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Paperback. Addresses the question: Why should Africa be studied in the American university? Put to scholars in the social sciences and humanities, prominent Africanists who are also leaders in their various disciplines, their responses make a strong case for the research on Africa. Editor(s): Bates, Robert H.; etc.; Mudimbe, V.Y.; O'Barr, Jean F. (Professor of the Practice of Women's Studies, Duke University, USA). Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; JFC; JH; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226039015
ISBN
9780226039015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 30.01

Paperback. Recognizing that the humanities have engaged many of the important intellectual currents of the last twenty-five years in ways that sociology has not, the contributors to this volume fully acknowledge that the boundary between the social sciences and the humanities has begun to dissolve. This challenging volume explores that border area. Editor(s): Becker, Howard Saul; McCall, Michal M. Num Pages: 294 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 14. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226041186
ISBN
9780226041186
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Hardcover. Explores the unconventional ways we communicate what we know about society to others. This book explores the many ways knowledge about society can be shared and interpreted through different forms of telling including fiction, films, photographs, maps, mathematical models, many of which remain outside the boundaries of conventional social science. Series: Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing and Publishing. Num Pages: 304 pages, 10 halftones, 15 line drawings. BIC Classification: GTC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226041254
ISBN
9780226041254
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.22
€ 45.21

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.09

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.91

Paperback. This text provides a detailed analysis of both the music and the cultural significance of children's songs among the Venda people of the northern Transvaal, South Africa. It examines topics such as role of melody in generating rhythm. Num Pages: 210 pages, 15 halftones, 14 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; AVGH; JFSP1; JFSP2; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226055114
ISBN
9780226055114
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Hardcover. Behavior genetics has always been a breeding ground for controversies. From the "criminal chromosome" to the "gay gene," claims about the influence of genes like these have led to often vitriolic national debates about race, class, and inequality. The author traces the field of behavior genetics back to its origins in the 1950s. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 line drawings, 6 tables. BIC Classification: JHB; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226058313
ISBN
9780226058313
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.94
€ 79.61

Paperback. Behavior genetics has always been a breeding ground for controversies. From the "criminal chromosome" to the "gay gene," claims about the influence of genes like these have led to often vitriolic national debates about race, class, and inequality. The author traces the field of behavior genetics back to its origins in the 1950s. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 line drawings, 6 tables. BIC Classification: JHB; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226058450
ISBN
9780226058450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.09

Paperback. Most women in the West use contraception in order to avoid having children. But in rural sub-saharan Africa many women use it for the opposite reason, to have more children. This study of aging and reproduction makes use of ethnographic and demographic data. Series: Lewis Henry Morgan Lecture Series. Num Pages: 368 pages, 21 line drawings, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFDG; JFSL; JHBD; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226058528
ISBN
9780226058528
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. Blier illuminates the extraordinary architecture of the Batammaliba people of Western Africa, revealing these buildings as texts through which we can read the beliefs, psychology, traditions, and social concerns of their inhabitants. In doing so, she explores the role of vernacular architecture as an expression of culture. Num Pages: 334 pages, 64 halftones, 2 maps, 20 line drawings. BIC Classification: AMK; JFS; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
334
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226058610
ISBN
9780226058610
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. The first edition of this book profoundly challenged and divided students of philosophy, sociology, and the history of science when it was published in 1976. In this second edition, Bloor responds in a substantial new Afterword to the heated debates engendered by his book. Num Pages: 216 pages, 18 line drawings. BIC Classification: JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226060972
ISBN
9780226060972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 34.69

Paperback. This volume provides a collection of Franz Boas's essays covering topics involved in the field of anthropology. Num Pages: 648 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 143 x 216 x 37. Weight in Grams: 834.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226062419
ISBN
9780226062419
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.71
€ 52.85

Paperback. Series: Midway Reprints. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 568.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226062433
ISBN
9780226062433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 38.52

Paperback. Examining representations of Balinese culture in complex contexts of Indonesia's colonial history, Hindu ritual practice as opposed to Islam, and comparative Indo-European hierarchies, Boon offers a powerful critique of doctrinal approaches to culture, religion, literature, politics, and the history of ideas and disciplines. Num Pages: 264 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 1F; HBTB; HDD; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226064635
ISBN
9780226064635
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.91

Paperback. How has bioethics evolved into a legitimate specialty? When is such expertise necessary? How do bioethicists make their decisions? And whose interests do they serve? This book addresses these questions while reflecting on the ethical dilemmas that the author's ethnographic research among surgeons and genetic counselors has provoked. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JHMP; MBDC; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226066776
ISBN
9780226066776
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.09

Paperback. This study argues that child abandonment was common among all classes and morally acceptable from antiquity until the Renaissance. Using a variety of sources, Boswell examines the evidence, presenting a history of the abandoned child and illustrating the changing meaning of family. Num Pages: 506 pages, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; HBTB; JFSP1; JHBK; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 135 x 29. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
506
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226067124
ISBN
9780226067124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Hardcover. Offers a look at the delectable secrets of Mesopotamia. The author's broad perspective takes us inside the religious rites, everyday rituals, attitudes and taboos, and even the detailed preparation techniques involving food and drink in Mesopotamian high culture during the second and third millenniums BCE, as the Mesopotamians recorded them. Translator(s): Fagan, Teresa Lavender. Num Pages: 152 pages, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAM; HBJF1; HBLA; JHBT; WBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226067353
ISBN
9780226067353
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.22
€ 45.21

Paperback. Series: Chicago History of American Religion. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HRCX7; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226068121
ISBN
9780226068121
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.91

Paperback. Combining ethnography, history, and social theory, this book exposes how the shifting fortunes and social perceptions of German intellectuals in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries influenced German's conceptions of modernity and national culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBLW; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 181 x 19. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226068916
ISBN
9780226068916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 339 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 174 x 245 x 27. Weight in Grams: 602.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
2
Number of pages
339
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226069333
ISBN
9780226069333
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.57

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