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Parenting in global perspective examines the significance of 'parenting' as a subject of professional expertise, and activity in which adults are increasingly expected to be emotionally absorbed and become personally fulfilledoxfam bookshop hampstead parenting in global perspective: negotiating ideologies of kinship, self and politics by charlotte faircloth, diane mincluding contributions on parenting from a range of ethnographic locales - from europe, canada and the us, to non-euro-american settings such as turkey, chile and brazil, this volume presents a uniquely critical and international perspective, which positions parenting as a global ideology that intersects in a variety of ways with the political, social, cultural, and economic positions of parents and familiesdrawing on both sociological and anthropological perspectives, this volume explores cross-national trends and everyday experiences of 'parenting'see oxfam website for delivery information read morehoffman and linda lspecific themes include: - the ways in which the moral context for parenting is negotiated and sustained - the structural constraints to 'good' parenting (particularly in cases of immigration or reproductive technologies) - the relationship between intimate family life and broader cultural trends, parenting culture, policy making and nationhood - parenting and/as adult 'identity-work'by focusing the significance of parenting as a form of relationship and as mediated by family relationships across time and space, the book explores the points of accommodation and points of tension between parenting as defined by professionals, and those experienced by parents themselvesin very good condition, with some slight wear on the front and back cover
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Oxfam bookshop reading science education: a global perspective is global' both in content and authorshipits 17 chapters by an assemblage of seasoned and knowledgeable science educators from many parts of the world seek to bring to the fore current developments in science education and their implicationsthis book is suitable for use by discerning researchers, teachers, undergraduate and postgraduate students in science education, and policy makers at all levels of educationsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethese include the nature of science, science and religion, evolution, curriculum and pedagogy, context-based teaching and learning, science and national development, socially-responsible science education, equitable access for women and girls in science and technology education, and the benefits of science education researchthe book thus covers a wide range of topics in science education from various national and international perspectivesit ends on an optimistic note by looking at science education in 50 years' time with a recommendation, among others, for stakeholders to take the responsibility of preparing children towards a blossoming science education sector in an anticipated future world
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Rather, by using a comparative, multidisciplinary framework, the book situates fear in more global terms, breaks new ground in the historical and cultural analysis of emotions, and sets out a new agenda for further researchin these times of institutionalized insecurity and global terror, facing fear sheds light on the meaning, diversity, and dynamism of fear in multiple world-historical contexts, and demonstrates how fear universally binds us to particular presents but also to a broad spectrum of memories, stories, and states in the pastoxfam bookshop glossop road very good condition, only slight shelf wear to cover fear is ubiquitous but slipperysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit has been defined as a purely biological reality, derided as an excuse for cowardice, attacked as a force for social control, and even denigrated as an unnatural condition that has no place in the disenchanted world of enlightened modernityfrom the eighteenth-century peruvian highlands and the california borderlands to the urban cityscapes of contemporary russia and india, this book collectively explores the wide range of causes, experiences, and explanations of this protean emotionthe volume contributes to the thriving literature on the history of emotions and destabilizes narratives that have often understood fear in very specific linguistic, cultural, and geographical settingsin addition to the editors, the contributors are alexander etkind, lisbeth haas, andreas killen, david lederer, melani mcalister, ronald schechter, marla stone, ravi sundaram, and charles walker
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Paperback book in good overall conditionthis is why some the world's leading environmental thinkers have come together in this volume to probe critically the new language being developed by the environmental professionalsgood tight bindinginside contains no marks, annotation or marginaliathey examine the contradictions inherent in the fashionable notion of sustainable developmentsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis book seeks to launch a critical debate in order to clarify issues involved and what might constitute appropriate actionand they warn the 'global ecology' seen in a managerial perspective, may degenerate into an effort to redesign and manage nature in order to keep economic growth going in the face of a rising tide of resource plunder and pollutioncover shows signs of shelf wear, sticker ghost and light creases to laminate on spineoxfam bookshop newport behind the public's hope of effective action by governments on environmental issues lies a complex terrain of conceptual confusion, conflicts of interest and philosophical disputethey explore the emerging conflicts over the distribution of environmental risk between north and south
