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  • THE CONTEXT OF BRITISH POLITICS
    DAVID COATES
    First published in 1984, The Context of British Politics is a comprehensive introductory text on British politics which takes a radically different approach from that of standard institutional texts. The author argues that in order to grasp the full significance of contemporary British politics, it is vital that students understand the social, economic and global context in whi...

    $1,480.00

  • ACHILLE MBEMBE
    OLIVER COATES
    Achille Mbembe is a key thinker in contemporary African philosophy who has been influential in literary and cultural theory, African literature, and postcolonial studies. Oliver Coates introduces key concepts within Mbembe’s thought in relation to African history, literature, and philosophy. This accessible guide: Considers examples from African literature in Arabic, English, F...

    $580.00

  • GRACE ABOUNDS
    HUNTER COATES
    This text is a rigorous but approachable contribution to the literature on Christian universalism. Influenced primarily by the Orthodox tradition from ancient and modern figures, Coates exquisitely weaves through the Scriptures, later tradition, and the contemporary philosophical landscape in constructing a holistic universalist argument that shares an ecumenical openness to dr...

    $976.00

  • INNOVATIONS IN ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY (ACT) FOR ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY
    RICHARD COATES
    Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) allows people with acquired brain injury to develop psychological flexibility, in order to lead a vital life, despite all the difficult thoughts, feelings and brain injury symptoms that are present. Innovations in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for Acquired Brain Injury brings together contributions from highly experienced clinic...

    $740.00

  • THE SECOND FIVE-YEAR PLAN OF DEVELOPMENT OF THE U.S.S.R.
    W.P. COATES / ZELDA K. COATES
    The Second Five-Year Plan of the Development of the U.S.S.R. (1934) contains a summary of the achievements of the Soviet Union’s First Five-Year Plan and the provisions of the Second Five-Year Plan. As Herbert Morrison says in his introduction, the volume was ‘vetted’ by the Russian authorities and as such is a semi-official view of the Soviet plans, and that students ‘must thi...

    $800.00

  • RESETTLING AMERICA
    GARY J. COATES
    Every movement has its bellweathers, the ideas that lead the way and rally its adherents towards a set of shared values and visions. Resettling America was one such beacon – a publication for its time and ahead of its time. Those of us doing the work of sustainability and the transformation of communities feel grateful for Gary’s early and prescient contribution that has shaped...

    $1,160.00

  • MODERN APPLIED FRACTURE MECHANICS
    CAMERON COATES / VALMIKI SOOKLAL
    Modern Applied Fracture Mechanics presents a practical, accessible guide to understanding and applying basic linear elastic fracture mechanics (LEFM) techniques to problems commonly seen in industry, including fatigue analysis, failure analysis, and damage tolerance. Including applications for several software programs, AFGROW, MATLAB®, ABAQUS, and a web-based FM calculator, th...

    $1,420.00

  • GLOBAL UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT LEADERSHIP
    HAMISH COATES / ZHEPING XIE / WEN WEN
    This book unlocks mysteries surrounding university presidents. Presidents have a large and growing influence on world and academic affairs. Yet until now, little has been revealed about how they enact their roles, how they capture motivation and academic energy, and their views on higher education. This book sheds light on these critical topics, revealing insights from in-depth...

    $1,060.00

  • RESEARCHING INTO EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES IN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
    KATE ASHCROFT / STEPHEN BIGGER / DAVID COATES
    This work explores the issues, dilemmas and situations which confront the stakeholders in further and higher education in the area of equal opportunities. Such dilemmas include ways that gender influences male and female students' experience and special education needs of students. ...

    $740.00

  • JAPANESE VISUAL MEDIA
    JENNIFER COATES / EYAL BEN-ARI
    This book uncovers and explains the ways by which politics is naturalized and denaturalized, and familiarized and de-familiarized through popular media. It explores the tensions between state actors such as censors, politicized and nonpoliticized audiences, and visual media creators, at various points in the history of Japanese visual media. It offers new research on a wide arr...

