Society & social sciences
Results 66761 - 66780 of 83196
Society & social sciences
Hardcover. What constitutes a family? Tracing the dramatic evolution of Americans' answer to this question over the past century, this volume provides the account of modern adoption's history. It details efforts by the US Children's Bureau and the Child Welfare League of America to establish adoption standards in law and practice. Num Pages: 368 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JHBK; JKSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226327594
- ISBN
- 9780226327594
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.09€ 78.49
€ 95.09
€ 78.49
Paperback. This collection of essays on the sexual culture of the Sambia of Papua New Guinea examines: fetish and fantasy; ritual nose-bleeding; the role of homoerotic insemination; the role of the father and mother in the process of identity formation; and the creation of a "third sex" in nature and culture. Series: Worlds of Desire S. Num Pages: 334 pages, 21 halftones, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; JFC; JFSJ; JHM; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226327525
- ISBN
- 9780226327525
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.61
€ 40.99
€ 31.61
Hardcover. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HB; AV; JFSL3; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226327068
- ISBN
- 9780226327068
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.09€ 78.49
€ 95.09
€ 78.49
Paperback. This book explores how feminist theory is changing contemporary views of moral choice. It proposes a philosophy of feminist ethics, arguing for reconceptualizations of the self; of relations between the self and others; and of images of birth and death, nurturing and violence. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226325934
- ISBN
- 9780226325934
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.63
€ 37.99
€ 29.63
Paperback. Examines the organization of social responsibility in the USA, in particular of critically ill newborn children. Drawing on medical records and interviews with parents and medical staff, the book investigates two neonatal intensive care units, showing the traumas of extreme medical measures. Series: Morality and Society Series. Num Pages: 432 pages, 3 line drawings, 16 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSB1; KJU; MBN; MJWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 30. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226325057
- ISBN
- 9780226325057
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.61
€ 40.99
€ 31.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 472 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNKD; JNLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 37. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780226324807
- ISBN
- 9780226324807
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.62
€ 37.99
€ 29.62
Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 154 x 33. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780226324012
- ISBN
- 9780226324012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 26.71
€ 33.99
€ 26.71
Paperback. Series: Chicago Visions and Revisions. Num Pages: 256 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; HBJK; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 327.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226323794
- ISBN
- 9780226323794
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.22
€ 23.99
€ 19.22
Paperback. Num Pages: 507 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC; RGBL; RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 671.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 507
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226322681
- ISBN
- 9780226322681
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.85
€ 34.99
€ 27.85
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226322056
- ISBN
- 9780226322056
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.96
€ 32.99
€ 25.96
Paperback. Despite there having been no significant move to the right in recent years in public political opinion, conservatives have fared much better than progressives. This text explores the reasons for this pattern through examination of case studies of grassroots movements. Series: Morality and Society Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2 tables, 1halftone, 1line drawing. BIC Classification: JPA; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226318189
- ISBN
- 9780226318189
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.66
€ 40.99
€ 31.66
Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages, 42 line drawings. BIC Classification: CF; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226318134
- ISBN
- 9780226318134
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.68
€ 36.99
€ 28.68
hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; HBJK; JFSJ1; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 137 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Enlarged
- SKU
- V9780226316703
- ISBN
- 9780226316703
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.84
€ 32.99
€ 25.84
Hardcover. In the postcolonial era, Arab societies have been ruled by a variety of authoritarian regimes. Focusing on his native Morocco and building on the work of Foucault, the author of this text explores the ideological and cultural foundations of this persistent authoritarianism. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBM; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226315270
- ISBN
- 9780226315270
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.09€ 79.04
€ 95.09
€ 79.04
hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMP; HRC; JFSL3; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226314884
- ISBN
- 9780226314884
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.09€ 79.04
€ 95.09
€ 79.04
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 33 halftones, 6 maps. BIC Classification: JFSC; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226313665
- ISBN
- 9780226313665
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.41
€ 40.99
€ 31.41
Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226313627
- ISBN
- 9780226313627
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.96
€ 32.99
€ 25.96
Paperback. This text looks at the difference that differences make in a globalized world. Gunn uses the work of Henry James, John Dewey and others, as well as postcolonial writings, literature on the Holocaust and other literature to show how pragmatism can better account for the consequences of diversity. Num Pages: 258 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HB; HP; JFC; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226310640
- ISBN
- 9780226310640
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.61
€ 40.99
€ 31.61
Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226309385
- ISBN
- 9780226309385
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.09€ 78.49
€ 95.09
€ 78.49
Hardcover. Globalization and the Internet are smothering cultural regionalism, that sense of place that flourished in simpler times. These two villains are also prime suspects in the death of reading. Or so alarming reports about our homogenous and dumbed-down culture would have it. This book shows that neither of these claims stands up under scrutiny. Num Pages: 208 pages, 7 halftones, 3 line drawings, 7 tables. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226309224
- ISBN
- 9780226309224
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 35.26
€ 45.99
€ 35.26