"At once a book about Oxford and Heidelberg universities and about the character of European society on the eve of the World War I, Our Friend "The Enemy" challenges the idea that pre-1914 Europe was bound to collapse. Weber brings Britain and Germany's preeminent universities a…
Reflections of South African Student Leaders 1994-2017 brings together the reflections of twelve former SRC leaders from across the landscape of South African universities. Reviews of the previous volume, 1981-2014 suggested that it contributed significantly to a better understa…
Joining the club: a history of Jews and Yale
by Oren, Dan A., American Jewish Archives
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Traces the history of Jews at Yale University from the 18th century to 1977, on the basis of archival records and interviews. The increase in social prejudice against Jews in the 1870s was also felt at Yale, especially as the Jews' intellectual achievements and academic preoccup…
Education is a fundamental human right that is recognised as essential for the attainment of all civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights. It was not until 2006, on the adoption of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), that the right …
School's out and the world's calling. You want to get out there and burn an international trail - but where do you start? Right here, with the ultimate guide to your gap year and overseas adventures. The Big Trip is a practical, full-tilt, one-stop guide to planning your first b…
Research methods for postgraduates
Using checklists and decision diagrams throughout, this book provides guidance for postgraduate students on how to organise, plan and carry out research in most subject areas.
46,000 asylum seeking refugee children are receiving education in British schools. The various educationists who have contributed to this book describe some of the successful initiatives in refugee education that have been taken despite the government's increasingly restrictive …