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Hardback. A guidebook for career counselors and employers to help them deal productively with LD/ADD adults. This book is useful as a supplementary text for graduate courses in career counseling. It synthesizes the two fields of LD/ADD diagnosis and career assessment into a methodology and provides background knowledge. Num Pages: 384 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JFFG; JNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 30. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231109789
- ISBN
- 9780231109789
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.67
€ 94.67
Hardback. Examines the sustainability of hunting as practiced by rural peoples. This book provides a viewpoint on the ecological and human aspects of this hunting. It examines the effects of hunting on wildlife in tropical forests. It looks at the importance of hunting to local communities and looks at institutional challenges of resource management. Editor(s): Robinson, John G.; Boundas, Professor Elizabeth; Bennett, E.L. Series: Biology and Resource Management Series. Num Pages: 1000 pages, 44 photos, 96 illus. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KLS; 1QMT; JFSF; RNF; RNKH; RNT; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 182. Weight in Grams: 1271.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 300th Edition
- Number of pages
- 1000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231109765
- ISBN
- 9780231109765
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.54€ 112.30
€ 148.54
€ 112.30
Hardback. The author offers practical applications for the social worker and client at the micro-, mezzo-, and macro-levels. Eye-opening case studies are provided for each age group and cover everything from defining problems, identifying the underlying issues causing them, understanding the role of homophobia, and the application of the empowerment perspective. Series: Empowering the Powerless: A Social Work Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, diags. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHB; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231109581
- ISBN
- 9780231109581
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.84€ 89.47
€ 118.84
€ 89.47
Paperback. This collection of essays studies the seemingly permanent racial undercurrents of society, focusing on unconscious fantasies and identities. The essays engage with postcolonial, political and psychoanalytic theory, as well as a wide range of texts and theories. Editor(s): Lane, Christopher. Num Pages: 432 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: DSB; JFC; JFFJ; JFSL; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 908.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231109475
- ISBN
- 9780231109475
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.10
€ 43.99
€ 31.10
Hardback. A collection of primary readings on the social, intellectual, and religious traditions of China, this text provides a resource for scholars and students and an introduction for general readers. Editor(s): De Bary, William Theodore; Cohen, Irene. Series: Introduction to Asian Civilizations. Num Pages: 944 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBTB; HRKN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 62. Weight in Grams: 1589.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Number of pages
- 944
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231109383
- ISBN
- 9780231109383
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.79€ 107.60
€ 143.79
€ 107.60
Paperback. In essays exploring the relationship of contemporary human rights doctrine to the teachings of Confucius and Mencius, this volume investigates concepts such as the individual in relation to the state; the notion of "rights" in ritual and law; and justice, constitutionalism, and intellectual freedom in Chinese and Western traditions. Editor(s): De Bary, William Theodore; Tu, Weiming. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: HRKN1; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231109376
- ISBN
- 9780231109376
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.37
€ 46.99
€ 33.37
Paperback. Barnett explores the relationships among Arab identity, the meaning of Arabism, and desired regional order in the Middle East from 1920 to the present, focusing on Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Yemen, and Saudi Arabia. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; JPA; JPH; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231109192
- ISBN
- 9780231109192
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 30.78
€ 43.99
€ 30.78
Hardback. Considering issues such as pain and fertility, and exploring both the language of medical discourse and the silence of personal mystery, she reveals the numerous ways in which giving birth is narrated in the contemporary U.S. Pollock draws on cultural criticism, performance studies, and narrative theory to unpack this long-ignored genre. Series: Popular Cultures, Everyday Lives. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFHF; JHBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231109147
- ISBN
- 9780231109147
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.84€ 89.47
€ 118.84
€ 89.47
Paperback. United in their belief that the conservation of biological diversity is a primary concern of humankind, the editors of this book bring together internationally known, similarly- minded experts from the scientific, societal, and conservation policy areas who address policy responses to the problem of biodiversity loss. Editor(s): Cracraft, Joel; Grifo, Francesca T. Num Pages: 394 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JPQB; RNF; RNK; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 394
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231108652
- ISBN
- 9780231108652
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Paperback. Covers and critiques the intellectual figures, movements, and publications that helped shape and define fields as diverse as history and historiography, psychoanalysis, film, literary theory, cognitive and life sciences, literary criticism, philosophy, and economics. Editor(s): Kritzman, Lawrence D. Translator(s): DeBevoise, Malcolm. Num Pages: 816 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJ; HPCF; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 206 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1624.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 816
