LIBROS DEL AUTOR: david whittaker

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  • The Impact and Legacy of Educational Sloyd
    David J. Whittaker
    This book traces the development of Sloyd from its conception by Uno Cygnaeus and the first Sloyd school founded by Otto Salomon to its enthusiastic take up in Scandinavia and beyond to the UK and America. It looks at the debates, controversy around the Sloyd stystem and considers the transition from ’hands-on’ craft work to concepts of technolo ...
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    74,67 €

  • The Man Who Hated Halloween
    David Whittaker
    The New Three Stars ( N.T.S. ) Edward, Benji and Michael are foster brothers in their first year of Jr. High. Edward is very bossy to his two foster brothers Benji and Michael. Edward is the boss of the three, often making the decisions on what they should do or not do. Benji loves to rap while Michael wants to be a basketball player in the NBA when he grows up. ...
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    14,06 €

  • Quintin Morrieson
    David Whittaker
    In the city of Chicago there is a school named Hellen High School where the students are out of control. They don’t listen to any adult figure. Knife fights, gun shots, teachers getting stabbed, principals getting shot, kids having sex in the bathrooms and anything else mischievous the students at Hellen High School can pull off, they will do. Gangs run rampant over the high...
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    15,32 €

  • Counter-Terrorism and Human Rights
    David J. Whittaker
    The ever-present threat of terrorism and the growing human-rights backlash against anti-terrorist policies are becoming ever more significant on the international stage. Constant media-coverage and public concern have characterised the debate over the last ten years.This book is a fair and objective assessment of counter-terrorist policy and human rights worldwide, and covers a...
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    78,86 €

  • Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart
    David Whittaker / Mpalive-Hangson Msiska
    Offering an insight into African culture that had not been portrayed before, Things Fall Apart is both a tragic and moving story of an individual set in the wider context of the coming of colonialism, as well as a powerful and complex political statement of cross-cultural encounters. This guide to Chinua Achebe’s compelling novel offers: an accessible introduction to the text ...
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    77,72 €

  • Terrorism
    David Whittaker
    What is terrorism and where does it come from? Who are the people who perpetrate terror? What are their motives? This accessible account of the concept of terrorism provides a global guide to understanding what the threat is and exactly where it comes from. Without this knowledge, argues David Whittaker, there can be no way forward in prevention and control. The book looks in p...
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    73,26 €

  • Asylum Seekers and Refugees in the Contemporary World
    David J. Whittaker
    Examining a number of case studies, including Palestinian, Afghan and Iraqi refugees, David J. Whittaker’s book provides a balanced introduction to this very controversial subject. Fuelled by extensive coverage in the media, the issue of asylum seekers and refugees is one of the most talked about subjects in contemporary politics. Whittaker cuts through the emotive language to ...
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    75,15 €

  • Terrorists and Terrorism
    David J. Whittaker
    A concise and accessible survey of this topical and complex subject. This is the first book of its type to focus on the terrorists themselves, and on their psychology, in an historical context. ...
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    73,56 €

  • Conflict and Reconciliation in the Contemporary World
    David J. Whittaker
    Conflict and Reconciliation examines the interdependent processes of conflict origins, resolutions and reconciliation, in the light of eight case studies including Yugoslavia, Israel, Northern Ireland and South Africa. ...
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    77,84 €

  • United Nations in the Contemporary World
    David J. Whittaker
    This provides an interdisciplinary history of the UN and debates the key issues for its future. David J. Whittaker gives a cogent analysis of how the UN addresses today’s world problems and how it can adapt for the future. ...
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    73,84 €

  • The United Nations In Action
    David J. Whittaker
    This is a clear survey of the role played by the United Nations in the major political crises of the post-war world. In covering its high-profile, peace-keeping role, its support of new nations, and its involvement in new initiatives such as famine relief and drug control, the author presents an introduction to the UN in action. ...
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    77,03 €