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hardcover. Does the ease with which one can now participate in online petitions or conversations about current events seduce some away from civic activities into "slacktivism?" Drawing on a diverse body of theory, from Hannah Arendt to Anthony Appiah, this book offers a range of visions for a political ethics to guide citizens in a digitally connected world. Editor(s): Allen, Danielle S.; Light, Jennifer S. Num Pages: 376 pages, 7 halftones, 7 figures. BIC Classification: JFD; JPH; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226262123
- ISBN
- 9780226262123
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.74€ 78.94
€ 94.74
€ 78.94
Paperback. Shows how federal intervention spurred a dramatic shift in the language and logic of racial integration in residential neighborhoods after World War II - away from invocations of a mythical racial hierarchy and toward talk of markets, property, and citizenship. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 496 pages, 13 halftones, 4 maps, 5 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; JFSL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226262765
- ISBN
- 9780226262765
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.83
€ 37.99
€ 29.83
Paperback. Integrates gender analysis with the global history of science and medicine from the late Middle Ages to the present by focusing on masculinity. In exploring scientific masculinities, this book asks: how has masculinity been defined, and what are the mechanisms by which it operates in science? Editor(s): Milam, Erika Lorraine; Nye, Robert A. Series: Osiris. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226267616
- ISBN
- 9780226267616
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.83
€ 37.99
€ 29.83
Paperback. A statement about the fundamental, ethical, practical issues facing newspapers, this book seeks to clarify these issues, and also to offer a provocative perspective on questions which should concern journalists who care about creating a more cohesive society. Num Pages: 266 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFG; JFD; KJG; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226268804
- ISBN
- 9780226268804
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.17
€ 27.99
€ 23.17
paperback. Over the course of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the technologies began to light up streets, sidewalks, buildings, and public spaces. This book depicts the changing experience of the urban night over this period, visiting a host of actors - scavengers, newsboys, and mashers alike - in the nocturnal city. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 291 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 291
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780226269542
- ISBN
- 9780226269542
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.76
€ 32.99
€ 25.76
paperback. This work looks at the black independent film movement during the silent period. It traces the profound influence that D.W. Griffith's racist epic "The Birth of a Nation" exerted on black filmmakers such as Oscar Micheaux, the director of the newly recovered "Within Our Gates". Num Pages: 376 pages, 36 halftones. BIC Classification: APFA; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 180 x 21. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226278759
- ISBN
- 9780226278759
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 33.56
€ 42.99
€ 33.56
Paperback. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 404 pages, 8 line drawings. BIC Classification: HPC; JFCX; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 404
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226282190
- ISBN
- 9780226282190
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.16
€ 52.99
€ 41.16
Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226282527
- ISBN
- 9780226282527
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.74€ 79.17
€ 94.74
€ 79.17
Paperback. Highlighting the contributions of Victorian and Edwardian women to the study, protection, and writing of nature, this text recovers their works from the misrepresentation they often faced at the time of their composition. Num Pages: 306 pages, 52 halftones. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226284439
- ISBN
- 9780226284439
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.41
€ 40.99
€ 31.41
Paperback. Series: Comparative Studies of New Nations. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMN; JFC; JHM; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1968
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press Dublin, Ireland
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226285146
- ISBN
- 9780226285146
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.89
€ 31.99
€ 24.89
Hardcover. Anselm Gerhard argues in this text that questions such as "why do so many operas end in suicide, murder, and death?" can only be answered by looking at life in the rapidly urbanized mid-19th-century Paris, which introduced new social forces, and also new modes of perception and expectations of art. Translator(s): Whittall, Mary. Num Pages: 520 pages, 23 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: AVGC9; HBJD; HBLL; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 38. Weight in Grams: 860.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226288574
- ISBN
- 9780226288574
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.74€ 78.49
€ 94.74
€ 78.49
Paperback. Using Colorado's initiative with Amendment 2 as its focus, this text seeks to untangle the complex standards and subtle rhetoric the Supreme Court uses to apply the equal protection clause. It reveals how these standards are used to favour certain groups over others. Num Pages: 208 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSK; JPA; JPVH; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226288604
- ISBN
- 9780226288604
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.06
€ 31.99
€ 25.06
Hardcover. Between 1979 and 2000 four major lesbian and gay demonstrations took place there. Drawing on archival research, historical data, original photographs, interviews with key activists, and more than a thousand news articles, this book offers an analysis - descriptive, historical, and sociological - of these marches and their organization. Num Pages: 379 pages, 18 halftones, 17 line drawings, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSK; JPW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 173 x 30. Weight in Grams: 738.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 379
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226289953
- ISBN
- 9780226289953
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.48€ 82.26
€ 99.48
€ 82.26
Paperback. The river Niger, a source of life and danger for the people in impoverished eastern Mali, is also the origin of elaborate mythology. From his travels through Mali and down the Niger in a dugout canoe, Jean-Marie Gibbal has created a personal documentary of the cultures of the region. Translator(s): Raps, Beth G. Num Pages: 232 pages, 30 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1HFDM; JFC; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 14. Weight in Grams: 339.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226290522
- ISBN
- 9780226290522
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.74
€ 40.99
€ 31.74
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBM; HBJF1; JFSR; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 121 x 13. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226292557
- ISBN
- 9780226292557
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.02
€ 32.99
€ 26.02
Paperback. "Blood Talk" shows how race melodrama emerged from race abolitionist works such as "Uncle Tom's Cabin" and surprisingly manifested itself in a set of more aesthetically and politically varied works, such as historical romances, sentimental novels and travel literature. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226293905
- ISBN
- 9780226293905
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.66
€ 40.99
€ 31.66
Hardcover. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JM; JFSG; KCG; KCU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 305 x 26. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226294483
- ISBN
- 9780226294483
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 40.01
€ 51.99
€ 40.01
hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE2; JFSP2; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226301013
- ISBN
- 9780226301013
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.11€ 44.74
€ 52.11
€ 44.74
Hardcover. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; AV; JFC; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226305493
- ISBN
- 9780226305493
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.74€ 78.49
€ 94.74
€ 78.49
Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 237 x 20. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226305974
- ISBN
- 9780226305974
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.77€ 88.84
€ 107.77
€ 88.84
paperback. Are the views of Latinos and African Americans underrepresented in our federal government? For that matter, what does it mean to be represented equitably? This title uses different measures of political equality to reveal which groups get what they want from government and what factors lead to their successes. Series: American Politics & Political Economy S. Num Pages: 240 pages, 48 line drawings, 18 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JPVH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226308685
- ISBN
- 9780226308685
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.02
€ 32.99
€ 26.02
Hardcover. Globalization and the Internet are smothering cultural regionalism, that sense of place that flourished in simpler times. These two villains are also prime suspects in the death of reading. Or so alarming reports about our homogenous and dumbed-down culture would have it. This book shows that neither of these claims stands up under scrutiny. Num Pages: 208 pages, 7 halftones, 3 line drawings, 7 tables. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226309224
- ISBN
- 9780226309224
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 35.26
€ 45.99
€ 35.26
Paperback. This text looks at the difference that differences make in a globalized world. Gunn uses the work of Henry James, John Dewey and others, as well as postcolonial writings, literature on the Holocaust and other literature to show how pragmatism can better account for the consequences of diversity. Num Pages: 258 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HB; HP; JFC; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226310640
- ISBN
- 9780226310640
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.74
€ 40.99
€ 31.74
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 33 halftones, 6 maps. BIC Classification: JFSC; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226313665
- ISBN
- 9780226313665
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.41
€ 40.99
€ 31.41