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History: specific events & topics
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
€ 138.98
€ 138.98
Paperback. This revised edition includes extensive discussion of undocumented immigrants, the 1990 immigration act, recent changes in refugee status, and the new wave of East European and Soviet immigrants. Num Pages: 350 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBTB; JFFN; JFSL; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231076814
- ISBN
- 9780231076814
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.15
€ 47.15
The first of a two-volume sourcebook of the Korean civilization, which emcompasses social, intellectual and religious traditions from Neolithic times to the present day. It focuses on the following dynasties: Three Kingdoms, Koryo, Early Choson, Late Choson and Modern. Editor(s): Lee, Peter H. Series: Introduction to Asian Civilizations. Num Pages: 750 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPK; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 226 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1120.
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 750
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231079129
- ISBN
- 9780231079129
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 123.58
€ 123.58
Combining historical and legal scholarship, this is an analysis of the history of child custody in the USA from colonial times to the present day. It draws on history to illuminate contemporary issues, offering a rich perspective on the historical relationship of children to their parents. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JKSB1; LA; LNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231080460
- ISBN
- 9780231080460
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 149.52
€ 149.52
Paperback. Revolt Against Chivalry is the account of how Jesse Daniel Ames and the antilynching campaign she led fused the causes of social feminism and racial justice in the South during the 1920s and 1930s. Num Pages: 384 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBTB; JFCX; JFFE2; JFFK; JKVP; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231082839
- ISBN
- 9780231082839
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.21
€ 53.21
Paperback. -- Peter Gay Translator(s): Stewart, J.H.; Friguglietti, J. Num Pages: 366 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 137 x 26. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1970
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 366
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231085991
- ISBN
- 9780231085991
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.01
€ 54.01
Num Pages: 835 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; HRQX2; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 145 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1135.
- Publication date
- 1964
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 835
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231087940
- ISBN
- 9780231087940
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 129.61
€ 129.61
Num Pages: 827 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; HRQX2; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1089.
- Publication date
- 1934
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 827
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231087964
- ISBN
- 9780231087964
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.21
€ 127.21
Num Pages: 766 pages. BIC Classification: HBT; HRQX2; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 200. Weight in Grams: 1089.
- Publication date
- 1953
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 766
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231087995
- ISBN
- 9780231087995
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 128.80
€ 128.80
Num Pages: 695 pages. BIC Classification: HBT; HRQX2; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 235 x 38. Weight in Grams: 953.
- Publication date
- 1958
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 695
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231088008
- ISBN
- 9780231088008
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.96
€ 119.96
Num Pages: 808 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; HRQX2; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1089.
- Publication date
- 1958
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 808
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231088015
- ISBN
- 9780231088015
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.96
€ 122.96
Num Pages: 422 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GBC; HBG; HBTB; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 35. Weight in Grams: 908.
- Publication date
- 1967
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 422
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231088480
- ISBN
- 9780231088480
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 183.79
€ 183.79
Num Pages: 620 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GBC; HBTB; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 40. Weight in Grams: 998.
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 620
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231088558
- ISBN
- 9780231088558
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 187.98
€ 187.98
Paperback. An historical account of the political and intellectual atmosphere of the USA in the early 20th century, which contends that the old order was being challenged and altered long before World War I. The study examines the ideas and literature of the periods before and after the War. Num Pages: 439 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBJK; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 439
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231096539
- ISBN
- 9780231096539
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.56
€ 52.56
This discussion of women's entry into the male-dominated world of sports chronicles the evolution of public attitudes and private ambitions from the 1950s to the present. It identifies the intricacies of equality, difference and self-determination that have shaped women's participation in sport. Num Pages: 400 pages, 25 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSJ1; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231101622
- ISBN
- 9780231101622
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 109.08
€ 109.08
Paperback. From black female prostitution to homosexual brothels, from taxi dance halls to speakeasies, Mumford reconstructs the mixed-race underworld of the Great Migration and the Progressive era to reveal how these subcultures transformed not only race relations, but American culture as well. Series: Popular Cultures, Everyday Lives. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFMX; JFSG; JFSL1; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 226 x 14. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231104937
- ISBN
- 9780231104937
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.57
€ 43.57
Paperback. Examining the intellectual influences that prompted Mordecai M. Kaplan to reject fundamental Orthodox precepts, this text asks whether an established religious group can learn from a heretic who has rejected its most fundamental beliefs. Num Pages: 256 pages, 19 photos,. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; HRJ; HRLB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231106276
- ISBN
- 9780231106276
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.96
€ 45.96
Paperback. Finnegan's pathbreaking study of woman suffrage from the 1850s to the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920 reveals how activists came to identify with consumer culture and employ its methods of publicity to win popular support through carefully crafted images of enfranchised women as "personable, likable, and modern." Series: Popular Cultures, Everyday Lives. Num Pages: 240 pages, 33 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSJ1; JPHF; JPVH; JPWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 146 x 12. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231107396
- ISBN
- 9780231107396
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.16
€ 48.16
Examines how Communist parents in America from the 1920s to the 1950s attempted to rear their children as Communists. Their ultimate social and political goals, and their sometimes contradictory desires as parents, the book shows, were reflected in the education and upbringing of their children. Num Pages: 192 pages, 16 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231110440
- ISBN
- 9780231110440
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 130.83
€ 130.83
Paperback. Examines how Communist parents in America from the 1920s to the 1950s attempted to rear their children as Communists. Their ultimate social and political goals, and their sometimes contradictory desires as parents, the book shows, were reflected in the education and upbringing of their children. Num Pages: 192 pages, 16 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231110457
- ISBN
- 9780231110457
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.66
€ 42.66
Paperback. Offering a rich and insightful road map of Asian American history as it has evolved over more than 200 years, this book marks the first systematic attempt to take stock of this field of study. Series: Columbia Guides to American History and Cultures. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 149 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231115117
- ISBN
- 9780231115117
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.23
€ 48.23
Paperback. In this lively cultural history, Doherty demonstrates that wartime Hollywood was not a rigidly controlled propaganda machine, as is often assumed, but an ad-hoc collaborative effort between the government and film industry. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 381 pages, Film stills. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; HBJK; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 381
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231116350
- ISBN
- 9780231116350
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.01
€ 44.01
Hardback. Illuminates a pivotal period of change, resistance, progress, and backlash for American women. The author chronicles an exciting and tumultuous history, beginning with World War II and its profound impact on women's short- and long-term employment prospects. Editor(s): Sigerman, Harriet. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 167 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1271.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231116985
- ISBN
- 9780231116985
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.32
€ 171.32
Paperback. Series: Columbia Guides to American Indian History and Culture S. Num Pages: 312 pages, 20 photos, 10 illus., 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GBC; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231117012
- ISBN
- 9780231117012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.62
€ 45.62