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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. Louis, where new styles of jazz were soon produced, all the way up the Ohio River, where the music captivated audiences in Cincinnati and Pittsburgh alike. Jazz on the River concludes with the story of the decline of the old paddle wheelers - and thus riverboat jazz - on the inland waterways after World War II. Num Pages: 248 pages, 23 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; AVGJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226437330
- ISBN
- 9780226437330
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.29
€ 37.29
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
Hardcover. In the years that followed World War II, both the United States and the newly formed West German republic had an opportunity to remake their economies. This book takes a comparative look at the development of postwar mass consumption in West Germany and the United States and the emergence of discrete consumer modernities. Num Pages: 352 pages, 12 halftones, 1 figure, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJD; HBJK; KCB; KCZ. 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
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226491493
- ISBN
- 9780226491493
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.30
€ 70.30
Hardcover. The US government is the world's largest financial institution, providing credit and assuming risk through diverse activities. But the potential cost and risk of these actions and obligations remains poorly understood and only partially measured. This book contains research on the measurement and management of these costs and risks. Editor(s): Lucas, Deborah. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. Num Pages: 272 pages, 38 line drawings, 29 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226496580
- ISBN
- 9780226496580
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.35
€ 125.35
Hardcover. Once maligned as a swampy outpost, the fledgling city of Chicago brazenly adopted the motto Urbs in horto, or City in a Garden, in 1837. This book shows how this upstart town earned its sobriquet over the next century, from the first vegetable plots at Fort Dearborn to innovative garden designs at the 1933 World's Fair. Series: Center Books on Chicago and Environs. Num Pages: 464 pages, 11 colour plates, 166 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; WMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 189 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1250.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226502342
- ISBN
- 9780226502342
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.91
€ 53.91
Hardcover. In 1934, New York's Museum of Modern Art staged a major exhibition of ball bearings, airplane propellers, pots and pans, cocktail tumblers, petri dishes, protractors, and other machine parts and products. This title tells the story of this extraordinarily popular but controversial show. Num Pages: 224 pages, 61 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJG; ACX; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 263 x 23. Weight in Grams: 936.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226507156
- ISBN
- 9780226507156
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.40
€ 79.40
Crossing the Water: A Photographic Path to the Afro-Cuban Spirit World
Garoutte, Claire; Wambaugh, Anneke
paperback. In the summer of 2000, the authors were in Santiago de Cuba, a city on the southeastern coast of Cuba. A chance encounter led them to the home of Santiago Castaneda Vera, a priest-practitioner of Santeria and Palo Monte. This book includes images of elaborate Santeria altars and Palo spirit cauldrons, as well as of Santiago and his godchildren. Num Pages: 280 pages, 157 photographs (incl. 39 in color). BIC Classification: 1KJC; HRKT; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 266 x 228 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1120.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Duke Univ Pr (Tx) United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822340393
- ISBN
- 9780822340393
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.56
€ 52.56
Hardcover. Takes us through the social processes by which shock incites terror, terror invites war, war invokes emergency, and emergency supports unchecked power. This title reveals how the domestic political culture created by the cold war has driven these developments forward since 9/11. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226522081
- ISBN
- 9780226522081
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99
€ 53.99
Paperback. The task of deliberating public policy falls preeminently to Congress. But decisions on matters ranging from budget deficits to the war with Iraq, among others, raise serious doubts about its performance. This book assesses congressional deliberation by analyzing debate on the House and Senate floors. Series: American Politics & Political Economy S. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 line drawing, 37 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPH; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 185 x 17. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226544076
- ISBN
- 9780226544076
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.90
€ 41.90
Hardcover. Most analysts have deemed Richard Nixon's challenge to the judicial liberalism of the Warren Supreme Court a failure, "a counterrevolution that wasn't". This title reveals a Nixon whose public rhetoric was more conservative than his administration's actions and whose policy toward the Court was more subtle than previously recognized. Num Pages: 336 pages, 9 line drawings, 18 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226561196
- ISBN
- 9780226561196
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.09
€ 50.09