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Paperback. What does the durability of political institutions have to do with how actors form knowledge about them? The author investigates this question in the context of a historical case: socialist East Germany's unexpected self-dissolution in 1989. He also explores why the Stasi never developed a realistic understanding of the phenomenon of dissidence. Series: Chicago Studies in Practices of Meaning. Num Pages: 672 pages, 17 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBLW3; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 839.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 672
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226297941
- ISBN
- 9780226297941
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 40.25
€ 52.99
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Paperback. This work shows how the biblical story of suffering and the journey to redemption inspired a pragmatic tradition of racial advocacy among African Americans in the early 19th century. It compares the historical uses of Exodus by black and white Americans and the concepts on "nation" it generated. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; GTB; HR; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226298207
- ISBN
- 9780226298207
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.19
€ 35.99
€ 28.19
Paperback. Provides a definitive history of consumer activism. This title explores abolitionist-led efforts to eschew slave-made goods, African American consumer campaigns against Jim Crow, a 1930s refusal of silk from fascist Japan, and emerging contemporary movements like slow food. Num Pages: 424 pages, 35 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFFT; JPWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 226 x 24. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226298672
- ISBN
- 9780226298672
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.15
€ 37.99
€ 29.15
Paperback. This text offers a comparative and historical analysis of rapid and profound changes in the legal system beginning in the 1960s in England, France, West Germany, Sweden and the United States. Num Pages: 336 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JH; LNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226299709
- ISBN
- 9780226299709
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 32.86
€ 42.99
€ 32.86
Paperback. Num Pages: 536 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 142 x 30. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 536
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226299778
- ISBN
- 9780226299778
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Condition: New
€ 59.20€ 49.58
€ 59.20
€ 49.58
Paperback. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226300207
- ISBN
- 9780226300207
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.51
€ 34.99
€ 27.51
Paperback. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 216 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLC; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 115 x 14. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226300887
- ISBN
- 9780226300887
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.15
€ 37.99
€ 29.15
Paperback. This edition of the classic work on the history of science and French intellectual history gives the reader the chance to revisit the rise of psychiatry in 19th-century France, the shape it took and why, and its importance both then and in contemporary society. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL; HBT; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 147 x 25. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226301617
- ISBN
- 9780226301617
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 32.86
€ 42.99
€ 32.86
Paperback. In the mid 1800s, a group of High Anglicans formed the Universities Mission to Central Africa, bringing education, medical care and the Church to rural Africans. This work traces the mission's history and its lasting impact on public health care in South Central Africa. Series: University of Chicago Geography Research Papers S. Num Pages: 440 pages, 26 halftones, 12 line drawings, 23 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFJ; HBJH; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 676.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226302829
- ISBN
- 9780226302829
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Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 37.63
€ 48.99
€ 37.63
Paperback. As war, pestilence and famine spread through Europe in the Middle Ages, so did reports of victims wondrously saved from disaster. These "rescue miracles", recorded by over 100 14th-century cults, are the basis of this account of the miraculous in everyday medieval life. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBG; HBJD; HBLC; HRCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 143 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226302959
- ISBN
- 9780226302959
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.44
€ 32.99
€ 25.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 540 pages, 22 pp halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 31. Weight in Grams: 679.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1973
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 540
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226303833
- ISBN
- 9780226303833
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Condition: New
€ 59.20€ 49.58
€ 59.20
€ 49.58
Paperback. Exploring the origins of welfare in the context of local politics, this book examines the first welfare policy created specifically for mother-only families in Chicago in 1911. This revealing study shows how assumptions about women's roles have historically shaped public policy. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, 8 halftones, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; JFF; JFSJ1; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226303932
- ISBN
- 9780226303932
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 30.98
€ 40.99
€ 30.98
Hardcover. 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 to this day. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226304168
- ISBN
- 9780226304168
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.72€ 77.43
€ 94.72
€ 77.43
Hardcover. Num Pages: 301 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; PDA; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226304427
- ISBN
- 9780226304427
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 26.37
€ 33.99
€ 26.37
Paperback. This work tells the story of 19th century Basel, this seemingly anachronistic hybrid of commercialism and classical republicanism, and of four thinkers who retreated there: Jacob Burckhardt, Johann Jakob Bachofen, Franz Overbeck and Nietzsche. It gives an analytical biography of these figures. Num Pages: 622 pages, 4 colour plates, 31 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DFH; HBJD; HBLL; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 622
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226305004
- ISBN
- 9780226305004
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 36.58
€ 47.99
€ 36.58
Hardcover. The Stoic philosophers of ancient Greece and Rome were interested in the emotions. This book shows that they did not simply advocate a suppression of feeling, as stoicism implies in English, but examined these powerful psychological responses, seeking to understand what attitude toward them expresses the deepest respect for human potential. Num Pages: 272 pages, 9 tables. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226305578
- ISBN
- 9780226305578
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.72€ 78.14
€ 94.72
€ 78.14
Paperback. Attempts to unearth the ideas and debates that created the literature department as we know it. This book shows that various conflicts of our culture wars echo and recycle controversies over how literature should be taught. It also presents a history of literary pedagogy and a critical classic. Num Pages: 340 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HBT; JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 20 Anv
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226305592
- ISBN
- 9780226305592
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.15
€ 37.99
€ 29.15
Paperback. This work examines the the social upheavals of the Paris Commune of 1871 and the 1848 Revolution. It argues that whereas the insurgents of 1848 fought and died in defence of their status as workers, those of 1871 did so as members of a besieged urban community. Num Pages: 262 pages, 10 halftones, 2 maps, 12 line drawings, 16 tables. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226305615
- ISBN
- 9780226305615
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 30.98
€ 40.99
€ 30.98
Paperback. Questioning the role of the human voice within the field of philosophy this text examines philosopher Stanley Cavell's viewpoint, the relation between his pervasive authorial voice and his equally powerful, though less discernible, impulse to produce a set of usable philosophical methods. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; HPC; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226305639
- ISBN
- 9780226305639
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.01
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Paperback. This cultural history of male homosexuality in Brazil shatters the exotic myths and replaces them with a complex picture of the social obstacles that confront Brazilian homosexuals. The study focuses on male homosexual subcultures in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo. Series: Worlds of Desire S. Num Pages: 408 pages, 24 halftones, 6 maps, 10 line drawings, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226306391
- ISBN
- 9780226306391
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 40.29
€ 52.99
€ 40.29