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Paperback. This text explores the role that litigation has played in the struggle for equal pay between women and men. It explains how wage discrimination battles have raised public legal consciousness and helped reform activists mobilize working women in the pay equity movement since the 1970s. Series: Language & Legal Discourse S. Num Pages: 372 pages, 5 line drawings, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JPVH; KCF; LNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 372
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226555720
- ISBN
- 9780226555720
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€ 48.99€ 37.99
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Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, xviii, 324 p., 18 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; ABA; ACV; ACX; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 0002-
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226555843
- ISBN
- 9780226555843
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€ 40.99€ 31.50
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Paperback. Inspired by recent work on diaspora and cultural globalization, this text argues that the political and economic activities of Chinese migrants can be best understood by taking into account their links to one another and China through a transnational perspective. Num Pages: 362 pages, 9 halftones, 6 line drawings, 4 maps, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBBNC; 1KLSR; 1MKPH; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB; JFFN; JFSL1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 516.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 362
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226560250
- ISBN
- 9780226560250
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€ 42.99€ 33.29
€ 42.99
€ 33.29
Paperback. Between 1877 and 1892, Dr Thomas Neill Cream murdered seven women, all prostitutes or patients seeking abortions, in England and North America. Using press reports and police dossiers, this work presents an account of the killings, providing an insight into Victorian sexual tensions and fears. Series: Chicago Series on Sexuality, History & Society. Num Pages: 218 pages, 5 halftones, 1 map, 8 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1KB; 3JH; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFFE; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 325.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226560687
- ISBN
- 9780226560687
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 22.94
€ 27.99
€ 22.94
Paperback. Series: Chicago History of American Religion. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC2; HRCX7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 134 x 20. Weight in Grams: 280.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226560922
- ISBN
- 9780226560922
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€ 35.99€ 28.67
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Paperback. The inauguration of Robert Maynard Hutchins as the President of the University of Chicago in 1929 marked the beginning of a vibrant period for the university and for American higher education in general. This book presents a portrait of institutional life of university at that time, showing how life on campus revolved around President Hutchins. Num Pages: 204 pages, 31 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 338.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226561714
- ISBN
- 9780226561714
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€ 34.99€ 27.92
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Paperback. In her incisive history, Kathleen D. McCarthy explores the impact of philanthropy - both giving and volunteerism - on America from 1700 to 1865. What results is a vital reevaluation of public life during the pivotal decades leading up to the Civil War. Num Pages: 330 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; JKSN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 444.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Paperback Ed
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226562018
- ISBN
- 9780226562018
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Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.06
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€ 37.06
Hardcover. Drawing on the analysis of counterterrorism in the years after 9/11 - including the issuance of terror alerts and the decision to invade Iraq - this title presents a case that the Bush administration hyped fear, while obscuring civil liberties abuses and concrete issues of preparedness. Series: Chicago Studies in American Politics. Num Pages: 248 pages, 50 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; JFD; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 549.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226567181
- ISBN
- 9780226567181
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Condition: New
€ 94.74€ 79.37
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Paperback. Num Pages: 357 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHC; KFFR; LND; LNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 572.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 357
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226569710
- ISBN
- 9780226569710
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Condition: New
€ 53.29€ 45.68
€ 53.29
€ 45.68
Paperback. Both the quest for natural knowledge and the aspiration to alchemical wisdom played crucial roles in the scientific revolution, as William R. Newman demonstrates in this work on George Starkey (1628-1665), America's first famous scientist. Num Pages: 340 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; BG; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226577142
- ISBN
- 9780226577142
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.27
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Paperback. Num Pages: 158 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JH; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 246.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1979
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 158
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226577609
- ISBN
- 9780226577609
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€ 32.99€ 26.02
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Paperback. This work seeks to offer an alternative to traditional interest-based interpretations of US foreign policy. It argues that the Wilsonian outlook, far from being a crusading, idealistic doctrine, was reactive, practical, and grounded in fear. Num Pages: 330 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226581361
- ISBN
- 9780226581361
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€ 32.99€ 25.76
