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Society & culture: general
Hardback. The Renaissance and the age of discovery introduced Europeans to exotic cultures, mores, manners, and ideas. That kitchen revolution led to the development of new utensils and table manners. Rebora discusses the availability of resources, how people kept from starving in the winter, how they farmed, how tastes developed, what the lower classes ate, and what the aristocracy enjoyed. Translator(s): Sonnenfeld, Albert. Series: Arts & Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History. Num Pages: 224 pages, 52 illus. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBTB; JFC; WB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231121507
- ISBN
- 9780231121507
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.48
€ 46.99
€ 33.48
Hardback. Explores how the family stories entered the popular imagination and shaped collective dreams in the postwar years and into the 1950s. This book also provides access to a vibrant conversation among white and black Americans about the boundaries between public life and family matters, and the meanings of race and ethnicity. Series: Popular Cultures, Everyday Lives. Num Pages: 464 pages, 32 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJPG; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 32. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231121705
- ISBN
- 9780231121705
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Condition: New
€ 104.58€ 79.12
€ 104.58
€ 79.12
Hardback. A survey of foreign news coverage by the American media. Num Pages: 272 pages, no illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 167 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231122405
- ISBN
- 9780231122405
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Condition: New
€ 118.84€ 90.47
€ 118.84
€ 90.47
Hardback. Policy makers and care providers in the field of youth development have begun to expand this field with the intention of utilizing community and youth assets as an organizing paradigm. Melvin Delgado provides a comprehensive view of this new frontier of youth development. Num Pages: 375 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSP2; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 375
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231122801
- ISBN
- 9780231122801
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€ 118.84€ 90.47
€ 118.84
€ 90.47
Hardback. Examining figures from Thomas More to Stephen Greenblatt, from George Hickes to Seamus Heaney, from George Eliot to Paul de Man, this book illuminates the wanderings of exiles, emigres, dissenters, and the socially estranged as they helped form the modern university disciplines of philology and rhetoric, literary criticism and literary theory. Num Pages: 388 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF; DSA; HBT; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231123723
- ISBN
- 9780231123723
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Condition: New
€ 109.33€ 82.56
€ 109.33
€ 82.56
Hardback. This book explodes the myth of a monolithic, liberal Judaism and tells the story of the many fierce battles that raged in postwar America over what an authentically Jewish position ought to be on issues ranging from desegregation to Zionism, and from Vietnam to gender relations, sexuality, and family life. Series: Religion & American Culture S. Num Pages: 392 pages, 38 illus. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231123747
- ISBN
- 9780231123747
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Condition: New
€ 109.33€ 82.84
€ 109.33
€ 82.84
Hardback. Based on incisive analyses of economic globalization, class, politics, and bureaucracy, this book argues that the perfection of the free market is a myth. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JKS; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231123808
- ISBN
- 9780231123808
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Condition: New
€ 118.84€ 89.47
€ 118.84
€ 89.47
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JF; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 25. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231124010
- ISBN
- 9780231124010
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.32
€ 37.99
€ 27.32
Paperback. Focusing on the artists Ice Cube, Dr Dre, the Geto Boys, Snoop Dogg, and Tupac Shakur, Quinn explores the origins, development, and immense popularity of gangsta rap. Including detailed readings in urban geography, neoconservative politics, subcultural formations, black cultural debates, and music industry conditions, this book explains how and why this music genre emerged. Series: Popular Cultures, Everyday Lives. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: AVGR; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231124096
- ISBN
- 9780231124096
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.39
€ 37.99
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Paperback. A compilation of articles providing an overview of current thought on the psychological aspects of lesbian, gay and bisexual experience. Divided into nine sections, the meaning of sexual orientation, discrimation, identity development, diversity, adolescence and mental health, are all discussed. Editor(s): Garnets, Linda D.; Kimmel, Douglas C. Num Pages: 562 pages, 12 figures. BIC Classification: JFSK; JMH; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 160 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1225.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 562
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231124133
- ISBN
- 9780231124133
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Condition: New
€ 53.48€ 42.00
€ 53.48
€ 42.00
Hardback. The democratization of luxury, Twitchell contends, has been the single most important marketing phenomenon of our times. Num Pages: 448 pages, 80 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; JFFT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231124966
- ISBN
- 9780231124966
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Condition: New
€ 59.42€ 46.32
€ 59.42
€ 46.32
Paperback. Lippit offers the first book-length study in English of Japanese modernist fiction from the 1920s to the 1930s. Through close readings of four leading figures of this movement-Akutagawa, Yokomitsu, Kawabata, and Hayashi-Lippit aims to establish a theoretical and historical framework for the analysis of Japanese modernism. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; 3JJG; DSBH; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231125314
- ISBN
- 9780231125314
