c 1800 to c 1900
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c 1800 to c 1900
Paperback. American urban ruins have become increasingly prominent, whether in debates about home foreclosures, images of 9/11, or postapocalyptic movies. Recovering numerous scenes of urban desolation, this title argues that this association between American cities and ruins dates back to a much earlier period in the nation's history. Num Pages: 416 pages, 76 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 568.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226946641
- ISBN
- 9780226946641
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€ 36.99€ 29.15
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Paperback. Drawing on extensive research among the records of the American Historical Association and a multitude of other sources, the author traces the slow fragmentation of the field from 1880 to the divisions of the 1940s manifest today in the diverse professions of academia, teaching, and public history. Num Pages: 256 pages, 15 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBAH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226923932
- ISBN
- 9780226923932
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€ 40.99€ 30.99
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Paperback. Draws readers inside the circle of intellectuals, scientists, politicians, businessmen, and clergymen who brought Charles Darwin's controversial ideas to post - Civil War America. This title situates Darwinism in the context of the Gilded Age. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; JFCX; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226893846
- ISBN
- 9780226893846
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€ 25.99€ 20.80
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Paperback. During the Progressive Era, a rehabilitative agenda took hold of American juvenile justice. Alongside this liberal "manufactory of citizens," a parallel structure was enacted: a Jim Crow juvenile justice system that endured across the nation for most of the twentieth century. This title studies the rise and fall of Jim Crow juvenile justice. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 line drawing, 9 halftones, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3; LNFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226873183
- ISBN
- 9780226873183
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 32.86
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Hardcover. Uncovers the history of male homosexual and homosocial relations in the late imperial era. Drawing particularly on overlooked works of pornographic fiction, this title offers an exploration of the importance of same-sex love and eroticism to the evolution of masculinity in China. Num Pages: 304 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: 2GDC; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; DSBD; DSBF; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226857923
- ISBN
- 9780226857923
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Condition: New
€ 58.80€ 49.96
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Paperback. Turns cliches back into history by telling the life stories of the words that have served as our most powerful battle cries, rallying points, laments, and inspirations. This title features famous slogans and catchphrases that give voice to our common history even as we argue about where it should lead us. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JH; 3JJ; CBX; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 463.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226849690
- ISBN
- 9780226849690
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.01
€ 20.99
€ 18.01
Hardback. In the years immediately following Napoleon's defeat, French thinkers in all fields set their minds to the problem of how to recover from the long upheavals that had been set into motion by the French Revolution. This book intends to alter our understanding of the scientific and cultural landscape of the early nineteenth century. Num Pages: 408 pages, 46 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226812205
- ISBN
- 9780226812205
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Condition: New
€ 94.08€ 77.43
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Paperback. Germany's overseas colonial empire was relatively short-lived, lasting from 1884 to 1918. During this period, dramatically different policies were enacted in the colonies. Why did the same colonizing power act in such differing ways? This work tackles this question through a cross-cultural analysis of German colonialism. Series: Chicago Studies in Practices of Meaning. Num Pages: 608 pages, 12 colour plates, 78 halftones, 6 maps, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJC; HBTB; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 37. Weight in Grams: 920.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226772431
- ISBN
- 9780226772431
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 40.29
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€ 40.29
Paperback. The Great Chicago Fire of 1871, Haymarket bombing of 1886, and the making and unmaking of the model town of Pullman are remarkable events. This book explores the imaginative dimensions of these events and traces the evolution of interconnected beliefs and actions that increasingly linked city, disorder, and social reality in minds of Americans. Num Pages: 403 pages, 40 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JH; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 32. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 403
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226764245
- ISBN
- 9780226764245
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.01
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€ 31.01
Paperback. Series: History of American Civilization. Num Pages: 193 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 240.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1962
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Second edition.
