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Paperback. This book surveys the transformation and projection of American power abroad since the collapse of the Berlin Wall. It summarizes U.S. handling of the Soviet Union's disintegration and covers the last seventeen years of U.S. interventions and conflicts. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; 3JMC; JPQB; JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 430. 260 pages. This book surveys the transformation and projection of American power abroad since the collapse of the Berlin Wall. It summarizes U.S. handling of the Soviet Union's disintegration and covers the last seventeen years of U.S. interventions and conflicts. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; 3JMC; JPQB; JPSD. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 16. Weight: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230620216
- ISBN
- 9780230620216
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.61
€ 66.61
Paperback. Rubenfeld and the contributors to this collection posit that German physicians betrayed the Hippocratic Oath when they chose knowledge over wisdom, the state over the individual, a fuhrer over God, and personal gain over professional ethics. Num Pages: 233 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 233
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230621923
- ISBN
- 9780230621923
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 116.67
€ 116.67
Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Vatican, and the Roman Catholic Church in A...
. Ed(S): Woolner, David B.; Kurial, Richard G...
Paperback. A distinguished array of scholars dissect the complex relationship between the White House, the Catholic Church in America, and the Vatican during the Roosevelt presidency. Editor(s): Woolner, David B.; Kurial, Richard G. Series: The World of the Roosevelt's. Num Pages: 312 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230623514
- ISBN
- 9780230623514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.58
€ 66.58
Hardcover. This work explores the wide-ranging educational activism of conservative Protestant fundamentalists in the 1920s. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJG; HBTB; HRLP; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230623729
- ISBN
- 9780230623729
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07
This four-volume collective project by a team of leading scholars offers a vivid portrait of Jewish history in German-speaking countries over nearly four centuries. This series is sponsored by the Leo Baeck Institute, established in 1955 in Jerusalem, London, and New York for the purpose of advancing scholarship on the Jews in German-speaking lands. Editor(s): Brenner, Michael; Meyer, Michael Andrew; Mendes-Flohr, Paul; Lowenstein, Steven M. Series: German-Jewish history in modern times. Num Pages: 466 pages, With a new Preface. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 33. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 466
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231074780
- ISBN
- 9780231074780
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.67
€ 124.67
From Tammany Hall to the election of David Dinkins, this work offers insights into the effect of ethnic competition on the demise of urban political machines. It traces the effect of the arrival of large numbers of Jewish and Italian immigrants - and later black and Puerto Rican migrants - on the Irish-dominated political machine. Series: The Columbia History of Urban Life. Num Pages: 403 pages, 35 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSL; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 31. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 403
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231076364
- ISBN
- 9780231076364
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.36
€ 142.36
Paperback. A lively tour de force through the litter of American culture and its level of quality in publishing, television, and the movies. Num Pages: 306 pages, 51 illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231078313
- ISBN
- 9780231078313
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.17
€ 45.17
Combining historical and legal scholarship, this is an analysis of the history of child custody in the USA from colonial times to the present day. It draws on history to illuminate contemporary issues, offering a rich perspective on the historical relationship of children to their parents. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JKSB1; LA; LNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231080460
- ISBN
- 9780231080460
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 153.15
€ 153.15
This discussion of women's entry into the male-dominated world of sports chronicles the evolution of public attitudes and private ambitions from the 1950s to the present. It identifies the intricacies of equality, difference and self-determination that have shaped women's participation in sport. Num Pages: 400 pages, 25 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSJ1; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231101622
- ISBN
- 9780231101622
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 111.71
€ 111.71
Exploring motion pictures, burlesque, and Broadway theater-three forms of entertainment that were regularly condemned by anti-obscenity activists in the early 1900s-Friedman shows how the struggle to define and regulate obscenity played out in New York before it was codified nationally by the U.S. Supreme Court. Series: Columbia Studies in Contemporary American History. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; JFMP; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 166 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231110662
- ISBN
- 9780231110662
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 134.93
€ 134.93
Hardback. With interesting facts, statistics, and comparisons presented in almanac style as well as the expertise of prominent scholars, The Columbia Guide to America in the 1960s is the most complete guide to an enduringly fascinating era. Series: Columbia Guides to American History and Cultures. Num Pages: 448 pages, charts, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 35. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231113724
- ISBN
- 9780231113724
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.20
€ 155.20
The Columbia Anthology of Modern Japanese Literature. From Restoration...
