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Paperback. The discipline of American studies was established in the early days of World War II and drew on the myth of American exceptionalism. But now that the so-called American Century has come to an end, what would a truly globalized version of American studies look like? The authors offer a new standard for the field's transnational aspiration. Editor(s): Edwards, Brian T.; Gaonkar, Dilip Parameshwar. Num Pages: 368 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226185071
- ISBN
- 9780226185071
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.50
€ 40.99
€ 31.50
Hardcover. An era of sweeping cultural change in America, the postwar years saw the rise of beatniks and hippies, the birth of feminism, and the release of the first video game. This book examines the rise and fall of the new math as a marker of the period's political and social ferment. Num Pages: 224 pages, 2 halftones, 6 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226184968
- ISBN
- 9780226184968
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.74€ 79.10
€ 94.74
€ 79.10
Paperback. In this history of the British surveys of India, the author relates how imperial Britain employed modern scientific survey techniques to create and define the spacial image of its Indian empire, and to legitimize its colonialist activities as triumphs of liberal, rational science. Num Pages: 474 pages, 31 halftones, 5 maps, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JF; 3JH; HBTP; PDX; RGV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 27. Weight in Grams: 750.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 474
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226184883
- ISBN
- 9780226184883
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 34.59
€ 44.99
€ 34.59
Hardcover. Argues that the revolutionaries of eighteenth-century France used the natural right concept of the 'enemy of the human race' - an individual who has transgressed the laws of nature and must be executed without judicial formalities - to authorize three-quarters of the deaths during the Terror. Num Pages: 350 pages, 6 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV2; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 237 x 28. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226184388
- ISBN
- 9780226184388
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.29€ 45.88
€ 53.29
€ 45.88
Hardcover. Two and a half centuries after the American Revolution the US stands as one of the greatest powers on earth and the undoubted leader of the western hemisphere. The author maintains that the Founding Fathers clearly understood the connection between public finance and power: a well-managed public debt was a key part of every modern state. Series: American Beginnings, 1500 - 1900. Num Pages: 336 pages, 10 line drawings, 18 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226181578
- ISBN
- 9780226181578
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 40.31
€ 51.99
€ 40.31
Paperback. Series: Heritage of Society S. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1973
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226173368
- ISBN
- 9780226173368
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.76
€ 32.99
€ 25.76
Paperback. Six remarkable churches built by Nicholas Hawksmoor from 1712 to 1731 still stand in London. This work examines these designs as a coherent whole - a single masterpiece reflecting Hawksmoor's design principles and his desire to reconnect architecturally with pure Christianity. Num Pages: 180 pages, 11 colour plates, 65 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JF; AMB; AMN; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 214 x 12. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226173030
- ISBN
- 9780226173030
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.27
€ 47.99
€ 37.27
Paperback. In this book, Dunham reveals how her anthropological research, her work in dance, and her fascination for the people and cults of Haiti worked their spell, catapulting her into experiences that she was often lucky to survive. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJH; ASD; HRQX5; HRQX9; JHM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 42. Weight in Grams: 311.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226171135
- ISBN
- 9780226171135
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.77
€ 37.99
€ 29.77
Hardcover. Christianity, Judaism, and Islam are usually treated as autonomous religions, but in fact across the long course of their histories the three religions have developed in interaction with one another. In this book, the author examines how Muslims, Christians, and Jews lived with and thought about each other during the Middle Ages. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226168937
- ISBN
- 9780226168937
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.74€ 79.10
€ 94.74
€ 79.10
Paperback. Explores both the material culture of slavery as well as its representation in literature. This book considers the place of slaves in Plato's "Meno", Aristotle's "Politics", Aesop's "Fables", Aristophanes' "Wasps", and Euripides' "Orestes". Num Pages: 312 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226167893
- ISBN
- 9780226167893
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.83
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€ 29.83
Paperback. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1geneal.table, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 206 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1958
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226167794
- ISBN
- 9780226167794
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.64
€ 40.99
€ 31.64
