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  • GENDER, EMOTION, AND THE ORIGINS OF DEMOCRACY IN JULY MONARCHY FRANCE
    JEFFREY B. HOBBS
    This book provides a new perspective on the historical importance of a series of provincial rebellions in France after the Revolution of 1830. It demonstrates their crucial role in the development of popular ideas about liberty and democracy in modern France. Hobbs shows how the Duchesse de Berry’s rebellion in 1832 and the Lyon insurrections of 1831 and 1834 inspired competing...

    $1,240.00

  • HOLOGRAPHY
    RAYMOND K. KOSTUK
    Holography: Principles and Applications provides a comprehensive overview of the theory, practical considerations, and applications of holography. The author has spent his career working on different aspects of this subject and, in this book, conveys the foundation for others to use holography and holographic concepts in a variety of important applications. Special emphasis is ...

    $1,480.00

  • WRITING JOURNALISM HISTORY
    OTÁVIO DAROS
    This book examines the trajectory of the historical knowledge about journalism produced by its scholars in Brazil, from the early accounts originating from the Brazilian Historical and Geographic Institute in the 19th century to the specialized academic field at the turn of the 21st century. The history of journalism historiography shows that during the Empire and the Old Repub...

    $1,240.00

  • INQUIRY, DATA, AND UNDERSTANDING
    LORIN W. ANDERSON
    Inquiry, Data, and Understanding is a reflective collection of papers in which Lorin Anderson offers his personal perspective on developments in educational research over thirty years. Following an introductory chapter, in which educational research is defined as disciplined inquiry, the remaining chapters are divided into four sections: time and learning, factors influencing e...

    $1,380.00

  • BIOS INSTANT NOTES IN DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
    DR RICHARD TWYMAN
    Coverage of the field in Instant Notes in Developmental Biology is current and focuses largely on the principles of embryonic development. It is designed to provide a clear summary of the principles of developmental biology in a compact and easily manageable structure. ...

    $1,100.00

  • USING IT EFFECTIVELY
    MILLSOM HENRY / MILLSOM HENRY UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING.
    Technology and Social Science examines the development and implementation of computer-assisted-learning in the social sciences. Encouraging both students and academics to improve the quality of their teaching and learning by using the wide range of new technologies effectively, this work highlights some of the pros and cons of technology, critically evaluating the technological...

    $980.00

  • CONTEMPORARY ERGONOMICS 2005
    PHILIP D. BUST
    The broad and developing scope of ergonomics - the application of scientific knowledge to improve peoples' interaction with products, systems and environments - has been illustrated for over twenty years by the books that make up the Contemporary Ergonomics series. Presenting the proceedings of the Ergonomics Society's annual conference, the series embraces the wide range of to...

    $3,600.00

  • GAY AND LESBIAN STUDENTS
    HILDA F. BESNER / CHARLOTTE I. SPUNGIN
    In an average US secondary school 10% of the student population is homosexual, yet only a small number of American school districts have taken positive steps to address the problems associated with gay and lesbian students in the predominantly heterosexual educational setting. This book aims to raise awareness of the problems encountered by these adolescents in schools and of t...

    $800.00

  • RAPE OF THE INNOCENT
    JULIANN WHETSELL MITCHELL
    Written for mental health professionals, crisis hot line workers, educators and clergy, this resource discusses how to prevent and recognise child sexual abuse and what to do if abuse is suspected. The content covers many settings in which sexual abuse may occur, including the home, day care and group settings. A special section addresses abuse of minority children and those wh...

    $960.00

  • GUARDIANS OF THE PARKS
    JOHN C. MILES
    First published in 1995. This volume traces the origin and development of America's national park citizen 'watchdog' organisation. Giving an insider's perspective, and reflecting an outsiders quest for objectivity, it will be of interest to every park enthusiast and conversation historian. ...

