Puncturing the myth of the seamy storefront stocked with stolen watches and overseen by a shifty proprietor, "In Hock" reveals that pawnshops have long played an integral role in Americans' economic lives. The definitive history of pawn-broking in the United States from the nation's founding through[...]

English World is a visually stunning ten-level course which will take children through from primary to secondary. The four secondary levels (7-10) build on the systematic language development and consistent approach to skills of English World levels one to six whilst also developing important real w[...]

All dialogues, reading texts, listening comprehension activities, songs and rhymes are contained on the CD allowing children to listen again and practise independently at home.[...]

The Student's Book has 10 units, each made up of a Start-up and 7 lessons. A group of international students is organising a music, arts, science and literature festival at their school. Their discussions and conversations give learners exposure to contemporary English in a natural way and give cohe[...]

The English World Exam Practice Book is an exam preparation and test book based on the core language content of the Student's Book with full support in the Teacher's Guide. All skills are examined after every two units, students are familiarised with external exam formats, there are progress charts [...]

At a time when the world is reeling from multiple economic and ecological crises, an international cast of ecologists and gender specialists from the Global North and Global South provide a multidisciplinary perspective on gender, sustainability, and livelihoods. With the 20 year review of the Unite[...]

Practice exercises for the Language Book activities, intended for homework or quiet class time. Practice Book pages should be done when the corresponding page in the Language Book has been finished. If time allows teachers may like to go through some or all of the exercises orally before children wo[...]

Practice exercises for the Language Book activities, intended for homework or quiet class time. Practice Book pages should be done when the corresponding page in the Language Book has been finished. If time allows teachers may like to go through some or all of the exercises orally before children wo[...]

Practice exercises for the Language Book activities, intended for homework or quiet class time. Practice Book pages should be done when the corresponding page in the Language Book has been finished. If time allows teachers may like to go through some or all of the exercises orally before children wo[...]

Privacy is not often thought of as a marker of modernity but a look at British women's writing of the early twentieth century suggests that it should be so. For women, access to privacy, especially spatial privacy, has often been limited but with an increased awareness of the politics of space and t[...]

Standards are an increasingly powerful mechanism for the governing of economic, political and social life. Yet there has been little sustained attention by social scientists to how standards and standardizing projects are articulated and rendered workable in practice. This innovative book is the fir[...]