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“Everything is sad,” wrote the Ancient poets. But is this sadness merely a human experience, projected onto the world, or is there a gloom attributabl

From the minute it opened--on Christmas Day in 1865--it was Chicago's must-see tourist attraction, drawing more than half a million visitors each year

Chicago has been called by many names. Nelson Algren declared it a 'City on the Make.' Carl Sandburg dubbed it the 'City of Big Shoulders.' Upton Sinc

This work explores the lives of immigrants in two iconic Polish neighborhoods - the Back of the Yards and South Chicago. Through institutions such as

Every May, a sea of 250,000 people decked out in red and white head to Chicago's Loop to celebrate the Polish Constitution Day Parade. In the city, yo

A comprehensive and engaging history of a century of Polish immigration and influence in Chicago.

Onze relatie met de Aarde verandert. In dit internationaal invloedrijke boek reikt de Australische denker Glenn A. Albrecht hiervoor nieuwe woorden aa

Steel and the steel industry are the backbone of Chicago's southeast side, an often overlooked neighborhood with a rich ethnic heritage. Bolstered

Een zangvogel voor elke week van het jaar Vooraanstaand vogelexpert Dominic Couzens laat je 52 weken lang genieten van zangvogels uit de hele wereld.

It is often argued that contemporary media homogenize our thoughts and actions, without us being fully aware of the restrictions they impose.

The rediscovered Ukrainian classic - the gripping story of Kyiv during the Second World War, told by a young boy who saw it all.'Read it and weep... N

This intimate, conversational reader transports us to the enchanted world of Alessandra Sanguinetti’s photographic series The Adventures of Guille and

The authors of the international bestseller Business Model Generation explain how to create value propositions customers can t resist Value Propo

Op 28 juni 1787 begaf Wilhelmina van Pruisen zich naar het 'vijandige' Holland. Haar echtgenoot, stadhouder Willem V, bleef achter in Nijmegen, waar h

Dit boek geeft een brede introductie in de taalwetenschap in al haar facetten. De structuur van taal krijgt uiteraard ruime aandacht, maar ook de taal

Waaraan was de overtuigingskracht van Cicero te danken? En hoe probeert Balkenende te overtuigen? Daarover, maar ook over andere moderne overtuigende