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Biography
Hardback. Born in 1941, Tubten Khetsun is a nephew of the Gyatso Tashi Khendrung, one of the senior government officials taken prisoner after the Tibetan peoples' uprising of March 10, 1959. This autobiography talks of his prison experiences as well as the state of civil society following his release. Translator(s): Akester, Matthew. Num Pages: 344 pages, 16 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; 3JJP; BGHA; HBJF; HBLW3; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780231142861
- ISBN
- 9780231142861
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.11€ 79.73
€ 104.11
€ 79.73
Hardback. Presents an autobiographical account of the author's birth and upbringing as an untouchable, or Dalit, in the newly independent India of the 1950s. As a document of the long silenced and long denied sufferings of the Dalits, this work presents a manifesto for the revolutionary transformation of society and human consciousness. Translator(s): Mukherjee, Arun Prabha. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2AB; BG; FA; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 210 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231129725
- ISBN
- 9780231129725
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.81€ 64.07
€ 82.81
€ 64.07
Hardback. A memoir of a life in exile. Anca Vlasopolos recounts her life's journey from Romania to Paris and Brussels, then on to the United States. She writes about the peculiar attributes of displacement in the comtemporary world; the ambiguous identities, and the nostalgia for places dimly recalled. Num Pages: 240 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BGA; DSBH; DSK; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231121309
- ISBN
- 9780231121309
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.15€ 46.67
€ 59.15
€ 46.67
Paperback. Although numerous texts are available in translation that illustrate the papal side of the Investiture Controversy, few accounts exist that convey the position of secular leaders. Imperial Lives and Letters fills this gap, offering the full text of "The Deeds of Conrad II" (1024--1139) by Wipo, "Life of Emperor the Henry IV" (1056--1106) and the Letters of Henry IV. Translator(s): Mommsen, Theodor E.; Morrison, Karl F. Series: Records of Western Civilization Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3H; BJ; HBJD; HBLC; HRCC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231121217
- ISBN
- 9780231121217
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
Hardback. John F. Kennedy was not only a president, but also a symbol for America's most cherished ideas. Not the history of a man's life but the biography of his idea, The Kennedy Obsession traces the creation of Kennedy's image as an inspired-and inspiring-fiction. Num Pages: 224 pages, 18 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231107983
- ISBN
- 9780231107983
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.84€ 83.50
€ 108.84
€ 83.50
Paperback. This is an oral history of a second-generation, urban-born woman who struggles to survive in the poor, Andean city of La Paz. It shows how her identity shifts over time, shaped by the major events in her life. Topics range fron social networks to magical interventions and clairvoyant dreaming. Num Pages: 256 pages, 13 photos, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; BGHA; HBTD; JFSJ1; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231104678
- ISBN
- 9780231104678
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.72
€ 46.99
€ 33.72
Hardback. Editors of v. 3-5: J. Goebel, Jr. and J.H. Smith. Editor(s): Goebel, Julius, Jr. Num Pages: 957 pages, Fr. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 150 x 59. Weight in Grams: 1362.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1969
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 957
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231089456
- ISBN
- 9780231089456
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 197.56€ 148.60
€ 197.56
€ 148.60
Hardback. Two prominent Soviet dissidents portray Khrushchev in power as a shrewd, complex, decisive, and impetuous innovator, impatient to remedy defects in the Soviet system but carried away by initial successes. Num Pages: 198 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BGH; HBJD; JPFC; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1976
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press New York
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231039390
- ISBN
- 9780231039390
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.81€ 63.79
€ 82.81
€ 63.79
Paperback. Documenting four painful years in the life of German writer Christa Wolf, this volume of essays, letters and diary entries portrays the cultural and political situation in the former German Democratic Republic. An admired writer, Wolf was reviled after the publication of her novel "What Remains". Editor(s): Heurck, Jan Van. Translator(s): Heurck, Jan Van; Heurck, J.V. Num Pages: 324 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPR; BG; DNF; HBG; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 136 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press Chicago
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226905037
- ISBN
- 9780226905037
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.72
€ 34.99
€ 27.72
