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Paperback. Barbara M. Benedict draws on the texts of the early modern period to discover the era's attitudes toward curiosity, a trait which was often depicted as an unsavoury form of transgression or cultural ambition. Num Pages: 296 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 2AB; 3J; DSB; GTB; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226042640
- ISBN
- 9780226042640
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Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.34
€ 47.99
€ 37.34
Paperback. How do people practice religion in their everyday lives? Courtney Bender spent more than a year working as a volunteer for a non-profit organisation called God's Love We Deliver, helping to prepare food for people with AIDs, this volume tells the story of that time. Series: Morality and Society Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCV; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226042824
- ISBN
- 9780226042824
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.94
€ 32.99
€ 25.94
Paperback. Looking at the intimate relationship between political power and the news media, this title argues that the dependence of reporters on official sources disastrously thwarts coverage of dissenting voices from outside the Beltway. Series: Studies in Communication, Media & Public Opinion. Num Pages: 278 pages, 3 line drawings, 5 tables. BIC Classification: JFD; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226042855
- ISBN
- 9780226042855
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.39
€ 19.99
€ 17.39
Paperback. Situates dance within a larger Chicago landscape of segregated social practices. Focusing on new forms of appropriation in an era of multiculturalism, the author underscores the institutionalization of racial disparities and offers insights into the intersection of race and culture in America. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASD; JFC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 15. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226043104
- ISBN
- 9780226043104
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.74
€ 37.99
€ 29.74
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, xx, 396 p. BIC Classification: JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 509.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226043500
- ISBN
- 9780226043500
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.04
€ 52.99
€ 41.04
Hardcover. Charts the connections that the author has made between sexuality, psychoanalysis, and aesthetics. This book considers the author's ideas alongside Freud's and helps in gaining a clearer understanding of human identity and how we relate to one another. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226043524
- ISBN
- 9780226043524
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.70€ 80.32
€ 95.70
€ 80.32
Paperback. From World War II to the war in Iraq, periods of international conflict seem like unique moments in US political history - but when it comes to public opinion, they are not. This work explodes conventional wisdom about American reactions to World War II, as well as the more recent conflicts in Korea, Vietnam, Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, and Iraq. Series: Chicago Studies in American Politics. Num Pages: 344 pages, 70 line drawings, 38 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBWQ; HBWS; JPS; JPVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226043593
- ISBN
- 9780226043593
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.84
€ 34.99
€ 27.84
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 145 x 15. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226043777
- ISBN
- 9780226043777
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.05
€ 25.99
€ 24.05
Paperback. This volume examines the creative work of the avant-gardist John Cage, from an interdisciplinary perspective. His activities as a composer, performer, thinker and artist are explored. Num Pages: 304 pages, 7 halftones, 11 drawings, 4 colour plates, 1 table, 22 musical reproductions. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGC6; AVH; DSBH; DSC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226044088
- ISBN
- 9780226044088
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 33.53
€ 42.99
€ 33.53
Paperback. Num Pages: 244 pages, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: CFG; JFFE1; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 15. Weight in Grams: 311.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226044262
- ISBN
- 9780226044262
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.64
€ 40.99
€ 31.64
Hardcover. Any listener knows the power of music to define a place, but few can describe the how or why of this phenomenon. This title showcases how American jazz defined a culture particularly preoccupied with place. It analyzes both the performances and cultural context of leading jazz figures, including the many famous venues where they played. Num Pages: 312 pages, 8 halftones, 11 line drawings, 10 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; AVGJ; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226044941
- ISBN
- 9780226044941
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.42€ 94.29
€ 113.42
€ 94.29
Paperback. Any listener knows the power of music to define a place, but few can describe the how or why of this phenomenon. This title showcases how American jazz defined a culture particularly preoccupied with place. It analyzes both the performances and cultural context of leading jazz figures, including the many famous venues where they played. Num Pages: 312 pages, 8 halftones, 11 line drawings, 10 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; AVGJ; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226044958
- ISBN
- 9780226044958
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 33.47
€ 42.99
€ 33.47
Paperback. Shows how the problem of neighbor love opens questions that are fundamental to ethical inquiry and suggest a new theological configuration of political theory. This title explores today's central historical problem: the persistence of the theological in the political. Series: TRIOS. Num Pages: 216 pages, 6 line drawings. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRAM2; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 165 x 15. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226045207
- ISBN
- 9780226045207
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.90
€ 32.99
€ 25.90
Paperback. A photographic guide that traces the evolution of University of Chicago's campus architecture from the university's founding in 1890 to its plans for the twenty-first century. It features the work of architects such as Frank Lloyd Wright, Henry Ives Cobb, Holabird & Roche, Eero Saarinen, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Walter Netsch, and, Cesar Pelli. Num Pages: 186 pages, 100 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; AMG; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226046808
- ISBN
- 9780226046808
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.94
€ 32.99
€ 25.94
Paperback. Based on research, this book focuses on the wartime powers presidents wield at home. It shows that congress is more likely to defer to the president's policy preferences when political debates center on national rather than local considerations. Series: Chicago Series on International and Domestic Institutions. Num Pages: 352 pages, 18 line drawings, 31 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHL; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226048390
- ISBN
- 9780226048390
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.74
€ 37.99
€ 29.74
Paperback. The events of 9/11 had a profound impact on American society, but they had an even more lasting effect on Muslims living in the US. Describing how Islam in America began as a strange cultural object and is gradually sinking into familiarity, this book is an up-close account of how Islam takes its American shape. Num Pages: 280 pages, 10 halftones, 6 line drawings, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 370. How Islam is Becoming an American Religion. 280 pages, 10 halftones, 6 line drawings, 3 tables. The events of 9/11 had a profound impact on American society, but they had an even more lasting effect on Muslims living in the US. Describing how Islam in America began as a strange cultural object and is gradually sinking into familiarity, this book is an up-close account of how Islam takes its American shape. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRH; JFSR2. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 15. Weight: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226049571
- ISBN
- 9780226049571
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.79
€ 35.99
€ 28.79
Paperback. As the economies of China, India, and other Asian nations continue to grow, these countries are seeking greater control over the rules that govern international trade. By placing the current contest within the historical development of the global capitalist system, this book highlights a fascinating interaction of politics and economics. Num Pages: 312 pages, 19 line drawings, 12 tables. BIC Classification: JPS; KCLT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226050676
- ISBN
- 9780226050676
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.94
€ 32.99
€ 25.94
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFSR2; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226051475
- ISBN
- 9780226051475
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.80€ 43.98
€ 50.80
€ 43.98
Paperback. In 1898, the Dreyfus Affair plunged French society into a yearlong frenzy. In Paris and provincial villages throughout the country, angry crowds paraded through the streets, attacking Jews and destroying Jewish-owned businesses. The author guides readers on a tour of France during this tumultuous crisis. Num Pages: 400 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 32. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Tra
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226052069
- ISBN
- 9780226052069
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.79
€ 34.99
€ 27.79
Paperback. A political movement rallies against under regulated banks, widening gaps in wealth, and gridlocked governments. Sound familiar? Historians wrote approvingly of the Populists up into the 1950s. This title sets out to uncover the truth of populism, focusing on the prominent Populist state, Kansas. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNK; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226054087
- ISBN
- 9780226054087
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 26.79
€ 33.99
€ 26.79