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Society & culture: general

Hardback. Based on a two-year study of boys aged four to six, this book offers a new way of thinking about boys' development. It provides insight into ways in which adults can foster boys' healthy resistance and help them to access a broader range of options for expressing themselves. Num Pages: 242 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; JFSP1; JMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
New York University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814764688
ISBN
9780814764688
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.07

Paperback. Editor(s): Pramaggiore, Maria; Hall, Donald E. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
New York University Press
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814766347
ISBN
9780814766347
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Paperback. In "Watching Rape", Sarah Projansky undermines the complacent view - that equality for women has already been achieved - in her analysis of depictions of rape in US film, televsion, and independent video. This study addresses the relationship between rape and postfeminism. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; APT; JFC; JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814766903
ISBN
9780814766903
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Paperback. This volume, meant specifically for those new to the field, brings together an ensemble of prominent scholars and illuminates the role religious myths have played in shaping those social boundaries that we call "races" and "ethnicities". Editor(s): Prentiss, Craig R. Series: Religion, Race, & Ethnicity. Num Pages: 243 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HR; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 351.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
New York University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814767016
ISBN
9780814767016
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Paperback. Considers race and ethnicity as central organizing principles in why, how, where and by whom crimes are committed and enforced. This volume argues that dimensions of race and ethnicity condition the very laws that make certain behaviours criminal, and the determination of who becomes a victim of crime under which circumstances. Editor(s): Peterson, Ruth D.; Krivo, Lauren J.; Hagan, John. Series: New Perspectives in Crime, Deviance, and Law. Num Pages: 430 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JKVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814767207
ISBN
9780814767207
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Paperback. An eye-opening examination of African American women's experiences with intimate partner abuse Num Pages: 295 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE3; JFSJ1; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
New York University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814767306
ISBN
9780814767306
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Paperback. Illustrates how the operation of globalization enforces notions of women's domesticity and creates contradictory messages about women's place in society Series: Nation of Nations. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1FMP; JFFN; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
New York University Press
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814767351
ISBN
9780814767351
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. Asserts that the U.S. is in a new and distinct phase of racism that is "post-intentional," neither based on intentional discrimination nor drawing upon biological concepts of race Num Pages: 263 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
New York University Press
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814767375
ISBN
9780814767375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Paperback. Highlights the gendered quality of the immigration process in the US, drawing on Census data and interviews Num Pages: 319 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
319
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814767399
ISBN
9780814767399
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814767450
ISBN
9780814767450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Paperback. Investigates how the politics of immigration, health care, and welfare are intertwined Series: Nation of Nations. Num Pages: 213 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JKSB; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
New York University Press
Number of pages
213
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814768020
ISBN
9780814768020
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Paperback. One of the few books to detail what African-American ministers who claim a calling say they experience Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; HRCC96; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 227 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
New York University Press
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814768242
ISBN
9780814768242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.69

Paperback. Explains how both distinctive features of American culture - being exceptionally religious and exceptionally violent - work together Num Pages: 274 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HRCX6; JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
New York University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814768952
ISBN
9780814768952
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
New York University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814768983
ISBN
9780814768983
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814770115
ISBN
9780814770115
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.42

Paperback. Examines the reintegration of former child soldiers in Sierra Leone. Based on 18 months of participant-observer ethnographic fieldwork and ten years of follow-up research, this book argues that there is a fundamental disconnect between the Western idea of the child soldier and the individual lived experiences of the child soldiers of Sierra Leone. Num Pages: 223 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1HFDE; JFSP1; JHM; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
New York University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814770252
ISBN
9780814770252
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814770337
ISBN
9780814770337
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.75

Paperback. Focusing on four different organizations based in Chicago, Minneapolis, Los Angeles, and Hartford that help prostitutes get off the streets, this book explores the difficulties, rewards, and public responses to female street prostitutes' transition out of sex work. Num Pages: 218 pages, 6 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
New York University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814770375
ISBN
9780814770375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

Paperback. Using examples from both mainstream and niche media - from prime-time television series to specialty Christian media and audience interactions on social media, this book draws upon a variety of disciplines including communication studies, sociology, and cultural studies in order to understand emergent strategies for framing post-racial America. Series: Critical Cultural Communication. Num Pages: 243 pages, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JFD; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
New York University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814770603
ISBN
9780814770603
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Hardback. Offers a fascinating, comprehensive analysis of the roots, manifestations, and consequences of evangelical Christians' interest in the Jews Series: Goldstein-Goren Series in American Jewish History. Num Pages: 316 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAF; HRC; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814770689
ISBN
9780814770689
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.11

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