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Hardback. Offers a history of the early republic and its antebellum aftermath. Challenging the idea that print culture created a sense of national connection among different parts of the early American union, this book reveals the early republic as a series of local and regional reading publics with distinct political and geographical identities. Num Pages: 568 pages, 26 illus. BIC Classification: HBJK; J; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 169 x 243 x 43. Weight in Grams: 952.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
568
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780231139083
ISBN
9780231139083
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.17
€ 82.87

Hardback. Captures Columbia's rich intellectual legacy. This work also captures the spirit of a great university through the gifted men and women who have worked, taught, and studied at Columbia. It includes stories of struggle and breakthrough, searching and discovery, and tradition and transformation. Editor(s): De Bary, William Theodore. Num Pages: 685 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; HBJK; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 206 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
685
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780231138840
ISBN
9780231138840
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.73

Hardback. An introduction to professional values and ethics in social work, this work also considers the evolution of social work standards throughout the profession's history. It includes: discussion of the moral dialogue between practitioner and client; brief vignettes, illustrating difficult ethical decisions; guidance on informed consent; and more. Series: Foundations of Social Work Knowledge Series. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
third edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231137881
ISBN
9780231137881
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.59
€ 108.00

Hardback. Adaptive governance integrates various types of knowledge and organizations. It relies on open decision-making processes recognizing multiple interests, community-based initiatives, and an integrative science in addition to traditional science. This book explores how to expedite a transition toward adaptive governance. Num Pages: 368 pages, maps. BIC Classification: JPQB; RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231136242
ISBN
9780231136242
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.55
€ 84.61

Hardback. Editor(s): Calichman, Richard. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231136204
ISBN
9780231136204
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.67
€ 89.47

Hardback. Animal rights sounds like a modern idea, but in fact - for over three millennia - philosophers, theologians, and political theorists have grappled with the question of our obligations toward animals. This anthology illuminates the complex evolution of moral thought regarding animals. It includes writings of authors from ancient Greece onwards. Editor(s): Linzey, Andrew; Clarke, Paul Barry. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 211 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231134200
ISBN
9780231134200
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.43
€ 79.80

Hardback. Examines attachment theory and its relationship to other psychodynamic theories of development, from Sigmund Freud to Heinz Kohut, and then discusses the contributions of John Bowlby, the "father" of modern attachment theory. This book also focuses on clinical applications with child, adolescent, and adult client populations. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0 halftones, 0 color illus., 0 line drawings, 1 tables. BIC Classification: JKSN; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780231133906
ISBN
9780231133906
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.67
€ 89.71

Hardback. Num Pages: 864 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 43. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
third edition
Number of pages
864
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231133289
ISBN
9780231133289
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.33
€ 111.47

Hardback. Presents studies on gender and life in the Amazon. This book covers the fieldwork of the authors among the Mundurucu people of Brazil in 1952. It provides an account of the historical, ecological, and cultural setting of the Mundurucu, including the mythology surrounding women, women's work and household life, marriage and child rearing, and more. Num Pages: 328 pages, maps. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
30 Anniversary ed
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231132329
ISBN
9780231132329
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.67
€ 89.80

Hardback. This timely book is a comprehensive treatise on the constitutional and legal history behind the power of the modern state to police its citizens. Dubber explores the roots of the power to police-the most expansive and least limitable of governmental powers-by focusing on its most obvious and problematic manifestation: criminal law. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSW1; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231132060
ISBN
9780231132060
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.67
€ 89.80

Hardback. Presents an autobiographical account of the author's birth and upbringing as an untouchable, or Dalit, in the newly independent India of the 1950s. As a document of the long silenced and long denied sufferings of the Dalits, this work presents a manifesto for the revolutionary transformation of society and human consciousness. Translator(s): Mukherjee, Arun Prabha. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2AB; BG; FA; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 210 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231129725
ISBN
9780231129725
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.07
€ 63.82

Paperback. This brief history acts as an introduction to the inter-related themes of race, ethnicity and immigration in American history. It spans the years 1600 to 2000, exploring the historical roots of contemporary identity politics. Editor(s): Bayor, Ronald H. Num Pages: 288 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3J; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 230 x 15. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Annotated
SKU
V9780231129411
ISBN
9780231129411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Hardback. This brief history acts as an introduction to the inter-related themes of race, ethnicity and immigration in American history. It spans the years 1600 to 2000, exploring the historical roots of contemporary identity politics. Editor(s): Bayor, Ronald H. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3J; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231129404
ISBN
9780231129404
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.55
€ 84.61

Paperback. To some, the news that rural America still exists may be a surprise. While rural areas have undergone dramatic changes over the years, traditional social problems persist. This volume analyzes trends in rural social work practice and considers the most effective ways to serve rural communities. Editor(s): Lohmann, Nancy; Lohmann, Roger A. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFSF; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780231129336
ISBN
9780231129336
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. 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: 228 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231128513
ISBN
9780231128513
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. Since the late 1980s, Brazilians of Japanese descent have been 'return' migrating to Japan as unskilled foreign workers. This book illuminates how cultural encounters caused by transnational migration can reinforce local ethnic identities and nationalist discourses. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KLSB; JFFN; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 622.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780231128391
ISBN
9780231128391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.48

Paperback. That strategy reflected an American commitment to the spread of democracy and Western values, the importance attached to modernizing Washington's key alliances for an increasingly globalized world, and the fact that the Clinton Administration looked to Europe as America's natural partner. Series: A Council on Foreign Relations Book. Num Pages: 415 pages, 16 photos. BIC Classification: 1QFN; 3JJP; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 167 x 23. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
415
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780231127776
ISBN
9780231127776
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 31.03

Paperback. Grand, sensational, and exotic, Art Deco design was above all modern, exemplifying the majesty and boundless potential of an industrialized world. This title documents the ubiquity of Art Deco in mainstream consumerism and its connection to the emergence of the "New Woman" in American society. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, 80 halftones, 12 color photos. BIC Classification: 3JJG; APFA; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 272 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780231125017
ISBN
9780231125017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.61

Paperback. Emphasizing the "how to" of gerontological home health care through a discussion of the field's relevant issues, this work includes chapters on home health care policies and funding; cultural and diversity issues; the contemporary challenges of the social work role in home health care; the development of a relationship; and practice evaluation. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231124652
ISBN
9780231124652
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.49

Hardback. Synthesizes empirical research to extract practical applications for practice, emphasizing the "how to" of gerontological home health care through a discussion of the field's relevant issues. This book includes chapters on home health care policies and funding; cultural and diversity issues; and, the development of a relationship. Num Pages: 280 pages, 1 tables. BIC Classification: JKSG; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231124645
ISBN
9780231124645
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.67
€ 89.80

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