    $1,200.00

  • ENVIRONMENTAL GEOMORPHOLOGY AND LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION
    DONALD R. COATES
    This book, first published in 1973, focuses on non-urban terrain, and presents a uniquely balanced historical treatment of both the land degradation induced by man and his efforts at conservation, preservation and reclamation. ...

    $1,100.00

  • COASTAL GEOMORPHOLOGY
    DONALD R. COATES
    This book, first published in 1973, presents the papers from the 3rd Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium. The necessity for interdisciplinary cooperation in research on the processes and terrain of the littoral zone is reflected here, and the central theme that emerges from all papers is the dynamic aspect of the coastal environment, and the way geomorphic principles can be used...

    $1,060.00

  • GEOMORPHOLOGY AND ENGINEERING
    DONALD R. COATES
    Whether the project is river engineering, soil mapping for landuse planning, or control of landslides, this volume, first published in 1976, illustrates that the professional partnership between geomorphology and engineering can significantly minimize environmental damage. The papers here were presented at the 7th Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium, and using the broad viewpoin...

    $1,060.00

  • THRESHOLDS IN GEOMORPHOLOGY
    DONALD R. COATES / ‎JOHN D. VITEK
    This book, first published in 1980, is a timely and comprehensive appraisal of thresholds in geomorphology. The papers, arising from the 9th Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium, form the cornerstone of a subject that is increasingly important in geomorphology. This book analyses the historical background to thresholds and geomorphology, as well as fluvial landforms, hydrogeologi...

    $1,360.00

  • INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE
    TONY COATES
    This title was first published in 2000: Part of the academic response to the phenomenon of globalization, this text explores the legal and philosophical implications with particular reference to the problem of international justice. Among the issues examined in the book are those dealing with matters of principle and with the philosophical grounding of international justice: is...

    $1,100.00

  • PROGRESS, CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND CARE
    ELIZABETH COATES
    In 2000, the Millennium Development Goals set out targets aimed at creating a safer, more prosperous, and more equitable world. If these goals were to be achieved, children’s lives would indeed be transformed. In this collection, achievements against these targets are identified, with each contributor examining the progress made in early years provision in Australia, China, Eng...

    $1,280.00

  • CINEMA, RELIGION AND THE ROMANTIC LEGACY
    PAUL COATES
    Cinema, Religion and the Romantic Legacy surveys the ways in which notions of religion and spirituality have impinged upon the cinema. Cinema is conceived as a post-Romantic form for which religion and spirituality can be unified only problematically. While inspecting many of the well-established themes and topoi of writing on religion and film (such as films about priests and...

    $1,120.00

  • THE IMPACT OF THE ENGLISH CIVIL WAR ON THE ECONOMY OF LONDON, 1642–50
    BEN COATES
    When the English Civil War broke out, London’s economy was diverse and dynamic, closely connected through commercial networks with the rest of England and with Europe, Asia and North America. As such it was uniquely vulnerable to hostile acts by supporters of the king, both those at large in the country and those within the capital. Yet despite numerous difficulties, the capi...

    $1,240.00

  • THE FUNDAMENTALS OF RADIATION THERMOMETERS
    PETER COATES / DAVID LOWE
    Authored by two highly respected experts in this specialist area, The Fundamentals of Radiation Thermometers is an essential resource for anyone intending to measure the temperature of an object using the radiated energy from that object. This readable, user-friendly book gives important background knowledge for anyone working in the field of non-contact thermometry. The book b...

    $1,360.00

  • INDIGENOUS SOCIAL WORK AROUND THE WORLD
    JOHN COATES
    How can mainstream Western social work learn from and in turn help advance indigenous practice? This volume brings together prominent international scholars involved in both Western and indigenous social work across the globe - including James Midgley, Linda Briskman, Alean Al-Krenawi and John R. Graham - to discuss some of the most significant global trends and issues relat...

