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Society & culture: general
Paperback. The story of East New York, once a working-class immigrant neighborhood, it became a largely black and Puerto Rican one, and shows how a series of racially biased policies caused the deterioration of this once flourishing area. Num Pages: 304 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780814782675
- ISBN
- 9780814782675
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.67
€ 33.99
€ 30.67
Paperback. Further investigations of what race and racism mean in America. Num Pages: 189 pages, bibliographical references , index. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 189
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814782699
- ISBN
- 9780814782699
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.37
€ 29.99
€ 27.37
Paperback. Explains how American constructions of Middle Eastern racial identity have changed over the years, paying particular attention to the shift in perceptions of the Middle Easterner from friendly foreigner to enemy alien, a trend accelerated by the tragic events of 9/11. Series: Critical America Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JHMP; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814782736
- ISBN
- 9780814782736
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.58
€ 32.99
€ 29.58
Paperback. Drug testing at the work place and efforts made by some to get around it. Series: Alternative Criminology. Num Pages: 179 pages, 12 figures, 3 tables - 10 pages with halftones. BIC Classification: JFFH1; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 161 x 14. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 179
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814782811
- ISBN
- 9780814782811
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.37
€ 29.99
€ 27.37
Paperback. An exploration of the suburban gay community in America Series: Sexual Cultures. Num Pages: 299 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSG; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 299
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780814783108
- ISBN
- 9780814783108
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.70
€ 39.70
Hardcover. Explores how teenage girls construct activist identities, rejecting and re-defining girlhood and claiming political authority for youth in the process Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1K; JFSJ1; JFSP2; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780814783245
- ISBN
- 9780814783245
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.71
€ 94.71
Paperback. This fully illustrated report is based on the groundbreaking American Human Development Index, which provides a single measure of the well-being for all Americans, disaggregated by state and congressional district, as well as by race, gender, and ethnicity. Series: Social Science Research Council. Num Pages: 336 pages, 130 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 209 x 18. Weight in Grams: 810.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780814783801
- ISBN
- 9780814783801
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.54
€ 43.54
Hardcover. Explain the rise, decline, or stagnant levels of women's political participation, considering how representation is contagious across political institutions Num Pages: 208 pages, 31 figures, 28 tables. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814784174
- ISBN
- 9780814784174
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.67
€ 84.67
Hardcover. Examines how the fortunes of Mexicans in South Chicago were linked to the environment they helped to build Series: Culture, Labor, History. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL4; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814785850
- ISBN
- 9780814785850
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.06
€ 100.06
Hardcover. These essays reveal how the South Asian diaspora has been shaped by the contours of U.S. imperialism Editor(s): Bald, Vivek; Chatterji, Miabi; Reddy, Sujani; Vimalassery, Manu. Series: NYU Series in Social & Cultural Analysis. Num Pages: 392 pages, 18 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1KBB; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 735.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814786437
- ISBN
- 9780814786437
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.04
€ 95.04
Paperback. An exploration of feminist legal history in America, covering two centuries of American history Editor(s): Thomas, Tracy; Boisseau, Tracey Jean. Num Pages: 285 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFK; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 285
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814787205
- ISBN
- 9780814787205
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.67
€ 33.99
€ 30.67
Paperback. Redefining the way we think about unemployment in America today, this title offers devastating evidence that the major cause of high unemployment in the United States is the government itself. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFFA; KCFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 228 x 24. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814787922
- ISBN
- 9780814787922
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.67
€ 33.99
€ 30.67
Paperback. Caught between violent partners and the bureaucratic complications of the US Immigration system, many immigrant women are particularly vulnerable to abuse. This title provides insight into the many obstacles faced by battered immigrant women of colour, bringing their stories and voices to the fore. Num Pages: 226 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE3; JFFN; JFSJ1; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814788240
- ISBN
- 9780814788240
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.55
€ 34.55
Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN; LNDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814789216
- ISBN
- 9780814789216
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.49
€ 58.49
Hardcover. Editor(s): Suarez-Orozco, Carola; Abo-Zena, Mona M.; Marks, Amy Kerivan. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814789445
- ISBN
- 9780814789445
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.73
€ 99.73
Hardcover. Situates contemporary genomics within a history of genetics research yet is attentive to the new ways in which knowledge claims about heredity, race, and gender emerge and are articulated Series: Biopolitics. Num Pages: 303 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH; JHMC; PSAK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 303
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814790670
- ISBN
- 9780814790670
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.04
€ 95.04
Hardcover. Analyzing pre and post-1954 American literature, film, autobiography, government documents, ethnography, photographs, and popular culture, this title investigates the ways in which racially 'in-between' people and communities were brought to heel within the South's prevailing cultural logic. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; 3JJ; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814791325
- ISBN
- 9780814791325
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.93
€ 94.93
Paperback. Series: Critical America. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814793039
- ISBN
- 9780814793039
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.37
€ 29.99
€ 27.37
Paperback. Num Pages: 226 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; MBPK; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780814793107
- ISBN
- 9780814793107
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.58
€ 32.99
€ 29.58
Paperback. Taking a contemporary look at the religiosity of black women, this work explores what is behind black women's intense loyalty to the church. It illuminates the spiritual sustenance the church provides black women, uncovers their critical assessment of the church's ministry, and interprets the consequences of their limited collective activism. Series: Religion, Race, & Ethnicity. Num Pages: 230 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCV; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814794098
- ISBN
- 9780814794098
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.15
€ 37.15
Hardback. Can Islamic societies embrace democracy? This title maintains that it is possible, demonstrating that Islam is not inherently hostile to the idea of democracy. It argues that the key to understanding the integration of Islam and democracy lies in social institutions as well as the every days experiences. Num Pages: 234 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSJ1; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814795644
- ISBN
- 9780814795644
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.06
€ 100.06
Hardcover. Explores the factors that may lead to greater success in ethnic preservation. This title compares Indian Americans and Korean Americans, two of the most significant ethnic groups in New York, and examines the different ways in which they preserve their ethnicity through their faith. Num Pages: 280 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRA; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814795859
- ISBN
- 9780814795859
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.71
€ 94.71
Hardback. Demonstrates the importance of understanding what closure really is before naively asserting it can or has been reached. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFMC; JHBZ; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 33. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814796108
- ISBN
- 9780814796108
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.67
€ 84.67
Paperback. In the history of American TV only four sitcoms have been true hits - "All in the Family", "The Beverley Hillbillies", "Laverne and Shirley" and "The Cosby Show." This book seeks to account for the appeal of these sitcoms, detailing the factors that go into the construction of mass audiences. Num Pages: 234 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814797570
- ISBN
- 9780814797570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.58
€ 32.99
€ 29.58