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Paperback. Traces both the history of civil rights and black power politics as well as the history of suburbanization and home-owner politics. This work shows that racial inequities in both New Deal and Great Society liberalism precipitated local struggles over land, jobs, taxes, and race within postwar metropolitan development. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 408 pages, 30 halftones. 8 tables. 11 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSL; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691124865
ISBN
9780691124865
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 31.01

Paperback. Tells the dramatic story of how the nation's second-largest city completed a major reform of its government in the face of a deeply threatening movement for secession by the San Fernando Valley. The afterword by the author analyzes the 2005 election of Los Angeles's first modern Latino mayor, Antonio Villaraigosa. Num Pages: 352 pages, 12 halftones. 23 tables. 2 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JFSG; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691126036
ISBN
9780691126036
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.64

Hardback. Rocked by a flurry of high-profile sex discrimination lawsuits in the 1990s, Wall Street was supposed to have cleaned up its act. It hasn't. This work serves as an indictment of how America's financial capital has swept enduring discriminatory practices under the rug. Num Pages: 272 pages, 4 line illus. 8 tables. BIC Classification: JFSJ; KJMV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691126432
ISBN
9780691126432
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.30

Paperback. Teaches you that the criminal justice system may actually be making the problem of domestic violence worse. Addressing the real dynamics of intimate abuse and incorporating proven methods of restorative justice, this work focuses on healing and transformation rather than shame or punishment. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE3; JFSJ; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691127729
ISBN
9780691127729
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.52

Paperback. Talks about the subject of race relations in Brazil. This book seeks to understand the reality of race in Brazil and how well it squares with the traditional and revisionist views of race relations. It seeks to understand some of the political pathologies of buying too readily into unexamined ideas about race relations. Num Pages: 336 pages, 27 line illus. 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691127927
ISBN
9780691127927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 31.10

Hardback. On September 6, 1848, Abraham Ber Pilpel entered the kitchen of Rabbi Abraham Kohn and his family and poured arsenic in the soup that was being prepared for their dinner. Within hours, the rabbi and his infant daughter were dead. This book tells the story of the murder, the trial that followed, and the political and religious fallout of both. Num Pages: 160 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DV; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691128436
ISBN
9780691128436
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 31.01

Paperback. Written by a pioneer in the field of Middle Eastern women's history, this book presents a concise and comprehensive history of the lives of the region's women since the rise of Islam. It shows why hostile or apologetic responses are completely inadequate to the diversity and richness of the lives of Middle Eastern women. Num Pages: 432 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 232 x 16. Weight in Grams: 638.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691128634
ISBN
9780691128634
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.24
€ 42.14

Hardback. Challenging the widespread 'separatist imagination' behind partition, this book demonstrates the ways in which works of Jewish and Arab literature reject simple notions of separatism and instead display configurations of identity that emphasize the presence of alterity within the self - the Jew within the Arab, and the Arab within the Jew. Series: Translation/Transnation. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFSL; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691128757
ISBN
9780691128757
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.07
€ 51.06

Hardback. Poland suffered an exceedingly brutal Nazi occupation during the Second World War - close to five million Poles were killed. This book attempts to answer the question: How was anti-Semitism possible in Poland after the war? It argues that postwar Polish anti-Semitism cannot be understood simply as a continuation of prewar attitudes. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBLW3; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 163 x 32. Weight in Grams: 648.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691128788
ISBN
9780691128788
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.48

Paperback. Demonstrates that modern theories of freedom are susceptible to gender and class analysis and they must be analyzed in terms of gender and class in order to be understood. Through readings of major and minor works of Hobbes, Locke, Kant, and Mill, this book examines the gender and class foundations of the modern understanding of freedom. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
354
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691129891
ISBN
9780691129891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.81

