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The Americas

Paperback. Blacks, Hispanics, and Asians represent three of every four immigrants who arrived in the United States after 1970. In "Other Immigrants", David M. Reimers offers a comprehensive account of non-European immigration, chronicling the stories of frequently overlooked Americans. Num Pages: 389 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFFN; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
389
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814775356
ISBN
9780814775356
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.86

Paperback. Latinos are the fastest growing population in the United States. As a result, this book seeks to answer questions on the definition of racial and ethnic identity and examines the Latino identity as both fluid and situation-dependent. Series: Critical America. Num Pages: 283 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL4; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
283
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814775479
ISBN
9780814775479
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Paperback. The author documents the ways in which identity formation and representation within the gay Latinidad population impacts gender and cultural studies today. Series: Sexual Cultures. Num Pages: 227 pages, halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSK2; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 331.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
227
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814775509
ISBN
9780814775509
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Paperback. Looks at the relationship between American immigrants and the popular culture industry in the 20th century. Using case studies, this book shows how specific trends in popular culture have their roots in the complex socio-political nature of immigration in America. It offers an introduction to the major approaches to the study of popular culture. Series: Nation of Nations. Num Pages: 302 pages, 23 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; JFFN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814775530
ISBN
9780814775530
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Paperback. Examines the cultural, political, and legal representations of Mexican Americans and the development of US capitalism and nationhood. From the Mexican-American War of 1846-1848 through the period of mass repatriation of US Mexican laborers in 1939, this book explores both Mexican-American and Anglo-American cultural production. Series: Critical America Series. Num Pages: 211 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
211
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814775585
ISBN
9780814775585
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Paperback. What's going on with the rise of tv law programs - both fictional and documentary, and how does that affect our lives and real court rooms. Num Pages: 309 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; JFD; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
309
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814775615
ISBN
9780814775615
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Paperback. Explores how African American men have been marketed, embodied, and imaged for the purposes of racial advancement during the first half of the 20th C. Series: Sexual Cultures. Num Pages: 463 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 1K; GTB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
463
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814775639
ISBN
9780814775639
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Paperback. The history of anti-Americanism is as long and varied as the history of the United States. Contributors here provide substance and depth to the recent outburst of fast talk on the topic of anti-Americanism by analyzing its history and currency in five key global regions. Editor(s): Ross, Andrew; Ross, Kristin. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814775677
ISBN
9780814775677
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Paperback. Through moving personal interviews, the author allows legislators to tell their own stories about how and why they came to politics, the experience of serving in their state legislature, their decisions to stay or leave, and the many trials they face in the name of public service. He contends that these politicians do have the public good in mind. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHV; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 299.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814775769
ISBN
9780814775769
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Paperback. Looks at the mutual influence of and relationships between members of the African and Asian diasporas in the Americas. From the history of Japanese jazz composers to the popularity of black/Asian "buddy films" like "Rush Hour", this work talks about the shifting meaning of race in America in the twenty-first century. Editor(s): Raphael-Hernandez, Heike; Steen, Shannon. Num Pages: 342 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
342
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814775813
ISBN
9780814775813
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Paperback. Seeks to recover the lives and words of former slaves in vivid detail Editor(s): Regosin, Elizabeth; Shaffer, Donald R. Num Pages: 232 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; HBTS; HBW; KFFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 313.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814775875
ISBN
9780814775875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Paperback. Draws a portrait of how welfare staff and their clients negotiate the complexities of the low wage labor market in an age of global competition. This title chronicles how entrepreneurial efforts ranging from front-line caseworkers to high-level administrators set the pace for restructuring a resistant bureaucracy. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKS. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814775943
ISBN
9780814775943
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Hardcover. Discusses the unprecedented challenges that the movement of peoples across national borders poses, for the people involved as well as for the places to which they travel and their countries of origin. Editor(s): Benhabib, Seyla; Resnik, Judith. Num Pages: 520 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JPA; JPVH1; L. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
520
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780814775998
ISBN
9780814775998
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.38

Paperback. Looks at the postmodern presidency - from Reagan and George H W Bush, through the administration, and including Hillary. The author interrogates symptomatic moments in political rhetoric, popular culture, and presidential behavior to elucidate profound and disturbing changes in the American presidency and the way it embodies a national imaginary. Num Pages: 299 pages, 8 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
299
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780814776032
ISBN
9780814776032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Paperback. Explores the biblical and religious dimensions of North American racism Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCX6; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814776117
ISBN
9780814776117
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.86

Paperback. Demonstrates how parental and sexual identities are formed and interpreted in law, and how gay and lesbian parents can harness indeterminacy to transform family law Num Pages: 278 pages, 3 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSK; LNMK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780814776988
ISBN
9780814776988
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Paperback. This is the study of a major change in American middle-class emotional culture. It took place between the end of World War I and the 1950s. Becoming a "cool" character meant adopting an air of nonchalance, an emotional mantle, to shield the whole personality from embarrassing excess. Num Pages: 378 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JHM; JMH; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
378
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814779965
ISBN
9780814779965
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Paperback. How has Judaism, a religion defined by its minority status, attained equal footing with Catholicism and Protestantism in dominating modern American religious life? This work, revealing the effects of this evolution on Jews in America and on America in general, encompasses politics and culture. Editor(s): Seltzer, Robert M.; Cohen, Norman S. Num Pages: 486 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRJ; JFC; JFSR1; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 734.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
486
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814780015
ISBN
9780814780015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

paperback. Editor(s): Shapiro, Ian. Series: NOMOS - American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy. Num Pages: 396 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAF; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
396
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780814780244
ISBN
9780814780244
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.03

Paperback. A study of racism in American sport which offers solutions for bringing more minorities into coaching and administration. The author also wrote "The Sports Franchise Game" and "Agents of Opportunity: Sports Agents and Corruption in Collegiate Sports". Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814780374
ISBN
9780814780374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. Editor(s): Smith, Merril D., Ph.D. Num Pages: 220 pages, 4 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; JFSJ; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814780688
ISBN
9780814780688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 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 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814780725
ISBN
9780814780725
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

paperback. Argues that multilingualism is perhaps the most important form of diversity Editor(s): Sollors, Werner; Shell, Marc. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFDM; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 29. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814780930
ISBN
9780814780930
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Paperback. Drawing on the extensive documentary resources of the Air Force History and Museums Program, and on memoirs and interviews, this is an account of the performance of US Air Force fighter pilots in the Korean War. It examines their motivations and methods, and the effect on their personal lives. Num Pages: 247 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPK; 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; JWG; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
247
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780814781104
ISBN
9780814781104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

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