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McCloskey's Rhetoric
The rhetoric of economics has long claimed scientific objectivity, however the late, great economist Joan Robinson argued that ‘the purpose of studying economics is not to acquire a set of ready-made answers to economic questions, but to learn how to avoid being deceived by economists.’ This unique book examines the use of rhetoric in economics, focusing on the work of Deirdre McCloskey and…
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- 9781134373161
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- 358
Innovation in Climate Change Adaptation
This book introduces innovative approaches to pursue climate change adaptation and to support the long-term implementation of climate change policies. Offering new case studies and data, as well as projects and initiatives implemented across the globe, the contributors present new tools, approaches and methods to pursue and facilitate innovation in climate change adaptation.
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- 978-3-319-25812-6
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- IX, 388
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- 330 INN
Indigenous Culture, Education and Globalization: Critical Perspectives from Asia
The book explores the growing tension between indigenous education, the teaching and learning of native knowledge, cultural heritage and traditions and the dynamics of globalization from the Asian perspective. It brings together a distinguished and multidisciplinary group of Asian scholars and practitioners from Nepal, Korea, India, Japan, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Taiwan…
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- 1
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- 978-3-662-48158-5
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- XV, 285
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- 370 IND
Indigenous Education: Language, Culture and Identity
Indigenous Education is a compilation of conceptual chapters and national case studies that includes empirical research based on a series of data collection methods. The book provides up-to-date scholarly research on global trends on three issues of paramount importance with indigenous education—language, culture, and identity. It also offers a strategic comparative and international educatio…
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- 978-94-017-9354-4
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- XXV, 467
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- 370 IND
Indigenous Innovation: Universalities and Peculiarities
Rooted in diverse cultures and in distinct regions of the world, Indigenous people have for generations created, maintained, and negotiated clear and explicit relationships with their environments. Despite numerous historical disruptions and steady iterations of imperialism that continue through today, Indigenous communities embody communities of struggle/resistance and intense vitality/creativ…
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- 978-94-6300-226-4
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- VIII, 214
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- Advances in Innovation Education
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- 370 IND
The African-Jamaican Aesthetic : Cultural Retention and Transformation Across…
The African-Jamaican Aesthetic explores the ways in which diasporic African-Jamaican writers employ cultural referents aesthetically in their literary works to challenge dominant European literary discourses; articulate concerns about racialization and belonging; and preserve and enact cultural continuities in their new environment(s). The creative works considered provide insight into how loca…
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- 9789004342330
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- Cross/Cultures, Volume: 196
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- 306 TOM a
Cultural phylogenetics : concepts and applications in archaeology
This book explores the potential and challenges of implementing evolutionary phylogenetic methods in archaeological research, by discussing key concepts and presenting concrete applications of these approaches. The volume is divided into two parts: The first covers the theoretical and conceptual implications of using evolution-based models in the sociocultural domain, illustrates the sorts of q…
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- 9783319259284
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- XII, 202
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- Interdisciplinary Evolution Research
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- 301
Industrial Collaboration in Nazi-Occupied Europe: Norway in Context
This book brings together leading experts to assess how and whether the Nazis were successful in fostering collaboration to secure the resources they required during World War II. These studies of the occupation regimes in Norway and Western Europe reveal that the Nazis developed highly sophisticated instruments of exploitation beyond oppression and looting. The authors highlight that in compar…
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- 978-1-137-53422-4
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- XXII, 465
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- Palgrave Studies in Economic History
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- 330 IND
Leadership and Management : Case Studies in Training in Higher Education in A…
There has been a resurgence of interest in training programmes for higher education leaders and management (HELM) at African universities in recent times. Although there have been a few cases of evaluation studies of such programmes in Africa, a more systematic review of the lessons learnt through these programmes has not been done. This book aims to document and reflect on the learnings from i…
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- 9781920677909
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- 144 halaman
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- 370 LEA
Leadership in Early Education in Times of Change : Research from five Continents
The collection brings together the latest work of researchers from Australia, Africa, Asia, and Europe focusing on early childhood leadership matters. It covers different aspects of leadership in early education: professional education and development, identity and leadership strategies as well as governance and leadership under different frame conditions.
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- 9783847412243
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- International Leadership Research Forum Early Education
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- 370 STR l
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