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Hardback. The legacy of ancient Greece and Rome has been imitated, resisted, misunderstood, and reworked by every culture that followed. This book features some 500 articles by a range of scholars, that investigate the afterlife of this rich heritage in the fields of literature, philosophy, art, architecture, history, politics, religion, and science. Editor(s): Grafton, Anthony; Most, Glenn W.; Settis, Salvatore. Series: Harvard University Press Reference Library. Num Pages: 928 pages, 165 color illustrations. BIC Classification: DQ; GBA; HBLA; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 266 x 213 x 64. Weight in Grams: 2694.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
928
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674035720
ISBN
9780674035720
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.09
€ 75.54

Hardback. Presents letters written by Einstein's sons, the adolescent Hans Albert and little Eduard, and numerous letters written by Einstein to his cousin and future second wife Elsa Einstein. Combined with correspondence with his close friend Heinrich Zangger, this supplementary correspondence provides details of Einstein's private life. Editor(s): Buchwald, Diana Kormos; Sauer, Tilman; Rosenkranz, Ze'ev; Illy, Jozsef; Holmes, Virginia Iris. Series: The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein. Num Pages: 768 pages, 38 halftones. BIC Classification: GBC; PDX; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 190 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
776
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691128252
ISBN
9780691128252
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 242.01

Hardback. Offers access to a compilation of documents and information concerning Einstein's work and correspondence for the first half of his life. This volume provides a Cumulative Index to the first ten volumes of the collected papers, and the first complete bibliography of Einstein's scientific and nonscientific writings until 1921. Editor(s): Kox, A. J.; Sauer, Tilman; Buchwald, Diana Kormos; Hirschmann, Rudy; Moses, Osik; Aronin, Benjamin; Stolper, Jennifer. Series: The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein. Num Pages: 664 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; PDX; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 259 x 198 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1370.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
664
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691141879
ISBN
9780691141879
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 240.23

Hardback. Documents Albert Einstein's visible public persona in his correspondence, honors and prizes, lectures and travels, articles, and the many solicitations asking him to join public initiatives. Editor(s): Buchwald, Diana Kormos; Rosenkranz, Ze'ev; Sauer, Tilman; Illy, Jozsef; Holmes, Virginia Iris. Series: The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein. Num Pages: 712 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: GBC; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 190 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
696
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691141909
ISBN
9780691141909
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 188.46
€ 138.47

Hardback. More than 450 succinct entries from A to Z help readers make sense of the interdisciplinary knowledge of cultural criticism that includes film, psychoanalytic, deconstructive, poststructuralist, and postmodernist theory as well as philosophy, media studies, linguistics. Editor(s): Childers, Joseph; Hentzi, Gary. Num Pages: 362 pages, index. BIC Classification: DSA; GBC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
362
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231072427
ISBN
9780231072427
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.93
€ 100.96

Paperback. More than 450 succinct entries from A to Z help readers make sense of the interdisciplinary knowledge of cultural criticism that includes film, psychoanalytic, deconstructive, poststructuralist, and postmodernist theory as well as philosophy, media studies, linguistics. Editor(s): Childers, Joseph; Hentzi, Gary. Num Pages: 362 pages, index. BIC Classification: DSA; GBC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
362
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231072434
ISBN
9780231072434
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.64

Hardback. An A to Z reference for modern drama. It highlights the interdisciplinary nature of drama by placing playwrights and plays within their social, cultural, and historical contexts. It focuses on drama in the literary sense rather than as performance. It also follows the development of modern theater in both Western Europe and Eastern Europe. Editor(s): Cody, Gabrielle H.; Sprinchorn, Evert. Num Pages: 1744 pages, 0. BIC Classification: AN; GBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 127. Weight in Grams: 4994.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
13th ed.
Number of pages
1744
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231140324
ISBN
9780231140324
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 494.25
€ 378.06

Hardback. Provides key word and subject indexes to a collection of the most memorable lines written by the best British and American poets. Editor(s): Hazen, Edith P. Num Pages: 1132 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: DC; DSC; GBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 174 x 60. Weight in Grams: 2112.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
1132
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231075466
ISBN
9780231075466
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 251.39

