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  • LITERARY KNOWING AND THE MAKING OF ENGLISH TEACHERS
    LARISSA MCLEAN DAVIES / BRENTON DOECKE / PHILIP MEAD / WAYNE SAWYER / LYN YATES
    At a time when knowledge is being 're-valued' as central to curriculum concerns, subject English is being called to account. Literary Knowing and the Making of English Teachers puts long-standing debates about knowledge and knowing in English in dialogue with an investigation of how English teachers are made in the 21st century. This book explores, for the first time, the role ...

    $1,060.00

  • MADNESS
    PHILIP TYSON / SHAKIELA KHANAM DAVIES / ALISON TORN
    Madness: History, Concepts and Controversies provides a comprehensive and critical analysis of current perspectives on mental illness and how they have been shaped by historical trends and dominant sociocultural paradigms. From its representation among world religions and wider folkloric myth, to early attempts to rationalize and treat symptoms of mental disorder, this book out...

    $1,160.00

  • WRITING THE BIBLE
    THOMAS RÖMER / PHILIP DAVIES
    For many years it has been recognized that the key to explaining the production of the Bible lies in understanding the profession, the practice and the mentality of scribes in the ancient Near East, classical Greece and the Greco-Roman world. In many ways, however, the production of the Jewish literary canon, while reflecting wider practice, constitutes an exception because of ...

    $1,420.00

  • ON THE ORIGINS OF JUDAISM
    PHILIP R. DAVIES
    On the Origins of Judaism examines the formation of one of the oldest monotheistic religions. The book covers a diverse range of themes: the identity of those who produced and canonized the Hebrew Bible and subsequently shaped its interpretation; the significance and impact of Second Isaiah and the books of Ezra and Nehemiah; the roots of Jewish apocalyptic literature, and the ...

    $1,100.00

  • OPENING THE BOOKS OF MOSES
    DIANA V. EDELMAN / PHILIP R. DAVIES / CHRISTOPHE NIHAN / THOMAS ROMER
    Opening the Books of Moses presents an introduction to the first five books of the Bible. It is written for any student engaged in the scholarly study of these most central of biblical texts. The aim throughout is to examine the books with a view to illuminating the ideas, beliefs and experiences of the time. This broad overview provides: a survey of the current state of Pentat...

    $1,280.00

  • YOURS FAITHFULLY
    PHILIP R. DAVIES
    'Yours Faithfully' presents an anthology of virtual letters from the Bible, in which leading scholars imagine correspondence between biblical characters. Each letter conveys the insights that a given character might have and, together, the letters provide a rich sense of the concerns which propel and characters who inhabit the Bible. The letters are written in a range of styles...

    $1,100.00

  • RETHINKING BIBLICAL SCHOLARSHIP
    PHILIP R. DAVIES
    "Rethinking Biblical Scholarship" brings together seminal essays to provide readers with an assessment of the archaeological and exegetical research which has transformed the discipline of biblical studies over the last two decades. The essays focus on history and historiography, exploring how scholarly constructs and ideologies mould historical, literary and cultural data and ...

    $1,480.00

  • POLITICS USA
    ROBERT J. MCKEEVER / PHILIP DAVIES
    Politics USA is a lively and authoritative introduction to American politics, giving students a rich and varied resource for all aspects of their course. The book provides expert and comprehensive analysis of US politics and government, including in-depth coverage of the presidency, the Congress, the Supreme Court and American foreign policy. This third edition of Politics USA ...

    $1,160.00

  • INTRODUCING SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS
    PHILIP GARDNER / JOHN DWYFOR DAVIES
    Pressure of time means that the complex topic of special educational needs (SEN) at initial teacher training and post-graduate levels can often be covered at too swift a pace. The unfortunate result is that a newly qualified teacher faced with the pressures of today's typically inclusive classrooms can feel unprepared or lacking in knowledge about this vitally important area. T...

    $1,000.00

  • WINNING ELECTIONS WITH POLITICAL MARKETING
    PHILIP DAVIES
    Find out the real impact political marketing has on the democratic process Winning Elections with Political Marketing is a unique look at the election process on both sides of the Atlantic, providing rare insight into how modern political communication and marketing strategies are used in the United States and the United Kingdom. The leading political researchers present a cros...

    $1,460.00

  • MI6 AND THE MACHINERY OF SPYING
    PHILIP DAVIES
    This book examines the structural development of the Secret Intelligence Service from its inception to the end of the Cold War. ...

    $1,360.00