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Paperback. What is 'nothing'? What remains when you take all the matter away? Can empty space - a void - exist? This Very Short Introduction explores the science and history of the elusive void: from Aristotle's theories to black holes and quantum particles, and why the latest discoveries about the vacuum tell us extraordinary things about the cosmos. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 176 pages, 20 B&W halftones. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 113 x 10. Weight in Grams: 138.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199225866
ISBN
9780199225866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Hardback. Why did the passion for food--gastronomy--originate in France? The key, it turns out, is France itself. In its climate, diversity of soils, abundant resources, and varied topography lie the roots of France's food fame. Pitte masterfully reveals the ways in which cultural phenomena surrounding food and eating in France relate to space and place. Translator(s): Gladding, Jody. Series: Arts & Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History. Num Pages: 176 pages, 33 photos, 8 maps. BIC Classification: HBT; JFC; WBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231124164
ISBN
9780231124164
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Paperback. This 2006 volume provides the broadest and deepest introduction to Kant currently available. Editor(s): Guyer, Paul. Series: Cambridge Companions to Philosophy. Num Pages: 740 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1088. Series: Cambridge Companions to Philosophy. 740 pages. Editor(s): Guyer, Paul. This 2006 volume provides the broadest and deepest introduction to Kant currently available. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: JFCX. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 45. Weight: 1128.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
740
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
2nd Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521529952
ISBN
9780521529952
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 44.96

Paperback. Editor(s): Coser, Lewis A. Translator(s): Coser, Lewis A. Series: Heritage of Sociology S. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCX; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226115962
ISBN
9780226115962
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.84

Paperback. Series: Object Lessons. Num Pages: 160 pages, 8 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCD; JHM; KNGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 120. Weight in Grams: 457.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501303142
ISBN
9781501303142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.10

Paperback. Updated and expanded new edition including coverage of recent media developments and the continued impact of technological change Newly reworked chapters on media, war, international relations, and new media A new "Web 2. 0" section explores the role of blogging, social networking, user-generated content, and search media in media landscape. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 150 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405149358
ISBN
9781405149358
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.69

Paperback. Interprets the development of the modern west, with its political and psychological complexities, in terms of mankind's changing relation to religion. This book views Western history as a movement away from religious society, beginning with prophetic Judaism, gaining momentum in Christianity, and leading to the rise of the political state. Translator(s): Burge, Oscar. Series: New French Thought Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB; JFCX; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691029375
ISBN
9780691029375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.95

Paperback. Representing the coming of age of a new generation of unashamedly globalised, open-minded and irreverent Afghans, the reportage in this book belongs to one of the most original Afghan voices heard since the toppling of the Taliban. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; DNJ; HBWS4; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 159 x 14. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849042314
ISBN
9781849042314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Paperback. This first examination of the trade in erotica during the 1920s and '30s provides an understanding of the evolution of both obscenity law and sexual explicitness in literature, and raises fascinating questions about moral control, idealism, and the marketplace in ways that continue to resonate today. Num Pages: 424 pages, 53 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; GTB; JFC; JFMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 626.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812217988
ISBN
9780812217988
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.73

Paperback. Analyzes the politics of difference enacted by specific place-based ethnic and environmental movements in the context of neoliberal globalization. This book offers an ethnographic account of Proceso de Comunidades Negras (PCN's) visions, strategies, and practices, and chronicles and analyzes the movement's struggles for autonomy, and territory. Series: New Ecologies for the Twenty-first Century. Num Pages: 456 pages, 5 tables, 2 maps, 6 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; JFC; JHMP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 233 x 33. Weight in Grams: 732.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
456
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822343271
ISBN
9780822343271
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Paperback. Takes the reader on a journey from ethnological artifacts to kitsch. Posing the question, 'What does it mean to show?' this title explores the agency of display in a variety of settings: museums, festivals, world's fairs, historical re-creations, memorials, and tourist attractions. Num Pages: 311 pages, 98 black-and-white photographs. BIC Classification: GM; JFC; KNSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 177 x 20. Weight in Grams: 952.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
311
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520209664
ISBN
9780520209664
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 32.16

Paperback. Are black men cool, or are they despised? This text goes beyond the usual analysis of the black male - difficult childhood, white racism, poverty - to ask questions which other books are unwilling to address, examining what black males fear most and probing the depths of their longing for intimacy, for fathers and for meaningful relationships. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ2; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 13. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415969277
ISBN
9780415969277
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.02

Paperback. A bestselling account of why the Islamic world has been losing the conflict with the West for 300 years - and the frustration and humiliation this has produced. Num Pages: 208 pages, 14. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HRAX; HRH; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753816752
ISBN
9780753816752
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. This intellectual biography surveys Leibniz'ss interests and offers a portrait of a unique thinker, identifying the master project that inspired his huge range of endeavors. Num Pages: 652 pages, 8 b/w illus. 1 map. BIC Classification: HPCD; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 35. Weight in Grams: 968. An Intellectual Biography. 664 pages, 8 b/w illus. 1 map. In this intellectual biography of Leibniz, Antognazza surveys his interests and offers a portrait of a unique thinker, identifying the master project that inspired his huge range of endeavors. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: HPCD; JFCX. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 35. Weight: 872.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
664
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107627611
ISBN
9781107627611
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 40.17

Paperback. Bestselling author A. C. Grayling explains how--fueled by original and unorthodox thinking, war, and technological invention--the seventeenth century became the crucible of modernity. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 x 8pp colour plates. BIC Classification: 3JD; HBLH; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408870020
ISBN
9781408870020
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415539159
ISBN
9780415539159
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; JFC; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Duke University Press Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822310952
ISBN
9780822310952
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Paperback. A collection of 20 essays which discusses topics such as: gypsies in the Western imagination; the mobilization of the West in Chinese television; the lesbian identity and the woman's gaze in fashion photography; and the regulation of Black women's bodies in early 20th-century urban areas. Num Pages: 460 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 630.
Publisher
University of Chicago Press Journals
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226284392
ISBN
9780226284392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 24.18

Paperback. .
Publisher
Scribe
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781921372339
ISBN
9781921372339
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.09

Paperback. Using history, painting, literature and food, this book sheds light on southern Italy's legacy of political corruption and violent crime. It takes you on a journey into the dark heart of Sicily. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSTC; 3JJP; JFC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 244 x 23. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099595809
ISBN
9780099595809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

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