    $1,380.00

  • WOMEN, MEN AND LANGUAGE
    JENNIFER COATES
    Women, Men and Language has long been established as a seminal text in the field of language and gender, providing an account of the many ways in which language and gender intersect. In this pioneering book, bestselling author Jennifer Coates explores linguistic gender differences, introducing the reader to a wide range of sociolinguistic research in the field. Written in a cle...

    $1,260.00

  • ACHIEVING OUTSTANDING CLASSROOM SUPPORT IN YOUR SECONDARY SCHOOL
    JILL MORGAN / CHERYL JONES / SIONED BOOTH-COATES
    Achieving Outstanding Classroom Support in Your Secondary School shows how secondary school teachers and other school staff can work with Teaching Assistants to ensure that classroom support is maximised and an optimum working relationship is developed. Based on research taken directly from the classroom, all recommendations and guidelines explored in this book are based on the...

    $960.00

  • CAPITALISM: THE BASICS
    DAVID COATES
    The global economy is dominated by a powerful set of established and emerging capitalisms, from the long-standing capitalist economies of the West to the rising economies of the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) countries. An understanding of capitalism is therefore fundamental to understanding the modern world. Capitalism: The Basics is an accessible introduction to a var...

    $640.00

  • WOMEN IN THEIR SPEECH COMMUNITIES
    COATES, JENNIFER / CAMERON, DEBORAH
    This collection of essays presents a picture of research on women and language in Britain. The contributors cover a range of British speech communities, linguistic events and settings using approaches from sociolinguistics and discourse analysis. ...

    $1,600.00

  • SEPTEMBER 11
    COATES, SUSAN / ROSENTHAL, JANE / SCHECHTER, DANIEL
    Drawing on research from a variety of domains - clinical studies of trauma, developmental psychopathology, interpersonal psychobiology, epidemiology, and social policy - September 11: Trauma and Human Bonds addresses especially the fundamental relationship of human bonds to trauma and underscores the manner in which developments in all these fields are coming together in comple...

    $1,540.00

  • PRACTICE NOTES ON CONVEYANCING
    ROSS COATES / NICHOLAS ATTWELL
    The basic essentials of the conveyancing transaction are of long standing, but recent years have seen many developments, which this book incorporates. As the legal profession has endeavoured to adapt to commercial pressures, so the art and practice of conveyancing has had to respond to the realities of modern day life. This new edition represents a more comprehensive contributi...

    $1,460.00

  • CHALLENGES IN PRIMARY SCIENCE
    DAVID COATES / HELEN WILSON
    This practical and easy-to-use book enables teachers to challenge able children to develop their potential and to extend their thinking in primary science. It links theory to practice to develop understanding of what it means to be an able scientist; and empowers teachers to build on their existing good practice to build an inclusive science curriculum for able children. Specia...

    $820.00

  • PROGRAMMING.ARCHITECTURE
    PAUL COATES
    Programming.Architecture is a simple and concise introduction to the history of computing and computational design, explaining the basics of algorithmic thinking and the use of the computer as a tool for design and architecture. Paul Coates, a pioneer of CAAD, demonstrates algorithmic thinking through projects and student work collated through his years of teaching students of ...

    $1,840.00

  • THE METAPHYSICS OF PERCEPTION
    PAUL COATES
    This book is an important study in the philosophy of the mind; drawing on the work of philosopher Wilfrid Sellars and the theory of critical realism to develop a novel argument for understanding perception and metaphysics. ...

    $1,360.00

  • STUDENT ENGAGEMENT IN CAMPUS-BASED AND ONLINE EDUCATION
    HAMISH COATES
    Blended learning is firmly established in universities around the world, yet to date little attention has been paid to how students are enaging with this style of learning. Presenting a theoretically-based and empirically-validated model of engagement, this book examines the application of the model to improve the quality and productivity of university education. Covering the k...

    $1,420.00


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