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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Kahn examines the impact of sex role stereotyping on the electability of women candidates, and as a central factor in the conduct and consequences of statewide campaigns. Series: Power, Conflict, and Democracy: American Politics into the 21st Century. Num Pages: 224 pages, 15 figures, 26 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSJ; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 12. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231103039
ISBN
9780231103039
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Hardback. Why do Americans know so much about "celebrity criminals" and so little about crime? If crime is down, why is there so much mayhem on television news and in the newspapers? This book seeks to answer these and other questions, to attempt to make sense of crime, crime news and crime policy in the US. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JKV; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231102926
ISBN
9780231102926
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.19
€ 83.75

Hardback. Freeman advocates strengths-centered policies as the means to empower clients and communities. Supplemented by case examples, this book outlines basic empowerment principles and practices, offers a context for power, policy, and funding decisions, and examines the needs of special populations. Series: Empowering the Powerless: A Social Work Series. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH1; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 51. Weight in Grams: 817.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231102360
ISBN
9780231102360
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.70
€ 62.72

Paperback. A controversial examination of the Jewish "success story" in American that questions notions of identity, assimilation, and ethnicity. Editor(s): Fried, Albert. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; DQ; JFCX; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231102353
ISBN
9780231102353
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.95

Paperback. Providing an historical and cultural exploration, this text demonstrates the role Japanese cinema played in the 1930s in the construction of a national identity, and in terms of the larger context of Japan's encounter with the West and with modernity. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; APFA; JFC; JPFN; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231102315
ISBN
9780231102315
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 31.19

Paperback. This text continues the author's study of how "scientific technique is both contributor to and product of discourse". It focuses on gender, and in particular, analyzes how the metaphors of information and communication technology affect biological research, especially in the field of genetics. Series: The Wellek Library Lectures. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; PDA; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 125 x 185 x 10. Weight in Grams: 181.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231102056
ISBN
9780231102056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Paperback. A well-informed portrait, part social critique, part memoir, of sexual mores and homosexuality in provincial Mexico. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFFH2; JFSK; JHM; MBNS; MJCJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 144 x 11. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231101912
ISBN
9780231101912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.68

Hardback. This work is a chronicle of the gendering of the US military during the World War 2 years. It offers a historical perspective necessary for understanding the controversies that revolve around this issue. It examines gender, sexuality, race and class. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJD; HBJK; HBWQ; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231101448
ISBN
9780231101448
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.70

Hardback. 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. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231101202
ISBN
9780231101202
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.68
€ 90.75

Hardback. The black church has always played a vital role in urban US settings. This study examines the impact of the church on blacks and the church's efforts to meet the arduous demands and sacrifices of urban life. It explores the ministers' role of leadership in African-American communities. Series: The Columbia History of Urban Life. Num Pages: 297 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC9; JFSG; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
297
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231099806
ISBN
9780231099806
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.44
€ 80.25

Hardback. A detailed description of sexual practices and bonds among Latino males in Guadalajara, Mexico using a combination of ethnographic techniques and participant observations. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFC; JFSK2; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 164. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231096928
ISBN
9780231096928
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.68
€ 90.75

Paperback. Here at last is a single volume that reveals the bright thread of gay literature throughout the Western tradition. With hundreds of works by authors ranging from Ovid to James Baldwin, from Plato to Oscar Wilde, The Columbia Anthology of Gay Literature presents a wide range of poetry, fiction, essays, and autobiography that depict love, friendship, intimacy, desire, and sex between men. Editor(s): Fone, Byrne R.S. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. Num Pages: 912 pages. BIC Classification: 5SG; DQ; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 159 x 230 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1154.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231096713
ISBN
9780231096713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.41
€ 42.58

Paperback. Drawing from surveys of political attitudes and voting patterns among gays, lesbians, and bisexuals, Bailey's study is a revealing window into how sexual identity has fostered political alliances. The book investigates mayoral voting patterns in America's three largest cities-New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago. Series: Power, Conflict, and Democracy: American Politics into the 21st Century. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSG; JFSK; JPR; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231096638
ISBN
9780231096638
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Hardback. Num Pages: 412 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GBC; HBTB; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 33. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1970
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
412
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231088510
ISBN
9780231088510
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.35
€ 112.66

Paperback. In the sphere of religion Dr. Blau describes the adjustments that Judaism has made in the past two centuries-adjustments that allow both change and continuity within an age-old tradition. He deals in order of their emergence with the religion's major branches (Reform, Neo-Orthodox, and Conservative) and appraises the Zionist movement. Num Pages: 217 pages. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 205 x 134 x 16. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1972
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
217
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231086684
ISBN
9780231086684
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.92

Paperback. Volume 1 addresses the development, through the eighteenth century, of Shinto, Buddhism, and Confucianism. Series: Records of Civilization Sources & Study S. Num Pages: 648 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 136 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1964
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
(21st)
Number of pages
648
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231086042
ISBN
9780231086042
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.41
€ 42.58

Paperback. Against the historical background of slavery and colonialism, this study investigates how white and Afro-Caribbean women writers have responded to feminist, abolitionist and post-emancipationist issues. It aims to reveal a relationship between colonial exploitation and female sexual oppression. Num Pages: 175 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; HBTQ; HBTR; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
175
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231082235
ISBN
9780231082235
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.68

Hardback. Bulliet abandons the historian's habit of viewing Islamic history "from the center," that is, focusing on the rise and fall of imperial dynasties. Instead, he derives an understanding of how and why Islam became -- and continues to be -- so rooted in the social structure of the vast majority of people who lived far from the political locus and did not see the caliphate as essential in their lives. Num Pages: 236 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1Q; HBG; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231082181
ISBN
9780231082181
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.36
€ 98.65

Paperback. This volume culls the most important and provocative research and policy analysis in the child welfare field and is an essential guide for understanding the burgeoning field of children's services. Editor(s): Barth, Richard P.; Berrick, Jill Duerr; Gilbert, Neil. Num Pages: 392 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JKSB1; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231080750
ISBN
9780231080750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.41
€ 42.58

Hardback. This volume culls the most important and provocative research and policy analysis in the child welfare field and is an essential guide for understanding the burgeoning field of children's services. Editor(s): Barth, Richard P.; Berrick, Jill Duerr; Gilbert, Neil. Num Pages: 392 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JKSB1; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 166. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231080743
ISBN
9780231080743
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.35
€ 112.66

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