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From Tammany Hall to the election of David Dinkins, this work offers insights into the effect of ethnic competition on the demise of urban political machines. It traces the effect of the arrival of large numbers of Jewish and Italian immigrants - and later black and Puerto Rican migrants - on the Irish-dominated political machine. Series: The Columbia History of Urban Life. Num Pages: 403 pages, 35 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSL; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 31. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 403
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231076364
- ISBN
- 9780231076364
Condition: New
€ 137.48
€ 137.48
Hardback. Num Pages: 497 pages. BIC Classification: JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 167. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- Columbia University Press Morningside ed
- Number of pages
- 497
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231074209
- ISBN
- 9780231074209
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.85
€ 165.85
Paperback. Num Pages: 378 pages, 16 photos. BIC Classification: GTC; JFSJ1; KNTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- Morningside ed
- Number of pages
- 378
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231074179
- ISBN
- 9780231074179
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.71
€ 49.71
Num Pages: 315 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 315
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231070409
- ISBN
- 9780231070409
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 124.78
€ 124.78
Paperback. Num Pages: 286 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 1QFM; HBG; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231067232
- ISBN
- 9780231067232
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.63
€ 48.63
Drawing from extensive interviews, Morris presents vivid firsthand reports on the concerns of these 22 now-grown children, both as youngsters and as adults. Num Pages: 170 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JFSP1; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 170
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231066945
- ISBN
- 9780231066945
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.13
€ 68.13
A reanalysis of Sand's major writing, ranging from her early short stories to her later fiction, which identifies her writing as an example of an aesthetic mode often associated with femininity. The study compares Sand's place in the history of the realist novel to that of her male counterparts. Series: Gender and Culture Series. Num Pages: 275 pages, 3 illustrations, 7 photographs, index. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBF; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 155. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231065221
- ISBN
- 9780231065221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 95.15
€ 95.15
Num Pages: 245 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JMS; VSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231063685
- ISBN
- 9780231063685
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 135.80
€ 135.80
Offers an inside look at the 1982 Israeli occupation of Beirut, describes P.L.O. activities prior to their evacuation, and discusses the behind-the-scenes politics of the situation. Num Pages: 241 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 241
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231061865
- ISBN
- 9780231061865
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 129.76
€ 129.76
A comprehensive account of the work of the major contributors to object relations theories, this book covers the work of the major American and British contributors to object relations theory, focusing on the ways in which these theories anticipated and enriched the emerging field of self psychology. Series: Personality, Psychopathology and Psychotherapy Theoretical and Clinical Perspectives. Num Pages: 300 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 215 x 19. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231061025
- ISBN
- 9780231061025
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 124.61
€ 124.61
Num Pages: 643 pages, Illustrations, maps,plans. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1044.
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 643
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231060806
- ISBN
- 9780231060806
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 186.33
€ 186.33
Num Pages: 428 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GTF; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 33. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Publication date
- 1974
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 428
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231038737
- ISBN
- 9780231038737
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.22
€ 127.22
Num Pages: 191 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 149. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publication date
- 1968
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 191
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231031509
- ISBN
- 9780231031509
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 123.15
€ 123.15
Hardcover. Offers readers a rich understanding of the experience of students who are first in their family to attend college. This book is a theoretically informed study of the lived experience of FG students and draws on their voices to demonstrate how their insights interface with what we, as educators, think we know about them. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNFN; JNFR; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230623446
- ISBN
- 9780230623446
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.93€ 77.08
€ 94.93
€ 77.08
Hardcover. This study explores the roles played by magic in contemporary African warfare, specifically through the case of Sierra Leone, to assess its impact on behaviour in conflict. A conceptual framework is suggested for analysing culturally alien practices more broadly and to inform approaches to civilian and military intervention. Num Pages: 188 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFDE; HRQX2; JWA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 146 x 15. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230621022
- ISBN
- 9780230621022
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.70
€ 63.70
Resilience of Regionalism in Latin America and the Caribbean: Developm...
Andrés Rivarola Puntigliano (Ed.)
Hardback. As regionalisation becomes an increasingly hot topic, the authors explain why regionalism has been most successful in Latin America and analyse current processes and opinions of possible future developments in the region, including the Caribbean, Central America, Brazil, and Mexico. Editor(s): Rivarola Puntigliano, Andres; Briceno-Ruiz, Jose. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JPRB; JPS; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230368361
- ISBN
- 9780230368361
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.94
€ 64.94
Hardback. The first volume of IDS Companions to Development Studies focuses on pivotal writing emerging from the IDS fellowship during the last 50 years. It includes five topics: perspectives and paradigms, debunking myths, development policy, gender and international perspectives, and policy, as well as names like Seers, Singer, Lipton, Reg Green. Editor(s): Jolly, Richard. Series: Ids Companions to Development. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 black & white tables, 4 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: GTF; JPA; JPB; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230368330
- ISBN
- 9780230368330
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.22
€ 65.22
Hardcover. Focusing on care workers for the elderly, this book examines the paradoxical position of irregular migrants in European society, who are often labelled as 'illegal' residents but who in fact provide much needed, essential support to welfare systems. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFN; JHBL; JKSG; KJWX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230343160
- ISBN
- 9780230343160
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.42
€ 64.42
Hardcover. Based on a case study of the RAND Corporation, this shows how the uncertainties of US defense policies since the fall of the USSR can be understood and illustrated through an analysis of the evolution of the think tank community, and more particularly through a sociological study of the so-called defense intellectuals such as the RAND Corporation. Translator(s): George, Renuka. Series: The Sciences Po Series in International Relations and Political Economy. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230340923
- ISBN
- 9780230340923
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.63
€ 63.63
Paperback. Education and the Cold War illustrates how Americans variously experienced the Cold War as a crisis in education and, in turn, how education helped facilitate the construction of Cold Warriors conditioned to fear and loathe communism and the Soviet Union. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 9. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230338975
- ISBN
- 9780230338975
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.56
€ 53.56