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Paperback. Any listener knows the power of music to define a place, but few can describe the how or why of this phenomenon. This title showcases how American jazz defined a culture particularly preoccupied with place. It analyzes both the performances and cultural context of leading jazz figures, including the many famous venues where they played. Num Pages: 312 pages, 8 halftones, 11 line drawings, 10 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; AVGJ; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226044958
ISBN
9780226044958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.15

Paperback. Until now the advent of Western romantic love has been seen as a liberation from--or antidote to--ten centuries of misogyny. In this major contribution to gender studies, R. Howard Bloch demonstrates how similar the ubiquitous antifeminism of medieval times and the romantic idealization of woman actually are. Num Pages: 308 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226059730
ISBN
9780226059730
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 34.41

Hardcover. Called by Heinrich Heine a city of dull and culturally limited merchants where poets only go to die, Hamburg would seem an improbable setting for a major new intellectual movement. This title clarifies the social, political, and economic pressures faced by German-Jewish scholars on the periphery of Germany's intellectual world. Num Pages: 400 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; HPCF; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 766.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226061689
ISBN
9780226061689
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.24
€ 79.56

Hardcover. The ideas and terminology of Darwinism are so pervasive these days that it seems impossible to avoid them, let alone imagine a world without them. In this title, the author asks: What if Charles Darwin had not returned from the voyage of the Beagle and thus did not write "On the Origin of Species"? Num Pages: 336 pages, 6 halftones, 4 line drawings,. BIC Classification: JFCX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 234 x 25. Weight in Grams: 606.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226068671
ISBN
9780226068671
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.79

Hardcover. From political debates about global free markets to local free lunches, the word 'freedom' is in danger of becoming a distorted cliche. This book explores the history of the idea of freedom, from its origins in ancient Greece, suggesting that our attempts to imagine freedom should occupy the space of not only 'what is' but also 'what if'. Num Pages: 376 pages, 19 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 656.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226069739
ISBN
9780226069739
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.24
€ 79.56

Paperback. In 'Habitations of modernity' Dipesh Chakrabarty explores the complexities of modernism in India and seeks principles of humaneness grounded in everyday life that may elude grand political theories. These issues are pursued in a series of closely linked cultural essays. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226100395
ISBN
9780226100395
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.65

Paperback. The Sacred Harp choral singing tradition originated in the American South in the mid-nineteenth century, spread widely across the country, and continues to thrive this day. This title offers a portrait of several Sacred Harp groups and an insightful exploration of how they manage to maintain a sense of community. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGC8; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 12. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226109596
ISBN
9780226109596
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 308 pages, 9 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1H; HBTB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 161 x 232 x 17. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226114231
ISBN
9780226114231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. The second in a three-volume study, this volume explores colonial evangelism and modernity in South Africa. It shows how the relationship between the British evangelists and the Southern Tswana created complex exchanges of goods, signs and cultural markers which affected both Africans and Britons. Num Pages: 606 pages, 33 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBTQ; HBTR; HRCX7; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 192 x 231 x 40. Weight in Grams: 948.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
606
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226114446
ISBN
9780226114446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 34.41

Hardcover. From high school cafeterias to the floor of Congress, from "The Daily Show" to every comments section on the internet, insult is a truly universal and ubiquitous cultural practice with a long and earthy history. This title deals with the subject of insult. Num Pages: 176 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226114774
ISBN
9780226114774
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.24
€ 79.56

Paperback. Offers a genealogy of American cultural history, tracing its multifaceted origins, defining debates, and intersections with adjacent fields. This title explores such subjects as the different strains of cultural history, its relationships with arenas from mass entertainment to public policy, and the ways it has been shaped by catastrophe. Editor(s): Cook, James W.; Glickman, Lawrence B.; O'Malley, Michael. Num Pages: 416 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226115078
ISBN
9780226115078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.81

Hardcover. Focuses on the rise of New York as both a metropolis and a food capital, opening a new window onto the intersection of the cultural, social, political, and economic transformations of the nineteenth century. This book offers accounts of public markets and private food shops; and cake and coffee shops. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 288 pages, 31 halftones, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JH; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 238 x 22. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226128757
ISBN
9780226128757
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.24
€ 78.71

Paperback. This study examines 17th-century mathematical sciences - astronomy, optics and mechanics - not as abstract ideas, but as vital enterprises that involved practices related to both experience and experiment. Mersenne, Descartes, Pascal, Barrow, Newton, Boyle and the Jesuits are discussed. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 304 pages, 3 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: 3JD; JFCX; PB; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226139449
ISBN
9780226139449
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.33

Hardcover. How old are you? The more thought you bring to bear on the question, the harder it is to answer. For we age simultaneously in different ways: biologically, psychologically, socially. This book ranges across cultures and history, tracing the ways that the spirits of youth and age have inflected each other from antiquity to the present. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 170 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226171999
ISBN
9780226171999
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.24

Paperback. The discipline of American studies was established in the early days of World War II and drew on the myth of American exceptionalism. But now that the so-called American Century has come to an end, what would a truly globalized version of American studies look like? The authors offer a new standard for the field's transnational aspiration. Editor(s): Edwards, Brian T.; Gaonkar, Dilip Parameshwar. Num Pages: 368 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226185071
ISBN
9780226185071
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.74

Paperback. This is a synthesis of Japanese history, religion, culture and social organization. The book explores the Japanese historical legacy and its impact on the Japanese experience of modernity, eschewing the polemicism of structuralist or culturalist approaches in favour of a comparative analysis. Num Pages: 596 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; JFC; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 37. Weight in Grams: 780.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
596
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226195582
ISBN
9780226195582
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.94

Paperback. Exploring the role of World War II in the transformation of American social, cultural and political life, this book includes essays covering topics as varied as government censorship, Hollywood movie-making, swing music, family life, sexuality, cultural images and working-class life. Num Pages: 356 pages, 25 halftones, 9 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBWQ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226215129
ISBN
9780226215129
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.89

Paperback. This text provides an interpretation of isicathamiya performance and its relation to the culture and consciousness of the Zulu migrant labourers who largely compose its choirs. It addresses issues in anthropology and looks to the future of live performance in the new South Africa. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 296 pages, 24 halftones, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFM; AVGH; JFC; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 35. Weight in Grams: 804.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226217215
ISBN
9780226217215
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.36

Paperback. Examining a wide array of cultures, the author offers an original consideration of our dual inheritance, going deep inside an ethnographic record to outline a relationship between our genetic codes and symbolic systems. He reveals how the inherent tensions between these two modes of transmission generate many of the features of human society. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226240862
ISBN
9780226240862
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.98

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226249377
ISBN
9780226249377
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.59

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