Paperback. Presents a synthetic history of the family in Germany and northern France during the High Middle Ages. Concentrating on the special roles of mothers and children, this book advances efforts to write a comparative Jewish-Christian social history. It provides an analysis of the history of Jewish families in medieval Ashkenaz. Series: Jews, Christians and Muslims from the Ancient to the Modern World. Num Pages: 320 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691130293
ISBN
9780691130293
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.55

Paperback. In the summer of 1909, the gruesome murder of nineteen-year-old Elsie Sigel sent shock waves through New York City and the nation at large. Through the lens of this unsolved murder, this work offers a snapshot of social and sexual relations between Chinese and non-Chinese populations in turn-of-the-century New York City. Num Pages: 320 pages, 23 halftones. 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL1; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Second Printing
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691130484
ISBN
9780691130484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 31.03

Paperback. Zionism was inspired as a movement - one driven by the search for a homeland for the stateless and persecuted Jewish people. Yet, it trampled the rights of the Arabs in Palestine, and became so controversial that it defies understanding and trumps reasoned public debate. This book aims to analyze the messianic fervor of Zionism. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFSR1; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 352 x 15. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691130682
ISBN
9780691130682
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.41

Paperback. Presents the thought of the founding fathers and key intellectual leaders of Hindu nationalism from the time of the British Raj. This book reveals how the "Hindutuva" movement approaches key issues of Indian politics. It covers such important topics as secularism, religious conversion, relations with Muslims, education, and Hindu identity. Editor(s): Jaffrelot, Christophe. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRG; JFSR; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 26. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691130989
ISBN
9780691130989
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.67

Paperback. Brings together some of the leading writers and scholars on urban America to offer perspectives on how to sustain prosperous, livable cities in fast-evolving economy. Drawing on the research in the social sciences, this book explores optimal ways to manage the modern city and proposes solutions to some of the most pressing urban problems. Editor(s): Inman, Robert P. Num Pages: 432 pages, 53 line illus. 36 tables. BIC Classification: AMVD; JFSG; KCU; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691131054
ISBN
9780691131054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.24
€ 42.23

Hardback. Uncovers the rapidly disappearing vestiges of the Jews of western Ukraine, who were rounded up and murdered by the Nazis during World War II with help from the local populace. This travelogue reveals the erasure of the Jews and their removal from public memory, a blatant act of forgetting done in the service of a aggressive Ukrainian nationalism. Num Pages: 288 pages, 60 halftones. 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; HBJD; HBTB; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 220 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
First Edition / First Printing
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691131214
ISBN
9780691131214
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.32

Paperback. Tells the story of how troubled race relations among American occupation soldiers, and black-white mixing within Germany, shaped German notions of race after 1945. This book explores how racial ideologies are altered through transnational contact accompanying war and regime change, even in the intimate areas of sex and reproduction. Num Pages: 288 pages, 17 halftones. 1 line illus. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBLW3; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691133799
ISBN
9780691133799
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.72

Paperback. In the 1930s, fewer than one in one hundred US labor union members were African American. By 1980, the figure was more than one in five. This book explores the politics and history that led to this integration of organized labor. It also tells the story about how the Democratic Party unintentionally sowed the seeds of labor's decline. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 224 pages, 4 halftones. 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JPL; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691134659
ISBN
9780691134659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.24
€ 42.32

Paperback. Traces the role of the Shi'is in the struggle raging among Muslims for the soul of Islam. This book shows that in contrast to the growing militancy among Sunni groups since the 1990s, Shi'is have shifted their focus from confrontation to accommodation with the West. It addresses the crucial importance of Shi'is to US endeavors. Num Pages: 248 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFSR2; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691134789
ISBN
9780691134789
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.47

Paperback. After the 1979 revolution, Iranian leaders transformed the state into an Islamic republic. This title explores how Iranian women understand their rights. It reveals that the postrevolutionary republic blended practices of a liberal republic with Islamic principles of equality. Num Pages: 280 pages, 1 line illus. BIC Classification: 1FBN; JFSJ1; JFSR2; JHMC; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691135472
ISBN
9780691135472
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

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