Paperback. Condition: New. Poems by Nell Keddie, Maggie Sullivan, Susan Utting, Allison McVety, Paul Merchant, Sam Riviere, Michael Swan, Siriol Troup and others in the adult section from a National Competition; young prize-winners from Kent and Sussex ( Sophie Goodall, Sam Green, Jennifer Leach, Katy Dye, Charles Hooper, Christian Mueller annd others).
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Published by Worple Press, Tonbridge, 2006
ISBN 10: 1905208081 ISBN 13: 9781905208081
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Poems by Nell Keddie, Maggie Sullivan, Susan Utting, Allison McVety, Paul Merchant, Sam Riviere, Michael Swan, Siriol Troup and others in the adult section from a National Competition; young prize-winners from Kent and Sussex ( Sophie Goodall, Sam Green, Jennifer Leach, Katy Dye, Charles Hooper, Christian Mueller annd others) An Anthology of 39 prize-winning poems from the 2006 Tonbridge Poetry Competition Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Condition: New. pp. 64.
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Paperback. Condition: Good. There are books that diagnose problems, and then there are books that quietly suggest the problem may not be where everyone has been confidently pointing. Tinker Tailor ? The Myth of Cultural Deprivation (1973) by Nell Keddie, published by Penguin Education, belongs very much to the latter category: a slim but pointed intervention that takes a widely accepted idea, turns it over, and asks whether it was ever particularly convincing to begin with. At the heart of the book is the notion of ?cultural deprivation,? a term that once circulated with an air of authority, implying that certain groups simply lacked the cultural tools required for success. Keddie approaches this with a level of calm scepticism that proves rather effective. Instead of accepting the premise, she examines the assumptions behind it, gently dismantling the idea that the issue lies with the people being described rather than the systems doing the describing. What follows is a series of arguments that are both clear and quietly subversive. Education, language, and social class are all brought into focus, not as isolated topics but as interconnected parts of a larger structure that tends to favour some while misunderstanding others. Keddie?s writing is direct without being aggressive, analytical without becoming impenetrable, and throughout there is the distinct impression that she is less interested in winning an argument than in reframing it entirely. Published in 1973, this Penguin Education edition has the familiar, practical look of the era?functional, readable, and entirely unconcerned with whether it might be considered light reading. This particular copy is listed as Good , which in Crappy Old Books terms suggests it has been opened, handled, and perhaps read with a mixture of curiosity and mild reconsideration. The cover may show some wear, the spine may have softened, and the pages may carry the faint signs of previous readers who may have paused, perhaps unexpectedly, to question something they had previously taken for granted. It is not a long book, but it is not one that disappears quickly either. More likely, it will be read, set aside, and then returned to, its arguments lingering just enough to prompt a second look at familiar ideas. Whether you come to it out of academic interest, professional curiosity, or simply the sense that it is one of those titles that has been quietly influential in ways not always immediately visible, it offers an experience that is less about absorbing information and more about adjusting perspective. A concise, thoughtful critique that manages to be both accessible and quietly challenging, and a perfectly respectable way to suggest that your reading habits extend into territory where accepted explanations are examined, reconsidered, and, when necessary, gently set aside.
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Published by Penguin, 1973
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First Edition
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Language: English
Published by Penguin, Harmondsworth, England, 1976
ISBN 10: 0140803815 ISBN 13: 9780140803815
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Paperback. Contents: Introduction. The Logic of Nonstandard English. Illiteracy in the Ghetto. How Teachers Learn to Help Children Fail. The Politicis of Reading. Our Educational Emphases in Primitive Perspectice. Culture and Logical Process. The Diagnosis of Disease Among the Subanun of Mindanso. Bibliography and Further Reading. Acknowledgements. 151 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.).
Language: English
Published by Worple Press, Tonbridge, 2006
ISBN 10: 1905208081 ISBN 13: 9781905208081
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Poems by Nell Keddie, Maggie Sullivan, Susan Utting, Allison McVety, Paul Merchant, Sam Riviere, Michael Swan, Siriol Troup and others in the adult section from a National Competition; young prize-winners from Kent and Sussex ( Sophie Goodall, Sam Green, Jennifer Leach, Katy Dye, Charles Hooper, Christian Mueller annd others) An Anthology of 39 prize-winning poems from the 2006 Tonbridge Poetry Competition Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.
Published by Penguin Education, GB, 1973
Seller: Richard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976), WINTERTON, United Kingdom
First Edition
Paperback. Condition: VG-. Stuart Jackman (cover) (illustrator). 1st Edition. White covers lettered in black. Owner's initials on front cover.
Published by Penguin Education, GB, 1973
Seller: Richard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976), WINTERTON, United Kingdom
First Edition
Paperback. Condition: VG-. Stuart Jackman (cover) (illustrator). 1st Edition. White covers lettered in black.
Language: English
Published by Transaction Publishers, 1978
ISBN 10: 0878556435 ISBN 13: 9780878556434
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Condition: New. pp. 570.
Language: English
Published by Transaction Publishers, 1978
ISBN 10: 0878556435 ISBN 13: 9780878556434
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Condition: New. pp. 570.
Paperback. Condition: New. Poems by Nell Keddie, Maggie Sullivan, Susan Utting, Allison McVety, Paul Merchant, Sam Riviere, Michael Swan, Siriol Troup and others in the adult section from a National Competition; young prize-winners from Kent and Sussex ( Sophie Goodall, Sam Green, Jennifer Leach, Katy Dye, Charles Hooper, Christian Mueller annd others).
Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.
Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.
Condition: New.
Condition: New.
Language: English
Published by Transaction Publishers, 1978
ISBN 10: 0878556435 ISBN 13: 9780878556434
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