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Muehlenbeck (editor)  vanderbilt university press (15 july ) a very good copy see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop canterbury philip e
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Bell's remarkable achievement is to take a global perspective and to bring the distinct stories together in one convincing narrativeoxfam shop colne road this extraordinary and beautifully written book tells a vivid and compelling new story of art for the 21st centurysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreprevious histories have tended to focus only on the masterpieces of western art, or else consider developments around the world as separate, unrelated phenomenahe sees the whole of visual creativity as a piece and draws insightful and inspired connections between different continents and cultures and across the millenniaconcise, lucid and original, julian bell's account is truly unlike any otherthe result is a rich and seamless tapestry that provides the perfect introduction to the subject
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To manage the global economy, prevent runaway environmental destruction, reign in nuclear proliferation, or confront other global challenges, we must cooperateranging over the main areas of global concern, from security to the global economy and the environment, this book examines these mechanisms of gridlock and pathways beyond themthe problems themselves have also grown harder as global policy issues penetrate ever more deeply into core domestic concernsbut at the same time, our tools for global policymaking - chiefly state-to-state negotiations over treaties and international institutions - have broken downall of these processes - in part a function of previous, successful efforts at cooperation - have led global cooperation to fail us even as we need it mostthe rise of new powers representing a more diverse array of interests makes agreement more difficultthe result is gridlock, which manifests across areas via a number of common mechanismsoxfam bookshop victoria appears unread and in pristine condition: the issues that increasingly dominate the 21st century cannot be solved by any single country acting alone, no matter how powerfulexisting institutions, created for a different world, also lock-in pathological decision-making procedures and render the field ever more complexit is written in a highly accessible way, making it relevant not only to students of politics and international relations but also to a wider general readership see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The realism of x-plane 10 global is proven by the fact that x-plane is used as a certified training toolthe completely new rendering engine shows the world around you in high detail and with global illumination so lights behave like real lightsoxfam shop lincoln x-plane 10 global is the latest version of a simulator that has been in development continuously for almost 20 yearsits still simulated but it gets very close to real aviation! x-plane 10 global is built with the future in mind and makes full use of the hardware in your systemif you own a fast multi-core machine you will be able to simulate more aircraft around you and see more details but even with a moderate machine x-plane 10 global is capable of displaying a tremendous amount of objects without slowing downeach aircraft flies just as it should, from the glider to the space shuttle! air traffic control will guide you from startup to shut-down and also controls the other aircraft around youthey will fight the same cross winds and turbulence as you encounter, they will need more runway to stop when the weather conditions are not favorableboasting a 20 year old pedigree, x-plane utilizes incredible cloudscapes to bring the sky to life whilst the ground depicts real-world roads, cities, towns and more to ensure the most realistic flying experience possiblethe core is a virtual wind tunnel that creates the most realistic flight modeling available on a desktopwith thousands of compatible add-ons there is no kind of flying craft that is not simulated and there is a whole world to explorethis latest version of x-plane 10 brings numerous improvements and enhancements for pc, mac and linux virtual pilots, unleashing the power of modern systems with its 64 bit processing and multi-core supportthose other aircraft are not robotic as they are in other simulators, but they interact with the world in the same way as your own aircraft doesstart guide included - note the outside cardboad box is missing see oxfam website for delivery information read morejust like real pilots do, you will watch their take-off to be prepared for what your take-off will be likeequally capable of simulating every type of aircraft, the virtual pilot is able to experience the challenges of flying big airliners or tiny ultra-light aircraftdesigned to be the most flexible flight simulator it has a fully open structure that allows the enthusiast to change every part
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Elkins provides an abundantly illustrated history of the theory and practice of perspectiveperspective has been a divided subject, orphaned among various disciplines from philosophy to gardening
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Title: jbo: a perspectivetitle: jbo: a perspectiveartist: various artistslist price (msrp): 9binding: audio cdcondition: goodproduct category: music
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Chaucer (literature in perspective stitle: chaucer (literature in perspective sauthors: grose, mcondition: goodbinding: paperbackweight: 505 gms
