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Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9780932885289
ISBN
9780932885289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.11

Hardback. This text examines how the political cultures of the elite and of the common people intersected during the 17th century in England. It looks at politics at all social levels and investigates how it was affected by expectations about women's roles in politics. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 375.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198206125
ISBN
9780198206125
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.22

Paperback. Presents an exposition and defence of particularism in ethics. The author's controversial claim, argued, is that the traditional link between morality and principles, or between being moral and having principles, is little more than a mistake. This is a presentation of particularist ethical theory, and is useful for moral philosophers. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199297689
ISBN
9780199297689
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.56

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 5AK; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 161 x 14. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Zondervan United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780310273004
ISBN
9780310273004
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.02

Paperback. Provides a key to Egypt in all its layers - ancient and modern, Greek and Roman, and Christian and Islamic. This title gives an account of history that followed - from Greek and Roman conquests, the rise of Christianity, Arab-Muslim triumph, and Egypt's incorporation into powerful Islamic empires to Napoleon's 1798 invasion. Num Pages: 392 pages, 25 color illus. 6 halftones. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
With a New afterword by the author
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691153070
ISBN
9780691153070
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 340 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 143 x 24. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Disinformation Company
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934708484
ISBN
9781934708484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.54

Paperback. Explores the tale of political corruption and repression and immigrants' struggles against dominant social codes of race, ethnicity, and class. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBBWC; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813544199
ISBN
9780813544199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 528 pages, 28 cm. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 276 x 211 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1351.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780130925725
ISBN
9780130925725
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.68

Hardcover. Insight meditation, which claims to offer practitioners a chance to escape all suffering by perceiving the true nature of reality, is one of the most popular forms of meditation today. Offering a narrative of the life and legacy of one of modern Buddhism's most important figures, this book provides an account of the development of mass meditation. Series: Buddhism and Modernity. Num Pages: 248 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226000800
ISBN
9780226000800
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 78.49

Paperback. In this history of the Chicago School of Sociology, Andrew Abbott investigates central topics in the emergence of modern scholarship, paying special attention to "schools of science" and how such schools reproduce themselves over time. Num Pages: 262 pages, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; HBTB; JH; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226000992
ISBN
9780226000992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.52

Hardcover. James Henry Breasted (1865-1935) had a career that epitomizes our popular image of the archaeologist. This book weaves together the disparate strands of Breasted's life, from his small-town origins following the Civil War to his evolution into the father of American Egyptology and the founder of the Oriental Institute in the University of Chicago. Num Pages: 584 pages, 128 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: BGH; HDDG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 187 x 262 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1304. The Life of James Henry Breasted and the Creation of His Oriental Institute. 584 pages, 128 halftones, 4 maps. James Henry Breasted (1865-1935) had a career that epitomizes our popular image of the archaeologist. This book weaves together the disparate strands of Breasted's life, from his small-town origins following the Civil War to his evolution into the father of American Egyptology and the founder of the Oriental Institute in the University of Chicago. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: BGH; HDDG. Dimension: 187 x 262 x 41. Weight: 1304.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
584
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226001104
ISBN
9780226001104
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 78.49

Hardcover. Borrowing from translation and reading studies and weaving together the history of science with intellectual history, this title explores Darwin's global appeal from the perspective of several generations of Arabic readers and shows how Darwin's writings helped alter the social and epistemological landscape of the Arab learned classes. Num Pages: 440 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JH; HRAM3; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 241 x 29. Weight in Grams: 746.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226001302
ISBN
9780226001302
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 78.49

Paperback. How and why did archaeology in Israel emerge as such a persuasive force? How can the practices of archaeology help answer those questions? This text addresses these questions and specifies the relationship between national ideology, colonial settlement and the production of historical knowledge. Num Pages: 312 pages, 20 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226001951
ISBN
9780226001951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.63

Paperback. A reevaluation of an infamous Supreme Court decision that provides a compelling survey of the history and background of Lochner v New York. It argues not only that the court acted reasonably in Lochner, but that Lochner and like-minded cases have been widely misunderstood and unfairly maligned ever since. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226004044
ISBN
9780226004044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 21.99

Paperback. Between the early 1900s and the late 1950s, the attitudes of white Californians toward their Asian American neighbors evolved from outright hostility to relative acceptance. The author examines this transformation through the lens of California's urban housing markets. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 352 pages, 8 halftones, 9 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJ; HBTB; JFFB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226004181
ISBN
9780226004181
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.67

Paperback. In the shadow of the Holocaust, the Soviet Union's quiet yet brutal campaign against Polish citizens is often overlooked. This book gives voice to the hundreds of thousands of victims of Soviet barbarism. It presents one of the darkest periods of European history and stands as an intimate chronicle of an atrocity yet to receive its historical due. Num Pages: 288 pages, 21 halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 1DVUA; 3JJH; BGH; BTM; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226004440
ISBN
9780226004440
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.17

Paperback. For a theologian who died in 1971, Reinhold Niebuhr is maintaining a remarkably high profile in the twenty-first century. This book tackles the complicated question of why, at a time of great uncertainty about America's proper role in the world, leading politicians and thinkers are turning to Niebuhr for answers. Num Pages: 152 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRAM2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226004525
ISBN
9780226004525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.34

Paperback. Highlights parallels and contrasts between historical events, political regimes, and cultural movements to explore how religion has challenged and responded to secular Chinese modernity from 1898 onwards. This book integrates historical, anthropological, and sociological perspectives in a comprehensive overview of China's religious history. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; 3JM; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226005331
ISBN
9780226005331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.52

Hardcover. Reveals the many ways that the Salem witch trials loomed over the American collective memory from the Revolution to the Civil War and beyond. Shedding new light on the many, varied American invocations of Salem, the author ultimately illuminates the function of collective memories in the life of a nation. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HRQX5. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226005416
ISBN
9780226005416
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 78.49

Paperback. Plato's dialogues show Socrates at different ages, beginning when he was about nineteen and already deeply immersed in philosophy and ending with his execution five decades later. Offering an analysis of Plato's "Protagoras, Charmides, and Republic", this book charts Socrates' discovery of a proper politics to shelter and advance philosophy. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 25. Weight in Grams: 618.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226006284
ISBN
9780226006284
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.06

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