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Hardback. A survey of the controversial issue of foetal protection policy in the workplace. The author argues for a practical strategy which will maximize women's employment choices and reproductive health while keeping foetal risk and harm to a minimum. Num Pages: 225 pages, 4 photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; KNXC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
225
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231076944
ISBN
9780231076944
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.29
€ 63.58

Paperback. An outgrowth of the 1992 Symposium and Exhibit of Environmental Technologies (ECOTECH), held in Rio de Janiero as part of the UN Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), this book addresses our ecological future and explores alternatives to mainstream solutions. Editor(s): May, Peter H.; Motta, Ronaldo Seroa da. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: KCN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231101752
ISBN
9780231101752
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Hardback. Why do Americans know so much about "celebrity criminals" and so little about crime? If crime is down, why is there so much mayhem on television news and in the newspapers? This book seeks to answer these and other questions, to attempt to make sense of crime, crime news and crime policy in the US. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JKV; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231102926
ISBN
9780231102926
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.16
€ 82.56

Paperback. A detailed historical analysis of popular music in American film, from the era of sheet music sales, to that of orchestrated pop records by Henry Mancini and Ennio Morricone in the 1960s, to the MTV-ready pop songs that occupy soundtrack CDs of today. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, 18 illus., 8 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; AVA; KNTC; KNTF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 168 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231108638
ISBN
9780231108638
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. Heal presents a coherent framework for understanding the Earth's future from an economic perspective and offers a dynamic new blueprint for comprehending sustainability. Series: Economics for a Sustainable Earth. Num Pages: 224 pages, 27 drawings. BIC Classification: KCM; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231113076
ISBN
9780231113076
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.49

Hardback. Jansson documents how presidents from FDR to Clinton have made ill-advised choices that squandered trillions of dollars. Using Office of Management and Budget projections through 2004, Jansson shows how the madness continues-and how an informed electorate can put an end to it. Num Pages: 496 pages, 45 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; JPQB; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 36. Weight in Grams: 796.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231114325
ISBN
9780231114325
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.56
€ 89.47

Paperback. Jansson documents how presidents from FDR to Clinton have made ill-advised choices that squandered trillions of dollars. Using Office of Management and Budget projections through 2004, Jansson shows how the madness continues-and how an informed electorate can put an end to it. Num Pages: 496 pages, 45 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JPQB; KCP; KCZ; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231114332
ISBN
9780231114332
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Hardback. This book discusses the impact of recent advances in the theory of "scaling relationships" and identifies critical issues that must be considered if experimental results are used to understand the temporal and spatial scales of actual ecosystems. Editor(s): Gardner, Robert H.; Kemp, W. Michael; Kennedy, Victor S.; Petersen, John E. Num Pages: 352 pages, 63illus. BIC Classification: KCN; PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231114981
ISBN
9780231114981
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.85
€ 100.69

Paperback. This book discusses the impact of recent advances in the theory of "scaling relationships" and identifies critical issues that must be considered if experimental results are used to understand the temporal and spatial scales of actual ecosystems. Editor(s): Gardner, Robert H.; Kemp, W. Michael; Kennedy, Victor S.; Petersen, John E. Num Pages: 352 pages, 63illus. BIC Classification: KCN; PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 179 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231114998
ISBN
9780231114998
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.41

Hardback. Social workers, planners, health professionals, and human-service administrators spend much of their time in meetings, working in and with groups. What meaning does participation in these groups have for members? This book combines group theory and practice for professionals who take a variety of roles within the group. Num Pages: 400 pages, 1 illus. BIC Classification: JMJ; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 164. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231115087
ISBN
9780231115087
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.16
€ 82.56

Hardback. Twitchell embarks on an insightful, fearless, and funny exploration of two of the central themes of modern American culture -- materialism and consumerism -- and counters the notion of the "used and abused consumer" with an unflinching look at commercial culture, starting from the observation that "we are powerfully attracted to the world of goods (after all, we don't call them 'bads')." Num Pages: 310 pages, 36 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFFT; KNTY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 226 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231115186
ISBN
9780231115186
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.16
€ 82.56

Hardback. Focusing on an impoverished city on the periphery of La Paz, the Bolivian capital, Gill examines the ways in which neoliberal policies reorder social relations among poor men and women-and between them and the state. Num Pages: 288 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; JFSC; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231118040
ISBN
9780231118040
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.56
€ 90.24

