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Paperback. From the 1950s until his death in 1994, Menachem Mendel Schneerson - revered by his followers worldwide simply as the Rebbe - built the Lubavitcher movement from a relatively small sect within Hasidic Judaism into the powerful force in Jewish life that it is today. This title paints a portrait of Schneerson. Num Pages: 368 pages, 28 halftones. BIC Classification: BGX; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 235 x 16. Weight in Grams: 602.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691154428
ISBN
9780691154428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.43

Hardback. Editor(s): Hanley, Ryan Patrick. Num Pages: 600 pages, 2 line illus. BIC Classification: BGH; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
600
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691154053
ISBN
9780691154053
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.50

Hardback. Situating Tocqueville in the context of the crisis of authority in post revolutionary France, this title shows that Tocqueville was an ambivalent promoter of democracy, a man who tried to reconcile himself to the coming wave, but who was also nostalgic for the aristocratic world in which he was rooted. Translator(s): Goldhammer, Arthur. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; BGA; HBJD; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 232 x 34. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
Translation
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691152042
ISBN
9780691152042
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.99

Paperback. A biography of the last and greatest British idealist philosopher, R G Collingwood (1889-1943), a man who both thought and lived at full pitch. Best known for his philosophies of history and art, Collingwood was also a historian, archaeologist, sailor, artist, and musician. Num Pages: 400 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; HBA; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691150055
ISBN
9780691150055
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.28

Hardback. Collects the 526 documents of Thomas Jefferson that run from 28 November 1813 to 30 September 1814, the period during which Jefferson reviews the extant sources on the 1765 Stamp Act crisis to aid William Wirt, a Patrick Henry scholar; records his largely positive impressions of George Washington; and, updates a reading list for law students. Editor(s): Looney, J. Jefferson. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series. Num Pages: 816 pages, 10 duotones. 11 line illus. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; BJ; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 61. Weight in Grams: 1285.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
840
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691149752
ISBN
9780691149752
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.51
€ 126.19

Hardback. A collection of informal interviews and memoirs of sixteen prominent members of the mathematical community of the twentieth century, many still active. Editor(s): Albers, Donald J.; Alexanderson, Gerald L. Num Pages: 352 pages, 188 halftones. BIC Classification: BGT; PBX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 249 x 228 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1064.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691148298
ISBN
9780691148298
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.22

Paperback. Explains how and why Margaret Mead became the best-known anthropologist and female public intellectual in twentieth-century America. Using photographs, films, television appearances, and materials from newspapers, magazines, and scholarly journals, this title explores the ways in which Mead became an American cultural heroine. Num Pages: 392 pages, 37 halftones. 15 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691148083
ISBN
9780691148083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. The classical Melnikov method provides information on the behavior of deterministic planar systems that may exhibit transitions, that is it escapes from and captures into preferred regions of phase space. This book develops a unified treatment of deterministic and stochastic systems. Series: Princeton Series in Applied Mathematics. Num Pages: 240 pages, 94 line illus. BIC Classification: BGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691144344
ISBN
9780691144344
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.27
€ 50.82

Hardback. Answers the question, 'how does one read an author', by undertaking an experiment in critical biography. This book provides an original way of reading, one that captures with variety and subtlety the personality that exists only in Woolf's works and in the minds of her readers. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691138121
ISBN
9780691138121
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.32

Paperback. A collection of Richard Nixon's, America's most controversial president, important writings that demonstrates why he has had such a profound impact on American life. It includes some of the famous addresses in American history, from Nixon's 'Checkers' speech and 'Last Press Conference', to the 'Silent Majority' speech and White House farewell. Editor(s): Perlstein, Rick. Series: The James Madison Library in American Politics. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 119 x 22. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691136998
ISBN
9780691136998
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.49

Hardback. Presents an account of the first 27 years of a astonishing trajectory in a life made difficult by depression, but sustained throughout by a love of books and learning. This book depicts the formative years of a man nourished by lifelong learning, whose rise from humble beginnings to heights of achievement serves as a model for generations to come. Num Pages: 360 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEH; 3JJ; BG; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 167 x 30. Weight in Grams: 668.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691129273
ISBN
9780691129273
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.69
€ 62.27

Hardback. By developing the scale that bears his name, Charles Richter not only invented the concept of magnitude as a measure of earthquake size, he turned himself into a household word. This work takes the reader into Richter's life story, setting it in the context of his family and interpersonal attachments, and the history of seismology. Num Pages: 336 pages, 45 halftones. BIC Classification: BGT; PDZ; RBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691128078
ISBN
9780691128078
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.32

Paperback. Narrates how two charismatic, exceptionally talented physicists - J Robert Oppenheimer and Hans A Bethe - came to terms with the nuclear weapons they helped to create. This work tells the story of modern physics, the development of atomic weapons, and the Cold War. Series: Princeton Series in Physics. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: BGT; JWMN; PDX; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691127859
ISBN
9780691127859
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

