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Paperback. Consistently an outsider - a child of the fundamentalist South, a self-taught intellectual, a black man married to a white woman - Richard Wright nonetheless became the unparalleled voice of his time. This title chronicles his journey from a sharecropper's shack in Mississippi to international renown as a writer and outspoken critic of racism. Num Pages: 638 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 33. Weight in Grams: 976.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 638
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226730387
- ISBN
- 9780226730387
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.23
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Hardcover. A major figure in American blues and folk music, Big Bill Broonzy (1903-58) left his Arkansas Delta home after World War I, headed north, and became the leading Chicago blues-man of the 1930s. This title traces Big Bill's career from his rise as a nationally prominent blues star, including his historic 1938 appearance at Carnegie Hall. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGK; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226717456
- ISBN
- 9780226717456
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.09
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Paperback. One of the major intellectual figures of the 20th century, Paul Ricoeur has influenced a generation of thinkers. This philosophically informed biography provides an accessible look at both the philosophy of this thinker and the pivotal experiences that influenced his development. Num Pages: 162 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: BG; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 162
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226706030
- ISBN
- 9780226706030
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Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.57
€ 47.99
€ 37.57
Paperback. By relating biography to the cultural and musical contours of contemporary American life, Ronald M. Radano observes jazz practice as part of the complex interweaving of postmodern culture. Radano accomplishes this by analyzing the creative life of Anthony Braxton. Num Pages: 336 pages, 24ill. BIC Classification: 3JJP; AVGJ; AVGK; AVRN; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 481.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226701967
- ISBN
- 9780226701967
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.91
€ 37.99
€ 29.91
Hardcover. During the 1920s and '30s, Franz Taibosh - whose stage name was Clicko - performed in front of millions as one of the stars of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus. This title presents the story of Taibosh's journey from boyhood on a small farm in South Africa to top billing as one of the travelling World's Fair Freaks. Num Pages: 256 pages, 24 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: ASZ; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226647418
- ISBN
- 9780226647418
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Condition: New
€ 74.86€ 63.36
€ 74.86
€ 63.36
Paperback. Appalled by the numbers of destitute children on the streets of New York, Charles Loring Brace created the Children's Aid Society and organised a programme of adoption across the US. Between 1854 and 1929 some 250,000 children were found homes in the country. This is his story, and theirs. Num Pages: 362 pages, bibliographical references , index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 362
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226616674
- ISBN
- 9780226616674
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.41
€ 23.99
€ 19.41
Paperback. Both the quest for natural knowledge and the aspiration to alchemical wisdom played crucial roles in the scientific revolution, as William R. Newman demonstrates in this work on George Starkey (1628-1665), America's first famous scientist. Num Pages: 340 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; BG; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226577142
- ISBN
- 9780226577142
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.39
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Paperback. Num Pages: 196 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Phoenix ed
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226572611
- ISBN
- 9780226572611
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.09
€ 32.99
€ 26.09
Hardcover. While competing with Langston Hughes for the title of "Poet Laureate of Harlem," Countee Cullen (1903-46) crafted poems that became touchstones for American readers, both black and white. Drawing on the poet's correspondence with contemporaries and friends, and presenting an interpretation of his poetic gifts, this book tells his story. Num Pages: 304 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226533643
- ISBN
- 9780226533643
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 28.00
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Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226529479
- ISBN
- 9780226529479
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.54
€ 18.99
€ 16.54
Hardcover. Anna Morandi Manzolini (1714-74), an artist and scientist, surmounted meager origins and limited formal education to become one of the most acclaimed anatomical sculptors of the Enlightenment. This title tells the story of her arresting life and times. Num Pages: 248 pages, 50 colour plates, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JF; AFKB; BGH; HBJD; MFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 185 x 22. Weight in Grams: 934.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226520810
- ISBN
- 9780226520810
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Condition: New
€ 51.09€ 44.25
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Hardcover. Presents a document from the last months of the Holocaust. This book tells the story of the Terezin camp and how the author and her family fared while imprisoned there. Editor(s): Dwork, Deborah. Num Pages: 280 pages, 124 colour plates. BIC Classification: BG; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 273 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1182.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Facsimile ed
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226511863
- ISBN
- 9780226511863
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.78
