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Society & culture: general
The Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation. Street Politics and the Tran...
Brotherton, David C.; Barrios, Luis
How a notorious street gang became a social organization providing leadership to New York City's Latino/a youths. Num Pages: 464 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFSP2; JKVM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 817.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231114189
- ISBN
- 9780231114189
Condition: New
€ 148.89
€ 148.89
Rosenzweig and Thelen analyze results from a unique and comprehensive survey in which they polled 1,500 Americans about their connection to the past and its continuing influence on their present as well as their hopes for the future. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231111485
- ISBN
- 9780231111485
Condition: New
€ 136.64
€ 136.64
Arguing that the personally and culturally complex concepts of love and emotional intimacy offer a more useful perspective for understanding male-male relations of the eighteenth century than scholarship which focuses exclusively on sexual behavior, Haggerty examines several eighteenth -century archetypes of same-sex relations in which sensibility and sexuality emerge as interdependent. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; DSBD; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231110426
- ISBN
- 9780231110426
Condition: New
€ 136.12
€ 136.12
Hardback. Offers students of women's history and nineteenth-century American culture with a source of information and interpretation. This book focuses on areas in which scholars have identified changes (such as suffrage and reform), and innovative explorations (for example, work on female sexuality). It features alphabetical encyclopedia-like entries. Series: Columbia Guides to American History and Cultures. Num Pages: 364 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; GBC; GTB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231109208
- ISBN
- 9780231109208
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.66
€ 146.66
Paperback. This comprehensive textbook helps social workers understand and meet the needs of lesbian, gay, and bisexual people. It outlines approaches to a range of everyday problems associated with oppression, family acceptance, shame, identity development, HIV disease, addiction, and more. Series: Foundations of Social Work Knowledge Series. Num Pages: 476 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: JFSK; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 476
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231103237
- ISBN
- 9780231103237
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.55
€ 71.55
Paperback. This new approach to the study of multiculturalism focuses on its applications to science and technology. It explores new studies that describe the role of culture and power in the making of theories, facts and machines. Num Pages: 350 pages, 4 tables, 7 figs. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231101974
- ISBN
- 9780231101974
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.63
€ 49.63
Studies the ways the media put their own spin on the news of our sound-bite generation. This book shows how the media follow their biased agenda, unaware of the deep wells of history, prejudice, and primal fear that inform their version of reality, making the reader think twice about "the news". Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231101523
- ISBN
- 9780231101523
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.29
€ 50.29
Paperback. Through the voices of people living with HIV or AIDS, this text explores the ways in which HIV affects personal, family and work relationships. It draws on the experinces of black and white, heterosexual and gay, women and men with or without symtoms who show how they work through everyday life. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH2; JHBK; JHBL; MJCJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231101219
- ISBN
- 9780231101219
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.03
€ 48.03
This is the first book to examine Sappho's poetry through the lens of lesbian desire. Snyder provides close readings of the surviving examples of Sappho's poetry, occasionally presenting comparative material from other ancient Greek poets. The original Greek text is included in an appendix. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; DSK; JFSJ; JFSK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231099943
- ISBN
- 9780231099943
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 136.47
€ 136.47
These twenty-nine original essays focuses on how cultural and literary genres and norms have developed in response to historical and cross-cultural influences. Editor(s): Heinrich, Amy Vladeck. Num Pages: 480 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; DSB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 35. Weight in Grams: 953.
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231096966
- ISBN
- 9780231096966
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 109.36
€ 109.36
One of the first women to be ordained as a rabbi explores how lesbians can shape Jewish tradition to resonate with their own experience. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSJ1; JFSK1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231096607
- ISBN
- 9780231096607
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 130.23
€ 130.23
Num Pages: 620 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GBC; HBTB; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 40. Weight in Grams: 998.
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 620
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231088558
- ISBN
- 9780231088558
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 185.94
€ 185.94
Num Pages: 422 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GBC; HBG; HBTB; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 35. Weight in Grams: 908.
