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Blackout
Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2005; US$ 20.99On July 13, 1977, there was a blackout in New York City. With the dark came excitement, adventure, and fright in subway tunnels, office towers, busy intersections, high-rise stairwells, hotel lobbies, elevators, and hospitals. There was revelry in bars and restaurants, music and dancing in the streets. On block after block, men and women proved themselves... more...
Nationalism and Global Solidarities
Taylor and Francis 2006; US$ 49.95Even in the face of neoliberal globalization, nationalism remains a significant political force. The leading contributors to this new volume explore the extent to which nationalism can be a foundation for alternative solidarities. Against the axiom that with globalization ?all that is solid melts into air,? this anthology debates the extent to which... more...
Changing Literacies for Changing Times
Taylor and Francis 2009; US$ 47.95Offering the wisdom that only experience and expertise in the field can bring, this book takes a critical look into the present and the future of literacy as envisioned by leading reading researchers. The lead author of each chapter, and in some cases more than one, of the authors, is a distinguished reading researcher elected by their peers into... more...
Girls' Secondary Education in the Western World
Palgrave Macmillan 2010; US$ 95.00The collection's focus is on girls' secondary education, and hence the gendered cultural expectations of the middle classes and upper classes, will provide the dominant narrative, given the relatively recent democratization of European educational systems. more...
Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf Goodman
HarperCollins 2012; US$ 27.99A gorgeously illustrated companion to the fashion documentary of the same name, Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf Goodman is an unforgettable collection of anecdotes, from the hilarious to the poignant, in commemoration of the internationally renowned luxury specialty store?s 111th anniversary. With delightful remembrances from celebrities, designers,... more...
Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf Goodman
HarperCollins 2012; Not AvailableA gorgeously illustrated companion to the fashion documentary of the same name, Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf Goodman is an unforgettable collection of anecdotes, from the hilarious to the poignant, in commemoration of the internationally renowned luxury specialty store?s 111th anniversary. With delightful remembrances from celebrities, designers,... more...
Justice Globalism
SAGE Publications 2012; US$ 45.00This is a stimulating and insightful analysis of the role of global justice organizations, written by some of the biggest names in the field of globalisation studies more...
Theorizing Emotions
Campus Verlag 2009; US$ 32.34Hauptbeschreibung Theorizing Emotions reflects the recent turn to emotions in academia-not just in sociology but also in psychology, evolutionary biology, and neuroscience. Drawing on the classic studies of Max Weber, Erving Goffman, Norbert Elias, and Theodor Adorno, several leading European scholars present their findings on the role of emotions... more...
Intelligence and the National Security Strategist
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers 2005; US$ 49.99Intelligence and the National Security Strategist: Enduring Issues and Challenges presents students with a useful anthology of published articles from diverse sources as well as original contributions to the study of intelligence. The collection includes classic perspectives from the history of warfare, views on the evolution of U.S. intelligence,... more...
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