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Hardcover. A compelling biography which reinserts this forgotten Founding Father into the historical canon and reveals the transatlantic dimensions of early American history Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780814721117
- ISBN
- 9780814721117
Hardback
Condition: New
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Paperback. Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815-1902) was not only one of the most important leaders of the nineteenth century women's rights movement but was also the movement's principal philosopher. This title argues that Stanton's work reflects the rich tapestry of American political culture in the second half of the nineteenth century. Num Pages: 309 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSJ1; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 309
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814720950
- ISBN
- 9780814720950
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.55
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Paperback. An in-depth look at how aspirations are developed in public schools in Silicon Valley through emphasis of the region's success-driven culture and economic insecurities Num Pages: 261 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JFFJ; JFSC; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 261
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814720882
- ISBN
- 9780814720882
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.55
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Paperback. Offers a broad portrait of Latino/a life in the United States at the beginning of the twenty-first century Editor(s): Delgado, Richard; Stefancic, Jean. Num Pages: 645 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 179 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1102.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 645
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814720400
- ISBN
- 9780814720400
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.92
€ 38.99
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Paperback. Offers both a religious history of the House of Prayer as an institution and an intellectual history of its colourful and enigmatic leader Series: Religion, Race, & Ethnicity. Num Pages: 276 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HRCC96; HRCX1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780814720370
- ISBN
- 9780814720370
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.55
€ 33.99
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hardcover. Examines American Jews' long and complicated relationship to alcohol during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Series: The Goldstein-Goren Series in American Jewish History. Num Pages: 272 pages, 14 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; JFFH1; JFSR1; KNSH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 22. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814720288
- ISBN
- 9780814720288
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.90
€ 83.90
Paperback. Offers an examination of morally and politically disputed issues of our time: abortion, gay rights, assisted suicide, stem cell research, and legalized gambling. This title covers these issues, looking at the nature of efforts to initiate reforms, to define constituencies, to mobilize resources, to frame debates, and to shape public opinion. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBA; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814719893
- ISBN
- 9780814719893
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.55
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paperback. What ever happened to civil debate? Where has all this moralizing come from? And what harm has this new level of attack caused to democracy in America? This title deals with these questions. Num Pages: 228 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814719756
- ISBN
- 9780814719756
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.46
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Paperback. Presents an ethnographic study of China/US adoption, the largest contemporary intercountry adoption program. This book also follows the path of the adoption process: the institutions in both China and the US that prepare children and parents for each other; the practices that legitimate them coming together as transnational families; and more. Series: Nation of Nations. Num Pages: 331 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JFFN; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 331
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Annotated
- SKU
- V9780814719725
- ISBN
- 9780814719725
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.55
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Paperback. Examines ten years worth of men's and women's health and fitness magazines to determine the ways in which bodies are "made" in today's culture Num Pages: 235 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSJ; MBNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 235
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814719688
- ISBN
- 9780814719688
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.69
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Paperback. By tracing cross-cultural influences and global cultural trends, this title includes essays that bring Asian American studies, in all its interdisciplinary richness, to bear on a broad spectrum of cultural artifacts. It is suitable for understanding Asian American popular culture and also contemporary US culture writ large. Editor(s): Dave, Shilpa; Nishime, LeiLane; Oren, Tasha G. Num Pages: 382 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 382
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814719633
- ISBN
- 9780814719633
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.13
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Paperback. How will efforts to eradicate racism, sexism, and xenophobia be affected by the measures our government takes in the name of protecting its citizens? This title addresses these problems. Num Pages: 219 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVH1; LNDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 219
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814719565
- ISBN
- 9780814719565
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.46
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Paperback. Published in conjunction with the History of the City of New York Project. "..a valuable case study in the micropolitics of one of the Progressive era's signature projects." (The Wall Street Journal) "Illuminating .. " (New York magazine) Num Pages: 442 pages, b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; TR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 442
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814719541
- ISBN
- 9780814719541
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.55
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Paperback. "..could not be more of the moment." (New York Times Book Review) "If you, like many, marveled that George W. Bush not only did but could put together a cabinet and staff that was racially diverse as well as fiscally and morally conservative, here's a book you'll want to read." (Ms. magazine) Series: American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 266 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JFSK; JFSL1; JPFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814719404
- ISBN
- 9780814719404
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Condition: New
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Paperback. Tells the story of how Americans came to drink milk. This title lets us: learn how cow's milk, which was associated with bacteria and disease became a staple of the American diet, and encounter 19th century evangelists who were convinced that cow's milk was the perfect food with divine properties. Num Pages: 310 pages, 32 b&w illustrations, 12 pages of halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; KNAC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814719381
- ISBN
- 9780814719381
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.55
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Paperback. Thomas Jefferson and the Wall of Separation Between Church and State offers an in-depth examination of the origins, controversial uses, and competing interpretations of this powerful metaphor in law and public policy. Num Pages: 283 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HR; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 405.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 283
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814719367
- ISBN
- 9780814719367
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Condition: New
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Paperback. The first book to provide a critical analysis of the role of victims in the criminal justice system as a whole. It also breaks new ground in focusing not only on the victims of crime, but also on those of the war on victimless crime. Series: Critical America Series. Num Pages: 399 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 399
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814719299
- ISBN
- 9780814719299
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.13
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Paperback. Who are the real parents of a child? What are the relationships and responsibilities between a child, the woman who carried it to term, and the egg donor? This book charts the response of the law to modern reproductive technology as it transforms our image of the family and is itself transformed by the tide of social forces. Num Pages: 287 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBK; LNDA; LNM; LNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 287
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814719176
- ISBN
- 9780814719176
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Condition: New
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Paperback. Dramatizes how everyday life in the United States intersects with and is influenced by the power of events, on the one hand, and forces of conformity and normalcy on the other. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814718971
- ISBN
- 9780814718971
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.69
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Paperback. Dioramas and panoramas, freaks and magicians, waxworks and menageries, obscure relics and stuffed animals - a dazzling assortment of curiosities attracted the gaze of the nineteenth-century spectator at the dime museum. This title recaptures this ephemeral and scarcely documented institution of American culture from the margins of history. Num Pages: 214 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASZ; GM; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780814718865
- ISBN
- 9780814718865
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.56
€ 31.99
€ 28.56