth of smaller clusters and groups. Major cluster mergers are the most energetic events in the Universe since the Big Bang. This book reviews our understanding of cluster merging from an observational and theoretical perspective. Editor(s): Feretti, L.; Gioia, I.M.; Giovannini, G. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 335 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 774.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 335
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402005312
- ISBN
- 9781402005312
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€ 273.70
€ 273.70
The Evolution of Galaxies. II - Basic Building Blocks.
. Ed(S): Sauvage, Marc; Stasinska, Grazyna; S...
Hardback. Galaxies have a history. This has become clear from sky surveys which have shown that distant galaxies, formed early in the life of the Universe, differ from the nearby ones. A significant advance is expected due to various instruments (VLT, FIRST, and XMM) which may allow one to explore the most distant Universe. Editor(s): Sauvage, Marc; Stasinska, Grazyna; Schaerer, D. Num Pages: 562 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGK; PGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 978.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 562
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402006227
- ISBN
- 9781402006227
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€ 250.03
€ 250.03
Hardback. Proceedings of the International Conference held in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, 26-30 March 2001 Editor(s): Chavez, Miguel; Bressan, Alessandro (Osservatorio Astro nomico di Padova, Italy); Buzzoni, Alberto (Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova, Italy); Mayya, Divakara (Instituto Nacional de Astrofisica Optica y Electronica, Puebla, Mexico). Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 328 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGM; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 721.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402006449
- ISBN
- 9781402006449
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Condition: New
€ 188.36
€ 188.36
Hardback. Proceedings of an ISSI Workshop, 19-23 March 2001, Bern, Switzerland Editor(s): Jetzer, Ph.; Pretzl, K.; von Steiger, Rudolf. Series: Space Sciences Series of ISSI. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PG; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 807.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Reprinted from Space Science Reviews journal, Vol
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402006661
- ISBN
- 9781402006661
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Condition: New
€ 188.45
€ 188.45