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Hardcover. Improvisation is usually either lionized as an ecstatic experience of being in the moment or disparaged as the thoughtless recycling of cliches. Eschewing both of these orthodoxies, this title considers the improvised dimension of philosophy itself in order to elaborate an innovative concept of improvisation. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: AB; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 60 x 90 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226662787
- ISBN
- 9780226662787
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.08€ 77.43
€ 94.08
€ 77.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCC99; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226661995
- ISBN
- 9780226661995
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.01
€ 40.99
€ 31.01
Paperback. Almost fifty years after Brown v Board of Education, research shows that minority students continue to receive an unequal education. At the heart of this inequality is a complex and often conflicted relationship between teachers and civil rights activists. This title traces the tensions between the two groups in New York City over the years. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJ; HBTB; JNFR; JNKH; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226660721
- ISBN
- 9780226660721
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.01
€ 40.99
€ 31.01
Hardcover. In July 1999, a mere seven years after the founding of the religious movement known as Falun Gong, the Chinese government banned it. This title offers an examination of Falun Gong teachings. It argues that in order to understand Falun Gong, one must grasp the beliefs, practices, and texts of the movement and its founder, Li Hongzhi. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HRKN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226655017
- ISBN
- 9780226655017
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.80€ 49.75
€ 58.80
€ 49.75
Paperback. Series: The Christian Tradition: A History of the Development of Christian Doctrine. Num Pages: 358 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; HRCC2; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 227 x 19. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 0002-
- Number of pages
- 358
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226653730
- ISBN
- 9780226653730
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.65
€ 32.99
€ 25.65
Paperback. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 417 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCC2; HRCC7; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1975
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 0002-
- Number of pages
- 417
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226653716
- ISBN
- 9780226653716
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.56
€ 32.99
€ 25.56
Hardcover. Social workers produced thousands of case files about the poor during the interwar years. Analyzing almost two thousand such case files and traveling from Boston, Minneapolis, and Portland to London and Melbourne, this study examines how these stories of poverty were narrated and reshaped by ethnic diversity, economic crisis, and war. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 1MBF; HBJD1; HBJK; HBJM; HBTB; JKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226653631
- ISBN
- 9780226653631
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.68€ 54.23
€ 64.68
€ 54.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 235 pages. BIC Classification: HB. Dimension: 202 x 133. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1958
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Corrected and Updated
- Number of pages
- 235
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226653167
- ISBN
- 9780226653167
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.23
€ 35.99
€ 28.23
Paperback. Series: History of American Civilization. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1965
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226653143
- ISBN
- 9780226653143
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.15
€ 36.99
€ 29.15
Paperback. Series: Religion and Postmodernism. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: HRA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 151 x 13. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226653129
- ISBN
- 9780226653129
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.15
€ 36.99
€ 29.15
Paperback. In "Ecce Homo" (1888), Nietzsche quoted that before him `.. there simply was no psychology'. This study focuses on this pronouncement, examining the contours of Nietzsche's psychology in the context of his life, work and psychological make-up. Num Pages: 496 pages, table. BIC Classification: HPC; JMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 772.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226646879
- ISBN
- 9780226646879
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 32.86
€ 42.99
€ 32.86
Paperback. Taking a longer historical and broader geographical perspective, this book contends that sorcery is best understood as an Atlantic phenomenon that has significant connections to modernity and globalization. It features a group of contributors who examine sorcery in Brazil, Cuba, South Africa, Cameroon, and Angola. Editor(s): Pares, Luis Nicolau; Sansi, Roger. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HRQX5; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 284 x 25. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226645780
- ISBN
- 9780226645780
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.15
€ 36.99
€ 29.15
Paperback. Explores what it means to be a subject in the historical and poetic imagination of a southern Moroccan society. Incorporating poetic texts, legends, social spaces, folktales and conversations, this book is a synthesis of dissonant, often idiosyncratic voices from the Maghribi post-colonial present. Num Pages: 398 pages, 1 colour plate. BIC Classification: 1HBM; HBTB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226645322
- ISBN
- 9780226645322
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 32.86
€ 42.99
€ 32.86
Hardcover. Traces the Caribbean from its pre-Columbian state through European contact and colonialism to the rise of US hegemony and the economic turbulence of the twenty-first century. This volume begins with a discussion of the region's diverse geography and challenging ecology and features an in-depth look at the transatlantic slave trade. Editor(s): Palmie, Stephan; Scarano, Francisco A. Num Pages: 624 pages, 71 halftones, 2 figures, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; HBTQ; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1383.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226645063
- ISBN
- 9780226645063
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.08€ 85.33
€ 104.08
€ 85.33
Paperback. Aims to give readers a feeling for what it means to be Catholic and put one's faith into action. Tracing the practices of a group of parishioners in Oakland, California, and another in Guadalajara, this work reveals parallels - and contrasts - in the ways these ordinary Catholics receive and act on a church doctrine that emphasizes social justice. Series: Morality and Society Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; HRCC7; HRCX6; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226645018
- ISBN
- 9780226645018
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 32.86
€ 42.99
€ 32.86
Paperback. A work that traces the storied past of the author's hometown, from the explorations of Joliet and Marquette in 1673 to the new wave of urban pioneers today. It gives voice to the city's steelyard workers and kill floor operators, and maps the neighborhoods distinguished not by Louis Sullivan masterworks but by bungalows and corner taverns. Editor(s): Pacyga, Dominic A. Num Pages: 464 pages, 145 halftones, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 180 x 31. Weight in Grams: 986.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226644288
- ISBN
- 9780226644288
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 21.91
€ 26.99
€ 21.91
Paperback. This work explores the lives of immigrants in two iconic Polish neighborhoods - the Back of the Yards and South Chicago. Through institutions such as churches and schools, the Poles were able to preserve their folk beliefs and family customs. Num Pages: 306 pages, 28 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226644240
- ISBN
- 9780226644240
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.29
€ 34.99
€ 27.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HRQX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 26. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226642048
- ISBN
- 9780226642048
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.12
€ 36.99
€ 29.12
Paperback. This text consists of critical analysis of four 20th-century liberal and postliberal thinkers: John Dewey, John Rawls, Richard Rorty and Stanley Fish. The author focuses on the theorists' approach to religion and draws conclusions that challenge the very basis of constitutional government. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB; JPA; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 132 x 13. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226641928
- ISBN
- 9780226641928
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.29
€ 34.99
€ 27.29
Paperback. During the nineteenth century, Britain became the first gaslit society, with electric lighting arriving in 1878. At the same time, the British government significantly expanded its power to observe and monitor its subjects. This book explores how light facilitated such practices as safe transportation and private reading. Num Pages: 368 pages, 65 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD1; HBLL; HBT; TNKH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226640778
- ISBN
- 9780226640778
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.38
€ 36.99
€ 29.38