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Interdisciplinary studies

Paperback. Traces the history of American fears of and attempts to combat propaganda through World War II and up to the Cold War. This book explores how following World War I the social sciences - especially political science and the field of mass communications - identified propaganda as the object of urgent "scientific" study. Series: Columbia Studies in Contemporary American History. Num Pages: 332 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; GTB; HBJK; HBLW3; HBWN; HBWQ; JPVN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231113656
ISBN
9780231113656
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.49

Paperback. An examination of the difference between communication and transmission that stresses technologies and institutions long overlooked in the study of symbols and signs throughout the history of civilizations. Translator(s): Rauth, Eric. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 147 x 11. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231113458
ISBN
9780231113458
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.19

Paperback. This book shows how the international community can be more effective in the war-torn, disaster-scarred regions of the world-and ensure that people in conflict can rebuild their communities after the fighting stops. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: GTJ; JFFC; JKSR; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 175 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231112796
ISBN
9780231112796
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.99

Paperback. Editor(s): Posey, Darrell A.; Balick, Michael J. Series: Biology and Resource Management Series. Num Pages: 392 pages, 16 illus. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; GTF; RNC; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231105897
ISBN
9780231105897
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 35.50

Paperback. This study examines the disparities between the two dominant American political-military approaches to the use of force as an instrument of foreign policy. Case studies illustrate how the basic disagreements between the two approaches influence policy-making and military decisions. Num Pages: 485 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTJ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 28. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
502
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231096577
ISBN
9780231096577
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.70

Hardback. Num Pages: 228 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTC; JPQ; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 190 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231070645
ISBN
9780231070645
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.09
€ 62.02

Hardback. Num Pages: 273 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1960
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
1st edition, assumed
Number of pages
273
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231024723
ISBN
9780231024723
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.90
€ 84.69

Paperback. Illustrates the cultural significance of film and its power as a vehicle for social change. This book reveals the intricacies of the cultural movement and explores its connections to other art forms such as photography, drama, and literature. It looks at the cultural history of Chinese through the lens of this seminal moment in Shanghai cinema. Series: Cinema and Modernity. Num Pages: 456 pages, 95 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; APF; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 285 x 31. Weight in Grams: 786.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226982380
ISBN
9780226982380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 40.29

Paperback. Argues that, where neoliberal policies have fostered social division rather than security and prosperity, Muedans have, in fact, used sorcery discourse to assess and sometimes overturn reforms, advancing alternative visions of a world transformed. Num Pages: 336 pages, 31 halftones, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFMQ; GTB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 169 x 22. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226894058
ISBN
9780226894058
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 226 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; GTC; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226875064
ISBN
9780226875064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.29

Paperback. A historical account of the Women Strike for Peace movement. Amy Swerdlow, a founding member of WSP, restores to the record a chapter on American politics and women's studies. She traces WSP's triumphs, its problems, and its legacy for the women's movement and American society. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 326 pages, 32 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTJ; HBTB; JFFK; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 241 x 25. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226786360
ISBN
9780226786360
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.38

Hardback. Under the tutelage of the World Bank, developing countries have experienced lower growth and rising inequality. This book argues that the institution is plagued by a myopic, neoclassical mindset that wrongly focuses on individual rationality and downplays the social and political contexts that can either facilitate development. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 halftone, 2 line drawings, 13 tables. BIC Classification: GTF; KCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 171 x 30. Weight in Grams: 616.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226771670
ISBN
9780226771670
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.23
€ 77.43

Paperback. This work explains why and how more than 100,000 US citizens demonstrated their protests against the Reagan administration's policy of sponsoring wars in Nicaragua and El Salvador. The book concentrates on the peace movements of Witness for Peace, Sanctuary and the Pledge of Resistance. Num Pages: 484 pages, 12 halftones, 1 map, 21 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLC; GTJ; JPQ; JPS; JPWF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
484
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226763361
ISBN
9780226763361
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.01

Paperback. Considering the ways the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 have been aestheticized, exploited, and appropriated, this title examines the complex and paradoxical character of American public discourse since then. Calling for a sustained cultural and theoretical analysis, it considers these events with a perspective grounded in the humanities. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; GTC; JMH; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 181 x 10. Weight in Grams: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226759395
ISBN
9780226759395
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.19

Paperback. What did it mean to be a man in colonial Latin America? This work provides a comprehensive analysis of how males, and specifically homosexual males, were represented in ares under both Spanish and Portugese control. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; GTB; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226757049
ISBN
9780226757049
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.71

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTC; JH; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226736679
ISBN
9780226736679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.79

Paperback. Uncovering the verbal and nonverbal patterns in the bearing of news on everyday conversations, as well as hospitals and other settings, Maynard shows how people give and receive good or bad news, how they come to realize the news and share it with others. Num Pages: 320 pages, 4 halftones, 2 charts, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: GTC; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226511955
ISBN
9780226511955
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 36.58

Paperback. Lary May offers a reexamination of the connections between national politics and Hollywood movies, and an interpretation of American culture from the New Deal through the Cold War. Num Pages: 364 pages, 69 halftones, 31 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJ; APFA; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 167 x 23. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226511634
ISBN
9780226511634
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.80

Paperback. Zine Magubane tracks colonial images of blackness from South Africa to England and back again to reveal the often overlooked links among ideologies of race, class, and gender. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1HFMS; GTB; HB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226501772
ISBN
9780226501772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.51

Hardcover. Establishing the fundamental importance of geography in both the generation and the consumption of scientific knowledge, this work does so with historical examples of the many places where science has been practised. Num Pages: 248 pages, 31 halftones, 5 maps. BIC Classification: GT; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226487229
ISBN
9780226487229
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.30

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