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Combines into a single volume, two of Adorno's most important postwar works - "Interventions: Nine Critical Models" (1963) and "Catchwords: Critical Models II" (1969). This book reflects the intellectually provocative Adorno as he addresses such issues as the dangers of ideological conformity, and the fragility of democracy, educational reform. Translator(s): Pickford, Henry W. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 817.
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231135047
- ISBN
- 9780231135047
Condition: New
€ 131.69
€ 131.69
Topics in methodology and narrative strategies form the focus of several articles in the medieval period, including the use of biblical metaphors and the portraiture of a courtesan to competing paradigms of legitimacy in the mid-eighth century. Editor(s): Yavari, Neguin; Potter, Lawrence G.; Ran Oppenheim, Jean-Marc. Series: Published by the Middle East Institute of Columbia University. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231134729
- ISBN
- 9780231134729
Condition: New
€ 95.69
€ 95.69
Reveals the surprising role Buddhism and Buddhist leaders played in the development of the modern Chinese state and in fostering relations between Tibet and China from the Republican period (1912-1949) to the early years of Communist rule. This work offers insights on the impact of modern ideas of nationalism, race, and religion in East Asia. Num Pages: 352 pages, 12 photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW3; HREX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231134460
- ISBN
- 9780231134460
Condition: New
€ 136.56
€ 136.56
Sister to the king of France, queen of Navarre, gifted writer, religious reformer, and patron of the arts - in her many roles, Marguerite de Navarre (1492-1549) was one of the most important figures of the French Renaissance. This title offers her biography in English. Num Pages: 448 pages, 14 illus. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2ADF; BGH; DSBD; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231134125
- ISBN
- 9780231134125
Condition: New
€ 102.23
€ 102.23
Discusses continuity and change in ideas of personhood and community. This book argues for the viability of the comic mode and recovery of history. It features close readings of familiar and lesser known materials, offering provocative interpretations of John of Rupescissa's alchemym. Editor(s): Fulton Brown, Rachel; Holsinger, Bruce W. Num Pages: 408 pages, 2 b&w halftones, 1 line drawings. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 237 x 36. Weight in Grams: 784.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231133685
- ISBN
- 9780231133685
Condition: New
€ 96.14
€ 96.14
Hardback. This is a major project to be undertaken as part of a broad intiative of the Pew Charitable Trusts and the University of Notre Dame on the role of Christianity in modern society. John Witte is one of the editors of the forthcoming Sex, Marriage, and the Family: A Reader in World Religions. Editor(s): Witte, John, Jr.; Alexander, Frank S. Num Pages: 840 pages. BIC Classification: HRCX6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1407.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 840
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231133586
- ISBN
- 9780231133586
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.16
€ 168.16
Hardback. While philosophy is experienced at admiring, resenting, celebrating, and, at times, renouncing language, philosophers have rarely succeeded in being intimate with it. This book argues that philosophy's concern with abstract forms of linguistic meaning and the objective, propositional nature of language has obscured the singular human voice. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 diagram. BIC Classification: CFA; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231133500
- ISBN
- 9780231133500
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.13
€ 81.13
Offers ways of thinking about the origins of Christian identity. This book reveals the centrality of ethnicity and race in early definitions of Christianity. It considers the use of 'ethnic reasoning' to depict Christianness as more than a set of shared religious practices and beliefs. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231133340
- ISBN
- 9780231133340
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.93
€ 141.93
Presents fresh ways of understanding the rise and fall of the Soviet Union and the Communist phenomenon. This book engages the work of prominent historians Martin Malia and Francois Furet and shows how their emphasis on 'illusion' and ideology led to their failure to understand the logic and workings of the Communist Party. Translator(s): Bourg, Julian. Series: Columbia Studies in Political Thought / Political History. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; JPFC; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 542. Communism and the Dilemmas of Democracy. Series: Columbia Studies in Political Thought / Political History. 224 pages. Presents fresh ways of understanding the rise and fall of the Soviet Union and the Communist phenomenon. This book engages the work of prominent historians Martin Malia and Francois Furet and shows how their emphasis on 'illusion' and ideology led to their failure to understand the logic and workings of the Communist Party. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HBJD; JPFC; JPHV. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 20. Weight: 542. Translator(s): Bourg, Julian.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231133005
- ISBN
- 9780231133005
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.03
€ 71.03
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
€ 94.97
€ 94.97
Considers the journeys and worldviews of medieval pilgrims. This book also reveals the complex interactions between Christians, Jews, and Muslims in the Holy Land. It considers the pilgrims' conflicted, frequently simplistic, views of their Muslim hosts and their social and religious practices. Translator(s): Wilson, Donald W. Num Pages: 312 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3H; HBJF1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 166 x 25. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231132305
- ISBN
- 9780231132305
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.12
€ 101.12
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
€ 136.47
€ 136.47
Marking the centennial of the founding of Columbia University's school of journalism, this candid history of the school's evolution is set against the backdrop of the ongoing debate over whether journalism can-or should-be taught in America's universities. Num Pages: 337 pages, 32 Photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBT; JNMN; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 239 x 27. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 337
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231130905
- ISBN
- 9780231130905
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.61
€ 95.61
Explores the shift away from liberation theology that dominated Latin American missionization to the 'theology of inculturation,' which upholds the beliefs and practices of Aymara culture as indigenous expressions of Christianity. It addresses questions in cultural anthropology, religious studies, post-colonial studies, and globalization studies. Num Pages: 376 pages, 26 photos, 5 maps, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; HRCC7; HRCX7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231130684
- ISBN
- 9780231130684
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.43
€ 148.43
Paperback. Offering an account of works by Charles Dickens, Charlotte Bronte, George Eliot, Robert Browning, and Joseph Conrad, this title explains why many Victorians nursed a hostile vision of man and society and how misanthropy - once a means of conveying integrity and justified disdain of society's excesses - turned immoral and quasi-criminal. Num Pages: 224 pages, 23 illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; DSK; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; HPS; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231130653
- ISBN
- 9780231130653
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.38
€ 42.38
The experience of the divine in India has three components, sight, performance, and sound. One in a trilogy of books that include Diana Eck's Darsan: Seeing the Divine in India, and Susan L. Schwartz's Rasa: Performing the Divine in India, Mantra presents an introduction to the use of sound-mantra-in the practice of Indian religion. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1KBB; HRK; HRLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 165. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231129602
- ISBN
- 9780231129602
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 128.96
€ 128.96
Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: HRG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231129541
- ISBN
- 9780231129541
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 101.04
€ 101.04
Explores the story of crypto-Jews and the tenuous preservation of Jewish rituals and traditions in Mexico and New Mexico. This title provides an account of the economic, social, and religious lives of crypto-Jews during the colonial period and after the annexation of New Mexico by the United States in 1846. Num Pages: 376 pages, 12 maps; 16 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231129367
- ISBN
- 9780231129367
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 129.57
€ 129.57
Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 162 x 31. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231129220
- ISBN
- 9780231129220
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.04
€ 32.99
€ 29.04
Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231129046
- ISBN
- 9780231129046
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 129.45
€ 129.45