Regional & national history
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Regional & national history
Paperback. American urban ruins have become increasingly prominent, whether in debates about home foreclosures, images of 9/11, or postapocalyptic movies. Recovering numerous scenes of urban desolation, this title argues that this association between American cities and ruins dates back to a much earlier period in the nation's history. Num Pages: 416 pages, 76 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226946641
- ISBN
- 9780226946641
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.15
€ 36.99
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Paperback. When the Republic of Guinea gained independence in 1958, one of the first policies of the new state was a village-to-village eradication of masks and other ritual objects it deemed 'fetishes'. This book intends to understand why this program was so important to the state and examines the complex role it had in creating a unified national identity. Num Pages: 320 pages, 12 halftones, 6 maps, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 3JJ; HBJH; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 488. Making Guinea Modern. 320 pages, 12 halftones, 6 maps, 8 tables. When the Republic of Guinea gained independence in 1958, one of the first policies of the new state was a village-to-village eradication of masks and other ritual objects it deemed 'fetishes'. This book intends to understand why this program was so important to the state and examines the complex role it had in creating a unified national identity. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1HFD; 3JJ; HBJH; JHMC. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226925103
- ISBN
- 9780226925103
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.15
€ 36.99
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Paperback. Drawing on extensive research among the records of the American Historical Association and a multitude of other sources, the author traces the slow fragmentation of the field from 1880 to the divisions of the 1940s manifest today in the diverse professions of academia, teaching, and public history. Num Pages: 256 pages, 15 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBAH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226923932
- ISBN
- 9780226923932
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 31.03
€ 38.99
€ 31.03
Paperback. Gives us an understanding of how sexuality has dramatically influenced politics and culture throughout our history. Hailed by critics for its comprehensive approach and noted by the US Supreme Court in the Lawrence v Texas ruling, this book details the changes in sexuality and the ongoing growth of individual freedoms in the United States. Num Pages: 560 pages, 55 halftones, 11 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSK1; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 135 x 37. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226923802
- ISBN
- 9780226923802
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 26.14
€ 33.99
€ 26.14
Paperback. Even as unemployment rates soared during the Great Depression, FDR's relief and social security programs faced attacks in Congress and the courts on the legitimacy of federal aid to the growing population of poor. This book recovers this crucial aspect of American history, tracing the roots of the modern American welfare state. Num Pages: 352 pages, 23 halftones, 1 line drawing, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JPQB; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226923499
- ISBN
- 9780226923499
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.22
€ 35.99
€ 28.22
Paperback. Part of the "Chicago History of American Civilization" series, which provides a nuanced and vibrant portrait of the United States from its inception through the twentieth century. Series: The Chicago History of American Civilization. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Fourth Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226923420
- ISBN
- 9780226923420
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.01
€ 20.99
€ 18.01
Paperback. Presents a devastating new perspective on the Greatest Generation and the liberation of France, one in which the US military use the lure of easy, sexually available French women to sell soldiers on the invasion, thus unleashing a "tsunami of male lust" among the war-weary GIs. Num Pages: 368 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226923116
- ISBN
- 9780226923116
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 20.81
€ 25.99
€ 20.81
Paperback. Until the nineteenth century, the Russian legal system was subject to an administrative hierarchy headed by the tsar, and the courts were expected to enforce, not interpret the law. This title traces the first professional class of legal experts who emerged during the reign of Nicholas I (1826-56). Num Pages: 358 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; LAZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 358
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226907758
- ISBN
- 9780226907758
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 32.89
€ 42.99
€ 32.89
Paperback. Providing the definitive history of pawnbroking in the United States from the nation's founding through the Great Depression, this title demonstrates that the pawnshop was essential to the rise of capitalism. Num Pages: 248 pages, 39 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226905686
- ISBN
- 9780226905686
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.28
€ 31.99
€ 25.28
Paperback. Tracing the history of mesmerism, this text explores the contested territory between science and pseudoscience and society and science. Examining who was entranced, who did the entrancing, why it was so compelling and how it became equally powerful evidence of fraud and "unscientific" behaviour. Num Pages: 478 pages, 23 halftones, 59 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLL; JMTH; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 150 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 478
