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Paperback. This is the story of Nancy's McCabe's adoption of a daughter and the many obstacles she faced during the adoption and adjustment process. Especially poignant is her struggle to bond with a sick, grieving baby while in a foreign country during political unrest. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; BG; JHBK; JKSB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826214959
- ISBN
- 9780826214959
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.41
€ 20.99
€ 19.41
Hardcover. An analysis of the political, economic, social and international ramifications of America's first war of Soviet containment. It identifies Korea as a turning point in the Cold War, and is based upon research in files, manuscripts and records belonging to Truman and wartime and government agencies. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 1KBB; HBG; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 667.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Missouri Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826212061
- ISBN
- 9780826212061
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.53
€ 73.53
Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226978734
- ISBN
- 9780226978734
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.85
€ 98.85
Hardcover. Throughout the nineteenth century, cholera was a global scourge. Its causes were bitterly disputed. What experts did agree on was that the environment played a crucial role. In this book, Michael Zeheter offers a probing case study of the environmental changes made to fight cholera in two British colonies: Madras in India and Quebec City in Canada. Series: History of the Urban Environment. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1KBC; 3JH; 3JJ; MBNS; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822944461
- ISBN
- 9780822944461
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.51
€ 70.51
Hardback. In West Java, Indonesia, all it takes is a woman's voice and a drumbeat to make a man get up and dance. The author draws on decades of ethnographic research to explore the reasons behind this phenomenon, arguing that Sundanese men use dance to explore and enact contradictions in their gender identities. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 halftones, 9 musical examples, 14 line drawings, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1FMN; AVA; JFSJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226769585
- ISBN
- 9780226769585
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.24
€ 134.24
Hardback. Offers a social history of Chinese paleoanthropology and a cultural - and at times comparative - history of assumptions and debates about what it means to be human. Focusing on issues that push against the boundaries of science and politics, this book offers an innovative approach to modern Chinese history and the history of science. Num Pages: 336 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; PDX; PSXE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 180 x 25. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226738598
- ISBN
- 9780226738598
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.00
€ 134.00
Hardback. From the years 2004 to 2008, Beijing and Shanghai witnessed the construction of an extraordinary number of new buildings, many of which were designed by architectural firms overseas. This title scrutinizes the phenomenon of transnational architecture and its profound effect on the development of urban space. Num Pages: 240 pages, 18 halftones, 4 maps, 15 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JMC; AM; JFFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226709802
- ISBN
- 9780226709802
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.17
€ 142.17
Hardback. Japanese courts have long enjoyed a reputation for vigilant independence which has only occasionally been challenged. This analysis of career data for hundreds of judges finds that Japanese politicians do influence judicial careers discreetly and indirectly. Series: Studies in Law & Economics. Num Pages: 224 pages, 3 line drawings, 42 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226703886
- ISBN
- 9780226703886
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.34
€ 78.34
Paperback. Covering the basic areas of Japanese law - property, contracts, torts, corporate, civil procedure, criminal law, administrative procedure, and tax - this text uses economic theory and empirical data to sketch the implications the law poses for human behaviour. Series: Studies in Law & Economics. Num Pages: 310 pages, 8 line drawings, 26 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 232 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226703855
- ISBN
- 9780226703855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.30
€ 51.30
Hardback. Num Pages: 2300 pages, 433 halftones, 13 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; HBJD; HBJF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 175 x 188. Weight in Grams: 4892.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 2300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226467573
- ISBN
- 9780226467573
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 733.44
€ 733.44
An Invitation to Laughter. A Lebanese Anthropologist in the Arab World...
Khuri, Fuad I.. Ed(S): Khuri, Sonia Jalbout
Hardback. An autobiography of Fuad I Khuri, both an insider's and an outsider's perspective on life in Lebanon, elsewhere in Middle East, and in West Africa. It provides insights into such issues as mentality of Arabs toward women, eating habits of Arab world, impact of Islam on West Africa, and extravagant lifestyles of wealthy Arabs, and more. Editor(s): Khuri, Sonia Jalbout. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBL; BGA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226434766
- ISBN
- 9780226434766
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.50
€ 117.50
Hardback. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226411941
- ISBN
- 9780226411941
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.89
€ 118.89
Hardback. Series: Big Issues in Music. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; AVGH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226407425
- ISBN
- 9780226407425
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.55
€ 118.55
Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JKSW1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226403670
- ISBN
- 9780226403670
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.27
€ 121.27
Hardback. Series: South Asia Across the Disciplines. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSL3; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226384900
- ISBN
- 9780226384900
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.89
€ 118.89
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; LNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 238 x 29. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226281995
- ISBN
- 9780226281995
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.71
€ 67.71
Hardback. Focusing on labour-market institutions, and the supply-and-demand forces that affect wages, these papers compare patterns of earnings inequality and pay differentials in a range of different countries. Varying labour-market systems, and education/training programmes are examined. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. Num Pages: 472 pages, 81 line drawings, 120 tables. BIC Classification: 1DD; 1DV; 1FPJ; 1FPK; 1KBB; 1MBF; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 33. Weight in Grams: 800.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226261607
- ISBN
- 9780226261607
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.28
€ 137.28
Hardback. Through an ethnography of the Dhanka in Jaipur, this book brings you inside an imaginative work of these long-marginalized tribal communities. It shows how they must affirm and refute their tribal status on a range of levels, from domestic interactions to historical representation, by relegating their status to the past. Series: South Asia Across the Disciplines. Num Pages: 240 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 242 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226252995
- ISBN
- 9780226252995
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.02
€ 118.02
Paperback. This work examines the experience of capital flows to Latin America, Asia and Eastern Europe. The papers discuss the role of banks, equity markets and foreign direct investment in international capital flows, and the risks that investors and others face with these transactions. Editor(s): Feldstein, Martin S. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. Num Pages: 536 pages, 57 line drawings, 93 tables. BIC Classification: 1DV; 1F; 1KL; KCLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 536
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226241043
- ISBN
- 9780226241043
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.90
€ 62.90
Paperback. Series: Judaic Studies S. Num Pages: 392 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; BG; HBJF1; HBLW3; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University Alabama Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817350956
- ISBN
- 9780817350956
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.32
€ 47.32