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Ethelene Whitmire - Regina Anderson Andrews, Harlem Renaissance Librarian - 9780252038501 - V9780252038501

Regina Anderson Andrews, Harlem Renaissance Librarian

Ethelene Whitmire

Hardback. The first African American to head a branch of the New York Public Library (NYPL), Regina Andrews led an extraordinary life. Allied with W E B Du Bois, she fought for promotion and equal pay against entrenched sexism and racism. This book offers the portrait of Andrews' activism. Num Pages: 168 pages, 23 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: BGH; GL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252038501
ISBN
9780252038501
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.26

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Gary Scharnhorst - Julian Hawthorne: The Life of a Prodigal Son - 9780252038341 - V9780252038341

Julian Hawthorne: The Life of a Prodigal Son

Gary Scharnhorst

Hardback. Julian Hawthorne (1846-1934), Nathaniel Hawthorne's only son, lived a long and influential life marked by bad circumstances and worse choices. Raised among luminaries such as Thoreau, Emerson, and the Beecher family, Julian became a promising novelist in his twenties, but his writing soon devolved into mediocrity. Num Pages: 272 pages, 20 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGL; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 584.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252038341
ISBN
9780252038341
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.01

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Dana Greene - Denise Levertov: A Poet´s Life - 9780252037108 - V9780252037108

Denise Levertov: A Poet´s Life

Dana Greene

Hardback. The powerful interconnections of poet Denise Levertov's life and work Num Pages: 328 pages, 10 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 704.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252037108
ISBN
9780252037108
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.95

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Linda V. Carlisle - Elizabeth Packard: A Noble Fight - 9780252035722 - V9780252035722

Elizabeth Packard: A Noble Fight

Linda V. Carlisle

Hardback. One woman's courage to battle stigma and injustice for women and the mentally ill Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: BGH; JFSJ1; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 588.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252035722
ISBN
9780252035722
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.19

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Michael Rosenthal - Nicholas Miraculous: The Amazing Career of the Redoubtable Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler - 9780231174213 - V9780231174213 27%OFF

Nicholas Miraculous: The Amazing Career of the Redoubtable Dr. Nichola...

Michael Rosenthal

Paperback. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 708.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231174213
ISBN
9780231174213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.97

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Stuart Schaar - Eqbal Ahmad: Critical Outsider in a Turbulent Age - 9780231171564 - V9780231171564 29%OFF

Eqbal Ahmad: Critical Outsider in a Turbulent Age

Stuart Schaar

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJP; BGH; HBJF1; JPS; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 217 x 23. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231171564
ISBN
9780231171564
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.91

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Donald Keene - The Winter Sun Shines In: A Life of Masaoka Shiki - 9780231164887 - V9780231164887 23%OFF

The Winter Sun Shines In: A Life of Masaoka Shiki

Donald Keene

Hardback. Series: Asia Perspectives: History, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 240 pages, B&W Photos: 14,. BIC Classification: 2GJ; BGL; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 210 x 23. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231164887
ISBN
9780231164887
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.32
€ 63.03

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Lawrence Friedman - The Lives of Erich Fromm: Love´s Prophet - 9780231162593 - V9780231162593 19%OFF

The Lives of Erich Fromm: Love´s Prophet

Lawrence Friedman

Paperback. Num Pages: 410 pages, 15 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; BGH; HPS; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231162593
ISBN
9780231162593
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.75

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Lawrence Friedman - The Lives of Erich Fromm: Love´s Prophet - 9780231162586 - V9780231162586 30%OFF

The Lives of Erich Fromm: Love´s Prophet

Lawrence Friedman

Hardback. Love's Prophet. 456 pages, 15 black & white illustrations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: BG; HPS; JM. Dimension: 231 x 161 x 34. Weight: 762.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
410
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231162586
ISBN
9780231162586
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.70

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Dennis Dalton - Mahatma Gandhi: Nonviolent Power in Action - 9780231159586 - V9780231159586 25%OFF

Mahatma Gandhi: Nonviolent Power in Action

Dennis Dalton

Hardback. This book moves from the birth of Gandhi's method of nonviolent resistance in South Africa to an in-depth analysis of two of his signal triumphs: the civil disobedience movement of 1930 and his historic Calcutta fast of 1947. Dalton concluded with a comparison of Gandhi to Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGH; HBJF; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231159586
ISBN
9780231159586
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.49
€ 78.05

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Ross Melnick - American Showman: Samuel Roxy Rothafel and the Birth of the Entertainment Industry, 1908–1935 - 9780231159043 - V9780231159043 24%OFF

American Showman: Samuel Roxy Rothafel and the Birth of the Entertainm...