Hardback. An index for answers to questions about the world of poetry, identifying the author of a poem or the anthologies in which it can be found when only a title, first line, or last line is known. Suitable for libraries, it is up to date as of May 31, 2006. It features 85,000 classic and contemporary poems by 12,000 poets. Editor(s): Kale, Tessa. Num Pages: 2416 pages. BIC Classification: DC; GBCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 310 x 194 x 84. Weight in Grams: 3394.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
13th
Number of pages
2416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231139885
ISBN
9780231139885
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 395.88
€ 303.43

Hardback. Addresses questions such as: What are the best anthologies of African-American poetry? What have African-American poets written about such highly charged issues as religion? Politics? Patriotism? Slavery? Racism? Money? Sex? What have they written about Harlem? The civil-rights movement? Martin Luther King Jr? Editor(s): Frankovich, Nicholas; Larzelere, David. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSC; GBCR; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 180 x 17. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231112345
ISBN
9780231112345
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.16
€ 111.05

Hardback. Merchant provides a context-setting overview of American environmental history from the beginning of the millennium; an encyclopedia of important concepts, people, agencies, and laws; a chronology of major events; and an extensive bibliography including films, videos, CD-ROMs, and websites. Series: Columbia Guides to American History and Cultures. Num Pages: 400 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GBC; HBT; RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 239 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1089.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231112321
ISBN
9780231112321
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.04
€ 82.56

Hardback. Offers students of women's history and nineteenth-century American culture with a source of information and interpretation. This book focuses on areas in which scholars have identified changes (such as suffrage and reform), and innovative explorations (for example, work on female sexuality). It features alphabetical encyclopedia-like entries. Series: Columbia Guides to American History and Cultures. Num Pages: 364 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; GBC; GTB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231109208
ISBN
9780231109208
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.90

Paperback. The first comprehensive guide to all aspects of digital publishing, from rights to eBooks, to accessibility, to content management. Editor(s): Kasdorf, William E. Num Pages: 816 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; KNTP; UBJ; UGD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1110.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
816
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231124997
ISBN
9780231124997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.57

paperback. The first comprehensive guide to all aspects of digital publishing, from rights to eBooks, to accessibility, to content management. Editor(s): Kasdorf, William E. Num Pages: 816 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GBC; KNTP; UBJ; UGD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 180 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1180.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780231138376
ISBN
9780231124980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 19.04

Hardback. This book is both an introduction to the major features of modern Chinese history and a resource for researchers interested in virtually any topic relating to the Chinese experience of the last 220 years. Series: Columbia Guides to Asian History. Num Pages: 320 pages, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; GBC; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 660. Series: Columbia Guides to Asian History S. 320 pages, 6 maps. This book is both an introduction to the major features of modern Chinese history and a resource for researchers interested in virtually any topic relating to the Chinese experience of the last 220 years. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; GBC; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 23. Weight: 650.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231112765
ISBN
9780231112765
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.82
€ 72.77

Paperback. Presents an overview of the Holocaust, placing it within the larger context of Nazi Germany and World War II. This book examines the question: Were the Jews the sole targets of Nazi genocide, or must other groups, such as homosexuals, the handicapped, Gypsies, and political dissenters, also be included? Num Pages: 416 pages, 11 maps, tables. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; GBC; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231112017
ISBN
9780231112017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 31.03

Paperback. Series: Columbia Histories of Modern American Life. Num Pages: 512 pages, 75 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APT; GB; JFCA; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 172 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1016.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231121651
ISBN
9780231121651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. Editor(s): Raphael, Marc. Num Pages: 504 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GB; HBJK; HRA; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 148 x 29. Weight in Grams: 654.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231132237
ISBN
9780231132237
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Hardback. The book is a series of twenty-three linked interpretive essays on the most significant developments in modern times--ranging from athletics to art, the economy to the environment. Editor(s): Bulliet, Richard W. Num Pages: 672 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; GBC; HBG; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1089.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
672
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231076289
ISBN
9780231076289
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.16
€ 111.34

Paperback. The book is a series of twenty-three linked interpretive essays on the most significant developments in modern times--ranging from athletics to art, the economy to the environment. Editor(s): Bulliet, Richard W. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; GBC; HBG; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 231 x 41. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
672
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231076296
ISBN
9780231076296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.34
€ 42.00

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