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Understanding History
Taylor and Francis 2005; US$ 180.00What sense do children and young people make of history? How do they cope with competing historical accounts in textbooks? How do they think historical or archaeological claims are supported or rejected? And whatever students think about history, how do their teachers see history education? The contributors to this fourth volume of the International... more...
Topic and Focus
Springer 2006; US$ 69.99Contains a collection of papers exploring the cross-linguistic expression of topic and focus. This book presents a collection of a diverse set of perspectives from some of the leading scholars in the areas of semantics and intonation. It examines both semantic and intonational features of topic and focus from a broad typological perspective. more...
African Urban Harvest
International Development Research Centre 2010; US$ 50.00In this book, leading specialists in the fields of urban agriculture and urban environment present a unique collection of case studies that examines the growing role of local food production in urban livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa. more...
African Urban Harvest
Springer 2010; US$ 139.00Over the past two decades, how has urban agriculture changed in sub-Saharan Africa? Is city farming now better integrated into environmental management and city governance? And, looking ahead, how might urban agriculture address the needs of the low-income households and modernizing cities of Africa? In this book, leading specialists in the fields... more...
Viet Cong and NVA Tunnels and Fortifications of the Vietnam War
Osprey Publishing 2012; US$ 13.95Field fortifications and tunnel systems are typically thought of as defensive and active protective measures, but the VC/NVA also employed them offensively. It was common for extensive field works to be constructed to support assaults and sieges on US fire-support bases and remote camps. Their tactics reflected attempts to counter the massive firepower... more...
Transplantation of Composite Tissue Allografts
Springer 2007; US$ 159.99Presents various accomplishments and research in the field of composite tissue transplantation. This volume includes sections on hand transplantation and vascularized bone marrow transplantation. It focuses on immunology and the biotechnology/bioengineering aspects of transplantation surgery. more...
Raising Your Jewish/Christian Child
Newmarket Press 2001; US$ 16.95A new, updated edition of the "thoughtful and pioneering guide" (Library Journal) to the problems of blending both Jewish and Christian faiths into the lives of children of interfaith marriages. Based on hundreds of interviews, as well as the author's extensive research and personal experience, this highly praised book covers talking... more...
Competition and Innovation in the U.S. Fixed-Wing Military Aircraft Industry
RAND Corporation 2003; US$ 9.95Responds to Senate?s concerns that further consolidation in the military-aircraft industry from its current three prime contractors would pose risks to innovation and cost through limited or no competition in contracting for military aircraft and related weapon systems for the Defense Department. Describes that industry, evaluates what is required... more...
The Royal Navy's New-generation Type 45 Destroyer
RAND Corporation 2002; US$ 9.95The Type 45 is a new-generation destroyer that will become a main component in the Royal Navy's surface fleet. This work describes an analysis of strategies for the MOD to take in acquiring the Type 45. It examines issues such as whether the MOD should have it built by one company or by two. more...
Measuring the Flow of Time
University of Alabama Press 2010; US$ 43.75A Dan Josselyn Memorial Publication This collection of Ford's works focuses on the development of ceramic chronology—a key tool in Americanist archaeology. When James Ford began archaeological fieldwork in 1927, scholars divided time simply into prehistory and history. Though certainly influenced by his colleagues, Ford devoted... more...









