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Hardcover. Government spending has increased in United States since World War II. Drawing on examples from the federal and state governments, this book explains why these budget rules tend to fail, and proposes original alternatives for imposing much-needed fiscal discipline on our legislators. Series: American Politics & Political Economy S. Num Pages: 216 pages, 16 line drawings, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; KFFD; KJMV1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226682594
ISBN
9780226682594
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.63
€ 50.15

Hardcover. Thirty-five years into his research among the descendants of rebel slaves living in South American rain forest, anthropologist Richard Price encountered Tooy, a priest, philosopher, and healer living in French Guiana. Tooy is a time traveler. With a blend of storytelling and scholarship, this title recounts the journeys of these two intellectuals. Num Pages: 448 pages, 62 halftones, 1 map, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226680583
ISBN
9780226680583
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.96
€ 76.71

Paperback. A study of how women's views of television and the media relate to their personal stance on abortion. Over four years, the authors watched television with women, visiting city houses, suburban subdivisions, modern condominiums, and public housing projects. Here are the results of that research. Series: Morality and Society Series. Num Pages: 202 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JFMA; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
202
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226680323
ISBN
9780226680323
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 24.35

Paperback. Recreates the daily life of the bar room from 1870 to 1920, exploring what it was like to be a "regular" in the old-time saloon of pre-prohibition industrial America. This study examines saloon-goers across America, including New York, Chicago, New Orleans and San Francisco. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 332 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSG; JHBT; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226677699
ISBN
9780226677699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.28

Paperback. Series: Phoenix Poets. Num Pages: 86 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 141.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
86
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226677071
ISBN
9780226677071
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 22.51

Paperback. Are the elderly posing a threat to America's political system with their enormous clout? Are they stretching resources to the breaking point with their growing demands for care? This text seeks to offer fresh insight into a wide range of social and political issues relating to the elderly. Num Pages: 382 pages, 18 line drawings, 22 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSP31; JKSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
382
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226675688
ISBN
9780226675688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 27.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 18. Weight in Grams: 339.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226671840
ISBN
9780226671840
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.28

Paperback. How do artists, collectors, dealers and curators whose lives and livelihoods are so intimately affected by the valuation of art manage to cope with such an intangible market? To answer this question, this book focuses on the localized and typical world of the St Louis art scene. Num Pages: 264 pages, 11 halftones, 3 line drawings, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ABQ; JHM; KCC; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 227 x 29. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226670843
ISBN
9780226670843
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.96

Paperback. When we think about what constitutes being a good citizen, routine activities like voting, letter-writing, and paying attention to the news spring to mind. This title argues that these activities play only a small part in democratic citizenship - a form of citizenship that requires creative thinking, talking, and acting. Series: Morality and Society Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, 2 halftones, 22 line drawings, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 160 x 12. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226660813
ISBN
9780226660813
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 27.12

paperback. Uses the historic rise, alarming fall, and equally dramatic renewal of Chicago's North Kenwood - Oakland neighborhood to explore the politics of race and class in contemporary urban America. This title explores the battles between haves and have-nots, home owners and apartment dwellers, and newcomers and old-timers. Num Pages: 400 pages, 20 halftones, 4 line drawings, 1 map, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSC; JFSG; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 164 x 30. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226649320
ISBN
9780226649320
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 24.35

Hardback. Presents evidence that most Americans favor free enterprise and practical government programs to distribute wealth more equitably. This book provides a popular mandate to combat the economic inequity that plagues the nation. Num Pages: 144 pages, 20 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVK; KCB; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226644547
ISBN
9780226644547
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.73
€ 44.62

paperback. As government agencies have encouraged faith-based organizations to help ensure social welfare, many black churches have received grants to provide services to their neighborhoods' poorest residents. This title demonstrates that this alliance serves as a means for black clergy to reaffirm their political leadership in black civil society. Series: Morality and Society Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2 halftones, 6 line drawings, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRC; JFSL3; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226642079
ISBN
9780226642079
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.96

