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Hardback. Including the classics of the genre as well as rare period pieces by African Americans and women, and northern and southern patriotic verse and songs, The Columbia Book of Civil War Poetry paints the background of the conflict and its literature, with each poem introduced by a compelling vignette. Editor(s): Frome, Keith. Num Pages: 543 pages, 53 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DC; DSBF; DSC; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 210 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1362.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 543
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231100021
- ISBN
- 9780231100021
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.37
€ 46.99
€ 33.37
Hardback. The black church has always played a vital role in urban US settings. This study examines the impact of the church on blacks and the church's efforts to meet the arduous demands and sacrifices of urban life. It explores the ministers' role of leadership in African-American communities. Series: The Columbia History of Urban Life. Num Pages: 297 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC9; JFSG; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 297
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231099806
- ISBN
- 9780231099806
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.60€ 79.66
€ 104.60
€ 79.66
Paperback. Originally published in 1932, this treatise attempts to demonstrate that Karl Marx was a systematic thinker who developed a sound set of philosophical principles. The author explains how Marx engaged Hegel and his disciples in order to develop the notion of the dialectic. Series: A Morningside Book S. Num Pages: 335 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- Columbia University Press Morningside ed
- Number of pages
- 335
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231096652
- ISBN
- 9780231096652
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 30.78
€ 43.99
€ 30.78
Hardback. This volume addresses the cases that the American Supreme Court heard between 1790 to 1795, with the exception of suits against states. It contains a selection of documents and discussions of the legal practice of the period. Each case is treated as a narrative history. Editor(s): Marcus, Maeva; Perry, James R. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 51. Weight in Grams: 953.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231088732
- ISBN
- 9780231088732
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.17
€ 186.17
Hardback. Num Pages: 412 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GBC; HBTB; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 33. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1970
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 412
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231088510
- ISBN
- 9780231088510
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.58€ 111.05
€ 148.58
€ 111.05
Hardback. Num Pages: 766 pages. BIC Classification: HBT; HRQX2; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 200. Weight in Grams: 908.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1953
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 766
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231087988
- ISBN
- 9780231087988
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.85€ 75.66
€ 99.85
€ 75.66
Paperback. In the sphere of religion Dr. Blau describes the adjustments that Judaism has made in the past two centuries-adjustments that allow both change and continuity within an age-old tradition. He deals in order of their emergence with the religion's major branches (Reform, Neo-Orthodox, and Conservative) and appraises the Zionist movement. Num Pages: 217 pages. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 205 x 134 x 16. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1972
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 217
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231086684
- ISBN
- 9780231086684
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.64
€ 46.99
€ 33.64
Paperback. Han Fei Tzu (280?-233 BC) was a prince of the ruling house of Han. A representative of the Fa-chia, or legalist, school of philosophy, he produced the final exposition of its theories. His handbook deals with the problem of preserving and strengthening the state. Translator(s): Watson, B. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 134 pages. BIC Classification: HPDF; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 196 x 10. Weight in Grams: 181.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1964
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231086097
- ISBN
- 9780231086097
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.36
€ 30.99
€ 22.36
Hardback. Offers the best essays from the acclaimed collection originally published in French. This monumental work examines how and why events and figures become a part of a people's collective memory, how rewriting history can forge new paradigms of cultural identity, and how the meaning attached to an event can become as significant as the event itself. Editor(s): Nora, Pierre; Kritzman, Lawrence D.; Goldhammer, Arthur. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 642 pages, 140 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBJD; J. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 183 x 252 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1460. The Construction of the French Past. Conflicts and Divisions. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. 642 pages, 140 black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Nora, Pierre; Kritzman, Lawrence D.; Goldhammer, Arthur. Offers the best essays from the acclaimed collection originally published in French. This monumental work examines how and why events and figures become a part of a people's collective memory, how rewriting history can forge new paradigms of cultural identity, and how the meaning attached to an event can become as significant as the event itself. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBJD; J. Dimension: 183 x 252 x 30. Weight: 1352.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- Subsequent
- Number of pages
- 642
