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Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF1; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 259 x 21. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804796620
- ISBN
- 9780804796620
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.83
€ 91.83
Hardcover. Integrating intellectual biography, philosophical interpretation, and a critical examination of the history of academic disciplines, this book restores philosopher Georg Simmel to his rightful place as a major figure and challenges the frameworks through which his contributions to modern thought have been at once remembered and forgotten Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJ; HPCD1; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 25. Weight in Grams: 839.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804798365
- ISBN
- 9780804798365
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.11
€ 150.11
Paperback. Discusses the background of the World War I Middle East conflict and relates the final, critical campaign through Palestine, along with its notable personalities, including T E Lawrence, Emir Feisal, Kress von Kressenstein, and Edmund Allenby. Num Pages: 224 pages, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJF; HBG; HBJF1; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 25. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812218619
- ISBN
- 9780812218619
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.20
€ 26.99
€ 25.20
Paperback. In Old Worlds, New Mirrors Moshe Idel turns his gaze on figures as diverse as Walter Benjamin and Jacques Derrida, Franz Kafka and Franz Rosenzweig, Arnaldo Momigliano and Paul Celan, Abraham Heschel and George Steiner to reflect on their relationships to Judaism in a cosmopolitan, mostly European, context. Series: Jewish Culture & Contexts. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HRJX; JFSR1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 319. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812222104
- ISBN
- 9780812222104
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.25
€ 37.99
€ 34.25
Paperback. Focusing on the most notorious fashion of the 1940s, Zoot Suit traces its enigmatic career during World War II and after, as it spread from Harlem across the United States and around the world. In so doing, this book offers a new perspective on youth culture and the politics of style. Num Pages: 248 pages, 28 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812223033
- ISBN
- 9780812223033
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.20
€ 26.99
€ 25.20
Hardcover. War Is Coming is an ethnographic study that sheds light on the everyday conversations, practices, and experiences of people in Lebanon who live in between moments of political violence, remember past wars, and anticipate future turmoil. Series: The Ethnography of Political Violence Series. Num Pages: 280 pages, 20 illus. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLW; HBLX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 239 x 29. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812248869
- ISBN
- 9780812248869
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.77
€ 107.77
Hardcover. As thousands of wives and children joined American servicemen stationed at overseas bases in the years following World War II, the military family represented a friendlier, more humane side of the United States' campaign for dominance in the Cold War. This title tells the story of Cold War diplomacy. Num Pages: 291 pages, illustrations, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; HBW; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 30. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814705018
- ISBN
- 9780814705018
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.21
€ 81.21
Hardcover. Argues that the prison systems of California and Texas during the Depression set the tone for the identity roles of the 30s Series: American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 335 pages, 16 b&w illustrations, 17 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 1KBBWF; 3JJG; HBJK; HBTB; JKVP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814709405
- ISBN
- 9780814709405
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.57
€ 71.57
Paperback. Examines the participation of New Yorkers in the political struggles and armed conflict that many historians consider a critical precursor to World War II. This book also describes the involvement of students in the war, the key role of writers and the media, and the contributions made by members of New York's art and theater communities. Editor(s): Carroll, Peter N.; Fernandez, James D. Num Pages: 223 pages, b&w. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1KBBEY; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; HBW; JPFQ; JPW. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 256 x 180 x 19. Weight in Grams: 868.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814716816
- ISBN
- 9780814716816
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Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 38.45
€ 43.99
€ 38.45
Paperback. Provides a portrait of East European and American Jewish life in the immigrant generation at the turn of the twentieth century. Editor(s): Cohen, Jocelyn; Soyer, Daniel. Num Pages: 329 pages, 21 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DV; 1KBB; 3JJC; HBTB; JFFN; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 329
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814716953
- ISBN
- 9780814716953
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.71
€ 33.99
€ 30.71
Paperback. Museums have become ground zero in America's culture wars. Whereas fierce public debates once centred on provocative work by upstart artists, the scrutiny has expanded to mainstream cultural institutions and the ideas they present. This title examines the most controversial exhibitions of the 1990s. Num Pages: 288 pages, 25 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; GM; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814718902
- ISBN
- 9780814718902
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.61
€ 33.99
€ 30.61
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814720202
- ISBN
- 9780814720202
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.06
€ 92.06
Paperback. A major re-examination of postwar American Jewry that debunks the assumption of silence Series: The Goldstein-Goren Series in American Jewish History. Num Pages: 540 pages, 26 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 147 x 32. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814721223
- ISBN
- 9780814721223
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.93
€ 33.99
€ 30.93
Paperback. Examines how the fortunes of Mexicans in South Chicago were linked to the environment they helped to build Series: Culture, Labor, History. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL4; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814724651
- ISBN
- 9780814724651
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.58
€ 32.99
€ 29.58
Paperback. The first full-fledged history of what was arguably the most innovative community organizing campaign in post-war American history Num Pages: 257 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814726983
- ISBN
- 9780814726983
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.29
€ 27.99
€ 26.29
Paperback. A lively look at the ghosts of old New York's nightlife Num Pages: 320 pages, 24 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JH; 3JJ; AMGC; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814727638
- ISBN
- 9780814727638
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.42
€ 31.99
€ 28.42
Paperback. This textual study attempts to subject the works of the Anglo-Irish writer, Elizabeth Bowen, to a poststructuralist re-reading from a lesbian feminist perspective. Hoogland's current research is preoccupied with configurations of lesbian sexuality in novels of "female development" in the 50s. Series: Elizabeth Bowen. Num Pages: 390 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; CF; DSBH; DSK; JFFK; JFSK1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- New York University Press New York
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814735114
- ISBN
- 9780814735114
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.61
€ 33.99
€ 30.61
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814767153
- ISBN
- 9780814767153
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.61
€ 34.61
Paperback. A history of race relations during the Vietnam War. The author describes how black American soldiers grappled with the same racial conflicts as existed in their homeland thousands of miles away. Num Pages: 248 pages, 14 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; JFF; JFSL1; JFSL3; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814793244
- ISBN
- 9780814793244
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Paperback. Explores the role of African Americans in the Pentecostal Church from 1906-2006 Editor(s): Yong, Amos; Alexander, Estrelda Y. Series: Religion, Race, & Ethnicity. Num Pages: 271 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HRCC2; HRCC96; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814797310
- ISBN
- 9780814797310
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.86
€ 33.99
€ 30.86
Paperback. To many who hear, the deaf world is as foreign as a country never visited. This title asserts that English is for many signing people a second, infrequently used language and that Deaf culture is the socially transmitted pattern of behavior, values, beliefs, and expression of those who use American Sign Language. Editor(s): Bragg, Lois. Num Pages: 430 pages, 32 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBT; JFFG; JFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 800.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814798539
- ISBN
- 9780814798539
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.80
€ 36.99
€ 32.80
Paperback. The affair between Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky was a huge media story. This book provides a forum for assessing the cultural, political and public policy issues raised by the investigation, publicity and Congressional impeachment proceedings surrounding the affair. Editor(s): Berlant, Lauren; Duggan, Lisa. Series: Sexual Cultures. Num Pages: 349 pages, 5 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; HBJK; HBLW3; JFC; JFD; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 349
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814798645
- ISBN
- 9780814798645
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.71
€ 33.99
€ 30.71
Paperback. Series: American Culture. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1MB; 3JJ; JFD; JFF; JFSJ; JFSL1; JPFN; RGR; WT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816620937
- ISBN
- 9780816620937
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.29
€ 27.99
€ 26.29