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Paperback. This work, covering a period of three centuries, analyzes the narratives of American women that were written whilst being held prisoner by a variety of different captors. It explores the relevance of such narrative for critical investigation into the construction of gender, race and nation. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 268 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBD; DSBF; DSBH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226096544
- ISBN
- 9780226096544
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.85
€ 34.99
€ 27.85
Hardcover. Providing historical context to help us reevaluate the current furor over homosexuality in the Church, this book brings to light the myriad ways that modern churches and openly gay men and women can learn from the wealth of each other's cultural and spiritual experience. Num Pages: 240 pages, 51 halftones. BIC Classification: HRCV4; HRCX6; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226250618
- ISBN
- 9780226250618
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.11€ 45.08
€ 52.11
€ 45.08
Hardcover. In a cemetery on the southern outskirts of Paris lie the bodies of nearly a hundred of what some have called the first casualties of global climate change. This book tells the stories of these victims and the catastrophe that took their lives. It explores the multiple narratives of disaster-the official story of the crisis and its aftermath. Num Pages: 240 pages, 27 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JMC; JFFC; RNPG; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226251110
- ISBN
- 9780226251110
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.69
€ 41.99
€ 32.69
Hardcover. Explores the ambitions, tastes, and prejudices of Chicagoans during the 1920s and '30s. This book reproduces various elements of the "Chicagoan": its covers, cartoons, editorials, reviews, and features. Num Pages: 400 pages, 81 colour plates, 301 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJG; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 366 x 290 x 30. Weight in Grams: 3180.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226317618
- ISBN
- 9780226317618
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.32€ 60.30
€ 66.32
€ 60.30
Hardcover. Though we think of the 1960s and the early '70s as a time of radical social, cultural, and political upheaval, we tend to picture the action as happening on campuses and in the streets. Yet the rise of the underground newspaper was equally daring and original. This title pays homage in its design to the radical press. Num Pages: 240 pages, 700 colour plates. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; 3JJPL; AKC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 309 x 262 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1810.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226424354
- ISBN
- 9780226424354
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 40.11
€ 51.99
€ 40.11
Paperback. In this study, Joseph Koerner establishes the character of Renaissance art in Germany and examines how artists such as Albrecht Durer and Hans Baldung Grien reflected in their masterworks the changing status of the self in 16th-century Germany. Num Pages: 564 pages, 1 colour plate, 223 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; ACND; AFC; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 217 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226449999
- ISBN
- 9780226449999
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.58€ 52.69
€ 61.58
€ 52.69
Paperback. The disparity between rich and poor countries is the most serious, intractable problem facing the world. The author in this book draws on extensive microeconomic studies of thirteen nations - conducted over twelve years by the Institute itself - to counter virtually all prevailing wisdom about how best to ameliorate economic disparity. Num Pages: 368 pages, 37line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QFG; 1QFH; JFFA; KCM; KJF; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 173 x 24. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226476988
- ISBN
- 9780226476988
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.33
€ 20.99
€ 18.33
Hardcover. On August 4, 1578, in an ill-conceived attempt to wrest Morocco back from the hands of the infidel Moors, King Sebastian of Portugal led his troops to slaughter and was himself slain. Sixteen years later, King Sebastian rose again. The author recalls this conspiracy, marked both by scheming and absurdity, and the legal inquest that followed. Num Pages: 312 pages, 2 colour plates, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1DSP; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; JFHF. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 152 x 224 x 28. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226501086
- ISBN
- 9780226501086
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.69
€ 41.99
€ 32.69
Paperback. In the 1920s thousands of migrants settled in the Los Angeles suburb of South Gate. Blue collar workers built the suburb literally from the ground up. 'My blue heaven' demonstrates the ethic of self-reliance and homeownership which formed the core of South Gate's identity. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 432 pages, 4 colour plates, 11 halftones, 9 maps, 5 line drawings, 17 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBTB; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226583013
- ISBN
- 9780226583013
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.74
€ 40.99
€ 31.74
Hardcover. Drawing on the moving story of the last year of the life of her own treasured dog, Ody, the author presents an in-depth exploration of the practical, medical, and moral issues that trouble pet owners confronted with the decline and death of their companion animals. Num Pages: 248 pages, 1 halftone, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFFZ; JHBZ; WNG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226668468
- ISBN
- 9780226668468
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.96
€ 31.99
€ 24.96
Paperback. An analysis of Virginia Woolf's surprising visibility in both high and popular culture, showing how her image and authority have been claimed or challenged in debates about art, politics, anger, sexuality, gender, class, the canon, feminism, race and fashion. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 374 pages, 35 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFCA; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 374
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226757469
- ISBN
- 9780226757469
