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Society & culture: general

paperback. Unlike other multi-ethnic nations, Thailand has maintained relative stability despite its 80 languages. In this study of the relations among politics, geography and language, Smalley shows how Thailand has maintained national unity through an elaborate social and linguistic hierarchy. Num Pages: 452 pages, 13 maps, 41 line drawings, 60 tables. BIC Classification: 1FMT; CFB; JFC; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
452
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780226762890
ISBN
9780226762890
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 43 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HFJZ; JFSJ1; JHBZ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press Chicago
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226748764
ISBN
9780226748764
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 38.28

Paperback. Seligman's careful and evenhanded account will be essential to understanding that the "flight" of whites to the suburbs was the eventual result of a series of responses to transformations in Chicago's physical and social landscape, occurring one block at a time. Num Pages: 320 pages, 19 halftones, 8 maps, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSG; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226746654
ISBN
9780226746654
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.51

Paperback. Shows that students of culture today operate in social and intellectual circumstances similar to those of 17th century natural philosophers. Just as Newton was drawn to alchemy, scholars today are fascinated by ghostly and mercurial agents thought to account for the meanings of cultural entities. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 line drawing, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 339.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226739281
ISBN
9780226739281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.63

Hardback. The fact that men and women continue to receive unequal treatment at work is a point of contention among politicians, the media, and scholars. This book focuses on this phenomenon by analyzing the unique experiences of transgender men - people designated female at birth whose gender identity is male - on the job. Num Pages: 216 pages, 9 tables. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSJ; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226738055
ISBN
9780226738055
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.93
€ 79.04

Paperback. Taking as his starting point African-American autobiography, Crispin Sartwell argues that there is a fundamental elusiveness to white identity. This theory is based on the concept that whiteness defines itself as normative, marking "other" identity as "racial" or "ethnic" deviations. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSBH; JFSL3; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226735276
ISBN
9780226735276
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 394 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 614.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
394
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226734910
ISBN
9780226734910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.61

Hardback. Although the death of the small town has been predicted for decades, during the 1990s the population of rural America actually increased by more than 3 million people. In this work Sonya Salamon explores these rural migrants and the impact they have on small town America. Num Pages: 200 pages, 10 halftones, 7 maps, 24 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226734125
ISBN
9780226734125
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.93
€ 78.69

hardcover. Attitudes toward homosexuality in the premodern Arab-Islamic world are commonly depicted as schizophrenic. This title argues that this apparent paradox is based on the anachronistic assumption that homosexuality is a timeless, self-evident fact to which a particular culture reacts with some degree of tolerance or intolerance. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBLL; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 181 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780226729886
ISBN
9780226729886
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.40
€ 45.68

Paperback. A collection of 14 essays on sexual behaviour, from adolescence to old age, and covering such groups as singles, married couples, homosexuals and African-American men and women. This volume also looks at topics such as the effects of chronic disease and medication on sexual functioning. Editor(s): Rossi, Alice S. Series: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Series on Mental Health and Development. Num Pages: 435 pages, 11 line drawings, 31 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
435
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226728704
ISBN
9780226728704
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.61

Hardcover. In fin-de-siecle France, politics were in uproar, and gender roles blurred as never before. Into this maelstrom stepped the 'new woman', a group of primarily urban, middle class French women. This work studies these women who challenged traditional notions of womanhood and conventionality. Num Pages: 304 pages, 36 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 642.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226721248
ISBN
9780226721248
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.93
€ 78.49

Paperback. An interpretive history of culture and law, political philosophy and constitutional analysis, explaining the background, development and growing impact of two challenging human rights movements: feminism and gay rights. This text argues that both movements are extensions of rights-based dissent. Num Pages: 540 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSK; JPHC; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 148 x 30. Weight in Grams: 730.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
540
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226712079
ISBN
9780226712079
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.37

Hardcover. Thirty-five years into his research among the descendants of rebel slaves living in South American rain forest, anthropologist Richard Price encountered Tooy, a priest, philosopher, and healer living in French Guiana. Tooy is a time traveler. With a blend of storytelling and scholarship, this title recounts the journeys of these two intellectuals. Num Pages: 448 pages, 62 halftones, 1 map, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226680583
ISBN
9780226680583
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.93
€ 78.69

Paperback. A study of how women's views of television and the media relate to their personal stance on abortion. Over four years, the authors watched television with women, visiting city houses, suburban subdivisions, modern condominiums, and public housing projects. Here are the results of that research. Series: Morality and Society Series. Num Pages: 202 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JFMA; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
202
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226680323
ISBN
9780226680323
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.82

Paperback. Recreates the daily life of the bar room from 1870 to 1920, exploring what it was like to be a "regular" in the old-time saloon of pre-prohibition industrial America. This study examines saloon-goers across America, including New York, Chicago, New Orleans and San Francisco. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 332 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSG; JHBT; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226677699
ISBN
9780226677699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.94

Paperback. Are the elderly posing a threat to America's political system with their enormous clout? Are they stretching resources to the breaking point with their growing demands for care? This text seeks to offer fresh insight into a wide range of social and political issues relating to the elderly. Num Pages: 382 pages, 18 line drawings, 22 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSP31; JKSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
382
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226675688
ISBN
9780226675688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.85

Paperback. Asserting that the organization of sexual difference is a social, not natural, phenomenon, Poovey shows how representations of gender took the form of a binary opposition in mid-Victorian culture. Series: Women in Culture & Society S. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
2nd ed.
SKU
V9780226675305
ISBN
9780226675305
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 18. Weight in Grams: 339.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226671840
ISBN
9780226671840
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.76

paperback. Uses the historic rise, alarming fall, and equally dramatic renewal of Chicago's North Kenwood - Oakland neighborhood to explore the politics of race and class in contemporary urban America. This title explores the battles between haves and have-nots, home owners and apartment dwellers, and newcomers and old-timers. Num Pages: 400 pages, 20 halftones, 4 line drawings, 1 map, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSC; JFSG; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 164 x 30. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226649320
ISBN
9780226649320
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.89

Paperback. This work presents selections from the whole of Pascal's career as a writer, including her adolescent poetry and her pioneering treatise on the education of women. Editor(s): Conley, John J. (Associate Professor of Philosophy, Fordham University, USA). Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226648330
ISBN
9780226648330
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.96

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