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Paperback. Urban girls are marginalized by poverty, ethnic discrimination, and stereotypes suggesting that they have deficits compared to their peers. This book explores the diversity of urban adolescent girls' development and the sources of support and resilience that help them to build the foundations of strength that they need as they enter adulthood. Editor(s): Leadbeater, Bonnie J. Ross; Way, Niobe. Num Pages: 381 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSG; JFSJ1; JFSP2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 381
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814752135
- ISBN
- 9780814752135
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.63
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Paperback. Presents a story of the postwar experiences of Union and Confederate Civil War veterans. This work gives the reader a perspective on the challenges of readjustment for ex-soldiers and American society. Editor(s): Logue, Larry M.; Barton, Michael. Num Pages: 457 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 44. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 457
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814752043
- ISBN
- 9780814752043
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.59
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Paperback. Introduces the diverse strands of feminist legal theory and the array of substantive legal issues relevant to women's and gender studies. This book centers on feminist legal theories - including equal treatment theory, cultural feminism, dominance theory, critical race feminism, lesbian feminism, postmodern feminism, and ecofeminism. Series: Critical America Series. Num Pages: 254 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814751992
- ISBN
- 9780814751992
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.18
€ 31.99
€ 28.18
Paperback. A lively look at young Jewish women who are typically typecast as pious and reserved but have just as much imagination and similar desires as other young American women. Num Pages: 255 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 255
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814751978
- ISBN
- 9780814751978
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.35
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Paperback. "Heroic Efforts" serves as an easy to understand sociological introduction to the ways emotions develop and connect us to our surroundings, as well as to the links between the concept of heroism and other sociological theories such as those on gender stereotypes and edgework. Num Pages: 233 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 339.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 233
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814751848
- ISBN
- 9780814751848
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.35
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paperback. Through a series of ethnographic case studies, this volume presents the responses of American women whose experiences of motherhood have failed to match up to the standards and norms which have been set by consumer culture. Editor(s): Layne, Linda L. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814751558
- ISBN
- 9780814751558
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.35
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Paperback. A feminist critical analysis of popular debates about "victimization". The contributors argue for an examination of the "victim" as a socially constructed term, and an exploration of why victims are seen the way they are. Editor(s): Lamb, Sharon. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFFK; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814751534
- ISBN
- 9780814751534
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.17
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Paperback. Num Pages: 217 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; JFC; JH; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 13. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 217
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814751473
- ISBN
- 9780814751473
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.27
€ 29.99
€ 29.27
Paperback. An intriguing look at how the American film industry imposed the rating system upon itself to control competition from films independently produced and distributed. Num Pages: 377 pages, b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; JFMD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 377
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780814751435
- ISBN
- 9780814751435
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.63
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Paperback. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DV; 1KBB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814751381
- ISBN
- 9780814751381
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.30
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Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBA; 1HBM; 1HBT; 3JJ; HBJH; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814751299
- ISBN
- 9780814751299
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 46.71
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Paperback. Contains the classic papers on the period of human development that begins with young adulthood and ends with old age and death. Editor(s): Lawton, M. Powell; Salthouse, Timothy A. Series: Essential Papers in Psychoanalysis. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1066.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814751268
- ISBN
- 9780814751268
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Condition: New
€ 39.08
€ 39.08
Paperback. This text provides a chronicle of contemporary independent American films from the late 1970s up to 1999. It documents the socio-economic, political and artistic forces that led to the rise of independent films and looks at the tension between Hollywood and indie films. Num Pages: 601 pages, 50 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; JFCA; KNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 40. Weight in Grams: 902.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 601
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780814751244
- ISBN
- 9780814751244
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.45
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Paperback. Considers the mother-blaming theories of psychological and medical "experts," bad mothers in the popular media, the scapegoating of mothers in politics, and the punitive approach to "bad" mothers by social service and legal authorities Editor(s): Umansky, Lauri; Ladd-Taylor, Molly. Num Pages: 422 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 422
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814751206
- ISBN
- 9780814751206
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.63
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paperback. Shows how two well-established, traditional criminal law defenses - the doctrines of provocation and self-defense - enable certain defendants to more easily justify their acts of violence than others. This work suggests three tentative legal reforms to address problems of bias and undue leniency. Series: Critical America. Num Pages: 371 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKV; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 371
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814751169
- ISBN
- 9780814751169
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.45
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Paperback. Num Pages: 214 pages, maps. BIC Classification: HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814751022
- ISBN
- 9780814751022
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.27
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Paperback. Num Pages: 366 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBW; JWDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 366
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reissue
- SKU
- V9780814750971
- ISBN
- 9780814750971
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.63
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Paperback. Assessing existing traditions of autobiography and biography, this study seeks a method capable of conveying the distinctive content of women's lives while retaining the tenor of feminine subjectivity. The author draws on recent feminist research methodologies as well as anthropology and sociology. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814750759
- ISBN
- 9780814750759
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.27
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Hardback. Demonstrates that no history of the birth control, suffrage, or peace movements in the United States is complete without analyzing the impact of Jewish women's presence Num Pages: 301 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFSJ1; JFSR1; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 301
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814748947
- ISBN
- 9780814748947
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Condition: New
€ 95.53
€ 95.53
Hardback. Offers a new way of thinking about the largely unacknowledged "productivity of the unproductive" Series: America and the Long 19th Century. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; JFC; JFSJ2; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814748909
- ISBN
- 9780814748909
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.71
€ 97.71