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paperback. The dream of a happy life has preoccupied thinkers since Plato, and in modern times it has become one of the signature tunes of our age - the rise of therapists, gurus, and the use of Prozac are familiar indicators of how ubiquitous the pursuit of happiness has become in Western culture. This book examines how this modern obsession has evolved. Series: FOCI S. Num Pages: 208 pages, 8 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPM; JFC; JMM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 208 x 149 x 12. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861891822
- ISBN
- 9781861891822
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.30
€ 28.30
Paperback. Most of us think we are about 15 per cent cleverer, more attractive and better drivers than others think we are. Drawing on insights from philosophy, psychology and literature, this work explores the implications for living well in the shadow of Kant's humbling thought that "out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made". Series: The Art of Living. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPX; JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844651511
- ISBN
- 9781844651511
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 47.92
€ 49.99
€ 47.92
Paperback. Essays in this volume focus on subtle, not-so-obvious, unrecognized cases of citation and allusion as well as on unrecognized 'translations' from other languages and references to motifs in the plastic arts. Editor(s): Zevit, Ziony. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HRCG3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 573.
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781792674
- ISBN
- 9781781792674
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.33
€ 45.33
Editor(s): Zinn, Howard. Series: American Heritage S. Num Pages: 472 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 153 x 32. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 431
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872206861
- ISBN
- 9780872206861
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.20€ 46.26
€ 59.20
€ 46.26
Paperback. Editor(s): Zinn, Howard. Series: American Heritage S. Num Pages: 472 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 141 x 26. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 431
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872206854
- ISBN
- 9780872206854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.36
€ 17.99
€ 14.36
Hardback. Num Pages: 322 pages, tabs.ch. BIC Classification: HRQX; JMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 145 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 322
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810834774
- ISBN
- 9780810834774
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.69
€ 104.69
Paperback. Zine Magubane tracks colonial images of blackness from South Africa to England and back again to reveal the often overlooked links among ideologies of race, class, and gender. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1HFMS; GTB; HB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226501772
- ISBN
- 9780226501772
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.19
€ 44.19
paperback. Ethics stem from the concepts of role-related obligations and moral vision, per Rowan and Zinaich (Purdue U. Calumet.) In the initial scan across professions, contributors in 51 reprinted papers discuss moral theories, perspectives on professional ethics, employee rights (including a call to focus o Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; KJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 189 x 23. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Wadsworth Publishing United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780155069992
- ISBN
- 9780155069992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 140.25
€ 140.25
Hardback. A history of perceptions of the blind and of their integration or lack thereof in French society, this book introduces us to a host of fictional and real individuals and paints a moving picture of their advances and disappointments, concluding with the triumphant invention of Louis Braille. Translator(s): Cohen, Emily-Jane. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 403
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804757683
- ISBN
- 9780804757683
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.91
€ 89.91
Hardback. Num Pages: 177 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 182 x 15. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 177
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611471458
- ISBN
- 9781611471458
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.72
€ 113.72
Paperback. Series: One Year Signature Line. BIC Classification: HRCV; HRL; KJMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Tyndale House Publishers United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781414319414
- ISBN
- 9781414319414
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.29
€ 19.99
€ 19.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Pelican Publishing Co United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780882894003
- ISBN
- 9780882894003
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.92
€ 15.99
€ 15.92
Paperback. Gall presents new information on government workers and their recent battles to defend workplace rights. Series: The American Moment. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJK; HBLW; HBLX; KNXB2. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 4 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421413433
- ISBN
- 9781421413433
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.16
€ 38.16
Paperback. Considered look at Al-Andalus through an Islamic cultural perspective. Editor(s): Sardar, Ziauddin; Yassin-Kassab, Robin. Series: Critical Muslim. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849043168
- ISBN
- 9781849043168
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.17
€ 26.99
€ 25.17
Paperback. Critical Muslim look at utopias. Editor(s): Sardar, Ziauddin. Series: Critical Muslim. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM2; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849048248
- ISBN
- 9781849048248
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.17
€ 26.99
€ 25.17
Paperback. An examination of British Asian identity which traces the history of Asians in the UK. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGA; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 27. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KTG0007673
- ISBN
- 9781847080820
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Collection of writings about Syria written from the Islamic perspective Editor(s): Sardar, Ziauddin; Yassin-Kassab, Robin. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBS; HBJF1; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849044516
- ISBN
- 9781849044516
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.49
€ 26.99
€ 25.49
Paperback. A quarterly magazine of ideas and issues showcasing ground breaking thinking on Islam and what it means to be a Muslim in a rapidly changing, interconnected world. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 213 x 12. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849042215
- ISBN
- 9781849042215
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.49
€ 26.99
€ 25.49
Paperback. An examination of British Asian identity which traces the history of Asians in the UK. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGA; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 27. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KTG0007651
- ISBN
- 9781847080820
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Critical look at Southeast Asia from Muslim perspective Editor(s): Sardar, Ziauddin; Yassin-Kassab, Robin. Series: Critical Muslim. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMM; 1FMN; HRH; JFSR2; JPSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 202 x 20. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849043083
- ISBN
- 9781849043083
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.98
€ 30.98