paperback. Translator(s): Goldhammer, A. Num Pages: 392 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226167725
- ISBN
- 9780226167725
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 34.51
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€ 34.51
Paperback. Editor(s): Dubrow, Heather; Strier, Richard. Num Pages: 388 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; DSBB; HBJD1; HBLC; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 521.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226167664
- ISBN
- 9780226167664
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.13
€ 52.99
€ 41.13
Paperback. There are many political, psychological, and sociological answers to why men rape women, but few historical ones. This book explores the history of sexual violence in rural and Northern Ontario. The book expands the terms of debates about sexuality and sexual violence. Series: Chicago Series on Sexuality, History & Society. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 halftone, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBTB; JFFE2; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 166 x 13. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226167541
- ISBN
- 9780226167541
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.74
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Hardcover. Explores the overlap and shift between theistic and naturalistic science through a parallel study of two major scientific figures: James Clerk Maxwell, a devout Christian physicist, and Thomas Henry Huxley, the iconoclast biologist who coined the word agnostic. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HRAM3; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 230 x 25. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226164878
- ISBN
- 9780226164878
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.74€ 79.17
€ 94.74
€ 79.17
Paperback. Num Pages: 704 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 37. Weight in Grams: 962.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1969
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Number of pages
- 704
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226164670
- ISBN
- 9780226164670
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.29€ 46.02
€ 53.29
€ 46.02
Paperback. This study looks at the lives of the most famous 'wild children' of eighteenth century Europe, showing how they open a window onto European ideas about the potential and perfectability of mankind. The work contains in-depth reports on feral children and their 'civilisation'. Num Pages: 344 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; HBT; HPC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 169 x 17. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226160566
- ISBN
- 9780226160566
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.74
€ 37.99
€ 29.74
Paperback. Series: History of American Civilization. Num Pages: 350 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 125 x 20. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226158594
- ISBN
- 9780226158594
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 34.48
€ 44.99
€ 34.48
Hardcover. Recovers the lasting significance of the radical ideas of Coleman Street Ward by exploring their wider Atlantic history and revealing how republican radicals redefined themselves against the emergent economy of empire. Num Pages: 400 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226157658
- ISBN
- 9780226157658
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 43.03
€ 54.99
€ 43.03
Paperback. Num Pages: 292 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 215 x 16. Weight in Grams: 339.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1979
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226155678
- ISBN
- 9780226155678
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.83
€ 37.99
€ 29.83
Hardcover. Nonetheless philosophers have long sought a single, overriding ideal that should guide everyone, always, everywhere, and after centuries of debate we're no closer to an answer. This book argues that ideal theories are abstractions from the realities of everyday life and its problems. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226155654
- ISBN
- 9780226155654
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.74€ 79.10
€ 94.74
€ 79.10
Paperback. An introduction to the people who lived along the Nile for almost 35 centuries, this collection of essays presents studies of ancient Egyptians arranged by social type - slaves, craftsmen, priests, bureaucrats, pharaohs, peasants and women - representing Egyptian culture, state and society. Num Pages: 378 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1QDA; HBJH; HBLA; HBTB; HDD; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First edition.
- Number of pages
- 378
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226155562
- ISBN
- 9780226155562
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.79
€ 35.99
€ 28.79
Hardcover. Rather than a stark, unbroken line dividing East and West in Cold War Europe, the Iron Curtain was instead made up of distinct landscapes. This book traces a genealogy of one such landscape - the woods between Czechoslovakia and West Germany - to debunk our misconceptions about the iconic partition. Num Pages: 288 pages, 32 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226154190
- ISBN
- 9780226154190
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 40.13
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€ 40.13
paperback. Num Pages: 332 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRG; HRLK2; HRQM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226152370
- ISBN
- 9780226152370
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 33.56
€ 42.99
€ 33.56