Paperback. A guide to writing about business and economics. This book demystifies basic concepts of macroeconomics, microeconomics, financial markets, and international economics and trade. It suggests investigative techniques and strategies for covering specific beats, including personal finance, the environment, labor and workplace issues, and more. Editor(s): Thompson, Terri. Num Pages: 480 pages, 4 photos, 2 cartoons, 4 figure. BIC Classification: CJCW; KJ; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
2 Revised
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231118354
ISBN
9780231118354
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.73

Hardback. Shows how the evolution of the greeting card reveals the fundamental power of economic organization to enable and constrain experiences of longing, status, desire, social connectedness, and love and to structure and determine the most private, internal, and intimate of feelings. This book covers the development of the greeting card industry. Series: Popular Cultures, Everyday Lives. Num Pages: 368 pages, 85 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; JFC; KNTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231118781
ISBN
9780231118781
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.16
€ 82.56

Hardback. Takes a look at the film industry's use of opinion polling in the 1930s and '40s. George Gallup's polling techniques first achieved fame when he accurately predicted that Franklin D Roosevelt would be reelected president in 1936. This work traces Gallup's intellectual and methodological developments, examining his approach to market research. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; APF; KJSM; KNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231121323
ISBN
9780231121323
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.52

Paperback. George Gallup's polling techniques achieved fame when he predicted that Franklin D Roosevelt would be reelected president in 1936. This work traces Gallup's intellectual and methodological developments, examining his comprehensive approach to market research. It takes a look at the film industry's use of opinion polling in the 1930s and '40s. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; APF; KJSM; KNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231121330
ISBN
9780231121330
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.32

Hardback. A survey of foreign news coverage by the American media. Num Pages: 272 pages, no illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 167 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231122405
ISBN
9780231122405
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.56
€ 90.10

Paperback. This collection of translated sources investigates all aspects of economic life in the Mediterranean world. It draws on a variety of documents and other contemporary writings, from Arab and Jewish, as well as Christian sources. Translator(s): Raymond, Irving W.; Lopez, Robert S. Series: Records of Western Civilization Series. Num Pages: 496 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1QSM; 3H; DNF; HBJD; HBLC; KCLT; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 169 x 31. Weight in Grams: 674.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231123570
ISBN
9780231123570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Hardback. Num Pages: 424 pages, 200 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 215 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1922.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231123587
ISBN
9780231123587
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.89
€ 60.80

Hardback. Since The Voice of America first went on the air as a regional wartime enterprise in February 1942, it has undergone a spectacular transformation. This book chronicles this transformation from a fledgling short wave propaganda organ during World War II to a global multimedia giant encompassing radio and the Internet. Num Pages: 544 pages, 24 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APW; HBT; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 32. Weight in Grams: 998.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231126748
ISBN
9780231126748
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.16
€ 82.56

Paperback. Since The Voice of America first went on the air as a regional wartime enterprise in February 1942, it has undergone a spectacular transformation. This book chronicles this transformation from a fledgling short wave propaganda organ during World War II to a global multimedia giant encompassing radio and the Internet. Num Pages: 544 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APW; HBT; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 43. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231126755
ISBN
9780231126755
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.64

Hardback. In a hard-hitting book that refutes conventional wisdom, Katherine Sender explores the connection between the business of marketing to gay consumers and the politics of gay rights and identity. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 18 illus. BIC Classification: JFSK; KJS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231127349
ISBN
9780231127349
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.78
€ 46.32

Hardback. Introduces the concepts of emergy and transformity. This book presents natural energies such as solar radiation and the cycling of water, carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen diagrammed in terms of energy and emergy flow. It reveals the similarities between human economic and social systems and the ecosystems of the natural world. Num Pages: 432 pages, 216 line drawings, 17 tables. BIC Classification: KNB; RNA; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 29. Weight in Grams: 998.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231128865
ISBN
9780231128865
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.96
€ 111.05

Hardback. Demonstrates the limits of cartooning from the courtroom to the newsroom. This book examines the reasons for the declining state of the art and the implications for all of us. Num Pages: 288 pages, 161 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AKLC; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231130660
ISBN
9780231130660
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.46
€ 79.12

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