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Building Resilience Social Capital in Post-Disaster Recovery
ISBN: PB: 9780226012889, ISBN: HB: 9780226012872, University of Chicago Press, August 2012
248 pp., 23x15 cm, 18 tables, 20 line illus.
Each year, natural disasters threaten the strength and stability of communities worldwide. Yet responses to the challenges of recovery vary greatly and in ways that aren't explained by the magnitude of the catastrophe or the amount of aid provided by...
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£25,50
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Before the Convention Strategies and Choices in Presidential Nomination Campaigns
ISBN: PB: 9780226012704, University of Chicago Press, August 2012
272 pp., 23x15 cm
Campaigns to win the Democratic and Republican presidential nominations are longer, more complex, and more confusing to the observer than the general election itself. The maze of delegate-selection procedures includes state primaries and caucuses as...
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£23,50
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Crossing Borders, Shifting Boundaries National and Transnational Identities in Europe and Beyond
ISBN: PB: 9783593396125, University of Chicago Press, Campus Verlag, August 2012
355 pp., 21.6x14 cm
The articles in this volume investigate the topic of ethnic, national, and transnational identities. Using a wide range of theoretical and methodological approaches, the impact of cross-national migration, changes in political borders, collective mem...
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£41,50
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Making of Romantic Love Longing and Sexuality in Europe, South Asia, and Japan, 900-1200 CE
ISBN: PB: 9780226706276, ISBN: HB: 9780226706269, University of Chicago Press, August 2012
456 pp., 23x15 cm
In the twelfth century, the Catholic Church attempted a thoroughgoing reform of marriage and sexual behavior aimed at eradicating sexual desire from Christian lives. Seeking a refuge from the very serious condemnations of the Church and relying on a...
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£37,00
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£87,00
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Failing Law Schools
ISBN: HB: 9780226923611, University of Chicago Press, August 2012
216 pp., 23x15 cm, 8 line illus.
On the surface, law schools today are thriving. Enrollments are on the rise, and their resources are often the envy of every other university department. Law professors are among the highest paid and play key roles as public intellectuals, advisors,...
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£19,00
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Empowering Science and Mathematics Education in Urban Schools
ISBN: PB: 9780226037981, ISBN: HB: 9780226037974, University of Chicago Press, August 2012
224 pp., 23x15 cm, 8 tables, 4 halftones, 9 line illus.
Math and science hold powerful places in contemporary society, setting the foundations for entry into some of the most robust and highest-paying industries. However, effective math and science education is not equally available to all students, with...
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£25,00
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£74,00
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From the Far Right to the Mainstream Islamophobia in Party Politics and the Media
ISBN: PB: 9783593396484, University of Chicago Press, Campus Verlag, August 2012
210 pp., 21.6x14 cm
This volume focuses on how the far right's views of Islam have been increasingly co-opted by both liberal and conservative parties and woven into the policies of Western governments over the past two decades. The unprecedented influence of xenophobic...
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£37,00
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Nature Drawings of Peter Karklins
ISBN: PB: 9780978907457, University of Chicago Press, DePaul Art Museum, August 2012
64 pp., 28x20 cm, 1 colour plate, 34 halftones
The German-born, Chicago-based Latvian artist Peter Karklins creates small, pencil-and-paper drawings that capture the processes and energies just below the surface of all human life. The complexity of his organic forms is matched by the artist's met...
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£15,00
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Frontier Romance Environment, Culture, and Alaska Identity
ISBN: PB: 9781602231894, University of Chicago Press, University of Alaska Press, August 2012
90 pp., 23x15 cm
Anyone curious about what drew people like Christopher McCandless (the subject of "Into the Wild") and John Muir to Alaska will find nuanced answers in "Frontier Romance", Judith Kleinfeld's thoughtful study of the iconic American love of the frontie...
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Clariant Clareant The Beginnings of a Specialty Chemicals Company
ISBN: HB: 9783593393742, University of Chicago Press, Campus Verlag, July 2012
300 pp., 21.6x14 cm, 62 halftones, 4 colour illus.
From its very beginning, the specialty chemicals group Clariant has been in a continual process of transformation. This, the first book-length study of the company, gives an insightful account of its historical foundations, starting with the successf...
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£32,00
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