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Education in Political Science
Discovering a neglected field
Series: Routledge/ECPR Studies in European Political Science
This pioneering volume is devoted to the analysis of education from the perspective of political science, applying the full range of the discipline’s analytical perspectives and methodological tools. The contributions demonstrate how education policy can be explored systematically from a variety...
Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge
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The John Coltrane Reference
The BBC's Jazz Book of the Year for 2008. Few jazz musicians have had the lasting influence or attracted as much scholarly study as John Coltrane. Yet, despite dozens of books, hundreds of articles, and his own recorded legacy, the "facts" about Coltrane's life and work have never been definitely...
Published February 13th 2013 by Routledge
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Building Imaginary Worlds
The Theory and History of Subcreation
Mark J.P. Wolf’s study of imaginary worlds theorizes world-building within and across media, including literature, comics, film, radio, television, board games, video games, the Internet, and more. Building Imaginary Worlds departs from prior approaches to imaginary worlds that focused mainly on...
Published November 1st 2012 by Routledge
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Less Lethal Weapons Technology
History, Testing, and Evaluation
Published June 14th 2012 by CRC Press
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The Fertile Triangle
The Interrelationship of Air, Water, and Nutrients in Maximizing Soil Productivity
The critical growing information provided in The Fertile Triangle: The Interrelationship of Air, Water, and Nutrients in Maximizing Soil Productivity will allow you to reap the benefits of a successful crop. You will gain an in-depth understanding of the three major components (air, water, and...
Published June 14th 2012 by CRC Press
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Higher Education in German Occupied Countries (RLE Edu A)
Series: Routledge Library Editions: Education
This book gives a comprehensive account of what happened to higher education in Austria, Belgium, the former Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, Greece, Holland, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, Poland, Russia and the former Yugoslavia during 1938-1944. It reveals the mentality of the German cultural...
Published December 7th 2011 by Routledge
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Improving Literacy at Work
Series: Improving Learning
Modern societies demand high levels of literacy. The written word is pervasive; individuals with poor literacy skills are deeply disadvantaged; and governments are increasingly pre-occupied with the contribution that skills can make to economic growth. As a result, the basic skills of adult workers...
Published November 7th 2010 by Routledge
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Handbook of Research on Children's and Young Adult Literature
This landmark volume is the first to bring together leading scholarship on children’s and young adult literature from three intersecting disciplines: Education, English, and Library and Information Science. Distinguished by its multidisciplinary approach, it describes and analyzes the different...
Published October 18th 2010 by Routledge
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Wolf and Stanley on Environmental Law
5th Edition
Wolf and Stanley on Environmental Law is a lively and accessible account of pollution control law in England and Wales. Written with real clarity and supported by a range of learning features, this text offers an excellent starting point to those encountering this diverse and controversial subject...
Published August 25th 2010 by Routledge
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Industrialisation and Rural Livelihoods in China
Agricultural Processing in Sichuan
Series: Routledge Contemporary China Series
Since the mid-1990s, "agricultural industrialisation" (AI) has been advocated in China to promote rural development by integrating agriculture with the post-harvest sectors such as agro-processing and marketing. Large-scale "Dragon head enterprises" (DHEs) and various forms of rural household...
Published July 13th 2010 by Routledge