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  • HUMOUR IN ASIAN CULTURES
    JESSICA MILNER DAVIS
    This innovative book traces the impact of tradition on modern humour across several Asian countries and their cultures. Using examples from Japan, Korea, Indonesia and Chinese cultures in Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, the contributors explore the different cultural rules for creating and sharing humour. Humour can be a powerful lubricant when correctly interpreted; mis-...

    $1,099.00

  • IDEALS OF EMPIRE V6
    ALFRED MILNER
    First published in 2004. This 6 volume set focuses on the influential economic and political commentators who saw weaknesses in the infrastructure of the British Empire at the turn of the twentieth century. Dubbed Idealists of Empire, they saw that the British Empire seemed to have no governing principles, no structure and no guiding ideals. Sir John Seeley's famous quote of 18...

    $6,500.00

  • HANDBOOK OF URBAN EDUCATION
    H. RICHARD MILNER IV, KOFI LOMOTEY
    This second edition of the Handbook of Urban Education offers a fresh, fluid, and diverse range of perspectives from which the authors describe, analyze, and offer recommendations for urban education in the US. Each of the seven sections includes an introduction, providing an overview and contextualization of the contents. In addition, there are discussion questions at the conc...

    $2,800.00

  • MARION MILNER
    MARION MILNER
    In this series, Emma Letley has worked with the Marion Milner estate to re-contextualise six classic volumes by arranging for experts to provide new scholarly introductions to each book. This six volume pack comprises: The Hands of the Living God On Not being Able to Paint Eternity's Sunrise A Life of One's Own An Experiment in Leisure. Bothered by Alligators These volumes will...

    $3,400.00

  • THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF NATIONAL SECURITY
    HELEN V MILNER / DAVID A BALDWIN
    This bibliography focuses on books and articles dealing with the interplay of wealth and power in the context of national security policy, emphasising on the economic instruments of statecraft that are used to pursue national security goals and examining the politics of economic cooperation. ...

    $1,099.00

  • FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY FOR SPORT AND EXERCISE
    CLARE MILNER
    Functional Anatomy for Sport and Exercise: A Quick A-to-Z Reference is the most user-friendly and accessible available reference to human musculoskeletal anatomy in its moving, active context. Fully updated and revised, the second edition features more illustrations to enhance student learning and an expanded hot topics section to highlight key areas of research in sport and ex...

    $999.00

  • SCIENCE FOUNDATIONS: PHYSICS
    BRYAN MILNER
    This title was first published in 2001. The new edition of Science Foundations provides comprehensive coverage of single- and double-award GCSE science. It is fully revised and updated to match the new GCSE specifications, for teaching from September 2001. It contains all the material required for the foundation and higher tiers, with clear progression and explicit differentiat...

    $1,299.00

  • THE HUMAN PROBLEM IN SCHOOLS (1938)
    MARION MILNER
    Published in 1938, this book documents a psychological study carried out on behalf of the Girls’ Public Day School Trust. Comprising 25 schools, the trust set the standard for girls’ education for the first decade of the twentieth century and the pioneering study was set to serve the cause of national education. Marion Milner documents the study and her findings across four sec...

    $859.00

  • FARCE
    JESSICA MILNER DAVIS
    Farce has always been relegated to the lowest rung of the ladder of dramatic genres. Distinctions between farce and more literary comic forms remain clouded, even in the light of contemporary efforts to rehabilitate this type of comedy. Is farce really nothing more than slapstick-the "putting out of candles, kicking down of tables, falling over joynt-stools," as Thomas Shadwell...

    $1,239.00

  • FARCE
    JESSICA MILNER DAVIS
    Farce has always been relegated to the lowest rung of the ladder of dramatic genres. Distinctions between farce and more literary comic forms remain clouded, even in the light of contemporary efforts to rehabilitate this type of comedy. Is farce really nothing more than slapstick-the "putting out of candles, kicking down of tables, falling over joynt-stools," as Thomas Shadwell...

