columbia studies in contemporary america

Latin American Development Forum: Discrimination in Latin America : An Economic Perspective (Paperback)

This book presents a set of studies on contemporary discrimination in Latin America that takes advantage of these new tools by focusing on social interactions that range from cooperation group formation and the impact of migration in poor families to... more

Pre-Owned Dickinson and the Strategies of Reticence : The Woman Writer in Nineteenth-Century America 9780253318091 Used

Combining literary history and contemporary feminist literary theory this study posits a complex interaction of personal preferences and editorial policies that resulted in a community of expression with impact on women s writing and literary careers.... more

The American Dream and Contemporary Hollywood Cinema (Hardcover)

While the myth of a classless America endures in the American Dream the very stratification that it denies unfairly affects the majority of Americans. Study after study shows that it s increasingly difficult for working class people to achieve upward... more

Crossing Sex and Gender in Latin America (Hardcover)

Signifying others or signs of life? This book critically examines the ways in which crossing sex and gender is imagined in key cultural texts from contemporary Latin America. Unlike previous studies Crossing Sex and Gender in Latin America does not... more

Romans Through History & Culture Reading Romans with Contemporary Philosophers and Theologians Book 7 (Paperback)

Reading Romans with Contemporary Philosophers and Theologians explores the recent works by philosophers and theologians who engage Paul s letter to the Romans by scholars in the fields of New Testament studies theology and philosophy from North America... more

Contemporary Questions Surrounding the Constitutional Amending Process (Hardcover)

This study examines contemporary questions surrounding the process by which the U.S. Constitution can be amended. Beginning with a description of the mechanism and history of the constitutional amending process in America the work considers five major... more

Contemporary Middle East Contending Visions of the Middle East Book 3 (Paperback)

Zachary Lockman s informed and thoughtful history of European Orientalism and US Middle East studies the clash of civilizations debate and America s involvement in the region has become a highly recommended and widely used text since its publication in... more

Contemporary Middle East Contending Visions of the Middle East Book 3 (Hardcover)

Zachary Lockman s informed and thoughtful history of European Orientalism and US Middle East studies the clash of civilizations debate and America s involvement in the region has become a highly recommended and widely used text since its publication in... more

Cities and Contemporary Society (Hardcov The Infrastructure of Play (Paperback)

Using in-depth case studies this volume shows how the infrastructure of tourism has transformed cities throughout North America. It makes clear that the modern urban environment is being thoroughly altered to emphasize the growing tourism sector in... more

Sing Your Way Through Theory a Music Theory Workbook for the Contemporary Singer Book/Online Audio (Paperback)

(Music Sales America). Learn the essential elements of music theory for vocalists performing contemporary music be it jazz pop rock gospel or R&B. This self-study book is for singers who aspire to perform or who may already be leading a band going to... more

Columbia Studies in Terrorism and Irregu The New Muslim Brotherhood in the West (Hardcover)

In Europe and North America networks tracing their origins back to the Muslim Brotherhood and other Islamist movements have rapidly evolved into multifunctional and richly funded organizations competing to become the major representatives of Western... more

Pre-Owned Irish America (Oxford Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology) Paperback

Few writers have asked how the notion of an Irish-American ethnic identity in contemporary America can be reconciled with five six or seven generations of intermarriage and assimilation over the last century and a half. This study based on interviews... more

Contemporary American Literature: Bibliographies and Study Outlines (Hardcover)

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United... more

Fra Girolamo Savonarola : A Biographical Study Based on Contemporary Documents (Paperback)

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United... more

Pre-Owned Performance in America: Contemporary U.S. Culture and the Performing Arts (Paperback) 0822336634 9780822336631

Performance in America demonstrates the vital importance of the performing arts to contemporary U.S. culture. Looking at a series of specific performances mounted between 1994 and 2004 well-known performance studies scholar David Rom?n challenges the... more

Pre-Owned Racism in Contemporary America (Hardcover 9780313296598) by Meyer Weinberg

9780313296598. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Hard cover. Annotated. Language: English. Pages: 856. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 856 p. Bibliographies and Indexes in Ethnic Studies. Racism in Contemporary America is the largest and... more

Why Is America Different? : American Jewry on its 350th Anniversary (Hardcover)

This book brings together a distinguished group of expert scholars from the Elie Wiesel Center for Judaic Studies at Boston University on the main areas of American Jewish life from colonial Jewish experience to images of Jews in contemporary films.... more

