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Social services & welfare, criminology

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Social services & welfare, criminology

Paperback. The basic shape of American federal policy in housing as in many other areas, was determined during the New Deal - but not without conflict among movements and intellectuals advocating alternatives. One of these was "modern housing" - proposals for a radical rethinking of homes and neighbourhoods. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 284 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JKSB; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226702230
ISBN
9780226702230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.64

Paperback. Race is a factor in government efforts to control dangerous drugs, but the precise ways that race affects drug laws remain difficult to pinpoint. Illuminating this relationship, this book lays out how decades of racism helped shape a punitive US drug policy whose onerous impact on racial minorities has been ignored by Congress and the courts. Num Pages: 216 pages, 16 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; JKVG; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226684628
ISBN
9780226684628
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.94

Paperback. Martin Preib is an officer in the Chicago Police Department - a beat cop whose first assignment as a rookie policeman was working on the wagon that picks up the dead. Inspired by Preib's daily life on the job, this title chronicles the outer and inner lives of both a Chicago cop and the city itself. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; BM; JKSW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 215 x 11. Weight in Grams: 222.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226679822
ISBN
9780226679822
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 284 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JKSB; JKSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226672229
ISBN
9780226672229
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.53

Paperback. Can governments do anything right? This work argues that federal, state, and local governments can and should do a great deal. It analyzes government programmes that affect Americans' food, housing, health care, education, jobs and wages, incomes and taxes. Series: American Politics & Political Economy S. Num Pages: 410 pages, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JKS; JPA; JPQB; JPRB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 147 x 24. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
410
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226644820
ISBN
9780226644820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.79

Paperback. Appalled by the numbers of destitute children on the streets of New York, Charles Loring Brace created the Children's Aid Society and organised a programme of adoption across the US. Between 1854 and 1929 some 250,000 children were found homes in the country. This is his story, and theirs. Num Pages: 362 pages, bibliographical references , index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
362
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226616674
ISBN
9780226616674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226572017
ISBN
9780226572017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.00

Paperback. In her incisive history, Kathleen D. McCarthy explores the impact of philanthropy - both giving and volunteerism - on America from 1700 to 1865. What results is a vital reevaluation of public life during the pivotal decades leading up to the Civil War. Num Pages: 330 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; JKSN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Paperback Ed
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226562018
ISBN
9780226562018
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.34

Paperback. Num Pages: 318 pages, xii, 306 p. BIC Classification: JKSW1; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226546339
ISBN
9780226546339
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.64

Paperback. Explains how maps can tell where to anticipate certain hazards, but also how maps can be misleading. The text considers that although it is important to predict and prepare for catastrophic natural hazards, more subtle and persistent phenomena such as pollution and crime also pose serious dangers. Num Pages: 378 pages, 2 halftones, 16 line drawings, 97 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFC; JKV; RGV; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
378
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226534190
ISBN
9780226534190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 34.59

Paperback. The Obama administration has been criticized for its inability to convey how much it has accomplished for ordinary citizens. This title argues that this difficulty is not merely a failure of communication; rather it is endemic to the formidable presence of the 'submerged state.' Series: Chicago Studies in American Politics. Num Pages: 176 pages, 19 line drawings, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKS; JPHV; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226521657
ISBN
9780226521657
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.33

Paperback. DNA profiling is often heralded as unassailable criminal evidence, a veritable "truth machine" that can overturn convictions based on eyewitness testimony, confessions, and other forms of forensic evidence. This book traces the controversial history of DNA fingerprinting by looking at court cases in the US and UK from the mid-1980s onwards. Num Pages: 416 pages, 33 halftones. BIC Classification: JKVF1; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 26. Weight in Grams: 564.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226498072
ISBN
9780226498072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 25 line drawings, 6 tables. BIC Classification: JKSR; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 161 x 16. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226470450
ISBN
9780226470450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.94

Paperback. Investigates the impact of bureaucratic politics, special interest groups, and public opinion in aid-giving countries/agencies. This work finds that aid agencies in Africa often misdiagnosed problems and had difficulty designing appropriate programs that addressed the local political environment. Series: A Century Foundation Book. Num Pages: 314 pages, 1 line drawing, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1H; JKSN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226468396
ISBN
9780226468396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.64

Paperback. Explores the sexual lives of prisoners and the sexual culture of prisons over the years, along with the impact of various issues, including race, class, and gender, sexual violence, prisoners' rights activism, and the HIV epidemic. This title argues for the importance of the prison to the history of sexuality. Editor(s): Kunzel, Regina. Num Pages: 352 pages, 15 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBK5; JKVQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226462271
ISBN
9780226462271
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.84

Paperback. An interdisciplinary analysis that draws from interviews, official documents, and media reports to pursue different directions in the study of the cultural and cognitive aspects of political activism. This work aims to instigate a dialogue among students of culture, labor and social movements, welfare policy, and urban political economy. Num Pages: 320 pages, 3 halftones, 23 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JHBL; JKS; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226453668
ISBN
9780226453668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.88

Paperback. Starting with music publishers' efforts to stamp out bootleg compilations of lyric sheets in 1929, this title details nearly a century of disobedient music distribution, from song sheets to MP3s. Num Pages: 312 pages, 11 halftones, 7 line drawings. BIC Classification: 3JJ; JKV; KNTF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 227 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226431833
ISBN
9780226431833
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.58

Paperback. In 2003, in the face of errors and accidents caused by medical and surgical trainees, the American Council of Graduate Medical Education mandated a reduction in resident work hours to eighty per week. This title takes up the apparent paradox of medical professionals resisting reforms designed to help them and their patients. Num Pages: 232 pages, 7 line drawings, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKS; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226430034
ISBN
9780226430034
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226429656
ISBN
9780226429656
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.64

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
€ 27.84

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