Product Description: The lives and aspirations of young Chinese (those between 14 and 26 years old) have been transformed in the past five decades. By examining youth cultures around three historical points - 1968, 1988, and 2008 - this book argues that present-day youth culture in China has both international and local roots...read more

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Product Description: Developed in collaboration with the International Baccalaureate Organization, Oxford's Course Companions provide extra support for students taking IB Diploma Programme courses. They present a whole-course approach with a wide range of resources, and encourage a deep understanding of each subject by making connections to wider issues and providing opportunites for critical thinking...read more

Product Description: Zico. Nestor. Tino. Paco. César. These are the names of just a few of the boys lost on the streets and in the jungles of Peru - abandoned by their families or fleeing abuse at the hands of their parents, the police, or others. Out of a life of unspeakable poverty, they steal to survive and sniff glue to escape...read more

This is an examination of practices in aircraft evaluation and selection. It clarifies the fleet planning methodologies and defines decision-making processes that are relevant to the environment, offering insights into how selections are being made for a range of airlines and market conditions.

Product Description: A range of textbooks and teacher support materials for AS and A level Pre 2008 specification. Physics Options Teacher Materials complement the following OCR approved Cambridge Advanced Sciences Physics options titles: - Cosmology - Telecommunications - Health Physics - Nuclear and Particle Physics...read more

Product Description: Design infiltrates most aspects of modern living. But what is it? How is it different from yet related to invention and innovation? Is the lightbulb a design, or an invention? Where does "art" stop and "design" begin? Who was Raymond Loewy? Design: A Crash Course answers questions like these, giving readers a concise history of the field and addressing such issues as how form serves function or how it is inspired by whimsy, and how street style and consumer culture influence design...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Design infiltrates most aspects of modern living. But what is it? How is it different from yet related to invention and innovation? Is the lightbulb a design, or an invention? Where does "art" stop and "design" begin? Who was Raymond Loewy? Design: A Crash Course answers questions like these, giving readers a concise history of the field and addressing such issues as how form serves function or how it is inspired by whimsy, and how street style and consumer culture influence design...read more

Product Description: In a light-hearted look at how 20th century designers have transformed this everyday item into an object of desire, Clark discusses how shape, size, colour and mate rials are used in phone design, and asks whether there is an ultimate phone. '

Maps, a chronology, a glossary, and full-color double-page spreads follow the adventurous voyages of the raiders of northern Europe, discussing their expeditions to Iceland, Greenland, North America, and more.

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