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Paperback. An interdisciplinary analysis that draws from interviews, official documents, and media reports to pursue different directions in the study of the cultural and cognitive aspects of political activism. This work aims to instigate a dialogue among students of culture, labor and social movements, welfare policy, and urban political economy. Num Pages: 320 pages, 3 halftones, 23 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JHBL; JKS; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226453668
ISBN
9780226453668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 13 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226453606
ISBN
9780226453606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.73

Paperback. When the United States goes to war, the nation's attention focuses on the president. This title reveals that even in politically sensitive wartime environments, individual members of Congress frequently propose legislation, hold investigative hearings, and engage in national policy debates in the public sphere. Series: Chicago Series on International and Domestic Institutions. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 halftones, 20 line drawings, 16 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHL; JPS; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226453569
ISBN
9780226453569
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.64

Paperback. A study of American lawmaking showing that political parties are less important in legislative-executive politics than is commonly thought. The book argues that divided government has little effect on legislative productivity as gridlock occurs even in united legislative-executive governments. Num Pages: 270 pages, 28 line drawings, 45 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPH; LAB; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226452722
ISBN
9780226452722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.52

Hardcover. A little-discussed aspect of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) is a mandate that requires failing schools to hire after-school tutoring companies and to pay them with federal funds. This title takes a hard look at the implications of this blurring of the boundaries between government, schools, and commerce in New York City. Num Pages: 192 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226451732
ISBN
9780226451732
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 79.37

Paperback. Here, the author analyzes the debate over subjectivity. He traces the arguments of intellectuals from various disciplines and viewpoints, and asserts that despite their stress on individual autonomy, they all came to define subjectivity in terms of deterministic historical structures. Num Pages: 306 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLW3; JPA; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226451220
ISBN
9780226451220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 32.85

Paperback. A complete guide for successful studying, How to Study is concise, practical, time-tested, and free of gimmicks. This smart book has helped generations of students throughout the country improve their skills in learning quickly and effectively. Editor(s): Enerson, Diane M. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 4KL; JNT; JNZ. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 133 x 6. Weight in Grams: 113.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226451176
ISBN
9780226451176
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.40

Paperback. Global governance organizations (GGOs) - from the World Trade Organization to the Forest Stewardship Council - have taken on prominent roles in the management of international affairs. The author provides a clearer picture of the compromises within and the competition among these institutions by focusing attention on their organizational design. Num Pages: 392 pages, 3 figures, 46 tables. BIC Classification: JPSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226450995
ISBN
9780226450995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 40.83

Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages, 1ill. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFC; JFSJ1; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226450445
ISBN
9780226450445
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBA; HPC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226450292
ISBN
9780226450292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.41

Paperback. Series: Midway Reprints. Num Pages: 376 pages, 6figs.64tabs. BIC Classification: JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 618.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226450261
ISBN
9780226450261
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.27

Paperback. In the modern Congress, one of the highest hurdles for major bills or nominations is gaining the sixty votes necessary to shut off a filibuster in the Senate. But this wasn't always the case. This title shows that filibustering is a game with slippery rules in which legislators who think fast and try hard can triumph over superior numbers. Series: Chicago Studies in American Politics. Num Pages: 272 pages, 51 line drawings, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Edition, First Printing
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226449654
ISBN
9780226449654
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.77

Hardcover. In the modern Congress, one of the highest hurdles for major bills or nominations is gaining the sixty votes necessary to shut off a filibuster in the Senate. But this wasn't always the case. This title shows that filibustering is a game with slippery rules in which legislators who think fast and try hard can triumph over superior numbers. Series: Chicago Studies in American Politics. Num Pages: 272 pages, 51 line drawings, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226449647
ISBN
9780226449647
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 79.17

Hardcover. Emphasizes the need for a multicultural - rather than homogenizing - approach and offers ideas for turning the workplace into a more interactive community for everyone who works there. Num Pages: 224 pages, 4 figures, 4 tables. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JFSL; KJMV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 284 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226449579
ISBN
9780226449579
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 21.99

Paperback. Behind the innocent face of Victorian fairy tales such as "Through the Looking Glass", lurks the spectre of an intense gender debate about the very nature of childhood. The author considers the relationships between adults and children, and adults and their own childhood selves. Num Pages: 464 pages, 39 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; DSY; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226448169
ISBN
9780226448169
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 598 pages, 45 halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 830.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
598
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226447001
ISBN
9780226447001
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.22

Paperback. This work aims to disprove the idea that the United States has been on a steady march toward the end of racial discrimination. Rather, progress has been made only in brief periods and has always been followed by periods of stagnation and retrenchment. Num Pages: 418 pages, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
418
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226443416
ISBN
9780226443416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.88

Paperback. Throughout the 1970s and '80s, women argued that unless they gained access to information about their own bodies, there would be no equality. This book focuses on the ways in which ordinary women worked to position the female body at the center of women's liberation. Num Pages: 208 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; 3JJPN; JFFK; JFSJ1; VFDW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226443089
ISBN
9780226443089
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.64

Hardcover. Examines how postwar thinkers from both sides of the Atlantic considered urban landscapes radically changed by the political and physical realities of sprawl, urban decay, and urban renewal. This title traces changing responses to the challenging issues that most affected the lives of the world's cities. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 336 pages, 77 halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KB; 3JJP; JFSG; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226441740
ISBN
9780226441740
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 77.34

Paperback. Using a case study of a holistic health centre, "Renewal", this book offers lessons on understanding the problems women face in organizations, the failure of social movements to live up to their ideals, and how it is possible for progressiveness to avoid perpetuating the inequalities it opposes. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSJ; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226440057
ISBN
9780226440057
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.06

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