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Hardback. Both the Prophet Joseph Smith and his Book of Mormon have been characterized as ardently, indeed evangelically, antimasonic. Yet in this sweeping social, cultural, and religious history of nineteenth-century Mormonism and its milieu, Forsberg argues that masonry, like evangelical Christianity, was an essential component of Smith's vision. Series: Religion & American Culture S. Num Pages: 352 pages, 39 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC2; HRCC99; JFC; JFSJ; JFSV1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 166 x 25. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231126403
- ISBN
- 9780231126403
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Condition: New
€ 65.36€ 50.63
€ 65.36
€ 50.63
Hardback. Not since the Crusades of the Middle Ages has Islam evoked the degree of fear, hostility, and ethnic and religious stereotyping that is evident throughout Western culture today. This book explores the historical, political, and institutional forces that have raised the specter of a threatening and monolithic Muslim enemy. Editor(s): Qureshi, Emran; Sells, Michael A. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR2; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 165 x 32. Weight in Grams: 817.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231126663
- ISBN
- 9780231126663
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Condition: New
€ 112.89€ 85.15
€ 112.89
€ 85.15
Paperback. Not since the Crusades of the Middle Ages has Islam evoked the degree of fear, hostility, and ethnic and religious stereotyping that is evident throughout Western culture today. This book explores the historical, political, and institutional forces that have raised the specter of a threatening and monolithic Muslim enemy. Editor(s): Qureshi, Emran; Sells, Michael A. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR2; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231126670
- ISBN
- 9780231126670
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
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Hardback. This book explores the impact of migration on the identities, values, worldviews, and social positions of migrant women in contemporary China based on original fieldwork as well as in-depth research in multiple regions of China. Editor(s): Gaetano, Arianne M.; Jacka, Tamara. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFN; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 180 x 25. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231127066
- ISBN
- 9780231127066
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Condition: New
€ 134.28€ 100.69
€ 134.28
€ 100.69
Paperback. This book explores the impact of migration on the identities, values, worldviews, and social positions of migrant women in contemporary China based on original fieldwork as well as in-depth research in multiple regions of China. Editor(s): Gaetano, Arianne M.; Jacka, Tamara. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFN; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231127073
- ISBN
- 9780231127073
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.37
€ 46.99
€ 33.37
Hardback. In a hard-hitting book that refutes conventional wisdom, Katherine Sender explores the connection between the business of marketing to gay consumers and the politics of gay rights and identity. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 18 illus. BIC Classification: JFSK; KJS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231127349
- ISBN
- 9780231127349
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Condition: New
€ 59.42€ 46.32
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Hardback. Focuses on sexual orientation and gender expression in relation to social work practice. This book includes scenarios that: feature gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) individuals, couples, and families; and highlight GLBT issues in groups, organizations, communities, policy arenas, and research. Editor(s): Messinger, Lori; Morrow, Deana F. Num Pages: 136 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JFSK; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231127424
- ISBN
- 9780231127424
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.84€ 89.78
€ 118.84
€ 89.78
Paperback. Focuses on sexual orientation and gender expression in relation to social work practice. This book includes scenarios that: feature gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) individuals, couples, and families; and highlight GLBT issues in groups, organizations, communities, policy arenas, and research. Editor(s): Messinger, Lori; Morrow, Deana F. Num Pages: 136 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JFSK; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 217 x 8. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231127431
- ISBN
- 9780231127431
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
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Hardback. In the early 1970s, few women participated in organized athletics, but in Catholic Philadelphia women's basketball was already a well-established tradition, sponsored by the Philadelphia Archdiocese far in advance of public schools. This volume explores the unusual lives of these young women. Series: Religion & American Culture S. Num Pages: 312 pages, 21 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; JFSJ1; WSJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231127486
- ISBN
- 9780231127486
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Condition: New
€ 104.58€ 79.12
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Hardback. Ranging over two millennia of history and culture, Koschorke considers such thinkers as Freud, Weber, Rousseau, and Kleist in an exploration that illuminates issues of historical, religious, artistic, psychological, and cultural importance. Translator(s): Dunlap, Thomas. Num Pages: 216 pages, 25 illus. BIC Classification: HRCG; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231127561
- ISBN
- 9780231127561
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Condition: New
€ 65.36€ 50.63
€ 65.36
€ 50.63
Hardback. Follows the intertwined threads of Jewishness and non-Jewishness that play through the life and works of Jacques Derrida. This book merges the biography and textual commentary in a portrait of the man, his works, and being (or not being) Jewish. Translator(s): Brahic, Beverly Bie. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 168 pages, 9 color illus. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BG; DSBH; DSK; HPCF; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 210 x 19. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231128247
- ISBN
- 9780231128247
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.07€ 72.84
€ 95.07
€ 72.84
Hardback. Illustrates how ethnographic research itself can become a tool for activism. This book features ten studies that present activist groups across US - from transgender activists in New York City, to South Asian teenagers in Silicon Valley, to evangelical Christians and Palestinian Americans. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231128506
- ISBN
- 9780231128506
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.84€ 90.47
€ 118.84
€ 90.47