    $2,700.00

  • LEGAL AND HEALTHCARE ETHICS FOR THE ELDERLY
    GEORGE P. SMITH II
    Increasingly, legislators at the state and federal levels of government are forced to evaluate and act upon the unique problems presented by an aging American public. A domino effect has occurred, evoking concern in educational circles to deal with the varied, complex issues associated with the "new" gerontology. This expanded focus brings in not only mental and public health d...

    $640.00

  • IMPROVING SCHOOLS THROUGH TEACHER DEVELOPMENT
    This book presents a story of school improvement activity in East Africa from 1985 to 2000, which focused on sustained teacher development. The core of the book consists of six evaluations of school-and district-wide school improvement projects (SIPs) supported by the Aga Khan Foundation in Tanzania, Kenya, and Uganda. The case studies present an evolving body of knowledge abou...

    $1,000.00

  • PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY COUNSELLING AND THERAPY
    RICHARD NELSON JONES
    First Published in 1988. All counselling approaches are means to helping people stand on their own two feet and assume effective responsibility for their lives. Thus personal responsibility becomes an obvious integrating focus. Though the concept gets implicitly or explicitly emphasized in all existing theoretical positions, none has provided the deserved coverage. Focusing on ...

    $1,480.00

  • SCHOOL EFFECTIVENESS AND SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT
    School effectiveness and school improvement have different origins: School effectiveness is more directed to finding out "what works" in education and "why"; school improvement is practice and policy oriented and intended to change education in the desired direction. However, in their orientation to outcomes, input, processes, and context in education, they also have much in co...

    $5,300.00

  • SELF-HELP SUPPORT GROUPS FOR OLDER WOMEN
    LENARD W. KAYE
    This work is based upon a research study whose purpose was to collect new information about the special benefits and drawbacks of formal organizations' efforts at social network building for older women. In it, a two-tiered investigation was carried out: a national review of a select group of model self-help support programmes for older women throughout the United States; and a...

    $740.00

  • ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING IN SCHOOLS
    This volume presents the view that what matters most are learning processes in organizations and ways of enhancing the sophistication and power of these processes. Each contributor, therefore, explicitly addresses the meaning(s) of organizational learning which they have adopted themselves. ...

    $2,000.00

  • THE ZEDBOOK
    BILL DUNSTER
    Though few now doubt the severity of the environmental problems faced by humanity there is still resistance from businesses, developers, architects, planners and government when it comes to making the step changes necessary to make our lifestyles sustainable. Based on the experience gained from their involvement in the pioneering Beddington Zero Emission Development (or BedZED)...

    $2,000.00

  • LAND FOR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
    D. ADAMS / L. RUSSELL / C. TAYLOR-RUSSELL
    This book provides a detailed account of the processes of land supply, land exchange and land development for manufacturing industry. It has a practical case-study based approach which provides an understanding of the motives and behaviour of critical factors in the development process. ...

    $4,300.00

  • BIOS INSTANT NOTES IN PLANT BIOLOGY
    ANDREW LACK / DAVID EVANS
    The second edition of Instant Notes in Plant Biology, has been both updated and reorganized and gives an insight into the whole of plant science, integrating structure, function and physiology. A major addition is the section on understanding plants which introduces the major techniques in plant science and shows how advances are made. Molecular techniques are used in all areas...

    $780.00

  • MANAGING COMPETENCES
    Managing Competences: Research, Practice, and Contemporary Issues draws together theoretical and practical research in competence management. It provides a wealth of knowledge concerning emerging and contemporary issues, such as the multilevel approach to competence, the development of collective competence, the strategies of competence management, and the tools for managing co...

    $1,280.00

  • ANXIETY IN SPORTS
    DIETER HACKFORT / CHARLES D. SPIELBERGER
    This work offers an investigation of sports-related anxiety research, including studies from both Eastern and Western Europe.  International authorities have combined chapters yo fous on three key areas of interest: theory and assessment, anxiety and performance, and anxiety control in sports. ...

