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Hardback. Attiya Ahmad examines the practice of conversion to Islam by South Asian migrant domestic workers in the Arabian Peninsula and Persian Gulf region and how these women's conversions stem from an ongoing process rooted in their everyday experiences as migrant workers rather than a clean break from their preexisting lives. Series: Next Wave: New Directions in Women's Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JFSJ5; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822363330
ISBN
9780822363330
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.75

Hardback. Covering more than 500 years of history, culture, and politics, The Lima Reader seeks to capture the many worlds and many peoples of Peru's capital city, featuring a selection of primary sources that consider the social tensions and cultural heritages of the "City of Kings." Editor(s): Aguirre, Carlos; Walker, Charles F. Series: The Latin America Readers. Num Pages: 296 pages, 67 illustrations, incl. 14 in color. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; HBJK; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822363378
ISBN
9780822363378
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.11

Hardback. Noenoe K. Silva creates a model indigenous intellectual history of a culture where-using Western standards-none is presumed to exist by examining the work of two lesser-known Hawaiian language writers from the nineteenth-century whose prolific output across many genres created a record of Native Hawaiian cultural history and thought. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822363521
ISBN
9780822363521
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.75

Paperback. Noenoe K. Silva creates a model indigenous intellectual history of a culture where-using Western standards-none is presumed to exist by examining the work of two lesser-known Hawaiian language writers from the nineteenth-century whose prolific output across many genres created a record of Native Hawaiian cultural history and thought. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822363682
ISBN
9780822363682
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.51

Hardback. Margaret Randall explores the Cuban Revolution's impact on the outside world, tracing Cuba's international outreach in healthcare, disaster relief, education, literature, art, liberation struggles, and sports to show how this outreach is a fundamental characteristic of the Revolution and of Cuban society. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJC; GTF; HBJK; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822363842
ISBN
9780822363842
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.75

Paperback. Offers a collection of five satires from the Reformation period, written between 1517 and 1526. This title focuses on the impact and importance of a supporting cast of satirists whose ad hoc productions reached a wider audience, in a more visceral manner, than the rational approach which typified scholarly theological arguments. Num Pages: 122 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JB; DNF; DSBD; HBJD1; HBLH; HRCC9; WHX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 13. Weight in Grams: 206.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
122
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780823214839
ISBN
9780823214839
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.70

Paperback. A biography of the Supreme Court Justice of 34 years, Hugo Black, (1886-1971). He once was a member of the Ku Klux Klan, and went on to be one of the most celebrated and important civil libertarians in the history of the USA and the 20th century's chief proponent of the First Amendment. Series: American Philosophy. Num Pages: 207 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BG; HBJK; HBLW3; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 11. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
207
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823218684
ISBN
9780823218684
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.15

Paperback. Powell addresses the role that the Northern Planters had on the post-Reconstruction system. He deals with a variety of issues, including race relations, the planters' motivations, work habits, capital investment patterns and their gradual disillusionment as problems mounted and profits declined. Series: North's Civil War S. Num Pages: 233 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 14. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
233
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823218943
ISBN
9780823218943
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.15

Paperback. The King's Ranger explores not only military history but also such aspects of the American past as colonial migration, upheaval in the backcountry.. and the formation of new settlements in the Caribbean. Num Pages: 316 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823219087
ISBN
9780823219087
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.61

Paperback. This text brings together many scholars who have been working through the Freedman's Bureau papers and other sources, to rethink the Bureau's place in securing freedom and remaking the South. It presents a sampling of the range and variety of work being done on the Bureau. Editor(s): Cimbala, Paul A. Series: Reconstructing America. Num Pages: 363 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
363
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823219353
ISBN
9780823219353
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.49

Paperback. A complete history of the ferryboats which once operated across the Hudson River to Manhatten fron New Jersey and that were owned and operated by various railroad companies in conjunction with their commuter and long distance trains. This work also covers the Staten Island Ferry. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; HBJK; KNGS; WG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5193 x 7128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780823219544
ISBN
9780823219544
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.72

