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paperback. Kaplan's concept of Judaism as an "evolving religious civilization" was widely influential in 20th-century American Jewish life, and his founding of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College created a new denomination. This book contains a biographical essay and excerpts from all his major works. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HRAB; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 411.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823213108
ISBN
9780823213108
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.39

paperback. Aims to contribute to the resurgence in interest in American pragmatism and its proponents, William James, C.S. Peirce and John Dewey by focusing on the influence of British empiricism, especially the philosophies of Locke and Hume, and the sharp differences between the two traditions. Num Pages: 205 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 19. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
205
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823213924
ISBN
9780823213924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.07

paperback. Focuses on European and American trial fiction since about 1880, arguing that, although generally animated by a sense of injustice, this literature reflects the virtual collapse in Western culture of the idea of a universal, or "natural", ethical law. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 19. Weight in Grams: 429.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823215102
ISBN
9780823215102
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 36.08

paperback. This collection of nearly 600 excerpts from contemporary essays and letters conveys a panoramic picture of New York City as described by visitors, from the Dutch days to the 1960s. Contributors include: James Fenimore Cooper, Charles Dickens, Walt Whitman, Mark Twain and H.G. Wells. Num Pages: 417 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBTB; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 30. Weight in Grams: 706.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
417
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823215294
ISBN
9780823215294
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.44

paperback. This work provides a chronicle of the constitutional history of New York state. It uses as its organizational frame the nine constitutional conventions in New York history and the constitutions each produced. Each convention is placed in its political, legal and economic context. Num Pages: 409 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCX; JPA; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 24. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
409
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823216529
ISBN
9780823216529
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 41.25

paperback. The Man Who Rode the Tiger is the dramatic story of the biggest investigation of political corruption in American municipal history. Num Pages: 380 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JKVF; JPSH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823217229
ISBN
9780823217229
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.14

Paperback. An exploration of the way in which the Northern Democrats of the mid-19th century lived their public lives. The author begins with an explanation of how people became Democrats, and goes on to discuss topics including the Democratic ideology, and their mordant rascism and partisan behaviour. Series: North's Civil War. Num Pages: 367 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JPFM; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
367
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823218653
ISBN
9780823218653
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.06

paperback. Frank L. Klement reassesses Clement L. Vallandigham, the passionate critic of Lincoln's policies, and history's judgment of him. Frank L. Klement was Professor of History at Marquette University. His books include The Copperheads in the Midwest and Dark Lanterns. Steven K. Rogstad is Review Editor of The Lincoln Herald. Series: North's Civil War S. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
2nd Edition
SKU
V9780823218912
ISBN
9780823218912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 42.35

paperback. Series: Ashgate Studies in Architecture. Num Pages: 258 pages. BIC Classification: 1K; AMVD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 174. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138245846
ISBN
9781138245846
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.61

Paperback. Raising key questions about race, class, sexuality, age, material culture, intellectual history, pedagogy, and gender, this book explores the myriad relationships between feminist thinking and Little Women. Editor(s): Alberghene, Janice M.; Lyon Clark, Beverly. Num Pages: 496 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 606.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138798977
ISBN
9781138798977
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.31

Paperback. Makes the case that Los Angeles better represents the spectrum of gay and lesbian community activism and culture than cities with a higher gay profile. This book shows how activists lay claim to streets, buildings, neighborhoods, and, in the example of West Hollywood, an entire city. Series: American Subjects. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5 figures, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JFSG; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 299.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566398848
ISBN
9781566398848
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.64

mass_market. In 1952, overriding political objectives compelled UN forces to abandon the pursuit of decisive victory in Korea. The Outpost War tells the story of the First Marine Division's move to western Korea, where these assault-trained troops were ordered to dig in and fight a defensive war. Series: History of War. Num Pages: 316 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 1KBB; HBJF; HBLW3; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 245.
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574887396
ISBN
9781574887396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.27

hardcover. The intimate guide to life as a Shaker in 19th century America Editor(s): Morse, Flo; Newton, Vincent. Num Pages: 96 pages, 25 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HRCC99; WJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 145 x 12. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Reissue
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781581574999
ISBN
9781581574999
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.92

