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Society & culture: general
Paperback. An evocative symbol of the 1960s was its youth counterculture. This study reveals that the youthful revolutionaries were augmented by such unlikely allies as the advertising industry and the men's clothing business. The ad industry celebrated irrepressible youth and promoted defiance and revolt. Num Pages: 298 pages, 19 halftones, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; HBTB; JFC; JFFT; JHM; KNTY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226260129
- ISBN
- 9780226260129
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.11
€ 25.99
€ 21.11
Paperback. Critically engaging the thought of Heidegger, Gadamer and others, this work contributes both to the criticism of Dante's "Divine Comedy", and to the theory of interpretation. It uses hermeneutical theory to provide a reading of the poem, focusing on Dante's address to the reader. Series: Religion and Postmodernism. Num Pages: 262 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBB; DSC; HPCB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 358.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226259987
- ISBN
- 9780226259987
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.90
€ 37.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. In this comprehensive study, Marvin Fox offers an approach to Moses Maimonides that illuminates the intersections of his philosophical, religious, and Jewish visions--ideas that have embattled readers of Maimonides since the twelfth century. Series: Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism. Num Pages: 370 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPDF; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 516.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 370
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226259420
- ISBN
- 9780226259420
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.81
€ 40.99
€ 31.81
Paperback. This anthology encompasses a broad range of essays on sexuality spanning European history from the fifteenth century to the present. Editor(s): Fout, John C. Num Pages: 416 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBTB; JFSJ; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 30. Weight in Grams: 590.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226257839
- ISBN
- 9780226257839
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.60
€ 31.99
€ 25.60
Paperback. Proceeding from the bold and provocative claim that there never has been a comprehensive and systematic theory of race, the authors set out to reformulate how we think about one of the most vexing and central aspects of American life. Num Pages: 520 pages, 1 halftone, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226253527
- ISBN
- 9780226253527
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 35.02
€ 45.99
€ 35.02
Paperback. Life in America at the turn of the 19th century has been characterised as distinctly male orientated. Fleissner disputes this popular view and uncovers a new understanding of the era through naturalism, the prominent literary style of the time. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 554.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226253107
- ISBN
- 9780226253107
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Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 33.65
€ 43.99
€ 33.65
Hardcover. Explores how blackness is always a troubling presence in the field of vision and the black body is persistently seen as a problem. This book examines a range of materials from visual and media art, documentary photography, theater and performance, fashion advertising, and celebrity culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, 42 halftones. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226253022
- ISBN
- 9780226253022
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Condition: New
€ 96.43€ 80.51
€ 96.43
€ 80.51
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 488.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226249377
- ISBN
- 9780226249377
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.59
€ 37.99
€ 29.59
Hardcover. As African American populations grew and white communities declined throughout the 1960s and '70s, Mexicans and Puerto Ricans migrated to the city, adding a complex layer to local racial dynamics, this book provides history to examine the migration and settlement of Mexicans and Puerto Ricans in the postwar era. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 384 pages, 18 halftones, 9 maps, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBTB; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 658.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226244259
- ISBN
- 9780226244259
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Condition: New
€ 95.24€ 79.56
€ 95.24
€ 79.56
Paperback. The cariacatures of feminists as grim-faced ideologues destroying the study of literature are comprehensively rebutted in this work, offering instead a clear assessment of the relative merits of various feminist approaches to literature. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 254.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226241159
- ISBN
- 9780226241159
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Condition: New
€ 38.03
€ 38.03
Paperback. Examining a wide array of cultures, the author offers an original consideration of our dual inheritance, going deep inside an ethnographic record to outline a relationship between our genetic codes and symbolic systems. He reveals how the inherent tensions between these two modes of transmission generate many of the features of human society. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226240862
- ISBN
- 9780226240862
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.98
€ 34.99
€ 27.98
Paperback. This critical review of behavior patterns in nonhuman primates is a study of the importance of female roles in different social groups and their significance in the evolution of human social life. Illustrator(s): Coelho, Linda Straw. Num Pages: 424 pages, 36 halftones, 22 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JFSJ; PSVW79. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 735.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226239484
- ISBN
- 9780226239484
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Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 38.49
€ 49.99
€ 38.49
