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Paperback. Turns to the past to trace the cultural history of computers. The author charts the struggles to define the meanings of these machines over more than a century, from the failure of Charles Babbage's "difference engine" in the 19th century to struggles over file swapping, open source software, and the future of online journalism. Num Pages: 275 pages, 32 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFD; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814727409
- ISBN
- 9780814727409
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
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Paperback. In this work Eric M. Freedman re-examines four of the United States Supreme Court's most important habeas corpus rulings. He uncovers new original sources and tells the stories of the cases. He then presents an interpretation that rewrites the conventional view. Num Pages: 243 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 351.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reissue
- SKU
- V9780814727188
- ISBN
- 9780814727188
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
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Paperback. New York is the oldest continually occupied city in America, with hundreds of place names offering a guide to the city's history. This book traces the origins of the names of Manhattan's streets, avenues, parks and corners, from it's life as a Dutch trading port to a modern, multicultural city. Num Pages: 207 pages, 12 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; GBC; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBLW; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 207
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814727126
- ISBN
- 9780814727126
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
Paperback. An anthology which explores how American children have been defined and continuously redefined throughout history. It ranges from 17th-century ministers to Drs Benjamin Spock and Barry Brazelton, and from the poems of Anne Bradstreet to the writings of young people today. Editor(s): Fass, Paula S.; Mason, Mary Ann. Num Pages: 725 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DQ; JFSP1; JFSP2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1293.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 725
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814726938
- ISBN
- 9780814726938
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Paperback. The question of women in the armed services is hotly debated. Exploring the perspectives of feminist antimilitarists and feminist soldiers, this text situates the combat controversy in the context of US political change and analyzes women's inclusion in the armed forces. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JFFK; JWX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780814726891
- ISBN
- 9780814726891
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. A work which sets out to show that the separation of Church and State is invoked to further Christian domination of American society. The book contains material of interest to scholars of Church history, Jewish persecution, normative political theory and constitutional law. Editor(s): Feldman, Stephen M. Series: Critical America Series. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HRC; JP; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 544.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814726846
- ISBN
- 9780814726846
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
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Paperback. This analysis brings together the many perspectives that have shaped policy on the relationship between church and state. Contributors ranging from Stanley Fish to Richard John Neuhaus explore issues extending from religious morality and religious freedom to fundamentalism. Editor(s): Feldman, Stephen M. Series: Critical America Series. Num Pages: 497 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCX; HRLP; JPA; JPH; LNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 23. Weight in Grams: 839.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 497
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814726792
- ISBN
- 9780814726792
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.47
€ 38.99
€ 35.47
Paperback. Reveals why we study popular culture and how it is taught in the classroom. Blending music, science fiction, and film, this book shows us that an informed awareness of politics, race, and sexuality is essential to any understanding of popular culture. It offers a glossary of useful terms, a sample syllabus and bibliography. Num Pages: 202 pages, glossary, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JHM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814726709
- ISBN
- 9780814726709
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.67
€ 30.99
€ 27.67
Paperback. Among the most prominent icons of the American south is that of the southern belle, immortalized by such figures as Scarlett O'Hara, Dolly Madison, and Lucy Pickens (whose elegant image graced the Confederate $100 bill). This title fills a gap in southern history and women's history. Editor(s): Farnham, Christie Anne. Num Pages: 330 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814726556
- ISBN
- 9780814726556
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
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Paperback. A study that exposes the impact of the entangled relations among master, mistress, slave adults and slave children on the sense of identity of individual slave narrators. It explores the ways in which our of the social, psychological, biological - and literary - crossings and disruptions slavery engendered. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814726532
- ISBN
- 9780814726532
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Hardcover. Argues that in order to understand terrorism today, we must come to terms with how prisoners are treated behind bars Series: Alternative Criminology. Num Pages: 272 pages, 9 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKV; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814725443
- ISBN
- 9780814725443
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Condition: New
€ 92.36
€ 92.36
Paperback. First book-length treatment of the history of Sephardic Jews in America Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814725191
- ISBN
- 9780814725191
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
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Paperback. A stirring street-level account of the growth of New York, growth made possible by the efforts of the cartmen and other unskilled labourers Num Pages: 240 pages, 23 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 163 x 13. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780814724613
- ISBN
- 9780814724613
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.67
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Paperback. Maintains that habeas corpus remains the single most important check against arbitrary and unlawful detention, torture, and the abuse of executive power Num Pages: 331 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPV; LBBR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 331
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780814724408
- ISBN
- 9780814724408
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
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Paperback. Leading scholars discuss strategies and methodology in American literary studies. Editor(s): Elliott, Michael A.; Stokes, Claudia. Num Pages: 349 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 349
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814722169
- ISBN
- 9780814722169
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
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Paperback. Frederick Douglass and George Fitzhugh disagreed on virtually every major issue of the day. On slavery, women's rights, and the preservation of the Union their opinions were opposed. This title demonstrates the links between their very different ideas and to show how, operating from liberal principles, they came to such different conclusions. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTS; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814722138
- ISBN
- 9780814722138
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
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Hardcover. A compelling biography which reinserts this forgotten Founding Father into the historical canon and reveals the transatlantic dimensions of early American history Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780814721117
- ISBN
- 9780814721117
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Condition: New
€ 43.93
€ 43.93
Paperback. Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815-1902) was not only one of the most important leaders of the nineteenth century women's rights movement but was also the movement's principal philosopher. This title argues that Stanton's work reflects the rich tapestry of American political culture in the second half of the nineteenth century. Num Pages: 309 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSJ1; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 309
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814720950
- ISBN
- 9780814720950
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
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Paperback. An in-depth look at how aspirations are developed in public schools in Silicon Valley through emphasis of the region's success-driven culture and economic insecurities Num Pages: 261 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JFFJ; JFSC; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 261
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814720882
- ISBN
- 9780814720882
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
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Paperback. Offers a broad portrait of Latino/a life in the United States at the beginning of the twenty-first century Editor(s): Delgado, Richard; Stefancic, Jean. Num Pages: 645 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 179 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1102.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 645
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814720400
- ISBN
- 9780814720400
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.39
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€ 35.39
Paperback. Offers both a religious history of the House of Prayer as an institution and an intellectual history of its colourful and enigmatic leader Series: Religion, Race, & Ethnicity. Num Pages: 276 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HRCC96; HRCX1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780814720370
- ISBN
- 9780814720370
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
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hardcover. Examines American Jews' long and complicated relationship to alcohol during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Series: The Goldstein-Goren Series in American Jewish History. Num Pages: 272 pages, 14 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; JFFH1; JFSR1; KNSH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 22. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814720288
- ISBN
- 9780814720288
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.16
€ 82.16
Paperback. Offers an examination of morally and politically disputed issues of our time: abortion, gay rights, assisted suicide, stem cell research, and legalized gambling. This title covers these issues, looking at the nature of efforts to initiate reforms, to define constituencies, to mobilize resources, to frame debates, and to shape public opinion. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBA; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814719893
- ISBN
- 9780814719893
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
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paperback. What ever happened to civil debate? Where has all this moralizing come from? And what harm has this new level of attack caused to democracy in America? This title deals with these questions. Num Pages: 228 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814719756
- ISBN
- 9780814719756
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.67
€ 30.99
€ 27.67