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The pandemic, climate change, rising populism, geo-political unrest – just a few of the issues causing turbulence in today’s world. We are living and working in times that are complex and fast changing. If complexity theory is good for anything, it must...

This book showcases 100 terms related to the scientific, educational and political notion of interculturality. Each term is presented with its specific multilingual discussions, scientific origins, multifaceted content, and short reviews of the global...

From their inception, 'low culture' comics have intersected with the 'high culture' of Shakespeare. This is the first book-length collection dedicated entirely to the exploration of this collision. Its chapters illuminate the ways in which different...

This book investigates selected aspects of the grammatical development of Emirati Arabic, the variety of Gulf Arabic spoken in the United Arab Emirates and closely related to the varieties spoken in the rest of the Gulf States. While the acquisition of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781985900684Author Gretchen DykstraFormat HardbackPage Count 200Imprint The University Press of KentuckyPublisher The University Press of Kentucky

Why do we teach EU politics? What should EU politics students learn? What are the practical approaches and techniques to teaching EU politics? In response to these questions, Teaching European Union Politics analyses the interdisciplinary nature of...

How superhero narratives in the margins of the mainstream tell innovative, feminist stories. It's no secret that superhero comics and their related media perpetuate a model of a straight, white, male hero at the expense of representing women and other...

A new edition of a classic of Czech literature and literary comedy.  Upon its initial publication in Czech in 1942, Saturnin was a bestseller. This is entirely appropriate, for while Saturnin draws on a tradition of Czech comedy and authors such as J...

Teach your child or student basic computer science concepts and vocabulary and leave them clamoring for more!Beautifully illustrated and engagingly written, Little Computer Scientists is a whimsical exploration of computer science concepts for kids! Join...

At the end of the tenth-century English manuscript the Exeter Book, there is a collection of almost one hundred riddles. They are notable for many reasons, but one feature in particular has challenged modern readers: their lack of solutions. In Truth Is...

Helps early years students and practitioners to get to grips with the key issues, through a critical and thematic approach which focuses on reflective practice. Theories and research into the nature of reflection are examined, how they can be used, and...

This book is a comprehensive introduction to the topic of assessing students who use two or more languages in their daily life. The book provides foundational information for assessing multilingual learners (MLs) in schools, with an emphasis on school...

Big Cat for Little Wandle Fluency has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It consists of a range of chapter books with increasing word counts across 10 fluency levels aimed at children in Year 2...

Librarians and faculty members offer perspectives, workshop initiatives, and classroom strategies to assist readers in increasing news literacy on their campus. We are living in a time when the evolving media ecosystem requires individuals to pay...

Foster responsibility, empathy, and self-regulation in every learner.  Hundreds of schools across North America are embracing Larry Thompson’s Responsibility-Centered Discipline (RCD) – a groundbreaking approach that supports students in developing...

How Schools Transform explores the process of transformation. This book moves beyond the why of transformation to consider how it is achieved by a range of schools around the world. Each chapter showcases a school-based example of transformation...

Many people today experience the climate crisis with a divided state of mind: aware of the extreme effects, but living everyday life as if the crisis is not actually happening. This book argues that this structure of feeling has roots that can be traced...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781975505844Author Laura RychlyFormat PaperbackPage Count 150Imprint Myers Education PressPublisher Myers Education Press

As higher education continues to expand and an increasing number of graduates enter the workforce, this insightful book considers the crucial social and economic questions raised by this societal shift. Fátima Suleman, Pedro Videira and Pedro Teixeira...

This captivating book provides a detailed examination of school participatory budgeting (SPB), a democratic process that combines citizenship education, civic engagement and participatory governance. Presenting insights from SPB processes across the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798885546751Author Jessica CarpinelliFormat PaperbackPage Count 184Imprint Free Spirit PublishingPublisher Free Spirit PublishingWeight(grams) 290g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781438499710Author Jonas RosenbrückFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint State University of New York PressPublisher State University of New York...

Level: GCSE Subject: Edexcel GCSE Maths (Higher) Knowledge organisers and retrieval practice together in one pocket-sized book! Embed the essentials across all topics in Edexcel GCSE 9-1 Maths (Higher). Just the key knowledge needed for Edexcel GCSE...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780814351505Author V. Efua PrinceFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Wayne State University PressPublisher Wayne State University Press

A spot-on guide to how and why Americans have become so bloody keen on Britishisms—for good or illThe British love to complain that words and phrases imported from America—from French fries to Awesome, man!—are destroying the English language. But what...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781598537925Author David MikicsFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint The Library of AmericaPublisher The Library of America

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781438499550Author Dominic DeanFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint State University of New York PressPublisher State University of New York...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781438499598Author Gregory GouldingFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint State University of New York PressPublisher State University of New York...

A comparative study of contemporary realist novels that employ totality as a method and a formal principle to represent the social and economic inequalities of the present, this book examines writing in English, Italian, Kannada, and Spanish by authors...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781438499437Author David KennedyFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint State University of New York PressPublisher State University of New York...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781985900691Author Gretchen DykstraFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint The University Press of KentuckyPublisher The University Press of Kentucky

Drawing on both historical analysis and theories from the modern affective sciences, Shakespeare and Disgust argues that the experience of revulsion is one of Shakespeare’s central dramatic concerns. Known as the ‘gatekeeper emotion’, disgust is the...

**LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2024**‘Unmissable’ Stephen Fry'Enthralling' Jeanette Winterson‘Illuminating’ Susie DentWhat do three murderers, Karl Marx's daughter and a vegetarian vicar have in common?They all helped create the...

Focusing on the difference between lower-level perceptual processes in the “neural unconscious” and higher-order thought in the frontal lobes, this open access book shows how Herman Melville sought to reclaim the fluid world of the sensory, with its...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781438499024Author E. Wayne RossFormat HardbackPage Count 384Imprint State University of New York PressPublisher State University of New York...

Drawing on the concept of resilient healthcare, this book explores multimodally embedded everyday practices of healthcare professionals in the UK and Japan, utilising novel technology, such as eye-tracking glasses, to inform what constitutes good...

The goal of fostering positive intercultural relations has taken on increased importance in a wide range of societal, educational, and business contexts. This has created growing demand for educational provision that raises awareness of the role of...

This book presents new ethnographic research carried out with five children between one and five years old. It explores children’s agency in relation to daily transitions across everyday life contexts such as home and day-care contexts. Based on this new...

Changing practices and perceptions of parenthood and family life have long been the subject of intense public, political and academic attention. Recent years have seen growing interest in the role digital media and technologies can play in these shifts,...

The venerable, time-tested guide to style, usage, and grammar-an indispensable reference informing the editorial canon with sound, definitive advice. Now in its 18th edition! More than 1.75 million copies sold! Much has happened in the years since the...