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Paperback. Num Pages: 290 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFMP; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226161631
ISBN
9780226161631
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.74

Paperback. In this book, Murray Edelman continues his quest to understand the influence of perception on the political process by turning to the role of art. Num Pages: 162 pages, 5 halftones, references, index. BIC Classification: ABA; JFC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 135 x 215 x 13. Weight in Grams: 220.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
162
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226184012
ISBN
9780226184012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.00

Paperback. Why do people keep fighting for social causes in the face of consistent failure? Why do they risk their physical, emotional, and financial safety on behalf of strangers? How do these groups survive high turnover and emotional burnout? This title provides answers to these questions. Num Pages: 240 pages, 4 line drawings, 4 tables. BIC Classification: JFF; JPW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226188669
ISBN
9780226188669
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.92

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226192277
ISBN
9780226192277
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.64
€ 79.37

Paperback. For decades, conventional wisdom has held that Americans hate negativity in political advertising. Arguing against this commonly held view, the authors show that some negativity is accepted by voters as part of the political process, but that negative advertising is necessary to convey valuable information that would not otherwise be revealed. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 figures, 45 tables. BIC Classification: JPVL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226202167
ISBN
9780226202167
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 339.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226204666
ISBN
9780226204666
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.64

Paperback. Providing an innovative and accessible perspective on how civil rights legislation affects the lives of ordinary Americans, this work argues for a radical new understanding of rights. The study is based on interviews with those who had experienced discrimination on disability issues. Series: Chicago Series in Law and Society. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFG; JP; LA; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 126 x 16. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226208336
ISBN
9780226208336
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.79

Paperback. It's a common complaint: the United States is overrun by rules and procedures that shackle professional judgment, have no valid purpose, and serve only to appease courts and lawyers. This book argues, however, that few Americans would want to return to an era without these legalistic policies. Series: Chicago Series in Law and Society. Num Pages: 320 pages, 17 line drawings, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPP; JPVH; LNDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226211657
ISBN
9780226211657
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.74

Paperback. Offers a guide to fundamental principles of American government as they were understood by framers of the Constitution. This book demonstrates clarity of The Federalist's argument, reveals its political (not merely economic) view of human nature, and describes how and why American regime combines liberal and republican values. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; JPA; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226213002
ISBN
9780226213002
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226213057
ISBN
9780226213057
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.94

Paperback. The Supreme Court's actions during the 2000 American presidential election seem sensible, legally legitimate and pragmatically defensible to some and an egregious abuse of power to others. This book offers a guide to the ultimate consequences and significance of the Supreme Court's decision. Num Pages: 266 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; GTB; JPA; JPHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Softcover Ed
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226213071
ISBN
9780226213071
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.00

Paperback. With Aristotle's Teaching in the "Politics," the author offers a masterly new interpretation of this classic philosophical work. With the Politics, he argues, Aristotle seeks to lead his students down a deliberately difficult path of critical thinking about civic republican life. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DB; HPCA; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226213651
ISBN
9780226213651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.02

Paperback. A critique of the ideas espoused in In The Liberal Tradition in America (1955), Louis Hartz, and those of its detractors, such as Bernard Bailyn, who argued that preliberal, republican values initially held sway in eighteenth-century American politics. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 339.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226216843
ISBN
9780226216843
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.74

Paperback. The story of the proposed - and ultimately thwarted - building of a dam, nearly 50 years ago in Arizona, which would have destroyed wildlife, flooded archaeological sites and forced the Havapai Indians off their ancestral home. It is also a study of rationality as a cultural, organisational and political construct. Series: Language & Legal Discourse S. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 map, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JFSL1; JPVH3; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226217949
ISBN
9780226217949
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 258 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JH; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226222578
ISBN
9780226222578
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.64

Paperback. Tracing the history of republican governments, this study moves from the Hebrew Bible, Solon's Athens and Brutus' Rome to the impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson, the Watergate proceedings and the Clinton impeachment. He builds up a definition of "republic" on the way. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCX; JPF; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226224824
ISBN
9780226224824
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.84

Paperback. Ferguson argues that the emergence of pornography as a literary phenomenon in Western culture can be tied to the development of utilitarian philosophy. He contends that considering the usefulness of something rather than its individual essence diverts our attention from individual identities. Num Pages: 208 pages, bibliographical references , index. BIC Classification: DSA; JFMP; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226243214
ISBN
9780226243214
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.84

Paperback. Tracing a central theme of Plato's "Republic", the author reconsiders in this study the nature and purpose of the comparison between the structure of society and that of the individual soul. With clarity and insight, he conveys the relation between the city and the soul and the choice between tyranny and philosophy. Num Pages: 130 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 215 x 10. Weight in Grams: 206.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
130
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226244372
ISBN
9780226244372
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.84

Hardcover. Faced with widespread reports of religious persecution, public and private actors around the world have responded with laws and policies designed to promote freedom of religion. What are the cultural and epistemological assumptions underlying this response, and what forms of politics are enabled in the process? Editor(s): Sullivan, Winnifred Fallers; Hurd, Elizabeth Shakman; Mahmood, Saba; Danchin, Peter G. Num Pages: 344 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: HRAM2; JPVH4; LAM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 158 x 26. Weight in Grams: 604.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226248479
ISBN
9780226248479
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.12
€ 97.22

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF3; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226254661
ISBN
9780226254661
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.74

Paperback. In the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, security became the paramount concern of virtually everyone involved in governing the United States. This title describes the human activities, emotions, relationships, and decisions that shaped the way Americans experienced homeland security. Num Pages: 256 pages, 6 halftones, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHM; JPRB; JPWL2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226257440
ISBN
9780226257440
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.94

Paperback. Chicago and New York share similar backgrounds but have had strikingly different fates. Tracing their fortunes from the 1930s to the present day, Ester R. Fuchs examines key policy decisions which have influenced the political structures of these cities and guided them into, or clear of, periods of economic crisis. Series: American Politics & Political Economy S. Num Pages: 376 pages, 15 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; KCBM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 509.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226267913
ISBN
9780226267913
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 34.48

Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HRAM3; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226275062
ISBN
9780226275062
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.79

Hardcover. "Man is a political animal", Aristotle asserts near the beginning of the "Politics". This title traces the surprising implications of Aristotle's claim and explores the treatise's relevance to political concerns. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226284026
ISBN
9780226284026
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.64
€ 79.10

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