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Paperback. In the postcolonial era, Arab societies have been ruled by a variety of authoritarian regimes. Focusing on his native Morocco and building on the work of Foucault, the author of this text explores the ideological and cultural foundations of this persistent authoritarianism. Num Pages: 218 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBM; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 115 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226315287
ISBN
9780226315287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.84

Paperback. Spanning the arrival of white settlers in the Americas through the twentieth century, this title gives an account that includes more than twenty new maps and illustrations, as well as a bibliographic essay that surveys the research in Indian-white relations. It is suitable for those in the field of Native American history. Series: The Chicago History of American Civilization. Num Pages: 240 pages, 20 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL9; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Fourth Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226312392
ISBN
9780226312392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.00

Paperback. The phrase "the Black Legend" was coined in 1912 by a Spanish journalist in protest of the characterization of Spain by other Europeans as a backward country. Challenging this stereotype, this book contextualizes Spain's tarnished reputation by exposing colonial efforts of other nations whose interests were served by propagating the Black Legend. Editor(s): Greer, Margaret R.; Mignolo, Walter D.; Quilligan, Maureen. Num Pages: 448 pages, 31 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBTQ; HRAM9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 226 x 26. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226307220
ISBN
9780226307220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.53

Paperback. This cultural history of male homosexuality in Brazil shatters the exotic myths and replaces them with a complex picture of the social obstacles that confront Brazilian homosexuals. The study focuses on male homosexual subcultures in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo. Series: Worlds of Desire S. Num Pages: 408 pages, 24 halftones, 6 maps, 10 line drawings, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 568.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226306391
ISBN
9780226306391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.13

Paperback. This work examines the the social upheavals of the Paris Commune of 1871 and the 1848 Revolution. It argues that whereas the insurgents of 1848 fought and died in defence of their status as workers, those of 1871 did so as members of a besieged urban community. Num Pages: 262 pages, 10 halftones, 2 maps, 12 line drawings, 16 tables. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226305615
ISBN
9780226305615
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.74

Paperback. Attempts to unearth the ideas and debates that created the literature department as we know it. This book shows that various conflicts of our culture wars echo and recycle controversies over how literature should be taught. It also presents a history of literary pedagogy and a critical classic. Num Pages: 340 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HBT; JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
20 Anv
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226305592
ISBN
9780226305592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 540 pages, 22 pp halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 31. Weight in Grams: 679.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1973
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
540
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226303833
ISBN
9780226303833
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.15
€ 50.62

Paperback. This edition of the classic work on the history of science and French intellectual history gives the reader the chance to revisit the rise of psychiatry in 19th-century France, the shape it took and why, and its importance both then and in contemporary society. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL; HBT; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 147 x 25. Weight in Grams: 588.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226301617
ISBN
9780226301617
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.53

Paperback. This text offers a comparative and historical analysis of rapid and profound changes in the legal system beginning in the 1960s in England, France, West Germany, Sweden and the United States. Num Pages: 336 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JH; LNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226299709
ISBN
9780226299709
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.53

Paperback. Provides a definitive history of consumer activism. This title explores abolitionist-led efforts to eschew slave-made goods, African American consumer campaigns against Jim Crow, a 1930s refusal of silk from fascist Japan, and emerging contemporary movements like slow food. Num Pages: 424 pages, 35 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFFT; JPWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 226 x 24. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226298672
ISBN
9780226298672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.74

Hardcover. Series: American Beginnings, 1500 - 1900. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226297088
ISBN
9780226297088
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 36.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 293 pages, 41 halftones, 2 maps, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
293
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226293189
ISBN
9780226293189
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.74

Hardcover. The 1904 Saint Louis World's Fair was a major event in early twentieth-century America. This title asks: what can we learn about the lived experience of fairgoers when we compare historical accounts, individual and collective memories, and artifacts from the event? It paints a lively picture of how fairgoers spent their time. Num Pages: 240 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNU; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226293103
ISBN
9780226293103
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.13

Paperback. The housing market crash shattered Americans' boundless faith in home ownership. This title tells a history of our national obsession with real estate. It reveals that the aspiration for single-family home ownership was forged in impoverished immigrant neighborhoods in industrializing cities. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 256 pages, 15 halftones, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBTB; KFFR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226282107
ISBN
9780226282107
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.74

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226266350
ISBN
9780226266350
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.96

Paperback. An evocative symbol of the 1960s was its youth counterculture. This study reveals that the youthful revolutionaries were augmented by such unlikely allies as the advertising industry and the men's clothing business. The ad industry celebrated irrepressible youth and promoted defiance and revolt. Num Pages: 298 pages, 19 halftones, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; HBTB; JFC; JFFT; JHM; KNTY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226260129
ISBN
9780226260129
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.16

Paperback. This anthology encompasses a broad range of essays on sexuality spanning European history from the fifteenth century to the present. Editor(s): Fout, John C. Num Pages: 416 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBTB; JFSJ; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 30. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226257839
ISBN
9780226257839
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.46

Paperback. Our nation began with the simple phrase 'We the People.' But who were and are 'We'? This title draws on historical, psychological, and social research to answer that question by tracking the evolution of American character and culture over three centuries. Num Pages: 528 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226251448
ISBN
9780226251448
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.15

Hardcover. Our nation began with the simple phrase 'We the People.' But who were and are 'We'? This title draws on historical, psychological, and social research to answer that question by tracking the evolution of American character and culture over three centuries. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 237 x 33. Weight in Grams: 834.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
First printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226251431
ISBN
9780226251431
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.05
€ 44.93

Paperback. Presents a reappraisal of the causes and consequences of a movement that ultimately transformed the nature of social insurance and the American workplace. This book argues that workers' compensation, rather than being an early progressive victory, succeeded because all relevant parties - labor, lawyers, and legislators - benefited from the ruling. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research - Long Term Factors in Economic Development. Num Pages: 324 pages, 27 tables. BIC Classification: HBT; LAZ; LNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226249841
ISBN
9780226249841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.64

Hardcover. As African American populations grew and white communities declined throughout the 1960s and '70s, Mexicans and Puerto Ricans migrated to the city, adding a complex layer to local racial dynamics, this book provides history to examine the migration and settlement of Mexicans and Puerto Ricans in the postwar era. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 384 pages, 18 halftones, 9 maps, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBTB; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226244259
ISBN
9780226244259
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.64
€ 79.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226233369
ISBN
9780226233369
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.79

Paperback. This work explores the ways in which Nazi Germany used art and media to portray their country as a champion of Kultur and civilisation. Revealing how multiple domains of cultural activity served to conceptually de-humanize Jews, this work shows how the seeds of the Holocaust were sown Editor(s): Etlin, Richard A. Num Pages: 368 pages, 62 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; AB; GTB; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226220871
ISBN
9780226220871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.34

Paperback. Features a treatise on polite behavior. As relevant today as it was in Renaissance Italy, this title deals with subjects as varied as dress codes, charming conversation and off-color jokes, eating habits and hairstyles, and literary language. Num Pages: 144 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 138 x 11. Weight in Grams: 160.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226212197
ISBN
9780226212197
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.55

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