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paperback. Revealing the extent to which some of yesterday's fathers were involved with their children, this text recounts how fatherhood was reshaped during the "Machine Age" into the configuration we know today. Num Pages: 300 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226469041
ISBN
9780226469041
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.57

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFCX; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 28. Weight in Grams: 624.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226469706
ISBN
9780226469706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.13

Paperback. We have specific images of the kinds of bodies that house great minds. Focusing on the 17th century to the present, this book examines how intellectuals have sought to establish the value and authority of their ideas through public displays of their private life. Num Pages: 350 pages, 54 halftones, line illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCX; JH; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226470146
ISBN
9780226470146
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.94

paperback. Translator(s): Goldhammer, A. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 618.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226470818
ISBN
9780226470818
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.25

Paperback. Translator(s): Goldhammer, Arthur. Num Pages: 302 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC; HDDA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226470856
ISBN
9780226470856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.74

Paperback. Documents the impact radio had on the lives of Depression-era Americans and charts the formative years of our modern mass culture. Offering insight into radio's use as a persuasive tool, this work explores how ordinary Americans made radio a part of their lives. It also reveals how the connections between power and mass media began. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Rev ed
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226471921
ISBN
9780226471921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.74

Paperback. From autobiographical writings, this book reconstructs the extraordinary life of Thomas Platter and the lives of his sons. It expands the historical contexts of these accounts and, in the process, brings to life the customs, perceptions and character of an age on the threshold of modernity. Translator(s): Goldhammer, Arthur. Num Pages: 418 pages, 26 halftones, 5 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1D; BGH; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 151 x 27. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
418
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226473246
ISBN
9780226473246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.00

Hardcover. There may be no greater source of anxiety for Americans today than the question of what to eat and drink. Are eggs the perfect protein, or are they cholesterol bombs? Is red wine good for my heart or bad for my liver? The author reveals the people and interests who have created and exploited these worries. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 11. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226473741
ISBN
9780226473741
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.94

Hardcover. How does religion stimulate and feed imperial ambitions and violence? This title identifies 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. It shows how the religious ideas shaped Achaemenian practice. Num Pages: 192 pages, 12 halftones, 11 line drawings, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAP; HBJD; HBLA; HRKP; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226481968
ISBN
9780226481968
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.52
€ 79.10

Hardcover. Explains how, before entering World War I, the United States sought a way to avoid the enormous cost of providing injured soldiers with pensions, which it had done since the Revolutionary War. This title includes a story that culminates in the postwar establishment of the Veteran's Administration. Num Pages: 272 pages, 20 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JWJ; MQV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226482538
ISBN
9780226482538
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.52
€ 79.10

Paperback. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 332 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 132 x 18. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1965
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226485867
ISBN
9780226485867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.74

Paperback. In this history of manhood and masculinity, the author argues that modern formulations of masculinity, despite any sense of naturalness and constancy, are in fact, idealized cultural products of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Series: Chicago Series on Sexuality, History & Society. Num Pages: 316 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFC; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226500683
ISBN
9780226500683
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.74

Paperback. In its interpretation of Latin and Greek culture, Christianity contends that Satan is behind all deities, demigods, and spiritual creatures, including the gods of the household, the lares and penates. This book says that the thinkers of the Italian Renaissance had a more nuanced and perhaps less sinister interpretation of these creatures. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HRQX9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 12. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226501314
ISBN
9780226501314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.74

Paperback. Zine Magubane tracks colonial images of blackness from South Africa to England and back again to reveal the often overlooked links among ideologies of race, class, and gender. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1HFMS; GTB; HB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226501772
ISBN
9780226501772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.79

Paperback. The memoirs of Hortense (1646-99) and Marie (1639-1715) Mancini, members of court of Louis XIV, represent earliest examples in France of memoirs published by women under their own names during their lifetimes. This title chronicles the beginnings of women's rights within the confines of an otherwise circumscribed early modern aristocratic society. Editor(s): Nelson, Sarah. Translator(s): Nelson, Sarah. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 254 pages, 2 halftones, 3 maps, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JD; 3JF; BGHA; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226502793
ISBN
9780226502793
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.77

paperback. First published in 1600 in answer to Giusepe Passi's diatribe about women's alleged defects, this polemic displays Lucrezia Marinella's knowledge of the Italian poetic tradition and demonstrates her ability to argue against authors of the misogynist tradition from Boccaccio to Torquato Tasso. Translator(s): Dunhill, Anne; Panizza, Letizia. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226505466
ISBN
9780226505466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.89

Paperback. Martin E. Marty argues here that religion in 20th-century America was essentially shaped by its encounter with modernity. In this first volume, he records and explores the diverse ways in which American religion embraced, rejected or cautiously accepted the modern world. Num Pages: 398 pages, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; HRA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 149 x 24. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
398
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226508948
ISBN
9780226508948
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.64

Paperback. This third volume chronicling faith in 20th-century America, presents an account of American religious culture from the entry of the United States into World War II through the Eisenhower years. It addresses the role of religion in shaping the social and political life of mid-century America. Num Pages: 556 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; HBWQ; HRAC; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 35. Weight in Grams: 710.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
556
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226508993
ISBN
9780226508993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.53

Paperback. Argues that the history of televising philosophy is crucial to understanding the struggle over French national identity in the postwar period. This work insists that we jettison presumptions about the anti-intellectual nature of the visual field and engages critical questions about the survival of national cultures in a globalizing world. Num Pages: 272 pages, 48 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; APT; HBTB; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226509914
ISBN
9780226509914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.57

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 12. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226511702
ISBN
9780226511702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.94

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