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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Emphasizing the "how to" of gerontological home health care through a discussion of the field's relevant issues, this work includes chapters on home health care policies and funding; cultural and diversity issues; the contemporary challenges of the social work role in home health care; the development of a relationship; and practice evaluation. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231124652
ISBN
9780231124652
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.49

Paperback. Grand, sensational, and exotic, Art Deco design was above all modern, exemplifying the majesty and boundless potential of an industrialized world. This title documents the ubiquity of Art Deco in mainstream consumerism and its connection to the emergence of the "New Woman" in American society. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, 80 halftones, 12 color photos. BIC Classification: 3JJG; APFA; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 272 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780231125017
ISBN
9780231125017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.72

Paperback. Since the late 1980s, Brazilians of Japanese descent have been 'return' migrating to Japan as unskilled foreign workers. This book illuminates how cultural encounters caused by transnational migration can reinforce local ethnic identities and nationalist discourses. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KLSB; JFFN; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 622.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780231128391
ISBN
9780231128391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.48

Paperback. Illustrates how ethnographic research itself can become a tool for activism. This book features ten studies that present activist groups across US - from transgender activists in New York City, to South Asian teenagers in Silicon Valley, to evangelical Christians and Palestinian Americans. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231128513
ISBN
9780231128513
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. To some, the news that rural America still exists may be a surprise. While rural areas have undergone dramatic changes over the years, traditional social problems persist. This volume analyzes trends in rural social work practice and considers the most effective ways to serve rural communities. Editor(s): Lohmann, Nancy; Lohmann, Roger A. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFSF; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780231129336
ISBN
9780231129336
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Hardback. This brief history acts as an introduction to the inter-related themes of race, ethnicity and immigration in American history. It spans the years 1600 to 2000, exploring the historical roots of contemporary identity politics. Editor(s): Bayor, Ronald H. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3J; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231129404
ISBN
9780231129404
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.32
€ 84.61

Paperback. This brief history acts as an introduction to the inter-related themes of race, ethnicity and immigration in American history. It spans the years 1600 to 2000, exploring the historical roots of contemporary identity politics. Editor(s): Bayor, Ronald H. Num Pages: 288 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3J; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 230 x 15. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Annotated
SKU
V9780231129411
ISBN
9780231129411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Hardback. Presents an autobiographical account of the author's birth and upbringing as an untouchable, or Dalit, in the newly independent India of the 1950s. As a document of the long silenced and long denied sufferings of the Dalits, this work presents a manifesto for the revolutionary transformation of society and human consciousness. Translator(s): Mukherjee, Arun Prabha. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2AB; BG; FA; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 210 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231129725
ISBN
9780231129725
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.90
€ 63.82

Hardback. Presents studies on gender and life in the Amazon. This book covers the fieldwork of the authors among the Mundurucu people of Brazil in 1952. It provides an account of the historical, ecological, and cultural setting of the Mundurucu, including the mythology surrounding women, women's work and household life, marriage and child rearing, and more. Num Pages: 328 pages, maps. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
30 Anniversary ed
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231132329
ISBN
9780231132329
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.43
€ 89.80

Hardback. Animal rights sounds like a modern idea, but in fact - for over three millennia - philosophers, theologians, and political theorists have grappled with the question of our obligations toward animals. This anthology illuminates the complex evolution of moral thought regarding animals. It includes writings of authors from ancient Greece onwards. Editor(s): Linzey, Andrew; Clarke, Paul Barry. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 211 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231134200
ISBN
9780231134200
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.22
€ 79.80

Hardback. Editor(s): Calichman, Richard. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231136204
ISBN
9780231136204
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.43
€ 89.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFSL; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231139656
ISBN
9780231139656
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.93

Hardback. Presents the portrait of the evolution of the feminist-care tradition. This volume argues for ethical attentiveness and sympathy in our relationships with animals and propose a link between the subjugation of women and the human domination of nature. It includes an introduction that situates feminist animal care theory within feminist theory. Editor(s): Donovan, Josephine; Adams, Carol. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231140386
ISBN
9780231140386
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.22
€ 79.41

Hardback. 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: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
second edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231141048
ISBN
9780231141048
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.22
€ 80.00

Hardback. Series: The Sheng Yen Series in Chinese Buddhist Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 24 illus. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; HRA; HRE; JF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780231148320
ISBN
9780231148320
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.42
€ 56.89

Hardback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 38 illus.; 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJD; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 230 x 25. Weight in Grams: 634.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231149341
ISBN
9780231149341
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.43
€ 89.80

Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: CFF; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231151443
ISBN
9780231151443
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.02

Hardback. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 408 pages, 50 illus. BIC Classification: APFA; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780231153461
ISBN
9780231153461
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.22
€ 79.41

Hardback. Papers presented over four years at the Religion, Food, and Eating Seminar at the American Academy of Religion. Editor(s): Zeller, Benjamin E.; Dallam, Marie W.; Neilson, Reid L.; Rubel, Nora L. Series: Arts & Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History. Num Pages: 376 pages, 11. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRLM; JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231160308
ISBN
9780231160308
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.43
€ 89.80

Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JKSN; JNF; JNKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231160940
ISBN
9780231160940
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.82
€ 101.57

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