Product Description: This book contains papers from a conference held to celebrate the 70th birthday of one of the world’s foremost astronomical historians, Professor F. Richard Stephenson, the latest recipient of the American Astronomical Society’s highest award for research in astronomical history, the LeRoy Doggett Prize...read more

Product Description: Most university teachers have ideas about the typical good or not-so-good student in their classes, but rarely do they share these thoughts with others. By keeping quiet about the preconceptions – or stereotypes – they harbour, teachers put themselves at risk of missing key evidence to help them revise their beliefs; more importantly, they may fail to notice students in real need of their support and encouragement...read more

Product Description: When Children Kill Children: Penal Populism and Political Culture examines the role of political culture and penal populism in the response to child-on-child homicide. The book explores the reasons underlying the vastly differing responses of the English and Norwegian criminal justice systems to the cases of James Bulger and Silje Redergard respectively...read more

Product Description: Canada is commonly portrayed as becoming a more and more polarized society. At the same time, Canadians perceive their nation as kind-hearted, and pride themselves on taking better care of the disadvantaged than their neighbors to the south...read more

Product Description: Predetermined Legacy tells the story of one white couple’s venture to establish affiliated churches throughout California. After twenty years of military service, Roger Thomason retired, and with their life savings of only $2,500, the couple jumped into their convertible and set out to build their organization...read more

Product Description: Tonya Baldwin depicts the triumphs and tragedy of a young girl whose life was forever changed prior to the birth of an illegitimate daughter. Tonya, the central character, is a teen mother standing at life's crossroads. A high school dropout, she is rejected by her parents and tossed out into the streets of Newport News, Virginia...read more

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Product Description: Social historians describe welfare delivery systems prior to 1948.