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231107907
- ISBN
- 9780231107907
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.37
€ 46.99
€ 33.37
Hardback. The history of the black struggle for civil rights and political and economic equality in America is tied to the strategies, agendas, and styles of black leaders. Marable examines different models of black leadership and the figures who embody them: integration (Booker T. Washington, Harold Washington), nationalist separatism (Louis Farrakhan), and democratic transformation (W.E.B. Du Bois). Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231107464
- ISBN
- 9780231107464
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.37
€ 46.99
€ 33.37
Paperback. Henkin explores the influential but little-noticed role reading played in New York City's public life between 1825 and 1865. The "ubiquitous urban texts"--from newspapers to paper money, from street signs to handbills--became both indispensable urban guides and apt symbols for a new kind of public life that emerged first in New York. Series: Popular Cultures, Everyday Lives. Num Pages: 224 pages, 28 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFC; JFSG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231107457
- ISBN
- 9780231107457
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.32
€ 37.99
€ 27.32
Hardback. This volume assembles research on child neglect, kinship care, and the effects before, during and after the employment of foster care. Concluding with an account of family reunification efforts, the final section offers insight into alternative methods of reuniting children with their families. Editor(s): Barth, Richard P.; Berrick, Jill Duerr; Gilbert, Neil. Num Pages: 312 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231106528
- ISBN
- 9780231106528
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.54€ 111.05
€ 148.54
€ 111.05
Paperback. A set of task planners for psychosocial problems from alcoholism and anxiety to domestic violence and sexual abuse. This book presents clients with specific tasks for helping resolve their problems. It includes a menu of actions the client can undertake to effect problem resolution. It accompanies a CD. Num Pages: 320 pages, w/CD-ROM. BIC Classification: GBC; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231106474
- ISBN
- 9780231106474
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.48€ 42.15
€ 53.48
€ 42.15
Paperback. Analyzing the behavior of African American state legislators in multiple legislative sessions across five states, Haynie has compiled a wealth of valuable data that reveals the dynamics and effectiveness of black participation in the legislative process. Series: Power, Conflict, and Democracy: American Politics into the 21st Century. Num Pages: 176 pages, six figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JPH; JPQ; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231106450
- ISBN
- 9780231106450
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Hardback. This vital contribution to the story of civil rights in modern America traces the political evolution of Jewish defense organizations from their initial incarnations as groups concerned primarily with defending American Jews against the virulent anti-Semitism of the 1920s and 1930s to their leading role in the fight against all forms of prejudice during the middle half of this century. Series: Columbia Studies in Contemporary American History. Num Pages: 472 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; JFSR1; JPVH; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231106382
- ISBN
- 9780231106382
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.84€ 89.47
€ 118.84
€ 89.47
Hardback. What has been the fate of Christianity since Nietzsche's famous announcement of the "death of God"? What is the possibility of religion, specifically Christianity, thriving in our postmodern era? This book addresses these questions. Translator(s): D'Isanto, Luca. Series: Italian Academy Lectures. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRCM; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 134 x 17. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231106283
- ISBN
- 9780231106283
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.19
€ 54.19
Paperback. For Smith, "lesbian panic" is often a fear of losing one's identity and value within the heterosexual paradigm. This book traces the history of "lesbian panic" through key works: The Voyage Out and Mrs. Dalloway; The Little Girls and Eva Trout; King of a Rainy Country; The Golden Notebook; and The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFSK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231106214
- ISBN
- 9780231106214
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.32
€ 37.99
€ 27.32
Hardback. A leading observer of Chinese literature, society, and politics lifts the veil on the culture wars that have raged between officials and dissidents in the period before and after the June 4, 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre. Num Pages: 512 pages, 22 photos; cartoons. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBTB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 40. Weight in Grams: 908.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231106146
- ISBN
- 9780231106146
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.28€ 100.69
€ 134.28
€ 100.69
Hardback. From his position of ambassador to Japan until 1993, Armacost offers an inside view and analysis of relations between the US and Japan during both the Bush and Clinton administrations, as well as offering his personal predictions and suggestions for the future of Japan policy in the US. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16 photos. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231104883
- ISBN
- 9780231104883
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.81€ 62.06
€ 80.81
€ 62.06