Hardcover. Americans believe strongly in the socially transformative power of education, and more. How did we get here? This book presents four competing visions of "the race problem" and documents how an individualistic paradigm, which presented white attitudes as the source of racial injustice, gained traction. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226238449
- ISBN
- 9780226238449
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Condition: New
€ 95.24€ 79.50
€ 95.24
€ 79.50
Paperback. This text provides an interpretation of isicathamiya performance and its relation to the culture and consciousness of the Zulu migrant labourers who largely compose its choirs. It addresses issues in anthropology and looks to the future of live performance in the new South Africa. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 296 pages, 24 halftones, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFM; AVGH; JFC; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 35. Weight in Grams: 804.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226217215
- ISBN
- 9780226217215
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.36
€ 52.99
€ 41.36
Paperback. Exploring the role of World War II in the transformation of American social, cultural and political life, this book includes essays covering topics as varied as government censorship, Hollywood movie-making, swing music, family life, sexuality, cultural images and working-class life. Num Pages: 356 pages, 25 halftones, 9 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBWQ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226215129
- ISBN
- 9780226215129
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.89
€ 37.99
€ 29.89
Hardcover. Argues that strategies to achieve diversity in medical research mask deeper problems, ones that might require a different approach and different solutions. Num Pages: 416 pages, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: JFS; MBGR; MBQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 32. Weight in Grams: 834.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226213095
- ISBN
- 9780226213095
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Condition: New
€ 95.24€ 78.93
€ 95.24
€ 78.93
Paperback. Living in a segregated society, white Americans learn about African Americans through the images the media show them. This text offers a comprehensive look at the intricate racial patterns in the mass media and how they shape the ambivalent attitudes of whites toward blacks. Series: Studies in Communication, Media & Public Opinion. Num Pages: 320 pages, 7 line drawings, 27 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 482.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226210766
- ISBN
- 9780226210766
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.06
€ 32.99
€ 26.06
Hardcover. What are the nation's obligations to those who fight in its name? And when does war's legacy of disability outweigh the nation's interests at home and abroad? This book examines the history of American warfare through the lens of its troubled legacy of injury and disability. It forces you to think about war and its painful costs. Num Pages: 368 pages, 41 halftones, 3 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBW; JFFG; JWXV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226210094
- ISBN
- 9780226210094
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.98
€ 34.99
€ 27.98
Paperback. An analysis of the complex relationship between the structure of Nazareth's quarters and the relations between its ethnic communities. Based on interviews and a survey of 300 families, this book examines both the positive and negative effects of Nazareth's residential patterns. Series: University of Chicago Geography Research Papers S. Num Pages: 328 pages, 14 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JFSL; RGC; WT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 19. Weight in Grams: 452.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226207117
- ISBN
- 9780226207117
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.36
€ 52.99
€ 41.36
Paperback. Editor(s): Sami, Hasan M. Series: Folktales of the World S. Num Pages: 406 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 460.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 406
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226206257
- ISBN
- 9780226206257
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Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.51
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Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; JFD; KNTJ; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226204871
- ISBN
- 9780226204871
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.36
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€ 41.36
Paperback. On a hot summer day in 1876, George Armstrong Custer led the Seventh Cavalry to the famous defeat in US military history. Outnumbered and exhausted, the Seventh Cavalry lost more than half of its four hundred men, and every soldier under Custer's direct command was killed. This title takes readers to each of the important places of Custer's life. Num Pages: 344 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL9; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 169 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226201474
- ISBN
- 9780226201474
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.42
€ 21.99
€ 18.42
Hardcover. Examines Senegal's crucial and pragmatic decisions related to its development and how they garnered international favor, decisions such as its opposition to Soviet involvement in African liberation - despite itself being a socialist state - or its support for the US-led war on terror - despite its population being predominately Muslim. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1HFDS; JFSL3; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226198439
- ISBN
- 9780226198439
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.24€ 79.50
€ 95.24
€ 79.50
Paperback. This is a synthesis of Japanese history, religion, culture and social organization. The book explores the Japanese historical legacy and its impact on the Japanese experience of modernity, eschewing the polemicism of structuralist or culturalist approaches in favour of a comparative analysis. Num Pages: 596 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; JFC; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 37. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 596
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226195582
- ISBN
- 9780226195582
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.94
€ 36.99
€ 28.94