Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. This study reviews two decades of research on mental disorder and presents empirical and theoretical work which aims to determine more accurate predictions of violent behaviour. Series: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Series on Mental Health and Development. Num Pages: 334 pages, 7 line drawings, 35 tables. BIC Classification: JFFG; JMAL; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226534060
- ISBN
- 9780226534060
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.94
€ 36.99
€ 28.94
Hardcover. Communications, philosophy, film and video, digital culture: media studies straddles an astounding array of fields and disciplines and produces a vocabulary that is in equal parts rigorous and intuitive. This title defines what this hybrid area aims to do, exploring our language for dealing with the qualities and modes of contemporary media. Editor(s): Mitchell, W. J. T.; Hansen, Mark B. N. Num Pages: 368 pages, 4 halftones, 6 line drawings. BIC Classification: GBC; JFD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226532547
- ISBN
- 9780226532547
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Condition: New
€ 96.43€ 80.46
€ 96.43
€ 80.46
Paperback. Ranging from the novels of James Fenimore Cooper to Louis L'Amour, and from such classic films as "Stagecoach" to spaghetti Westerns like "A Fistful of Dollars", this book shows how Westerns helped assuage a series of crises in American culture. Num Pages: 348 pages, 30 halftones, 5 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 580.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226532356
- ISBN
- 9780226532356
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.92
€ 36.99
€ 28.92
paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JFSJ1; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 424.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226531601
- ISBN
- 9780226531601
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.26
€ 40.99
€ 31.26
Paperback. In this study Henry L. Minton traces the history of gay and lesbian emancipatory research from its early beginnings in the late 19th century to its role in challenging the mental illness model in the 1970s. He describes the accomplishments made by key researchers and mainstream sexologists. Num Pages: 344 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226530444
- ISBN
- 9780226530444
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Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 33.37
€ 43.99
€ 33.37
Paperback. Num Pages: 251 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 205 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 270.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1970
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226525464
- ISBN
- 9780226525464
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.12
€ 31.99
€ 25.12
Paperback. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, xxiv, 224 p., 8 halftones, 15 tables. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSJ1; JHBD; KCFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 396.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226521985
- ISBN
- 9780226521985
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.81
€ 40.99
€ 31.81
Hardcover. Covering a range of topics, including fads, public policy, the spread of religion, and herd behavior in markets, this title shows that human culture is itself an evolutionary process that exhibits the key Darwinian mechanisms of variation, competition, and inheritance. It focuses on the ways cultural phenomena can be studied scientifically. Num Pages: 280 pages, 11 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226520438
- ISBN
- 9780226520438
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.33€ 90.06
€ 108.33
€ 90.06
Paperback. Argues that the distinctiveness of the al Qaeda threat led the international community to change its approach to counterterrorism. This title provides a reinterpretation of the war on terrorism and the role of the United States in leading the fight against al Qaeda and its affiliates. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSR2; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 399.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226520124
- ISBN
- 9780226520124
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.89
€ 37.99
€ 29.89
Paperback. Reveals why the US differs from comparable democracies that routinely elect far more women to their national governing bodies and chief executive positions. Explaining that equal rights alone do not ensure equal access to political office, this title shows that electoral gender parity also requires public policies that represent maternal traits. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 line drawings, 23 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JPHL; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226514550
- ISBN
- 9780226514550
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.90
€ 37.99
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Paperback. A systematic examination of French texts that address matters relating to America. The book shows how prominent French intellectuals have represented America as myth and metaphor, covering the entire ideological spectrum from Maurras to Duhamel, and from Sartre to Aron. Num Pages: 324 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ADF; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226510644
- ISBN
- 9780226510644
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Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 33.15
€ 43.99
€ 33.15
Paperback. Observes that the modern study of religion is peculiarly ambivalent toward the question of origin. Historians of religion have abandoned speculative quests for the origin of religion; at the same time, they allege that concepts of absolute beginnings are fundamental to religion itself. Series: Religion and Postmodernism. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 13. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226509853
- ISBN
- 9780226509853
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.81
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Paperback. This text focuses on fundamentalist movements on five continents and within six religions. It considers the effect that antisecular religious movements have had since 1970 on national economies, political parties, constitutional issues, and international relations. Editor(s): Marty, Martin E.; Appleby, R. Scott. Series: Fundamentalism Project S. Num Pages: 676 pages, 7 tables. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSR2; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 175 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1130.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 676
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226508849
- ISBN
- 9780226508849
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Condition: New
€ 53.57€ 45.78
€ 53.57
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Paperback. Num Pages: 140 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: JFSL3; JHBK; JHM; VFV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 6. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226507972
- ISBN
- 9780226507972
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.13
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€ 25.13
Paperback. Editor(s): Malson, Micheline R.; Mudimbe-Boyi, Elisabeth; O'Barr, Jean F.; Wyer, Mary. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226502960
- ISBN
- 9780226502960
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Condition: New
€ 25.00€ 23.22
€ 25.00
€ 23.22
Paperback. In this history of manhood and masculinity, the author argues that modern formulations of masculinity, despite any sense of naturalness and constancy, are in fact, idealized cultural products of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Series: Chicago Series on Sexuality, History & Society. Num Pages: 316 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFC; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226500683
- ISBN
- 9780226500683
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.48
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Paperback. In 2007 a disputed election in Kenya erupted into a political crisis that led to thousands of deaths. Much of the violence fell along ethnic lines, the principal perpetrators of which were the Kalenjin. Uncovering the Kalenjin's roots, the author examines the ways in which ethnic groups are socially constructed and renegotiated over time. Num Pages: 296 pages, 2 maps, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; JFSL9; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 17. Weight in Grams: 488. Ethnic Politics and the Kalenjin in Kenya. 296 pages, 2 maps, 14 tables. In 2007 a disputed election in Kenya erupted into a political crisis that led to thousands of deaths. Much of the violence fell along ethnic lines, the principal perpetrators of which were the Kalenjin. Uncovering the Kalenjin's roots, the author examines the ways in which ethnic groups are socially constructed and renegotiated over time. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1HFGK; JFSL9; JPFN. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 17. Weight: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226498058
- ISBN
- 9780226498058
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.26
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Paperback. An examination of crucial texts of 18th-century American literature, this book argues that the United States was self-consciously enacted through the spoken word. Balancing the strong emphasis on the importance of print culture, it uncovers the complex process of articulating a new nation. Num Pages: 288 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBD; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226492834
- ISBN
- 9780226492834
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.08
€ 32.99
€ 26.08
Paperback. Knowledge work is now the reigning business paradigm. But what perspective can the knowledge of humanities and arts contribute to a world of knowledge work whose primary mission is business? And what of the role of information technology as both servant of the knowledge economy and medium of a new technological cool? Num Pages: 552 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 135 x 31. Weight in Grams: 774.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 552
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226486994
- ISBN
- 9780226486994
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Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.54
€ 47.99
€ 37.54
Paperback. Chronicles the lives of gay men, exploring how they cope with political attacks from both the 'family values' right and the 'radical queer' left - while also shedding light on the evolving meanings of family in twenty-first-century America. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSK2; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226476582
- ISBN
- 9780226476582
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.90
€ 37.99
€ 29.90