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Kay focuses especially on the implications of the election of barack obama and the changing role of the united states in global securityoxfam bookshop raeburn place this thoroughly updated edition of global security in the twenty-first century offers a balanced introduction to contemporary security dilemmas in the world writing in an engaging style, kay integrates traditional and emerging challenges in one easily accessible study that gives readers the tools they need to develop a thoughtful and nuanced understanding of global security sean kay assesses the impact of the global economic crisis on international security and considers how the range of thinking about power and peace has evolved in relation to major flashpoints including in the middle east, asia, and eurasiathis edition goes even farther to incorporate traditional thinking about national security in the context of human rights, democracy, population, health, environment, energy, and especially educationsee oxfam website for delivery information read more he builds on the first edition's emphasis on the role of trade and technology, the militarization of space, the privatization of security, the use of sanctions, ethnic conflict, and transnational crime
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It offers an overview and assessment of key perspectives in global ethics and their implications for substantive moral issues in global politicsthis book provides an accessible introduction to the field of global ethics for students of politics, international relations and globalisationoxfam bookshop reading the field of global ethics draws on traditions of moral theory, mostly derived from western philosophy, in order to address moral problems specific to an increasingly globalised worldthe aim of the book is to help non-specialist students understand the assumptions underpinning different moral traditions and to enable them to make up their own minds about the best way of approaching moral judgment and prescription in a shared world, which is nevertheless marked by massive cultural differences and inequalities of powersee oxfam website for delivery information read morethese issues include the morality of state and non-state violence, the obligations of rich to poor in a globalising world and the scope and nature of international human rights
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Matching global hunter mask includeddeerhunter global hunter jacket size m as new condition without tagsprice includes postagebought and never worn just put into storage
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Jürgen osterhammel, an eminent scholar who has been called the braudel of the nineteenth century, moves beyond conventional eurocentric and chronological accounts of the era, presenting instead a truly global history of breathtaking scope and towering eruditionindispensable for any historian, the transformation of the world sheds important new light on this momentous epoch, showing how the nineteenth century paved the way for the global catastrophes of the twentieth century, yet how it also gave rise to pacifism, liberalism, the trade union, and a host of other crucial developmentshe examines the powerful and complex forces that drove global change during the "long nineteenth century," taking readers from new york to new delhi, from the latin american revolutions to the taiping rebellion, from the perils and promise of europe's transatlantic labor markets to the hardships endured by nomadic, tribal peoples across the planethe explores the changing relationship between human beings and nature, looks at the importance of cities, explains the role slavery and its abolition played in the emergence of new nations, challenges the widely held belief that the nineteenth century witnessed the triumph of the nation-state, and much morefirst edition see oxfam website for delivery information read moreosterhammel describes a world increasingly networked by the telegraph, the steamship, and the railwaysthis is the highly anticipated english edition of the spectacularly successful and critically acclaimed german book, which is also being translated into chinese, polish, russian, and frenchoxfam bookshop knutsford a monumental history of the nineteenth century, the transformation of the world offers a panoramic and multifaceted portrait of a world in transition
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global shift: reshaping the global economic map in the 21st century by petercondition is gooddispatched with royal mail 2nd class
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Label: global undergroundtitle: global underground 17: danny tenaglia in londontitle: global underground 17: danny tenaglia in londonartist: various artists, tenaglia (mixedlist price (msrp)
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Great for childhood through the years early years degree historical perspective booksposted by hazel in books, comics & magazines, books in frenchay
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Biology- a global approach by pearsonexcellent conditionideal textbook for life science courses at university
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Women's human rights a social psychological perspective on resistance, liberation, and justice by shelly grabe (hardback, a %0a delivery%0a uk delivery is usually within 8 to 10 working days%0a international delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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Fluvial forms and processes: a new perspective by david knighton (paperback, 19…condition is very gooddispatched with royal mail 2nd class large letter
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Strangely like war: the global assault on forests by derrick jensen (paperback)title: strangely like war: the global assault on forests format: paperback type: book edition: 1st publisher: green books uk release date: language: english
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Title: heinemann geography: global challenges student booktitle: heinemann geography: global challenges student bookproduct category: booksbinding: paperbackpublisher: heinemann
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