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Hardcover. Why do some issues go viral and then just as quickly fall off the radar? How is it that the media can sustain public interest for months in a complex story like negotiations over Obamacare while ignoring other important issues in favor of stories on "balloon boy"? This title deals with these questions. Num Pages: 240 pages, 32 line drawings, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JPV; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226065434
- ISBN
- 9780226065434
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€ 95.07€ 78.75
€ 95.07
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Paperback. Wayne Booth has selected, and has been inspired by, the works of some prominent writers on the art of growing older. In this anthology he shows that the very making of art is in itself a victory over time. Num Pages: 336 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSP31. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 124 x 21. Weight in Grams: 442.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226065496
- ISBN
- 9780226065496
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.68
€ 36.99
€ 28.68
Paperback. A history of information from its inception in the world to its transformation of culture. Drawing on the history of ideas, details of information technology, and boundaries of the human condition, this text explains the relationship between things and signs, and between reality and information. Num Pages: 274 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GTC; JFC; TBX; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226066233
- ISBN
- 9780226066233
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.97
€ 31.99
€ 24.97
Paperback. This study argues that child abandonment was common among all classes and morally acceptable from antiquity until the Renaissance. Using a variety of sources, Boswell examines the evidence, presenting a history of the abandoned child and illustrating the changing meaning of family. Num Pages: 506 pages, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; HBTB; JFSP1; JHBK; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 135 x 29. Weight in Grams: 554.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 506
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226067124
- ISBN
- 9780226067124
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.49
€ 40.99
€ 31.49
Paperback. A case study of the folklore of sexuality, this text examines the myth of the "droit de cuissage" and how for seven hundred years each era used the mythical custom to its own ends in an insight into popular misconceptions of the Middle Ages. Studies Translator(s): Cochrane, Lydia G. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC; JFHF; WJW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 228 x 24. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226067438
- ISBN
- 9780226067438
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.74
€ 40.99
€ 31.74
Paperback. Series: Chicago History of American Religion. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HRCX7; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 300.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226068121
- ISBN
- 9780226068121
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.52
€ 37.99
€ 29.52
Hardcover. The ideas and terminology of Darwinism are so pervasive these days that it seems impossible to avoid them, let alone imagine a world without them. In this title, the author asks: What if Charles Darwin had not returned from the voyage of the Beagle and thus did not write "On the Origin of Species"? Num Pages: 336 pages, 6 halftones, 4 line drawings,. BIC Classification: JFCX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 234 x 25. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226068671
- ISBN
- 9780226068671
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.64
€ 34.99
€ 27.64
Hardcover. Drawing on experiments and survey data, this title shows that Americans who watch partisan programming do become more certain of their beliefs and less willing to weigh the merits of opposing views or to compromise. Series: Chicago Studies in American Politics. Num Pages: 208 pages, 18 line drawings, 18 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226068961
- ISBN
- 9780226068961
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Condition: New
€ 95.07€ 79.17
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Paperback. Num Pages: 339 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 174 x 245 x 27. Weight in Grams: 602.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2
- Number of pages
- 339
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226069333
- ISBN
- 9780226069333
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Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.06
€ 47.99
€ 37.06
Hardcover. From political debates about global free markets to local free lunches, the word 'freedom' is in danger of becoming a distorted cliche. This book explores the history of the idea of freedom, from its origins in ancient Greece, suggesting that our attempts to imagine freedom should occupy the space of not only 'what is' but also 'what if'. Num Pages: 376 pages, 19 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226069739
- ISBN
- 9780226069739
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Condition: New
€ 95.07€ 78.49
€ 95.07
€ 78.49
Paperback. Today's unprecedented migration of people around the globe in search of work has had a widespread and troubling result: the separation of families. In this book, the author offers a sophisticated examination of this phenomenon among Ghanaians living in Ghana and abroad. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 halftones, 2 maps, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; JFFN; JHBK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226072388
- ISBN
- 9780226072388
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.72
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€ 27.72
Paperback. Answering questions on the history of postmodernity, Ernst Breisach provides a comprehensive overview of postmodernism and its complex relationship to history and historiography. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226072807
- ISBN
- 9780226072807
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.88
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Paperback. In this ethnography of American gay suburbanites, Wayne H. Brekhus demonstrates that who one is depends at least in part on where and when one is. He shows that lifestyling, and integrating occurs not only among gay men but across a broad range of social categories. Num Pages: 248 pages, 2 figures. BIC Classification: JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 207 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226072920
- ISBN
- 9780226072920
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.82
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Paperback. This collection of 18 articles shows how conceptions of the political are expanded and revised when viewed through the lens of gender. It re-examines such basic notions as citizenship, collectivity, political resistance and the state. Editor(s): Brenner, Johanna; etc.; Arat, Yesim (Associate Professor of Politics, Bogazici University, USA); Laslett, Barbara (Professor of Sociology, University of Minnesota, USA). Num Pages: 498 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 27. Weight in Grams: 660.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 498
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226073996
- ISBN
- 9780226073996
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.52
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Paperback. Describes how the myths of Greece and Rome were transmitted from antiquity to the Renaissance. This study reveals how philosophers employed allegory and how it enabled myth to take on a number of different interpretive systems throughout the centuries: moral, physical, psychological, political, and even metaphysical. Translator(s): Tihanyi, Catherine. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226075372
- ISBN
- 9780226075372
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.02
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€ 26.02
Paperback. This work takes us back to the primal scene of the 1960s and asks: what happened when young people got high and listened to rock as if it really mattered - as if it offered meaning and sustenance, not just escape and entertainment? Num Pages: 210 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; AVGP; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226075624
- ISBN
- 9780226075624
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 22.94
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Paperback. In this text Bernadette Brooten examines female homoeroticism and the role of women in the ancient Roman world. She establishes the fact that condemnations of female homoerotic practices were based on widespread awareness of sexual love between women. Series: Chicago Series on Sexuality, History & Society. Num Pages: 446 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBG; HBLA; HRC; JFSJ; JFSK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 227 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 446
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226075921
- ISBN
- 9780226075921
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.88
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Paperback. This book is an invitation to think about why children chew pencils; why we talk to our cars, our refrigerators, our computers; rosary beads and worry beads; Cuban cigars; why we no longer wear hats that we can tip to one another and why we don't seem to long to; and what has been described as bourgcois longing. Num Pages: 380 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226076126
- ISBN
- 9780226076126
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.01
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€ 23.01
Paperback. In this incisive history of the expanded city, Robert Bruegmann argues that urban sprawl is a positive and logical consequence of economic development and social mobility. Num Pages: 306 pages, 22 halftoens, 3 line drawings, 5 maps. BIC Classification: JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226076911
- ISBN
- 9780226076911
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.17
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€ 19.17
Paperback. Editor(s): Eisenstadt, S. N. Series: Heritage of Sociology Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCX; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226078076
- ISBN
- 9780226078076
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 38.22
€ 48.99
€ 38.22