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On the Success of Failure: A Reassessment of the Effects of Retention in the Primary Grades.

ALEXANDER, Karl L., ENTWISLE, Doris R., & DAUBER, Susan L. · 1994

A$21.00 (€12.91 | $14.23 | £10.77 | ¥2,272)

Cambridge University Press, 1994. Hardcover. Spine of dj sunned, o/wise condition vg. Examines whether repeating a grade is helpful or harmful when children are not keeping up, & other related issues. Describes the school context of retention & evaluates its consequences by tr...

Hungary: An Economy in Transition.

SZEKELY, Istvan P. & NEWBERY, David M.G. ed. · 1993

A$27.00 (€16.60 | $18.29 | £13.85 | ¥2,921)

Cambridge University Press, 1993. Hardcover. Condition vg in dj. Examines Hungary's recent economic transition, focussing on privatisation; tax & legal systems; integration into the international financial & monetary systems; labour markets, unemployment & the social safety ne...

The Struggle for Power in Asia.

SINGH, Patwant. · 1971

A$26.00 (€15.98 | $17.62 | £13.33 | ¥2,813)

Hutchinson, 1971. 1st UK edition. Hardcover. Good condition in dj. Examines China's growing industrial power, Russia's reach into Asia, India's developing power etc. 208pp.

China. Business and Investment Opportunities.

LEONG, Tan Cheng & LIM, Terence T.S. · 1993

A$27.00 (€16.60 | $18.29 | £13.85 | ¥2,921)

Cassia, 1993. Paperback. Condition vg. Evaluates critically the attractiveness of China as a location for investment, analyses, studies & identifies appropriate & specific business opportunities in the domestic market place, examines comprehensively the business culture, preac...

Olympics 1976: Montreal Innsbruck. A Complete Pictorial Record.

FULTON-SMITH, Graham, SAMPSON, James M., & WANGE, Willy B. · 1976

A$22.00 (€13.52 | $14.91 | £11.28 | ¥2,380)

BFP, 1976. 1st edition. Hardcover. 4to. A few small tears to edge of dj, o/wise very good condition. 500 photos, all in colour, with a complete list of winners & records of the Olympics from 1896 to 1976. Rare. 319pp.

The Violin Music of Beethoven.

MATTHEWS, J. · 1902

A$27.00 (€16.60 | $18.29 | £13.85 | ¥2,921)

The Strad Office et al, 1902. 1st edition. Hardcover. The Strad Library, No. X. Frontis. Music exs. Covers the violin sonatas, the piano trios, string trios, quartets, piano quartets & string quintets, the concerto, romances etc. Spine a little sunned, otherwise good condition...

Human Rights in Europe Being an Account of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms signed in Rome on 4 November 1950, of the Protocols thereto and of the machinery created thereby: the European Commission of Human Rights and the European Court of Human Rights.

ROBERTSON, A.H. · 1977

A$26.00 (€15.98 | $17.62 | £13.33 | ¥2,813)

Manchester University Press, 1977. Second edition (Revised & expanded). Hardcover. Condition vg in dj. Provides a complete account of the system set up by the European Convention of Human Rights, relating its origins, explaining what rights & liberties are guaranteed, & outlin...

Soundtrack for the Eighties. Pop Culture, Australia, Politics, Suburbia, Art and Other Essays.

MCGREGOR, Craig. · 1983

A$30.00 (€18.44 | $20.33 | £15.38 | ¥3,246)

Hodder & Stoughton, 1983. Paperback. Establishes the importance of popular culture to all societies, particularly to Western societies where "culture" too often has elitist connotations. Argues that the power of popular culture demonstrates the need for a radical remaking of s...

If Minds Matter: A Foreword to the Future. Designs for Change.

COSTA, Arthur, BELLANCA, James, & FOGARTY, Robin ed. · 1992

A$26.00 (€15.98 | $17.62 | £13.33 | ¥2,813)

Hawker Brownlow Education, 1992. 4to Paperback. A collection of the premier thinking thinking on educational reform by the foremost minds in the field, focussing on the classroom. Three specific categories of student learning are addressed: how students learn to think; how stu...

AIDS Issues in the Workplace. A Response Model for Human Resource Management.

MASI, Dale A. · 1990

A$37.00 (€22.74 | $25.07 | £18.97 | ¥4,003)

Qurom Books, 1990. 1st US edition. Hardcover. Small tear to dj, o/wise good condition. Provides human resource managers with the information necessary to cope with ethical, legal, & financial issues surrounding AIDS - a disease that will eventually affect almost every workplac...

Real History. Reflections on Historical Practice.

BUNZL, Martin. · 1997

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Routledge, 1997. 1st edition. Hardcover. No dj. Ex-lib. O/wise good cond. Charts a new direction for the philosophy of history, proposing a synthesis between debates about objectivity among historians & recent philosophical arguments about realism. 152pp.

The Cherokee Trail.

BORG, Jack. · 1958

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The Children's Press, 1958. 1st UK edition. Hardcover. A few spots to top edges, o/wise good cond. with a few small tears to edges of dj. Ill. covers. 188pp.

Stoneacres.

WARDE, E.J. · 1962

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Victory Press, 1962. Hardcover. Good cond. with sligt crease to corner of price-clipped dj. Presentation plate & prev. Owner's name to fep. 153pp.

A Cabin for Crusoe.

SEVERN, David. · 1943

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The Bodley Head, 1943. 1st UK edition. Hardcover. Spine of dj a touch sunned, small stain to back cover of dj, a little wear to front edge & corners of dj. B/W illus. by J. Kiddell-Monroe. 230pp.

Kandy and Co.

GROOM, Olive L. · 1960

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Pickering & Inglis, 1960. 1st UK edition. Hardcover. Col. frontis. A little wear to top of spine of price-clipped dj, o/wise condition vg. 128pp.

Beyond Nihilism. Albert Camus's Contribution to Political Thought.

WILLHOITE, Fred H. Jr. · 1968

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Louisiana State University Press, 1968. 1st US edition. Hardcover. Some dog-eared pages, o/wise good in price-clipped dj. Particular emphasis is given to Camus' existential method & to his attempt to overcome the contemporary threat of nihilism by re-establishing norms for hum...

Crossfires. Nationalism, Racism and Gender in Europe.

LUTZ, Helma, PHOENIX, Ann, & YUVAL-DAVIS, Nira ed. · 1995

A$30.00 (€18.44 | $20.33 | £15.38 | ¥3,246)

Pluto Press, 1995. Paperback. Condition vg. Brings together a range of feminist scholars to address the intertwining of nationalism & racism with gender, & to consider ways in which nationalism can be discussed as a gendered dimension of social division.Set in the context of "...

Connie Sweetheart. The Story of Connie Robertson.

ROBERTSON. LAWSON, Valerie. · 1990

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William Heinemann Australia, 1990. 1st Australian edition. Hardcover. Condition very good in dj. B/W plates. An in-depth biography of Connie Robertson who was an Australian newspaper editor for over forty years. Charts her relationship with her father, A.G. Stephens, & refers ...

The Quiet Operator. Special Forces Signaller Extraordinary.

SIMPSON, John with ADKIN, Mark. · 1993

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Leo Cooper, 1993. 1st UK edition. Hardcover. Good condition in price-clipped dj. B/W plates. The story of Major L.R.D. Willmott, who served in the SAS. 168pp.

The International Regulation of Extinction.

SWANSON, Timothy M. · 1994

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New York University Press, 1994. Hardcover. Good condition in dj. Develops a new theory of the interplay between human society & the biological world. Argues that biodiversity regulation must focus specifically on the regulation of the global economic forces driving species in...