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Paperback. Located in the heart of England's Lake District, the placid waters of Thirlmere seem to be the embodiment of pastoral beauty. This title re-creates the battle for Thirlmere and the clashes between conservationists who wished to preserve the lake and developers eager to supply the needs of a growing urban population. Num Pages: 248 pages, 60 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKENM; 3JH; HBTK; RBKF; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 350. Manchester, Thirlmere, and Modern Environmentalism. 248 pages, 60 halftones. Located in the heart of England's Lake District, the placid waters of Thirlmere seem to be the embodiment of pastoral beauty. This title re-creates the battle for Thirlmere and the clashes between conservationists who wished to preserve the lake and developers eager to supply the needs of a growing urban population. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKENM; 3JH; HBTK; RBKF; RNK. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 14. Weight: 350.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226720869
- ISBN
- 9780226720869
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€ 24.99€ 20.17
€ 24.99
€ 20.17
Paperback. After World War I, newly blurred boundaries between male and female created fears among the French that theirs was becoming a civilization without sexes. This book examines how, through public debates concerning female identity, French society came to grips with the horrors of the Great War. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JFFK; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 510.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226721224
- ISBN
- 9780226721224
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.41
€ 40.99
€ 31.41
Paperback. Num Pages: 354 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226721255
- ISBN
- 9780226721255
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.52
€ 37.99
€ 29.52
Hardcover. Chemists in the nineteenth century were faced with a particular problem: how to depict the atoms and molecules beyond the direct reach of our bodily senses. This title focuses on the community of organic chemists in Germany to provide the basis for an understanding of the nature of scientific creativity. Series: Synthesis. Num Pages: 416 pages, 44 halftones, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; PDX; PNN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226723327
- ISBN
- 9780226723327
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Condition: New
€ 59.33€ 50.62
€ 59.33
€ 50.62
Paperback. Among the best-known and prolific French women writers of the 16th century, Madeleine (1520 - 87) and Catherine (1542 - 87) des Roches were celebrated for their bold assertion of poetic authority for women in the realm of belles letters. This work contains selections from their celebrated oeuvre, suffused with an enduring feminist consciousness. Editor(s): Larsen, Anne R. Translator(s): Larsen, Anne R. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2ADF; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 562.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226723389
- ISBN
- 9780226723389
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.41
€ 40.99
€ 31.41
Paperback. Art historian Conrad Rudolph follows the ancient pilgrim route to Santiago de Compostela. With anecdotes, travel tips and scholarly descriptions of medieval art, he offers a thoughtful guide to a remarkable journey across northern Spain one undertaken by thousands of pilgrims each year. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HRCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 203 x 9. Weight in Grams: 162.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226731278
- ISBN
- 9780226731278
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.17
€ 23.99
€ 19.17
Paperback. Jens Rydstrom explores the history of homosexuality and bestiality in Sweden to consider why these sexual practices have been so closely linked in virtually all Western Societies. Based on diaries, medical records and court reports, this work reveals the changing notion of deviant behaviour. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8 halftones, 2 maps, 6 figures, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1DNS; HBJD; JFSK; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226732572
- ISBN
- 9780226732572
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.64
€ 34.99
€ 27.64
Hardcover. The history has resurrected from northern Europe's bogs several men, women, and children who were deposited there as sacrifices in the early Iron Age and kept intact by the chemical properties of peat. Offering an account of their modern afterlives, this title argues that the discovery of bog bodies began an extraordinary cultural journey. Num Pages: 320 pages, 63 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DN; HDDA; JFC; JHM; PSXE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226734040
- ISBN
- 9780226734040
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Condition: New
€ 94.93€ 78.49
€ 94.93
€ 78.49
Paperback. This work examines the musical influences of a Malaysia's Portuguese community, whose roots lie in the conquest of Malacca in 1511 by the Portuguese seafarer Afonse D'Albuquerque. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 234 pages, 18 halftones, 2 maps, 12 line drawings, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1DSP; 1FMM; AS; AVGH; AVGW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226734996
- ISBN
- 9780226734996
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.41
€ 40.99
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Hardback. Drawing on interviews with parents and teens, this title offers an intimate account of the different ways that girls and boys in the United States and the Netherlands negotiate love, lust, and growing up. It provides a probing analysis of the way family culture shapes not just sex but also alcohol consumption and parent-teen relationships. Num Pages: 280 pages, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 1KBB; JFC; JFSP2; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226736181
- ISBN
- 9780226736181
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.99€ 88.84
€ 107.99
€ 88.84
paperback. This study examines medieval religious culture and the significance of the widespread belief in ghosts, revealing the ways in which the dead and the living related to each other during the Middle Ages. It discusses Augustine's influence on medieval authors, and monastic visions and folklore. Translator(s): Fagan, Teresa Lavender. Num Pages: 290 pages, 28 colour plates, 3 halftones, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HRAC; JFHF; VXQG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226738888
- ISBN
- 9780226738888
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.58
€ 36.99
€ 28.58
Paperback. France is in the throes of a crisis defined by the rhetoric of a universalism that takes the abstract individual to be the representative not only of citizens but also of the nation. In this book, the author shows how the requirement for abstraction has led to the exclusion of women from French politics. Series: Chicago Studies in Practices of Meaning. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; JFSJ1; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226741086
