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Paperback. New York is the oldest continually occupied city in America, with hundreds of place names offering a guide to the city's history. This book traces the origins of the names of Manhattan's streets, avenues, parks and corners, from it's life as a Dutch trading port to a modern, multicultural city. Num Pages: 207 pages, 12 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; GBC; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBLW; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 207
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814727126
- ISBN
- 9780814727126
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.09
€ 27.09
Paperback. In this work Eric M. Freedman re-examines four of the United States Supreme Court's most important habeas corpus rulings. He uncovers new original sources and tells the stories of the cases. He then presents an interpretation that rewrites the conventional view. Num Pages: 243 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 351.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reissue
- SKU
- V9780814727188
- ISBN
- 9780814727188
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.63
€ 33.99
€ 33.63
Paperback. Turns to the past to trace the cultural history of computers. The author charts the struggles to define the meanings of these machines over more than a century, from the failure of Charles Babbage's "difference engine" in the 19th century to struggles over file swapping, open source software, and the future of online journalism. Num Pages: 275 pages, 32 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFD; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814727409
- ISBN
- 9780814727409
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.63
€ 33.99
€ 33.63
Paperback. According to the 2000 census, foreign-born US residents, together with their American-born children, constitute one fifth of the nation's population. What does this mass immigration mean for America? Nancy Foner, answers this question in her study of comparative immigration. Num Pages: 327 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 170 x 22. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 327
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814727461
- ISBN
- 9780814727461
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.45
€ 32.99
€ 31.45
Paperback. Italian American identity, now a mix of history and fantasy, flesh-and-bone people and all-too-familiar caricature, still has something to teach us. Contending that the media has become the primary vehicle of Italian sensibilities, the author explores a series of books, movies, paintings, and records in ten dramatic vignettes. Series: Nation of Nations. Num Pages: 256 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1KBB; AB; JFCA; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814727478
- ISBN
- 9780814727478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.45
€ 32.99
€ 31.45
Paperback. Sparks a fresh conversation about the war on crime and its consequences Editor(s): Lopez, Ian Haney; Frampton, Mary Louise; Simon, Professor Jonathan. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKS; JKV; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814727614
- ISBN
- 9780814727614
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.45
€ 33.99
€ 30.45
paperback. Provides a synthetic introduction to the historical development, context, theory, and goals of a range of US-born liberation theologies. This title covers: Black Theology, Womanist Theology, Latino/Hispanic Theology, Latina Theology, Asian American Theology, Asian American Feminist Theology, Native American Theology, and Feminist Theology. Editor(s): Floyd-Thomas, Stacey M.; Pinn, Anthony B. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRLB; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814727652
- ISBN
- 9780814727652
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.45
€ 32.99
€ 31.45
Hardcover. A historical examination of the social culture of body image Num Pages: 219 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 219
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780814727683
- ISBN
- 9780814727683
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.53
€ 95.53
Paperback. Considers the conditions of early America which shaped and were shaped by ideals of masculinity Editor(s): Foster, Thomas A. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814727812
- ISBN
- 9780814727812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.83
€ 33.99
€ 30.83
Hardcover. The roaring history of the famed gossip columnist's grip on America's popular and political culture Series: American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, 10. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; JFC; JPFM; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814728239
- ISBN
- 9780814728239
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.95
€ 47.95
Paperback. Analyzes the babysitty, who embodies adult apprehension about girls' pursuit of autonomy and empowerment Num Pages: 336 pages, 22 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JFSP2; JHBK; VFXC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814728956
- ISBN
- 9780814728956
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.63
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Paperback. Urges people to re-examine the jury experience and act on constitutional principles before, during, and after jury service Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; LAS; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814729038
- ISBN
- 9780814729038
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Condition: New
€ 27.09
€ 27.09
Paperback. Editor(s): Guillory, Monique; Green, Richard. Num Pages: 334 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780814730850
- ISBN
- 9780814730850
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.63
€ 33.99
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Paperback. It is an article of faith in America that scientific advances will lead to wondrous progress in our daily lives. From "Star Trek" to "Jurassic Park", the American imagination has always been fascinated by the power of scientific technology. This book provides a look at the intersection of two of America's communities - law and science. Num Pages: 270 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814730911
- ISBN
- 9780814730911
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.45
€ 33.99
€ 30.45
Paperback. "..An excellent and balanced review of the justice's first years on the Court." (National Review) The paperback edition includes a provocative new Afterword by the author bringing the book up to date by assessing Justice Thomas's performance, and the reaction to his decisions, during the last five years. Num Pages: 305 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 305
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New Ed
- SKU
- V9780814731000
- ISBN
- 9780814731000
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.45
€ 33.99
€ 30.45
Paperback. Addressing the plethora of discourses on racial injury, the author offers an interdisciplinary analysis that challenges the reader to rethink nearly every model used in examining race in the US. Series: Critical America Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814731451
- ISBN
- 9780814731451
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.03
€ 28.03
Paperback. "Jim Crow New York" provides readers with both scholarly analysis and access to a series of extraordinary documents, including extensive excerpts from the resonant speeches made at New York's 1821 constitutional convention and additional documents which recover a diversity of voices. Editor(s): Gellman, David Nathaniel; Quigley, David. Num Pages: 353 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 353
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814731505
- ISBN
- 9780814731505
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.63
€ 33.99
€ 33.63
Paperback. "God in Chinatown" is a study of the largest contemporary wave of new immigrants to Chinatown. Since the 1980s, tens of thousands of mostly rural Chinese have migrated from Fuzhou, on China's southeastern coast, to New York's Chinatown. Series: Religion, Race, & Ethnicity. Num Pages: 225 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFSL1; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814731543
- ISBN
- 9780814731543
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.45
€ 32.99
€ 31.45
Paperback. An investigation of how popular modernist writers handled their fame. Num Pages: 243 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; 1KBB; BG; C; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814731604
- ISBN
- 9780814731604
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.63
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€ 33.63
Paperback. Explains how New Orleans became a tourist town, a locale known as much for its excesses as for its quirky Southern charm. This title examines various image-building campaigns and promotional strategies to disseminate a palatable image of New Orleans on a national scale. Num Pages: 288 pages, 29 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; JFC; KNSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814731864
- ISBN
- 9780814731864
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.27
€ 32.99
€ 31.27
hardcover. Only book to discuss the use of legal advocacy to address the issues that affect the intersex community Num Pages: 179 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ; LNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 235 x 22. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 179
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814731895
- ISBN
- 9780814731895
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.95
€ 47.95
Paperback. Explores Filipino American religious institutions as essential locations for empowerment Num Pages: 224 pages, 8 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 1KBB; HRA; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814731970
- ISBN
- 9780814731970
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.45
€ 32.99
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paperback. Every December 12th, thousands of Mexican immigrants gather for the mass at New York City's St Patrick's Cathedral in honour of Our Lady of Guadalupe's feast day. They kiss images of the Virgin, wait for a bishop's blessing - and they also carry signs asking for immigration reform. This book examines this juxtaposition of religion and politics. Num Pages: 256 pages, 26 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JFFN; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814732151
- ISBN
- 9780814732151
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.45
€ 32.99
€ 31.45
Hardcover. Provides a sustained examination and analysis of the factors that lead juries to find defendants "not guilty" Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKVP; LNAA; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814732175
- ISBN
- 9780814732175
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.95
€ 47.95