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Paperback. Who are the real parents of a child? What are the relationships and responsibilities between a child, the woman who carried it to term, and the egg donor? This book charts the response of the law to modern reproductive technology as it transforms our image of the family and is itself transformed by the tide of social forces. Num Pages: 287 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBK; LNDA; LNM; LNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 287
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814719176
- ISBN
- 9780814719176
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.70
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Paperback. Dramatizes how everyday life in the United States intersects with and is influenced by the power of events, on the one hand, and forces of conformity and normalcy on the other. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814718971
- ISBN
- 9780814718971
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.75
€ 32.99
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Paperback. Dioramas and panoramas, freaks and magicians, waxworks and menageries, obscure relics and stuffed animals - a dazzling assortment of curiosities attracted the gaze of the nineteenth-century spectator at the dime museum. This title recaptures this ephemeral and scarcely documented institution of American culture from the margins of history. Num Pages: 214 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASZ; GM; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780814718865
- ISBN
- 9780814718865
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.40
€ 30.99
€ 27.40
Paperback. Firearms have long been at the core of our national narratives. This title documents and analyzes the history of firearms in America, exploring various aspects of gun manufacture, ownership, and use - and importantly, the cultural and political implications which this history reveals. Editor(s): Dizard, Jan E.; Muth, Robert M.; Andrews, Stephen P. Num Pages: 517 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DQ; HBT; JFC; WSXS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1089.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 517
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814718797
- ISBN
- 9780814718797
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.71
€ 33.99
€ 30.71
Hardcover. Explores the cultural construction of ethnic economies and markets, the social dynamics of American race, and the fully transnational history of American wine Series: Nation of Nations. Num Pages: 280 pages, 48 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1KBBWF; HBTB; HBTK; JFFN; KNDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814717387
- ISBN
- 9780814717387
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.26
€ 76.26
Paperback. Examines the religious experiences of the new second generation of immigrants to the US: the children of Asian and Latino immigrants Editor(s): Chen, Carolyn; Jeung, Russell. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JFSL; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814717363
- ISBN
- 9780814717363
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.71
€ 33.99
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Hardcover. The first comprehensive examination of the lives of Jews throughout New York history Editor(s): Rock, Howard B.; Moore, Deborah Dash. Series: City of Promises. Num Pages: 1000 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBJK; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 87. Weight in Grams: 2576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 1000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814717318
- ISBN
- 9780814717318
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.14
€ 112.14
Paperback. Signed into law in July 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) became effective two years later, and court decisions about the law began to multiply in the middle of the decade. This book presents the first legislative history of the enactment of the ADA in Congress and analyzes the first decade of judicial decisions under the act. Num Pages: 245 pages, 17 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFG; LND. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 146 x 16. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814716809
- ISBN
- 9780814716809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Paperback. Features legal scholars from sixteen different religious traditions who contend that religious discourse has an important function in the making, practice, and adjudication of American law, not least because our laws rest upon a framework of religious values. This book also includes topics such as abortion, gay rights, euthanasia, and free speech. Editor(s): Cochran, Robert F., Jr. Num Pages: 299 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRAM; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 299
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814716731
- ISBN
- 9780814716731
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.83
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paperback. Over the years, environmental racism has become the rallying cry for many communities as they discover the contaminations of toxic chemicals and industrial waste in their own backyards. This book shows that even in the post-civil rights era, race and class are key factors in determining the politics of pollution. Num Pages: 275 pages, photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; JFSL3; JPW; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814716588
- ISBN
- 9780814716588
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
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Paperback. Places migrants at the centre of pressing concerns, contending that border crossers have long been vital to social change Series: Nation of Nations. Num Pages: 388 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JFFN; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814716496
- ISBN
- 9780814716496
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.71
€ 33.99
€ 30.71
Paperback. Creef looks at racial profiling Asian Americans over the past 100 years by examining images by well known photographers such as Dorothea Lange and Ansel Adams. Num Pages: 245 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814716229
- ISBN
- 9780814716229
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
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Paperback. Reveals many ways in which congregations are already working, beneath the radar, to care for people in need. This title provides empirical data to social scientists, religious studies scholars, and those involved in the debates over the role of faith-based organizations in faith-based services, and to clergy and congregation members themselves. Num Pages: 329 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCX6; HRLP5; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 329
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814716182
- ISBN
- 9780814716182
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.71
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Paperback. In the annals of American criminal justice, two prisons stand out as icons of institutionalized brutality and deprivation: Alcatraz and Sing Sing. This book takes us on a disturbing and poignant tour of Sing Sing's legendary death house, and introduces us to those whose lives Sing Sing claimed. Num Pages: 200 pages, 100 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 11. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814716168
- ISBN
- 9780814716168
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.40
€ 30.99
€ 27.40
Paperback. Considers the political expression of rap artists within the historical tradition of black nationalism. Interweaving songs and personal interviews with hip-hop artists and activists, Cheney links late 20th-century hip-hop nationalists with their 19th-century spiritual forebears. Num Pages: 222 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGR; JFCA; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814716137
- ISBN
- 9780814716137
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
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Paperback. Gathers together for the first time the best research on religion in contemporary New York City Editor(s): Carnes, Tony; Karpathakis, Anna. Series: Religion, Race, & Ethnicity. Num Pages: 440 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HR; JFSG; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814716014
- ISBN
- 9780814716014
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.71
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€ 30.71
Paperback. A history of adoption in the U.S. Editor(s): Cahn, Naomi R.; Hollinger, Joan H. Num Pages: 349 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKS; LNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 25. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 349
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814715901
- ISBN
- 9780814715901
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.70
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Paperback. The Los Angeles riot of 1992 marked America's first high-profile multiethnic civil unrest. Latinos, Asian Americans, whites, and African Americans were involved as both victims and assailants. Drawing from local as well as international examples, this book present strategies such as coalition building, dispute resolution, and community organizing. Num Pages: 179 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JFSL1; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 179
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814715840
- ISBN
- 9780814715840
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.31
€ 27.99
€ 26.31
Paperback. A lively tour of the United States in the first half of the twentieth century, this book traces the development of America's industrial power and its commercial deployment, at home and abroad. It sets the American story within the dramatic context of the rise and fall of political empires in Europe and Asia and two devastating world wars. Num Pages: 561 pages, 104 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1134.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 561
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814715666
- ISBN
- 9780814715666
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.71
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Paperback. Editor(s): Cohen, Cathy; Jones, Kathy; Tronto, Joan C. Num Pages: 612 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1066.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 612
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814715581
- ISBN
- 9780814715581
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.12
€ 38.99
€ 35.12