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Hardcover. The subject of murder has always held a particular fascination for us. In this title, the author explores the ways in which the figure of the murderer has been made to signify a specific kind of social subject in Western modernity. Num Pages: 232 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: JFS; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226003405
- ISBN
- 9780226003405
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.81€ 77.43
€ 93.81
€ 77.43
Paperback. Between the early 1900s and the late 1950s, the attitudes of white Californians toward their Asian American neighbors evolved from outright hostility to relative acceptance. The author examines this transformation through the lens of California's urban housing markets. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 352 pages, 8 halftones, 9 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJ; HBTB; JFFB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226004181
- ISBN
- 9780226004181
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.19
€ 35.99
€ 28.19
Paperback. In 2005 the World Bank released a gender assessment of the nation of Jordan, a country that, like many in the Middle East, has undergone dramatic social and gender transformations, in part by encouraging equal access to education for men and women. In this book, the author shows that assessment to be a fallacy. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBJ; JFSJ1; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226006918
- ISBN
- 9780226006918
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.15
€ 36.99
€ 29.15
Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 237 x 20. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226010663
- ISBN
- 9780226010663
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.38
€ 32.99
€ 25.38
Paperback. This study reveals an unorganized and previously unacknowledged religion at the heart of American culture. Nature, Albanese argues, has provided a compelling religious center throughout American history. Series: Chicago History of American Religion. Num Pages: 284 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRKT; HRQ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 115 x 19. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226011462
- ISBN
- 9780226011462
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.39
€ 36.99
€ 29.39
Hardcover. In 1955, Maxine Kumin submitted a poem to the Saturday Evening Post. "Lines on a Half-Painted House" made it into the magazine - but not before Kumin was asked to produce, via her husband's employer, verification that the poem was her original work. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGLA; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 55 x 85 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226014074
- ISBN
- 9780226014074
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.49€ 54.23
€ 64.49
€ 54.23
Paperback. "Global sex is the first major work to take on the globalization of sexuality, examining the ways in which desire and pleasure - as well as ideas about gender, political power, and public health - are framed by a global economy in which varied cultures are moving into closer contact. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 13. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226016054
- ISBN
- 9780226016054
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 22.66
€ 27.99
€ 22.66
Paperback. Discuss real estate with any young family and the subject of schools is certain to come up - in fact, it will likely be a crucial factor in determining where that family lives. In this title, the author shows how education policy makes overt attempts to prevent, or at least slow, middle-class flight to the suburbs. Num Pages: 280 pages, 4 maps, 2 figures, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; JFSG; JNF; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226016825
- ISBN
- 9780226016825
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.01
€ 40.99
€ 31.01
Paperback. Over a lifetime of studying Cuban Santeria and other religions related to Orisha worship - a practice also found among the Yoruba in West Africa. This title provides an analysis of these assumptions, in the process offering an incisive critique both of the anthropology of religion and of scholarship on the cultural history of Afro-Atlantic World. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; JFSL3; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226019567
- ISBN
- 9780226019567
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.27
€ 34.99
€ 27.27
Paperback. This text examines public and private expressions of female same-sex sexuality in 16th- and 17th-century England. The author outlines the vernacular through which female same-sex erotics first entered verbal consciousness by examining travel narratives, anatomies and marital advice books. Series: Sexuality, History & Society S. Num Pages: 268 pages, 4 halftones, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; DSBD; JFSK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226020099
- ISBN
- 9780226020099
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.27
€ 34.99
€ 27.27
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
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 30.97
€ 40.99
€ 30.97
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€ 22.66
€ 27.99
€ 22.66
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
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.01
€ 40.99
€ 31.01
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€ 26.37
€ 33.99
€ 26.37
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
€ 42.99€ 33.21
€ 42.99
€ 33.21
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€ 30.97
€ 40.99
€ 30.97
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€ 31.15
€ 40.99
€ 31.15
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€ 30.99
€ 40.99
€ 30.99
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
€ 36.99€ 29.11
€ 36.99
€ 29.11
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
€ 30.99€ 24.51
€ 30.99
€ 24.51