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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

€ 36.99
€ 27.08

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

€ 103.49
€ 78.05

Hardback. This volume maps the historically resonant intersections between Jewishness and queerness, between homophobia and anti-Semitism, and between queer theory and theorizations of Jewishness. It explores the modern Jewish and homosexual identities which emerged as traces of each. Editor(s): Boyarin, Daniel; Itzkovitz, Daniel; Pellegrini, Ann. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSK; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231113748
ISBN
9780231113748
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.61
€ 88.27

Paperback. This collection of original essays develops new, intertextual approaches to thinking about rock music. Editor(s): Dettmar, Kevin J. H.; Richey, William. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: AVG; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231113991
ISBN
9780231113991
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.99

Paperback. One of our most incisive critics asks where the assault against the canons of Western culture has led us. Hartman calls for the restoration of literature to its place as the focus of thinking about culture and for the renewal of aesthetic education to help ensure the balance between art, culture, and politics. Series: The Wellek Library Lectures. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 168 x 16. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231114097
ISBN
9780231114097
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.11

Paperback. A thorough examination of the manner in which three of the most unsettling modern writers-Aragon, Sartre, and Barthes-affirm their personal rebellion followed by Kristeva's own ideas on the future of rebellion. Translator(s): Herman, Jeanine. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; HBTV; JFC; JMAF; JPWF; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
92
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231114158
ISBN
9780231114158
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.99

Paperback. Maxwell uncovers both black literature's debt to Communism and Communism's debt to black literature, reciprocal obligations first incurred during the Harlem Renaissance. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; JFSL3; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press New York
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231114257
ISBN
9780231114257
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.97

Paperback. Between the 1890s and the 1920s, cities in the vast region stretching from the Mediterranean Sea to the Indian Ocean were experiencing political, social, economic and cultural changes. This study provides a comparative analysis of contested versions of the concept of modernity. Editor(s): Fawaz, Leila; Bayly, C. A. Num Pages: 432 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QSM; 1QSN; 3JH; 3JJ; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231114271
ISBN
9780231114271
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.49

Hardback. What constitutes black studies and where does this discipline stand at the end of the twentieth century? In this wide-ranging and original volume, Manning Marable -- one of the leading scholars of African American history -- gathers key materials from contemporary thinkers who interrogate the richly diverse content and multiple meanings of the collective experiences of black folk. Editor(s): Marable, Manning. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231114769
ISBN
9780231114769
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.49
€ 78.05

Hardback. Twitchell embarks on an insightful, fearless, and funny exploration of two of the central themes of modern American culture -- materialism and consumerism -- and counters the notion of the "used and abused consumer" with an unflinching look at commercial culture, starting from the observation that "we are powerfully attracted to the world of goods (after all, we don't call them 'bads')." Num Pages: 310 pages, 36 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFFT; KNTY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 226 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231115186
ISBN
9780231115186
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.20
€ 81.45

Paperback. As a result of immigration from Asia in the wake of the passage of the 1965 Hart-Celler Immigration Act, the fastest-growing religions in America - faster than Christian groups combined - are Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Sikhism. This book asks how these faiths have changed or have been changed by the pluralist face of American civil society. Series: American Lectures on the History of Religions. Num Pages: 192 pages, 4 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTB; HRAX; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 145 x 14. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231115216
ISBN
9780231115216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.99

Hardback. Describes that sexual difference should be affirmed rather than denied. This book points out sex is not a social, cultural, or ethnic characteristic - it is a universal human trait. Translator(s): Walsh, Lisa. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 178 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231115667
ISBN
9780231115667
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.20
€ 81.45

Hardback. Given a feminism now ensconced within higher education as specialized or fractious scholarship, Susan Gubar's Critical Condition: Feminism at the Turn of the Century demonstrates that an invigorated concentration on activism and artistry can accentuate not the clinical or disparaging meaning of "critical" but its sense of compelling urgency and irreverent vitality. Series: Gender and Culture Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 4 color illus. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 242 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231115803
ISBN
9780231115803
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.80
€ 45.72

Paperback. Rather than focusing on specific groups, this book takes a "pancultural" perspective that focuses on the common experiences of refugees and immigrants. The author focuses on empirically-based practice approaches; assessment and intervention techniques that have been scientifically validated. Based on this approach the book presents the "best practice" for each problem area. Num Pages: 504 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFD; JFFN; JKSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231115834
ISBN
9780231115834
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 38.89

