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Hardback. Editor(s): Carnes, Mark C. Num Pages: 536 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 39. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231121262
- ISBN
- 9780231121262
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.18€ 63.58
€ 83.18
€ 63.58
Paperback. Editor(s): Carnes, Mark C. Num Pages: 536 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 223 x 32. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231121279
- ISBN
- 9780231121279
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.15
€ 30.99
€ 22.15
Hardback. The Renaissance and the age of discovery introduced Europeans to exotic cultures, mores, manners, and ideas. That kitchen revolution led to the development of new utensils and table manners. Rebora discusses the availability of resources, how people kept from starving in the winter, how they farmed, how tastes developed, what the lower classes ate, and what the aristocracy enjoyed. Translator(s): Sonnenfeld, Albert. Series: Arts & Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History. Num Pages: 224 pages, 52 illus. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBTB; JFC; WB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231121507
- ISBN
- 9780231121507
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.48
€ 46.99
€ 33.48
Paperback. Moving beyond the realm of traditional "church history," this book offers a survey of American religion since World War II. Identifying the major trends and telling moments within major denominations, it asks how these religious groups have shaped, and been shaped by, some of the important and divisive issues and events of the last half century. Series: Columbia Histories of Modern American Life. Num Pages: 384 pages, 20 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231121552
- ISBN
- 9780231121552
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Hardback. For many the Hare Krishna movement continues to be the most visible face of any eastern religion transplanted into the West. This volume discusses the successes and failures of the movement, the difficulties it has faced in putting down roots in foreign soil and recent schisms following on the death of the founder. Editor(s): Bryant, Edwin; Ekstrand, Maria. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: HRG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 166 x 33. Weight in Grams: 817.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231122566
- ISBN
- 9780231122566
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.81€ 61.86
€ 80.81
€ 61.86
Paperback. An important contribution to the discussion of the Arab lands before European hegemony and a detailed study of a region and power center many scholars identify as the beginning of modern Palestinian history. Series: History & Society of the Modern Middle East. Num Pages: 208 pages, 9 graphs, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 1FBS; 3JF; 3JH; GTB; HBJF1; HBLL; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 165 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231123273
- ISBN
- 9780231123273
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.93
€ 33.99
€ 24.93
Hardback. Medieval Christian writers distorted the teachings of Islam and caricatured its believers in a variety of ways. What ideological purposes did these offensive portrayals serve? This book provides a comprehensive study of Christian polemical responses to Islam in the Middle Ages. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 3H; 3J; HRAF; HRAX; HRCM; HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 185 x 26. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 398
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231123327
- ISBN
- 9780231123327
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.04
€ 147.04
Hardback. This is the extraordinary story of how Japan was dramatically transformed during the long reign of Emperor Meiji, from an isolated island nation to one of the five great powers of the world, poised as a rival in Asia to Russia and the European colonial powers. Num Pages: 928 pages, 20 photos. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJC; BGH; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 928
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231123402
- ISBN
- 9780231123402
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.58€ 79.12
€ 104.58
€ 79.12
Hardback. Presents the story of how the three chief architects of an influential ideology struggled with the implications of their own creation. This book offers historical context for contemporary debates about weapons of mass destruction and the post-Cold War international order. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231123488
- ISBN
- 9780231123488
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.58€ 79.12
€ 104.58
€ 79.12
Paperback. A history of the Religious Society of Friends. This book provides an introduction to its beliefs and practices; and a picture of the culture and controversies of the Friends. It reflects the group's diversity in the wake of the sectarian splintering of the nineteenth century. It also examines commonalities among American Friends. Series: Columbia Contemporary American Religion Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC97. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231123631
- ISBN
- 9780231123631
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.32
€ 37.99
€ 27.32
Paperback. Ganguly authoritatively analyzes why hostility persists as well as the current prospects for war and peace in the region. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FKP; 3JJP; HBT; JPFN; JPS; JPVH3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231123693
