The Americas
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The Americas
Paperback. Discusses the heated debate raging on the US nation's schools, with proposals ranging from imposing national standards to replacing public education altogether with a voucher system for private schools. This study proposes a solution to the problem by finding a middle ground between these extremes. Num Pages: 270 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226336527
- ISBN
- 9780226336527
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.31
€ 38.99
€ 34.31
Paperback. An account of congressional responses to foreign policy over the last 30 years. Hinckley argues that congressional assertiveness is as much a myth as the struggle between the elected branches, and proposes reforms that might result in real congressional participation. Series: Twentieth Century Fund Books. Num Pages: 264 pages, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHC; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 339.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press Chicago, IL
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226341446
- ISBN
- 9780226341446
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.64
€ 35.99
€ 28.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFMX; JPRB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226345574
- ISBN
- 9780226345574
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.59
€ 37.99
€ 29.59
Hardcover. The 2010 Affordable Care Act (or Obamacare, as its detractors like to call it) is a sweeping reform to the US health care system. Why has the United States been so continually divided on this issue? The author offers an explanation in the form of an engaging and in-depth look at America's long tradition of unequal access to health care. Num Pages: 336 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JPQB; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226348032
- ISBN
- 9780226348032
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 28.00
€ 34.99
€ 28.00
Paperback. Erin Hogan hit the road in her Volkswagen Jetta and headed west from Chicago in search of the monuments of American land art. Her journey took her through the states of Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas. It also took her through the states of anxiety, drunkenness, and heat exhaustion. This title presents a chronicle of this journey. Series: Culture Trails. Num Pages: 190 pages, 26 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACX; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 10. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226348469
- ISBN
- 9780226348469
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.31
€ 19.99
€ 17.31
Paperback. Embarking on an ethnographic journey to the inner barrios of Havana among practitioners of Ifa, a prestigious Afro-Cuban tradition of divination, this book reevaluates Western ideas about truth in light of the practices and ideas of a wildly different, and highly respected, model. Num Pages: 328 pages, 3 halftones, 6 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KJC; HRKT; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226349213
- ISBN
- 9780226349213
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.59
€ 37.99
€ 29.59
Paperback. "Based on subtle, imaginative readings of autobiographies, memoirs, fiction and secondary sources, ["Campus Life"] tells the story of the changing mentalities of American undergraduates over two centuries." Michael Moffatt, "New York Times Book Review "" Num Pages: 348 pages, 103 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 27. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226353739
- ISBN
- 9780226353739
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 38.52
€ 48.99
€ 38.52
Hardcover. Without trial and without due process, the United States government locked up nearly all of those citizens and longtime residents who were of Japanese descent during World War II. This title presents an account of the inmates' experiences and an examination of American imperialism and racist hysteria. Num Pages: 336 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 168 x 28. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226354767
- ISBN
- 9780226354767
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.81
€ 32.99
€ 25.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 414 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 414
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226354798
- ISBN
- 9780226354798
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.14
€ 47.99
€ 37.14
Hardcover. On July 31, 1997, a six-man Emergency Service team from the NYPD raided a terrorist cell in Brooklyn - and thus narrowly prevented a devastating suicide bombing of the New York subway. This book tells the dramatic story of that raid, the painstaking police work that went into it, and its unexpected aftermath. Num Pages: 344 pages, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BTC; JKSW1; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226360904
- ISBN
- 9780226360904
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.57
€ 34.99
€ 27.57
Paperback. Num Pages: 405 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; JMR; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 26. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226361901
- ISBN
- 9780226361901
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.69
€ 32.99
€ 25.69
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC2; HRCC9; HRCX7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226363103
- ISBN
- 9780226363103
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.91
€ 37.99
€ 29.91
Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 163 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226365459
- ISBN
- 9780226365459
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 26.64
€ 33.99
€ 26.64
Hardcover. Editor(s): Kaiser, David; McCray, Patrick. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226372884
- ISBN
- 9780226372884
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.53€ 78.29
€ 94.53
€ 78.29
Hardcover. The political decisions made by the founding fathers were crucial to the success of the early republic. This title explores these economic choices and their profound influence on American life, westward expansion, and influence abroad. Editor(s): Irwin, Douglas A.; Sylla, Richard. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. Num Pages: 368 pages, 17 line drawings, 22 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226384740
- ISBN
- 9780226384740
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.43€ 114.56
€ 139.43
€ 114.56
Paperback. The political decisions made by the founding fathers were crucial to the success of the early republic. This title explores these economic choices and their profound influence on American life, westward expansion, and influence abroad. Editor(s): Irwin, Douglas A.; Sylla, Richard. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. Num Pages: 368 pages, 17 line drawings, 22 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226384757
- ISBN
- 9780226384757
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 40.92
€ 52.99
€ 40.92
Paperback. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226385853
- ISBN
- 9780226385853
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.57
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€ 27.57
Paperback. Chicago is a city dedicated to the modern - from the skyscrapers that punctuate its skyline to the spirited style that inflects many of its dwellings and institutions. Staging the city as a laboratory for some of our most heralded cultural experiments, this work reimagines the modern as a space of self-realization and social progress. Editor(s): Jacob, Mary Jane; Baas, Jacquelynn. Num Pages: 304 pages, 72 colour plates, 36 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; AM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 248 x 194 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1066.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226389561
- ISBN
- 9780226389561
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.14
€ 47.99
€ 37.14
Paperback. Series: Studies in Crime & Justice. Num Pages: 282 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKV; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226389790
- ISBN
- 9780226389790
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.91
€ 37.99
€ 29.91
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSB1; JKVP; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 17. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226389813
- ISBN
- 9780226389813
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 28.00
€ 34.99
€ 28.00