Paperback. In this collection of articles, the various authors examine the interaction of gays and lesbians with the democratic process in regards to public policy, public opinion, and political representation. Editor(s): Riggle, Ellen D. B.; Tadlock, Barry L. Series: Power, Conflict, and Democracy: American Politics into the 21st Century. Num Pages: 384 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSK; JPHV; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231115858
ISBN
9780231115858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 32.94

Hardback. Using Dominicans in New York City as a case study, Ramona Hernandez challenges the old belief that workers necessarily migrate from one region to another because of supply and demand or because of a de facto government policy to make people leave or stay. As a result, she shows that the traditional correlation between migration and economic progress does not always hold true. Num Pages: 200 pages, 10 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 1KJD; 3JJP; 3JM; JFFN; JHBL; KCB; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231116220
ISBN
9780231116220
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.49
€ 78.05

Hardback. This fully revised and updated third edition of a classic text includes seven new chapters that reflect the most recent developments in group practice. Part of the book's enduring appeal is its vivid depiction of actual group work and the challenges that arise. Using an ecosystem approach, they set forth a generic framework for practice with diverse groups. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFS; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 168 x 32. Weight in Grams: 817.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
3rd
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231116329
ISBN
9780231116329
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.97
€ 60.95

Paperback. In the introduction to "The Second Sex", Simone de Beauvoir notes that "a man never begins by establishing himself as an individual of a certain sex: his being a man poses no problem." This book shows that Beauvoir's magnum opus constitutes a meditation on the relationship between women and philosophy that remains profoundly undervalued. Series: Gender and Culture Series. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HP; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231116657
ISBN
9780231116657
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.86

Paperback. A collection of in-depth analytical interviews with twelve of the best-known gay novelists writing in English today, including Armistead Maupin, David Leavitt, Alan Garganus, and others. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 5S; DSBH; DSK; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231116954
ISBN
9780231116954
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.99

Hardback. Exploring the status of feminism in this "postfeminist" age, this work on feminist thinking aims to move away from the all too common dependence on French theorists and male thinkers and instead builds on feminist theory written by women. These writings address the question "Where are we going?" as well as "Where have we come from?" Editor(s): Bronfen, Elisabeth; Kavka, Misha. Series: Gender and Culture Series. Num Pages: 472 pages, 15 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231117043
ISBN
9780231117043
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.61
€ 89.58

Paperback. Exploring the status of feminism in this "postfeminist" age, this work on feminist thinking aims to move away from the all too common dependence on French theorists and male thinkers and instead builds on feminist theory written by women. These writings address the question "Where are we going?" as well as "Where have we come from?" Editor(s): Bronfen, Elisabeth; Kavka, Misha. Series: Gender and Culture Series. Num Pages: 472 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 704.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231117050
ISBN
9780231117050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 32.94

Paperback. The first study of opinion polls using an interdisciplinary approach combining cultural studies, sociology, political science, and mass communication. Rather than dismissing polls, Lewis considers them a significant form of representation in contemporary culture; he explores how the media report on polls and, in turn, how publicized results influence the way people respond to polls. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; JPVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 374. How Political Elites Do What They Like and Why We Seem to Go Along with it. 240 pages. The first study of opinion polls using an interdisciplinary approach combining cultural studies, sociology, political science, and mass communication. Rather than dismissing polls, Lewis considers them a significant form of representation in contemporary culture; he explores how the media report on polls and, in turn, how publicized results influence the way people respond to polls. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFD; JPVK. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 14. Weight: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231117678
ISBN
9780231117678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.21

Hardback. Focusing on an impoverished city on the periphery of La Paz, the Bolivian capital, Gill examines the ways in which neoliberal policies reorder social relations among poor men and women-and between them and the state. Num Pages: 288 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; JFSC; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231118040
ISBN
9780231118040
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.61
€ 88.98

Paperback. At a time when crises of morality, beliefs, value systems, and personal worth dominate both public and private spheres, Oprah's emergence as a cultural form - the Oprah persona - becomes clearer, as she successfully reiterates some of our pressing moral questions. This book looks at Oprah's method and her message. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 267 x 17. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231118132
ISBN
9780231118132
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.92

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