- ISBN
- 9780226741086
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.41
€ 40.99
€ 31.41
Paperback. In the former Eastern Bloc countries, one aspect of the transition to democracy has been the establishment of constitutional justice and the rule of law. This text chronicles and analyzes the rise of constitutional courts in this changing region. Series: Constitutionalism in Eastern Europe S. Num Pages: 348 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DF; 1DV; LNAA; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226741963
- ISBN
- 9780226741963
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 40.83
€ 52.99
€ 40.83
Paperback. Explores the affinity between the French and American film industries, breaking down myths of American imperialism and French cultural protectionism. This book illuminates the vital role that cinema has played in the globalization of culture. It also probes the profitable influences that Hollywood and Paris exerted on each other. Num Pages: 272 pages, 62 colour plates, 32 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KBB; 3JJPG; APF; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226742434
- ISBN
- 9780226742434
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.34
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€ 32.34
Paperback. When "Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation" was published anonymously in 1844, it sparked one of the greatest sensations of the Victorian era. The author uses the story of "Vestiges" to create a panoramic portrait of life in the early industrial era from the view of its readers. Num Pages: 624 pages, 155 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 157 x 34. Weight in Grams: 874.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226744117
- ISBN
- 9780226744117
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.77
€ 37.99
€ 29.77
Hardback. Offers an understanding of the Enlightenment and the forgotten role of publishing during that period. This title seeks to remedy the common misperception that such classics as "The Wealth of Nations" and "The Life of Samuel Johnson" were made by their authors alone. Num Pages: 842 pages, 45 halftones, 16 line drawings, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTK; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 60 x 90 x 59. Weight in Grams: 1432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 842
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226752525
- ISBN
- 9780226752525
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Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 38.94
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€ 38.94
Paperback. In this text, Stuart Sherman argues that innovations in prose emerged simultaneously with the 17th-century revolution in clock technology, enabling authors to recount the new kind of time by which England was learning to live and work. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; 3JF; HBTB; PGZ; TDPB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226752778
- ISBN
- 9780226752778
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.41
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Paperback. Num Pages: 500 pages, 31 tables. BIC Classification: 1DD; 1FPJ; 1KBB; JPA; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 31. Weight in Grams: 778.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 500
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226757377
- ISBN
- 9780226757377
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.16
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Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; DSB; DSGS; JFSJ; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Paperback
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226763668
- ISBN
- 9780226763668
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.64
€ 40.99
€ 31.64
Paperback. In this journey into the sound-worlds of Shakespeare's contemporaries, the text explores the physical aspects of human speech (ears, lungs, tongue) and the surrounding environment (buildings, landscape, climate), as well as social and political structures. Num Pages: 392 pages, 32 halftones, 2 tables, 25 musical notations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; AN; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press Chicago, IL
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226763774
- ISBN
- 9780226763774
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Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.06
€ 47.99
€ 37.06
Paperback. A guide to the musical discourse of ten of the most important German philosophers, from Kant to Adorno. Each chapter consists of a short biographical sketch of the philosopher concerned, a summary of his writings on aesthetics, and finally a detailed exploration of his thoughts on music. Editor(s): Sorgner, Stefan Lorenz; Furbeth, Oliver. Translator(s): Gillespie, Susan H. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; AVG; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226768380
- ISBN
- 9780226768380
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.09
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Paperback. In trying to explain why unprecedented numbers of patrician women did not marry, historians have claimed that dowries became too expensive. However, this text aims to debunk this myth and argues that the rise of forced vocations happened within the context of aristocratic culture and society. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 376 pages, 31 halftones, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLH; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226769363
- ISBN
- 9780226769363
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Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.06
€ 47.99
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Paperback. Germany's overseas colonial empire was relatively short-lived, lasting from 1884 to 1918. During this period, dramatically different policies were enacted in the colonies. Why did the same colonizing power act in such differing ways? This work tackles this question through a cross-cultural analysis of German colonialism. Series: Chicago Studies in Practices of Meaning. Num Pages: 608 pages, 12 colour plates, 78 halftones, 6 maps, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJC; HBTB; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 37. Weight in Grams: 920.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226772431
- ISBN
- 9780226772431
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 40.83
€ 52.99
€ 40.83
Paperback. Presents the voices of three musicians - queer nightclub star Zeki Muren, arabesk originator Orhan Gencebay, and pop diva Sezen Aksu - who collectively have dominated mass media in Turkey since the early 1950s. Using these three singers as a lens, the author examines Turkey's repressive politics and civil violence as well as its public life. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 280 pages, 7 halftones, 1 map, 20 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DVT; AVG; JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 164 x 226 x 13. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226775067
- ISBN
- 9780226775067
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.34
€ 41.99
€ 32.34