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Hardback. Seeks to articulate the evil that happened in Bosnia within the context of war crimes and crimes against humanity. This book understands evil via a neologism - as sociocide, the murdering of society. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; HPJ; JFFE; JWXK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 160 x 237 x 19. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823227006
- ISBN
- 9780823227006
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.93
€ 100.93
Hardback. John Romeiser has woven both the North African diary and Whitehead's memoir of the subsequent landings in Sicily into a vivid, unvarnished, and completely riveting story of eight months during some of the most brutal combat of the war. Series: World War II: The Global, Human and Ethical Dimension. Num Pages: 248 pages, 15 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BTM; HBJD; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823226757
- ISBN
- 9780823226757
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.23
€ 57.23
Hardback. Provides an account of Jacques Derrida's involvement in debates about the university. Derrida has long argued that philosophy simultaneously belongs and does not belong to the university. This book asks whether a broader tension between "belonging" and "not belonging" also forms the basis of Derrida's political thinking and activism. Series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; JNMN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 18. Weight in Grams: 403.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 150
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823226658
- ISBN
- 9780823226658
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.47
€ 103.47
The Drama of Possibility. Experience as Philosophy of Culture.
McDermott, John J.. Ed(S): Anderson, Douglas ...
Hardback. Traces the trajectory of the author's philosophical career through a selection of his essays. This work addresses specific issues in American thought and culture. It constitutes a mosaic of his philosophy, showing its roots in an American conception of experience. Editor(s): Anderson, Douglas R. Series: American Philosophy. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPCF; HPS; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 157 x 231 x 36. Weight in Grams: 891.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823226627
- ISBN
- 9780823226627
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.64
€ 129.64
Hardback. The battle of Chancellorsville decimated the Union Eleventh Corps, composed of large numbers of German-speaking volunteers. This work reconstructs the battle and its aftermath from the German-American perspective, military and civilian. It critically analyzes the performance of the German regiments. Series: North's Civil War S. Num Pages: 238 pages, 2 b&w illus. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 25. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823226504
- ISBN
- 9780823226504
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.96
€ 109.96
Paperback. Finally available in one volume, these ten classic essays by a leading scholar track the way key political, factional, and legal struggles, shaped by popular commitment to constitutional principles, affected the framing, interpretation, and enforcement of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments. With a major introduction and updates throughout. Series: Reconstructing America. Num Pages: 316 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 465.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823225545
- ISBN
- 9780823225545
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 42.14
€ 46.99
€ 42.14
Hardback. Finally available in one volume, these ten classic essays by a leading scholar track the way key political, factional, and legal struggles, shaped by popular commitment to constitutional principles, affected the framing, interpretation, and enforcement of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments. With a major introduction and updates throughout. Series: Reconstructing America. Num Pages: 316 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 579.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823225538
- ISBN
- 9780823225538
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.58
€ 127.58
Hardback. This book offers an alternative way of taking up the American Philosophical tradition as a way of doing philosophy and a way of life. Douglas Anderson explores the relationship between American philosophy and other features of American culture, including where in that culture thinking that could be called "philosophical" is to be found. Series: American Philosophy. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPCF; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 545.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823225507
- ISBN
- 9780823225507
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.14
€ 110.14
Hardback. ".. Exemplifies a vision of education as cooperative inquiry in which heterogenous voices resound yet experiential authority in its full force operates."-Journal of Philosophy of Education Series: American Philosophy. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823224623
- ISBN
- 9780823224623
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.95
€ 103.95
Hardback. This book is a biography of the priest and educator Edmund A. Walsh, one of the most influential Catholic figures of the 20th century. Walsh left an indelible imprint on the ideology and practical politics of Cold War Washington. Few priests, indeed few Catholics, played so large a role in shaping American foreign policy in the 20th century. Num Pages: 302 pages, illustrated. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HRCC7; JPFC; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823224593
- ISBN
- 9780823224593
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.75
€ 82.75
Hardback. Examines testimonials by women who have survived abuse and atrocity in zones of conflict and terror. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JPVH; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 27. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823224340
- ISBN
- 9780823224340
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.97
€ 115.97
Hardback. Today, body and language are prominent themes throughout philosophy. Each is strange enough on its own; this book asks what sense we might make of them together. Words reach out. Hands pick up books; eyes or fingertips scan text. This title examines three somatic figures of speech: the touch, the fold, and the cut. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 21. Weight in Grams: 451.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823224067
- ISBN
- 9780823224067
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.27
€ 115.27
Hardback. In this ambitious book, Brett Levinson explores the possibilities for a genuinely radical critique of globalized culture and politics-at a time when intellectuals and nonintellectuals alike struggle to understand the configuration of the contemporary world. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 21. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823223848
- ISBN
- 9780823223848
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.82
€ 109.82
Hardback. A new edition of a guide to understanding the intricacies behind global trends and emerging markets. Kvint adds new articles and essays on the changing global economy to track developments since 1999. Num Pages: 699 pages, tables, charts. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1194.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 699
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823223480
- ISBN
- 9780823223480
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.16
€ 120.16
Hardback. Dean Duncan provides a critical survey of the aesthetics of classical music in film. Exploring tensions between high art and commercial culture, he examines how directors quote themes and classical passages in genres ranging from the Soviet avant garde to Hollywood romances. Series: Communications & Media Studies. Num Pages: 211 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; AVGC4; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 211
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823222797
- ISBN
- 9780823222797
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.23
€ 115.23
Hardback. "A marvelous story.. will be consulted as long as World War II and the Spanish Civil War are studied.. Cane is a very good writer." Frank F. Mathias, author of The GI Generation: A Memoir Series: World War II: The Global, Human and Ethical Dimension. Num Pages: 268 pages, photographs, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; BGHA; BJ; HBJD; HBWQ; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 27. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823222513
- ISBN
- 9780823222513
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.22
€ 58.22
Paperback. This work covers topics such as the history of humanitarian action, the scope of international humanitarian crises, developing a professional corps, team building, developing a common language, and funding international humanitarian action. Series: International Humanitarian Affairs. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC; JKSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823222438
- ISBN
- 9780823222438
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.15
€ 51.15
Hardback. This work covers topics such as the history of humanitarian action, the scope of international humanitarian crises, developing a professional corps, team building, developing a common language, and funding international humanitarian action. Series: International Humanitarian Affairs. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC; JKSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 633.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823222421
- ISBN
- 9780823222421
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.73
€ 87.73
Hardback. This work covers issues such as early warning and preparedness, rapid health and physical needs assessments, recognizing and managing severe malnutrition, the unique needs of refugees and IDPs, security, exit strategies and the transition to peace. Series: International Humanitarian Affairs. Num Pages: 404 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 404
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823222391
- ISBN
- 9780823222391
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.74
€ 110.74
Paperback. Interest in church-related higher education has increased greatly in recent years. Teaching as an Act of Faith is a practical guidebook on strategies to incarnate mission and epitomize theological and theoretical reflection in the classroom. Num Pages: 377 pages. BIC Classification: HRCV2; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 579.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 377
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823222216
- ISBN
- 9780823222216
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.16
€ 47.16