Society & social sciences
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Society & social sciences
Paperback. Translator(s): Buitenen, J. A. B. van. Num Pages: 582 pages, x, 572 p. BIC Classification: 1F; HRG; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 234 x 31. Weight in Grams: 858.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1978
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 582
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226846651
- ISBN
- 9780226846651
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.16
€ 52.99
€ 41.16
Paperback. Editor(s): Buitenen, J. A. B. van. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2BBA; FC; JFC; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1969
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Fourth Impression
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226846477
- ISBN
- 9780226846477
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.58
€ 36.99
€ 28.58
Paperback. Translator(s): Wissing, P. Num Pages: 472 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1MKP; HRKT; HRLF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 650.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226845609
- ISBN
- 9780226845609
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Condition: New
€ 53.48€ 45.53
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€ 45.53
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 480.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226845302
- ISBN
- 9780226845302
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.41
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Paperback. Presents an approach to combat that emphasizes constant adaptation and learning, importance of decentralized decision making, the need to understand local politics and customs, and the role of intelligence in winning the support of the population. This manual emphasizes the paradoxical and counterintuitive nature of counterinsurgency operations. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBW; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 27. Weight in Grams: 644.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226841519
- ISBN
- 9780226841519
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.29
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€ 17.29
Paperback. The Caribbean "market woman" is ingrained in the popular imagination as the archetype of black womanhood in the region. Challenging this stereotype, this work offers a complex picture by documenting the history of international traders who travel abroad to import and export consumer goods sold in the public markets of Kingston, Jamaica. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KJWJ; JFSJ1; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226841229
- ISBN
- 9780226841229
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.52
€ 37.99
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Paperback. In a series of tightly argued essays, Turner traces out implications that discarding the notion of shared frameworks has for relativism, social constructivism, normativity and a number of other concepts. Num Pages: 224 pages, 224 p., 1 table. BIC Classification: JH; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 2. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226817408
- ISBN
- 9780226817408
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.41
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Paperback. The election of America's first black president has led many to believe that race is no longer a real obstacle to success and that remaining racial inequality stems largely from the failure of minority groups to take personal responsibility for seeking out opportunities. The author upends this view. Num Pages: 192 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPS; JFSL3; JHMC; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226817125
- ISBN
- 9780226817125
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.76
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Paperback. This work focuses on the development of a unique style of music - combining the electric guitar with indigenous Shona music - that emerged in Zimbabwe during the 1980s. Turino examines this emergence of cosmopolitan culture among the black middle classes, and how it influenced politics. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 352 pages, 13 halftones, 2 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; 3JJ; AVGW; JFC; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 550.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226817026
- ISBN
- 9780226817026
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Condition: New
€ 53.48€ 45.53
€ 53.48
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Paperback. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 336 pages, 14 halftones, 2 maps, 5 tables, 18 music examples. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; AVGH; JFC; JFSG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226817002
- ISBN
- 9780226817002
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.27
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Paperback. Based on years of observation at a large state university, this title tracks the dispiriting consequences of trading in traditional educational values for loyalty to the market. It provides an account of how higher education's misguided pursuit of success fails us all. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNK; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226815305
- ISBN
- 9780226815305
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.82
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Paperback. This text chronicles a great lost period in cinema history, that of pre-Revolutionary Russia. In contrast to standard film histories, this book focuses on reflected images: it features the historical filmgoer and early writings on film, as well as examining the physical elements of performance. Editor(s): Taylor, Richard. Translator(s): Bodger, Alan. Num Pages: 292 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; APFA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226814261
- ISBN
- 9780226814261
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Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 33.29
€ 43.99
€ 33.29
Paperback. The USA has had a highly-politicized and divisive history of foreign policy-making. This text examines American foreign policy and the domestic and geopolitical forces shaping it. It shows how interdisciplinary scholarship can cast light on the connections between domestic and international change. Series: American Politics & Political Economy S. Num Pages: 256 pages, 24 line drawings, 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPH; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226813035
- ISBN
- 9780226813035
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.49
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Paperback. Asks whether bosses and reformers are more alike than we might have realized. This title finds that the answer - yes - illuminates the nature of political power. It shows that the resulting loss of democratic responsiveness eventually mobilizes residents to vote monopolistic regimes out of office. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 line drawings, 30 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSG; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226812823
- ISBN
- 9780226812823
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.58
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Hardback. Num Pages: 450 pages. BIC Classification: JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 165 x 30. Weight in Grams: 744.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226808680
- ISBN
- 9780226808680
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.85€ 47.41
€ 55.85
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Paperback. Num Pages: 340 pages, 1 colour plate, 32 halftones. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226808321
- ISBN
- 9780226808321
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.88
€ 31.99
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Paperback. Series: Heritage of Society S. Num Pages: 402 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 452.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 402
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226805276
- ISBN
- 9780226805276
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Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.06
€ 47.99
€ 37.06
Hardback. Discovers how two decades of globalization and sweeping social transformation have affected the way three cultures educate and care for their youngest pupils. This title illustrates the surprising, illuminating, and at times entertaining experiences of four-year-olds - and their teachers - on both sides of the Pacific. Num Pages: 280 pages, 112 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; 1KBB; JNLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 60 x 90 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226805030
- ISBN
- 9780226805030
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Condition: New
€ 95.07€ 78.49
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Hardback. Synthesizes research on student attrition and on actions institutions can and should take to reduce it. The key to effective retention, Tinto demonstrates, is in a strong commitment to quality education and the building of a strong sense of inclusive educational and social community on campus. Num Pages: 312 pages, 17 tables, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNK; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 26. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226804491
- ISBN
- 9780226804491
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Condition: New
€ 95.07€ 78.75
€ 95.07
€ 78.75
Paperback. Delves into the world of medical examiners to uncover the intricate web of social, legal, and moral issues in which they operate. This work reveals how medical examiners speak to the living on behalf of the dead. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKVF1; MMQ; PDZ; VFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 29. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226803999
- ISBN
- 9780226803999
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.11
€ 24.99
€ 20.11