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Society & culture: general

paperback. This text looks at opinion polls, the news media, special interest groups, and interviews with congressional members, using the Iran-Contra hearing as a case study. It explores the construction, interpretation and uses of public opinion and questions the media's role in forming public policy. Series: Power, Conflict, and Democracy: American Politics into the 21st Century. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JPA; JPVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231108218
ISBN
9780231108218
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. A controversial examination of the Jewish "success story" in American that questions notions of identity, assimilation, and ethnicity. Num Pages: 409 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFC; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
409
Condition
New
Edition
With a new preface
SKU
V9780231108416
ISBN
9780231108416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Hardback. Balgopal and contributors explore ideas and skills that help human service workers, social workers, helping professionals, and policymakers deepen their understanding of newly arrived immigrants and refugees. Editor(s): Balgopal, Pallassana R. Series: Foundations of Social Work Knowledge Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFD; JFFN; JFS; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231108560
ISBN
9780231108560
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.43
€ 89.80

Paperback. Balgopal and contributors explore ideas and skills that help human service workers, social workers, helping professionals, and policymakers deepen their understanding of newly arrived immigrants and refugees. Editor(s): Balgopal, Pallassana R. Series: Foundations of Social Work Knowledge Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFD; JFFN; JFS; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 162 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231108577
ISBN
9780231108577
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.49

Hardback. Linguist, psychoanalyst and cultural theorist Julia Kristeva explores one aspect of 20th-century culture - rebellion - in this text. She illustrates the advances and impasses of rebel culture through the experiences of three 20th-century writers: Jean-Paul Sartre, Louis Aragon and Roland Barthes. Translator(s): Herman, Jeanine. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 288 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231109963
ISBN
9780231109963
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.22
€ 79.41

Hardback. An unsettling reflection on the twentieth century in its twilight hours in which we are asked to rethink our assumptions about universalism and humanism. While many people look to humanist ideals as a deterrent to nationalist chauvinism, Finkielkraut challenges the abstract idea of universalism by describing the terrible crimes "civilized" Europe has committed in its name. Translator(s): Friedlander, Judith. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; HPCF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
2nd Revised ed.
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231110204
ISBN
9780231110204
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.21
€ 46.81

Paperback. Examining the relationship between societal practice, historical processes, and culture in a Nepali society, this book tells the story of the Thakali's search for identity and their efforts to clarify and represent their culture and history. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FKN; JFSL9; JHMC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231110877
ISBN
9780231110877
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. Examining the changes that have occurred in families, family research, and family law in the late 20th century, this volume describes a paradigm shift in the legal and social regulation of the family to an emphasis on parents' relationships to their children, rather than to each other. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBK; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231111171
ISBN
9780231111171
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Hardback. Traces the history of graffiti in New York City against the backdrop of the struggle that developed between the city and the writers. Series: Popular Cultures, Everyday Lives. Num Pages: 400 pages, 40 illus (23 in color). BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AFJG; HBJK; HBLW3; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 237 x 25. Weight in Grams: 642.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780231111423
ISBN
9780231111423
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.43
€ 90.47

Hardback. Finding in the world's myths-its sacred stories-a way to talk about experiences shared across time and space, Doniger champions the cause of comparative mythology as she expertly taps a wealth of traditions-from the Hebrew Bible to the Bhagavad Gita. Series: American Lectures on the History of Religions. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HRA; HRLB; JFC; JFHF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231111706
ISBN
9780231111706
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.49

Paperback. Finding in the world's myths-its sacred stories-a way to talk about experiences shared across time and space, Doniger champions the cause of comparative mythology as she expertly taps a wealth of traditions-from the Hebrew Bible to the Bhagavad Gita. Series: American Lectures on the History of Religions. Num Pages: 256 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HRA; HRLB; JFC; JFHF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780231111713
ISBN
9780231111713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.62

paperback. Discusses same-sex desire among women in non-Western cultures. The book explores female eroticism in societies such as India and Polynesia, aiming to dispel ideas that non-Western women are victims of compulsory heterosexuality and that same-sex female desire is rooted in Western culture. Editor(s): Blackwood, Evelyn; Wieringa, Saskia. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. Num Pages: 352 pages, 6 photos. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSK1; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 34. Weight in Grams: 632.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780231112611
ISBN
9780231112611
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. A study of post-Vietnam American literature and culture focusing on narratives of bodily trauma evident in a wide range of texts by and about other white men. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231112932
ISBN
9780231112932
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.60

