Автор: Myron Vicki Название: Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World ISBN: 1538744716 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781538744710 Издательство: Hachette Book Group Рейтинг: Цена: 2757.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Experience the uplifting, "unforgettable" New York Times bestseller about an abandoned kitten named Dewey, whose life in a library won over a farming town and the world--with over 2 million copies sold (Booklist)Dewey's story starts in the worst possible way. On the coldest night of the year in Spencer, Iowa, at only a few weeks old--a critical age for kittens--he was stuffed into the return book slot of the Spencer Public Library. He was found the next morning by library director Vicki Myron, a single mother who had survived the loss of her family farm, a breast cancer scare, and an alcoholic husband. Dewey won her heart, and the hearts of the staff, by pulling himself up and hobbling on frostbitten feet to nudge each of them in a gesture of thanks and love. For the next nineteen years, he never stopped charming the people of Spencer with his enthusiasm, warmth, humility (for a cat), and, above all, his sixth sense about who needed him most. As his fame grew from town to town, then state to state and finally, amazingly, worldwide, Dewey became more than just a friend; he became a source of pride for an extraordinary Heartland farming community slowly working its way back from the greatest crisis in its long history.
Автор: The late Myron Weiner Название: Born unfree : ISBN: 0195679903 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780195679908 Издательство: Amazon Internet Рейтинг: Цена: 5225.00 р. Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка.
Описание: It has been twenty years since the Indian Parliament passed the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986. Yet more children work as labourers in India than in any other country in the world. This Omnibus brings together three significant works on child labour focusing on the key factors which create an exploitative relationship between the economy and the children of the poor and the marginalized.
In an Introduction written especially for this Omnibus, Neera Burra points out that there are definitional issues around the very concept of child labour and suggests that insights from feminist economics can help illuminate them; only then can we form an accurate picture of the role of child labour in the economy. In addition, she examines the strategy of different groups who have successfully worked against child labour. She argues that child labour can only be reduced when civil society andthe state work together to get children out of work and into school.
In The Child and the State, Myron Weiner argues that it is not India's poverty which prevents the introduction of universal primary education and the banning of child labour, rather it is lack of political will and the 'belief systems' prevalent in Indian society. Born to Work is based on first-hand field investigations into the employment of child labour in five industries: brassware, gem polishing, lock-making, pottery, and glass manufacture. Neera Burra documents the hazards that these children face and argues that working from a young age leads to a shortened working life.
Thus, child labour is not only a consequence of poverty, but also a major cause of it. In Child Rights in India, Asha Bajpai provides a detailed overview of the rights of the child in domestic and international law, with a detailed analysis of case law. The chapter excerpted here is devoted to the 'Right Against Economic Exploitation' and includes an examination of various government schemes and NGO interventions, as well as testimonies from children who work as domestic labourers.
Автор: Myron, Vicki Название: Dewey HB ISBN: 0340953942 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780340953945 Издательство: Hodder Рейтинг: Цена: 2275.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The story of how one adorable and lovably roguish library cat touched the lives of everyone he came into contact with. Dewey will do for cats what MARLEY AND ME did for dogs.
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