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Hardcover. A collection of essays that argues for the importance of paying attention to the many different cultural and historical strands that constitute love in Africa. It covers such topics as the reception of Bollywood movies in 1950s Zanzibar, and the effects of a Mexican telenovela on young people's ideas about courtship in Niger. Editor(s): Cole, Jennifer; Thomas, Lynn M. Num Pages: 256 pages, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: 1H; JHBK. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226113524
ISBN
9780226113524
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.08
€ 77.43

Hardcover. This text demonstrates that the theatrum repudiated by medieval clerics was not "theatre" as we understand the term today. The author contends that critics have misrepresented Western stage history because they have assumed that theatrum designates a place where drama is performed. Num Pages: 356 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; DSA; DSBB; DSG; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226110301
ISBN
9780226110301
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.92
€ 60.72

Paperback. A comprehensive analysis of the world of open air marketplaces of West Africa. Clark studies the market women of Kumasi, Ghana, in order to understand the key social forces that generate, maintain, and continually reshape shifting market dynamics. Num Pages: 488 pages, 16 halftones, 9 maps, 2 line drawings, 32 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFD; JFSJ1; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 707.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226107806
ISBN
9780226107806
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.57
€ 43.08

Paperback. African American men who have sex with men while maintaining a heterosexual lifestyle in public are commonly referred to as "down low" or "DL" men. This book explores the DL phenomenon, offering an innovative analysis of the significance of media, space, and ideals of black masculinity in understanding down low communities. Num Pages: 224 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSK2; JFSL3; JHB; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226096537
ISBN
9780226096537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 1 line drawing, 4 tables. BIC Classification: JHBS; KNSP; KNTX; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226096278
ISBN
9780226096278
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 19.87

Paperback. Num Pages: 286 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBL; JPFM; JPQB; KCF; KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Paperback Edition 1982
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226080383
ISBN
9780226080383
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.15

Hardcover. Today 4.7 million Americans have been unemployed for more than six months. In France more than ten percent of the working population is without work. And in Greece and Spain, that number approaches thirty percent. The author delves beneath these staggering numbers to explore the world of job searching and unemployment across class and nation. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 line drawing, 3 tables. BIC Classification: JHBL; KCFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226073361
ISBN
9780226073361
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.08
€ 77.70

Paperback. Today's unprecedented migration of people around the globe in search of work has had a widespread and troubling result: the separation of families. In this book, the author offers a sophisticated examination of this phenomenon among Ghanaians living in Ghana and abroad. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 halftones, 2 maps, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; JFFN; JHBK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226072388
ISBN
9780226072388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.27

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

€ 51.75
€ 44.21

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
€ 30.98

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
€ 31.01

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
€ 25.41

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

€ 94.08
€ 77.39

Paperback. Deals with logical standards and forms that should guide ethical and experimental anthropology in the twenty-first century. This title draws on experiences from a set of anthropological experiments that investigated how and whether the human and biological sciences could be brought into a mutually enriching relationship. Num Pages: 136 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: GPS; JHBC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226036915
ISBN
9780226036915
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.50

Hardcover. Tells about the logical standards and forms that should guide ethical and experimental anthropology in the twenty-first century. This title draws on experiences from a set of anthropological experiments that investigated how and whether the human and biological sciences could be brought into a mutually enriching relationship. Num Pages: 136 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: GPS; JHBC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226036885
ISBN
9780226036885
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.08
€ 78.45

Hardcover. A compilation of different qualitative approaches to data gathering in educational research. Topics covered include anthropological perspectives, collaborative research, symbolic interactionism, a feminist materialistic approach and the approach to ethical issues. Editor(s): LeCompte, Margaret Diane; Goetz, Judith Preissle; Preissle, Judith; Millroy, Wendy L. Num Pages: 257 pages, index. BIC Classification: JFFK; JHBC; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1388.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
257
Condition
New
SKU
V9780124405707
ISBN
9780124405707
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.75

Hardcover. The study of social dynamics using quantitative methodology is complex and calls for technical and methodological approaches in social science research. This book provides step-by-step instructions for designing and conducting longitudinal research, with focus on the longitudinal analysis of both quantitative outcomes and qualitative outcomes. Num Pages: 402 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GPS; JHBC; PBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 174 x 28. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780120884858
ISBN
9780120884858
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.23

Paperback. BIC Classification: JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Familius LLC
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9781942934127
ISBN
9781942934127
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.97

Paperback. A personal, trenchant, and comprehensive account of the contemporary news media. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Edition
Second Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393912876
ISBN
9780393912876
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.02

Paperback. Series: Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing and Publishing. Num Pages: 224 pages, 9 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: JHBC; JNR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 18. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226364780
ISBN
9780226364780
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 20.97

Paperback. Globalization, economic development and changes in social environments have put the relationships between work, leisure, social structure and quality of life under the spotlight. This book brings together chapters from international experts in a range of disciplines concerned with work, leisure and well-being to discuss key, topical issues. Editor(s): Haworth, John T.; Veal, Anthony J. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFR; JHBL; JHBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415250580
ISBN
9780415250580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.51

Paperback. This account of Maori traditions, dictated by elders in the 1850s, was published with an English translation in 1913-15. Translator(s): Smith, S. Percy. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Anthropology. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1MBN; JFHF; JHBT; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781108040099
ISBN
9781108040099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.54

Hardcover. This third volume of Michael Mann's analytical history of social power focuses on the interrelated development of capitalism, nation-states and empires. Num Pages: 520 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 930.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
516
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107028654
ISBN
9781107028654
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.39

Hardback. New approach demonstrating how social science can be successful, focusing on context, values, and power. Translator(s): Sampson, Steven. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBA; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 161 x 237 x 21. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521772686
ISBN
9780521772686
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.73
€ 95.91

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