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Paperback. Are talk shows turning everything they touch into freak shows? This book claims that the socially deviant may be featured on-air for ridicule in the public eye, but the result is empowerment through exploitation. The book illuminates the dilemmas and practicalities of media visibility. Num Pages: 296 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: APT; JFD; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226280653
- ISBN
- 9780226280653
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.66
€ 40.99
€ 31.66
Paperback. This volume provides portraits of "rock and roll kids" and analyses of their interests in heavy metal music and Satanism. It aims to draw new conclusions and to present solid reasons to admire the resilience of suburbia's dead-end kids. Num Pages: 280 pages, map. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSG; JFSP1; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 135 x 16. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Copyright 1998
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226278728
- ISBN
- 9780226278728
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.06
€ 31.99
€ 25.06
Paperback. Spanning Gagnon's work from the 1970s and extending through to the 1990s, these essays constitute an essential work on the study of sexuality in the twentieth century. Num Pages: 320 pages, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226278605
- ISBN
- 9780226278605
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 33.64
€ 42.99
€ 33.64
Paperback. Arguing that jazz films create images of racial and sexual identity, many of which have become inseparable from popular notions of the music itself, this study explores the fundamental obsessions that American culture has brought to jazz in the cinema. Num Pages: 362 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; AVGJ; AVGK; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- y First edition
- Number of pages
- 362
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226277899
- ISBN
- 9780226277899
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.66
€ 40.99
€ 31.66
Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HRAM3; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226275062
- ISBN
- 9780226275062
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 26.79
€ 33.99
€ 26.79
Paperback. Georg Simmel addressed diverse topics across his essayistic writings, which influenced scholars in aesthetics, epistemology, and sociology. This title features Presented alongside these seminal essays are aphoristic fragments from Simmel's last journal, providing a beguiling look into the mind of one of the twentieth century's greatest thinkers. Translator(s): Andrews, John A. Y.; Levine, Donald N. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ; JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226273303
- ISBN
- 9780226273303
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.08
€ 31.99
€ 25.08
Paperback. From Superman and Batman to the Fantastic Four and the X-Men, these pop-culture juggernauts, with their "powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men," thrilled readers and audiences. The author shows how creators turned to science fiction to convey the reality of the paranormal they experienced in their lives. Num Pages: 392 pages, 67 colour plates, 3 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AKLC; HRQX; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 218 x 33. Weight in Grams: 852.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226271484
- ISBN
- 9780226271484
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.02
€ 32.99
€ 26.02
Paperback. Chicago and New York share similar backgrounds but have had strikingly different fates. Tracing their fortunes from the 1930s to the present day, Ester R. Fuchs examines key policy decisions which have influenced the political structures of these cities and guided them into, or clear of, periods of economic crisis. Series: American Politics & Political Economy S. Num Pages: 376 pages, 15 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; KCBM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 509.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226267913
- ISBN
- 9780226267913
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.48
€ 38.99
€ 34.48
Hardcover. Num Pages: 448 pages, 15 line drawings, 4 tables. BIC Classification: JKSN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 186 x 33. Weight in Grams: 790.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226266268
- ISBN
- 9780226266268
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.16€ 56.10
€ 66.16
€ 56.10
Paperback. A book on the critical role of music in African ritual which focuses on the Brekete/Gorovodu religion of the Ewe people. It analyzes their practices through a historical and ethnographic study of one of the dominant ritual sites on the southern coast of Ghana: a medicine shrine whose origins lie in the northern region of the country. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 colour plates, 25 halftones, 3 line drawings, 23 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; AVGH; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226265056
- ISBN
- 9780226265056
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.88
€ 35.99
€ 28.88
Paperback. For the Tumbuka people of Malawi, traditional medical practices are filled with music. This ethnography explores a health care system populated by dancing prophets, singing patients and drummed spirits. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 260 pages, 16 halftones, 4 figures. BIC Classification: 1HFMM; AVGH; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226265025
- ISBN
- 9780226265025
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.77
€ 37.99
€ 29.77
Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBS; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 164 x 31. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226264981
- ISBN
- 9780226264981
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.06
€ 31.99
€ 25.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, 17 halftones, 6 genealogies, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226264813
- ISBN
- 9780226264813
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.01
€ 31.99
€ 25.01
Paperback. This is the story of Joseph, a tall, scattered looking boy of 17, and his wonderfully indomitable mother, Meg, who is resolved, in the summer after her son's high-school graduation, to start arranging his life for him, even going so far as to accompany him to college. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 135 x 17. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226264165
- ISBN
- 9780226264165
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.06
€ 31.99
€ 25.06
Hardcover. Drawing on over years of fieldwork and hundreds of interviews, the authors spotlight a largely hidden world of nighttime pleasures - the dancing, drinking, and socializing going on in dance clubs and bars that have flourished in Shanghai over the last century. Num Pages: 280 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFCA; JFSG; JHBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 21. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226262741
- ISBN
- 9780226262741
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.52€ 78.75
€ 94.52
€ 78.75
Hardcover. Series: NBER-Conference Report. Num Pages: 544 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSB; JKSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 236 x 43. Weight in Grams: 886.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226262574
- ISBN
- 9780226262574
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.33€ 109.84
€ 132.33
€ 109.84
Paperback. Num Pages: 260 pages, xviii, 242 p. BIC Classification: JNA; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 147 x 15. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226262253
- ISBN
- 9780226262253
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.79
€ 35.99
€ 28.79
Hardcover. Over the course of the twentieth century, Sweden carried out one of the most ambitious experiments by a capitalist market economy in developing a large and active welfare state. Bringing together leading economists, this book examines Sweden's policies in response to the mid-1990s crisis and the implications for the subsequent recovery. Editor(s): Freeman, Richard B.; Swedenborg, Birgitta; Topel, Robert H. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. Num Pages: 352 pages, 75 line drawings, 54 tables. BIC Classification: 1DNS; 3JJPR; 3JMC; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226261928
- ISBN
- 9780226261928
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.97€ 97.46
€ 116.97
€ 97.46
Hardcover. Once heralded as a model welfare state, Sweden is now in transition since its economic plunge in the early 1990s. This volume examines Sweden's economic problems from a US perspective, exploring such diverse topics as income equalization, welfare and tax policy, wage determination and unemployment. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. Num Pages: 488 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DNS; HBJD; HBLW3; JFF; JKS; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 32. Weight in Grams: 840.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226261782
- ISBN
- 9780226261782
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.87€ 102.23
€ 122.87
€ 102.23
Paperback. This cultural-geographic study of the American Indian reservations in the 48 contiguous states explores the reservations as living environments rather than historical footnotes. The text seeks to discover and highlight the many possibilities for positive change. Series: University of Chicago Geography Research Papers S. Num Pages: 396 pages, 57 halftones, 36 maps, 19 line drawings, 30 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSL9; JHMP; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226260891
- ISBN
- 9780226260891
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.48
€ 38.99
€ 34.48