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Society & social sciences
Paperback. Translator(s): Goldhammer, A. Num Pages: 206 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBG; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 133 x 12. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226723563
- ISBN
- 9780226723563
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.58
€ 35.99
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Paperback. Series: American Politics & Political Economy S. Num Pages: 244 pages, xii, 232 p., 21 line drawings, 12 tables. BIC Classification: JPH; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226724072
- ISBN
- 9780226724072
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.52
€ 37.99
€ 29.52
Paperback. In this text, Mary Beth Rose argues that from the late 16th century to the late 17th century, a passive, more female, but equally potent dimension of heroic identity began to dominate English culture. Num Pages: 144 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226725734
- ISBN
- 9780226725734
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.64
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Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 13. Weight in Grams: 311.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226726113
- ISBN
- 9780226726113
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.52
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Paperback. Explores aspects of Arab Muslim life that are, at first glance, perplexing to Westerners. This title argues that the common thread is the importance Arabs place on the negotiation of interpersonal relationships - a link that helps to explain actions as seemingly unfathomable as suicide bombing and as elusive as Quranic interpretation. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226726175
- ISBN
- 9780226726175
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.38
€ 37.99
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Paperback. In follow-up studies, dozens of reviews, and even a book of essays evaluating his conclusions, Gerald N Rosenberg's critics have spent years debating the arguments he first put forward in "The Hollow Hope". Addressing its critics in a fresh conclusion, this work reignites for a new generation the national debate it sparked years ago. Series: American Politics & Political Economy S. Num Pages: 534 pages, 8 line drawings, 35 tables. BIC Classification: JP; LAF; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 764.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Number of pages
- 534
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226726717
- ISBN
- 9780226726717
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.00
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Paperback. By analyzing the trial of Charles Guiteau, who assassinated US President Garfield in 1881, this text explores insanity and criminal responsibility in the late-19th century. Although the role of genetics in behaviour had been accepted, the trial debated whether heredity influenced Guiteau's actions. Num Pages: 290 pages, 6 halftones, 6 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JKVC; JMAL; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226727172
- ISBN
- 9780226727172
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.64
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Paperback. The most accurate and comprehensive picture of homelessness to date, this study offers a powerful explanation of its causes, proposes short-and long-term solutions, and documents the striking contrasts between the homeless of the 1950s and 1960s and the contemporary population, which is younger and contains more women, children, and blacks. Num Pages: 264 pages, 61 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226728292
- ISBN
- 9780226728292
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.41
€ 40.99
€ 31.41
Hardcover. Focuses on the role of leadership in politics and argues that accomplished leaders demonstrate a particular set of skills. Through case studies of leaders who have performed ably in the developing world - among them Nelson Mandela in South Africa and Kemal Ataturk in Turkey, the author examines how these leaders transformed their countries. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFG; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226728988
- ISBN
- 9780226728988
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Condition: New
€ 94.34€ 78.49
€ 94.34
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Paperback. Focuses on the role of leadership in politics and argues that accomplished leaders demonstrate a particular set of skills. Through case studies of leaders who have performed ably in the developing world - among them Nelson Mandela in South Africa and Kemal Ataturk in Turkey, the author examines how these leaders transformed their countries. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFG; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226728995
- ISBN
- 9780226728995
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.52
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Hardcover. Provides a theoretical foundation for empirical analysis on the connection between the quality of government and important economic, political, and social outcomes. Focusing on the effects of government policies, this book argues that unpredictable actions constitute a severe impediment to economic growth and development. Num Pages: 280 pages, 14 halftones, 2 line drawings, 14 tables. BIC Classification: JPQ; JPZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226729565
- ISBN
- 9780226729565
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Condition: New
€ 100.24€ 83.74
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Paperback. Translator(s): Biebuyck, B. Num Pages: 416 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: AVA; JFC; JHM; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226730066
- ISBN
- 9780226730066
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Condition: New
€ 50.71€ 43.65
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Paperback. This text explores the relationship between film and anthropology. It analyzes key filmmakers, the idea of research film, Eric Michaels and indigenous media, the ethics of representation, ethnography and anthropological knowledge. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: APFA; JFD; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226730998
- ISBN
- 9780226730998
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.41
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Paperback. Num Pages: 104 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 143 x 217 x 10. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 104
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226731360
- ISBN
- 9780226731360
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.82
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Paperback. Num Pages: 316 pages, x, 306 p. BIC Classification: 1QFG; JHBT; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226731377
- ISBN
- 9780226731377
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Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 34.23
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Paperback. Num Pages: 536 pages, xviii, 520 p. BIC Classification: JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 31. Weight in Grams: 763.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 536
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226731391
- ISBN
- 9780226731391
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Condition: New
€ 56.60€ 48.36
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Paperback. Photography has transformed the way we picture ourselves. This text tracks the impact of photography on the formation of the self-image through the study of four literary autobiographers concerned with the power of photography. All four writers tried to reconcile the image with the self. Num Pages: 286 pages, 40 halftones, 5 line drawings. BIC Classification: AJ; DSB; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 256 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226731476
- ISBN
- 9780226731476
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.52
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Paperback. Combines scholarship on supposedly discrete episodes in American history into a story of same-sex desire across the country and the centuries. The book shows what it means to say that sexuality has a history by pointing to experiences of love/desire that were understood in radically different ways. Num Pages: 234 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 16. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226731568
- ISBN
- 9780226731568
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.58
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Paperback. For West Papua and its people, the promise of sovereignty has never been realized, despite a long and fraught struggle for independence from Indonesia. This title shows how a complex interplay of various observers is key to the establishment and understanding of the sovereign nation-state. Series: Chicago Studies in Practices of Meaning. Num Pages: 296 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226731988
- ISBN
- 9780226731988
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.41
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Paperback. In this account of mass media images, David Ruth looks at Al Capone and other "invented" gangsters of the 1920s and 1930s. It shows that the media gangster was less a reflection of reality than a projection created from Americans' values, concerns and ideas about what would sell. Num Pages: 200 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; JFC; JFD; JKVM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226732183
- ISBN
- 9780226732183
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.46
€ 35.99
€ 28.46