The Americas
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The Americas
Paperback. This work explores the popular Catholic musical ensembles of southeastern Brazil known as Folias de Reis (companions of kings).Focusing on urban folias, Suzel Ana Reily shows how participants use the ritual journeys and musical performance to create sacred spheres set apart from the everyday. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 240 pages, 19 halftones, 6 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; AVGD; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226709413
- ISBN
- 9780226709413
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€ 40.99€ 30.94
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Paperback. From its humble beginnings as a fur-trading outpost, Chicago has become one of the foremost centers of world finance and trade. Beginning with an overview of the city's commercial development, this book considers how key industries shaped - and were shaped by - both the local and global economies. Editor(s): Reiff, Janice L. Num Pages: 392 pages, 23 halftones, 7 maps, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; HBJK; HBTK; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 676.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226709369
- ISBN
- 9780226709369
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€ 27.99€ 22.63
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Paperback. If Barack Obama had not won in Iowa, most commentators believe that he would not have been able to go on to capture the Democratic nomination for president. This title offers an account of those early weeks of the campaign season: from how the Iowa caucuses work to the lingering effects that the campaigning had on Iowa voters. Num Pages: 296 pages, 53 line drawings, 40 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; JPHF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 518.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226706962
- ISBN
- 9780226706962
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 30.98
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Paperback. The near meltdown in 1979 at Three Mile Island, America, created a crisis of confidence over safety nuclear power industry. This work analyzes how the industry stabilized itself through a complete transformation in the safety standards, operation and management of nuclear facilities in America. Num Pages: 250 pages, 20 line drawings, table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNBN; KNXC; RNQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 420.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 0002-
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226706887
- ISBN
- 9780226706887
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.35
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Paperback. Over the years, federal courts have dramatically retreated from actively promoting school desegregation. In the meantime, state courts have taken up the mantle of promoting the vision of educational equity originally articulated in Brown v Board of Education. This title analyses why the state courts have taken on this active role. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; LNTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226706177
- ISBN
- 9780226706177
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.29
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Paperback. This volume presents a comprehensive description and analysis of the animal community of the tropical rain forest at El Verde, Puerto Rico. The contributors weave the strands of information about the energy flow within the forest into a tool for understanding community dynamics known as a food web. Num Pages: 628 pages, 50 halftones, 77 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KJP; PSTS; PSV; RGBL; RNC; RNK; RNPD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 840.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 628
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226706009
- ISBN
- 9780226706009
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Condition: New
€ 70.56€ 58.86
€ 70.56
€ 58.86
Hardcover. For more than a century Friedrich Nietzsche has been a hugely popular - and surprisingly influential - figure in American high and popular culture alike. This title delves into Nietzsche's thought, and America's reception of it, to tell the story of his curious appeal. Num Pages: 448 pages, 21 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226705811
- ISBN
- 9780226705811
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.41
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Paperback. In legend, Cumbe ruled the Colombian community of Cumbal during the Spanish invasion. Although there is no proof of his existence, today's Cumbales point to him as their link to the past. Here, Rappaport examines the Cumbales' reappropriation of history and the resulting reinvention of tradition. Num Pages: 262 pages, 16 halftones, 6 line drawings, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 15. 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
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226705262
- ISBN
- 9780226705262
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 32.86
€ 42.99
€ 32.86
Paperback. Drawing from almost a decade of ethnographic research in largely Brazilian and Puerto Rican neighborhoods in Newark, New Jersey, the author examines how affect, emotion, and sentiment serve as waypoints for the navigation of interracial relationships among US-born Latinos, Latin American migrants, blacks, and white ethnics. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSG; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 617.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226703626
- ISBN
- 9780226703626
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 32.86
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Paperback. Through readings of elegies, self-elegies, war poems and the blues, this book covers a wide range of poets, including Thomas Hardy, Wilfred Owen, Wallace Stevens, Langston Hughes, W.H. Auden, Sylvia Plath and Seamus Heaney. It is grounded in genre theory and in the psychoanalysis of mourning. Num Pages: 436 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSC; JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 594.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226703404
- ISBN
- 9780226703404
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.29
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Paperback. Though the law of property affects our everyday lives and most basic rights, our legal culture continues to struggle over how to explain or justify the institution of property. This collection of essays assesses the liberal personality theory of property. Num Pages: 278 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226702285
- ISBN
- 9780226702285
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 32.86
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Paperback. The basic shape of American federal policy in housing as in many other areas, was determined during the New Deal - but not without conflict among movements and intellectuals advocating alternatives. One of these was "modern housing" - proposals for a radical rethinking of homes and neighbourhoods. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 284 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JKSB; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 460.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226702230
- ISBN
- 9780226702230
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 32.85
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Paperback. A behind-the-scenes account of the invention of the polymerase chain reaction, which transformed the practice and potential of molecular biology. This book explores the culture of biotechnology as it emerged at Cetus Corporation in the 1980s, looking at its scientific, social and economic elements. Num Pages: 196 pages, 10 halftones, 10 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; PDX; PSD; TCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226701479
- ISBN
- 9780226701479
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.72
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Paperback. Race is a factor in government efforts to control dangerous drugs, but the precise ways that race affects drug laws remain difficult to pinpoint. Illuminating this relationship, this book lays out how decades of racism helped shape a punitive US drug policy whose onerous impact on racial minorities has been ignored by Congress and the courts. Num Pages: 216 pages, 16 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; JKVG; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226684628
- ISBN
- 9780226684628
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.44
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Paperback. From its founding in the late 1880s through the 1950s, Brownsville was a white, predominantly Jewish, working class neighbourhood. During the 1960s however the area became stigmatized as a black and Latino ghetto. This study focuses on the challenges of neighbourhood co-operation. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 333 pages, 28 halftones, 3 maps, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 333
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226684475
- ISBN
- 9780226684475
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.15
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Paperback. Examines literary evidence and government and scientific documents to uncover the history of changing attitudes towards wetlands in the American Midwest. This text charts the changes brought about in scientific research agendas, government policies, and farmers' strategies for managing their land. Series: University of Chicago Geography Research Papers S. Num Pages: 410 pages, 35 maps, 30 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; KCN; RBG; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 410
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226682839
- ISBN
- 9780226682839
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 40.29
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Paperback. Mema lives in a crowded urban space on the outskirts of Mexico City. Her house is a sanctuary for young homosexual men and transvestites. Mema is an AIDS educator and leader of the group. This study follows the transvestites in their daily activities, and analyzes their complicated relations. Series: Worlds of Desire S. Num Pages: 306 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFSJ; JFSK2; JMU; MJCJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 450.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226682570
- ISBN
- 9780226682570
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.12
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Paperback. Many property lines drawn in early America still survive today and continue to shape the landscape and character of the United States. This study examines the process by which land was divided into private property and distributed to settlers from the beginning of colonization to early nationhood. Series: University of Chicago Geography Research Papers S. Num Pages: 432 pages, 19 halftones, 50 line drawings, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTP; HBTQ; HBTR; KFFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 275 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226680651
- ISBN
- 9780226680651
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 40.43
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Paperback. Martin Preib is an officer in the Chicago Police Department - a beat cop whose first assignment as a rookie policeman was working on the wagon that picks up the dead. Inspired by Preib's daily life on the job, this title chronicles the outer and inner lives of both a Chicago cop and the city itself. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; BM; JKSW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 215 x 11. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226679822
- ISBN
- 9780226679822
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.94
€ 19.99
€ 18.94
Paperback. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, 36 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226677491
- ISBN
- 9780226677491
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.15
€ 36.99
€ 29.15