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Hardback. Presents a story of the battle over the Thirteenth Amendment, and of James Ashley, the unsung Ohio congressman who proposed the amendment and steered it to passage. This book takes you to the floor of Congress and to the back rooms where deals were made. It brings to life the messy process of legislation and more. Num Pages: 320 pages, 45 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; LAZ; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226178202
- ISBN
- 9780226178202
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.27
€ 34.99
€ 27.27
hardcover. The Seven Years' War, often called the first global war, spanned North America, the West Indies, Europe, and India. The author demonstrates how disease played a vital role in shaping strategy and campaigning, British state policy, and imperial relations during the Seven Years' War. Num Pages: 296 pages, 3 halftones, 1 map, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226180007
- ISBN
- 9780226180007
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.75€ 44.35
€ 51.75
€ 44.35
Hardback. What was the Enlightenment? Seeking to recover where, when, and how the concept of 'the Enlightenment' first emerged, this title departs from genealogies that trace it back to political and philosophical developments in England and the Dutch Republic. Num Pages: 184 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: DSBD; HBJD; HBLL; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226184470
- ISBN
- 9780226184470
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.08€ 77.39
€ 94.08
€ 77.39
hardcover. From the color of a politician's tie, to exorbitantly costly haircuts, to the size of an American flag pin adorning a lapel, it's no secret that style has political meaning. The author shows that in France, England, and Spain, daring dress became a way of taking a stance toward the social and political upheaval of the period. Num Pages: 288 pages, 23 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226187259
- ISBN
- 9780226187259
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 39.32
€ 50.99
€ 39.32
Hardcover. The period of reform, revolution, and reaction that characterized seventeenth - and eighteenth-century Europe also witnessed an intensified interest in lesbians. The author demonstrates how intimacies between women became harbingers of the modern, bringing the sapphic into the mainstream of some of the most significant events in Western Europe. Num Pages: 344 pages, 9 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1D; 3J; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; JFSK1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 267 x 26. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226187563
- ISBN
- 9780226187563
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.44€ 79.20
€ 96.44
€ 79.20
Hardcover. During the Cold War, Chinese Americans struggled to gain political influence in the United States. This book looks at the divergent ways that Chinese Americans in these two cities balanced domestic and international pressures during the tense Cold War era. Num Pages: 328 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226193564
- ISBN
- 9780226193564
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 39.37
€ 50.99
€ 39.37
Paperback. In this text, Robin L. Einhorn uses City Council records and census data to track the course of city government in Chicago, providing an important reinterpretation of the relationship between political and social structures. Num Pages: 296 pages, 7 halftones, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JH; HBJK; JH; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226194868
- ISBN
- 9780226194868
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 36.54
€ 47.99
€ 36.54
Hardback. By studying the chemists at the Swedish Bureau of Mines and their networks, and integrating their practices into the wider European context, the author illustrates how they and their successors played a significant role in the development of our modern notion of matter and made a significant contribution to the modern European view of reality. Series: Synthesis. Num Pages: 248 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226194998
- ISBN
- 9780226194998
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 35.92
€ 46.99
€ 35.92
hardcover. Offers us a cohesive picture of Roosevelt's engagement with the natural world along with a compelling portrait of how Americans used, wasted, and worried about natural resources in a time of burgeoning empire. Num Pages: 368 pages, 34 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 26. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226197760
- ISBN
- 9780226197760
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 35.78
€ 46.99
€ 35.78
Hardcover. In the most alarmist views, the West's most cherished values - freedom, equality, and tolerance - are said to be endangered by Islam worldwide. This book explores what Islam has become in today's world, with full attention to the multiplication of its meanings and interpretations. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JFSR2; JPFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 231 x 28. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226206226
- ISBN
- 9780226206226
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.08€ 77.34
€ 94.08
€ 77.34
Hardcover. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 239 x 24. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226210919
- ISBN
- 9780226210919
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 35.64
€ 46.99
€ 35.64
Paperback. People in the ancient world thought of vision as both an ethical tool and a tactile sense, akin to touch. The author traces this complex notion of self from Plato's Greece to Seneca's Rome as she unveils divided selves, moral hypocrisy, and lustful Stoics - and offers fresh insights about seminal works. Num Pages: 312 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226211725
- ISBN
- 9780226211725
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.62
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€ 25.62
Paperback. Examines the migration and settlement of Mexicans and Puerto Ricans in postwar Chicago. The author reveals how the two populations arrived in Chicago in the midst of social and economic change and, in spite of declining industrial employment and massive urban renewal projects, managed to carve out a geographic and racial place in Chicago. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 392 pages, 18 halftones, 9 maps, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226212845
- ISBN
- 9780226212845
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.51
€ 34.99
€ 27.51
Paperback. Presents a fresh perspective on the scientific revolution of the seventeenth century. Instead of celebrating the triumph of reason and rationality, the authors study the paradoxes and anxieties that stemmed from the New Science and the intellectual compromises that shaped it and enabled its spectacular success. Num Pages: 352 pages, 51 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226212982
- ISBN
- 9780226212982
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.28
€ 34.99
€ 27.28
Paperback. Exploring 1930s swing bands, this book looks at the racial mixing-up and musical swinging-out that shook the American nation and has kept people dancing ever since. Studying the big band era, Lewis A. Erenberg places the music within a larger context and makes his case for its importance. Num Pages: 340 pages, 32 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; AVGF; AVGJ; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226215174
- ISBN
- 9780226215174
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.52
€ 32.99
€ 25.52
Hardcover. Num Pages: 704 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; HBJK; JNB; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 236 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1142.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 704
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226242514
- ISBN
- 9780226242514
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 31.90
€ 41.99
€ 31.90
Paperback. Identifying the three core components of an imperial theology that have transhistorical and contemporary relevance: dualistic ethics, a theory of divine election, and a sense of salvific mission, the author shows how these religious ideas shaped Achaemenian practice and brought the Persians unprecedented wealth, power, and territory, and more. Num Pages: 192 pages, 12 halftones, 11 line drawings, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBLA1; HRAM2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 15. Weight in Grams: 277.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226251875
- ISBN
- 9780226251875
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.52
€ 32.99
€ 25.52
Hardcover. Drawing on a variety of sixteenth-century sources, including household inventories, epigrams, dedications, catalogs, travel books, and advice manuals, this book studies how individuals displayed different maps in their homes as deliberate acts of self-fashioning. Num Pages: 240 pages, 19 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; HBTP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226255316
- ISBN
- 9780226255316
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 39.34
€ 50.99
€ 39.34
Hardcover. Up until the end of the eighteenth century, the way Ottomans used their clocks conformed to the inner logic of their own temporal culture. This book unravels the complexity of Ottoman temporal culture and tells the story of its transformation. It presents us with a new understanding of the relationship between time and modernity. Num Pages: 312 pages, 14 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1QDT; 3JH; HBJF1; HBLL; HBTB; PGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 15. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226257723
- ISBN
- 9780226257723
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.45€ 48.09
€ 56.45
€ 48.09
Hardcover. Presents the story of the Beecher-Tilton scandal that shook American culture in the 1870s because the key players were such vaunted moral leaders. The book offers a tale of love, deception, faith and the indeterminacy of truth. It revises the conception of 19th-century morals and passions. Num Pages: 430 pages, 56 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 770.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 430
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226259383
- ISBN
- 9780226259383
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.19
€ 35.99
€ 28.19