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Hardcover. Narrates the story of urban America from 1950, revealing a portrait of urban transformation. This work chronicles the steady rise of urbanization, the increasing suburbanization, and the sweeping metropolitanization of the US, uncovering the forces behind these shifts and their consequences for American communities. Series: Space, Place, and Society. Num Pages: 248 pages, tables, figures, maps, reading guide, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSG; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631057
- ISBN
- 9780815631057
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.03
€ 43.03
Hardcover. Takes an insightful look at how entire households, families, and individuals "cope," negotiate their lives, and plan to achieve goals in Occupied Palestine. This book posits that household dynamics cannot be fully grasped unless linked to the traumas of the past and worries of the present. Editor(s): Taraki, Lisa. Series: Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East. Num Pages: 312 pages, 45 tables, index, notes. BIC Classification: 1FBP; JHMC; JHMP; JPWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631071
- ISBN
- 9780815631071
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.17
€ 61.17
Hardcover. Explores why the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania have not evolved into a security community. This book focuses on the tensions resulting from policies in the Baltic states aiming at an increase in both security and sovereignty. It is a multifaceted look at issues of security in the contemporary world. Series: Syracuse Studies on Peace and Conflict Resolution. Num Pages: 368 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DV; GTJ; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631088
- ISBN
- 9780815631088
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.87
€ 55.87
Hardcover. Using the Hodeida Urban Primary Health Care Project as a case study, this book offers an analysis of how development policies of the state interconnect with agendas of global donor organizations and the employment of women in the face of social disapproval and barriers to advancement. Series: Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East. Num Pages: 358 pages, 13 illustrations, 2 maps, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FBXY; JFSJ1; KCM; MBNH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 689.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631217
- ISBN
- 9780815631217
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.70
€ 49.70
Hardcover. Num Pages: 299 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 186 x 26. Weight in Grams: 762.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631378
- ISBN
- 9780815631378
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.27
€ 62.27
Paperback. Explores the literary and historical significance of women's writing for the most influential body of nationalist journalism during the Irish Revival. This work studies women's writings in the Irish nationalist tradition, focusing on leading female voices in the cultural and political movements that helped launch the Easter Rising of 1916. Num Pages: 224 pages, 11 black-&-white illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; JFSJ1; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631415
- ISBN
- 9780815631415
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.79
€ 35.79
Hardcover. What is the relationship between US imperialism in Arab homelands and anti-Arab racism in the lives of Arab Americans? What is the significance of whiteness studies to Arab American studies? This book locates September 11 as a turning point in the history of Arab American engagements with race, multiculturalism, and Americanization. Editor(s): Jamal, Amaney A.; Naber, Nadine. Series: Arab American Writing. Num Pages: 384 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; JFFJ; JFSL3; JPWL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 689.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631521
- ISBN
- 9780815631521
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.87
€ 73.87
Paperback. Responding to the growing importance of the values education movement and the need for institutional guidance in the planning and implementation of values programs, this book offers a practical and conceptual model. It clarifies and describes the development, research, and fine-tuning skills required to create this evolving, operational process. Num Pages: 248 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPQ; JNA; JNM; JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631538
- ISBN
- 9780815631538
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.17
€ 33.17
Paperback. Centuries before W B Yeats wove Indian, Japanese, and Irish forms together in his poetry and plays, Irish writers found kinship in Asian and West Asian cultures. This book maps the discourse of Irish Orientalism within Ireland's complex colonial heritage. Series: Irish Studies. Num Pages: 512 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1F; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 718.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631644
- ISBN
- 9780815631644
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.28
€ 40.28
Hardcover. Offers a reexamination of the Egyptian women's movement in light of class differences. This book describes the way in which elite feminism created a concept of womanhood that fed into the nationalist cultural ideal, one that was not necessarily progressive for all Egyptian women. Series: Middle East Studies Beyond Dominant Paradigms. Num Pages: 184 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JJ; JFSJ1; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631705
- ISBN
- 9780815631705
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99
€ 35.99