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226902234
- ISBN
- 9780226902234
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.44
€ 31.99
€ 25.44
Paperback. Beginning a hundred years ago, this book paints an austere portrait of the conditions that early black residents found in isolated, poor suburbs. It explores how the civil rights movement emboldened more black families to purchase suburban homes and how the passage of civil rights legislation helped pave the way for today's black middle class. Num Pages: 422 pages, 42 halftones, 14 maps, 6 tables. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 192 x 230 x 26. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 422
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226896250
- ISBN
- 9780226896250
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 32.85
€ 42.99
€ 32.85
Paperback. Love it or hate it, the world that radio made has steered popular music and provided the soundtrack of American life for more than half a century. The author studies the evolution of this multicentered pop landscape, along the way telling the stories of the Isley Brothers, Dolly Parton, A&M Records, and Elton John, among others. Num Pages: 312 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVG; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226896182
- ISBN
- 9780226896182
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.44
€ 31.99
€ 25.44
Paperback. In this sweeping history of American democracy, Robert Wiebe traces the origins and development of democratic ruling in the USA since the early 19th century, also assessing its future prospects. Num Pages: 332 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JPHV; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 194 x 21. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226895635
- ISBN
- 9780226895635
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.04
€ 35.99
€ 28.04
Paperback. Argues that the West has also sought to possess Jerusalem by acquiring its representations. From relics of the True Cross and Templar replicas of the Holy Sepulchre to Franciscan recreations of the Passion to nineteenth-century mass-produced prints, this work describes the evolving forms by which the city has been possessed in the West. Num Pages: 296 pages, 78 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 302 x 18. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226894225
- ISBN
- 9780226894225
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Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 40.01
€ 51.99
€ 40.01
paperback. In 1908, the ruler of the Balinese realm of Klungkung and over 100 members of his family and court were massacred when they marched deliberately into the fire of the Dutch colonial army. This work examines the question of what their action meant and its significance in contemporary Klungkung. Num Pages: 432 pages, 6 half-tones, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMNB; HBJF; HBTQ; HBTR; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 29. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226885827
- ISBN
- 9780226885827
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 40.01
€ 51.99
€ 40.01
Paperback. During the Progressive Era, a rehabilitative agenda took hold of American juvenile justice. Alongside this liberal "manufactory of citizens," a parallel structure was enacted: a Jim Crow juvenile justice system that endured across the nation for most of the twentieth century. This title studies the rise and fall of Jim Crow juvenile justice. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 line drawing, 9 halftones, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3; LNFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226873183
- ISBN
- 9780226873183
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 32.85
€ 42.99
€ 32.85
Paperback. Combining translations of five peasant narratives with critical commentary on their provenance and implications for historical study, this book illuminates the life of the peasantry in Tokugawa Japan. Editor(s): Walthall, Anne. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLL; JFS; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 339.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226872346
- ISBN
- 9780226872346
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.15
€ 36.99
€ 29.15
Hardcover. Presents an account of the fate of Paris' public spaces in the years following Nazi occupation and joyful liberation. Countering the traditional narrative that Paris' public landscape became sterile and dehumanized in the 1940s and '50s, this book instead finds that the city's streets overflowed with ritual, drama, and spectacle. Num Pages: 400 pages, 31 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226870236
- ISBN
- 9780226870236
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 40.28
€ 51.99
€ 40.28
Paperback. Offers a study of those at the centre of Western civilization's vision of the world - the Enlightenment: nobles, priests, functionaries, men of letters, artists, explorers, soldiers and women. This book examines the fundamental structures of society, and attitudes to birth, death and sexuality. Editor(s): Vovelle, Michel. Translator(s): Cochrane, Lydia G. Num Pages: 460 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 460
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226865706
- ISBN
- 9780226865706
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.30€ 49.56
€ 58.30
€ 49.56
Hardcover. In 1799, the authors set out to determine whether the Orinoco River connected with the Amazon. This title brings together drawings and detailed texts to achieve multifaceted views of cultures and landscapes across the Americas. Editor(s): Kutzinski, Vera M.; Ette, Ottmar. Series: Alexander von Humboldt in English. Num Pages: 576 pages, 30 colour plates, 41 halftones, 17 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 165 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1676.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Critical
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226865065
- ISBN
- 9780226865065
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.78€ 63.06
€ 75.78
€ 63.06