- ISBN
- 9780231123693
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.32
€ 37.99
€ 27.32
Hardback. Examining figures from Thomas More to Stephen Greenblatt, from George Hickes to Seamus Heaney, from George Eliot to Paul de Man, this book illuminates the wanderings of exiles, emigres, dissenters, and the socially estranged as they helped form the modern university disciplines of philology and rhetoric, literary criticism and literary theory. Num Pages: 388 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF; DSA; HBT; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231123723
- ISBN
- 9780231123723
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.33€ 82.56
€ 109.33
€ 82.56
Hardback. This book explodes the myth of a monolithic, liberal Judaism and tells the story of the many fierce battles that raged in postwar America over what an authentically Jewish position ought to be on issues ranging from desegregation to Zionism, and from Vietnam to gender relations, sexuality, and family life. Series: Religion & American Culture S. Num Pages: 392 pages, 38 illus. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231123747
- ISBN
- 9780231123747
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.33€ 82.84
€ 109.33
€ 82.84
Hardback. By the end of the 1980s, the "malaise" that had once pervaded American society was replaced by a renewed sense of confidence and national purpose. This title examines the decade's critical and controversial developments and the influence of Ronald Reagan. It offers insights into his thought and influence. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; HBJK; HBLW3; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 25. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231124003
- ISBN
- 9780231124003
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.33€ 82.56
€ 109.33
€ 82.56
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JF; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 25. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231124010
- ISBN
- 9780231124010
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.32
€ 37.99
€ 27.32
Paperback. Investigates the varieties of New Age and Neopagan religions in the US from their origins in the nineteenth century to their reemergence in the 1960s counterculture. This book considers the differences and similarities between the New Age and Neopagan movements and observes the antagonistic relationship between these two practices in America. Series: Columbia Contemporary American Religion Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 25 illus. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRQX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 166 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- Columbia Contemporary American Religion Series
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231124034
- ISBN
- 9780231124034
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.55
€ 37.99
€ 27.55
Hardback. Exploding the myth that Marco Polo discovered pasta in China and brought it back to Italy, this volume shows that pasta has existed in various forms throughout Middle Eastern, Asian, and even North African culinary cultures long before its appearance in the West. Translator(s): Shugaar, Antony. Series: Arts & Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History. Num Pages: 416 pages, 30 illus. BIC Classification: HBT; TDCT; WBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 34. Weight in Grams: 772.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231124423
- ISBN
- 9780231124423
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.37
€ 46.99
€ 33.37
Hardback. In this work, Samir Khalaf analyses the history of civil strife and political violence in Lebanon throughout its history. He reveals what he views as the inherent deficiencies and contradictions that have plagued Lebanon, particularly its vulnerability to inter-Arab and superpower rivalries. Series: History & Society of the Modern Middle East. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBL; HBJF1; JPWS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- Text is Free of Markings
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231124768
- ISBN
- 9780231124768
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.58€ 79.12
€ 104.58
€ 79.12
Paperback. Series: History & Society of the Modern Middle East. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBL; HBJF1; JPWS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 148 x 23. Weight in Grams: 536. A History of the Internationalization of Communal Conflict. Series: History & Society of the Modern Middle East. 224 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FBL; HBJF1; JPWS; JW. Dimension: 218 x 148 x 23. Weight: 506.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231124775
- ISBN
- 9780231124775
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.32
€ 37.99
€ 27.32
Hardback. More than any other episode since the end of the Cold War, the conflict in Kosovo revealed the distinctive attributes of a American "way of war." This volume includes an overview of the war. It explores the conflict's relationship to US strategy, the Revolution in Military Affairs, and American civil-military relations, among other topics. Editor(s): Bacevich, Andrew J.; Cohen, Eliot A. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVWYS; 1KBB; HBJD; HBLW3; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231124829
- ISBN
- 9780231124829
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.28€ 100.69
€ 134.28
€ 100.69