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Sociology
Paperback. 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. This book 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 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226073538
- ISBN
- 9780226073538
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.64
€ 34.99
€ 27.64
Paperback. In the eighteenth century, the Western world viewed circumcision as an embarrassing disfigurement peculiar to Jews. Why does circumcision usually mean circumcision of infants? Why does the pressure for health circumcision continue? This book offers essential background to the debates about the medical, ethical, and social aspects of circumcision. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; JHBT; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226101101
- ISBN
- 9780226101101
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 26.79
€ 33.99
€ 26.79
Paperback. European and American scholars from the eighteenth through the mid-twentieth centuries thought that all societies passed through the same developmental stages, from primitive to advanced. This title demonstrates how this approach, though long since discredited, has permeated Western ideas about the family. Series: Population and Development Series. Num Pages: 344 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780226104461
- ISBN
- 9780226104461
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.84
€ 34.99
€ 27.84
Hardcover. Thousands of memorials to executed witches, victims of terrorism, and dead astronauts, along with those that pay tribute to civil rights, organ donors, and the end of communism, have dotted the American landscape. This title argues that these memorials underscore our obsession with issues of memory and history. Num Pages: 488 pages, 161 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMGD; JFCA; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226159386
- ISBN
- 9780226159386
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.07€ 78.78
€ 95.07
€ 78.78
Paperback. Tells a coming-of-age story that counters the belief that basketball only exploits kids and lures them into following empty dreams - and shows us that by playing ball, some of these young black men have already begun their education even before they get to college. Num Pages: 248 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JHBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780226211411
- ISBN
- 9780226211411
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.40
€ 21.99
€ 18.40
Paperback. Asks whether traditional observations about farm families apply to three hundred Iowa children who grew up with some tie to the land during the agricultural crisis of the 1980s, a time of widespread farm bankruptcies and factory closings. The answer, the authors show, is a resounding yes. Series: The John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Series on Mental Health & Development, Studies on Successful Adolescent Development. Num Pages: 394 pages, 37 line drawings, 56 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBNF; 3JJPN; JFSP1; JHBK; KNAC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 394
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226212531
- ISBN
- 9780226212531
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.61
€ 41.99
€ 32.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 33 halftones, 6 maps. BIC Classification: JFSC; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226313665
- ISBN
- 9780226313665
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.41
€ 40.99
€ 31.41
Hardcover. What constitutes a family? Tracing the dramatic evolution of Americans' answer to this question over the past century, this volume provides the account of modern adoption's history. It 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; JKSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226327594
- ISBN
- 9780226327594
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.07€ 78.49
€ 95.07
€ 78.49
Hardback. 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 30. Weight in Grams: 739.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226340180
- ISBN
- 9780226340180
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.59€ 101.08
€ 123.59
€ 101.08
Hardback. Series: Fieldwork Encounters and Discoveries. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; APFA; HBJF; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226361420
- ISBN
- 9780226361420
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.27€ 95.15
€ 115.27
€ 95.15
Paperback. Series: Fieldwork Encounters and Discoveries. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; APFA; HBJF; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226361567
- ISBN
- 9780226361567
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Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 33.41
€ 43.99
€ 33.41
Hardcover. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; AVGH; JFCA; JHBS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226385402
- ISBN
- 9780226385402
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.07€ 79.04
€ 95.07
€ 79.04
Hardcover. Editor(s): Cole, Jennifer; Groes, Christian. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1H; JFFN; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226405018
- ISBN
- 9780226405018
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.14€ 88.84
€ 108.14
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Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; JFSP2; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226409214
- ISBN
- 9780226409214
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 39.88
€ 51.99
€ 39.88
hardcover. Num Pages: 280 pages, 3 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226431697
- ISBN
- 9780226431697
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.07€ 78.49
€ 95.07
€ 78.49
Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226446004
- ISBN
- 9780226446004
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.07€ 79.04
€ 95.07
€ 79.04
Paperback. Num Pages: 430 pages, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLH; JFSJ1; JHBK; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 430
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226457642
- ISBN
- 9780226457642
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.49
€ 40.99
€ 31.49
Hardcover. Explores the sexual lives of prisoners and the sexual culture of prisons over the years, along with the impact of various issues, including race, class, and gender, sexual violence, prisoners' rights activism, and the HIV epidemic. This title argues for the importance of the prison to the history of sexuality. Editor(s): Kunzel, Regina. Num Pages: 352 pages, 15 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBK5; JKVP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 60 x 90 x 28. Weight in Grams: 674.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226462264
- ISBN
- 9780226462264
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.07€ 78.49
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Hardcover. Chronicles the lives of gay men, exploring how they cope with political attacks from both the 'family values' right and the 'radical queer' left - while also shedding light on the evolving meanings of family in twenty-first-century America. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSK2; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226476568
- ISBN
- 9780226476568
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.31€ 75.24
€ 90.31
€ 75.24
Paperback. Exploring the links between class identity and vacationing, the text looks at the popularity of France's health resorts in the 19th century. It shows how spas were promoted as an ordered equivalent to the busy lives of the bourgeoisie, and this premier vacation made and was made by the bourgeoisie. Num Pages: 228 pages, 23 halftones, 1 map, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JFC; JHBS; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226500751
- ISBN
- 9780226500751
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.49
€ 40.99
€ 31.49