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Hinge Civil Society, Group Cultures, and the Power of Local Commitments
ISBN: PB: 9780226745664, ISBN: HB: 9780226745527, University of Chicago Press, January 2021
240 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm
Most of the time, we believe our daily lives to be governed by structures determined from above: laws that dictate our behavior, companies that pay our wages, even climate patterns that determine what we eat or where we live. In contrast, social orga...
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£22,00
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£76,00
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Homelessness among Older Adults in Prague Causes, Contexts and Prospects
ISBN: PB: 9788024645254, University of Chicago Press, Karolinum Press, November 2020
444 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm
Not for sale in the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic! Following their engaging study Homelessness among Young People in Prague, the authors of this book turn their attention to an older population facing the same issue, a very different situa...
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£16,00
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How Green Became Good Urbanized Nature and the Making of Cities and Citizens
ISBN: PB: 9780226739045, ISBN: HB: 9780226738994, University of Chicago Press, November 2020
264 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 14 halftones
As projects like Manhattan's High Line, Chicago's 606, China's eco-cities, and Ethiopia's tree-planting efforts show, cities around the world are devoting serious resources to urban greening. Formerly neglected urban spaces and new high-end developme...
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£24,00
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£76,00
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High-Skilled Migration to the United States and Its Economic Consequences
ISBN: HB: 9780226525525, University of Chicago Press, NBER – National Bureau of Economic Research, July 2018
272 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 1 halftone, 101 line drawings, 31 tables
Immigration policy is one of the most contentious public policy issues in the United States today. High-skilled immigrants represent an increasing share of the U. S. workforce, particularly in science and engineering fields. These immigrants affect e...
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£97,50
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Historical Population Atlas of the Czech Lands
ISBN: HB: 9788024635774, University of Chicago Press, Karolinum Press, February 2018
134 pp., 37.3x30.5 cm, 360 maps, 110 figures
Not for sale in the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic! This bilingual, English-Czech atlas of Czechoslovakia is one of the first to use statistical data to evaluate spatial aspects of population development over time. Its twelve chapters prese...
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£37,50
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Hidden Treasure of Black ASL Its History and Structure
ISBN: HB + DVD: 9781563684890, Gallaudet University Press, October 2016
240 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, tables, figures
People who first encounter sign language often ask if all deaf people sign the same language and are surprised to learn that there are different sign languages in different nations worldwide, as well as variations of these languages. One variation, B...
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£60,00
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How to Be a Good Parent
ISBN: HB: 9781851244386, Bodleian Library Publishing, September 2015
96 pp., 11.5x8.8 cm, 10 black&white illus.
"To keep children clean is something that should never be attempted. It cannot be done". "The mere provision of the vegetable is not sufficient; it must be actually eaten". "If there is room enough for somersaults, the child can be satisfied". Man...
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£4,99
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Heat Wave A Social Autopsy of Disaster in Chicago
ISBN: PB: 9780226276182, University of Chicago Press, May 2015
328 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 35 halftones, 3 maps, 7 figures, 12 tables
On Thursday, July 13, 1995, Chicagoans awoke to a blistering day in which the temperature would reach 106 degrees. The heat index, which measures how the temperature actually feels on the body, would hit 126 degrees by the time the day was over. Mete...
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£13,50
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How Many Is Too Many? The Progressive Argument for Reducing Immigration into the United States
ISBN: HB: 9780226190655, University of Chicago Press, February 2015
336 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 2 halftones, 21 line drawings, 7 tables
From the stony streets of Boston to the rail lines of California, from General Relativity to Google, one of the surest truths of our history is the fact that America has been built by immigrants. The phrase itself has become a steadfast campaign line...
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£20,50
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Homelessness as an Alternative Existence of Young People
ISBN: PB: 9788024625171, University of Chicago Press, Karolinum Press, October 2014
320 pp., 24.1x17.2 cm, 27 line drawings, 2 maps, 79 charts
Not for sale in the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic! The chronically homeless face a stark reality: lack of access to support systems, adequate shelter, and sustenance, with little hope for something better. For young people, however, life o...
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£15,00
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