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American Indian/First Nations Schooling
Palgrave Macmillan 2011; US$ 90.00Tracing the history of Native American schooling in North America, this book emphasizes factors in society at large - and sometimes within indigenous communities - which led to Native American children being separate from the white majority. Charles L. Glenn examines the evolving assumptions about race and culture as applied to schooling, the reactions... more...
African-American/Afro-Canadian Schooling
Palgrave Macmillan 2011; US$ 90.00Tracing the history of black schooling in North America, this book emphasizes factors in society at large - and sometimes within black communities - which led to black children being separate from the white majority. In African-American/Afro-Canadian Schooling: From the Colonial Period to the Present , Charles L. Glenn reveals the evolution of assumptions... more...
The Ambiguous Embrace
Princeton University Press 2002; US$ 37.50This is a time of far-reaching change and debate in American education and social policy, spurred in part by a rediscovery that civil-society institutions are often better than government at meeting human needs. As Charles Glenn shows in this book, faith-based schools and social agencies have been particularly effective, especially in meeting the... more...
Educating Immigrant Children
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 190.00This comparative study surveys the educational policies and practices in response to language diversity in a dozen nations, and draws from them lessons for a more effective "whole-school" approach.Policies and practices are discussed in the context of political debate within the minority communities and in the wider society of each nation; the competing... more...
Pathogenesis of Bacterial Infections in Animals
Wiley 2008; US$ 154.99This much-anticipated third edition again consolidates the knowledge of more than twenty experts on pathogenesis of animal disease caused by various species or groups of bacteria. Emphasizing pathogenic events at the molecular and cellular levels, the editors and contributors place these developments in the context of the overall picture of disease.... more...
Pathogenesis of Bacterial Infections in Animals
Wiley 2010; US$ 218.99Pathogenesis of Bacterial Infections in Animals, Fourth Edition captures the rapid developments in understanding the mechanisms of virulence of the major bacterial pathogens of animals. Now including a color plate section, the book presents an overview of pathogenesis, including relevant events that occur in the herd or flock and its environment,... more...
Educational Freedom in Eastern Europe
Cato Institute 1995; US$ 0.99The story of the Communist takeover of education and the recent revival of educational freedom in post-Communist societies. more...
Prospects and Ambiguities of Globalization
Lexington Books 2009; US$ 29.99Covering topics ranging from the New Silk Road to changes in school governance around the world, the essays in this volume offer a critical, historically informed assessment of the diverse dynamics that are undermining or nullifying current paradigms of thought and action in globalization studies. more...
Past Trends and Future Prospects of the American City
Lexington Books 2009; US$ 89.99Atlanta's experience over the past 15 to 20 years is reflective of many cities, particularly those in the south and west. Thus, the story of how and why Atlanta has changed is informative for cities in general. What accounts for the positive turn-around of the city of Atlanta? What can other cities learn from Atlanta's experience? This collection examines... more...
Intelligence and the National Security Strategist
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers 2005; US$ 49.99Intelligence and the National Security Strategist: Enduring Issues and Challenges presents students with a useful anthology of published articles from diverse sources as well as original contributions to the study of intelligence. The collection includes classic perspectives from the history of warfare, views on the evolution of U.S. intelligence,... more...
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