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Society & culture: general

Hardcover. Discusses the unprecedented challenges that the movement of peoples across national borders poses, for the people involved as well as for the places to which they travel and their countries of origin. Editor(s): Benhabib, Seyla; Resnik, Judith. Num Pages: 520 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JPA; JPVH1; L. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
520
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780814775998
ISBN
9780814775998
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.71

Paperback. Explores the biblical and religious dimensions of North American racism Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCX6; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814776117
ISBN
9780814776117
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.45

Paperback. Demonstrates how parental and sexual identities are formed and interpreted in law, and how gay and lesbian parents can harness indeterminacy to transform family law Num Pages: 278 pages, 3 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSK; LNMK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780814776988
ISBN
9780814776988
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.30

paperback. Represents a sample of the most penetrating and provocative scholarly interpretations of Jewish messianic movement from various perspectives- historical, sociological, psychological, and religious. Editor(s): Saperstein, Marc. Series: Essential Papers on Jewish Studies. Num Pages: 552 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; HRAX; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 39. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
552
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814779439
ISBN
9780814779439
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 34.82

Paperback. In this volume, an international group of scholars, from fields such as religious studies, sociology, political science, history and anthropology explores diverse dimensions of religious fundamentalism and relates it to a range of cultural and political issues. Editor(s): Silberstein, Laurence J. Num Pages: 258 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRA; HRJ; JFC; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 16. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814779675
ISBN
9780814779675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.45

Paperback. This text explores the ways Jews have defined other groups and themselves. Topics include: the construction of gender; the gentile as Other; the Palestinian as Other; blacks as Other in American Jewish literature; the Jewish body image as symbol of Otherness; and women as Other in Israeli cinema. Editor(s): Silberstein, Laurence J.; Cohn, Robert L. Series: New Perspectives on Jewish Studies. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 29. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814779903
ISBN
9780814779903
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 292 pages, 25 photographs. BIC Classification: APF; DSB; JFC; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780814779958
ISBN
9780814779958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.63

Paperback. This is the study of a major change in American middle-class emotional culture. It took place between the end of World War I and the 1950s. Becoming a "cool" character meant adopting an air of nonchalance, an emotional mantle, to shield the whole personality from embarrassing excess. Num Pages: 378 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JHM; JMH; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
378
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814779965
ISBN
9780814779965
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.63

Paperback. How has Judaism, a religion defined by its minority status, attained equal footing with Catholicism and Protestantism in dominating modern American religious life? This work, revealing the effects of this evolution on Jews in America and on America in general, encompasses politics and culture. Editor(s): Seltzer, Robert M.; Cohen, Norman S. Num Pages: 486 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRJ; JFC; JFSR1; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 734.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
486
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814780015
ISBN
9780814780015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814780190
ISBN
9780814780190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.43

Paperback. A study of racism in American sport which offers solutions for bringing more minorities into coaching and administration. The author also wrote "The Sports Franchise Game" and "Agents of Opportunity: Sports Agents and Corruption in Collegiate Sports". Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814780374
ISBN
9780814780374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.45

Paperback. Editor(s): Smith, Merril D., Ph.D. Num Pages: 220 pages, 4 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; JFSJ; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814780688
ISBN
9780814780688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.26

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JFSL1; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814780725
ISBN
9780814780725
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.45

paperback. Argues that multilingualism is perhaps the most important form of diversity Editor(s): Sollors, Werner; Shell, Marc. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFDM; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 29. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814780930
ISBN
9780814780930
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.63

Paperback. Covering both grassroots and national movements, this is an account of African-American women's activism in the wake of the civil-rights movement. Original essays are included, as well as primary-source documents such as first-hand accounts of activism and statements of purpose. Editor(s): Springer, Kimberly. Num Pages: 353 pages, b&w. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JFSL3; JPWD; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
353
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814781258
ISBN
9780814781258
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.63

paperback. A study of the life and work of the lesbian writer, Jane Rule. Incorporating Rule's early work, including unpublished manuscripts, letters, magazine and newspaper columns, as well as fan-mail, the book also draws on interviews and conversations with the author. Series: Passionate Communities. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; JFSK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814781333
ISBN
9780814781333
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.63

Paperback. An examination of the relationship between modernism and postmodernism within the frame of 20th-century American culture. The essays suggest that the relationship between the modern and the postmodern is not one of rupture, belatedness, dilution or extremity, but of haunting. Editor(s): Scandura, Jani. Series: Cultural Front. Num Pages: 321 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
321
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814781371
ISBN
9780814781371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.43

Paperback. This work shows that studying the interpretative methods of spectators in their historical contexts is necessary to understand the media's role in culture and in our personal lives. This approach is applied to topics such as depictions of violence and demonstrated through works like "JFK". Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; JFC; JFD; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814781395
ISBN
9780814781395
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.63

Paperback. A range of perspectives and data on pastoral abuse, investigating sexual and financial misconduct, and political and personal abuse of authority. Rather than focusing on individuals, it investigates whether the foundation for malfeasance is inherent in religious organizations themselves. Editor(s): Shupe, Anson D. Num Pages: 268 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCM; HRCX; HRLP; JFF; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814781470
ISBN
9780814781470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.63

Paperback. This work focuses on the women's rights-centered rationale for defending pornography. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFMP; JFSJ; LA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780814781494
ISBN
9780814781494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.45

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