Modern period, c 1500 onwards
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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
Hardcover. Reveals how the figural Jew can function as a critical mechanism that exposes the political dangers of mythic allegiance, whether couched in universalizing or particularizing terms. This title provides a consideration of Jewish identity, modern Jewish thought, and continental philosophy. Series: Religion and Postmodernism. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJP; HPCF; HRAM2; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226315119
- ISBN
- 9780226315119
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.98
€ 120.98
Hardcover. The baby abandoned on the doorstep is a phenomenon that has virtually disappeared from our experience, but in the early modern world, unwanted children were a very real problem for parents, government officials, and society. This work recreates sixteenth-century Nuremberg to explore what befell abandoned, neglected, abused, or delinquent children. Num Pages: 480 pages, 64 halftones, 9 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226317274
- ISBN
- 9780226317274
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.94
€ 119.94
Hardcover. Each year, North Americans spend as much money fixing up their homes as they do buying new ones. This title charts the rise of the home improvement industry in the United States and Canada from the end of World War I into the late 1950s. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 472 pages, 62 halftones, 5 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; KNS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226317663
- ISBN
- 9780226317663
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.53
€ 71.53
Hardcover. For all their advantages, small firms face significant challenges in access to capital and customers. To overcome such problems, they can form alliances either with each other or with larger companies. This work traces the trade-offs of such alliances and provides crucial insight into their promises and pitfalls. Num Pages: 224 pages, 48 halftones, 2 line drawings, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 3JM; JWM; KNDM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226318868
- ISBN
- 9780226318868
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.33
€ 61.33
Hardcover. Through the composer Manuel de Falla, Carol Hess explores the advent of modernism in Spain in relation to the political and cultural tensions prior to the Spanish Civil War. Num Pages: 344 pages, 8 halftones, 8 tables, 21 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJ; AVH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226330389
- ISBN
- 9780226330389
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.98
€ 110.98
Hardcover. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 165 x 238 x 26. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226334189
- ISBN
- 9780226334189
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.89
€ 60.89
Hardcover. Armed with only early boyhood memories, the author begins his quest by setting out from his home in Baltimore for Pittsylvania County, Virginia, to try to find his late grandfather's old home by the railroad tracks in Blairs. This title tells the tale of the ensuing journey, at once a detective story and a moving historical memoir. Num Pages: 272 pages, 45 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JH; BGH; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition, 1st Printing
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226389493
- ISBN
- 9780226389493
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.00
€ 39.00
Paperback. In 1997 the United Kingdom returned control of Hong Kong to China, ending the city's status as one of the last remnants of the British Empire and initiating a new phase for it as both a modern city and a hub for global migrations. This book presents a tour of Hong Kong city's postcolonial urban landscape. Num Pages: 320 pages, 101 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; 3JJPR; 3JMC; HBJF; HBLX; HBTR; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226448572
- ISBN
- 9780226448572
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.66
€ 42.66
Hardcover. After twenty-two years, the longest-serving and most powerful mayor in the history of Chicago stepped down, leaving behind a city that was utterly transformed, and a complicated legacy we are only beginning to evaluate. The author chronicles the sometimes Shakespearean, sometimes Machiavellian life of an American political legend. Num Pages: 400 pages, 24 halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJP; 3JM; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 43. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226449470
- ISBN
- 9780226449470
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.29
€ 45.29
Hardcover. Focuses on black migration and Latino immigration, examining tensions and alliances that emerged between African Americans and other groups. Exploring the challenges of residential segregation and deindustrialization, this book also tackles such topics as the real estate industry's discriminatory practices. Editor(s): Kusmer, Kenneth L.; Trotter, Joe. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 512 pages, 5 line drawings, 16 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTB; JFSG; JFSL3. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 907.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226465098
- ISBN
- 9780226465098
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.42
€ 134.42
