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Paperback. Num Pages: 158 pages, x, 148 p. BIC Classification: HRA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 206 x 136 x 10. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1978
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press Illinois
- Number of pages
- 158
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226203928
- ISBN
- 9780226203928
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.91
€ 37.99
€ 29.91
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, xii, 180 p. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRLK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 11. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226203867
- ISBN
- 9780226203867
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.14
€ 31.99
€ 25.14
Paperback. An account of Wittgenstein's "Philosophical Investigations", interpreting the text as displaying the human need to pursue an ideal of expressive freedom within the limits set by culture. The author sees Wittgenstein as a Romantic protagonist pondering on the nature of intentional consciousness. Num Pages: 308 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 2ACG; DSBH; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226203133
- ISBN
- 9780226203133
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.82
€ 40.99
€ 31.82
Hardcover. Some beg for forgiveness. Others claim innocence. At least three cheer for their favorite football teams. This book presents an oral history of American capital punishment, as heard from the gallows, the chair, and the gurney. It explores the cultural value of these final statements and asks what we can learn from them. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; HBTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 149 x 28. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226202686
- ISBN
- 9780226202686
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.27
€ 26.99
€ 22.27
Paperback. On a hot summer day in 1876, George Armstrong Custer led the Seventh Cavalry to the famous defeat in US military history. Outnumbered and exhausted, the Seventh Cavalry lost more than half of its four hundred men, and every soldier under Custer's direct command was killed. This title takes readers to each of the important places of Custer's life. Num Pages: 344 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL9; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 169 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226201474
- ISBN
- 9780226201474
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.45
€ 21.99
€ 18.45
Paperback. This is a synthesis of Japanese history, religion, culture and social organization. The book explores the Japanese historical legacy and its impact on the Japanese experience of modernity, eschewing the polemicism of structuralist or culturalist approaches in favour of a comparative analysis. Num Pages: 596 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; JFC; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 37. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 596
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226195582
- ISBN
- 9780226195582
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.96
€ 36.99
€ 28.96
Paperback. Arnold Eisen here calls for a fundamental rethinking of the story of modern Judaism. More than simply a study of Jewish thought on customs and rituals, this book explores the central role that practice plays in Judaism's encounter with modernity. Series: Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism. Num Pages: 339 pages, 8 halftones, notes, index. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 339
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226195292
- ISBN
- 9780226195292
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.82
€ 40.99
€ 31.82
Paperback. Shows the deep, broad, and continuous influence of slavery on America's fear and loathing of taxes. This book reveals how the heated battles over taxation, the power to tax, and the distribution of tax burdens were rooted not in debates over personal liberty but rather in the rights of slaveholders to hold human beings as property. Num Pages: 352 pages, 6 line drawings, 2 maps, 10 tables. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226194882
- ISBN
- 9780226194882
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.96
€ 36.99
€ 28.96
Paperback. The period of reform, revolution, and reaction that characterized seventeenth - and eighteenth-century Europe also witnessed an intensified interest in lesbians. The author demonstrates how intimacies between women became harbingers of the modern, bringing the sapphic into the mainstream of some of the most significant events in Western Europe. Num Pages: 344 pages, 9 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1D; 3J; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; JFSK1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226187730
- ISBN
- 9780226187730
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.91
€ 37.99
€ 29.91
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.82
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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
€ 95.06€ 79.61
€ 95.06
€ 79.61
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.
- Format
- 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€ 34.69
€ 44.99
€ 34.69
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
€ 53.47€ 46.16
€ 53.47
€ 46.16
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€ 40.43
€ 51.99
€ 40.43
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.09
€ 32.99
€ 26.09
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€ 37.57
€ 47.99
€ 37.57
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€ 30.01
€ 37.99
€ 30.01
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
€ 95.06€ 79.61
€ 95.06
€ 79.61
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€ 29.91
€ 37.99
€ 29.91
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.82
€ 40.99
€ 31.82