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Paperback. An expansive introduction to the development of African American religion and theology. From the time of slavery up to modern day, the text addresses a broad diversity of African American religion and traces their transition to various forms of Christianity. Editor(s): Murphy, Larry G. Series: Religion, Race, & Ethnicity. Num Pages: 450 pages, 31ill. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; GTB; HBTB; HRCC99; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 26. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814755815
ISBN
9780814755815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.80

Paperback. Black literary production during the 19th century was dominated by the issues of slavery, racial subjugation, abolitionist politics and liberation. This book examines how those authors bore witness to the experiences they described. Num Pages: 207 pages, 1 halftone (about the author). BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
207
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814756058
ISBN
9780814756058
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.18

paperback. A detailed history of behaviourism in American psychology. The author sets out to balance the investigation of individual theorists and their contributions with analysis of the structures of assumption which underlie behavourist psychology. Series: Qualitative Studies in Psychology. Num Pages: 246 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCX; JMAL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814756126
ISBN
9780814756126
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Paperback. If American journalism were a religion, as it has been called, then its supreme deity would be "objectivity." This book draws on high profile cases, showing the degree to which journalism and its evolving commitment to objectivity altered - and in some cases limited - the public's understanding of events and issues. Num Pages: 200 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780814756140
ISBN
9780814756140
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.18

Paperback. The American Revolution was a struggle not only for independence, but for the lands of American Indians. This is an account of the events surrounding the scorched-earth campaign against the Iroquois of New York and the eastern territories in 1779. Num Pages: 264 pages, 25 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 365.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814756232
ISBN
9780814756232
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.45

Paperback. A documentary history of welfare policy in the U.S. Editor(s): Mink, Gwendolyn; Solinger, Rickie. Num Pages: 817 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1435.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
817
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814756546
ISBN
9780814756546
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.08

Paperback. In this anthology drug policy expert David Musto chronicles the rise and fall and rise again of the most popular mind altering substances in the United States: alcohol, marijuana, cocaine and opiates. Num Pages: 574 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; JFFH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 177 x 254 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1016.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
574
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814756638
ISBN
9780814756638
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.63

Paperback. Argues that fears of immigrant crime are largely unfounded, as immigrants are themselves often more likely to be the victims of discrimination, stigmatization, and crime. This book covers a variety of immigrant groups - mainly from Asia, the Caribbean, and Latin America - and topics, such as: victimization, racial conflict, drugs, gangs, and more. Editor(s): Martinez, Ramiro, Jr.; Valenzuela, Abel, Jr. Series: New Perspectives in Crime, Deviance, and Law. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JFSL; JKVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 225 x 18. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
Annotated
SKU
V9780814757055
ISBN
9780814757055
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.63

paperback. Examines the aspects of childhood in the American colonies between the late sixteenth and late eighteenth centuries. This work contains essays and documents that shed light on the ways in which the process of colonization shaped childhood, and in turn how the experience of children affected life in colonial America. Editor(s): Marten, James. Series: Children and Youth in America. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB; JFSP1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814757161
ISBN
9780814757161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Paperback. Shows that Western suffrage came about as the result of the unsettled state of regional politics, the complex nature of Western race relations, broad alliances between suffragists and farmer-labor-progressive reformers, and sophisticated activism by Western women. This book highlights suffrage racism and elitism as major problems for the movement. Num Pages: 273 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLL; JFSJ1; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
273
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780814757222
ISBN
9780814757222
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Paperback. Offers a fascinating history of a once devastating social problem Num Pages: 336 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JH; HBTB; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
New York University Press
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814757260
ISBN
9780814757260
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Paperback. Presenting a study of African American healing, this work sheds light on a variety of folk practices and traces their development from the time of slavery through the Great Migrations. Through conversations with black Americans, it demonstrates how herbs, charms, and rituals continue folk healing performances. Num Pages: 189 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFHF; VXH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 12. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
189
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814757321
ISBN
9780814757321
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.27

Hardback. A comprehensive sourcebook, telling the story of Jewish radicals over seven decades Series: Goldstein-Goren Series in American Jewish History. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSR1; JPW; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814757437
ISBN
9780814757437
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.67

paperback. Unearths the experiences of and attitudes about children and youth during the decades following the American Revolution Editor(s): Marten, James. Series: Children and Youth in America. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSP1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 395.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814757499
ISBN
9780814757499
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.63

Paperback. This anthology, which covers colonial times to the present, illuminates the diverse and changing roles that American Jewish women have filled. Editor(s): Nadell, Pamela S. Num Pages: 326 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSJ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 22. Weight in Grams: 585.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814758083
ISBN
9780814758083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.63

Paperback. The first book solely devoted to Puerto Rican visability and cultural impact. The author looks as such pop icons as JLo and Ricky Martin as well as West Side Story. Series: Sexual Cultures. Num Pages: 337 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJP; JFC; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
337
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814758182
ISBN
9780814758182
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Paperback. This in-depth study of a Black congregation in Charleston, South Carolina provides a window into the tremendously important yet still largely overlooked world of African American religion as the faith is lived by ordinary believers. Series: Qualitative Studies in Religion Series. Num Pages: 222 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; HRCC9; HRCS; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814758205
ISBN
9780814758205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.54

Paperback. In 1998, a Mexican American woman named Estela Ruiz began seeing visions of the Virgin Mary in south Phoenix. This book traces the spiritual transformation of Ruiz, the development of the community that has sprung up around her, and the international expansion of their message. Series: Qualitative Studies in Religion Series. Num Pages: 291 pages, Black and White. BIC Classification: 1KBBWZ; BGH; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
291
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814758250
ISBN
9780814758250
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.45

Paperback. A fresh perspective on the issues behind everyday street fighting among urban girls. Num Pages: 198 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE; JFSG; JFSJ1; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
198
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814758410
ISBN
9780814758410
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.45

Paperback. Dissects the political debates over contemporary immigration reform in the US Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814758434
ISBN
9780814758434
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.35

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