Paperback. Discussing the work of Durkheim, the author of this book discounts the theory that there is anything "essentially" Jewish in his work. He aims to show that Durkheim's sociology, especially his sociology of religion, was formed in relation to 19th and 20th century Jewish intellectual life in France. Series: Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism. Num Pages: 226 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HBLL; JFC; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226777245
- ISBN
- 9780226777245
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.84
€ 34.99
€ 27.84
Paperback. Liberace's career follows the trajectory of the classic American dream. This volume reveals Liberace as a complicated man whose political, social and religious conservatism existed side-by-side with a lifetime of secretive homosexuality. Num Pages: 512 pages, 50 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AVRG; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 161 x 35. Weight in Grams: 820.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226686691
- ISBN
- 9780226686691
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.94
€ 32.99
€ 25.94
Paperback. In a time when the Pauline dictum decreed that women be silent in matters of the Church, Johanna Eleonora Petersen (1644-1724) was a pioneering author of religious books, insisting on her right to speak out as a believer above her male counterparts. Editor(s): Becker-Cantarino, Barbara. Translator(s): Becker-Cantarino, Barbara. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 168 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JD; BGXA; HRCC99; HRCG; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 164 x 14. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226662992
- ISBN
- 9780226662992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.84
€ 34.99
€ 27.84
Hardcover. Presents diaries and correspondence left by members of the tokkotai and other Japanese student soldiers who perished during the World War II. Outside of Japan, these kamikaze pilots were considered unbridled fanatics who willingly sacrificed their lives for the emperor. This book explores writings, which speak otherwise. Num Pages: 232 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; BTM; HBJF; HBWQ; JWG; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 181 x 25. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226619507
- ISBN
- 9780226619507
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.05€ 45.08
€ 52.05
€ 45.08
Paperback. This is the autobiography of Anna Michener, who suffered physical and emotional abuse behind closed doors at the hands of her parents and grandmother. The account is of growing up under unspeakable conditions, not of mature reflection but an immediate account of unhealed wounds. Num Pages: 262 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 143 x 15. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226524030
- ISBN
- 9780226524030
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.50
€ 18.99
€ 16.50
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226423623
- ISBN
- 9780226423623
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.39
€ 19.99
€ 17.39
Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 263 x 25. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226423593
- ISBN
- 9780226423593
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 40.31
€ 51.99
€ 40.31
Hardback. Series: Synthesis. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; PN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226351360
- ISBN
- 9780226351360
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.92
€ 34.99
€ 27.92
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; BG; HBJK; HBLW; LAT; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226350103
- ISBN
- 9780226350103
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.20
€ 25.99
€ 21.20
Hardback. Series: Chicago Visions and Revisions. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; BM; JFSG; JPZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226334493
- ISBN
- 9780226334493
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.22
€ 26.99
€ 22.22
Paperback. Celebrates the special circumstance of being born and reared in a household where being a woman of mixed race could be a fundamental source of strength, vitality, and courage. This book traces Day Shepherd's journey to Bronzeville, the epicenter of black Chicago during the first half of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 200 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; BG; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 181 x 14. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226318233
- ISBN
- 9780226318233
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.45
€ 18.99
€ 16.45
paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226304687
- ISBN
- 9780226304687
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.26
€ 25.99
€ 21.26
Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226304540
- ISBN
- 9780226304540
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.90€ 64.86
€ 76.90
€ 64.86
Hardcover. Num Pages: 472 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 241 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1234.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226298375
- ISBN
- 9780226298375
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.45
€ 41.99
€ 32.45
Paperback. This is the story of Georgie Anne Geyer's rise from cub reporter to foreign correspondent. Geyer transports the reader to Guatemala, Cuba, Egypt, Russia and Cambodia, recounting the history and politics, adventure and exhaustion of the time. Num Pages: 384 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: BGBA; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226289915
- ISBN
- 9780226289915
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.94
€ 32.99
€ 25.94