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Social democracy after the cold war
Despite the market triumphalism that greeted the end of the Cold War, the collapse of the Soviet empire seemed initially to herald new possibilities for social democracy. In the 1990s, with a new era of peace and economic prosperity apparently imminent, people discontented with the realities of global capitalism swept social democrats into power in many Western countries. The resurgence was, ho…
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- 9781926836881
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- 332 p. ; 23 cm.
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- 300 SCH s
Evaluating climate change action for sustainable development
This authoritative book presents the ever progressing state of the art in evaluating climate change strategies and action. It builds upon a selection of relevant and practical papers and presentations given at the 2nd International Conference on Evaluating Climate Change and Development held in Washington DC in 2014 and includes perspectives from independent evaluations of the major internation…
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- 9783319437026
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- xxiv, 355p. : ill.
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- 363.73874 EVA e
e-Learning cookbook. TPACK in professional development in higher education
Information and communication technology (ICT) makes it possible to bring information to everyone who wants to learn. Rapid advances in technology offer strong support for using ICT in teaching. Online education can intensify and improve students' learning process, and enables us to reach more students than by traditional means. The number of courses and modules being offered online is increasi…
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- 9789089646460
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- 128 p.; 23 cm.
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- 336 BRO e
Metaliterary Layers in Finnish Literature
In international research, metafictionality and other metaliterary features have typically been regarded as phenomena related to postmodernist fiction, in particular – Metaliterary Layers in Finnish Literature, however, discusses the metalayers of Finnish literature from the early 20th century to the present. By analyzing different genres of Finnish literature in varying historical contexts M…
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- 9789522228048
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- 210p.
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- 894.54109113 MET m
Women who stay behind
Women Who Stay Behind examines the social, educational, and cultural resources rural Mexican women employ to creatively survive the conditions created by the migration of loved ones. Using narrative, research, and theory, Ruth Trinidad Galván presents a hopeful picture of what is traditionally viewed as the abject circumstances of poor and working-class people in Mexico who are forced to migra…
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- 9780816531455
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- xv, 173 p.; 22 cm.
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- 305.40972 TRI w
Among digitized manuscripts : philology, codicology, paleography in a digital…
If you work with digital photos of manuscripts or archival materials, Among Digitized Manuscripts provides the conceptual and practical toolbox for you to create a state-of-the-art methodology and workflow. No previous computer knowledge is required. Readership: People working with digital photos of texts, especially handwritten documents such as manuscripts and archive materials.
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- 9789004400351
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- XI, 333 p.
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- 091.0285 VAN a
Housing estates in Europe : poverty, ethnic segregation and policy challenges
This open access book explores the formation and socio-spatial trajectories of large housing estates in Europe. Are these estates clustered or scattered? Which social groups originally had access to residential space in housing estates? What is the size, scale and geography of housing estates, their architectural and built environment composition, services and neighbourhood amenities, and metro…
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- 9783319928135
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- xiv, 424p. : ill.
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- 307.768 HOU h
Between mobility and migration : the multi-level governance of intra-European…
This open access book offers a critical perspective on intra-European mobility and migration by using new empirical data and theoretical discussions. It develops a theoretical and empirical analysis of the consequences of intra-European movement for sending and receiving urban regions in The Netherlands, Sweden, Austria, Turkey, Poland and Czech Republic. The book conceptualizes Central and …
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- 9783319779911
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- VI, 270p. : ill.
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- 304.8 BET b
Researching and transforming adult learning and communities : the local/globa…
The chapters of this volume reflect ongoing research in the field of adult education and learning in and with communities. At the same time the work of the authors presented here offers a very vital reflection of the work of the ESREA research network Between Local and Global—Adult Learning and Communities. The chapters showcase the broad range of professional practice, the variety in both me…
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- 9789463003582
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- VIII, 197 p.
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- Research on the Education and Learning of Adults, 5
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- 374 EVA r
Pre-field screening protocols for heat-tolerant mutants in rice
This open access book presents simple, robust pre-field screening protocols that allow plant breeders to screen for enhanced tolerance to heat stress in rice. Two critical heat-sensitive stages in the lifecycle of the rice crop are targeted – the seedling and flowering stages – with screening based on simple phenotypic responses. The protocols are based on the use of a hydroponics system an…
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- 9783319773384
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- xii, 39p. : ill.
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- 633.182 PRE p
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