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Paperback. This work effectively reunites two major social and philosophical movements, arguing that pragmatism, because of its focus on the emancipatory potential of everyday experiences, offers feminism its most viable and powerful philosophical foundation. Num Pages: 354 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HPC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
354
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226745589
ISBN
9780226745589
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.41

Paperback. Series: Afterlives of the Bible S. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226745060
ISBN
9780226745060
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.83

Paperback. When "Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation" was published anonymously in 1844, it sparked one of the greatest sensations of the Victorian era. The author uses the story of "Vestiges" to create a panoramic portrait of life in the early industrial era from the view of its readers. Num Pages: 624 pages, 155 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 157 x 34. Weight in Grams: 874.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226744117
ISBN
9780226744117
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, xii, 196 p. BIC Classification: HPC; JMU; VFVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226742243
ISBN
9780226742243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.58

Paperback. Regina Schwartz examines the story of Cain and Abel, as she sees it; that is, emblematic of a tragic biblical influence over Western secular notions of identity - notions often violently exclusionary, negatively defining "us" against "them" in ethnic, religious, racial, nationalistic terms. Num Pages: 228 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRCG; HRJ; HRLC1; JFFE; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226742007
ISBN
9780226742007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.82

Paperback. From his memorial in Washington and immortalization on Mount Rushmore, one might assume Abraham Lincoln was a national hero rather than a controversial president. Drawing on an array of material, this is a study of the role Lincoln's reputation and memory has played in American life. Num Pages: 382 pages, 48 halftones, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 602.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
University of Chicago Press, 2000
Number of pages
382
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226741987
ISBN
9780226741987
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.81

Paperback. Series: Heritage of Society S. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF3; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1972
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226741536
ISBN
9780226741536
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 34.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 142 x 215 x 30. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226741413
ISBN
9780226741413
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.41

Paperback. France is in the throes of a crisis defined by the rhetoric of a universalism that takes the abstract individual to be the representative not only of citizens but also of the nation. In this book, the author shows how the requirement for abstraction has led to the exclusion of women from French politics. Series: Chicago Studies in Practices of Meaning. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; JFSJ1; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226741086
ISBN
9780226741086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.41

Hardback. In the nineteenth century, Americans began to use maps in radically new ways. This title charts how maps of epidemic disease, slavery, census statistics, the environment, and the past demonstrated the analytical potential of cartography, and in the process transformed the very meaning of a map. Num Pages: 272 pages, 47 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTP; RGV. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 189 x 265 x 24. Weight in Grams: 674.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226740683
ISBN
9780226740683
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.09
€ 78.49

Paperback. This study of over 2500 female and male saints explores women's status and experience in early medieval society and in the Church. It focuses on the changing social contexts of female sanctity, and also on "deviant" female behaviour which frequently challenged male order and authority. Num Pages: 600 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; HBG; HBLC; HBLH; HBTB; HRCM; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 149 x 224 x 34. Weight in Grams: 824.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Number of pages
600
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226740546
ISBN
9780226740546
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 40.83

paperback. This study examines medieval religious culture and the significance of the widespread belief in ghosts, revealing the ways in which the dead and the living related to each other during the Middle Ages. It discusses Augustine's influence on medieval authors, and monastic visions and folklore. Translator(s): Fagan, Teresa Lavender. Num Pages: 290 pages, 28 colour plates, 3 halftones, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HRAC; JFHF; VXQG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226738888
ISBN
9780226738888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.58

Paperback. Editor(s): Bershady, Harold. Series: Heritage of Sociology Series. Num Pages: 278 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPK; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226736716
ISBN
9780226736716
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.70

Paperback. Drawing on memoirs, private correspondences and other sources, this book examines the aftermath of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. Despite rapid recovery and redevelopment, the author describes the social/political conflict and division that followed the fire. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFFC; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226735481
ISBN
9780226735481
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.52

Paperback. In early modern Europe, the king's body was literally sovereign. This title demonstrates the ways in which democratic societies have continued many of the rituals and practices associated with kingship in displaced, distorted, and, usually, unrecognizable forms. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: HP; HRA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226735368
ISBN
9780226735368
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.52

Hardback. In early modern Europe, the king's body was literally sovereign. This title demonstrates the ways in which democratic societies have continued many of the rituals and practices associated with kingship in displaced, distorted, and, usually, unrecognizable forms. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: HP; HRA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226735351
ISBN
9780226735351
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.24
€ 99.21

Paperback. This work examines the musical influences of a Malaysia's Portuguese community, whose roots lie in the conquest of Malacca in 1511 by the Portuguese seafarer Afonse D'Albuquerque. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 234 pages, 18 halftones, 2 maps, 12 line drawings, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1DSP; 1FMM; AS; AVGH; AVGW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226734996
ISBN
9780226734996
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.41

Paperback. Examines the history of political and intellectual life in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Bengal to show how the concept can take on a life of its own in different contexts. This interdisciplinary study is suitable for historians and anthropologists, as well as scholars of South Asia and colonialism. Series: Chicago Studies in Practices of Meaning. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCX; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226734941
ISBN
9780226734941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.58

Paperback. Presents an intellectual historical critique of the Fundamentalist movement in America. This work argues that our understanding of this movement has been grievously distorted by the Fundamentalist-Modernist debate of the 1920s, as symbolized by William Jennings Bryan and the Scopes trial. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAM6; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226734682
ISBN
9780226734682
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.62

Paperback. Maria de San Jose Salazar took the veil as a discalced (barefoot) Carmelite nun in 1571, becoming one of Teresa de Avila's most important collaborators in religious reform. This work is a defense of the practice of setting aside hours of the day for conversation, music and plays. Translator(s): Powell, Amanda. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HRCV; HRCX8; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226734552
ISBN
9780226734552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.52

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