wyszukanych pozycji: 10
Politics, Religion, and Culture in an Anxious Age
ISBN: 9780230117723 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 201 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 20 dni roboczych. American politics is increasingly driven by apocalyptic rhetoric. Highlighting possible adverse consequences of such politics for our freedom and quality of life, the book suggests alternative policy agendas, religious and philosophical discourses, cultural framing and modes of daily living
American politics is increasingly driven by apocalyptic rhetoric. Highlighting possible adverse consequences of such politics for our freedom and qual...
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194,52 zł |
Politics, Religion, and Culture in an Anxious Age
ISBN: 9781349297849 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 201 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 20 dni roboczych. American politics is increasingly driven by apocalyptic rhetoric. Highlighting possible adverse consequences of such politics for our freedom and quality of life, the book suggests alternative policy agendas, religious and philosophical discourses, cultural framing and modes of daily living
American politics is increasingly driven by apocalyptic rhetoric. Highlighting possible adverse consequences of such politics for our freedom and qual...
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194,52 zł |
Closing the Book on Homework: Enhancing Public Education
ISBN: 9781592132188 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. In this, the sequel to his critically acclaimed and controversial The End of Homework, John Buell extends his case against homework. Arguing that homework robs children and parents of unstructured time for play and intellectual and emotional development, Closing the Book on Homework offers a case for why homework is an outgrowth of broader cultural anxieties about the sanctity of work itself. portrayed reducing homework as a dangerous idea, while at the same time parents and teachers increasingly raised doubts as to its continued usefulness in education. Not only grade schoolers, but...
In this, the sequel to his critically acclaimed and controversial The End of Homework, John Buell extends his case against homework. Arguing that home...
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103,89 zł |
Closing the Book on Homework: Enhancing Public Education and Freeing Family Time
ISBN: 9781592132171 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 173 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. In this, the sequel to his critically acclaimed and controversial "The End of Homework," John Buell extends his case against homework. Arguing that homework robs childrenOCoand parentsOCoof unstructured time for play and intellectual and emotional development, "Closing the Book on Homework" offers a convincing case for why homework is an outgrowth of broader cultural anxieties about the sanctity of work itself. After the publication of Buell's previous book, many professional educators portrayed reducing homework as a dangerous idea, while at the same time parents and teachers increasingly...
In this, the sequel to his critically acclaimed and controversial "The End of Homework," John Buell extends his case against homework. Arguing that ho...
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259,85 zł |
A Tale by Fire: a spiritual picture book for all ages
ISBN: 9780578412825 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 42 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) |
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118,94 zł |
Sustainable Democracy: Individuality and the Politics of the Environment
ISBN: 9780761902218 / Angielski / Twarda / 1996 / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. One of the most fundamental dilemmas characterizing the end of the twentieth century is the tension between consumerism, on one hand, and the threats to our health and environment on the other. John Buell and Thomas S DeLuca provide a trenchant analysis of the growth of environmentalism during a period of increased conservatism and deregulation. First, they consider the myths that strengthen our understanding of environmental issues and their political ramifications. The authors then probe the intricate relation between economic growth and environmentalism. Finally, they suggest a series of...
One of the most fundamental dilemmas characterizing the end of the twentieth century is the tension between consumerism, on one hand, and the threats ...
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665,22 zł |
Sustainable Democracy: Individuality and the Politics of the Environment
ISBN: 9780761902225 / Angielski / Miękka / 1996 / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. One of the most fundamental dilemmas characterizing the end of the twentieth century is the tension between consumerism, on one hand, and the threats to our health and environment on the other. John Buell and Thomas S DeLuca provide a trenchant analysis of the growth of environmentalism during a period of increased conservatism and deregulation. First, they consider the myths that strengthen our understanding of environmental issues and their political ramifications. The authors then probe the intricate relation between economic growth and environmentalism. Finally, they suggest a series of...
One of the most fundamental dilemmas characterizing the end of the twentieth century is the tension between consumerism, on one hand, and the threats ...
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420,96 zł |
Liars! Cheaters! Evildoers!: Demonization and the End of Civil Debate in American Politics
ISBN: 9780814719749 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 228 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The level of vitriol in American politics has been rising with no end in sight. Terms like -evildoer, - -war on terror, - and -axis of evil- have become commonplace in our discussion of international politics. What ever happened to civil debate? Where has all this moralizing come from? And what harm has this new level of attack caused to democracy in America? In this compelling and cogent account, Tom De Luca and John Buell chart the rise of what they rightly label as the -demonization-of American politics, showing how political campaigns often neglect debates over policy in favor of... The level of vitriol in American politics has been rising with no end in sight. Terms like -evildoer, - -war on terror, - and -axis of evil- have b... |
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363,79 zł |
The End of Homework: How Homework Disrupts Families, Overburdens Children, and Limits Learning
ISBN: 9780807042199 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 136 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Etta Kralovec and John Buell are educators who dared to challenge one of the most widely accepted practices in American schools. Their provocative argument first published in this book, featured in Time and Newsweek, in numerous women's magazines, on national radio and network television broadcasts, was the first openly to challenge the gospel of "the more homework the better." Consider:
* In 1901, homework was legally banned in parts of the U.S. There are no studies showing that assigning homework before junior high school improves academic achievement. *... Etta Kralovec and John Buell are educators who dared to challenge one of the most widely accepted practices in American schools. Their provocative arg...
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127,72 zł |
Stickeen
ISBN: 9780930588489 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. An illustrated edition of the tale in which John Muir recounts how he and a dog named Stickeen struggled to cross an Alaskan glacier during an ice storm. An exhilarating story that has become an American classic.
An illustrated edition of the tale in which John Muir recounts how he and a dog named Stickeen struggled to cross an Alaskan glacier during an ice sto...
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52,04 zł |