    $1,199.00

  • STATISTICS FOR PATHOLOGISTS
    DANNY A. MILNER, JR., MD / EMILY E. K. MESERVE, MD, MPH / T. RINDA SOONG, MD, PHD, MPH / DOUGLAS A. MAT
    This essential guide provides a clear, accessible review of the use of statistics in pathology studies. Spanning topics such as exploratory data analysis and descriptive statistics as well as the use of comparative statistics, concordance analysis, categorical and continuous data regression analyses, count data, survival analyses, decision point and clustering analysis, and mor...

    $1,561.00

  • COULOMETRY IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
    G. W. C. MILNER / G. M. PHILLIPS
    Coulometry in Analytical Chemistry aims to fill the apparent gap in analytical textbook literature on analytical chemistry by presenting relevant studies from the time the ideas are first developed to the more topical ones, wherein more modernized concepts are encompassed. This text has seven chapters; first of which gives an introduction to the study. This book goes on examin...

    $970.00

  • THE SENSES AND THE ENGLISH REFORMATION
    MATTHEW MILNER
    It is a commonly held belief that medieval Catholics were focussed on the 'bells and whistles' of religious practices, the smoke, images, sights and sounds that dazzled pre-modern churchgoers. Protestantism, in contrast, has been cast as Catholicism's austere, intellective and less sensual rival sibling. With iis white-washed walls, lack of incense (and often music) Protestanti...

    $1,099.00

  • FREAKS, GEEKS, AND COOL KIDS
    MURRAY MILNER
    In Freaks, Geeks, and Cool Kids, Second Edition, award-winning sociologist Murray Milner tries to understand why teenagers behave the way they do. The first edition drew upon two years of intensive fieldwork in one high school and 300 written interviews about high schools across the country, where he argued that consumer culture greatly impacts the way our youth relate to one a...

    $1,279.00

  • SUCCESSFUL MANAGEMENT OF THE ANALYTICAL LABORATORY
    OSCAR I. MILNER
    Successful Management of the Analytical Laboratory provides a comprehensive discussion of the problems that face analytical laboratory managers and presents proven techniques for improving the operation and performance of analytical labs. A wide range of topics are covered, including functions of various laboratory types (including a discussion of ...

    $1,559.00

  • COULOMETRY IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
    G. W. C. MILNER / G. M. PHILLIPS
    Coulometry in Analytical Chemistry reviews significant developments concerning the applications of coulometry, particularly constant-current coulometry and constant-potential coulometry, to analytical chemistry. Topics covered include the equipment and technique for constant-current coulometry and controlled-potential coulometry; titrations in organic and inorganic analysis usi...

    $970.00

  • ANALYSIS OF PETROLEUM FOR TRACE ELEMENTS
    O. I. MILNER
    Analysis of Petroleum for Trace Elements details the methods for detecting the elements that are natural in various forms in petroleum. The book covers research and control applications, along with various types of petroleum stocks and products. The selection first covers the occurrence and importance of traces of non-hydrocarbon constituents, and then proceeds to tackling the...

    $425.00

  • INTRODUCTION TO WELDING AND BRAZING
    D. R. MILNER / R. L. APPS
    Introduction to Welding and Brazing covers the various aspects of metal joining processes, theory, practice, and application. This book is composed of nine chapters. Considerable chapters are devoted to the processes, practice, and principles of arc, resistance, and pressure welding. A chapter describes the principles and applications of other welding processes, such as gas, t...

    $970.00

  • CONTEMPORARY CULTURAL THEORY
    ANDREW MILNER / JEFF BROWITT
    First Published in 2002. This lucid and concise overview brings a much needed sense and history and theoretical scale to the growth of cultural studies. The authors identify six major paradigms in cultural theory: utilitarianism, cultural materialism, critical theory and postmodernism. They outline social and discursive contexts within each of these has developed and provide ...

    $939.00

  • THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES (UNHCR)
    ALEXANDER BETTS / GIL LOESCHER / JAMES MILNER
    This revised and expanded second edition of The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) continues to offer a concise and comprehensive introduction to both the world of refugees and the organizations that protect and assist them. This updated edition also includes: up to date coverage of the UNHCR’s most recent history and policy developments evaluation of new thi...

