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Paperback. Explores the affinity between the French and American film industries, breaking down myths of American imperialism and French cultural protectionism. This book illuminates the vital role that cinema has played in the globalization of culture. It also probes the profitable influences that Hollywood and Paris exerted on each other. Num Pages: 272 pages, 62 colour plates, 32 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KBB; 3JJPG; APF; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226742434
- ISBN
- 9780226742434
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€ 41.99€ 32.34
€ 41.99
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Paperback. Explores the late-1990s debate surrounding the sources of racism in America. The essays represent three major approaches: the social psychological, the social structural and the non-racially inspired ideology. It assesses the issues on the role of racism in mass politics and public opinion. Editor(s): Sears, David O.; etc. Series: Studies in Communication, Media & Public Opinion. Num Pages: 352 pages, 22 line drawings, 28 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; JHMP; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 600.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226744070
- ISBN
- 9780226744070
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Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 37.99
€ 48.99
€ 37.99
paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 367.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226750439
- ISBN
- 9780226750439
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.77
€ 37.99
€ 29.77
Paperback. Explores the world of American Black professional women in a society that denied them full professional status. Shaw shows how, in spite of this, African-American families, communities and schools worked to encourage the self-confidence, individual initiative and social responsibility of girls. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ1; JFSL3; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 488.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226751207
- ISBN
- 9780226751207
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Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 37.99
€ 48.99
€ 37.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 15 line drawings, 25 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 207 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226751344
- ISBN
- 9780226751344
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.76
€ 32.99
€ 25.76
Paperback. What are the consequences when legal culture and popular culture dissolve into each other? This text offers a study of law and popular culture. It argues that in the welter of communication technologies, an unrestrained marketplace, and postmodern ideas, law is increasingly becoming a spectacle. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; LAT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226752921
- ISBN
- 9780226752921
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€ 37.99€ 29.52
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Paperback. In these 13 essays, Judith Shklar explores two themes crucial to discussions of American democracy: the tension between expansive political equality and persistent social inequality; and "redeeming" American thought for those who believe it lacks the complexity and depth of the European tradition. Editor(s): Hoffmann, Stanley (Paul and Catherine Buttenwieser University Professor, Harvard University, USA); Thompson, Dennis F. (Alfred North Whitehead Professor of Political Philosophy, Harvard University, USA). Num Pages: 226 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226753485
- ISBN
- 9780226753485
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.82
€ 31.99
€ 24.82
Hardback. Demographic studies help make sense of key aspects of the economy, offering insight into trends in fertility, mortality, immigration, and labor force participation, as well as age, gender, and race-specific trends in health and disability. This book explores the connections between demography and economics. Editor(s): Shoven, John B. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. Num Pages: 512 pages, 140 line drawings, 61 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBD; KCF; KCHS; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 722.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226754727
- ISBN
- 9780226754727
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Condition: New
€ 130.72€ 107.01
€ 130.72
€ 107.01
Paperback. The construction of "midlife", most often rendered in chronological, biological and medical terms, has become an accepted reality to European Americans. This study explores the significance of this pervasive cultural representation compared to other cultures where "middle age" does not exist. Series: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Series on Mental Health and Development. Num Pages: 318 pages, 21 line drawings, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSP3; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226756080
- ISBN
- 9780226756080
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.66
€ 40.99
€ 31.66
Paperback. Num Pages: 500 pages, 31 tables. BIC Classification: 1DD; 1FPJ; 1KBB; JPA; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 31. Weight in Grams: 778.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 500
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226757377
- ISBN
- 9780226757377
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.16
€ 52.99
€ 41.16
Paperback. Reveals how modern strategies of punishment - and their failure - relate to political and economic transformations in society at large. The author uses the practice of parole in California as a window to the changing historical understanding of what a corrections system does and how it works. Series: Studies in Crime & Justice. Num Pages: 296 pages, 19 tables, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKVP; JKVQ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226758572
- ISBN
- 9780226758572
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.41
