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Paperback. This carefully researched study of America's greatest showman, huckster, and impresario is both an inclusive analysis of the historical and cultural forces that were the conditions of P. T. Barnum's success, and, as befits its subject, a richly entertaining presentation of the outrageous man and his exploits. Num Pages: 352 pages, 28 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASZW; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Phoenix ed
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226317526
ISBN
9780226317526
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Hardcover. For millions of people around the world, Tibet is a domain of undisturbed tradition, the Dalai Lama a spiritual guide. This book addresses the question of who has the right to represent Tibet in museums and beyond. Series: Buddhism and Modernity. Num Pages: 336 pages, 19 colour plates, 50 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; AB; GM; HBJF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 256 x 32. Weight in Grams: 848.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226317472
ISBN
9780226317472
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.12
€ 79.61

Paperback. American historical writing has traditionally been a form of moral reflection. However this study argues that, in the disillusionment following the 1960s, history abandoned its redemptive potential, and adopted the methodology of the social sciences. It describes the reasons for this change. Num Pages: 318 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSA; HBA; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Paperback Printing
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226316178
ISBN
9780226316178
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Hardcover. Contrary to 20th-century criticism that cast them as misguided dabblers, English virtuosi in 17th and early 18th centuries were erudite individuals with grounding in classics, appreciation for the arts, and sincere curiosity about the natural world. This title situates this group at the intersection of period's art, medicine, and antiquarianism. Num Pages: 296 pages, 12 colour plates, 62 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; 3JF; ACQ; HBJD1; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1034.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226315874
ISBN
9780226315874
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.40
€ 55.72

Paperback. This wide-ranging study of sexuality, aesthetics, and epistemology covers everything from the aesthetics of war to the works of Caravaggio, Michelangelo, Christopher Marlowe, and Francis Bacon, synthesizing queer theory and psycholanalysis. Num Pages: 236 pages, 4 colour plates, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; AC; HBJD; HPK; HPN; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226315195
ISBN
9780226315195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.91

Paperback. Jonathan M. Hall explores questions of ethnic and national identity in the context of ancient Greece in Hellenicity, drawing on an exceptionally wide range of evidence to determine when, how, why, and to what extent the Greeks conceived themselves as a single people. Num Pages: 312 pages, 6 b/w figs, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226313306
ISBN
9780226313306
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.57

Hardcover. This work explores the question of national identity in the context of Ancient Greece, drawing on a wide range of evidence to determine when, how, why and to what extent the Greeks conceived themselves as a single people. Num Pages: 336 pages, 5 maps, 6 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 632.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226313290
ISBN
9780226313290
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.12
€ 79.61

Hardcover. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HPCF; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 235 x 39. Weight in Grams: 786.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226311494
ISBN
9780226311494
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.12
€ 79.61

Paperback. During the second half of the 18th century, the social role of educated women and the nature of domesticity were the focus of widespread debate in Britain. This work explores how small changes in the meaning of patriotism permitted educated women to imagine themselves as political subjects. Num Pages: 354 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; DSBD; HBJD; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226310527
ISBN
9780226310527
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226310237
ISBN
9780226310237
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.91

Paperback. A detailed analysis of black migration to Chicago during World War I, and its aftermath. Num Pages: 400 pages, 17 halftones, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFFN; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
0002-
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226309958
ISBN
9780226309958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.14

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

€ 43.99
€ 33.73

Paperback. Tells the story of how black Chicagoans were at the center of a national movement in the 1940s and '50s, a time when African Americans across the country first started to see themselves as part of a single culture. This book offers interpretations of such events as the 1940 American Negro Exposition. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 320 pages, 31 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJH; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226306407
ISBN
9780226306407
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.09

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
€ 41.39

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
€ 31.82

paperback. This work tells the story of 19th century Basel, this seemingly anachronistic hybrid of commercialism and classical republicanism, and of four thinkers who retreated there: Jacob Burckhardt, Johann Jakob Bachofen, Franz Overbeck and Nietzsche. It gives an analytical biography of these figures. Num Pages: 622 pages, 4 colour plates, 31 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DFH; HBJD; HBLL; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Edition
New
Number of pages
622
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226305004
ISBN
9780226305004
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.57

Paperback. Exploring the origins of welfare in the context of local politics, this book examines the first welfare policy created specifically for mother-only families in Chicago in 1911. This revealing study shows how assumptions about women's roles have historically shaped public policy. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, 8 halftones, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; JFF; JFSJ1; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226303932
ISBN
9780226303932
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. As war, pestilence and famine spread through Europe in the Middle Ages, so did reports of victims wondrously saved from disaster. These "rescue miracles", recorded by over 100 14th-century cults, are the basis of this account of the miraculous in everyday medieval life. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBG; HBJD; HBLC; HRCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 143 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226302959
ISBN
9780226302959
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.09

Paperback. In the mid 1800s, a group of High Anglicans formed the Universities Mission to Central Africa, bringing education, medical care and the Church to rural Africans. This work traces the mission's history and its lasting impact on public health care in South Central Africa. Series: University of Chicago Geography Research Papers S. Num Pages: 440 pages, 26 halftones, 12 line drawings, 23 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFJ; HBJH; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226302829
ISBN
9780226302829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.00
€ 38.52

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

€ 43.99
€ 33.73

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