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Paperback. Andrews examines the civil rights struggle in Mississippi, where resistance to racial integration proved to be the strongest in the US. His study covers the activities of black activists and of white supremacists, and considers how the anti-integration campaign continued after the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations, maps, bibliographical references. BIC Classification: 1KBBSM; HBJK; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 167 x 16. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226020433
ISBN
9780226020433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. Explores an American demographic group too often ignored by both scholars and the media: the black middle class. This book remains a study of a group still under represented in the academic and public spheres. Num Pages: 336 pages, 3 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; JFFJ; JFSC; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Second Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226021195
ISBN
9780226021195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.23

Paperback. In the run-up to the 2012 presidential election, Democrats and Republicans were locked in a fierce battle for the female vote. This book offers an exploration of how women are influencing policy and politics in this erstwhile male bastion of power. Num Pages: 304 pages, 10 line drawings, 19 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226022826
ISBN
9780226022826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. What is the role of the senses in how we understand the world? Drawing on more than sixty interviews with two decidedly different populations - the blind and the transgendered, this title answers provocative questions about the relationships between sex differences, biology, and visual perception. Num Pages: 216 pages, 19 halftones, 4 line drawings, 11 tables. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JMG; JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 228 x 12. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226023632
ISBN
9780226023632
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 27.05

Paperback. The young people of the Cameroon Grassfields have been subject to a long history of violence and political marginalization. This book deals with their response to centuries of exploitation. It focuses on the repeated violent revolts staged by young victims of political oppression. Num Pages: 352 pages, 34 halftones, 2 maps, 1 figure, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFJA; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; JFSP1; JFSP2; JPVR; JPWS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226026121
ISBN
9780226026121
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.73

Paperback. By tracing the evolution of gay life and identity in San Francisco, Elizabeth Armstrong explores how the social movement has managed to combine a unified group identity with the celebration of cultural differences. Num Pages: 280 pages, 18 halftones, 12 figures, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226026947
ISBN
9780226026947
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. Dismissing oversimplified and politically-charged views of the politics of Shi'ite Islam, Said Amir Arjomand offers a richly researched sociological and historical study of Shi'ism and the political order of premodern Iran that exposes the roots of what became Khomeini's theocracy. Series: Publications of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF1; HRAM2; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226027845
ISBN
9780226027845
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. A collection of eleven fairy tales by Victorian women. Editor(s): Auerbach, Nina; Knoepflmacher, U. C. Num Pages: 380 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; DSY; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 584.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226032047
ISBN
9780226032047
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. This work explores the economic lives of gays and lesbians in the US. It debunks common stereotypical ideas about gay privilege, income and consumer behaviour. The author disproves the assumption that gay men and lesbians are more affluent than heterosexuals, and analyzes issues that affect them. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ; JFSK; JPV; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226034010
ISBN
9780226034010
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.91

Paperback. Baker perceives the Harlem Renaissance as a crucial moment in a movement, predating the 1920's, when Afro-Americans embraced the task of self-determination and in so doing gave forth a distinctive form of expression that still echoes in a broad spectrum of 20th-century Afro-American arts. Num Pages: 142 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; 2AB; AB; DSB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 146 x 9. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
142
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226035253
ISBN
9780226035253
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.14

Paperback. Relating the blues to American social and literary history and to Afro-American expressive culture, Baker offers the basis for a broader study of American culture at its vernacular level. He shows how the "blues voice" and its economic undertones are both central to the American narrative and characteristic of the Afro-American way of telling it. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; 2ABM; AV; DSB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 339.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226035383
ISBN
9780226035383
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.96

Paperback. Series: Black Literature & Culture S. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; DSB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 18. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226035437
ISBN
9780226035437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. This text explores American culture from the mid-19th century to 1920 through the lens of one episode: the campaign led by Alexander Graham Bell and other prominent Americans to suppress the use of sign language amongst deaf people. Num Pages: 240 pages, 12 halftones, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFZ; HBJK; HBLL; JFC; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 12. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226039640
ISBN
9780226039640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.17

Paperback. Doormen know what their tenants eat, what kind of movies they watch, whom they spend time with, and whether they have kinky sex. But if doormen are unusually familiar with their tenants, they are also socially very distant. This book untangles this unusual dynamic to reveal the many ways tenants and doormen negotiate their complex relationship. Series: Fieldwork Encounters and Discoveries. Num Pages: 296 pages, tab. BIC Classification: JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 168 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226039701
ISBN
9780226039701
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. Sets out to determine when and why valedictorians end up at less selective schools, showing that social class makes all the difference. This title traces valedictorians' paths to college and presents damning evidence that high schools do not provide sufficient guidance on crucial factors affecting college selection. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 halftone, 17 line drawings, 21 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSC; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226041001
ISBN
9780226041001
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 28.00

Paperback. For this study, Bell held interviews with over 100 of Childerley's residents, exploring their perspectives on class, gender and politics. He found that most felt a moral ambivalence over class and felt that by living close to nature they had an alternative - the identity of a "country person". Series: Morality and Society Series. Num Pages: 292 pages, 6 line drawings, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFC; JFSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226041988
ISBN
9780226041988
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. Editor(s): Bennett, Judith M.; Clark, Elizabeth A.; O'Barr, Jean F.; Westphal-Wihl, Sarah; Wilen, B. Anne. Num Pages: 344 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; HBG; HBLC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226042480
ISBN
9780226042480
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.32

Hardcover. Charts the connections that the author has made between sexuality, psychoanalysis, and aesthetics. This book considers the author's ideas alongside Freud's and helps in gaining a clearer understanding of human identity and how we relate to one another. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226043524
ISBN
9780226043524
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.31
€ 80.56

Paperback. The events of 9/11 had a profound impact on American society, but they had an even more lasting effect on Muslims living in the US. Describing how Islam in America began as a strange cultural object and is gradually sinking into familiarity, this book is an up-close account of how Islam takes its American shape. Num Pages: 280 pages, 10 halftones, 6 line drawings, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 370. How Islam is Becoming an American Religion. 280 pages, 10 halftones, 6 line drawings, 3 tables. The events of 9/11 had a profound impact on American society, but they had an even more lasting effect on Muslims living in the US. Describing how Islam in America began as a strange cultural object and is gradually sinking into familiarity, this book is an up-close account of how Islam takes its American shape. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRH; JFSR2. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 15. Weight: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226049571
ISBN
9780226049571
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFSR2; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226051475
ISBN
9780226051475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.13
€ 44.25

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