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Paperback. A critical reassessment of the reception of China's history in American historical writing. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute. Num Pages: 243 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
243
Condition
New
Edition
2nd ed.
SKU
V9780231058117
ISBN
9780231058117
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

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

€ 83.45
€ 64.47

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

€ 31.00
€ 28.00

Hardback. Shows that the perceived threat to history is recurrent, exaggerated, and often misunderstood. This book shows, the utility of history is a distinctive theme throughout the history of the discipline, as is the attempt to be responsive to public issues among pressure groups. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226821931
ISBN
9780226821931
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.64
€ 71.01

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

€ 31.00
€ 28.00

Hardcover. In fin-de-siecle France, politics were in uproar, and gender roles blurred as never before. Into this maelstrom stepped the 'new woman', a group of primarily urban, middle class French women. This work studies these women who challenged traditional notions of womanhood and conventionality. Num Pages: 304 pages, 36 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 642.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226721248
ISBN
9780226721248
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.37
€ 79.61

Hardcover. During the nineteenth century, Britain became the first gaslit society, with electric lighting arriving in 1878. At the same time, the British government significantly expanded its power to observe and monitor its subjects. This title explores how light facilitated such practices as safe transportation and private reading. Num Pages: 368 pages, 65 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJC; HBT; TNKH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226640761
ISBN
9780226640761
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.37
€ 79.61

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

€ 52.46
€ 45.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 170.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press Dublin, Ireland
Edition
Phoenix Ed
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226568034
ISBN
9780226568034
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.96

paperback. When sanctions prohibited local use of racially, ethnically, and scatalogically offensive toponyms, names like Jap Valley, California, were erased from the national and cultural map forever. This title considers the efforts to computerize mapmaking, standardize geographic names, and respond to public concern over ethnically offensive appellations. Num Pages: 230 pages, 33 halftones, 9 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GBGP; HBTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226534664
ISBN
9780226534664
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.45

Hardcover. In 1849, news of the discovery of gold in California triggered an enormous wave of emigration toward the Pacific. Lured by the promise of riches, thousands of settlers left behind the forests, rain, and fertile soil of the eastern United States in favor of the rough-hewn lands of the American West. This title brings their perspective to life. Num Pages: 352 pages, 89 halftones, 10 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 33. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226519609
ISBN
9780226519609
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.46
€ 45.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 42 halftones, 45 figures, 13 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226514253
ISBN
9780226514253
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.32

Paperback. An account of blasphemy in Victorian England, retelling the forgotten stories of more than 200 working-class blasphemers, such as G.W. Foote, who stood trial three times for the crime of blasphemy. Foote's "martyrdom" transformed blasphemy from a religious offence into a class and cultural crime. Num Pages: 442 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; DSBF; HBTB; HRAM7; HRCC2; JFMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
442
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226506913
ISBN
9780226506913
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.73

Hardcover. Editor(s): Lopez Jr, Donald S. Series: Buddhism and Modernity. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBTB; HRE; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780226493183
ISBN
9780226493183
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.37
€ 79.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 418 pages, 28 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; AV; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 792.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
418
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226489025
ISBN
9780226489025
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.39

Paperback. Drawing on the work of Foucault and Bourdieu, this book sets out to illuminate the practical imagination as it was exhibited in the transformation of the political and social sciences during 19th-century Germany. Using information from many sources, it examines the learned disciplines of the time. Num Pages: 392 pages, 15 line drawings, 15 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JFC; JH; JPH; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press Chicago and London
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226482422
ISBN
9780226482422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.73

Paperback. Combining literary biography with reporting and moral insight, in this text David Laskin shows how sex, politics, and art affected relationships among the "Partisan Review" writers. Num Pages: 328 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 2ABM; DSBH; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
Univ of Chicago PR ed.
SKU
V9780226468938
ISBN
9780226468938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780226421834
ISBN
9780226421834
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.09

Paperback. Translator(s): Fagan, Teresa Lavender. Num Pages: 368 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226420714
ISBN
9780226420714
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.32

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780226419411
ISBN
9780226419411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.09

Paperback. These essays, which make the science of economics intelligible to a general audience, are grouped into six areas: the relevance of economics; the "Keynesian revolution"; economics and the university; economics and contemporary problems; world inflation, money, trade, growth, and investment; and economics and the environment. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 537.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226401638
ISBN
9780226401638
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.39

Paperback. Series: South Asia Across the Disciplines. Num Pages: 335 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FK; 1FM; HBJF; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 449.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
335
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780226380537
ISBN
9780226380537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.00
€ 28.00

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
€ 21.32

Paperback. From its appearance as a 'fashionable dissipation' centered on the immigrant and working-class districts of 1880s New York through its spread to Chicago and into the 1930s nightspots frequented by lesbians and gay men, this book charts the development of slumming. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 432 pages, 19 halftones, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226322445
ISBN
9780226322445
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.91

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