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Paperback. A centennial study of Yerkes Observatory, built a century ago by the University of Chicago as one of America's first big science centres. This text describes the changing fortunes of the Observatory under its first three directors, and is illustrated with many archival photographs. Num Pages: 394 pages, 51 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; PGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 394
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226639468
- ISBN
- 9780226639468
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 21.55
€ 26.99
€ 21.55
Hardcover. Presents diaries and correspondence left by members of the tokkotai and other Japanese student soldiers who perished during the World War II. Outside of Japan, these kamikaze pilots were considered unbridled fanatics who willingly sacrificed their lives for the emperor. This book explores writings, which speak otherwise. Num Pages: 232 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; BTM; HBJF; HBWQ; JWG; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 181 x 25. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226619507
- ISBN
- 9780226619507
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.00€ 37.63
€ 51.00
€ 37.63
Paperback. This volume presents English translations of all of Nogarola's extant work and highlights just how daring and original her convictions were. The collection will be of interest to teachers and students of women's tudies as well as of Renaissance literature and history. Editor(s): King, Margaret L; Robin, Diana. Translator(s): King, Margaret L; Robin, Diana. Series: The Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: HB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226590080
- ISBN
- 9780226590080
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 32.58
€ 42.99
€ 32.58
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press Dublin, Ireland
- Edition
- Phoenix Ed
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226568034
- ISBN
- 9780226568034
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.04
€ 35.99
€ 28.04
Paperback. This volume chronicles the history of Catholic parishes in such major cities as Boston, Chicago, Detriot, New York and Philadelphia, linking their unique place in the urban landscape to the course of 20th-century American race relations. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 368 pages, 29 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HRCC7; JFF; JFSL1; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226558745
- ISBN
- 9780226558745
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.04
€ 35.99
€ 28.04
Hardback. The kingdom of Granada faced radical changes imposed by its occupiers including conversion of its native Muslim population. This title attempts to lodge a protest against assimilationist laws that required converted Muslims in Granada to dress, speak, eat, marry, celebrate festivals, and bury their dead exactly as the Castilian settler population. Editor(s): Barletta, Vincent. Translator(s): Barletta, Vincent. Num Pages: 128 pages, 2 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; JFSR2; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 149 x 16. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226547268
- ISBN
- 9780226547268
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.73€ 76.95
€ 92.73
€ 76.95
hardcover. An account of the relationship between American policy and public opinion during the Gulf crisis. Comparisons are made to other wars such as those in Panama, Vietnam, Korea and the Falklands, as well as to World War II. The book features 300 tables charting public opinion through the Gulf crisis. Series: American Politics & Political Economy S. Num Pages: 398 pages, 7 maps, 288 tables. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1FBXK; 1KBB; 3JJPR; HBJF1; JPQB; JPVK; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 28. Weight in Grams: 707.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 398
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780226545646
- ISBN
- 9780226545646
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.96€ 89.87
€ 108.96
€ 89.87
Hardback. While white residents of antebellum Boston and New Haven forcefully opposed the education of black residents, their counterparts in slaveholding Baltimore did little to resist the establishment of African American schools. Such discrepancies, the author argues, suggest that white opposition to black education was not a foregone conclusion. Num Pages: 256 pages, 13 halftones, 2 maps, 4 line drawings, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; JFSL3; JNFR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226542492
- ISBN
- 9780226542492
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.73€ 76.71
€ 92.73
€ 76.71
paperback. When sanctions prohibited local use of racially, ethnically, and scatalogically offensive toponyms, names like Jap Valley, California, were erased from the national and cultural map forever. This title considers the efforts to computerize mapmaking, standardize geographic names, and respond to public concern over ethnically offensive appellations. Num Pages: 230 pages, 33 halftones, 9 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GBGP; HBTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226534664
- ISBN
- 9780226534664
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.86
€ 20.99
€ 17.86
Hardcover. In 1849, news of the discovery of gold in California triggered an enormous wave of emigration toward the Pacific. Lured by the promise of riches, thousands of settlers left behind the forests, rain, and fertile soil of the eastern United States in favor of the rough-hewn lands of the American West. This title brings their perspective to life. Num Pages: 352 pages, 89 halftones, 10 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 33. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226519609
- ISBN
- 9780226519609
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.00€ 37.98
€ 51.00
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Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 42 halftones, 45 figures, 13 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226514253
- ISBN
- 9780226514253
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 20.68
€ 25.99
€ 20.68
Paperback. In this second volume of two tracing the history of 20th-century American religion, Martin E. Marty tells the story of how America has survived religious disturbances and culturally prospered from them. Num Pages: 478 pages, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBTB; HRA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 149 x 27. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 478
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226508979
- ISBN
- 9780226508979
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 30.74
€ 38.99
€ 30.74
Paperback. An account of blasphemy in Victorian England, retelling the forgotten stories of more than 200 working-class blasphemers, such as G.W. Foote, who stood trial three times for the crime of blasphemy. Foote's "martyrdom" transformed blasphemy from a religious offence into a class and cultural crime. Num Pages: 442 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; DSBF; HBTB; HRAM7; HRCC2; JFMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 442
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226506913
- ISBN
- 9780226506913
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 32.68
€ 42.99
€ 32.68
Paperback. McMahon demonstrates how FDR's goals of constructing a stronger presidency and undermining the power of conservative Southern Democrats dovetailed with his administration's efforts to seek racial equality through the federal courts. Num Pages: 280 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSL; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 115 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226500881
- ISBN
- 9780226500881
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.07
€ 34.99
€ 27.07
Paperback. Exploring the links between class identity and vacationing, the text looks at the popularity of France's health resorts in the 19th century. It shows how spas were promoted as an ordered equivalent to the busy lives of the bourgeoisie, and this premier vacation made and was made by the bourgeoisie. Num Pages: 228 pages, 23 halftones, 1 map, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JFC; JHBS; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226500751
- ISBN
- 9780226500751
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 30.74
€ 38.99
€ 30.74
Hardcover. Editor(s): Lopez Jr, Donald S. Series: Buddhism and Modernity. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBTB; HRE; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780226493183
- ISBN
- 9780226493183
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.73€ 76.88
€ 92.73
€ 76.88
Paperback. Num Pages: 418 pages, 28 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; AV; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 792.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 418
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226489025
- ISBN
- 9780226489025
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 40.03
€ 51.99
€ 40.03
Paperback. Drawing on the work of Foucault and Bourdieu, this book sets out to illuminate the practical imagination as it was exhibited in the transformation of the political and social sciences during 19th-century Germany. Using information from many sources, it examines the learned disciplines of the time. Num Pages: 392 pages, 15 line drawings, 15 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JFC; JH; JPH; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press Chicago and London
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226482422
- ISBN
- 9780226482422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 32.68
€ 42.99
€ 32.68
Paperback. Combining literary biography with reporting and moral insight, in this text David Laskin shows how sex, politics, and art affected relationships among the "Partisan Review" writers. Num Pages: 328 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 2ABM; DSBH; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Univ of Chicago PR ed.
- SKU
- V9780226468938
- ISBN
- 9780226468938
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.28
€ 31.99
€ 25.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 430 pages, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLH; JFSJ1; JHBK; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 430
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226457642
- ISBN
- 9780226457642
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 30.74
€ 38.99
€ 30.74