The Americas
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The Americas
Paperback. Examines the religious experiences of the new second generation of immigrants to the US: the children of Asian and Latino immigrants Editor(s): Chen, Carolyn; Jeung, Russell. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JFSL; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814717363
- ISBN
- 9780814717363
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.71
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Hardcover. The first comprehensive examination of the lives of Jews throughout New York history Editor(s): Rock, Howard B.; Moore, Deborah Dash. Series: City of Promises. Num Pages: 1000 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBJK; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 87. Weight in Grams: 2576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 1000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814717318
- ISBN
- 9780814717318
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Condition: New
€ 112.55
€ 112.55
Paperback. Signed into law in July 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) became effective two years later, and court decisions about the law began to multiply in the middle of the decade. This book presents the first legislative history of the enactment of the ADA in Congress and analyzes the first decade of judicial decisions under the act. Num Pages: 245 pages, 17 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFG; LND. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 146 x 16. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814716809
- ISBN
- 9780814716809
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
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Paperback. Features legal scholars from sixteen different religious traditions who contend that religious discourse has an important function in the making, practice, and adjudication of American law, not least because our laws rest upon a framework of religious values. This book also includes topics such as abortion, gay rights, euthanasia, and free speech. Editor(s): Cochran, Robert F., Jr. Num Pages: 299 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRAM; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 299
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814716731
- ISBN
- 9780814716731
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.93
€ 33.99
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paperback. Over the years, environmental racism has become the rallying cry for many communities as they discover the contaminations of toxic chemicals and industrial waste in their own backyards. This book shows that even in the post-civil rights era, race and class are key factors in determining the politics of pollution. Num Pages: 275 pages, photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; JFSL3; JPW; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814716588
- ISBN
- 9780814716588
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
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Paperback. Places migrants at the centre of pressing concerns, contending that border crossers have long been vital to social change Series: Nation of Nations. Num Pages: 388 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JFFN; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814716496
- ISBN
- 9780814716496
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.71
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€ 30.71
Paperback. Creef looks at racial profiling Asian Americans over the past 100 years by examining images by well known photographers such as Dorothea Lange and Ansel Adams. Num Pages: 245 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814716229
- ISBN
- 9780814716229
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
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Paperback. Reveals many ways in which congregations are already working, beneath the radar, to care for people in need. This title provides empirical data to social scientists, religious studies scholars, and those involved in the debates over the role of faith-based organizations in faith-based services, and to clergy and congregation members themselves. Num Pages: 329 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCX6; HRLP5; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 329
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814716182
- ISBN
- 9780814716182
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.71
€ 33.99
€ 30.71
Paperback. In the annals of American criminal justice, two prisons stand out as icons of institutionalized brutality and deprivation: Alcatraz and Sing Sing. This book takes us on a disturbing and poignant tour of Sing Sing's legendary death house, and introduces us to those whose lives Sing Sing claimed. Num Pages: 200 pages, 100 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 11. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814716168
- ISBN
- 9780814716168
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.40
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Paperback. Considers the political expression of rap artists within the historical tradition of black nationalism. Interweaving songs and personal interviews with hip-hop artists and activists, Cheney links late 20th-century hip-hop nationalists with their 19th-century spiritual forebears. Num Pages: 222 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGR; JFCA; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814716137
- ISBN
- 9780814716137
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
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Paperback. Gathers together for the first time the best research on religion in contemporary New York City Editor(s): Carnes, Tony; Karpathakis, Anna. Series: Religion, Race, & Ethnicity. Num Pages: 440 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HR; JFSG; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814716014
- ISBN
- 9780814716014
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.71
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€ 30.71
Paperback. A history of adoption in the U.S. Editor(s): Cahn, Naomi R.; Hollinger, Joan H. Num Pages: 349 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKS; LNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 25. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 349
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814715901
- ISBN
- 9780814715901
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.70
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€ 30.70
