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Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 12. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226511702
ISBN
9780226511702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.76

Paperback. Lary May offers a reexamination of the connections between national politics and Hollywood movies, and an interpretation of American culture from the New Deal through the Cold War. Num Pages: 364 pages, 69 halftones, 31 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJ; APFA; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 167 x 23. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226511634
ISBN
9780226511634
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 34.23

Paperback. A systematic examination of French texts that address matters relating to America. The book shows how prominent French intellectuals have represented America as myth and metaphor, covering the entire ideological spectrum from Maurras to Duhamel, and from Sartre to Aron. Num Pages: 324 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ADF; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226510644
ISBN
9780226510644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.56

Paperback. Series: Negro American Biographies & Autobiographies. Num Pages: 278 pages, 16 pp photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACX; AGB; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 23. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226510064
ISBN
9780226510064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.41

Paperback. This third volume chronicling faith in 20th-century America, presents an account of American religious culture from the entry of the United States into World War II through the Eisenhower years. It addresses the role of religion in shaping the social and political life of mid-century America. Num Pages: 556 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; HBWQ; HRAC; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 35. Weight in Grams: 710.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
556
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226508993
ISBN
9780226508993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.29

Paperback. Martin E. Marty argues here that religion in 20th-century America was essentially shaped by its encounter with modernity. In this first volume, he records and explores the diverse ways in which American religion embraced, rejected or cautiously accepted the modern world. Num Pages: 398 pages, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; HRA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 149 x 24. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
398
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226508948
ISBN
9780226508948
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.41

Paperback. Num Pages: 412 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
412
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226503554
ISBN
9780226503554
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.30

Paperback. Editor(s): Malson, Micheline R.; Mudimbe-Boyi, Elisabeth; O'Barr, Jean F.; Wyer, Mary. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226502960
ISBN
9780226502960
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 22.94

Paperback. American high schools have never been under more pressure to reform: student populations are more diverse than ever, resources are limited, and teachers are expected to teach to high standards for all students. With wide-ranging implications, this text looks into teacher communities. Num Pages: 225 pages, 10 line drawings, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNK; JNLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
225
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226500713
ISBN
9780226500713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.58

Paperback. An examination of crucial texts of 18th-century American literature, this book argues that the United States was self-consciously enacted through the spoken word. Balancing the strong emphasis on the importance of print culture, it uncovers the complex process of articulating a new nation. Num Pages: 288 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBD; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226492834
ISBN
9780226492834
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.76

Paperback. Why do women join book clubs? What do the women discuss when they meet? to answer questions like these, Long spent years observing and participating in women's book clubs in the Houston area. She discovered that members find reading a crucial way for them to reflect on their lives. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFC; JFSJ1; JFSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226492629
ISBN
9780226492629
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.66

Paperback. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 332 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 132 x 18. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1965
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226485867
ISBN
9780226485867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.52

Hardcover. Explains how, before entering World War I, the United States sought a way to avoid the enormous cost of providing injured soldiers with pensions, which it had done since the Revolutionary War. This title includes a story that culminates in the postwar establishment of the Veteran's Administration. Num Pages: 272 pages, 20 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JWJ; MQV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226482538
ISBN
9780226482538
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 78.49

Paperback. A study of the first attempts to understand how radiation affected the survivors of the atomic bomb and subsequent generations of Japanese, this book argues that Cold War politics and cultural values shaped this research. Using varied sources, it examines how US science was socially constructed. Num Pages: 298 pages, 26 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; JPQB; JWL; JWMN; MBGR; MM; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 173 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226482385
ISBN
9780226482385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.29

Paperback. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 207 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; 2ABM; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 135 x 12. Weight in Grams: 225.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1959
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226476810
ISBN
9780226476810
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.76

Paperback. Chronicles the lives of gay men, exploring how they cope with political attacks from both the 'family values' right and the 'radical queer' left - while also shedding light on the evolving meanings of family in twenty-first-century America. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSK2; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226476582
ISBN
9780226476582
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.59

Paperback. Considers the liberal education that universities purport to offer, and proposes various ways to think about liberal learning. This book begins by defining basic values of modernity and then considering various curricular principles. It attempts to construct a paradigm for liberal arts applicable to various settings in the world. Num Pages: 318 pages, 7 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226475547
ISBN
9780226475547
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.64

Paperback. In this volume Levi-Strauss explores the mythologies of the Americas, with occasional incursions into European and Japanese folklore, tales of sloths and squirrels are interwoven with discussions of Freud, Saussure, "signification," and plays by Sophocles and Labiche. Translator(s): Chorier, B. Num Pages: 258 pages, 1 colour plate, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KB; 1KLS; HPCF; HRQ; JFHF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226474823
ISBN
9780226474823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.02

Hardcover. There may be no greater source of anxiety for Americans today than the question of what to eat and drink. Are eggs the perfect protein, or are they cholesterol bombs? Is red wine good for my heart or bad for my liver? The author reveals the people and interests who have created and exploited these worries. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 11. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226473741
ISBN
9780226473741
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.85

Paperback. Num Pages: 316 pages, xii, 304 p. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; LNCH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226473536
ISBN
9780226473536
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.71

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