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.62
€ 37.99
€ 29.62
Hardcover. Presents the voices of three musicians - queer nightclub star Zeki Muren, arabesk originator Orhan Gencebay, and pop diva Sezen Aksu - who collectively have dominated mass media in Turkey since the early 1950s. Using these three singers as a lens, the author examines Turkey's repressive politics and civil violence as well as its public life. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 280 pages, 7 halftones, 1 map, 20 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DVT; AVG; JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226775050
- ISBN
- 9780226775050
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.77€ 89.84
€ 107.77
€ 89.84
Paperback. The age of information, media and virtuality is transforming many aspects of human experience. This is an investigation of the postmodern world which critically examines a wide range of contemporary cultural practices. The author contends that postmodern culture is full of creative possibilities. Series: Religion and Postmodernism. Num Pages: 354 pages, 13 colour plates, 122 halftones. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM; PDR; U. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 184 x 24. Weight in Grams: 800.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226791593
- ISBN
- 9780226791593
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.34
€ 47.99
€ 37.34
Hardcover. Are humans at their core seekers of their own pleasure or cooperative members of society? Paradoxically, they are both. This title focuses on the evolution of morality, its meaning, why it came about, and how it influences human attitudes and behavior. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JF; KCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 240 x 27. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226922713
- ISBN
- 9780226922713
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.29€ 46.02
€ 53.29
€ 46.02
hardcover. "The Well of Loneliness" - the Radclyffe Hall novel at times referred to as 'the bible of lesbianism' - was released in Britain in 1928 and was immediately controversial. This title gathers together classic essays on Radclyffe Hall's book - beginning with Havelock Ellis and early reviews - as well as pieces by critics as Esther Newton. Editor(s): Doan, Laura L.; Prosser, Jay. Series: Gender and Culture Series. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 5S; DSBH; DSK; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 32. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231118743
- ISBN
- 9780231118743
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.43€ 90.24
€ 118.43
€ 90.24
Paperback. Though finely tuned to the particular local traditions that have defined the boundaries of globalization for Czech men and women, this text also offers a general thesis about the inextricable linkages between political and economic changes and gender identities. Num Pages: 272 pages, 24 illus. BIC Classification: 1DVKC; 3JJP; JFSJ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231127158
- ISBN
- 9780231127158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.24
€ 40.99
€ 29.24
Paperback. One of the ethnomusicologists takes the reader along for a tour of his workplace. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: AV; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 330. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252064685
- ISBN
- 9780252064685
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.10
€ 24.99
€ 23.10
paperback. How ethnological show business shaped European and American perceptions of Africa and Africans. Editor(s): Lindfors, Bernth. Num Pages: 320 pages, 40 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1D; 1H; 1KBB; ASZH; JFC; JFSL3; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 174 x 18. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253212450
- ISBN
- 9780253212450
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.94
€ 23.99
€ 21.94
paperback. Barbara N. Ramusack surveys the prescriptive roles and lived experiences of women from the period of the early states to the 1990s. Series: Restoring Women to History. Num Pages: 320 pages, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1FP; HBTB; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253212672
- ISBN
- 9780253212672
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.38
€ 16.99
€ 16.38
Paperback. The cultural politics of censorship, from colonial paintings to onscreen kisses and nuclear secrets Editor(s): Kaur, Raminder; Mazzarella, William. Num Pages: 256 pages, 19 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1FK; JFC; JFMD; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 155 x 235 x 17. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253220936
- ISBN
- 9780253220936
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.37
€ 26.99
€ 25.37
paperback. Odessa--celebrated and vilifi ed as a Jewish city of sin Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; GTB; HBJD; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253223289
- ISBN
- 9780253223289
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.59
€ 30.99
€ 27.59
Paperback. Presents fourteen critical essays on race and mixed race by one of America's most prolific and influential ethnic studies scholars. Collected in one volume are many of Paul Spickard's theoretical writings over the past two decades. Ten of the articles have been revised and updated from previous publications. Four appear here for the first time. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268041489
- ISBN
- 9780268041489
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.49
€ 41.99
€ 37.49
paperback. Editor(s): Leon, Celine; Walsh, Sylvia. Series: Re-Reading the Canon. Num Pages: 366 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF3; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 537.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 366
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271016993
- ISBN
- 9780271016993
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 34.47
€ 44.99
€ 34.47
paperback. Introduces us to Pedro Loco, General Mexhuira's ghost, the German, and a colorful group of odd fellows driven to roam the hills in an eternal quest for the hidden entrance, the blazed tree, the box canyon, for fabulous wealth glimpsed, lost, and never forgotten. Series: The J. Frank Dobie. Num Pages: 380 pages, illus. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 139 x 28. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780292703810
- ISBN
- 9780292703810
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.59
€ 17.99
€ 17.59