    $1,099.00

  • ETERNITY'S SUNRISE
    MARION MILNER
    Following on from A Life of One’s Own and An Experiment in Leisure, Eternity’s Sunrise explores Marion Milner’s way of keeping a diary. Recording small private moments, she builds up a store of ‘bead memories.’ A carved duck, a sprig of asphodel, moments captured in her travels in Greece, Kashmir and Israel, circus clowns, a painting - each makes up a 'bead' that has a warmth o...

    $659.00

  • BOTHERED BY ALLIGATORS
    MARION MILNER
    Milner's final text, Bothered by Alligators, came about when, in her nineties, she unexpectedly came across a diary she had kept during the early years of her son's life, recording his conversations and play between the ages of two and nine. With it was a storybook written and illustrated by him when he was about seven years old. Whilst working on the material, Milner gradually...

    $739.00

  • CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
    IAN O'DONNELL / CLAIRE MILNER
    This book explores the enduring appeal of child pornography and its ramifications for criminal justice systems around the world. It is based on an extensive review of academic literature and newspaper coverage, a trawl of websites frequented by those with a sexual interest in children, a survey of how police investigate these offences, examination of prosecutors' decisions, and...

    $1,039.00

  • LESSONS IN LEADERSHIP
    EILEEN MILNER / PAUL JOYCE
    Using international case study material, this book examines how ideas of visionary leadership have been developed and discusses their applicability to the public sector. The book covers: the tensions that can arise between administrative/bureaucratic traditions and the leadership styles required today the relationship between political leadership and organizational leadership d...

    $1,599.00

  • CONFRONTING THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1998
    JO MILNER
    This book critically examines the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA) and evaluates its impact from a multi-disciplinary perspective. The book includes both a domestic and international analysis of the effectiveness of the HRA, and also considers possible future developments in policy and practise as well as contemplating the potential for a British Bill of Rights. The editors have col...

    $1,039.00

  • A LIFE OF ONE'S OWN
    MARION MILNER
    How often do we ask ourselves, ‘What will make me happy? What do I really want from life?’ In A Life of One’s Own Marion Milner explores these questions and embarks on a seven year personal journey to discover what it is that makes her happy. On its first publication, W. H. Auden found the book ‘as exciting as a detective story’ and, as Milner searches out clues, the reader qui...

    $779.00

  • ON NOT BEING ABLE TO PAINT
    MARION MILNER
    Milner’s great study, first published in 1950, discusses the nature of creativity and those forces which prevent its expression. In focusing on her own beginner’s efforts to draw and paint, she analyses not the mysterious and elusive ability of the genius but – as the title suggests – the all too common and distressing situation of ‘not being able’ to create. With a new introdu...

    $659.00

  • MANAGING INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR
    EILEEN MILNER
    For the public sector, which is globally the largest employer of people and repository of information, managing information and knowledge is an extremely problematic area to address. The essence of both resources is that they are intangible, their impact and value cannot be measured through traditional accounting methods, yet they are also, paradoxically, where the greatest val...

    $579.00

  • RE-IMAGINING CULTURAL STUDIES
    ANDREW MILNER
    ′His wealth of scholarship and sharp insights make this a very fine book indeed. It is probably the fullest statement of Raymond Williams′s enduring influence upon cultural studies′ - Jim McGuigan, University of Loughborough ′An accessible, engaging book′ - TOPIA: Canadian Journal of Cultural Studies This important book traces the continuing influence on contemporary cultural s...

    $1,166.89

  • CLASS
    ANDREW MILNER
    This concise and accessible textbook overviews the place and continuing centrality of the concept of class in cultural studies and sociology. The book reopens the debates over class and culture that were very nearly closed down in postmodernism. Andrew Milner offers readers a critical introduction to the Marxist and Weberian accounts of class and relates the significance of cla...

    $1,115.41


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