Paperback. Explores the relationship among identity, interests, and foreign policy, employing contemporary Jordan to explore the changing dynamics of the Arab regional system. This book emphasizes the print media as a barometer of public opinion - one that affects the decision-making of political leaders. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBJ; GTB; HBJF1; JFD; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231113236
ISBN
9780231113236
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

Paperback. Walzer explores how, within a decade, Israel has evolved from a society that marginalized homosexuals to one that offers some of the most extensive legal protections in the world. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JFSK1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231113953
ISBN
9780231113953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.43

Hardback. Demonstrates how social workers can use an empowerment approach when dealing with those who have experienced oppression by virtue of poverty, colour, gender, sex or race. The reader is shown how the oppressed can learn to attain goals both individually and within the wider social environment. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 34. Weight in Grams: 826.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231115483
ISBN
9780231115483
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.53
€ 61.86

Paperback. Explores the debates and rhetoric surrounding home-based workers that have taken place in global movements and multilateral organizations since the early 1900s. This title describes the rules that have separated home and work and, in the process, created a diverse array of distinctly gendered identities. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; JFSJ; JHBL; JPS; KCF; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press New York
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231115612
ISBN
9780231115612
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.28

Hardback. In addition to examining the role of the legislative and executive branches of government, Stein covers the often-overlooked role of the judiciary, showing how social welfare practitioners should interpret (1) conflicting judicial rulings in cases where courts of equal jurisdiction rule differently on the same matter and (2) judicial rulings that signal significant changes in the law. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; JHBA; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 257 x 184 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1044.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231116824
ISBN
9780231116824
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.90
€ 63.82

Paperback. In this work, historian Harry Harootunian calls attention to the boundaries that compartmentalize the world around us. Exploring European and Japanese conceptions of modernity, he seeks to expose the archaic nature of scholarly categories. Series: Wellek Library Lectures S. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FPJ; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 179 x 12. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780231117951
ISBN
9780231117951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.41

Hardback. A collection of interdisciplinary essays that examine how the internet has affected conceptions of community and public life. Editor(s): Kolko, Beth E. Num Pages: 383 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCX; UBJ; UYV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 817.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
383
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231118262
ISBN
9780231118262
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.09
€ 97.61

Paperback. The first book to look beyond the brutal events toward the broad implications of Matt Shepard's story. Loffreda shows how the politics of sexuality unfolds in a remote and sparsely populated area of the country. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWY; JFFE; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231118590
ISBN
9780231118590
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.60

paperback. Based on extensive fieldwork, this book explores the Lahu society in Southwest China where practical gender equality has become the byproduct of a potent ideology of gender unity, vividly expressed by the proverb, "chopsticks only work in pairs." Num Pages: 256 pages, 15 figs. & 1 chart. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSJ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 173 x 14. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780231119573
ISBN
9780231119573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.87

Paperback. Arguing that critical reporting in South America can be better understood as watchdog journalism than as investigative reporting of the American or European variety, this text examines the country's historical absence of a critical press and discusses the evolution of journalistic culture. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 1KLSB; 1KLSC; 1KLSR; JFD; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231119757
ISBN
9780231119757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 31.03

Hardback. Offering a compassionate view of the interior life of the batterer, this book explains the inner mechanisms of the batterer's violent behavior, analyzes society's negative depictions of abuse as well as general ideas concerning victims, and proposes alternative views. Finally the book addresses treatment methodologies that will result in permanent change. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE; JMP; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231119849
ISBN
9780231119849
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.14
€ 51.18

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