Pre-Owned John Mayer - Battle Studies (2009)

Pre-Owned - John Mayer - Battle Studies (2009) EAN : 0886975308729 Physical Media Format : CD Music Genres : Pop Alternative Rock Contemporary Christian more

Militant Minority: British Columbia Workers and the Rise of a New Left 1948-1972 (Paperback)

Grounded in archival research and oral history Militant Minority provides a valuable case study of one of the most organized and independent working classes in North America during a period of ideological tension and unprecedented material advance. more

Columbia Northwest Classics The Boys of Boise (Paperback)

Written in 1965 about a same-sex sexual scandal that occurred in 1955 in Boise Idaho John Gerassi s classic study depicts both middle America s traditional response to homosexuality and an era in the country s history before the modern gay rights... more

Identity Studies in the Social Sciences Contesting Recognition: Culture Identity and Citizenship (Hardcover)

This book explores the social and political significance of contemporary recognition contests in areas such as disability race and ethnicity nationalism class and sexuality drawing on accounts from Europe the USA Latin America the Middle East and... more

Edgar A. Poe a Psychopathic Study (Paperback)

A groundbreaking study of one of America s greatest writers this work explores the complex psychology of Edgar Allan Poe. Drawing on contemporary research in psychiatry and psychology Robertson offers a fresh perspective on Poe s troubled life and... more

Pre-Owned Buddhism in America (Paperback) by Professor Richard Hughes Seager

9780231108690. Pre-owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Revised ed. Language: English. Pages: 336. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 336 p. Columbia Contemporary American Religion (Paperback). With a history stretching back to ancient India... more

Why Is America Different? : American Jewry on its 350th Anniversary (Paperback)

This book brings together a distinguished group of expert scholars from the Elie Wiesel Center for Judaic Studies at Boston University on the main areas of American Jewish life from colonial Jewish experience to images of Jews in contemporary films.... more

Pre-Owned Racist America : Roots Current Realities and Future Reparations 9780415992077 Used

This fourth edition of Racist America is significantly revised and updated with an eye toward racism issues arising regularly in our contemporary era. This edition incorporates many recent research studies and reports on U.S. racial issues that update... more

The End of Jewish Radar: Snapshots of a Postethnic American Judaism (Paperback) by Martin S Jaffee

9781440132629. New condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 228. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 228 p. Explore what it means to be Jewish in contemporary America with a collection of columns by Professor Martin S. Jaffee which first... more

Routledge Library Editions: Utopias The Ways Out (Paperback)

A comparative analysis of both secular and religious communal groups in contemporary America this study originally published in 1978 shows that contemporary communalists stand in relation to collectivism much the same as early Protestants stood in... more

The EcoEdge (Paperback)

Presenting diverse case studies of contemporary sustainable urban practice from Europe Africa India South America the USA and Australia this book offers the reader a fantastic wealth of practical material from a range of internationally renowned... more

Pre-Owned Problems in Modern Latin American History : Sources and Interpretations 9780742556454

A fourth edition of this book is now available.Now in its third edition this leading reader has been updated to make it even more relevant to the study of contemporary Latin America. This edition includes an entirely new chapter The New Left Turn and... more

The Sociology of Marx 0231055811 (Paperback - Used)

This classic study by Henri Lefebvre raises the question whether today we must study Marx as we study Plato or rather whether Marx s work retains a contemporary value and significance; in other words whether his work contributes to an elucidation of... more

Gay Politics Urban Politics : Identity and Economics in the Urban Setting 9780231096638 Used / Pre-owned

Drawing from surveys of political attitudes and voting patterns among gays lesbians and bisexuals Bailey s study is a revealing window into how sexual identity has fostered political alliances. The book investigates mayoral voting patterns in America s... more

Pre-Owned Understanding T.C. Boyle (Hardcover) 1570037809 9781570037801

The first critical companion to the works of this darkly comic short story writer and novelist Understanding T. C. Boyle is the first book-length study of one of contemporary America s most prolific popular and critically acclaimed fiction writers. The... more

Pre-Owned The People Have Never Stopped Dancing: Native American Modern Dance Histories (Paperback) 0816647763 9780816647767

During the past thirty years Native American dance has emerged as a visible force on concert stages throughout North America. In this first major study of contemporary Native American dance Jacqueline Shea Murphy shows how these performances are at... more