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Hardback. In the interdisciplinary tradition of Buckminster Fuller's work, Gregory Bateson's Mind and Nature, and Fritjof Capra's Tao of Physics, Metapatterns embraces both nature and culture, seeking out the grand-scale patterns that help explain the functioning of our universe. Num Pages: 296 pages, 87 illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231067508
ISBN
9780231067508
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

Hardback. Describes the effect on young Jews of Hitler's rise to power and recounts the experiences of those who attended an agricultural emigration training farm. Num Pages: 187 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBWQ; JFSR1; JWXK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231065986
ISBN
9780231065986
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.37
€ 76.26

Hardback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRA; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231064521
ISBN
9780231064521
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.35
€ 57.11

Paperback. Revolutions are often seen in terms of a spontaneous burst of intense political activity; less attention usually is given to the structures, processes, and perceptions that make such activity possible. This book examines such long-term transformations as they relate to the revolution in the Central African nation of Rwanda. Num Pages: 322 pages, maps, tables, figures, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1HFGR; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ; HBTR; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
322
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231062572
ISBN
9780231062572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.55

Hardback. Traces the development of the space shuttle, describes the political and technological problems the program faced, and looks at future uses of the shuttle. Num Pages: 223 pages, Illustrations, 1map,1plan,ports. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLH; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 283 x 220 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1135.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
First edition.
Number of pages
223
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231059244
ISBN
9780231059244
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.37
€ 76.26

Hardback. Num Pages: 362 pages, Ill.M. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
362
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231045063
ISBN
9780231045063
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.39
€ 86.12

Hardback. Compiling in one volume the basic writings of these three seminal thinkers of ancient China, each from a different philosophical school, this book reveals the richness and diversity of the ancient Chinese intellectual world. Translator(s): Watson, Burton. Num Pages: 480 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSB; HPDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 144 x 38. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1967
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
n
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231025157
ISBN
9780231025157
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.35
€ 57.06

Hardback. Num Pages: 1342 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HBJD; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1770.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1960
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
3rd
Number of pages
1342
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231024235
ISBN
9780231024235
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.73
€ 68.43

Paperback. In this groundbreaking study, Oliver Zunz examines how the growth of corporations changed Num Pages: 278 pages, 268 illustrations, 26 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; KFFH; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226994604
ISBN
9780226994604
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.71

Paperback. This text offers a systematic social history of a major American city undergoing industrialization. It examines Detroit's evolution between 1880 and 1920 and discovers the way in which ethnic and class elations profoundly altered its urban scene. Num Pages: 502 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Edition
1ST
Number of pages
502
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226994581
ISBN
9780226994581
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.25

Hardback. Faced with the difficult task of discerning Plato's true ideas from the contradictory voices he used to express them, scholars have never fully made sense of the many incompatibilities within and between the dialogues. This title explains how these prose dramas cohere to reveal a comprehensive Platonic understanding of philosophy. Num Pages: 896 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1315.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
896
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226993355
ISBN
9780226993355
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.64
€ 79.02

Paperback. Is Leo Strauss truly an intellectual forebear of neoconservatism and a powerful force in shaping Bush administration foreign policy? This title puts this question to rest, revealing how the popular media came to perpetuate an oversimplified view of a complex and wide-ranging philosopher. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226993331
ISBN
9780226993331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.94

Paperback. The Qianlong emperor, who dominated religious and political life in China, was ruled by elaborate ritual prescriptions, which determined his dress and behaviour, and how he performed the yearly Grand Sacrifices. This text analyzes how ritualizing power was shared by the throne and the literati. Num Pages: 326 pages, 12 halftones, 25 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL; HRKN; HRLF; JHBT; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226987293
ISBN
9780226987293
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.57

Paperback. Drawing on sources ranging from scientific papers and government correspondence to photographs, pamphlets, and police reports of "freak shows", this text demonstrates how German imperialism opened the door to antihumanism. Num Pages: 364 pages, 52 halftones, 21 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 279 x 25. Weight in Grams: 588.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226983424
ISBN
9780226983424
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.47

Paperback. Because new nations need new pasts, they create new ways of commemorating and recasting select historic events. In this volume Yael Zerubavel illuminates this dynamic process by examining the construction of Israeli national tradition. Num Pages: 360 pages, 17 halftones, 6 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; HBJF1; HBLW; JFC; JFSR1; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226981581
ISBN
9780226981581
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.88

Paperback. Revealing the unique significance of the concentration camp photographs, this text shows how they have become the basis of our memory of the Holocaust and how they have affected our presentations and perceptions of contemporary history's subsequent atrocities. Num Pages: 304 pages, 57 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJP; AJCP; HBG; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTZ1; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 165 x 231 x 17. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226979731
ISBN
9780226979731
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.94

Paperback. This study explores the influential literary texts of the archaic and classical periods ranging from epic and didactic poetry to the theatrical productions of tragedy and comedy in 5th-century Athens. The workings of gender as a factor in Greek social, religious and cultural practices are explored. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 494 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 30. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
494
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226979229
ISBN
9780226979229
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.74

Paperback. Previously published in hbk.: Chicago: Univ. of Chicago Press, 1990. Num Pages: 324 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 18. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226978765
ISBN
9780226978765
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.57

Paperback. Reconstructing the critiques of positivism, John H. Zammito argues that positivist theories of science provide very little support for fashionable postmodern approaches to science studies. Num Pages: 406 pages. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
406
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226978628
ISBN
9780226978628
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.53

Paperback. If Kant had never made the "critical turn" of 1773, would he be worth more than a paragraph in the history of philosophy? Most scholars think not. But this text challenges that view by revealing a precritical Kant who was immensely more influential than the one philosophers think they know. Num Pages: 576 pages, 3 halftones. BIC Classification: HPCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 148 x 227 x 32. Weight in Grams: 828.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226978598
ISBN
9780226978598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.15
€ 50.41

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