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The Americas

Paperback. Based on years of observation at a large state university, this title tracks the dispiriting consequences of trading in traditional educational values for loyalty to the market. It provides an account of how higher education's misguided pursuit of success fails us all. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNK; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226815305
ISBN
9780226815305
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.82

Paperback. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 336 pages, 14 halftones, 2 maps, 5 tables, 18 music examples. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; AVGH; JFC; JFSG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226817002
ISBN
9780226817002
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.09

Paperback. The election of America's first black president has led many to believe that race is no longer a real obstacle to success and that remaining racial inequality stems largely from the failure of minority groups to take personal responsibility for seeking out opportunities. The author upends this view. Num Pages: 192 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPS; JFSL3; JHMC; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226817125
ISBN
9780226817125
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.76

Paperback. A study of target marketing, this text exposes the advertising industry's strategies for homing in on American consumers. Combining analysis of contemporary practices with an historical perspective, it examines the mid-1970s when mass marketing was dropped in favour of aggressive target marketing. Num Pages: 242 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KJSA; KJSM; KNTY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226817507
ISBN
9780226817507
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.58

Paperback. The Caribbean "market woman" is ingrained in the popular imagination as the archetype of black womanhood in the region. Challenging this stereotype, this work offers a complex picture by documenting the history of international traders who travel abroad to import and export consumer goods sold in the public markets of Kingston, Jamaica. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KJWJ; JFSJ1; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226841229
ISBN
9780226841229
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226845302
ISBN
9780226845302
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.41

Paperback. Maps the visible and invisible legacies of the cold war, exhuming the blueprints for the apocalypse we once envisioned and chronicling a time in which we all lived at ground zero. Num Pages: 240 pages, 80 halftones, 7 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226846941
ISBN
9780226846941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.21

Paperback. Turns cliches back into history by telling the life stories of the words that have served as our most powerful battle cries, rallying points, laments, and inspirations. This title features famous slogans and catchphrases that give voice to our common history even as we argue about where it should lead us. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JH; 3JJ; CBX; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226849690
ISBN
9780226849690
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.22

Paperback. Num Pages: 452 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPQ; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 26. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
452
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226852966
ISBN
9780226852966
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 37.99

Hardcover. For more than a century, Harlem has been the epicenter of black America, the celebrated heart of African American life and culture - but it has also been a byword for the problems that have long plagued inner-city neighborhoods: poverty, crime, violence, disinvestment, and decay. This title offers an unprecedented record of urban change. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 312 pages, 268 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 279 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1880.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226853369
ISBN
9780226853369
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.04
€ 52.26

Paperback. For generations, fans and critics have characterized classic American radio drama as a theater of the mind. This book examines that characterization by recasting the radio play as an aesthetic object within its historical context. Num Pages: 296 pages, 8 halftones, 13 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APW; DSG; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 227 x 16. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226853512
ISBN
9780226853512
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.42

Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1978
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226854588
ISBN
9780226854588
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 45.53

Hardcover. Harlem's nightclubs in the 1920s and '30s were a crucible for testing society's racial and sexual limits. Combining performance theory, historical research, and biographical study, this title explores the role of nightlife performance as a definitive touchstone for understanding the racial and sexual politics of the early 20th century. Num Pages: 264 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJG; JFCA; JFSJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226862514
ISBN
9780226862514
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 78.49

Paperback. Harlem's nightclubs in the 1920s and '30s were a crucible for testing society's racial and sexual limits. Combining performance theory, historical research, and biographical study, this title explores the role of nightlife performance as a definitive touchstone for understanding the racial and sexual politics of the early 20th century. Num Pages: 264 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFCA; JFSJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 154 x 227 x 15. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226862521
ISBN
9780226862521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.58

Hardcover. In 1799, the authors set out to determine whether the Orinoco River connected with the Amazon. This title brings together drawings and detailed texts to achieve multifaceted views of cultures and landscapes across the Americas. Editor(s): Kutzinski, Vera M.; Ette, Ottmar. Series: Alexander von Humboldt in English. Num Pages: 576 pages, 30 colour plates, 41 halftones, 17 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 165 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1676.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Critical
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226865065
ISBN
9780226865065
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.24
€ 64.91

Paperback. On his return to the village of Chipaya, the author learned that a group of Uru Indians, believed to be sorcerers and vampires, was being incarcerated and tortured. This study examines relations between the Urus and the region's dominant ethnic groups. Translator(s): Volk, Carol. Num Pages: 164 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
164
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226867649
ISBN
9780226867649
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.82

Paperback. This volume explores the history of "musica tropical", analyzing its rise in the context of the development of the broadcast media, rapid urbanization, and regional struggles for power. Editor(s): Wade, Peter. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 296 pages, 12 halftones, 1 map, 2 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1KL; AVGH; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226868455
ISBN
9780226868455
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.49

Paperback. In 1980, the author's world was turned upside down when the steel mill in Southeast Chicago where her father worked abruptly closed. In the ensuing years, ninety thousand other area residents would also lose their jobs in the mills. In this book, she examines the fate of her family and that of blue-collar America at large. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 colour plate, 24 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; JFSC; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 332. Family and Class in Postindustrial Chicago. 240 pages, 1 colour plate, 24 halftones, 1 line drawing. In 1980, the author's world was turned upside down when the steel mill in Southeast Chicago where her father worked abruptly closed. In the ensuing years, ninety thousand other area residents would also lose their jobs in the mills. In this book, she examines the fate of her family and that of blue-collar America at large. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; JFSC; JHBK. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 14. Weight: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226871806
ISBN
9780226871806
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.81

Hardcover. Explorer, scientist, writer, and humanist, Alexander von Humboldt was the most famous intellectual of the age that began with Napoleon and ended with Darwin. This title traces Humboldt's ideas for "Cosmos" to his 1799 journey to the Americas, where he first experienced the diversity of nature and of the world's people. Num Pages: 424 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGT; PDX; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 28. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226871820
ISBN
9780226871820
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 34.23

Paperback. During the Progressive Era, a rehabilitative agenda took hold of American juvenile justice. Alongside this liberal "manufactory of citizens," a parallel structure was enacted: a Jim Crow juvenile justice system that endured across the nation for most of the twentieth century. This title studies the rise and fall of Jim Crow juvenile justice. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 line drawing, 9 halftones, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3; LNFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226873183
ISBN
9780226873183
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.29

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