Multilevel pedagogical leadership in higher education: a non-affirmative appr…

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9783031551161

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viii, 207 p

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658

Phoenix complex: a philosophy of nature

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Population and the new biology: proceedings of the tenth annual symposium of …

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Querying childhood: feminist reframings

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Fishing for fairness : poverty, morality and marine resource regulation in th…

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