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Paperback. Grindstaff takes the reader behind the scenes of daytime television talk shows. This study draws on interviews with producers and guests and asks not just what talk shows can tell us about mass media, but also what they reveal about American culture more generally. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226309118
ISBN
9780226309118
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.96

Paperback. This work explores differing historical patterns in the adoption of the three major models of organizational management: scientific management; human relations; and structural analysis. The author takes a fresh look at how managers have used these models in four countries during the 20th century. Num Pages: 432 pages, 3 line drawings, 21 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 1DSE; 1KBB; JHBL; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 28. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226310367
ISBN
9780226310367
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.51
€ 46.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 338 pages, 31 halftones, 146 line drawings. BIC Classification: JHMP; PSX; RBG; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
338
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226311234
ISBN
9780226311234
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. This volume takes the reader on a tour of 160 homes in and around New York City, from affluent townhouses on Manhattan's Upper East Side and rowhouses in blue-collar Brooklyn to the middle- and upper-class suburbs of Long Island. Num Pages: 278 pages, 66 halftones, 5 maps, 28 line drawings, 25 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMR; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 166 x 16. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition, 2nd Printing
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226313689
ISBN
9780226313689
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. 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: 218 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBM; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 115 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226315287
ISBN
9780226315287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 28.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 616 pages, 7 tables. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 176 x 39. Weight in Grams: 976.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
616
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226315461
ISBN
9780226315461
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.29
€ 65.28

Paperback. "Foreign News" gives a fascinating behind-the-scenes look into the practices of the global tribe we call foreign correspondents. Ulf Hannerz also compares the way correspondents and anthropologists report from one part of the world to another. Series: The Lewis Henry Morgan Lecture Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226315751
ISBN
9780226315751
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.96

Paperback. When we donate our unwanted clothes to charity, we rarely think about what will happen to them: who will sort and sell them, and finally, who will revive and wear them. This volume looks at the multibillion dollar secondhand clothing business, as well as its impact on the African economy. Num Pages: 288 pages, 68 halftones, 3 maps, 4 line drawings, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFMZ; JHMC; KCCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226315812
ISBN
9780226315812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 488 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 28. Weight in Grams: 714.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226317076
ISBN
9780226317076
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.51
€ 46.16

Paperback. Num Pages: 462 pages, 33 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTP; JFCX; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 820.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
462
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226317588
ISBN
9780226317588
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.07
€ 49.03

Paperback. Focusing on the theoretical, methodological, and empirical frameworks of a variety of biological approaches to political attitudes and preferences, this title considers such topics as the comparative basis of political behavior, the utility of formal modeling informed by evolutionary theory, and the genetic bases of attitudes and behaviors. Editor(s): Hatemi, Peter K.; McDermott, Rose. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 line drawings, 27 tables. BIC Classification: JHMC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226319100
ISBN
9780226319100
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. This standard textbook on battered children updates and adds to the previous editions, while retaining their multidisciplinary, comprehensive approach. It contains chapters on the current treatment and prevention of child abuse, covering paediatrics, psychiatry, and social and legal studies. Editor(s): Helfer, Ray E.; Kempe, C.Henry; Krugman, Richard D. Num Pages: 684 pages, 106 halftones, 6 line drawings, 13 tables. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JHBK; MJW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 167 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1036.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
First Edition, First edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226326238
ISBN
9780226326238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 34.69

Paperback. This unique study of boy-inseminating rituals among the Sambia of New Guinea challenges our deepest assumptions about the role of culture in understanding homosexuality and gender-identity development. Num Pages: 401 pages, 2 halftones, 1 map, 2 line drawings, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; JFC; JFSJ; JFSK2; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
401
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226327495
ISBN
9780226327495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. What constitutes a family? Tracing the dramatic evolution of Americans' answer to this question over the past century, this book provides an account of modern adoption's history. It also 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; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226327600
ISBN
9780226327600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.91

Paperback. Editor(s): Hay, M.Cameron. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 27. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226328669
ISBN
9780226328669
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.78

Hardcover. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 568.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226336596
ISBN
9780226336596
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.12
€ 79.61

Paperback. Editor(s): Owen, David B.; Olson, Joanne K. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226340210
ISBN
9780226340210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 36.61

Paperback. Susan Hirsch's observations of Islamic courts uncover how Muslim women actively use legal processes to transform their domestic lives. This achieves victories on some fronts, but also reinforces their image as subordinate to men through the speech they produce in court. Series: Language & Legal Discourse S. Num Pages: 370 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; CF; JFSJ; JFSR2; JHBK; LAFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
370
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226344645
ISBN
9780226344645
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 230 pages, x, 220 p., 4 line drawings, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBTB; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 283.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226345857
ISBN
9780226345857
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.91

Paperback. Embarking on an ethnographic journey to the inner barrios of Havana among practitioners of Ifa, a prestigious Afro-Cuban tradition of divination, this book reevaluates Western ideas about truth in light of the practices and ideas of a wildly different, and highly respected, model. Num Pages: 328 pages, 3 halftones, 6 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KJC; HRKT; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226349213
ISBN
9780226349213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.91

Hardcover. Why do people smoke? Taking a unique approach to this question, Jason Hughes moves beyond the usual focus on biological addiction to demonstrate how sociocultural and personal understandings of smoking crucially affect the way people experience it. Num Pages: 216 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1QFH; JFFH1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226359106
ISBN
9780226359106
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 34.69

Paperback. Hughes was the first sociologist to pay sustained attention to occupations as a field for study. The writings in this volume highlight his contributions to: the sociology of work and professions; race and ethnicity; and the central themes and methods of the discipline. Num Pages: 218 pages, 3 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSL1; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 15. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226359724
ISBN
9780226359724
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSL3; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226359939
ISBN
9780226359939
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.12
€ 79.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSL3; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 298 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226360133
ISBN
9780226360133
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.93

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