- Number of pages
- 193
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226760612
- ISBN
- 9780226760612
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.51
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Paperback. Explores the world of American Black professional women in a society that denied them full professional status. Shaw shows how, in spite of this, African-American families, communities and schools worked to encourage the self-confidence, individual initiative and social responsibility of girls. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ1; JFSL3; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 488.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226751207
- ISBN
- 9780226751207
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Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 37.51
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Paperback. When "Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation" was published anonymously in 1844, it sparked one of the greatest sensations of the Victorian era. The author uses the story of "Vestiges" to create a panoramic portrait of life in the early industrial era from the view of its readers. Num Pages: 624 pages, 155 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 157 x 34. Weight in Grams: 874.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226744117
- ISBN
- 9780226744117
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.38
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Paperback. From his memorial in Washington and immortalization on Mount Rushmore, one might assume Abraham Lincoln was a national hero rather than a controversial president. Drawing on an array of material, this is a study of the role Lincoln's reputation and memory has played in American life. Num Pages: 382 pages, 48 halftones, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 602.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- University of Chicago Press, 2000
- Number of pages
- 382
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226741987
- ISBN
- 9780226741987
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.27
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Hardback. In the nineteenth century, Americans began to use maps in radically new ways. This title charts how maps of epidemic disease, slavery, census statistics, the environment, and the past demonstrated the analytical potential of cartography, and in the process transformed the very meaning of a map. Num Pages: 272 pages, 47 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTP; RGV. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 189 x 265 x 24. Weight in Grams: 674.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226740683
- ISBN
- 9780226740683
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Condition: New
€ 94.08€ 77.43
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Paperback. Traces the emergence and transformation of economics in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries from a natural to a social science. Focusing on the works of several economists, this book examines their conceptual debt to natural science and thus locates the evolution of economic ideas within the history of science. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; KCA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226735702
- ISBN
- 9780226735702
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.38
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Paperback. Drawing on memoirs, private correspondences and other sources, this book examines the aftermath of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. Despite rapid recovery and redevelopment, the author describes the social/political conflict and division that followed the fire. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFFC; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 550.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226735481
- ISBN
- 9780226735481
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.15
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Paperback. Num Pages: 338 pages, 69 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; JFC; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 504.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226732404
- ISBN
- 9780226732404
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.14
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Paperback. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 311.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226726779
- ISBN
- 9780226726779
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 22.72
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Hardcover. Chemists in the nineteenth century were faced with a particular problem: how to depict the atoms and molecules beyond the direct reach of our bodily senses. This title focuses on the community of organic chemists in Germany to provide the basis for an understanding of the nature of scientific creativity. Series: Synthesis. Num Pages: 416 pages, 44 halftones, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; PDX; PNN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226723327
- ISBN
- 9780226723327
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Condition: New
€ 58.80€ 49.51
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Paperback. Num Pages: 354 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226721255
- ISBN
- 9780226721255
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.15
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Paperback. Located in the heart of England's Lake District, the placid waters of Thirlmere seem to be the embodiment of pastoral beauty. This title re-creates the battle for Thirlmere and the clashes between conservationists who wished to preserve the lake and developers eager to supply the needs of a growing urban population. Num Pages: 248 pages, 60 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKENM; 3JH; HBTK; RBKF; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 350. Manchester, Thirlmere, and Modern Environmentalism. 248 pages, 60 halftones. Located in the heart of England's Lake District, the placid waters of Thirlmere seem to be the embodiment of pastoral beauty. This title re-creates the battle for Thirlmere and the clashes between conservationists who wished to preserve the lake and developers eager to supply the needs of a growing urban population. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKENM; 3JH; HBTK; RBKF; RNK. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 14. Weight: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226720869
- ISBN
- 9780226720869
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 19.87
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Paperback. In the mid-1800s a utopian movement to rehabilitate the insane resulted in a wave of publicly funded asylums - many of which became unexpected centers of cultural activity. This work prompts us to reflect on what our society can learn from a generation that urgently and creatively tried to solve the problem of mental illness. Num Pages: 240 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AN; HBTB; MBPK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226709642
- ISBN
- 9780226709642
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.15
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Paperback. As the banking crisis and its effects on the world economy have made plain, the stock market is of importance to our livelihoods. This book looks at the history of the market to figure out how we arrived at a point where investing is commonplace, as market fluctuations threaten our plans to send our children to college or retire comfortably. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 line drawing, 1 table. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; KCZ; KFFM. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226679327
- ISBN
- 9780226679327
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.15
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Paperback. H. Jefferson Powell offers a powerful new approach to one of the central issues in American constitutional thinking today: the many ways in which constitutional arguments and outcomes are shaped both by historical circumstances and by political goals - including those of judges. Num Pages: 262 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; JPHC; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226677248
- ISBN
- 9780226677248
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 32.82
€ 42.99
€ 32.82