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The Americas
Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRAC; HRCM; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 124 x 18. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226327341
- ISBN
- 9780226327341
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.01
€ 40.99
€ 31.01
Paperback. This study demonstrates that the way public opinion is measured affects the use that voters, legislators, and journalists make of it. It explores the history of public opinion in the United States from the mid-19th century to the present day in order to assess the workings of US politics. Series: American Politics & Political Economy S. Num Pages: 228 pages, 7 halftones and line drawings, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPH; JPVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 143 x 217 x 16. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226327433
- ISBN
- 9780226327433
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.15
€ 36.99
€ 29.15
Paperback. What constitutes a family? Tracing the dramatic evolution of Americans' answer to this question over the past century, this book provides an account of modern adoption's history. It also details efforts by the US Children's Bureau and the Child Welfare League of America to establish adoption standards in law and practice. Num Pages: 368 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JHBK; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226327600
- ISBN
- 9780226327600
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.15
€ 36.99
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Paperback. This biography of Helen Keller tells the story of the controversial and turbulent relationship between Helen and her teacher, Annie Sullivan. It chronicles Helens doomed love affair, her struggles to earn a living, her triumphs at Radcliffe College and her work as an advocate for the disabled. Num Pages: 398 pages, 65 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 398
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226327631
- ISBN
- 9780226327631
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 22.63
€ 27.99
€ 22.63
Paperback. Tales of "how the other half lives" experienced a surge in popularity. People looking to go slumming without leaving home turned to these narratives for revelations of underworld and sordid details about the deviants who populated it. This book explores how a group of authors manipulated this genre to evade the confines of sexual identification. Num Pages: 272 pages, 13 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 5S; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226327914
- ISBN
- 9780226327914
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 32.86
€ 42.99
€ 32.86
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HR; JNF; JNU; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226331300
- ISBN
- 9780226331300
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 20.77
€ 25.99
€ 20.77
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, viii, 220 p. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNAA; LNB; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 311.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 0002-
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226331881
- ISBN
- 9780226331881
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 27.95
€ 35.99
€ 27.95
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
€ 43.99€ 33.80
€ 43.99
€ 33.80
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
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.23
€ 35.99
€ 28.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226344386
- ISBN
- 9780226344386
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.44
€ 32.99
€ 25.44
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
€ 36.99€ 29.15
€ 36.99
€ 29.15
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€ 27.29
€ 34.99
€ 27.29
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
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.06
€ 19.99
€ 17.06
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
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.12
€ 36.99
€ 29.12
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
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Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 37.51
€ 48.99
€ 37.51
Paperback. This history of queer life in the South seeks to debunk the myth that same-sex desires can't find expression outside the big city. It shows that the nominally conservative institutions of small-town life - home, church, school and workplace - were the very sites where queer sexuality flourished. Num Pages: 398 pages, 22 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBSM; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSF; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 149 x 24. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 398
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226354705
- ISBN
- 9780226354705
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.19
€ 35.99
€ 28.19
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€ 25.44
€ 32.99
€ 25.44
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
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Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 36.58
€ 47.99
€ 36.58
Paperback. Num Pages: 530 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; PDX; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 159 x 34. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 530
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226359274
- ISBN
- 9780226359274
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.12
€ 36.99
€ 29.12
Paperback. Traces public housing's history in Chicago from its New Deal roots through mayor Richard M Daley's Plan for Transformation. In the process, the author chronicles the Chicago Housing Authority's own transformation from the city's most progressive government agency to its largest slumlord. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 392 pages, 28 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226360867
- ISBN
- 9780226360867
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.29
€ 34.99
€ 27.29