Filter by
Russia's New Authoritarianism : Putin and the Politics of Order
Studies the transformation of Russian domestic politics and foreign policy under Vladimir Putin Asks what kind of political system ‘Putinism’ denotes Engages with the scholarly and policy debate on the growth of illiberal politics and authoritarianism globally in the post-Soviet space and in countries as diverse as Hungary, Egypt, Turkey and the Philippines Uses contemporary case studies â€â€¦
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781474454780
- Collation
- -
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 320
The African National Congress and the Regeneration of Political Power
The ANC is a party-movement that draws on its liberation credentials yet is conflicted by a multitude of weaknesses, factions and internal succession battles. Booysen constructs her analysis around the ANC’s four faces of political power – organisation, people, political parties and elections, and policy and government – and explores how, since 1994, it has acted to continuously regenerat…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- -
- Collation
- -
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 320
Forestry and Water Conservation in South Africa
This innovative interdisciplinary study focuses on the history, science, and policy of tree planting and water conservation in South Africa. South Africa’s forestry sector has sat—often controversially—at the crossroads of policy and scientific debates regarding water conservation, economic development, and biodiversity protection. Bennett and Kruger show how debates about the hydrologica…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781925022834
- Collation
- -
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 363.7
Before Kukulkán : Bioarchaeology of Maya Life, Death, and Identity at Classi…
This volume illuminates human lifeways in the northern Maya lowlands prior to the rise of Chichén Itzá. This period and area have been poorly understood on their own terms, obscured by scholarly focus on the central lowland Maya kingdoms. "Before Kukulkán" is anchored in three decades of interdisciplinary research at the Classic Maya capital of Yaxuná, located at a contentious cross…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780816541713
- Collation
- -
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 300
From Slavery to Civil Rights : On the streetcars of New Orleans 1830s-Present
The history of Louisiana from slavery until the Civil Rights Act of 1964 shows that unique influences within the state were responsible for a distinctive political and social culture. In New Orleans, the most populous city in the state, this was reflected in the conflict that arose on segregated streetcars that ran throughout the crescent city. This study chronologically surveys segregation on…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781789622249
- Collation
- -
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 341.48
The Legacies of Institutionalisation : Disability, Law and Policy in the ‘D…
This is the first collection to examine the legal dynamics of deinstitutionalisation. It considers the extent to which some contemporary laws, policies and practices affecting people with disabilities are moving towards the promised end point of enhanced social and political participation in the community, while others may instead reinstate, continue or legitimate historical practices associate…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781509930746
- Collation
- -
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 340
Green Shipping Management
This book presents theory-driven discussion on the link between implementing green shipping practices (GSP) and shipping firm performance. It examines the shipping industry’s challenge of supporting economic growth while enhancing environmental performance.
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-319-26480-6
- Collation
- VIII, 134
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 380 LUN g
Content-based Language Learning in Multilingual Educational Environments
The spread of English as an international language along with the desire to maintain local languages lead us to consider multilingualism as the norm rather than the exception. Consequently, bi/multilingual education has bloomed over the last decades. This volume deals with one such type of education currently in the spotlight as an essentially European strategy to multilingualism, CLIL (Content…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9783319114965
- Collation
- -
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 370
Contesting and Constructing International Perspectives in Global Education
This volume addresses the need for an international perspective on global education, and provides alternate voices to the theme of global education. The editors asked international educators in different contexts to indicate how their own experience of global education addresses the broad and contested concepts associated with this notion. Following the lead of the internationally acknowledged …
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9789462099890
- Collation
- viii, 230 pages
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 370
Continued Momentum: Teaching as Mentoring How Teachers Engage in the Mentorin…
The position of teacher demonstrates a broader role within schools, the education system and the community. It is in our educators' capacity, resources, knowledge and networks that they can provide for, and meet the needs of, students better than any other societal program or group. While mentoring practices are usually limited to 'at-risk' students, research suggests a more robust understandin…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9789463003933
- Collation
- -
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 370
Computer Science, Information & General Works 
Philosophy & Psychology 
Religion 
Social Sciences 
Language 
Pure Science 
Applied Sciences 
Art & Recreation 
Literature 
History & Geography