Paperback. The Los Angeles riot of 1992 marked America's first high-profile multiethnic civil unrest. Latinos, Asian Americans, whites, and African Americans were involved as both victims and assailants. Drawing from local as well as international examples, this book present strategies such as coalition building, dispute resolution, and community organizing. Num Pages: 179 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JFSL1; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 179
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814715840
- ISBN
- 9780814715840
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.31
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Paperback. A lively tour of the United States in the first half of the twentieth century, this book traces the development of America's industrial power and its commercial deployment, at home and abroad. It sets the American story within the dramatic context of the rise and fall of political empires in Europe and Asia and two devastating world wars. Num Pages: 561 pages, 104 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1134.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 561
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814715666
- ISBN
- 9780814715666
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.71
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Paperback. Editor(s): Cohen, Cathy; Jones, Kathy; Tronto, Joan C. Num Pages: 612 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1066.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 612
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814715581
- ISBN
- 9780814715581
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.12
€ 38.99
€ 35.12
Paperback. Includes essays that cover topics such as the legal construction of black male identity, domestic abuse in the black community, the enduring power of black machismo, the politics of black male/white female relationships, the role of black men in black women's quest for racial equality, and the heterosexist nature of black political engagement. Editor(s): Carbado, Devon. Series: Critical America Series. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSJ; JFSK2; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814715536
- ISBN
- 9780814715536
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.93
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Paperback. The United States, and the West in general, has always organized society along bipolar lines. We are either gay or straight, male or female, white or not, disabled or not. This book argues that our bipolar classification system obscures a genuine understanding of nature of subordination. It shows how categories can be improved for the good of all. Series: Critical America Series. Num Pages: 314 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JH; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814715383
- ISBN
- 9780814715383
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.71
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Paperback. How, for example did African Americans, feminists, and labor activists respond to the Titanic disaster? Why did the El train crash take on such symbolic meaning for the citizens of Chicago? In what ways did the San Francisco earthquake reaffirm rather than challenge a predominant faith in progress? This title deals with these questions. Num Pages: 416 pages, 11 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780814713464
- ISBN
- 9780814713464
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.49
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€ 26.49
Paperback. Traces the trajectory of African American social movements from the time Booker T Washington to the present, providing an integrated discussion of class. This title addresses questions crucial to any understanding of Black politics. Num Pages: 315 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL3; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 315
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780814713181
- ISBN
- 9780814713181
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.71
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Paperback. Investigates the history, values, rituals, and shared consciousness that created whiteness in the United States, as well as the representations that sustain its influence on both cultural and literary vision. This title formulates an understanding of whiteness by tracing its literary and cultural evolution. Num Pages: 227 pages, Illustrations, facsims. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 227
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814713129
- ISBN
- 9780814713129
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.75
€ 32.99
€ 29.75
Paperback. A new intellectual community came together in the United States in the 1910s and 1920s, a community outside the universities, the professions and, in general, the established centers of intellectual life. This book is a cultural history of this community of free-lance critics. Series: American Social Experience. Num Pages: 310 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reissue
- SKU
- V9780814712320
- ISBN
- 9780814712320
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.71
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Paperback. Tracing the evolution of each of the bad habits, this title shows how liquor control boards encouraged the consumption of alcohol; how alcoholic beverage producers got their workers deferred from the draft during World War II; and how convenience stores and accounting firms pursued profits by pushing legalized gambling. Editor(s): Burnham, John C. Series: Bad Habits. Num Pages: 378 pages, 34 photographs, 13 black and white drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFF; JHM; JMAL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 378
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780814712245
- ISBN
- 9780814712245
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.71
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Paperback. Reflects the costs, challenges, and consequences the "tough on crime" age has had, especially for male youth of colour Series: Alternative Criminology. Num Pages: 220 pages, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFSP2; LNFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814709450
- ISBN
- 9780814709450
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
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€ 29.60
Hardcover. Explores the complex ideas about race, racism, and racial identity that have grown up among Afro-Brazilians in the black music scene Num Pages: 237 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; AVGW; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814709221
- ISBN
- 9780814709221
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.83
€ 91.83