Rimer, J. Thomas; Gessel, Van C.
Collects works of fiction, poetry, drama, and essay-writing from a pivotal time in Japanese history. This book reflects the political, social, and intellectual changes that occurred in Japanese society during this period. It reveals the influences in the development of Japanese literature. It includes biographical introductions for each writer. Series: Modern Asian Literature Series. Num Pages: 880 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; 3JH; 3JJ; DQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1543.
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 880
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231118606
- ISBN
- 9780231118606
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.69
€ 195.69
This is the autobiography of Xie Bingying (1906-2000), providing a portrait of a woman fighting to free herself from the constraints of ancient Chinese tradtion amid the changes that shook China during the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. Translator(s): Brissman, Lily Chia; Brissman, Barry. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12 photos, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; BGA; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 226 x 24. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231122504
- ISBN
- 9780231122504
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.97
€ 73.97
Tells the story of the evolution of American technology since World War II. This book links pop culture icons with landmarks in technological innovation and shows how postwar politics left their mark on everything from television, automobiles, and genetically engineered crops to contraceptives, Tupperware, and the Veg-O-Matic. Num Pages: 320 pages, 23 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTK; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231123044
- ISBN
- 9780231123044
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.26
€ 80.26
Shows how America began to intervene in world affairs. This book covers developments in New York, Washington, Santo Domingo, Brussels, and London. It recounts a little-known incident: the takeover by the Santo Domingo Improvement Company (SDIC) of the foreign debt, national railroad, and national bank of the Dominican Republic. Series: Columbia Studies in Contemporary American History. Num Pages: 190 pages, 8 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJD; 3JJ; HBT; JPSD; KCL; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 233 x 25. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231125864
- ISBN
- 9780231125864
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.75
€ 134.75
In Oklahoma in the 1980s and 1990s, suicide-not accident as previously assumed-was the leading cause of agricultural fatalities among farmers. Men were five times more likely to die by suicide than by accident. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBSH; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JFSJ2; JHBZ; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231130240
- ISBN
- 9780231130240
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.18
€ 134.18
In the 1930s, Thomas G Corcoran, Benjamin V Cohen, William O Douglas, Abe Fortas, and James Rowe helped FDR build the Democratic Party into a coalition whose command over power and ideas invincible. This book shows how they were at the nexus of reform impulses at the electoral level with reform thinking in the social sciences and the law. Series: Columbia Studies in Contemporary American History. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 817.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231131087
- ISBN
- 9780231131087
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.30
€ 141.30
he eminent historian Leopold Haimson examines the nature of political power in Russia during the years leading to the Bolshevik revolution. The book explores the issue of power as it was reflected in struggles of Russian workers to control their own lives and in the outlooks and strategies of leading political figures on the objectives of the revolution and the ways to achieve them. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231132824
- ISBN
- 9780231132824
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.30
€ 98.30
Surveys the materials and experimental practices of radioactivity research in early twentieth century Vienna, focusing on radioactive materials, instruments, women's work in physics, and gendered skills. This title shows how experimental cultures in radioactivity are constructed and reshaped by politics as well as scientists of different genders. Series: Gutenberg-E. Num Pages: 316 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JJC; HBTB; PDN; PDX; PN; TBX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231135580
- ISBN
- 9780231135580
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.07
€ 105.07
Offers insights into Reagan's ideological development and his political ascendancy. This book links the eight years (1954-1962) in which Reagan worked for General Electric; acting as host of its television program, GE Theater, and traveling the country as the company's public-relations envoy - to his conversion to conservatism. Series: Columbia Studies in Contemporary American History. Num Pages: 320 pages, 6 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 142 x 26. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231138604
- ISBN
- 9780231138604
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.20
€ 135.20