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The Americas
Hardcover. Provides a critical analysis of benevolence as it was inflected by regional ideals of race and gender, showing how a southern Jewish benevolent empire emerged in response to the combined pressures of post-Civil War devastation and the simultaneous influx of eastern European immigration. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 1KBBS; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 25. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479854530
- ISBN
- 9781479854530
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.61
€ 47.61
Hardcover. Explores the shared parish through an in-depth ethnographic study of a Roman Catholic parish in a small Midwestern city demographically transformed by Mexican immigration in recent decades. Through its depiction of shared parish life, this book argues for new ways of imagining the US Catholic parish as an organization. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479854394
- ISBN
- 9781479854394
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.12
€ 52.12
Hardcover. Drawing on historical and ethnographic sources, this volume provides a basic introduction to the study of religion and theology in the Latino/a, Black, and Latin American contexts, and then shows how theology can be reframed to better speak to the concerns of both religious studies and the real people the theologians' work is meant to represent. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; HR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479853069
- ISBN
- 9781479853069
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.72
€ 85.72
Paperback. Posits that the subprime mortgage crisis, as well as the global macroeconomic catastrophe it spawned, is traceable to a gross failure of law. This book ensures that economic opportunity isn't limited to a small group of elites that enjoy growth at the expense of many, particularly those in vulnerable economic situations. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; KCS; KCX; LNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479845323
- ISBN
- 9781479845323
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Paperback. Should youth be treated as adults when they break the law? How can youth be deterred from crime? What factors should be considered in how youth are punished? What role should the police have in schools? This book deals with these questions. Editor(s): Zimring, Franklin E. Series: Youth, Crime, and Justice. Num Pages: 256 pages, 22 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKVQ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479834440
- ISBN
- 9781479834440
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Hardback. Spanning the 1990s to the present, the author takes in the sweep of literary and cultural texts by Arab-American writers in order to understand the ways in which their depictions of Arab homelands, whether actual or imagined, play a crucial role in shaping cultural articulations of US citizenship and belonging. Series: American Literatures Initiative. Num Pages: 272 pages, 9 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2CSR; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479826926
- ISBN
- 9781479826926
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.00
€ 81.00
Paperback. Utilizes Brown's life to illuminate the concept of freedom as it developed in the United States in the early national and antebellum years Num Pages: 219 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JH; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 219
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479825233
- ISBN
- 9781479825233
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.21
€ 27.99
€ 26.21
Hardback. Should youth be treated as adults when they break the law? How can youth be deterred from crime? What factors should be considered in how youth are punished? What role should the police have in schools? This book deals with these questions. Editor(s): Zimring, Franklin E.; Tanenhaus, David S. Series: Youth, Crime, and Justice. Num Pages: 256 pages, 22 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKVQ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479816873
- ISBN
- 9781479816873
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.05
€ 91.05
Paperback. Rape law reform has long been hailed as one of the most successful projects of second-wave feminism. In this book, the author draws on interviews with over 150 local rape care advocates in communities across the United States to explore how and why mainstream systems continue to resist feminist reforms. Num Pages: 330 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE; JFFK; LNFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479815517
- ISBN
- 9781479815517
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Paperback. Shows how mythologies of meritocracy, the land of opportunity, and the American dream remain firmly in place while simultaneously erasing injustices and the struggles of the working poor Num Pages: 277 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; BG; JFC; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479814664
- ISBN
- 9781479814664
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Paperback. "Also available as an ebook"--Title page verso. Editor(s): Young, Ralph. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJ; AGC; AKLP; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 10. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479813674
- ISBN
- 9781479813674
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479805006
- ISBN
- 9781479805006
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.61
€ 47.61
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479800971
- ISBN
- 9781479800971
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.59
€ 30.99
€ 27.59
Paperback. Num Pages: 308 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJPL; HBJK; HBTV; JFSL4; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 26. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781477310762
- ISBN
- 9781477310762
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Paperback. Num Pages: 181 pages, 16 color and 43 b&w photos, 2 b&w maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSE; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 10. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781477309810
- ISBN
- 9781477309810
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.92
€ 20.99
€ 20.92
Paperback. Editor(s): Klaus, Haagen D; Toyne, J Marla. Series: The William and Bettye Nowlin Series in Art, History, and Culture of the Western Hemisphere. Num Pages: 486 pages, 91 b&w photos, 29 b&w illus., 7 b&w maps, 12 b&w charts/graphs. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; 1QDAK; HDDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 236 x 29. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781477309636
- ISBN
- 9781477309636
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.91
€ 37.99
€ 33.91
Paperback. Num Pages: 254 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; RNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 215 x 18. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781477309360
- ISBN
- 9781477309360
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.72
€ 20.99
€ 20.72
Paperback. The first study of how Mapuche shamans make history, this book challenges perceptions of shamans as being outside of history and examines how shamans themselves understand notions of civilization, savagery, and historical processes. Num Pages: 304 pages, 21 b&w photos, 1 b&w map. BIC Classification: 1KLS; JHMC; VXWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781477308981
- ISBN
- 9781477308981
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
Hardback. Series: The Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies. Num Pages: 324 pages, 19 color and 99 b&w photos, 104 figures, 20 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLC; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 284 x 224 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1191.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781477300510
- ISBN
- 9781477300510
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.95
€ 70.95
Hardback. Editor(s): McCann, Katherine D.; North, Tracy. Series: Handbook of Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 776 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 163 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1191.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781477300466
- ISBN
- 9781477300466
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.47
€ 132.47
Paperback. Learn about the role that patent models played in American history--and even learn to build your own replica! Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; TBX; TBY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- O´Reilly Media United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781457187186
- ISBN
- 9781457187186
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.68
€ 26.99
€ 26.68
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Human Kinetics Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781450423526
- ISBN
- 9781450423526
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.55
€ 18.99
€ 17.55
Paperback. Rethinking the Cuban Revolution Nationally and Regionally offers new perspectives on the political and cultural life of the Cuban Revolution based on interdisciplinary methods. Contributions reassess the national survival of the Revolution, and propose new approaches to cultural and political identity in Cuba. Series: Bulletin of Latin American Research Book Series. Num Pages: 188 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 167 x 10. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444361544
- ISBN
- 9781444361544
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.26
€ 28.26
Paperback. For the first time, a distinguished line-up of scholars from both America and the UK consider the complex history of artistic relations between Britain and the USA, covering the years from the colonial period to the 1960s. Editor(s): Corbett, Professor David Peters; Monks, Dr. Sarah. Series: Art History Special Issues. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 274 x 210 x 16. Weight in Grams: 908.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444351439
- ISBN
- 9781444351439
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.29
€ 33.29