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231084048
- ISBN
- 9780231084048
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.70€ 56.67
€ 73.70
€ 56.67
Paperback. Pan Ku's celebrated and influential History of the Former Han has been a model for dynastic history since its appearance in the first century A.D.Burton Watson has translated ten chapters from the biography section, including the lives of imperial princes, generals, officials, and some lesser figures. Translator(s): Watson, Burton. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 282 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1QDA; HBJF; HBLA; HBTB; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231083546
- ISBN
- 9780231083546
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 30.89
€ 43.99
€ 30.89
Hardback. This text paints a picture of Roosevelt and the American decade he has come to define. The book investigates the many facets of Roosevelt's politics and personality that inspired a nation to believe that the presidency had been reborn. Num Pages: 377 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 377
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231082983
- ISBN
- 9780231082983
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.86€ 89.47
€ 118.86
€ 89.47
Paperback. Walzer defends the trial and execution of Louis XVI as necessary, since it not only tried to destroy mystique and divine right, but also required the deputies to fully explain their guiding philosophies and applied the rules of judicial process to establish equality before the law. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231082594
- ISBN
- 9780231082594
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 30.87
€ 43.99
€ 30.87
Paperback. Against the historical background of slavery and colonialism, this study investigates how white and Afro-Caribbean women writers have responded to feminist, abolitionist and post-emancipationist issues. It aims to reveal a relationship between colonial exploitation and female sexual oppression. Num Pages: 175 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; HBTQ; HBTR; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 175
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231082235
- ISBN
- 9780231082235
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.32
€ 37.99
€ 27.32
Hardback. Bulliet abandons the historian's habit of viewing Islamic history "from the center," that is, focusing on the rise and fall of imperial dynasties. Instead, he derives an understanding of how and why Islam became -- and continues to be -- so rooted in the social structure of the vast majority of people who lived far from the political locus and did not see the caliphate as essential in their lives. Num Pages: 236 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1Q; HBG; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231082181
- ISBN
- 9780231082181
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.56€ 97.24
€ 129.56
€ 97.24
Hardback. Reconstructing the often volatile US-Israeli relationship, this study examines the extent to which various coercive measures made by the USA between 1953 and 1991 proved effective in influencing Israeli policy. Num Pages: 312 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJF1; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231081849
- ISBN
- 9780231081849
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.83€ 62.02
€ 80.83
€ 62.02
Paperback. A highly provocative and original volume that examines the issues, themes, and difficulties emerging out of the new anthropological concern with history. Num Pages: 428 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; HBAH; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 148 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 436
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231079211
- ISBN
- 9780231079211
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 35.96
€ 50.99
€ 35.96
Paperback. With the breakup of the Soviet Union and the subsequent creation of the Commonwealth of Independent States, the nationality question has assumed central importance. In this collection of essays, twelve leading specialists analyze the current situation. Num Pages: 321 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; HBJD; HBLW3; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 226 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 321
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231078955
- ISBN
- 9780231078955
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Paperback. This examination of the events of the Iranian Revolution highlights class politics and the contention for power within the context of changing ideological relations between the state and civil society. The author characterizes the post-revolutionay order as a Third World variant of fascism. Num Pages: 346 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBTV; JFC; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 346
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231078672
- ISBN
- 9780231078672
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 30.87
€ 43.99
€ 30.87
Paperback. The book is a series of twenty-three linked interpretive essays on the most significant developments in modern times--ranging from athletics to art, the economy to the environment. Editor(s): Bulliet, Richard W. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; GBC; HBG; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 231 x 41. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 672
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231076296
- ISBN
- 9780231076296
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.49€ 42.00
€ 53.49
€ 42.00
Hardback. The book is a series of twenty-three linked interpretive essays on the most significant developments in modern times--ranging from athletics to art, the economy to the environment. Editor(s): Bulliet, Richard W. Num Pages: 672 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; GBC; HBG; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1089.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 672
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231076289
- ISBN
- 9780231076289
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.58€ 111.34
€ 148.58
€ 111.34