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Regional & national history

Paperback. Num Pages: 408 pages, x, 398 p., 53 illustrations, 11 maps. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 118 x 23. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1971
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226841656
ISBN
9780226841656
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.02

Paperback. Examines literary and historical texts to show how writers have manipulated images and ideas associated with the cattle killing - harvest, sacrifice, rebirth, devastation - to speak to their contemporary predicaments. Num Pages: 304 pages, 6 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; HBTB; JHMC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226893488
ISBN
9780226893488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.83

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

€ 34.99
€ 27.72

Paperback. The history of American gender and sexuality is examined here through a case study of the YMCA, the organization devoted to young men. After 1900 the YMCA seemed to grow hostile towards masculine love, reflecting the struggle and shifting societal mores about masculine friendship and intimacy. Series: Chicago Series on Sexuality, History & Society. Num Pages: 274 pages, 16 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSK2; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226907857
ISBN
9780226907857
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.94

Hardback. Explores the history of men's dress in America to consider how capitalism and democracy emerged at the center of social life during the century between the Revolution and the Civil War. This book illuminates the critical links among culture, ideology, political economy, and fashion in antebellum America. Num Pages: 320 pages, 36 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226977935
ISBN
9780226977935
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 38.80

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

€ 82.70
€ 63.79

Paperback. Probing the effect of the Vietnam War on the American self-image, the author uses popular culture, literature, and film to study how the myths and symbols of the war reflected the politics of Americans. Num Pages: 241 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
241
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231058797
ISBN
9780231058797
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

Hardback. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBL; HBJF1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231063784
ISBN
9780231063784
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.97
€ 80.00

Hardback. The book is a series of twenty-three linked interpretive essays on the most significant developments in modern times--ranging from athletics to art, the economy to the environment. Num Pages: 260 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
Edition
3rd ed.
SKU
V9780231068048
ISBN
9780231068048
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.98
€ 51.18

Hardback. Num Pages: 355 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QSC; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
355
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231071147
ISBN
9780231071147
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.78
€ 98.01

Hardback. This study demonstrates that three subjects traditionally discussed separately - prostitution, hysteria and the popular novel - share a discourse of marginality and of female marginality in particular, central to the 19th-century experience in France. Num Pages: 422 pages, 18 illustration. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 3JH; DSBF; DSK; HBJD; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 817.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
422
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231072069
ISBN
9780231072069
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.15
€ 90.47

Paperback. Nathan explored the roots of the Tiananmen tragedy in Deng Xiaoping's ten-year reform. How will cultural values and attitudes shape China's political development? What will be the impact of Taiwan, Hong Kong, and the West? Drawing on ground-breaking empirical research, Nathan measures the expectations of individual Chinese and their attitudes toward government and democracy. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute. Num Pages: 242 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231072854
ISBN
9780231072854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

Hardback. This examination of the events of the Iranian Revolution highlights class politics and the contention for power within the context of changing ideological relations between the state and civil society. The author characterizes the post-revolutionay order as a Third World variant of fascism. Num Pages: 346 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
346
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231078665
ISBN
9780231078665
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.15
€ 89.78

Paperback. Challenging the views of human rights activists, Stoll argues that the Ixils who supported Guatemalan rebels in the early 1980's did so because they were caught in the crossfire between the guerillas and the army, not because revolutionary violence expressed community aspirations. Num Pages: 383 pages, 25 photos. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; 3JJPN; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTV; JFSL; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
383
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231081832
ISBN
9780231081832
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 31.10

Paperback. Through the use of recently released Chinese documents, conversations with People's Republic of China scholars, and in-depth interviews with people who were present at key decision-making meetings, this book aims to discover China and the USSR's roles in the outbreak of the Korean conflict. Series: U.S. and Pacific Asia: Studies in Social, Economic and Political Interaction. Num Pages: 339 pages, 2 illus. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1FPC; 1FPK; 1KBB; HBJD; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
339
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231100250
ISBN
9780231100250
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 31.03

Hardback. Drawn from Peter H. Lee's Sourcebook of Korean Civilization, Volume One, this abridged introductory collection offers students and general readers primary readings in the social, intellectual, and religious traditions of Korean from ancient times through the sixteenth century. Editor(s): Lee, Peter H.; Ch'oe, Yongho; De Bary, William Theodore; Kang, Hugh H.W. Series: Introduction to Asian Civilizations. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
Edition
Abridged
SKU
V9780231105668
ISBN
9780231105668
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.96
€ 108.45

Hardback. Surveys the relationships of workers and trade unions to the state in Egypt, bringing to light the often overlooked effect of workers' collective actions in shaping public policy. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JJP; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTB; JHBL; JPQB; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231106924
ISBN
9780231106924
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.15
€ 90.47

Paperback. Today's discourse on nationalism is engaged by dynamic theoretical models derived from studies in literary criticism, cultural anthropology, socioeconomics, and psychology. This is the first book of its kind to apply this new theoretical framework to the Arab Middle East, with essays by Beth Baron, Fred Halliday, Rashid Khalidi, and Emmanuel Sivan. Editor(s): Gershoni, Israel; Jankowski, James P. Num Pages: 408 pages, 9 photos, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBLW; JFC; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 171 x 21. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231106955
ISBN
9780231106955
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Hardback. In this addition to the Columbia Contemporary American Religion series, an authority on the subject focuses on America's most mainstream religion. The text describes Protestantism's history, constituent subgroups and their activities, and explores its dielectic with American culture. Series: Columbia Contemporary American Religion Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HRCC2; HRCC99. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 180 x 26. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Annotated
SKU
V9780231111300
ISBN
9780231111300
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.70
€ 83.50

Hardback. Traces the history of graffiti in New York City against the backdrop of the struggle that developed between the city and the writers. Series: Popular Cultures, Everyday Lives. Num Pages: 400 pages, 40 illus (23 in color). BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AFJG; HBJK; HBLW3; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 237 x 25. Weight in Grams: 642.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780231111423
ISBN
9780231111423
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.15
€ 90.47

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