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Society & culture: general

Hardback. The history of the black struggle for civil rights and political and economic equality in America is tied to the strategies, agendas, and styles of black leaders. Marable examines different models of black leadership and the figures who embody them: integration (Booker T. Washington, Harold Washington), nationalist separatism (Louis Farrakhan), and democratic transformation (W.E.B. Du Bois). Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231107464
ISBN
9780231107464
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

Paperback. Covers and critiques the intellectual figures, movements, and publications that helped shape and define fields as diverse as history and historiography, psychoanalysis, film, literary theory, cognitive and life sciences, literary criticism, philosophy, and economics. Editor(s): Kritzman, Lawrence D. Translator(s): DeBevoise, Malcolm. Num Pages: 816 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJ; HPCF; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 206 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1624.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
816
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231107907
ISBN
9780231107907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

Hardback. Considering issues such as pain and fertility, and exploring both the language of medical discourse and the silence of personal mystery, she reveals the numerous ways in which giving birth is narrated in the contemporary U.S. Pollock draws on cultural criticism, performance studies, and narrative theory to unpack this long-ignored genre. Series: Popular Cultures, Everyday Lives. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFHF; JHBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231109147
ISBN
9780231109147
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.84
€ 89.47

Hardback. A collection of primary readings on the social, intellectual, and religious traditions of China, this text provides a resource for scholars and students and an introduction for general readers. Editor(s): De Bary, William Theodore; Cohen, Irene. Series: Introduction to Asian Civilizations. Num Pages: 944 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBTB; HRKN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 62. Weight in Grams: 1589.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Second Edition
Number of pages
944
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231109383
ISBN
9780231109383
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.79
€ 107.60

Paperback. This collection of essays studies the seemingly permanent racial undercurrents of society, focusing on unconscious fantasies and identities. The essays engage with postcolonial, political and psychoanalytic theory, as well as a wide range of texts and theories. Editor(s): Lane, Christopher. Num Pages: 432 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: DSB; JFC; JFFJ; JFSL; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 908.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231109475
ISBN
9780231109475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.10

Hardback. Examines the sustainability of hunting as practiced by rural peoples. This book provides a viewpoint on the ecological and human aspects of this hunting. It examines the effects of hunting on wildlife in tropical forests. It looks at the importance of hunting to local communities and looks at institutional challenges of resource management. Editor(s): Robinson, John G.; Boundas, Professor Elizabeth; Bennett, E.L. Series: Biology and Resource Management Series. Num Pages: 1000 pages, 44 photos, 96 illus. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KLS; 1QMT; JFSF; RNF; RNKH; RNT; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 182. Weight in Grams: 1271.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
300th Edition
Number of pages
1000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231109765
ISBN
9780231109765
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.54
€ 111.83

Hardback. A guidebook for career counselors and employers to help them deal productively with LD/ADD adults. This book is useful as a supplementary text for graduate courses in career counseling. It synthesizes the two fields of LD/ADD diagnosis and career assessment into a methodology and provides background knowledge. Num Pages: 384 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JFFG; JNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 30. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231109789
ISBN
9780231109789
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.67

Paperback. Examining how the shared interests of state elites and the middle classes rationalize mistreatment of domestic workers, the author argues that the "premodern" exploitation of migrant domestic workers is at odds with the global expansion of open markets and free trade. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FMM; HBTS; JFSJ1; JFSL; JHBL; JPA; KCLT; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231109871
ISBN
9780231109871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 30.78

Hardback. Exploring the intersections of biography and autobiography, East and West, faith and reason, Finding Fran tells the story of two high school friends who took radically different paths: Lois Banner became an academic feminist, while Fran Huneke converted to Islam, joining the mystical Sufi Order and moving to Egypt. Num Pages: 272 pages, 25 photos. BIC Classification: BG; HRH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231112161
ISBN
9780231112161
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.33
€ 82.56

Paperback. Exploring the intersections of biography and autobiography, East and West, faith and reason, Finding Fran tells the story of two high school friends who took radically different paths: Lois Banner became an academic feminist, while Fran Huneke converted to Islam, joining the mystical Sufi Order and moving to Egypt. Num Pages: 272 pages, 25 photos. BIC Classification: BG; HRH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 16. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231112178
ISBN
9780231112178
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.32

Hardback. Examines how filmmakers have presented important events, topics, eras, and figures in the American past, often comparing the film versions of events with the interpretations of the historians. This book features cross-references, a filmography (of discussed and relevant films), notes, and a bibliography of selected historical works. Editor(s): Rollins, Peter C. Num Pages: 696 pages, 100 photos. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 188 x 264 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1498.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
696
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231112222
ISBN
9780231112222
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.28
€ 100.69

Paperback. Examines how filmmakers have presented important events, topics, eras, and figures in the American past, often comparing the film versions of events with the interpretations of the historians. This book features cross-references, a filmography (of discussed and relevant films), notes, and a bibliography of selected historical works. Editor(s): Rollins, Peter C. Num Pages: 696 pages, 100 photos. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 174 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1174.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
696
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231112239
ISBN
9780231112239
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.48

Hardback. Addresses questions such as: What are the best anthologies of African-American poetry? What have African-American poets written about such highly charged issues as religion? Politics? Patriotism? Slavery? Racism? Money? Sex? What have they written about Harlem? The civil-rights movement? Martin Luther King Jr? Editor(s): Frankovich, Nicholas; Larzelere, David. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSC; GBCR; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 180 x 17. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231112345
ISBN
9780231112345
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.54
€ 111.05

Paperback. This book shows how the international community can be more effective in the war-torn, disaster-scarred regions of the world-and ensure that people in conflict can rebuild their communities after the fighting stops. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: GTJ; JFFC; JKSR; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 175 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231112796
ISBN
9780231112796
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.32

Paperback. This title considers how Hollywood articulates the eroticism that is intrinsic to identification between men. It also examines how Hollywood has both reflected and helped to shape the concept of masculinity. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 384 pages, 59 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; APFA; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 26. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
First
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231113014
ISBN
9780231113014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Hardback. In an analysis that deftly unites feminist criticism, psychoanalysis, and Catholic theology, Kelley Raab explores the symbolic implications of women at the altar, providing rich insight into issues of gender, symbolism, and power. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HRCC7; HRCX1; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231113342
ISBN
9780231113342
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.84
€ 89.47

Paperback. An examination of the difference between communication and transmission that stresses technologies and institutions long overlooked in the study of symbols and signs throughout the history of civilizations. Translator(s): Rauth, Eric. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 147 x 11. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231113458
ISBN
9780231113458
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.55

Hardback. Stunning biographical portraits explore the lives of five women--two actresses, two writers, and a painter--who did their best to stand up and cause more trouble than was considered proper in Japanese society. Their lives stretch across a century and a half of explosive cultural and political transformations in Japan. Num Pages: 256 pages, 5 photos. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BG; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231113564
ISBN
9780231113564
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.58
€ 79.12

Paperback. Stunning biographical portraits explore the lives of five women--two actresses, two writers, and a painter--who did their best to stand up and cause more trouble than was considered proper in Japanese society. Their lives stretch across a century and a half of explosive cultural and political transformations in Japan. Num Pages: 256 pages, 5 photos. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BG; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231113571
ISBN
9780231113571
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.32

Hardback. Tickner focuses her distinctively feminist approach on new issues of the international relations agenda since the end of the Cold War, such as ethnic conflict and other new security issues, globalizations, democratization, and human rights. Num Pages: 262 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JPSL; JPSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231113663
ISBN
9780231113663
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.58
€ 79.12

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