Paperback. Rails Under the Mighty Hudson tells a story that begins in the final years of the nineteenth century and reaches fulfillment in the first decade of the twentieth: namely, the building of rail tunnels under the Hudson River linking New Jersey and New York. Series: Hudson Valley Heritage. Num Pages: 112 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; TRF; WGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 144 x 9. Weight in Grams: 137.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
Edition
2nd ed.
SKU
V9780823221905
ISBN
9780823221905
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 33.05

Paperback. The seven debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas held during the Illinois senatorial race of 1858 are among the most important statements in American political history, dramatic struggles over the issues that would tear apart the nation in the Civil War: the virtues of a republic and the evils of slavery. Editor(s): Holzer, Harold. Num Pages: 422 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 151 x 27. Weight in Grams: 585.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
422
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823223428
ISBN
9780823223428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.49

Paperback. Editor(s): Cuomo, Mario M. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 158 x 26. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
Edition
Annotated
SKU
V9780823223459
ISBN
9780823223459
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.49

Hardback. This volume offers studies on medieval education in the formal academic sense typical of schools and universities, and in a broader cultural sense that includes law, liturgy, and the religious orders of the high Middle Ages. Essays explore the transmission of knowledge during the middle ages in various kinds of educational communities. Editor(s): Begley, Ronald B. Series: Fordham Series in Medieval Studies. Num Pages: 234 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780823224258
ISBN
9780823224258
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.88

Hardback. Chronicles the history, growth, and legacy of New York's largest Christian denomination. This book brings together images and original essays to explore the key dimensions of the Catholic experience in New York. It offers a pictorial record of Catholic struggles and triumphs, and thirteen essays that trace the story of Catholic New York. Editor(s): Golway, Terry. Num Pages: 224 pages, 75 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5193 x 6466 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1061.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823229048
ISBN
9780823229048
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.06

Hardback. Congress established the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands - more commonly known as the Freedmen's Bureau - in March 1865. Upon its creation this temporary federal agency assumed the Herculean task of overseeing the transition from slavery to freedom in the war-torn South. Series: Reconstructing America. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 539.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823232116
ISBN
9780823232116
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.65

paperback. "Originally published in 1887 by Harper & Brothers, New York"--T.p. verso. Series: The North's Civil War. Num Pages: 294 pages, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 491.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780823233854
ISBN
9780823233854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.94

Hardback. Series: Empire State Editions. Num Pages: 220 pages, 12 b&w illus. BIC Classification: HBJK; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 545.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780823234196
ISBN
9780823234196
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.90

Paperback. From the dawn of organized conflict, sub-standard men--the inverse of the elites that get the lion's share of our attention-- have served their countries. This is their untold history. OR The untold story of the use of sub-standard men in militaries, from the American Civil War to the dawn of the Cold War Editor(s): Marble, Sanders. Num Pages: 372 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBW; TTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
372
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823239788
ISBN
9780823239788
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.72

Paperback. Uncovers the history of the orphan asylum, founded in New York City in 1836 as America's first orphanage for African American children Series: Empire State Editions. Num Pages: 220 pages, 12 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBJK; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 18. Weight in Grams: 395.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823251957
ISBN
9780823251957
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.48

Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DS; HBJK; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823268153
ISBN
9780823268153
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.28

Hardback. Series: Reconstructing America. Num Pages: 320 pages, 6 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JH; HBJK; HBTB; HBTS; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3887 x 5817 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823268757
ISBN
9780823268757
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.10

Paperback. The American Civil War helped to isolate Catholics further from the rest of American society. The service of Catholic soldiers in the Union Army did not eradicate nativism or anti-Catholicism because so many other Catholic northerners prominently opposed the war and emancipation. Series: The North's Civil War. Num Pages: 250 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780823268863
ISBN
9780823268863
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.49

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