    $1,420.00

  • THE GREATEST ADVENTURES IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
    G. KENNETH WEST
    This undergraduate psychology text acknowledges the diverse backgrounds and learning styles of students by blending Adlerian "tasks of life" with the developmental psychology of Adler, Catalano, Dreikurs, Erikson, Fowler, Fromm, Gilligan, Hoffberger, Kierkegaard, Kohlberg, Levinson, Maslow, May, Piaget, Rogers, Sekkaran and Sternberg. Each chapter examines one of life's greates...

    $3,200.00

  • MOLECULAR TOXICOLOGY
    NICK PLANT
    Molecular Toxicology is a concise introduction to the subject, taking the reader through the theoretical principles of toxicology followed by specific examples. In the first section, the concepts behind possible mechanisms of toxicity are described (e.g. the specific enzyme or receptor system) using examples where appropriate. Following this a series of examples are used to sho...

    $2,040.00

  • DROSOPHILA: A TOOLBOX FOR THE STUDY OF NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE
    AMRITPAL MUDHER / TRACEY NEWMAN
     Drosophila gives an overview of the ways in which Drosophila is currently being used as a model organism to further our understanding of a spectrum of human neurological diseases. Each chapter is written by respected researchers and gives an excellent account of the subject that is suitable for postgraduate and postdoctoral researchers. ...

    $6,100.00

  • CULTURAL STUDIES
    LAWRENCE GROSSBERG
    This book, leading and shaping the field of cultural studies in Australia, fosters a conversation about the changing and competing discursive and material conditions, struggles and possibilities of the contemporary world, in all their complexities and diversities. ...

    $780.00

  • BIOS INSTANT NOTES IN PSYCHOLOGY
    I.P. CHRISTENSEN / HUGH WAGNER / M.S HALLIDAY
    Instant Notes in Psychology contains the fundamental topics that are essential to the student. Each topic begins with a Key Notes panel containing concise summaries of the key points covered, which are expanded in the main text of the topic. Although each topic stands alone, it is the nature of the psychology that topics are interrelated. To help the student see these interrela...

    $780.00

  • SYNTHETIC SORBENT MATERIALS BASED ON METAL SULPHIDES AND OXIDES
    D.S. SOFRONOV / K.N. BELIKOV / M. RUCKI / S.N. LAVRYNENKO / Z. SIEMIĄTKOWSKI / E. YU. BRYLEVA / O.M. ODNOV
    Synthetic Sorbent Materials Based on Metal Sulphides and Oxides focuses on development of inorganic nanomaterials for removal of metallic species from the aqueous environment. General synthetic methods to prepare such materials are lacking. This book investigates problems of controlled synthesis of these materials and the effect of their morphological characteristics on their s...

    $1,400.00

  • BIOS INSTANT NOTES IN ECOLOGY
    AULAY MACKENZIE / ANDY BALL / SONIA VIRDEE
    This book is designed to give students rapid and easy access to key ecological material to assist learning and revision. Key topics such as populations and interactions, ecosystems, population genetics, community patterns and many more are structured into manageable sections, each cross-referenced, to allow easy navigation through the information. ...

    $1,100.00

  • BIOS INSTANT NOTES IN CHEMISTRY FOR BIOLOGISTS
    J FISHER / J.R.P. ARNOLD / JULIE FISHER / JOHN ARNOLD
    BIOS Instant Notes Chemistry for Biologists, Third Edition, is the perfect text for undergraduates looking for a concise introduction to the subject, or a study guide to use before examinations. Each topic begins with a summary of essential facts-an ideal revision checklist-followed by a description of the subject that focuses on core information, with clear, simple diagrams th...

    $780.00

  • DNA FINGERPRINTING
    M. KRAWCZAK / J. SCHMIDTKE
    The book is primarily concerned with DNA fingerprinting and DNA profiling in the context of forensic medicine and kinship testing. It concentrates on methods of determining the degree of relatedness of members of the same species, focusing on humans and occasionally glancing at other species. ...

    $1,760.00