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Society & culture: general
Paperback. 10 years later, a unique look at Ground Zero from across the street Num Pages: 293 pages, 66 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JMC; JFFC; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814740859
- ISBN
- 9780814740859
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€ 33.99€ 30.98
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Paperback. Discusses how media technology impacts the Jewish experience. This title explores mid-twentieth-century ecumenical radio and television broadcasting, video documentation of life cycle rituals, and museum displays and tourist practices as means for engaging the Holocaust as a moral touchstone. Num Pages: 352 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRJ; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814740682
- ISBN
- 9780814740682
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Paperback. Uncovers the ways that race influences capital punishment, and attempts to situate the linkage between race and the death penalty in the history of America, in particular the history of lynching. This book looks at how the death penalty gives meaning to race, as well as why the racialization of the death penalty is uniquely American. Editor(s): Ogletree, Charles J., Jr. Series: From Lynch Mobs to the Killing State. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814740224
- ISBN
- 9780814740224
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.99
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Paperback. Exploring such issues as body image and self-acceptance, education and empowerment, health and sexuality, political representation, economic justice, and violence against women, this work looks at the challenges that women and girls face while emphasizing the strength that they independently, and collectively, embody. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814740026
- ISBN
- 9780814740026
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Condition: New
€ 34.79
€ 34.79
Paperback. An exploration of the cultural legacy left by African slaves in the Caribbean and Latin America Num Pages: 270 pages, 50 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 1KL; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814738184
- ISBN
- 9780814738184
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.65
€ 30.99
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Paperback. Draws on oral histories and interviews with approximately 100 women across several cities to provide an overview of women's historical contributions and their varied experiences of the NOI, including both its continuing community under Farrakhan and its offshoot into Sunni Islam under Imam W D Mohammed. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRH; JFSJ1; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814737866
- ISBN
- 9780814737866
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.77
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Hardback. Since its founding, the US has struggled with issues of federalism and states' rights. This book explores the complicated and complicating role of the states in immigration policy and enforcement, including voices from both sides of the debate. Editor(s): Hessick, Carissa Byrne. Series: Citizenship and Migration in the Americas. Num Pages: 266 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JFFN; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 151 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814737804
- ISBN
- 9780814737804
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Condition: New
€ 47.69
€ 47.69
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814737217
- ISBN
- 9780814737217
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.37
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Paperback. Addresses the impact of methamphetamine and, more generally, the war on drugs, on everyday life in the United States Num Pages: 201 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; JFFH; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Number of pages
- 201
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814732403
- ISBN
- 9780814732403
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.45
€ 30.99
€ 27.45
Hardcover. Young working mothers are not the only ones who are struggling to balance family life and careers. Many middle-aged American women face this dilemma as they provide routine childcare for their grandchildren while pursuing careers and trying to make ends meet. This book provides a perspective on a phenomenon faced by millions of women in America. Num Pages: 293 pages, 14 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814729236
- ISBN
- 9780814729236
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Condition: New
€ 85.86
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Paperback. Includes case studies that examine the intricacies of relations between the generations in a broad range of immigrant groups - from Latin America, Asia, the Caribbean, and Africa - and gives a sense of what everyday life is like in immigrant families. Editor(s): Foner, Nancy. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFC; JFFN; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814727713
- ISBN
- 9780814727713
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.86
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Paperback. Focuses on the impact of globalization on children's lives, both in the United States and on the world stage. This work examines children as both creators of culture and objects of cultural concern in America, evident in the strange contemporary fear of and fascination with child abduction, child murder, and parental kidnapping. Num Pages: 269 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSP1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 171 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814727577
- ISBN
- 9780814727577
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.86
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Paperback. Gone are the days when feminism translated simply into the advocacy of equality for women. Women's interests are not always aligned; race, class, and sexuality complicate the equation. This book examines the social, political, and psychological ramifications of this phenomenon, as evidenced in a range of texts. Editor(s): Fleischner, Jennifer B. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814726204
- ISBN
- 9780814726204
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Condition: New
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Paperback. Drawing on the disarticulate figures in modern fictional works such as Billy Budd, The Sound and the Fury, Nightwood, White Noise, and The Echo Maker, among others, this book shows how these characters mark sites at which aesthetic, philosophical, ethical, political, medical, and scientific discourses converge. Series: Cultural Front. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CF; JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814725306
- ISBN
- 9780814725306
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.98
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Hardcover. 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, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, maps, fig. BIC Classification: 1HFDE; JFSP1; JHM; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814724965
- ISBN
- 9780814724965
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Condition: New
€ 85.86
€ 85.86
Paperback. 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, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL4; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814724651
- ISBN
- 9780814724651
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.87
€ 32.99
€ 29.87
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814724620
- ISBN
- 9780814724620
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.94
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Paperback. Drawing on contemporary conflicts between Latino/as and anti-immigrant forces, Citizenship Excess illustrates the limitations of liberalism as expressed through U.S. media channels. Series: Critical Cultural Communication. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; GTC; JFC; JFFN; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 167 x 19. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814724132
- ISBN
- 9780814724132
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.89
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Hardcover. A dazzling exploration of a seductive, glittery culture Num Pages: 294 pages, 8 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ASDR; JFCA; JHBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 621.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814722664
- ISBN
- 9780814722664
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Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 44.83
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€ 44.83
Paperback. A stunning collection of essays, photographs, speeches and ephemera from this historic activist organisation Editor(s): Enck-Wanzer, Darrel. Num Pages: 269 pages, 21. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJP; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL4; JPWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 177 x 18. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814722428
- ISBN
- 9780814722428
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.77
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Paperback. Examines feminist critiques of medical knowledge and practice; and the legal regulation of pregnancy termination, conception and child-bearing, and behavior during pregnancy. This book demonstrates that the right to choice isn't an automatic guarantee of reproductive justice and gender equality. Editor(s): Ehrenreich, Nancy. Series: Critical America. Num Pages: 419 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JPVH; MBQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 253 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814722312
- ISBN
- 9780814722312
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.69
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Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814720202
- ISBN
- 9780814720202
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.23
€ 92.23