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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Explores the practice and meanings of death rituals in poor urban neighborhoods on the outskirts of the southern Mexican city of Oaxaca. This book provides descriptions of the Day of the Dead and other religious practices. It analyzes how the rites and beliefs associated with death shape and reflect poor Oaxacans' values and social identity. Num Pages: 336 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HRCR; JFCA; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 206 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231136891
ISBN
9780231136891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Hardback. Taking stock of contemporary social, cultural, and political currents, this book explores turning points in the history of American intellectual life. It documents how alternative views were chased from the public stage by strategic acts of censorship, including within supposedly dissident wings of the humanities. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 817.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
1st ptg.
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231137300
ISBN
9780231137300
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.89
€ 85.15

Paperback. Taking stock of contemporary social, cultural, and political currents, this book explores turning points in the history of American intellectual life. It documents how alternative views were chased from the public stage by strategic acts of censorship, including within supposedly dissident wings of the humanities. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231137317
ISBN
9780231137317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.28

Paperback. Documents both traditional and contemporary male haunts, such as bars, barbershops, lodges, pool halls, strip clubs, garages, deer camps, megachurches, the basement Barcalounger, and examines their provenance, purpose, and appeal. Num Pages: 264 pages, 79 photographs. BIC Classification: JFCA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 178 x 17. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231137355
ISBN
9780231137355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.15

Hardback. During the women's movement of the 1970s and 1980s, feminists in the United States and Britain reinvented the image of the woman letter writer. They wrote letters, exploring questions of sexuality, separatism, and strategy. This book provides a cultural study of these letters. Series: Gender and Culture Series. Num Pages: 328 pages, 9 b&w figures. BIC Classification: DS; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231137928
ISBN
9780231137928
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.58
€ 79.12

Paperback. Editor(s): Harris, Robert L.; Terborg-Penn, Rosalyn. Series: Columbia Guides to American History and Cultures. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 581.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231138116
ISBN
9780231138116
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 35.96

Hardback. Explores how a popular Islamic media form - the cassette sermon - has profoundly transformed the political geography of the Middle East. Focusing on Cairo's popular neighborhoods, this book highlights the pivotal role these tapes play in an expanding arena of Islamic argumentation and debate - what the author calls an "Islamic counterpublic." Series: Cultures of History. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231138185
ISBN
9780231138185
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.58
€ 79.38

Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; DSBD; JFCX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231138789
ISBN
9780231138789
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.36
€ 50.63

Hardback. Takes on the history of philosophy, viewing it as a history of masculine texts and male problems and questioning its social and legislative conclusions. This work argues that the position of women in philosophy is a question of exclusion by men rather than, as some suggest, of a hypothetically imminent "femininity." Translator(s): Selous, Trista. Num Pages: 392 pages, 0 halftones, 0 color illus., 0 line drawings, 0 tables. BIC Classification: HP; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231138949
ISBN
9780231138949
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.33
€ 82.56

Paperback. Num Pages: 624 pages, 43 illus. BIC Classification: BM; JFSL; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 32. Weight in Grams: 874.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231139113
ISBN
9780231139113
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Hardback. Outlines the steps necessary to engage the contemporary conflict between traditional religious belief and Western secularism. The author believes that the key objective is to build a community that is inclusive without denying the validity of particular commitments. He also criticizes secularists who fail to recognize the role of religion. Series: Leonard Hastings Schoff Lectures. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231139304
ISBN
9780231139304
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.18
€ 63.58

Paperback. Outlines the steps necessary to engage the contemporary conflict between traditional religious belief and Western secularism. The author believes that the key objective is to build a community that is inclusive without denying the validity of particular commitments. He also criticizes secularists who fail to recognize the role of religion. Series: Leonard Hastings Schoff Lectures. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 3JMC; JFFS; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 181.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231139311
ISBN
9780231139311
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.15

Hardback. Introducing students to Chinese society, this CD-ROM features six themes that address issues across several fields in the social sciences and humanities including, unity of diversity; views of time and space; adapting to a changing world; and others. It provides video introductions for each unit; and interactive maps; Web links; and a glossary. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 129 x 147 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231139823
ISBN
9780231139823
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.41
€ 67.37

Hardback. In the mid-1990s, as many as one million North Koreans died in one of the worst famines of the twentieth century. This work presents and account of the famine to date, examining not only the origins and aftermath of the crisis but also the regime's response to outside aid and the effect of its policies on the country's economic future. Num Pages: 368 pages, 59 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; 3JJPR; JFFC1; KCM; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231140003
ISBN
9780231140003
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.58
€ 79.12

Hardback. Editor(s): Lockhart, Lettie L., Ph.D; Danis, Fran S., Ph.D. Series: Foundations of Social Work Knowledge Series. Num Pages: 456 pages, 4 illus., 3 line drawings, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE3; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 32. Weight in Grams: 740.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231140263
ISBN
9780231140263
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.84
€ 90.24

Hardback. Looks at the emotional and organizational dynamics between individuals, couples, and families who provide care, and yet who are also committed to a full time career as a human service professional. This book provides an insight into negotiating social service agencies and other institutions. Editor(s): Beckett, Joyce. Num Pages: 384 pages, 3 illus.; 11 tables. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 374 x 23. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231140607
ISBN
9780231140607
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.84
€ 89.47

Paperback. Editor(s): Jackson, Kenneth T.; Kameny, Fred. Num Pages: 528 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GB; HBJK; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231140638
ISBN
9780231140638
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.82

Hardback. Series: Columbia Studies in International and Global History. Num Pages: 472 pages, 7 illus., 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; JFFN; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 786.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231140768
ISBN
9780231140768
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.53
€ 97.24

Hardback. The denunciation of fundamentalism in France, embodied in the law against the veil and the deportation of imams, has shifted into a systematic attack on Muslims and Islam. This book makes clear that Muslim intellectuals have made it possible for Muslims to live concretely in a secularized world while maintaining the identity of a true believer. Translator(s): Holoch, George. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR2; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 136.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231141024
ISBN
9780231141024
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.68
€ 56.67

Paperback. Covers the 2000 Bush-Gore and 2004 Bush-Kerry debates, including innovations in format and press coverage, and incorporates research into the analysis of televised debates since 1960. This book describes production in painstaking detail, from the selection of questioners to camera angles, from makeup to lighting and set design. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; JFD; JPHL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231141055
ISBN
9780231141055
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.80

Hardback. Combining trenchant historical and political data with absorbing firsthand narratives, this title brings a human dimension to the literature on transracial adoption. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231141369
ISBN
9780231141369
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.82
€ 75.66

Hardback. Editor(s): Tsesis, Alexander. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL3; JPVH1; LNDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231141444
ISBN
9780231141444
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.81
€ 61.86

Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 14 illus. BIC Classification: 1FKB; HRH; JFSJ1; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231141567
ISBN
9780231141567
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.33
€ 82.56

Hardback. Series: Religion and American Culture. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: AB; DSB; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231141864
ISBN
9780231141864
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.82
€ 75.66

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