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hardcover. Historians' autobiographies, Popkin shows, reveal how scholars arrive at their vocations, the difficulties of writing about modern professional life, and the ways in which personal stories can add to our understanding of historical events such as war, political movements, and the traumas of the Holocaust. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1line drawing. BIC Classification: DSK; HBAH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 242 x 26. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780226675435
- ISBN
- 9780226675435
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Condition: New
€ 53.51€ 46.05
€ 53.51
€ 46.05
Hardcover. After Fidel Castro came to power in 1959, his second declaration, after socialism, was that Cuba would become a leader in international science. This book shows how Cuba came to compete with US pharmaceutical giants - despite a trade embargo and crippling national debt. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJC; HBJK; HBLW3; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 164 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226709178
- ISBN
- 9780226709178
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.39
€ 52.99
€ 41.39
Hardcover. Why has religion persisted across the course of human history? Secularists have predicted the end of faith for a long time, but religions continue to attract followers. This title focuses on the concrete realities of worship, examining religious holidays, conversion stories, prophetic visions, and life-cycle events. Translator(s): Rendall, Steven. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226713915
- ISBN
- 9780226713915
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.12€ 79.61
€ 95.12
€ 79.61
Hardcover. Exploring eighteenth century concerns about privacy, this examination of scrutiny and social pressure looks at diaries, autobiographies, poems and works of pornography in order to show the possibilities of privacy, and its social repercussions. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226768601
- ISBN
- 9780226768601
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Condition: New
€ 51.13€ 44.25
€ 51.13
€ 44.25
Hardcover. A city of immense literary mystique, Prague has inspired writers across the centuries with its beauty, cosmopolitanism, and tragic history. This interdisciplinary study helps to explain why Prague - more than any other major European city - has haunted the cultural and political imagination of the West. Num Pages: 200 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVKC; DSB; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226795409
- ISBN
- 9780226795409
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.39
€ 52.99
€ 41.39
hardcover. Always connect - that is the imperative of today's media. In this book, the author turns our usual understanding of media on its head by arguing that these moments reveal the ways the impossibility of communication is integral to communication itself - instances they call excommunication. Series: TRIOS. Num Pages: 224 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: GTC; HP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226925219
- ISBN
- 9780226925219
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.12€ 79.41
€ 95.12
€ 79.41
Hardback. Translator(s): Major, John S.; Queen, Sarah A.; Meyer, Andrew Seth; Roth, Harold D. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HPDF; HRAM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231159807
- ISBN
- 9780231159807
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.39€ 83.75
€ 109.39
€ 83.75
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 6 figures. BIC Classification: HPK; MB; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 30. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231164733
- ISBN
- 9780231164733
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.04
€ 23.99
€ 18.04
Paperback. Editor(s): Parascandola, Louis J.; Parascandola, John. Num Pages: 360 pages, B&W Illus.: 25,. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231165730
- ISBN
- 9780231165730
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.43
€ 30.99
€ 22.43
paperback. An insight into the life and world of Civil War-time Washington from the woman's perspective, this collection of letters is a perspective on life in the nation's capital during an important period in American history. Editor(s): Laas, Virginia Jeans. Num Pages: 592 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 32. Weight in Grams: 787.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 592
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780252068591
- ISBN
- 9780252068591
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.28
€ 37.99
€ 34.28
paperback. Series: Studies in Continental Thought. Num Pages: 268 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253023124
- ISBN
- 9780253023124
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
paperback. Barbara N. Ramusack surveys the prescriptive roles and lived experiences of women from the period of the early states to the 1990s. Series: Restoring Women to History. Num Pages: 320 pages, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1FP; HBTB; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253212672
- ISBN
- 9780253212672
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.53
€ 16.99
€ 16.53
paperback. Addresses conceptual and ethical questions that arise from historical accounts of the Holocaust. Series: Jewish Literature & Culture. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253217288
- ISBN
- 9780253217288
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.10
€ 23.99
€ 22.10
Paperback. While some religious texts may remain static over time, the "Ramayana" epic has been retold in a variety of ways over the centuries and across South Asia. This collection brings together re-tellings translated from the four major South Indian languages and from genres as diverse as drama, short stories, poetry, and folk song. Editor(s): Richman, Paula. Num Pages: 288 pages, 4 b&w photos, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTB; HRG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253219534
- ISBN
- 9780253219534
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.49
€ 27.99
€ 26.49
paperback. For more than three centuries, St Petersburg, founded in 1703 by Peter the Great as Russia's westward-oriented capital and as a visually stunning showcase of Russia's imperial ambitions, has been the country's most mythologized city. This volume traces the ways in which St Petersburg has become a "museum piece," embodying history, and nostalgia. Editor(s): Goscilo, Helena; Norris, Stephen M. Num Pages: 264 pages, 45 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780253219800
- ISBN
- 9780253219800
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.27
€ 25.99
€ 24.27
Paperback. If social, political, and material transformation is to have a lasting impact on individuals and society, it must be integrated within ordinary experience. This book examines the ways in which individuals' bodies, habits, environments, and abilities function as horizons that underpin their understandings of the ordinary. Editor(s): Weiss, Gail. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; HPM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5983 x 3971 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253219893
- ISBN
- 9780253219893
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
Paperback. Opening the subject of subaltern genocide for exploration by scholars of genocide, ethnic conflict, and human rights, this title explores genocide's sociological, anthropological, psychological, symbolic, and normative dimensions. Editor(s): Robins, Nicholas A.; Jones, Adam. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5 b&w illus., 2 figures, 7 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253220776
- ISBN
- 9780253220776
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
Paperback. Pragmatism has been called 'the chief glory of our country's intellectual tradition' by its supporters and 'a dog's dinner' by its detractors. Acknowledging pragmatism's direct ties to American imperialism and expansionism, this title considers the role pragmatism plays, for better or worse, in discussions of nationalism, war, race, and community. Editor(s): Kautzer, Chad; Mendieta, Eduardo. Series: American Philosophy. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 22. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253220783
- ISBN
- 9780253220783
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.67
€ 30.99
€ 27.67
paperback. An exploration of the administration of law and its role in the lives of ordinary people in the northern provinces of the Roman Empire. It draws upon a rich but little-known legal collection from the late 3rd century known as the "Codex Hermogenianus". Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253221476
- ISBN
- 9780253221476
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
paperback. Odessa--celebrated and vilifi ed as a Jewish city of sin Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; GTB; HBJD; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253223289
- ISBN
- 9780253223289
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.67
€ 30.99
€ 27.67