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Society & social sciences
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFSR2; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226051475
- ISBN
- 9780226051475
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Condition: New
€ 51.11€ 44.22
€ 51.11
€ 44.22
Paperback. As the economies of China, India, and other Asian nations continue to grow, these countries are seeking greater control over the rules that govern international trade. By placing the current contest within the historical development of the global capitalist system, this book highlights a fascinating interaction of politics and economics. Num Pages: 312 pages, 19 line drawings, 12 tables. BIC Classification: JPS; KCLT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226050676
- ISBN
- 9780226050676
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.08
€ 32.99
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Paperback. Based on research, this book focuses on the wartime powers presidents wield at home. It shows that congress is more likely to defer to the president's policy preferences when political debates center on national rather than local considerations. Series: Chicago Series on International and Domestic Institutions. Num Pages: 352 pages, 18 line drawings, 31 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHL; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 635.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226048390
- ISBN
- 9780226048390
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.90
€ 37.99
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Paperback. A photographic guide that traces the evolution of University of Chicago's campus architecture from the university's founding in 1890 to its plans for the twenty-first century. It features the work of architects such as Frank Lloyd Wright, Henry Ives Cobb, Holabird & Roche, Eero Saarinen, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Walter Netsch, and, Cesar Pelli. Num Pages: 186 pages, 100 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; AMG; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226046808
- ISBN
- 9780226046808
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.08
€ 32.99
€ 26.08
Paperback. Any listener knows the power of music to define a place, but few can describe the how or why of this phenomenon. This title showcases how American jazz defined a culture particularly preoccupied with place. It analyzes both the performances and cultural context of leading jazz figures, including the many famous venues where they played. Num Pages: 312 pages, 8 halftones, 11 line drawings, 10 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; AVGJ; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226044958
- ISBN
- 9780226044958
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 33.65
€ 43.99
€ 33.65
Hardcover. Any listener knows the power of music to define a place, but few can describe the how or why of this phenomenon. This title showcases how American jazz defined a culture particularly preoccupied with place. It analyzes both the performances and cultural context of leading jazz figures, including the many famous venues where they played. Num Pages: 312 pages, 8 halftones, 11 line drawings, 10 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; AVGJ; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226044941
- ISBN
- 9780226044941
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.11€ 94.84
€ 114.11
€ 94.84
Paperback. This volume examines the creative work of the avant-gardist John Cage, from an interdisciplinary perspective. His activities as a composer, performer, thinker and artist are explored. Num Pages: 304 pages, 7 halftones, 11 drawings, 4 colour plates, 1 table, 22 musical reproductions. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGC6; AVH; DSBH; DSC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226044088
- ISBN
- 9780226044088
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Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 33.72
€ 43.99
€ 33.72
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 145 x 15. 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
- V9780226043777
- ISBN
- 9780226043777
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 23.99
€ 30.99
€ 23.99
Paperback. From World War II to the war in Iraq, periods of international conflict seem like unique moments in US political history - but when it comes to public opinion, they are not. This work explodes conventional wisdom about American reactions to World War II, as well as the more recent conflicts in Korea, Vietnam, Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, and Iraq. Series: Chicago Studies in American Politics. Num Pages: 344 pages, 70 line drawings, 38 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBWQ; HBWS; JPS; JPVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 484.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226043593
- ISBN
- 9780226043593
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.99
€ 34.99
€ 27.99
Hardcover. Charts the connections that the author has made between sexuality, psychoanalysis, and aesthetics. This book considers the author's ideas alongside Freud's and helps in gaining a clearer understanding of human identity and how we relate to one another. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226043524
- ISBN
- 9780226043524
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.28€ 79.62
€ 96.28
€ 79.62
Paperback. Situates dance within a larger Chicago landscape of segregated social practices. Focusing on new forms of appropriation in an era of multiculturalism, the author underscores the institutionalization of racial disparities and offers insights into the intersection of race and culture in America. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASD; JFC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 15. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226043104
- ISBN
- 9780226043104
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.90
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Paperback. Looking at the intimate relationship between political power and the news media, this title argues that the dependence of reporters on official sources disastrously thwarts coverage of dissenting voices from outside the Beltway. Series: Studies in Communication, Media & Public Opinion. Num Pages: 278 pages, 3 line drawings, 5 tables. BIC Classification: JFD; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226042855
- ISBN
- 9780226042855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.49
€ 19.99
€ 17.49
Paperback. How do people practice religion in their everyday lives? Courtney Bender spent more than a year working as a volunteer for a non-profit organisation called God's Love We Deliver, helping to prepare food for people with AIDs, this volume tells the story of that time. Series: Morality and Society Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCV; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226042824
- ISBN
- 9780226042824
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.08
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Hardcover. Features three essays that engage with the extraordinary Occupy Wall Street movement that has swept across the world, examining everything from self-immolations in the Middle East to the G8 crackdown in Chicago to the many protest signs still visible worldwide. Series: TRIOS. Num Pages: 168 pages, 29 halftones. BIC Classification: JFD; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226042602
- ISBN
- 9780226042602
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.81€ 52.81
€ 61.81
€ 52.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 380 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; JKVC; JMK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226042466
- ISBN
- 9780226042466
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.04
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€ 41.04
Paperback. For this study, Bell held interviews with over 100 of Childerley's residents, exploring their perspectives on class, gender and politics. He found that most felt a moral ambivalence over class and felt that by living close to nature they had an alternative - the identity of a "country person". Series: Morality and Society Series. Num Pages: 292 pages, 6 line drawings, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFC; JFSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 482.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226041988
- ISBN
- 9780226041988
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.81
€ 40.99
€ 31.81
Paperback. Feared by conservatives and embraced by liberals when he entered the White House, Barack Obama has since been battered by criticism from both sides. Obama, the author argues, represents the values of a lesser-known third tradition in American political thought that defies the usual left-right categorization. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMG; HBJK; HBLX; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226041629
- ISBN
- 9780226041629
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 27.03
€ 33.99
€ 27.03
Hardcover. Feared by conservatives and embraced by liberals when he entered the White House, Barack Obama has since been battered by criticism from both sides. Obama, the author argues, represents the values of a lesser-known third tradition in American political thought that defies the usual left-right categorization. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMG; HBJK; HBLX; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226041599
- ISBN
- 9780226041599
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.09€ 79.56
€ 95.09
€ 79.56
Paperback. Sets out to determine when and why valedictorians end up at less selective schools, showing that social class makes all the difference. This title traces valedictorians' paths to college and presents damning evidence that high schools do not provide sufficient guidance on crucial factors affecting college selection. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 halftone, 17 line drawings, 21 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSC; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226041001
- ISBN
- 9780226041001
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.99
€ 34.99
€ 27.99
Paperback. A study of racial disparity that examines why some talented black undergraduates pursue lower-paying, lower-status careers despite being amply qualified for more prosperous ones. Num Pages: 232 pages, 8 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226040141
- ISBN
- 9780226040141
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.69
€ 37.99
€ 29.69