The Americas
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The Americas
Paperback. Millions of people are incarcerated in America's prisons and jails. This book argues that mass incarceration will not, as many have claimed, reduce crime nor create more public safety. Num Pages: 292 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKVP1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814742914
- ISBN
- 9780814742914
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Paperback. Traces the history of anti-drug movements, demonstrating that designer chemicals inspire so much fear because they bring into focus deeply rooted public concerns about social and cultural upheaval Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFFH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814742440
- ISBN
- 9780814742440
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Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814741160
- ISBN
- 9780814741160
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Paperback. A disturbing look at how asylum seekers fare in America Num Pages: 354 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures,. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNDA3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 144 x 23. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814741061
- ISBN
- 9780814741061
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Paperback. 10 years later, a unique look at Ground Zero from across the street Num Pages: 293 pages, 66 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JMC; JFFC; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814740859
- ISBN
- 9780814740859
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Paperback. Discusses how media technology impacts the Jewish experience. This title explores mid-twentieth-century ecumenical radio and television broadcasting, video documentation of life cycle rituals, and museum displays and tourist practices as means for engaging the Holocaust as a moral touchstone. Num Pages: 352 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRJ; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 486.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814740682
- ISBN
- 9780814740682
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Paperback. A feminist - and former model - scrutinizes hip-hop culture Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGR; JFCA; JFSJ1; JFSL1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 245.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814740644
- ISBN
- 9780814740644
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Condition: New
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Paperback. Ranging across formal institutions of government such as legislatures, courts, and bureaucracies and intermediary institutions such as labor unions and party systems, this work features contributors who show how these instruments of control give shape to the state, articulate its relationships, and express its legitimacy. Editor(s): Shapiro, Ian; Skowronek, Stephen; Galvin, Daniel. Num Pages: 346 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814740569
- ISBN
- 9780814740569
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Paperback. Uncovers the ways that race influences capital punishment, and attempts to situate the linkage between race and the death penalty in the history of America, in particular the history of lynching. This book looks at how the death penalty gives meaning to race, as well as why the racialization of the death penalty is uniquely American. Editor(s): Ogletree, Charles J., Jr. Series: From Lynch Mobs to the Killing State. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814740224
- ISBN
- 9780814740224
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.93
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Paperback. The "Left Behind" series is about those "left behind" after Christ removes true believers, leaving everyone else to suffer seven years of Tribulation. This work assesses these novels and shows how the ultimate vision put forth by the series' authors inadvertently undermines itself as the series unfolds. Num Pages: 273 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; HRCC9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Number of pages
- 287
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814740057
- ISBN
- 9780814740057
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Hardback. Explores the idea that the people most important in a flourishing democracy are those who challenge the status quo. Num Pages: 273 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 273
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814738245
- ISBN
- 9780814738245
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Condition: New
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Paperback. An exploration of the cultural legacy left by African slaves in the Caribbean and Latin America Num Pages: 270 pages, 50 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 1KL; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814738184
- ISBN
- 9780814738184
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Paperback. Draws on oral histories and interviews with approximately 100 women across several cities to provide an overview of women's historical contributions and their varied experiences of the NOI, including both its continuing community under Farrakhan and its offshoot into Sunni Islam under Imam W D Mohammed. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRH; JFSJ1; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814737866
- ISBN
- 9780814737866
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Hardback. Since its founding, the US has struggled with issues of federalism and states' rights. This book explores the complicated and complicating role of the states in immigration policy and enforcement, including voices from both sides of the debate. Editor(s): Hessick, Carissa Byrne. Series: Citizenship and Migration in the Americas. Num Pages: 266 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JFFN; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 151 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814737804
- ISBN
- 9780814737804
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Condition: New
€ 47.61
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Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814737354
- ISBN
- 9780814737354
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Condition: New
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Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814737217
- ISBN
- 9780814737217
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.59
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Paperback. Asking us to look beyond the cities on the coasts, this title draws a different map, tracking how rural queers have responded to this myopic mindset. Interweaving a wide range of disciplines - art, media, literature, performance, and fashion studies - it develops a critique of how metronormativity saturates LGBTQ politics, artwork, and criticism. Series: Sexual Cultures. Num Pages: 256 pages, 37 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AB; JFSF; JFSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814737194
- ISBN
- 9780814737194
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Paperback. A collection of key primary readings tracing the history and development of Protestant evangelicalism and fundamentalism and its intersections with American life and politics Editor(s): Hankins, Barry. Num Pages: 235 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCX7. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814737170
- ISBN
- 9780814737170
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Paperback. New Yorkers love a bargain as much as they love art. Artwalks in New York combines both as it maps out dozens of walking tours of free public art throughout the five boroughs. Completely updated, the new edition of this acclaimed guide brings us 33 tours of public art Num Pages: 263 pages, 26 maps, 35 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814736616
- ISBN
- 9780814736616
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Condition: New
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Paperback. "Asian/Pacific Islander American Women" is a collection devoted to the historical study of A/PI women's diverse experiences in America. The text views women as historical subjects actively negotiating complex hierarchies of power. Editor(s): Hune, Shirley; Nomura, Gail M. Num Pages: 426 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 177 x 21. Weight in Grams: 772.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814736333
- ISBN
- 9780814736333
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Condition: New
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Paperback. Sets out to bring an international framework to the analysis to international and US legal, political and cultural crises. It explores the US's moral supremacy during a time of domestic shortcomings and asks whether insisting that other nations adhere to US norms may harm societies. Editor(s): Hernandez-Truyol, Berta. Series: Critical America Series. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTQ; JFC; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 565.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814736142
- ISBN
- 9780814736142
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Paperback. Tracing the origins of the "black rage" defence back through American history, this work recreates many dramatic legal trials. The author distinguishes between applying an environmental defence and simply blaming society, in the abstract, for individual crimes. Series: Critical America Series. Num Pages: 306 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; LND; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814735923
- ISBN
- 9780814735923
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Condition: New
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Paperback. Examines the historical and theoretical assumptions that have underpinned the discussion of capital punishment in the United States Editor(s): Garland, David; McGowen, Randall; Meranze, Michael. Num Pages: 241 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814732670
- ISBN
- 9780814732670
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Condition: New
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Paperback. Addresses the impact of methamphetamine and, more generally, the war on drugs, on everyday life in the United States Num Pages: 201 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; JFFH; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Number of pages
- 201
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814732403
- ISBN
- 9780814732403
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Condition: New
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