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Paperback. The first Europeans to set foot on North America stood in awe of the natural abundance before them. Drawing on historical narrative and scientific inquiry, this title brings this spectacular environment back to life. Num Pages: 536 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JB; RN; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 231 x 32. Weight in Grams: 716.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 536
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226583419
- ISBN
- 9780226583419
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€ 25.99€ 21.05
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Paperback. This text provides an overview of 20th-century United States foreign policy, from the Roosevelt and Taft administrations through the presidencies of Kennedy and Johnson. The development of the global strategy from early in the century through to the Vietnam war is also examined. Num Pages: 436 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; HBLW; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 594.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 436
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226586519
- ISBN
- 9780226586519
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 40.83
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Hardcover. Examining the novels and short stories of Victorian America, this book uncovers the widely overlooked phenomenon of passionate friendships between men. It offers a fresh perspective on nineteenth-century America's attitudes toward love, friendship, marriage, and sex. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226586663
- ISBN
- 9780226586663
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Condition: New
€ 59.21€ 50.25
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Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 270.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226595139
- ISBN
- 9780226595139
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.82
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Paperback. What happens to a revolutionary town after the revolution? This anthropological history studies the Namiquipan peasants, who supported Pancho Villa in the revolution of 1910-1920, but who now consider themselves mere "spent cartridges" of a struggle that benefitted other classes. Num Pages: 242 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBTB; HBTV; JHM; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 367.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226607429
- ISBN
- 9780226607429
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 33.56
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Paperback. Appalled by the numbers of destitute children on the streets of New York, Charles Loring Brace created the Children's Aid Society and organised a programme of adoption across the US. Between 1854 and 1929 some 250,000 children were found homes in the country. This is his story, and theirs. Num Pages: 362 pages, bibliographical references , index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 516.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 362
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226616674
- ISBN
- 9780226616674
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.17
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Paperback. The United States is rapidly changing from a country monochromatically divided between black and white into a multiethnic society. This title helps us to understand America's racial future by revealing the complex relationships among integration, racial attitudes, and neighborhood life. Num Pages: 216 pages, 2 maps, 43 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226626635
- ISBN
- 9780226626635
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.76
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Hardcover. From colonial history to the present, Americans have passionately, even violently, debated the nature and the character of money. The author provides a deep history and a penetrating analysis of American thinking about money and the ways that this ambivalence unexpectedly intertwines with race. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226629377
- ISBN
- 9780226629377
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Condition: New
€ 94.74€ 78.49
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Paperback. From colonial history to the present, Americans have passionately, even violently, debated the nature and the character of money. The author provides a deep history and a penetrating analysis of American thinking about money and the ways that this ambivalence unexpectedly intertwines with race. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 374. The Entwined Histories of Money and Race in America. 256 pages, 20 halftones. From colonial history to the present, Americans have passionately, even violently, debated the nature and the character of money. The author provides a deep history and a penetrating analysis of American thinking about money and the ways that this ambivalence unexpectedly intertwines with race. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL; KCZ. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 16. Weight: 374.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226629384
- ISBN
- 9780226629384
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.88
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Paperback. This work explores the lives of immigrants in two iconic Polish neighborhoods - the Back of the Yards and South Chicago. Through institutions such as churches and schools, the Poles were able to preserve their folk beliefs and family customs. Num Pages: 306 pages, 28 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226644240
- ISBN
- 9780226644240
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.64
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Paperback. A work that traces the storied past of the author's hometown, from the explorations of Joliet and Marquette in 1673 to the new wave of urban pioneers today. It gives voice to the city's steelyard workers and kill floor operators, and maps the neighborhoods distinguished not by Louis Sullivan masterworks but by bungalows and corner taverns. Editor(s): Pacyga, Dominic A. Num Pages: 464 pages, 145 halftones, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 180 x 31. Weight in Grams: 986.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226644288
- ISBN
- 9780226644288
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.20
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€ 22.20
Paperback. Analyzes men who have sex with male tourists, yet identify themselves as "normal" hetero-sexual men and struggle to maintain this status within their relationships with wives and girlfriends. This book is suitable for those concerned with health and sexuality in the Caribbean or beyond. Series: Worlds of Desire: The Chicago Series on Sexuality, Gender & Culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, 4 halftones, 1 map, 16 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KJD; JFFH2; JFMX; KNSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226644363
- ISBN
- 9780226644363
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.58
€ 35.99
€ 28.58