Paperback. A centennial study of Yerkes Observatory, built a century ago by the University of Chicago as one of America's first big science centres. This text describes the changing fortunes of the Observatory under its first three directors, and is illustrated with many archival photographs. Num Pages: 394 pages, 51 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; PGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
394
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226639468
ISBN
9780226639468
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.99
€ 21.55

paperback. This text looks at how postwar cultural values affected the rights-orientated policy in the 1970s and how this affects judicial interpretations of provisions under the Americans with Disabilities Act. It argues that this has created a lose/lose situation for the people the act was meant to protect. Num Pages: 288 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFG; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780226616605
ISBN
9780226616605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 30.81

Paperback. This work presents a revisionist account of Ralph Waldo Emerson's influential thought on individualism, in particular his political psychology. It illuminates contradictions in Emerson's political outlook, and the conjunctions of liberal and authoritarian ideology they produced. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSB; HPC; JPA; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780226577005
ISBN
9780226577005
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.65

Paperback. A probing and provocative work of urban history with deep relevance for urban public schools today, Nelson's book reveals why equal educational opportunity remains such an elusive ideal. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; JFFJ; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 185 x 20. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226571904
ISBN
9780226571904
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 36.26

Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 49 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKVM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 23. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226571324
ISBN
9780226571324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 30.81

Paperback. Drawing on the analysis of counterterrorism in the years after 9/11 - including the issuance of terror alerts and the decision to invade Iraq - this title presents a case that the Bush administration hyped fear, while obscuring civil liberties abuses and concrete issues of preparedness. Series: Chicago Studies in American Politics. Num Pages: 248 pages, 50 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; JFD; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226567198
ISBN
9780226567198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.96

Paperback. This volume chronicles the history of Catholic parishes in such major cities as Boston, Chicago, Detriot, New York and Philadelphia, linking their unique place in the urban landscape to the course of 20th-century American race relations. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 368 pages, 29 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HRCC7; JFF; JFSL1; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226558745
ISBN
9780226558745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.04

paperback. Assessing 100 years of antitrust policy in the USA, this text shows that although antitrust laws claim to serve the public, they are vulnerable to the influence of special interest groups. An analysis of how antitrust bows to self-serving business interests instead of the consumer is also included. Editor(s): McChesney, Fred S.; Shughart, William F.; Shughart II, William F. Num Pages: 392 pages, 12 line drawings, 68 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNCH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 23. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226556352
ISBN
9780226556352
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.23
€ 53.84

Hardcover. What accounts for the persistence of the figure of the black criminal in popular culture created by African Americans? This title explores the rationale behind this tradition of criminal self-representation from the Harlem Renaissance to the gangsta culture. It traces the legacy of badness in Rudolph Fisher and Chester Himes' detective fiction. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226550350
ISBN
9780226550350
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.96
€ 76.88

hardcover. An account of the relationship between American policy and public opinion during the Gulf crisis. Comparisons are made to other wars such as those in Panama, Vietnam, Korea and the Falklands, as well as to World War II. The book features 300 tables charting public opinion through the Gulf crisis. Series: American Politics & Political Economy S. Num Pages: 398 pages, 7 maps, 288 tables. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1FBXK; 1KBB; 3JJPR; HBJF1; JPQB; JPVK; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 28. Weight in Grams: 707.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
398
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780226545646
ISBN
9780226545646
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.06
€ 89.87

Hardback. While white residents of antebellum Boston and New Haven forcefully opposed the education of black residents, their counterparts in slaveholding Baltimore did little to resist the establishment of African American schools. Such discrepancies, the author argues, suggest that white opposition to black education was not a foregone conclusion. Num Pages: 256 pages, 13 halftones, 2 maps, 4 line drawings, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; JFSL3; JNFR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226542492
ISBN
9780226542492
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.96
€ 76.71

paperback. When sanctions prohibited local use of racially, ethnically, and scatalogically offensive toponyms, names like Jap Valley, California, were erased from the national and cultural map forever. This title considers the efforts to computerize mapmaking, standardize geographic names, and respond to public concern over ethnically offensive appellations. Num Pages: 230 pages, 33 halftones, 9 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GBGP; HBTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226534664
ISBN
9780226534664
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.86

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