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Paperback. Series: Negro American Biographies & Autobiographies. Num Pages: 278 pages, 16 pp photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACX; AGB; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 23. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226510064
- ISBN
- 9780226510064
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.82
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€ 31.82
Paperback. The memoirs of Hortense (1646-99) and Marie (1639-1715) Mancini, members of court of Louis XIV, represent earliest examples in France of memoirs published by women under their own names during their lifetimes. This title chronicles the beginnings of women's rights within the confines of an otherwise circumscribed early modern aristocratic society. Editor(s): Nelson, Sarah. Translator(s): Nelson, Sarah. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 254 pages, 2 halftones, 3 maps, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JD; 3JF; BGHA; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226502793
- ISBN
- 9780226502793
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.91
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Paperback. In this volume, Gorden MacCreagh recounts his adventures with eight "Eminent Scientificos" as they set out to explore the Amazon in 1923 without any idea of what lies ahead of them: rapids, malaria, monkey stew and "dangerous savages". Num Pages: 356 pages, 40 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSBZ; BG; JHMC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226500188
- ISBN
- 9780226500188
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.23
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Paperback. From autobiographical writings, this book reconstructs the extraordinary life of Thomas Platter and the lives of his sons. It expands the historical contexts of these accounts and, in the process, brings to life the customs, perceptions and character of an age on the threshold of modernity. Translator(s): Goldhammer, Arthur. Num Pages: 418 pages, 26 halftones, 5 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1D; BGH; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 151 x 27. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 418
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226473246
- ISBN
- 9780226473246
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.14
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Paperback. The 18 essays in this book illustrate the diversity of Lazarsfeld's interests. They encompass his own works of social research, as well as writings on methodology and the history and sociology of social research. In addition the book provides a revealing biography of Lazarsfeld. Series: Heritage of Sociology Series. Num Pages: 344 pages, 13 line drawings, 37 tables. BIC Classification: 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; BG; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 230 x 24. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226469638
- ISBN
- 9780226469638
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.39
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Paperback. Num Pages: 598 pages, 45 halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 830.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 598
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226447001
- ISBN
- 9780226447001
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.27
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Paperback. An autobiography of Fuad I Khuri, both an insider's and an outsider's perspective on life in Lebanon, elsewhere in Middle East, and in West Africa. It provides insights into such issues as mentality of Arabs toward women, eating habits of Arab world, impact of Islam on West Africa, and extravagant lifestyles of wealthy Arabs, and more. Editor(s): Khuri, Sonia Jalbout. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBL; BGA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 249 x 18. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226434780
- ISBN
- 9780226434780
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 28.00
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Paperback. Translator(s): Zweig, Arnulf. Num Pages: 270 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; BG; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 283.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226423616
- ISBN
- 9780226423616
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.39
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Paperback. Offers an account of the Protestant Reformation, reporting on the larger clashes between Protestants and Catholics, and also on events in the author's convent. This work provides a fresh perspective on struggles for religious and political power in sixteenth-century Geneva and a glimpse at early modern monastic life. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: BGX; HBJD; HR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226417066
- ISBN
- 9780226417066
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.91
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Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226416953
- ISBN
- 9780226416953
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.09
€ 32.99
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Paperback. After laughing their way through his classic and beloved depictions of nineteenth-century American life, few readers would suspect that Mark Twain's last years were anything but happy and joyful. They would be wrong. This title reveals that Twain ended his life as a frustrated writer plagued by paranoia. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226336473
- ISBN
- 9780226336473
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.09
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Paperback. This biography of Helen Keller tells the story of the controversial and turbulent relationship between Helen and her teacher, Annie Sullivan. It chronicles Helens doomed love affair, her struggles to earn a living, her triumphs at Radcliffe College and her work as an advocate for the disabled. Num Pages: 398 pages, 65 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 398
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226327631
- ISBN
- 9780226327631
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.23
€ 27.99
€ 23.23