Hardcover. In the 1960s, University of Cincinnati radiologist Eugene Saenger infamously conducted human experiments on patients with advanced cancer to examine how total body radiation could treat the disease. Using the Saenger case as a means to reconsider cold war medical trials, this book examines the tensions at the heart of clinical studies of the time. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; MBDC; MBGR; MBX; MJCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226465319
- ISBN
- 9780226465319
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.03
€ 62.03
Hardcover. Tracing the history of televised news, from the household names of the late 1940s and early '50s, like Eric Sevareid and Walter Cronkite, through the rise of cable, the political power of Fox News, and more, this book shows us an industry in transition, where news magazines and celebrity profiles vie with political news and serious investigations. Num Pages: 352 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; APT; JFD; KNTJ. 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
- V9780226472454
- ISBN
- 9780226472454
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.36
€ 45.36
Hardcover. In the years that followed World War II, both the United States and the newly formed West German republic had an opportunity to remake their economies. This book takes a comparative look at the development of postwar mass consumption in West Germany and the United States and the emergence of discrete consumer modernities. Num Pages: 352 pages, 12 halftones, 1 figure, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJD; HBJK; KCB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226491493
- ISBN
- 9780226491493
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.30
€ 70.30
Hardcover. Presents a study of playhouse catastrophes and the theory of performance they convey. Bringing together dramatic theory,theatrical, religious, and cultural history, this title reveals the period's radical take on the history and the future of the stage to show just how critical the relation was between early modern English theater and its public. Num Pages: 352 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; AN; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226500195
- ISBN
- 9780226500195
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.60
€ 69.60
Hardcover. In 1934, New York's Museum of Modern Art staged a major exhibition of ball bearings, airplane propellers, pots and pans, cocktail tumblers, petri dishes, protractors, and other machine parts and products. This title tells the story of this extraordinarily popular but controversial show. Num Pages: 224 pages, 61 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJG; ACX; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 263 x 23. Weight in Grams: 936.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226507156
- ISBN
- 9780226507156
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.40
€ 79.40
Hardcover. "The Spirit of the Laws" - Montesquieu's huge, complex, and enormously influential work - is considered one of the central texts of the Enlightenment, laying the foundation for the liberally democratic political regimes. This title argues that the inherently theological project of Enlightenment liberalism is made clear in "Spirit". Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; HPS; JPA. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226645490
- ISBN
- 9780226645490
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.50
€ 55.50
Hardcover. Fine dining and the accolades of Michelin stars once meant chandeliers, white tablecloths, and suited waiters with elegant accents. It was unthinkable that a gourmet chef would stoop to plate a burger or a taco in his kitchen. The author examines what she identifies as the increasing informality in the design of contemporary American restaurants. Num Pages: 200 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226651408
- ISBN
- 9780226651408
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.57
€ 36.57
Hardcover. Almost fifty years after Brown v Board of Education, a wealth of research shows that minority students continue to receive an unequal education. This title examines a complex relationship between teachers and civil rights activists, which traces the tensions between the two groups in New York City from the Great Depression to the present. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJ; HBTB; JNFR; JNKH; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226660714
- ISBN
- 9780226660714
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.29
€ 133.29
Hardcover. Americans have long acknowledged a deep connection between evangelical religion and democracy in the early days of the republic. This title challenges this standard interpretation and describes the intertwined relationship between religion and partisan politics that emerged in the formative era of the early republic. Series: American Beginnings, 1500 - 1900. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HRAM2; HRCX6. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226675121
- ISBN
- 9780226675121
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.07
€ 55.07
Paperback. Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741-1826) has long been recognized as the greatest European portrait sculptor of the late eighteenth century, flourishing during both the American and French Revolutions as well as during the Directoire and Empire in France. Num Pages: 400 pages, 144 color plates, 225 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; 3JH; ACQ; AFKB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 281 x 228 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1896.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226676494
- ISBN
- 9780226676494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 103.74
€ 103.74