a new republic book basic books harpercollins publishers new york (2 resultados)

Hardcover. Condición: As New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: As New. 1st Edition. 235 pp., xix. '1' in number line. Following the Acknowledgments and "Prologue: On Airing Dirty Linen", Contents divided into 9 Chapters: (1) INTRODUCTION TO THE WORLD OF WOMEN'S STUDIES; (2) CAUTIONARY TALES FROM THE WOMEN WHO EALKED AWAY [1] "Students Who Stomp in Seminars"; [2] "Political Purity and Hostile Colleagues"; [3] " 'Women's Studies Can't Be Harmful ' "; [4] " ' The Chickens Come Home to Roost ' "; [5] " ' Who Owns Women's Studies? ' " [6] "Scholarship in a Sea of Propaganda"; (3) IDEOLOGY AND IDENTITY: PLAYING THE OPPRESSION SWEEPSTAKES [1] "Unraveling the Web of Feminine Discontents"; [2] IDPOL: Identity Politics and Ideological Policing"; [3] "The Price of Oppressive Privilege"; (4) PROSELYTIZING AND POLICING IN THE FEMINIST CLASSROOM; (5) SEMANTIC SORCERY: RHWTORIC OVERTAKES REALITY; (6) BIOIDENIAL AND OTHER SUBVERSIVE STRATEGEMS; (7) "MIRROR, MIRROR ON THE WALL": FEMINIST SELF-SCRUTINY; (8) CULTS, COMMUNES, AND CLICKS; (9) FROM DOGMA TO DIALOGUE: THE IMPORTANCE OF LIBERAL VALUES; Postscript, pp. 216-218; Notes, pp. 219-226; Index, pp. 227-235. Glossy dustwrapper illustrated on front cover with a woman's fist atop a stack of 4 books with Fore-edges facing reader and Title lettering in black printed on fore-edges of top two books: FLAWLESS. Violet boards with black cloth spine and brilliant gilt and silver lettering. Only peccadillo is a remainder mark on bottom edge, else unqualifiedly As New:Unusually tight binding (NO cracks); sharp corners (NO bumps or curls); NO rubbing wear; NO previous owner names. Clean text. Laid in clipping from Chronicle of Higher Education (January 23, 1998; NO offsetting): Daphne Patai, "Why Not a Feminist Overhaul of Higher Education?" Essentially FLAXWLESS ensemble. Gift-Giving Quality or you may need new friends.

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. 213 pp., ix. '1' in number line. Content divided into 8 chapters: [1] "Thinking about Affirmative Action"; [2] "Is Discrimination a Thing of the Past?"; [3] "How Exclusion Occurs"; [4] "Goals: Splitting the Pie"; [5] "Thinking about Fairness"; [6] "Does Affirmative Action Hurt Its Intended Beneficiaries?"; [7] "Opinions Pro and Con"; [8] "Alternatives to Affirmative Action"; Notes, pp. 181-197; Index, pp. 199-224. Glossy dustwrapper not price-clipped ($23.00) with woodgrain background on top 3/4 front cover for titkle lettering in black letters superimposed; wite band across bottom 1/4 front cover for Author name lettering in smaller black letters, below a small color illustration of a key placed in a lock in an "open" position and a black arced arrow around the lock pointing in the "lock" direction; small ruffling across bottom spine and a little across the top; right edge down from top right corner slightly creased off book edge (Nugatory, but discernible). Cream boards with cream cloth spine and iridescent red lettering on spine. Looks UNREAD, but with remainder marks on bottom edge and several foxing speckles on fore-edge (NO bleeding onto pages). Tight binding (NO cracks); NO rubbing wear (dustwrapper did its job); sharp corners (NO bumps or curls); NO previous owner names. Clean text. // Two New York Times articles laid in (NO off setting): (1) Simon Romero, "Brazil Enacts Affirmative Action Law for Universities" (8 31 2012); (2) Adam Liptak, "Justices Facing Weighty Rulings and New Dynamic: Roberts Plays Key Role: Affirmative Action, Gay Marriage and Voting Cases Loom" 9 30 2012.