Paperback. Isamu Noguchi was one of the most prolific yet enigmatic figures in the history of twentieth-century American art. This book features his biography. It draws on Noguchi's letters, his reminiscences, and interviews with his friends and colleagues to cast light on his youth, his creativity, and his relationships. Translator(s): Duus, Peter. Num Pages: 440 pages, 36 halftones. BIC Classification: ACX; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 604.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691127828
ISBN
9780691127828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.59

Paperback. Chronicles the life of one of the most remarkable musical minds of the American experience, the great nineteenth-century New Orleans-born composer and pianist Louis Moreau Gottschalk. This book recounts Gottschalk's experiences as he traveled and performed throughout the last decade of his life. Editor(s): Behrend, Jeanne. Num Pages: 504 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVH; AVRG; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 224 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 668.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
490
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691127163
ISBN
9780691127163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.12

Paperback. Brings together several Leos Janacek scholars to look closely at a range of issues surrounding his life and work. This book features essays accompanied by translated writings by the composer himself. It includes essays on Naturalism, opera direction, and Tristan and Isolde and four impressionistic chronicles of the 'speech melodies' of daily life. Editor(s): Beckerman, Michael. Series: Bard Music Festival. Num Pages: 320 pages, 11 halftones. 5 line illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVGC6; AVGC9; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691116761
ISBN
9780691116761
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.40
€ 42.00

Paperback. About 375 million people are infected with the hepatitis B virus. The discovery of this virus and the vaccine against it was one of the triumphs of twentieth-century medicine. This book describes how Baruch Blumberg and a team of researchers found a virus they were not looking for and created a vaccine for a disease they knew little about. Num Pages: 264 pages, 1 table, 16 halftones, 3 line illus. BIC Classification: BG; MJJ; MMFM; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691116235
ISBN
9780691116235
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.78

Paperback. Offers an account of Eugene Shoemaker's life and the way it has shaped our thinking about the universe. This book reconstructs the journey that began with a young geologist's desire to go to the moon in the late 1940's. Num Pages: 320 pages, 39 halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: BG; PGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691113258
ISBN
9780691113258
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.59

Paperback. A pioneer in the commercialization of religion, George Whitefield (1714 - 1770) is seen by many as the most powerful leader of the Great Awakening in America: through his passionate ministry he united local religious revivals into a national movement before there was a nation. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BG; HRCX1; HRCX7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691096162
ISBN
9780691096162
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

Paperback. In 1903, despite the vehement objections of his parents, Albert Einstein married Mileva Maric, the companion, colleague, and confidante whose influence on his most creative years has given rise to much speculation. This title enables us to reconstruct the youthful Einstein with an unprecedented immediacy. Editor(s): Renn, Jurgen; Schulmann, Robert. Translator(s): Smith, Shawn. Num Pages: 140 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
140
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691088860
ISBN
9780691088860
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.43

Hardback. Contains the scientific work Einstein published during the first decade of his career, and includes some of the most significant achievements of twentieth-century physics. This work includes the famous paper that set forth the special theory of relativity, solving some long-standing difficulties. Editor(s): Stachel, John; Cassidy, David C.; Renn, Jurgen; Schulmann, Robert. Series: The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein. Num Pages: 696 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 3JJC; BGA; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 190 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691085265
ISBN
9780691085265
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 188.68
€ 140.77

Hardback. From 1837 to 1861, Henry D Thoreau kept a "Journal" that would become the principal imaginative work of his career. This book presents Thoreau's "Journal". Editor(s): Simmons, Nancy Craig; Thomas, Ron. Series: Writings of Henry D. Thoreau. Num Pages: 544 pages, 51 line illus. 5 x 8. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 205 x 138 x 39. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
552
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691065403
ISBN
9780691065403
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.43
€ 79.41

Hardback. From 1837 to 1861 Thoreau kept a journal that began as a conventional record of ideas, grew into a writer's notebook, and eventually became the principal imaginative work of his career. This book finds Thoreau intensely concentrating on detailed observations of natural phenomena and on 'the mysterious relation between myself and these things. Editor(s): O'Connell, Patrick F.; Sattelmeyer, Robert. Series: Writings of Henry D. Thoreau. Num Pages: 800 pages, 78 figures, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; BGA; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 43. Weight in Grams: 857.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
616
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691065366
ISBN
9780691065366
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.77
€ 109.21

Hardback. From 1837 to 1861, Thoreau kept a Journal that began as a conventional record of ideas, grew into a writer's notebook, and became the principal imaginative work of his career. This volume spans a period of rapid change in Thoreau's life and literary career, including the publication of his first book and a crisis in his friendship with Emerson. Editor(s): Patterson, Mark R.; Rossi, William; Sattelmeyer, Robert. Series: Writings of Henry D. Thoreau. Num Pages: 640 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; BGA; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 39. Weight in Grams: 799.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691065335
ISBN
9780691065335
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.77
€ 109.42

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