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Paperback. What are the consequences when legal culture and popular culture dissolve into each other? This text offers a study of law and popular culture. It argues that in the welter of communication technologies, an unrestrained marketplace, and postmodern ideas, law is increasingly becoming a spectacle. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; LAT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226752921
ISBN
9780226752921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.52

paperback. A court-painter to Marie Antoinette, Elisabeth Vigee-LeBrun was rediscovered in the 1970s as part of the "hidden feminist heritage". This text uses her career to explore the position of "woman-artist" in the moral, philosophical, professional and medical debates about women in 18th-century France. Num Pages: 368 pages, 45 halftones. BIC Classification: AFC; AGB; BG; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226752822
ISBN
9780226752822
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.16

Paperback. Ultimately, Shershow joins other contemporary thinkers in envisioning a community of unworking, grounded neither in ideals of production and progress, nor in an ethic of liberal generosity, but simply in our fundamental being-in-common. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226752570
ISBN
9780226752570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 15 line drawings, 25 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 207 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226751344
ISBN
9780226751344
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.76

Paperback. Presents an extended case study of the 20th-century AIDS epidemic and the cultural circumstances from which it emerged. The book brings together anthropology, demography and epidemiology to explain how the Chagga people of Tanzania in Africa experience AIDS. Series: Worlds of Desire S. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 maps, 6 line drawings, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; JFFH2; JHMC; MBNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226748863
ISBN
9780226748863
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.58

Paperback. This work effectively reunites two major social and philosophical movements, arguing that pragmatism, because of its focus on the emancipatory potential of everyday experiences, offers feminism its most viable and powerful philosophical foundation. Num Pages: 354 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HPC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
354
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226745589
ISBN
9780226745589
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.41

Paperback. Explores the late-1990s debate surrounding the sources of racism in America. The essays represent three major approaches: the social psychological, the social structural and the non-racially inspired ideology. It assesses the issues on the role of racism in mass politics and public opinion. Editor(s): Sears, David O.; etc. Series: Studies in Communication, Media & Public Opinion. Num Pages: 352 pages, 22 line drawings, 28 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; JHMP; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226744070
ISBN
9780226744070
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 37.99

Paperback. Explores the affinity between the French and American film industries, breaking down myths of American imperialism and French cultural protectionism. This book illuminates the vital role that cinema has played in the globalization of culture. It also probes the profitable influences that Hollywood and Paris exerted on each other. Num Pages: 272 pages, 62 colour plates, 32 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KBB; 3JJPG; APF; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 672.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226742434
ISBN
9780226742434
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.34

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, xii, 196 p. BIC Classification: HPC; JMU; VFVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226742243
ISBN
9780226742243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.58

Paperback. Regina Schwartz examines the story of Cain and Abel, as she sees it; that is, emblematic of a tragic biblical influence over Western secular notions of identity - notions often violently exclusionary, negatively defining "us" against "them" in ethnic, religious, racial, nationalistic terms. Num Pages: 228 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRCG; HRJ; HRLC1; JFFE; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226742007
ISBN
9780226742007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.82

Paperback. From his memorial in Washington and immortalization on Mount Rushmore, one might assume Abraham Lincoln was a national hero rather than a controversial president. Drawing on an array of material, this is a study of the role Lincoln's reputation and memory has played in American life. Num Pages: 382 pages, 48 halftones, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 602.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
University of Chicago Press, 2000
Number of pages
382
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226741987
ISBN
9780226741987
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.92

Paperback. Editor(s): Westbury, Ian; Wilkof, Dr. Neil J. Num Pages: 394 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNA; JNKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 670.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226741871
ISBN
9780226741871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 40.83

Paperback. Series: Heritage of Society S. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF3; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1972
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226741536
ISBN
9780226741536
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 34.23

Paperback. France is in the throes of a crisis defined by the rhetoric of a universalism that takes the abstract individual to be the representative not only of citizens but also of the nation. In this book, the author shows how the requirement for abstraction has led to the exclusion of women from French politics. Series: Chicago Studies in Practices of Meaning. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; JFSJ1; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226741086
ISBN
9780226741086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.41

paperback. This study examines medieval religious culture and the significance of the widespread belief in ghosts, revealing the ways in which the dead and the living related to each other during the Middle Ages. It discusses Augustine's influence on medieval authors, and monastic visions and folklore. Translator(s): Fagan, Teresa Lavender. Num Pages: 290 pages, 28 colour plates, 3 halftones, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HRAC; JFHF; VXQG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226738888
ISBN
9780226738888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.58

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; JFCA; JKVQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Paperback edition 2006
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226738697
ISBN
9780226738697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.64

Paperback. The fact that men and women continue to receive unequal treatment at work is a point of contention among politicians, the media, and scholars. This book focuses on this phenomenon by analyzing the unique experiences of transgender men - people designated female at birth whose gender identity is male - on the job. Num Pages: 216 pages, 9 tables. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSJ; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 165 x 13. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226738079
ISBN
9780226738079
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 378 pages, 378 p. BIC Classification: JP. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 537.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
378
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226737799
ISBN
9780226737799
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 37.99

Hardback. One of the greatest books ever to be written on the United States, "Democracy in America" continues to find new readers who marvel at the lasting insights Alexis de Tocqueville had into our nation and its political culture. This book is written expressly to help general readers and students alike get the most out of this seminal work. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226737034
ISBN
9780226737034
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 45.68

Paperback. Editor(s): Bershady, Harold. Series: Heritage of Sociology Series. Num Pages: 278 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPK; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226736716
ISBN
9780226736716
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.70

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