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The author captures three inter-related dilemmas that lie at the heart of teaching mathematics in multilingual classrooms: code-switching, mediation, and transparency. She provides a sharp analysis and strong theoretical grounding, pulling together research related to the relationship between language...

Diplomatic negotiation of our day is a curious mix of national endeavor within the bloc concept. The remnants of our nineteenth century nation­ alism struggles - half willingly - with the power that a larger continental or ideological bloc might bring. In the sixteenth century men knew that the protective...

This is the original account of the basic experiments in parapsychology at Duke University out of which came the phrase extra-sensory perception that now appears in all dictionaries. We originally published it in association with the Boston Society for Psychic Research but it has been out of print for...

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the very rich thinking about environmental issues which has grown up in Russia since the nineteenth century, a body of knowledge and thought which is not well known to Western scholars and environmentalists.  It shows how in the late nineteenth century...

Evgenii Mikhailovich Lifshitz is perhaps best known for his long association with his mentor Lev D Landau, with whom he co-wrote the classic Course of Theoretical Physics, but he was a noted and respected Soviet physicist in his own right. Born in the Ukraine to a scientific family, his long and distinguished...

In this collection, first published in 1951, the central theme is that everything has a history, and that we cannot fully understand anything without some knowledge of its history. Professor Haldane writes mainly on geology, astronomy and zoology, but includes a variety of other topics, including...

There have been remarkable advances towards discovering agents that exhibit selectivity and sequence-specificity for DNA, as well as understanding the interactions that underlie its propensity to bind molecules. This progress has important applications in many areas of biotechnology and medicine,...

This book is about how electronics, computing, and telecommunications have profoundly changed our lives – the way we work, live, and play. It covers a myriad of topics from the invention of the fundamental devices, and integrated circuits, through radio and television, to computers, mobile telephones...

Some 800 years ago Dominic Guzman and his Order of Preachers criss-crossed the inhospitable paths of Europe to preach the Gospel and to combat the half-truths of their day. Born of a noble family of Old Castile, a model student, he spurned privilege for a life devoted to Christ. An amazing tale of faith and courage, and of the rich legacy of the Dominicans.

When best friends Helen Martin and India Evans walk into a room, people take notice. The best friends embody everything the average professional woman is: attractive, driven and looking for love. While they are both searching, Helen and Indias paths could not be any more different. Helen Martin is...

ENGLISH JOURNEY JB PRIESTLEY Rediscovering Priestley Special Anniversary Edition Featuring an exploration of the book’s social, political and literary legacy. With contributions from Nina Bawden, Tom Priestley, Roy Hattersley contributions from  Dame Margaret Drabble, Alan Plater,...

Examines the state of research of online and blended learning in business disciplines with the intent of identifying opportunities for meaningful future research and enhancing the practice of online teaching in business schools. The book evaluates research from business disciplines such as accounting,...

Warriors must back up their mead-hall boasts with instant action, monsters abound, and fights are always to the death.

In the mid-Victorian period, when British international influence and power were at their height, concerns about local economic and social conditions were only slowly coming to be recognised as part of the obligations and expectations of central government. Adopting a legal history perspective,...