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The Americas
Hardcover. Each year, North Americans spend as much money fixing up their homes as they do buying new ones. This title charts the rise of the home improvement industry in the United States and Canada from the end of World War I into the late 1950s. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 472 pages, 62 halftones, 5 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; KNS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226317663
- ISBN
- 9780226317663
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.53
€ 71.53
Hardcover. What can we learn when we follow people over the years and across the course of their professional lives? This book asks this question specifically about scientists and answers it here by tracking fifty-five physicists through different stages of their careers at a variety of universities across the country. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 line drawing, 29 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNM; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition first Printing
- Number of pages
- 323
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226327617
- ISBN
- 9780226327617
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.25
€ 119.25
Teaching Evolution in a Creation Nation (History and Philosophy of Edu...
Laats, Adam, Siegel, Harvey
Hardcover. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HR; JNF; JNU; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 274 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226331270
- ISBN
- 9780226331270
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.32
€ 117.32
Hardcover. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 165 x 238 x 26. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226334189
- ISBN
- 9780226334189
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.89
€ 60.89
Hardcover. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 253 x 15. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226344249
- ISBN
- 9780226344249
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.50
€ 117.50
Hardcover. From the colonial era to the present, the ever-shifting debate about America's almost uninterrupted population growth has exerted a profound influence on the evolution of politics, public policy, and economic thinking in the United States. This title explains the ways that population ideas and anxieties have provoked a wide range of policies. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JHBD; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226347622
- ISBN
- 9780226347622
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.34
€ 76.34
Hardcover. Erin Hogan hit the road in her Volkswagen Jetta and headed west from Chicago in search of the monuments of American land art. Her journey took her through the states of Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas. It also took her through the states of anxiety, drunkenness, and heat exhaustion. This title presents a chronicle of this journey. Series: Culture Trails. Num Pages: 176 pages, 26 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACX; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 221 x 19. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226348452
- ISBN
- 9780226348452
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.82
€ 32.82
Hardcover. Although inequality in Latin America ranks among the worst in the world, it has notably declined over the years, offset by improvements in health care and education, enhanced programs for social assistance, and increases in the minimum wage. The author argues that the resurgence of democracy in Latin America is key to this change. Num Pages: 336 pages, 12 figures, 36 tables. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFFJ; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226356525
- ISBN
- 9780226356525
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.80
€ 133.80
Paperback. Downtown America transcends the archetypal story of downtown's rise and fall and offers a dynamic new story of urban development in the United States. Moving beyond conventional narratives, Alison Isenberg shows-that downtown's trajectory was not dictated by inevitable free market forces or natural life-and-death cycles. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226385082
- ISBN
- 9780226385082
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.73
€ 45.73
Hardcover. Armed with only early boyhood memories, the author begins his quest by setting out from his home in Baltimore for Pittsylvania County, Virginia, to try to find his late grandfather's old home by the railroad tracks in Blairs. This title tells the tale of the ensuing journey, at once a detective story and a moving historical memoir. Num Pages: 272 pages, 45 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JH; BGH; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition, 1st Printing
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226389493
- ISBN
- 9780226389493
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.00
€ 39.00
Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 237 x 23. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226396385
- ISBN
- 9780226396385
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.37
€ 60.37
Hardcover. Offers a look at the extraordinary ways that architecture mirrors our values - and shapes our everyday lives. This title gathers the best of the author's writings along with reflections on an era framed by the destruction of the World Trade Center and the opening of the world's tallest skyscraper. Num Pages: 320 pages, 83 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMC; AMVD; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 60 x 90 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Printing
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226423111
- ISBN
- 9780226423111
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.33
€ 46.33
Hardcover. Reveals a gruesome stories of exhumation and reburial throughout American history. Taking us to the contested grave sites, this title explores how complicated interactions of regional pride, shifting reputations, and evolving burial practices led to public and often emotional battles over the final resting places of famous figures. Num Pages: 272 pages, 40 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226423296
- ISBN
- 9780226423296
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.06
€ 38.06
