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Hardback. Offering a rich and insightful road map of Asian American history as it has evolved over more than 200 years, this book marks the first systematic attempt to take stock of this field of study. Series: Columbia Guides to American History and Cultures. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; GTB; HBJK; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 180 x 27. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231115100
ISBN
9780231115100
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.32

Hardback. Each year, more than 2.5 million cases of battering are reported in the Unites States. This book describes how sixteen women got away for good. It recounts not only the stories of their abuse but also the women's life histories leading up to the battering and the resources they drew upon to escape. It helps women discover solutions to problems. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE3; JFSJ1; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231116480
ISBN
9780231116480
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.03

Hardback. In an increasingly diverse social environment, misunderstandings often arise between practitioners in helping professions and clients from different backgrounds. This work investigates the culturally specific beliefs and child-rearing practices of five racial/ethnic groups in America. Editor(s): Webb, Nancy Boyd. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JFSL; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231118187
ISBN
9780231118187
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.21

Paperback. A fresh, multicultural reading of the work of women writers of the Progressive era that places their fiction in the context of their reform journalism and political activism. Num Pages: 256 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ1; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 174 x 12. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231118514
ISBN
9780231118514
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 30.87

Hardback. Is there such a thing as "girl culture"? This text argues that both "girls" and "culture" as ideas are too problematic to fulfil any useful role in theorizing about the emergence of feminine adolescence in popular culture. Instead, a Foucauldian genealogy is presented and explored. Num Pages: 352 pages, 13 photos. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ1; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231119122
ISBN
9780231119122
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.13

Paperback. Many urban residents, especially persons of colour, are or have been involved in the juvenile and/or criminal justice system. This volume discusses correctional supervision and the needs of individuals. It aims to address the strengths of individuals and how can they can be capitalized on. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JKSN; JKVQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231120418
ISBN
9780231120418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.17

Paperback. Segal analyzes Asian immigration to the U.S., including immigrants' reasons for leaving their countries, their attraction to the U.S., the issues they face in contemporary U.S. society, and the history of public attitudes and policy toward them. Num Pages: 480 pages, 4 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231120838
ISBN
9780231120838
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.59

Hardback. Yosano Akiko (1878-1942) was highly a acclaimed Japanese poet and translator from classical Japanese. She was also a prominent feminist. In 1928 she was invited to travel around areas with a strong Japanese presence in China's northeast. This is her account of that journey. Translator(s): Fogel, Joshua A. Num Pages: 128 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; 3JJG; GTB; JFSJ1; WTH; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231123181
ISBN
9780231123181
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.69

Hardback. Though finely tuned to the particular local traditions that have defined the boundaries of globalization for Czech men and women, this text also offers a general thesis about the inextricable linkages between political and economic changes and gender identities. Num Pages: 272 pages, 24 illus. BIC Classification: 1DVKC; 3JJP; JFSJ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 13. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231127141
ISBN
9780231127141
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.78

paperback. Al Qaida, Taliban, Pakistani Deobandis - all of these groups are based in Pakistan, which continues to serve as regional hub for Islamist movements and their terrorist offshoots. This book investigates and explains gestation of interlinked radical Islamist networks of Pakistan, Central Asia, and Afghanistan, out of which Al Qaida emerged. Series: The CERI Series in Comparative Politics & International Studies. Num Pages: 92 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1FKP; HBJF; HBLW3; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 127 x 203 x 8. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
92
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231133654
ISBN
9780231133654
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.88

Hardback. Argues that Islamic revival, or "re-Islamization," results from the efforts of westernized Muslims to assert their identity in a non-Muslim context. This book provides a comparison of several transnational movements, whether peaceful, like Tablighi Jama'at and the Islamic brotherhoods, or violent, like Al Qaeda. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSR2; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 146 x 28. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231134989
ISBN
9780231134989
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.23

Hardback. Aiming to provide a corrective to the rhetoric of suspicion and fear surrounding discussions of Muslims in the United States, this book emphasizes Muslims' continuing impact on American society and culture. It also includes records from the large-scale migrations of the 1880s; and racial, ethnic, and religious trends of the 1960s. Editor(s): Curtis, Edward E., IV. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 35. Weight in Grams: 798.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231139564
ISBN
9780231139564
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 165.39

Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JKSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231172202
ISBN
9780231172202
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.14

Hardback. Series: Nonfictions. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; APFA; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231178907
ISBN
9780231178907
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.49

Paperback. Talks about how we can develop community and create convivial and sustainable places in the face of disjointed and fast-paced growth. This work offers strategies for reclaiming and repairing our neighborhoods and cities, which are increasingly dominated by fear and disintegration and the automobile. Series: Samuel and Althea Stroum Books. Num Pages: 344 pages, 80 photos. BIC Classification: AMVD; JFSG; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 216 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295975900
ISBN
9780295975900
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.76

Paperback. This book brings overdue recognition to the artistry and craftsmanship of the Plateau Indians by focusing on the remarkable collection amassed by the late Doris Swayze Bounds, an Oregon banker, who grew up among the Native people. Many of the items in her collection came to her as gifts from her Indian friends. 280 illustrations, 48 in color. Editor(s): Harless, Susan E. Num Pages: 176 pages, 280 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACBK; AFTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295976730
ISBN
9780295976730
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.89

Paperback. In most parts of highland Ecuador, people still identify themselves as indigenous and as belonging to a particular ethnic subgroup by the clothes and ornaments they wear. This book offers insight into the role of costume-clothing, jewelry, and bodily adornment - in a society changing from a subsistence economy to one based on wage income. Editor(s): Rowe, Ann Pollard. Series: Samuel and Althea Stroum Books. Num Pages: 400 pages, 286 illus. BIC Classification: 1KLSE; AKTA; JFCK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 204 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1225.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295977423
ISBN
9780295977423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 86.40

Paperback. A study of autobiographies as sources for Jewish history. Series: Samuel & Althea Stroum Lectures in Jewish Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 165 x 13. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295984162
ISBN
9780295984162
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

paperback. A personal memoir of the author and tribal history. It teaches us about the author's people, the Kiksht-speaking Eastern Chinookans, who lived and worked for centuries connected to the rhythms and resources of the great fishing grounds of the Columbia River at Five Mile Rapids. Series: Samuel and Althea Stroum Books. Num Pages: 120 illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 181 x 16. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295984841
ISBN
9780295984841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.10

Paperback. Examines the negotiations and controversies that took place during the planning and construction of The Dalles Dam and the profound impact the project had on both the Indian community of Celilo Village and the non-Indian town of The Dalles, intertwined with local concerns that affected the entire American West. Series: Emil and Kathleen Sick Series in Western History and Biography. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15 photos. BIC Classification: 1KB; GTB; JFSL9; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 351.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295985466
ISBN
9780295985466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.14

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 35 illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; BG; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 4531 x 13. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295986708
ISBN
9780295986708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.29

Paperback. Yup'ik elders of southwest Alaska recall, "Our ancestors were never heavy with a tool kit." They carried in their minds what they needed to live rich lives in the harsh environment of the Bering Sea coast. This volume gives readers a sense of the complexity and variety of Yup'ik tools and technology. Editor(s): Fienup-Riordan, Ann. Translator(s): Meade, Marie. Num Pages: 360 pages, 60 illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; 2JN; CF; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 180 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1044.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295987804
ISBN
9780295987804
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.26

Paperback. Offers the history of the Pacific Northwest's Columbia River Indians - the defiant River People whose ancestors refused to settle on the reservations established for them in central Oregon and Washington. This book traces the waxing and waning of Columbia River Indian identity from the mid-nineteenth until the late twentieth century. Series: Emil and Kathleen Sick Series in Western History and Biography. Num Pages: 320 pages, 18 illus. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFSL9; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295990200
ISBN
9780295990200
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.66

Hardback. This remarkable account, written by Charles Wilkinson, one of the nation's most respected experts in tribal law and history, is rich in the Indian voice and grounded in extensive research that includes oral tradition and personal interviews. Num Pages: 576 pages, 100 illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6466 x 4531 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1225.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295990668
ISBN
9780295990668
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.83

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