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Paperback. Considering the ways the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 have been aestheticized, exploited, and appropriated, this title examines the complex and paradoxical character of American public discourse since then. Calling for a sustained cultural and theoretical analysis, it considers these events with a perspective grounded in the humanities. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; GTC; JMH; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 181 x 10. Weight in Grams: 224.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226759395
- ISBN
- 9780226759395
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.27
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Paperback. Num Pages: 254 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226759463
- ISBN
- 9780226759463
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.41
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€ 31.41
Paperback. The growing number of Latinos and Asians in America has caused the creation of a new ethnic order. This text consists of essays that re-examine the role of affirmative action and civil rights in the light of this important shift in American demographics. Num Pages: 376 pages, 10 line drawings, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1; JPA; RGCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226761824
- ISBN
- 9780226761824
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.52
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Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 37 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSG; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 115 x 23. Weight in Grams: 424.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226761992
- ISBN
- 9780226761992
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.41
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Paperback. Villa Victoria is a neglected Puerto Rican enclave in Boston and provides the focus for this study of social capital. Small criticizes the theory that poor urban neighbourhoods are inevitably deprived of social capital and shows how a complex of social and economic factors needs to be considered. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 149 x 25. Weight in Grams: 374.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226762920
- ISBN
- 9780226762920
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.58
€ 36.99
€ 28.58
Paperback. This work explains why and how more than 100,000 US citizens demonstrated their protests against the Reagan administration's policy of sponsoring wars in Nicaragua and El Salvador. The book concentrates on the peace movements of Witness for Peace, Sanctuary and the Pledge of Resistance. Num Pages: 484 pages, 12 halftones, 1 map, 21 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLC; GTJ; JPQ; JPS; JPWF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 484
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226763361
- ISBN
- 9780226763361
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.41
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Paperback. Num Pages: 528 pages, facsimiles, portraits. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 30. Weight in Grams: 933.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226763477
- ISBN
- 9780226763477
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Condition: New
€ 65.36€ 54.95
€ 65.36
€ 54.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 222 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 311.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226763682
- ISBN
- 9780226763682
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Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 33.29
€ 43.99
€ 33.29
Paperback. This study provides an analysis of the commitments, beliefs and concerns of American evangelicals and examines how they interact with and influence secular society, the text argues that traditional, orthodox evangelicalism endures because of the challenges of our modern pluralistic environment. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1 map, 30 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC99. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226764191
- ISBN
- 9780226764191
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.76
€ 32.99
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Paperback. The Great Chicago Fire of 1871, Haymarket bombing of 1886, and the making and unmaking of the model town of Pullman are remarkable events. This book explores the imaginative dimensions of these events and traces the evolution of interconnected beliefs and actions that increasingly linked city, disorder, and social reality in minds of Americans. Num Pages: 403 pages, 40 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JH; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 32. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 403
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226764245
- ISBN
- 9780226764245
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.41
€ 40.99
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Paperback. Most people believe that large corporations wield enormous political power when they lobby for policies as a cohesive bloc. With this work, the author sets conventional wisdom on its head. He states that business loses in legislative battles unless it has public backing. Series: Studies in Communication, Media & Public Opinion. Num Pages: 264 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPWD; KJ; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226764641
- ISBN
- 9780226764641
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.52
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Paperback. Series: Language & Legal Discourse S. Num Pages: 230 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFG; LAT; LNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 167 x 14. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226767918
- ISBN
- 9780226767918
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.76
€ 32.99
€ 25.76
Hardback. Lays out the underlying logic of contemporary poverty governance in the United States. This book argues that poverty governance - how social welfare policy choices get made, how authority gets exercised, and how collective pursuits get organized - has been transformed in the United States by two significant developments. Series: Chicago Studies in American Politics. Num Pages: 384 pages, 45 line drawings, 1 map, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JKS; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226768762
- ISBN
- 9780226768762
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Condition: New
€ 96.26€ 80.12
€ 96.26
€ 80.12