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Paperback. This text focuses on the social and intellectual world of 19th-century German physics. In providing a biography of Hertz and his scientific community, Buchwald aims to reconstitute the tacit knowledge - the shared, unwritten assumptions, values and understandings - that shapes the work of science. Num Pages: 496 pages, 2 halftones, 83 line drawings, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; BG; PDX; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 27. Weight in Grams: 707.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226078885
ISBN
9780226078885
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.40
€ 55.72

Paperback. Detailing the history of the Christian Socialist Movement after founder Karl Lueger's rise to power, this volume traces the evolution of the movement into the largest single party in the Austrian parliament by 1907 and its major role in Imperial politics during World War II. Num Pages: 718 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1000.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
718
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226069616
ISBN
9780226069616
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.34
€ 60.68

Paperback. This text, winner of the John Gilmary Shea Prize, examines the social and political atmosphere of late imperial Vienna. It traces the demise of Vienna's liberal culture and the growth of a new radicalism during the latter half of the 19th century. Num Pages: 592 pages, 1 halftone, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JPFF; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 32. Weight in Grams: 810.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
592
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226069562
ISBN
9780226069562
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.39

Paperback. Combining ethnography, history, and social theory, this book exposes how the shifting fortunes and social perceptions of German intellectuals in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries influenced German's conceptions of modernity and national culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBLW; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 181 x 19. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226068916
ISBN
9780226068916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.91

Hardcover. Called by Heinrich Heine a city of dull and culturally limited merchants where poets only go to die, Hamburg would seem an improbable setting for a major new intellectual movement. This title clarifies the social, political, and economic pressures faced by German-Jewish scholars on the periphery of Germany's intellectual world. Num Pages: 400 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; HPCF; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 766.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226061689
ISBN
9780226061689
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.12
€ 79.61

Paperback. Under the swastika, German scientists descended into the moral abyss, perpetrating heinous medical crimes at Auschwitz and at euthanasia hospitals. But why did biomedical researchers accept such a bargain? This title offers an account of the myriad ways human heredity and Nazi politics reinforced each other before and during the Third Reich. Num Pages: 392 pages, 37 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226055718
ISBN
9780226055718
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.92

Paperback. Finally, Silverman traces the formative influence of Franz Boas, the expansion of the discipline after World War II, and the "fault lines" and promises of contemporary anthropology in the United States. Series: Halle Lectures. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDF; 1DFG; 1KBB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 568.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226038292
ISBN
9780226038292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.91

Paperback. Over the past three centuries, supporters of German music ranging from music scholars to politicians have nurtured the notion that the German speaking world possesses a peculiar strength in the cultivation of music. This volume explores this notion and the role of music in identity Editor(s): Applegate, Celia; Potter, Pamela M. Num Pages: 296 pages, 7 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DFG; AV; HBJD; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226021317
ISBN
9780226021317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 237 x 20. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226010663
ISBN
9780226010663
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.09

Paperback. Joel Agee, the son of James Agee, was raised for 12 years in East Germany, where his stepfather, the novelist Bodo Uhse, was a member of the privileged communist intelligentsia. This is the story of how young Joel failed to become a good communist, becoming instead a fine writer. Num Pages: 330 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; BGA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 142 x 217 x 23. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226010502
ISBN
9780226010502
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.96

Paperback. Murchison's authoritative study of 1849 which transformed contemporary understanding of European geology. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Earth Science. Num Pages: 176 pages, 41 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DFHA; 1DS; 3JH; RBGD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781108072564
ISBN
9781108072564
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.28

Hardback. This book examines the relentlessly polarized West German intellectual debates about the Nazi past. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521864954
ISBN
9780521864954
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.73

Paperback. This book compares the influence of the Nazi past in contemporary German and Austrian politics. Num Pages: 246 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1DFG; HBJD; JHM; JPB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521673242
ISBN
9780521673242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.30

Hardback. A collection of essays on ethics, aesthetics, and the philosophy of history. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HPC; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521632027
ISBN
9780521632027
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.73

Paperback. Steigmann-Gall argues that Nazism was neither unrelated to Christianity nor actively opposed to it. Num Pages: 312 pages, 15 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HRCC2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 151 x 227 x 20. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521603522
ISBN
9780521603522
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.40

Paperback. This pioneering book studies the function and status of the written word in Carolingian society in the eighth- and ninth-centuries. Num Pages: 308 pages, 4 maps, indices, list of maps and tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2ACG; 2ADF; 3F; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521315654
ISBN
9780521315654
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.55

Paperback. This study examines the social and political nature, and the evolution of housing reform in Germany and France 1840-1914. Series: Cambridge Urban and Architectural Studies. Num Pages: 668 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJC; AMK; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 171 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1058.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
668
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780521133838
ISBN
9780521133838
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.03

Paperback. This book investigates the relationship between the law and religious ideology in Luther's Germany. Num Pages: 360 pages, 7 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBLH; HRCC9; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780521012997
ISBN
9780521012997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.94

Paperback. This book charts the history of the last fifty years of the Austro-Hungarian Empire from 1867 to 1918. The author examines foreign and domestic policies and reveals the weaknesses inherent in the Empire. Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1DFG; 1DVH; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 9. Weight in Grams: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582294660
ISBN
9780582294660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.12

Paperback. Unlike previous books on Ploesti, Jay Stout goes well beyond the famous big and bloody raid of August 1943 and depicts the entire 1944 strategic campaign of twenty-plus missions that all but knocked Ploesti out of the war and denied the German war machine the fuel and lubricants it so desperately needed. Num Pages: 224 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Casemate Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935149392
ISBN
9781935149392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.36

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