Hardcover. In 2003, in the face of errors and accidents caused by medical and surgical trainees, the American Council of Graduate Medical Education mandated a reduction in resident work hours to eighty per week. This title takes up the apparent paradox of medical professionals resisting reforms designed to help them and their patients. Num Pages: 232 pages, 7 line drawings, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKS; MBP. 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
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226430027
- ISBN
- 9780226430027
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.82
€ 120.82
Hardcover. Ethnocentrism - our tendency to partition the human world into in-groups and out-groups - pervades societies around the world. This book explains how ethnocentrism shapes American public opinion. Series: Chicago Studies in American Politics. Num Pages: 400 pages, 25 line drawings, 44 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226435701
- ISBN
- 9780226435701
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.18
€ 127.18
Hardcover. For centuries, the writ of habeas corpus has served as an important safeguard against miscarriages of justice. Through historical, empirical, and legal analysis, as well as illustrative case studies, this book examines the use of the writ in the United States and offers reform proposals to help ensure its vitality in justice system. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226436975
- ISBN
- 9780226436975
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.60
€ 76.60
Hardcover. Offers necessary steps to set us on the path toward true biosecurity. This book argues that true biosecurity will require a multipronged effort based on an understanding of the complexity of the issue, guided by scientific ethics, and watched over by a vigilant citizenry attentive to the difference between fearmongering and true analysis of risk. Num Pages: 240 pages, 4 halftones, 1 line drawing, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPSF; JWMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226444055
- ISBN
- 9780226444055
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.10
€ 37.10
Hardcover. After twenty-two years, the longest-serving and most powerful mayor in the history of Chicago stepped down, leaving behind a city that was utterly transformed, and a complicated legacy we are only beginning to evaluate. The author chronicles the sometimes Shakespearean, sometimes Machiavellian life of an American political legend. Num Pages: 400 pages, 24 halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJP; 3JM; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 43. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226449470
- ISBN
- 9780226449470
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.29
€ 45.29
Hardcover. Focuses on black migration and Latino immigration, examining tensions and alliances that emerged between African Americans and other groups. Exploring the challenges of residential segregation and deindustrialization, this book also tackles such topics as the real estate industry's discriminatory practices. Editor(s): Kusmer, Kenneth L.; Trotter, Joe. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 512 pages, 5 line drawings, 16 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTB; JFSG; JFSL3. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 907.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226465098
- ISBN
- 9780226465098
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.42
€ 134.42
Hardcover. In the 1960s, University of Cincinnati radiologist Eugene Saenger infamously conducted human experiments on patients with advanced cancer to examine how total body radiation could treat the disease. Using the Saenger case as a means to reconsider cold war medical trials, this book examines the tensions at the heart of clinical studies of the time. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; MBDC; MBGR; MBX; MJCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226465319
- ISBN
- 9780226465319
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.03
€ 62.03
Hardcover. The congressional agenda includes many issues about which liberals and conservatives generally agree. Even over these matters, though, Democratic and Republican senators tend to fight with each other. This book argues that many partisan battles are rooted in competition for power rather than disagreement over the rightful role of government. Num Pages: 256 pages, 29 line drawings, 24 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPF; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226470740
- ISBN
- 9780226470740
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.37
€ 118.37
Hardcover. Tracing the history of televised news, from the household names of the late 1940s and early '50s, like Eric Sevareid and Walter Cronkite, through the rise of cable, the political power of Fox News, and more, this book shows us an industry in transition, where news magazines and celebrity profiles vie with political news and serious investigations. Num Pages: 352 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; APT; JFD; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226472454
- ISBN
- 9780226472454
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.36
€ 45.36
Hardcover. An exploration of how images of Americans' love/hate relationship with France came to flourish in the United States shapes a story of one nation's relationship to another from a historical perspective and explores the complex dichotomy between an American appreciation for French culture and French anti-Americanism. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 32. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226473789
- ISBN
- 9780226473789
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.09
€ 50.09
Hardcover. A substantial number of American children experience poverty, and there are numerous programs designed to alleviate or even eliminate poverty. This book tackles the problem of evaluating these programs by examining them using a common metric: their impact on earnings in adulthood. Editor(s): Levine, Phillip B.; Zimmerman, David J. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. Num Pages: 464 pages, 19 line drawings, 38 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; KCF; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226475813
- ISBN
- 9780226475813
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.64
€ 146.64