Ross Melnick

Hardback. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 576 pages, 27 black-and-white photos. BIC Classification: AN; AP; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 40. Weight in Grams: 924. Samuel "Roxy" Rothafel and the Birth of the Entertainment Industry, 1908-1935. Series: Film and Culture Series. 576 pages, 27 black & white illustrations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: AN; AP; BGF. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 40. Weight: 924.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231159043
ISBN
9780231159043
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.20
€ 82.11

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Paul Hackett - Theos Bernard, the White Lama: Tibet, Yoga, and American Religious Life - 9780231158862 - V9780231158862 27%OFF

Theos Bernard, the White Lama: Tibet, Yoga, and American Religious Lif...

Paul Hackett

Hardback. Num Pages: 520 pages, 48 halftones. BIC Classification: BGX; HBJF; HBLW; HREX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 166 x 36. Weight in Grams: 792.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
520
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231158862
ISBN
9780231158862
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.99

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Mark C. Taylor - Field Notes from Elsewhere: Reflections on Dying and Living - 9780231147804 - V9780231147804 27%OFF

Field Notes from Elsewhere: Reflections on Dying and Living

Mark C. Taylor

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 113 illus. BIC Classification: BGXA; BM; HRAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 203 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 706.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231147804
ISBN
9780231147804
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.98

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Sarah H. Jacoby - Love and Liberation: Autobiographical Writings of the Tibetan Buddhist Visionary Sera Khandro - 9780231147682 - V9780231147682 24%OFF

Love and Liberation: Autobiographical Writings of the Tibetan Buddhist...

Sarah H. Jacoby

Hardback. Num Pages: 456 pages, 2 maps, 19 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGX; HREX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 231 x 32. Weight in Grams: 758.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231147682
ISBN
9780231147682
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.08
€ 71.69

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Thomas Doherty - Hollywood´s Censor: Joseph I. Breen and the Production Code Administration - 9780231143585 - V9780231143585 25%OFF

Hollywood´s Censor: Joseph I. Breen and the Production Code Administr...

Thomas Doherty

Hardback. From 1934 to 1954 Joseph I Breen, a media-savvy Victorian Irishman, reigned over the Production Code Administration, the Hollywood office tasked with censoring the American screen. This title tells the story of Breen's ascent to power and the widespread effects of his reign. Num Pages: 440 pages, 60 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJP; APFA; BGF; JFMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231143585
ISBN
9780231143585
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.49
€ 78.05

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George R. Packard - Edwin O. Reischauer and the American Discovery of Japan - 9780231143547 - V9780231143547 29%OFF

Edwin O. Reischauer and the American Discovery of Japan

George R. Packard

Hardback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 9 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BGH; HBJF; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 238 x 30. Weight in Grams: 652.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231143547
ISBN
9780231143547
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 38.86

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Thomas Evans - The Education of Ronald Reagan: The General Electric Years and the Untold Story of His Conversion to Conservatism - 9780231138611 - V9780231138611 27%OFF

The Education of Ronald Reagan: The General Electric Years and the Unt...

Thomas Evans

Paperback. Series: Columbia Studies in Contemporary American History. Num Pages: 320 pages, 6 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231138611
ISBN
9780231138611
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.99

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Ralph Engelman - Friendlyvision: Fred Friendly and the Rise and Fall of Television Journalism - 9780231136914 - V9780231136914 30%OFF

Friendlyvision: Fred Friendly and the Rise and Fall of Television Jour...

Ralph Engelman

Paperback. Num Pages: 440 pages, 16 illus. BIC Classification: APTX; BGF; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231136914
ISBN
9780231136914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.66

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Richard D. Kahlenberg - Tough Liberal: Albert Shanker and the Battles Over Schools, Unions, Race, and Democracy - 9780231134965 - V9780231134965 25%OFF

Tough Liberal: Albert Shanker and the Battles Over Schools, Unions, Ra...

Richard D. Kahlenberg

Hardback. Shanker was condemned by many when he shut down the New York City school system in the bitter strikes of 1967 and 1968, and he was denounced for stirring up animosity between black parents and Jewish teachers. This biography offers a narrative of one of the most important voices in public education and American politics. Series: Columbia Studies in Contemporary American History. Num Pages: 552 pages, 70 illus. BIC Classification: BG; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1180.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
1ST
Number of pages
552
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231134965
ISBN
9780231134965
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.49
€ 77.95

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Donald Keene - Yoshimasa and the Silver Pavilion: The Creation of the Soul of Japan - 9780231130578 - V9780231130578 27%OFF

Yoshimasa and the Silver Pavilion: The Creation of the Soul of Japan

Donald Keene

Paperback. Yoshimasa may have been the worst shogun ever to rule Japan. But his influence on the cultural life of Japan was unparalleled. Yoshimasa is remembered primarily as the builder of the Temple of the Silver Pavilion and as the ruler at the time of the Onin War (1467-1477), after which the authority of the shogun all but disappeared. Series: Asia Perspectives: History, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3H; BGH; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 210 x 13. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231130578
ISBN
9780231130578
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.96

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