Paperback. Wherever you're travelling from, you can use this guide to make sure your holiday in the Las Vegas area is memorable, for all the right reasons. It just takes some inside knowledge and a little planning. Everything you'll read in these pages has been gathered from personal experience over 15 years of visits to the Las Vegas area Num Pages: 128 pages, col. Illustrations, col. maps. BIC Classification: 1KB; 1KBBWN; WTH; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 8. Weight in Grams: 144.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Memoirs Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909020283
ISBN
9781909020283
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.04

Paperback. In Acting White, two of America's leading scholars of race and the law, Devon Carbado and Mitu Gulati, argue that that racial judgments are based not just on phenotypic skin color differences but on performative differences-how a person conforms to behavior stereotypically associated with a certain race. Num Pages: 212 pages, 11 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JFSL1; LNDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Canada Canada
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190229214
ISBN
9780190229214
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages, 20 halftone illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJPR; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 30. Weight in Grams: 584.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190231019
ISBN
9780190231019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.65

paperback. Series: Environmental Ethics & Science Policy Series. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPQ; HPS; PDA; PDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780190603816
ISBN
9780190603816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.10

paperback. The incarceration of Japanese Americans has been discredited as a major blemish in American democratic tradition. This book probes the complexities of pre-war Japanese America to show how Japanese in America held an in-between space between the United States and the empire of Japan, between American nationality and Japanese racial identity. Num Pages: 320 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780195159417
ISBN
9780195159417
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.72

Paperback. This Oxford Handbook comprehensively examines the field of Latin American history. Editor(s): Moya, Jose C. Series: Oxford Handbooks in History. Num Pages: 560 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 247 x 172 x 37. Weight in Grams: 978.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195166217
ISBN
9780195166217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.88

hardcover. In 1946, the people of the French Antilles-the Caribbean islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe-chose the path of assimilation rather than independence from France. Their histories offer an important contrast to the wars of decolonization following World War II. Num Pages: 288 pages, 11 illus. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Publication date
2016
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780195382839
ISBN
9780195382839
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.40

paperback. 'Neil Duxbury's splendid book will provide enjoyable and informative reading for anyone interested in jurisprudence ..It is a very fine book that fully deserves the high praise which it will undoubtedly receive.' The Cambridge Law Journal. The hardback won the 1996 SPTL First Prize for outstanding legal scholarship. Num Pages: 530 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; LAB; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 800.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
530
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780198264910
ISBN
9780198264910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 82.19

hardcover. This ethnography of the native people of the Bajo Urubamba river in Peruvian Amazonia addresses the wider issue of historical change in Amazonia and the political problems caused for indigenous people by modern development. Series: Oxford Studies in Social & Cultural Anthropology. Num Pages: 344 pages, 1 figure, 3 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; HBJK; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 145 x 31. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780198273554
ISBN
9780198273554
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 251.29

Hardback. Understanding Latin America's recent economic performance calls for a multidisciplinary analysis. This handbook looks at the interaction of economics and politics in the region and includes a number of contributions from top academic experts who have also served as key policy makers, reflecting upon the challenges of reform. Editor(s): Santiso, Javier; Dayton-Johnson, Jeff. Series: Oxford Handbooks. Num Pages: 648 pages, 121 illustrations. BIC Classification: KCL; KCM; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 180 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1238.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
648
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199747504
ISBN
9780199747504
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 219.39

Hardcover. In The Arc of Due Process in American Constitutional Law, Sullivan and Massaro identify the historical underpinnings of due process while describing the evolution of the American due process doctrine. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAZ; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199990801
ISBN
9780199990801
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.82

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