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Paperback. An autobiography of Fuad I Khuri, both an insider's and an outsider's perspective on life in Lebanon, elsewhere in Middle East, and in West Africa. It provides insights into such issues as mentality of Arabs toward women, eating habits of Arab world, impact of Islam on West Africa, and extravagant lifestyles of wealthy Arabs, and more. Editor(s): Khuri, Sonia Jalbout. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBL; BGA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 249 x 18. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226434780
ISBN
9780226434780
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.12

Paperback. Translator(s): Zweig, Arnulf. Num Pages: 270 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; BG; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 283.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226423616
ISBN
9780226423616
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 40.05

Paperback. Offers an account of the Protestant Reformation, reporting on the larger clashes between Protestants and Catholics, and also on events in the author's convent. This work provides a fresh perspective on struggles for religious and political power in sixteenth-century Geneva and a glimpse at early modern monastic life. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: BGX; HBJD; HR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226417066
ISBN
9780226417066
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226416953
ISBN
9780226416953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.28

Paperback. After laughing their way through his classic and beloved depictions of nineteenth-century American life, few readers would suspect that Mark Twain's last years were anything but happy and joyful. They would be wrong. This title reveals that Twain ended his life as a frustrated writer plagued by paranoia. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226336473
ISBN
9780226336473
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.28

Paperback. This biography of Helen Keller tells the story of the controversial and turbulent relationship between Helen and her teacher, Annie Sullivan. It chronicles Helens doomed love affair, her struggles to earn a living, her triumphs at Radcliffe College and her work as an advocate for the disabled. Num Pages: 398 pages, 65 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
398
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226327631
ISBN
9780226327631
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.37

Paperback. Alain L Locke, in his famous 1925 anthology "The New Negro", declared that 'the pulse of the Negro world has begun to beat in Harlem'. This biography of this extraordinarily gifted philosopher and writer, narrates the untold story of Locke's profound impact on twentieth-century America's cultural and intellectual life. Num Pages: 448 pages, 21 halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226317779
ISBN
9780226317779
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.91

Paperback. A synthesis of the work of international scholars, this is an account of the people who animated a decisive period in the genesis of the modern mind - the Renaissance. Confining its attention to the "great" Renaissance which originated in Italy, the book treats a broad spectrum of figures. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACND; BGH; HBJD; HBLC; HBLH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226283562
ISBN
9780226283562
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 30.81

Paperback. At the age of 42, Wayne Fields set upon a sort of pilgrimage when he waded the near 20-mile stretch of a small river in northern Michigan with fly rod in hand. He emerged with this memoir, a meditation on families and ageing, and a response to what time, and streams, bring into our lives. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226248578
ISBN
9780226248578
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 22.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 292 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGT; KNDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226238050
ISBN
9780226238050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.77

Hardcover. How did one create and maintain for oneself the persona of scientist at the beginning of the twentieth century? What special conditions bore upon scientific women, and on married women in particular? This book provides a composite picture not only of the making of Marie Curie, but the making of modern science itself. Series: Science-Culture. Num Pages: 248 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: BGT; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 224 x 24. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226235844
ISBN
9780226235844
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.67
€ 76.87

Paperback. The history of baseball is rife with colorful characters. But for sheer cantankerousness and will to win, very few have come close to Leo 'the Lip' Durocher. This work tells the story of his life in the game. It is baseball at its best, brimming with personality and the fights and feuds, triumphs and tricks that made Durocher such a success. Num Pages: 456 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226173887
ISBN
9780226173887
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.60

Paperback. This book is Dunham's story of the chaos and conflict that entered her childhood after her mother's early death. In stark prose, she tells of growing up in both black and white households and of the divisions of race and class in Chicago that become the harsh realities of her young life. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JFF; JFSL1; JFSL3; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226171128
ISBN
9780226171128
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 20.67

Hardcover. Tells the story of the rise of modern ballet and its popularity through the life story of one of ballet's most glamorous stars, Irina Baronova (1919-2008), prima ballerina for the Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo and later for Ballet Theatre in New York. Num Pages: 256 pages, 335 colour plates. BIC Classification: ASDL; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 282 x 240 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226167169
ISBN
9780226167169
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.60
€ 47.40

Paperback. Editor(s): Dewsbury, Donald A. Num Pages: 512 pages, 19 halftones. BIC Classification: BGA; PSVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 231 x 37. Weight in Grams: 816.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226144108
ISBN
9780226144108
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.92
€ 49.24

Paperback. Elsie Clews Parsons was a pioneering feminist, eminent anthropologist and ardent social critic who challenged Americans to develop flexible and dynamic gender, family and social arrangements. This biography examines the connections linking Parsons' intellectual commitments to her life experience. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 538 pages, 52 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BG; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ1; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 34. Weight in Grams: 706.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
538
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226139081
ISBN
9780226139081
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 30.81

Paperback. In this second volume of the unparalleled exposition of Rousseau's life and works, Cranston completes and corrects the story told in Rousseau's "Confessions", and offers a vivid history of his most eventful and productive years. Num Pages: 414 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JF; BG; HPCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
414
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226118642
ISBN
9780226118642
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 40.03

Paperback. The first volume of three in this biography of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, this volume deals with Rousseau's early life and work from 1712 to 1754. Num Pages: 382 pages, 16 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 3JF; BG; HPCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 575.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
382
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226118628
ISBN
9780226118628
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.55

Paperback. In the 1970s John Chernoff recorded the story of Hawa, a 16 year old West African girl working as an "ashawo", or bar girl. Through Hawa, the reader gains an inside view of life in modern West Africa, for those without money, education or experience. Num Pages: 432 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFD; BG; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226103525
ISBN
9780226103525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 30.81

Paperback. A collection of the letters of Laura Cereta (1469-1499), which present feminist issues in a predominantly male environment. Cereta's works circulated widely in Italy, and in them she explores the history of women's contributions to the intellectual and political life of Europe. Editor(s): Robin, Diana. Translator(s): Robin, Diana. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; BG; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226100135
ISBN
9780226100135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.57

Paperback. This text focuses on the social and intellectual world of 19th-century German physics. In providing a biography of Hertz and his scientific community, Buchwald aims to reconstitute the tacit knowledge - the shared, unwritten assumptions, values and understandings - that shapes the work of science. Num Pages: 496 pages, 2 halftones, 83 line drawings, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; BG; PDX; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 27. Weight in Grams: 707.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226078885
ISBN
9780226078885
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.71
€ 53.02

Paperback. Decades after his death, Albert Camus (1913-60) is still regarded as one of the most influential and fascinating intellectuals of the twentieth century. This biography explores the connections between his literary work, his philosophical writings, and his politics. It also highlights the contemporary relevance of an extraordinary man. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 149 x 11. Weight in Grams: 220.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226075679
ISBN
9780226075679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.28

Paperback. A detailed, informed biography of Edouard Manet, this study attempts to expose the character of an artist who maintained a sharply-defined duality between his public and private personas. Weaving his art, life and history into a smooth tapestry, the author offers a portrait of a complex artist. Num Pages: 524 pages, 70 halftones. BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC; AGB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 173 x 245 x 29. Weight in Grams: 928.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
524
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226075440
ISBN
9780226075440
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.04

Paperback. Num Pages: 424 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 147 x 25. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226065465
ISBN
9780226065465
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 32.65

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