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Hardcover. Fireworks are synonymous with celebration in the twenty-first century. But pyrotechnics have exploded in sparks and noise to delight audiences in Europe ever since the Renaissance. This title shows that fireworks helped foster advances in natural philosophy, chemistry, mathematics, and many other branches of the sciences. Num Pages: 392 pages, 16 colour plates, 36 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; PDX; TTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 161 x 28. Weight in Grams: 672.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
First Edition /First Printing
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226893778
ISBN
9780226893778
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.15
€ 50.53

Paperback. Tracing the history of mesmerism, this text explores the contested territory between science and pseudoscience and society and science. Examining who was entranced, who did the entrancing, why it was so compelling and how it became equally powerful evidence of fraud and "unscientific" behaviour. Num Pages: 478 pages, 23 halftones, 59 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLL; JMTH; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 150 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 648.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
478
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226902234
ISBN
9780226902234
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.94

Paperback. Until the nineteenth century, the Russian legal system was subject to an administrative hierarchy headed by the tsar, and the courts were expected to enforce, not interpret the law. This title traces the first professional class of legal experts who emerged during the reign of Nicholas I (1826-56). Num Pages: 358 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; LAZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
358
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226907758
ISBN
9780226907758
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.64

Hardcover. Today few would think of astronomy and astrology as fields related to theology. Fewer still would know that physically absorbing planetary rays was once considered to have medical and psychological effects. This book reveals how Renaissance artworks were designed to be not only beautiful but also - perhaps even primarily - functional. Num Pages: 304 pages, 14 colour plates, 12 halftones, 14 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; 3JB; ACND; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226922843
ISBN
9780226922843
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.64
€ 79.10

Hardcover. How do you convince men to charge across heavily mined beaches into deadly machine-gun fire? The author tells the troubling story of how the US military command systematically spread - and then exploited - the myth of French women as sexually experienced and available. The resulting chaos horrified the war-weary and demoralized French population. Num Pages: 352 pages, 23 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 26. Weight in Grams: 642.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226923093
ISBN
9780226923093
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.80

Paperback. Presents a devastating new perspective on the Greatest Generation and the liberation of France, one in which the US military use the lure of easy, sexually available French women to sell soldiers on the invasion, thus unleashing a "tsunami of male lust" among the war-weary GIs. Num Pages: 368 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226923116
ISBN
9780226923116
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.26

Hardback. Mount Vesuvius has been famous ever since its eruption in 79 CE, when it destroyed and buried the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. In this title, the author argues that this investigation and engagement with Vesuvius was paramount to the development of modern volcanology. Num Pages: 336 pages, 19 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JD; 3JF; PDX; RBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226923710
ISBN
9780226923710
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.24
€ 45.88

Paperback. How could the Holocaust have happened? And how can Germans make sure that it will never happen again? This title considers bioethical debates surrounding embryonic stem cell research in Germany at the turn of twenty-first century, highlighting how the country's ongoing struggle to come to terms with its past informs the decisions it makes today. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HPQ; MBDC; PSAD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 166 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226924328
ISBN
9780226924328
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 34.48

Hardback. Provides the study of noblewomen's healing activities in early modern Europe. In this title, the author demonstrates that numerous German noblewomen were deeply involved in making medicines and recommending them to patients, and many gained widespread fame for their remedies. Series: Synthesis. Num Pages: 304 pages, 15 halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JB; JFSJ1; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226925387
ISBN
9780226925387
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.04

Paperback. In years, a number of European countries have abolished national border controls in favor of Europe's external frontiers. Setting forth an analytic framework informed by constructivism and pragmatism, this title traces the transformation of underlying assumptions and cultural practices guiding European policymakers and postnational Europe. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 line drawings, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1D; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226977874
ISBN
9780226977874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.65

Paperback. Drawing on sources ranging from scientific papers and government correspondence to photographs, pamphlets, and police reports of "freak shows", this text demonstrates how German imperialism opened the door to antihumanism. Num Pages: 364 pages, 52 halftones, 21 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 279 x 25. Weight in Grams: 588.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226983424
ISBN
9780226983424
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.56

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 39 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVP; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226993041
ISBN
9780226993041
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.58

Paperback. A family cookbook with over five hundred recipes dating largely from Elizabethan and Jacobean times, the golden age of English cookery. Num Pages: 518 pages, Illustrations, facsims. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; DNF; DSBD; WBA; WBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 230 x 28. Weight in Grams: 738.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
518
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231049313
ISBN
9780231049313
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.28

Hardback. Translator(s): Carlson, Mona; Hedges, Jane T. Num Pages: 524 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2AGR; DSB; GBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
524
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231052429
ISBN
9780231052429
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.14
€ 108.45

Hardback. Num Pages: 236 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DVU; JP; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231062909
ISBN
9780231062909
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.11
€ 79.73

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231070843
ISBN
9780231070843
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.64
€ 73.01

Hardback. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 464 pages, 87 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; 3JM; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 708.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231073622
ISBN
9780231073622
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.30
€ 90.18

Hardback. This volume contains a series of close readings of the central works of gay male drama, as written by American and English playwrights. The plays discussed reflect the transformation of gay men in 20th-century British and American societies. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. Num Pages: 393 pages, 6 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJ; DSBH; DSG; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 29. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
393
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231075107
ISBN
9780231075107
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.11
€ 79.73

Paperback. Wood explores the relationships between narrative form and style and sexual politics, probing the political and sexual ramifications of fascism and cinema, marriage and the couple, romantic love, and representations of women, race and gender in films from the United States, Europe, and Japan. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, 34 film stills. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FPJ; 1KBB; APFA; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231076050
ISBN
9780231076050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. With the breakup of the Soviet Union and the subsequent creation of the Commonwealth of Independent States, the nationality question has assumed central importance. In this collection of essays, twelve leading specialists analyze the current situation. Num Pages: 321 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; HBJD; HBLW3; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 226 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
321
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231078955
ISBN
9780231078955
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

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