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Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSJ1; KNDF; KNSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813571256
ISBN
9780813571256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 41.05

paperback. Series: The American Literatures Initiative. Num Pages: 192 pages, 7 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSJ1; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Edition
None
SKU
V9780813565293
ISBN
9780813565293
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.73

Paperback. Series: American Literatures Initiative. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AV; DSB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 449.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813562490
ISBN
9780813562490
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.12

Paperback. Series: Critical Issues in Crime and Society. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: JFF; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813562308
ISBN
9780813562308
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 41.03

paperback. Presents a collection of writings by Einstein on the topic of race. This book tells how he spoke out vigorously against racism both in the United States and around the world. It brings attention to Einstein's antiracist public activities, and provides insight into antiracist struggles in America. Num Pages: 232 pages, 26 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Edition
None ed.
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813539522
ISBN
9780813539522
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.45

paperback. Here, Vincent Brook examines the trend for American sitcoms featuring explicitly, Jewish lead characters from the period 1989 through 2002. He questions why this trend appeared at this particular historical moment and the significance of this phenomenon for Jews and non-Jews alike? Num Pages: 240 pages, 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: APT; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813532110
ISBN
9780813532110
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.02

paperback. An assessment of how race, class, and gender shape social identity in the United States. The author argues that changes in racial assignment have shaped the ways American Jews of different eras have constructed their own ethnoracial identities. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813525907
ISBN
9780813525907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 39.20

Paperback. A contribution to the history of the blues and of Afro-American culture in general. Writing from a black/feminist standpoint, Harrison shows the joys, trials, heartbreaks and enduring influence of such singers as Victoria Spivey and Alberta Hunter. Num Pages: 314 pages, photographs, discography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; AVGJ; AVGK; JFFK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813512808
ISBN
9780813512808
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 46.48

hardcover. Uncommon Schools explores the emergence of postsecondary institutions for indigenous peoples worldwide over the past fifty years. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804772105
ISBN
9780804772105
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.56

hardcover. Examines the increasingly complex ethnic challenges facing the expanding European Union. This title includes essays that tackle such issues as labor migration, strains on welfare economies, the durability of local traditions, the effects of globalized cultures, and the role of Islamic diasporas, separatist movements, and threats of terrorism. Editor(s): Hsu, Roland. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFE; HBJD; HBTB; JFSL1; JPSN2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804769464
ISBN
9780804769464
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.98

hardcover. This book provides an important statement on the underlying social dynamics of local politics in Indonesia following the end of the New Order in 1998. It represents the culmination of a substantial and influential body of work by Hadiz on the political economy of Indonesia's post-authoritarian transition. Series: Contemporary Issues in Asia and Pacific. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMN; JFSL3; JPH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804768528
ISBN
9780804768528
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.75

hardcover. Rather than envision themselves as agents of state-sponsored repression, the royal book censors of eighteenth-century France wished, through their reports and decisions, to guide the literary traffic of the Enlightenment and expand public awareness of progressive thought. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JFMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804763592
ISBN
9780804763592
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.56

hardcover. This book compares different forms of racism and anti-racism in the United States and Britain from the 19th century to today, situating the development of various racial doctrines within the political movements of the modern capitalist world order. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804763349
ISBN
9780804763349
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.98

hardcover. This is a social and cultural study of what happened in Venice in 1785 when a sixty-year-old man was accused of having sex with an eight-year-old girl. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HRC; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 992. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804762618
ISBN
9780804762618
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.96

hardcover. This book investigates the effectiveness of current drug and alcohol policies through an economic lens. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH1; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804761475
ISBN
9780804761475
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.96

hardcover. As is the case in Western industrialized countries, Japan is seeing a rise in the number of unmarried couples, later marriages, and divorces. What sets Japan apart, however, is that the percentage of children born out of wedlock has hardly changed in the years. This book provides a study of single motherhood in contemporary Japan. Num Pages: 240 pages, 9 tables, 4 figures, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804761291
ISBN
9780804761291
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.56

hardcover. Domestic servitude blurs the divide between family and work, affection and duty, the home and the world. This work offers an account of domestic life and servitude in contemporary Kolkata, India, with a concluding comparison with New York City. It examines the practices and meaning of servitude around the home and in the public sphere. Num Pages: 272 pages, 7 tables, 10 illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804760713
ISBN
9780804760713
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.75

hardcover. This book asks leading scholars to debate the causes of inequality, whether we have an obligation to help the poor, and the types of reforms that are most likely to eliminate or reduce inequality. Editor(s): Grusky, David B.; Kricheli-Katz, Tamar. Series: Studies in Social Inequality. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFA; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804759359
ISBN
9780804759359
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.74

hardcover. Traces the links between the development of modern Egyptian identity and the burgeoning Islamic modernist movement from the mid-1870s until the 1910s. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JH; 3JJC; HBTB; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 169 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804758888
ISBN
9780804758888
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.57

hardcover. This volume, which includes essays by women scientists, reseachers, journalists, and administrators, investigates how gender analysis can spark creativity in science and engineering. Editor(s): Schiebinger, Londa. Num Pages: 256 pages, 9 tables, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804758147
ISBN
9780804758147
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.74

hardcover. Local Liberalisms shows how early nineteenth-century Mexicans-be they indigenous villagers, government officials, or local elites-worked to incorporate the institutions of liberalism into their daily political lives, and how those local institutions interacted with a national liberal movement that often contradicted them. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JH; HBJK; JFSL4; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804757645
ISBN
9780804757645
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.35

hardcover. Genealogical Fictions examines how the state, church, Inquisition, and other institutions in colonial Mexico used the Spanish notion of limpieza de sangre (purity of blood) over time and how the concept's enduring religious, genealogical, and gendered meanings came to shape the region's patriotic and racial ideologies. Num Pages: 424 pages, 13 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804756488
ISBN
9780804756488
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.96

hardcover. An examination of why acceptance into America's most prestigious colleges remains beyond the reach of most students except those from high-income professional families. Num Pages: 256 pages, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 1. Weight in Grams: 449.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804756372
ISBN
9780804756372
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.75

hardcover. The Global Silicon Valley Home takes a close look at how participants in the jet-set, wired-to-the-Net, trans-Pacific commuter culture have invented new ways of thinking about how their homes reflect their personal identities. Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 tables, 9 figures, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; 1KBB; JFC; JFSL; JHBL; KNDH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804752152
ISBN
9780804752152
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.56

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