- Publication date
- 1967
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 422
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231088480
- ISBN
- 9780231088480
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 185.14
€ 185.14
Bynum examines several periods between the third and fourteenth centuries in which discussions of the body were central to Western eschatology, and suggests that Western attitudes toward the body that arose from these discussions still undergird our modern notions of the individual. Series: ACLS Lectures on the History of Religions S. Num Pages: 384 pages, 35 illus. BIC Classification: 3D; 3F; 3H; HRCM; HRCS1; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 235 x 28. Weight in Grams: 817.
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231081269
- ISBN
- 9780231081269
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 149.07
€ 149.07
Paperback. This behind-the-scenes look at the modern newsroom reveals the ways in which the customer-driven approach to news and the "USA Today-ization" of newspapers threaten the values that have guided genertions of American journalists. Num Pages: 259 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; KNTD; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 259
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231080491
- ISBN
- 9780231080491
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.59
€ 47.59
This monograph argues for the use of poststructural theory in cultural criticism. The author maintains that deconstruction remains crucial for a truly critical approach to cultural studies. Num Pages: 186 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 180 x 18. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231079709
- ISBN
- 9780231079709
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 129.59
€ 129.59
Hardback. Tackles the issues central to contemporary Jewish thought: from Zionism in America to God and the Holocaust, from Christian-Jewish relations to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Hertzberg also analyzes such noted leaders and personalities as Menachem Begin, Yitzhak Shamir, and Pope John Paul II. Num Pages: 259 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press New York
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 259
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231078429
- ISBN
- 9780231078429
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.87
€ 128.87
From Tammany Hall to the election of David Dinkins, this work offers insights into the effect of ethnic competition on the demise of urban political machines. It traces the effect of the arrival of large numbers of Jewish and Italian immigrants - and later black and Puerto Rican migrants - on the Irish-dominated political machine. Series: The Columbia History of Urban Life. Num Pages: 403 pages, 35 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSL; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 31. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 403
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231076364
- ISBN
- 9780231076364
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.48
€ 137.48
Paperback. Num Pages: 378 pages, 16 photos. BIC Classification: GTC; JFSJ1; KNTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- Morningside ed
- Number of pages
- 378
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231074179
- ISBN
- 9780231074179
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.71
€ 49.71
Paperback. Num Pages: 286 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 1QFM; HBG; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231067232
- ISBN
- 9780231067232
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.63
€ 48.63
Drawing from extensive interviews, Morris presents vivid firsthand reports on the concerns of these 22 now-grown children, both as youngsters and as adults. Num Pages: 170 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JFSP1; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 170
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231066945
- ISBN
- 9780231066945
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.13
€ 68.13
A reanalysis of Sand's major writing, ranging from her early short stories to her later fiction, which identifies her writing as an example of an aesthetic mode often associated with femininity. The study compares Sand's place in the history of the realist novel to that of her male counterparts. Series: Gender and Culture Series. Num Pages: 275 pages, 3 illustrations, 7 photographs, index. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBF; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 155. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231065221
- ISBN
- 9780231065221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 95.15
€ 95.15
Hardcover. Focusing on care workers for the elderly, this book examines the paradoxical position of irregular migrants in European society, who are often labelled as 'illegal' residents but who in fact provide much needed, essential support to welfare systems. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFN; JHBL; JKSG; KJWX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230343160
- ISBN
- 9780230343160
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.42
€ 64.42
Crime News in Modern Britain: Press Reporting and Responsibility, 1820...
Rowbotham, Judith, Pegg, Samantha, Stevenson,...
Hardcover. Drawing together examples from broadsheet and tabloid newspapers this account of English crime reportage takes readers from the late eighteenth century to the present day. In the post-Leveson world, it is a timely and engaging contextualisation of the history of printed crime news and investigative journalism. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLX; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230303591
- ISBN
- 9780230303591
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.06
€ 65.06