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Hardback. Wigner was involved in the early development of nuclear technology. He always had in mind its political and social implications, and in the 1960s he began to develop the concept of civil defense against nuclear attacks. This volume contains a selection of his writings. Editor(s): Mehra, Jagdish. Series: The Collected Works / Historical, Philosophical, and Socio-Political Papers. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DNF; PDR; PHN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 17. Weight in Grams: 565.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540572954
- ISBN
- 9783540572954
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.42
€ 199.42
Hardback. Editor(s): McNair, Wesly. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892727605
- ISBN
- 9780892727605
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.82
€ 27.99
€ 25.82
Series: Carnegie Mellon Poets in Prose. BIC Classification: 5S; AGZ; BGL; DCF; DNF; DQ; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887483806
- ISBN
- 9780887483806
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.32
€ 25.99
€ 21.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNJ; JFSL1; JPVR; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141986142
- ISBN
- 9780141986142
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.38
€ 12.99
€ 10.38
Paperback. Collection of the best writing from one of the world's most prestigious intellectual journals. Editor(s): Kristianasen, Wendy. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DNJ; JF; JP; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 135 x 16. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745331874
- ISBN
- 9780745331874
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 27.05
€ 40.99
€ 27.05
Paperback. A book for anyone who's ever fallen in love, tried to give up smoking, or consoled themselves that they'll never be quite as old as Mick Jagger. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 26. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- John Murray Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444795387
- ISBN
- 9781444795387
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Hardcover. Num Pages: 430 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; CF; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 144 x 218 x 0. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 430
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674379435
- ISBN
- 9780674379435
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 45.56
€ 53.99
€ 45.56
Hardcover. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; CF; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 149 x 27. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674379336
- ISBN
- 9780674379336
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 46.60
€ 54.99
€ 46.60
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Counterpoint
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781619021143
- ISBN
- 9781619021143
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.07
€ 17.99
€ 15.07
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 204 x 16. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Counterpoint United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781582437453
- ISBN
- 9781582437453
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.01
€ 18.99
€ 18.01
Hardcover. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Notting Hill Editions United Kingdom
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907903465
- ISBN
- 9781907903465
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.68
€ 19.99
€ 18.68
Paperback. Renowned scholar Burton Watson's translation exactingly depicts the life and teachings of the great ninth-century Chinese Zen master Lin-chi, one of the most highly regarded of the T'ang period masters. Translator(s): Watson, Burton. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: 1FP; DNF; HREZ; HRKN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 180
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231114851
- ISBN
- 9780231114851
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.23
€ 33.99
€ 30.23
Paperback. In The Sketch-Book Washington Irving explores the uneasy relationship of an American writer to English literary traditions. He sketches a series of encounters with the cultural shrines of the parent nation, and in two brilliant experiments with tales transplanted from Europe creates the first classic American short stories, 'Rip Van Winkle' and 'The Legend of the Sleepy Hollow'. Editor(s): Manning, Susan. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199555819
- ISBN
- 9780199555819
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.78
€ 13.99
€ 11.78
hardcover. Laird sets Moletti's Dialogue within the historical background of medieval and Renaissance mechanics, sketches the life and works of Moletti, and analyses the arguments and the geometrical theorems of the Dialogue. Series: Heritage. Num Pages: 248 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DNF; DSBD; DSK; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780802046994
- ISBN
- 9780802046994
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.61
€ 79.61
Paperback. However insistently the idea of catastrophe hangs over Benjamin's writings in the final years of his life, the "victories wrested" in this period constitute some of the most remarkable 20th century analyses of the emergence of modern society. This volume ranges from studies of Baudelaire and Brecht to appraisals of photography, film, and poetry. Editor(s): Eiland, Howard; Jennings, Michael W. Num Pages: 496 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DNF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674022294
- ISBN
- 9780674022294
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.92
€ 36.99
€ 31.92
Paperback. Presented in a new edition with expanded notes, this genre-defying meditation on the semiotics of late-1920s Weimar culture, composed of 60 short prose pieces that vary wildly in style and theme, offers a fresh opportunity to encounter Walter Benjamin at his most virtuosic and experimental, writing in a vein that anticipates later masterpieces. Editor(s): Jennings, Michael W. Translator(s): Jephcott, Edmund. Num Pages: 98 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBB; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 127. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674052291
- ISBN
- 9780674052291
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.19
€ 20.99
€ 20.19
Paperback. In the frenzied final years of the Weimar Republic, amid economic collapse and mounting political catastrophe, Walter Benjamin emerged as the most original practicing literary critic and public intellectual in the German-speaking world. Volume 2 of the Selected Writings now in paperback in two parts: part 1 ISBN 0674015886. Series Editor(s): Jennings, Michael W.; Smith, Gary; Eiland, Howard. Num Pages: 480 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: DNF; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674017467
- ISBN
- 9780674017467
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.05
€ 38.99
€ 34.05
Paperback. In the frenzied final years of the Weimar Republic, amid economic collapse and mounting political catastrophe, Walter Benjamin emerged as the most original practicing literary critic and public intellectual in the German-speaking world. Volume 2 of the Selected Writings now in paperback in two parts: part 2 ISBN 0674017463. Series Editor(s): Jennings, Michael W.; Eiland, Howard; Smith, Gary. Num Pages: 480 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: DNF; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674015883
- ISBN
- 9780674015883
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.23
€ 38.99
€ 33.23
Paperback. A memoir of postmodern times, cast as a history. This book is narrated by a far-future historian, Peter Jensen, who leaves this account of the world from the 1990s to the opening of the 23rd century as a gift to his granddaughter. It is a combination of fiction and scholarship. Num Pages: 366 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DN; JFFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 46.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 3rd
- Number of pages
- 366
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226869032
- ISBN
- 9780226869032
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.91
€ 37.99
€ 29.91
Hardback. W H Auden's first ten years in the United States were marked by rapid and extensive change in his life and thought. He became an American citizen, fell in love with Chester Kallman, and began to reflect on American culture. This volume contains prose that Auden wrote during these years, including essays and reviews he published under pseudonyms. Editor(s): Mendelson, Professor Edward. Series: The Complete Works of W.H. Auden. Num Pages: 592 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 167 x 44. Weight in Grams: 964.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691089355
- ISBN
- 9780691089355
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.32€ 83.75
€ 109.32
€ 83.75