Hardcover. The hijab is the controversial item of women's clothing. It has become the primary global symbol of female Muslim identity for Muslims and non-Muslims alike. This title provides an account of the controversial 2003 French law to ban Islamic headscarves and other religious signs from public schools. Series: Gender and Globalization. Num Pages: 416 pages, notes, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSJ1; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631743
- ISBN
- 9780815631743
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.87
€ 67.87
Hardcover. Miss India competition has become a prominent feature of Indian popular culture, influencing, over time, the conventional standard for female beauty. Through the lens of the 2003 beauty pageant, the author examines what feminine beauty has come to mean in a country transformed by political, economic, and cultural developments. Series: Gender and Globalization. Num Pages: 280 pages, 16 illustrations, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFCA; JFSJ1; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631767
- ISBN
- 9780815631767
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.86
€ 38.86
Hardcover. Explores the central issues of vision and visibility in Iranian culture. This book focuses on historical and literary texts to understand the use of visual culture in the production of the contemporary nation. It examines various discourses that have constituted the image of the "Babi." Series: Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East. Num Pages: 264 pages, 5 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FBN; APFA; JFSJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631798
- ISBN
- 9780815631798
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.68
€ 42.68
Hardcover. At the close of the nineteenth century, American women missionaries traveled far afield to spread Christianity across the globe. Their presence abroad played a significant role in shaping foreign perceptions of America. This work tells the history of women's foreign missions in Japan. Series: Women in Religion. Num Pages: 232 pages, 3 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JH; HRCX7; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631811
- ISBN
- 9780815631811
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.64
€ 33.64
Paperback. A collection of essays examining contemporary global immigration trends and their profound effect on specific host cities. It provides a global portrait of accelerating, worldwide immigration driven by income differentials, social networks, and various state policies that recruit skilled and unskilled laborers. Editor(s): Price, Marie; Benton-Short, Lisa. Num Pages: 424 pages, 11 illustrations, 22 figures, 17 maps, 38 tables, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSG; JFSL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631866
- ISBN
- 9780815631866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.18
€ 37.18
Hardcover. At the beginning of the twentieth century, Yiddish was widely viewed as a corrupt form of German that Jews had to abandon if they hoped to engage in intellectual, cultural, or political work. Yet, by 1917 it was the dominant language of the Russian Jewish press. This title investigates how this change in status occurred. Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 232 pages, 4 black-&-white illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2ACY; CBX; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631903
- ISBN
- 9780815631903
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.34
€ 36.34
Hardcover. Examines the dynamics of ethnonationalism in Cyprus, a country mired in a decades-long struggle fueled by ethnic rivalry. Analysing Cyprus' historic conflict, this book examines the logic of nationalist thinking, assesses the rise of Greek and Turkish nationalism, and traces the division of Greek and Turkish Cypriots since independence in 1960. Series: Syracuse Studies on Peace and Conflict Resolution. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DVC; GTJ; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 165 x 242 x 23. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631965
- ISBN
- 9780815631965
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.46
€ 42.46
Hardcover. Examines the dynamics of ethnonationalism in Cyprus, a country mired in a decades-long struggle fueled by ethnic rivalry. This title presents analysis of Cyprus' historic conflict that examines the logic of nationalist thinking, assesses the rise of Greek and Turkish nationalism, and traces the division of Greek and Turkish Cypriots. Series: Syracuse Studies on Peace and Conflict Resolution. Num Pages: 312 pages, pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DVC; GTJ; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631972
- ISBN
- 9780815631972
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.18
€ 43.18
Hardcover. Examines the 1907 Yiddish play "God of Vengeance" by Sholem Asch, the cross-dressing films of Yiddish actress Molly Picon, and several short stories by Isaac Bashevis Singer. This book analyzes the English-language novels "The Rise of David Levinsky", "Wasteland", and Portnoy's "Complaint". Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 216 pages, 8 black-&-white illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSK; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815632023
- ISBN
- 9780815632023
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.28
€ 36.28
Hardcover. A collection of essays that seeks to present Ireland's relationship to visual culture as a whole. It examines the politics of visual representation from both historical and contemporary perspectives. Editor(s): Flannery, Eoin; Griffin, Michael. Series: Irish Studies. Num Pages: 232 pages, 18 black-&-white illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815632030
- ISBN
- 9780815632030
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.16
€ 42.16