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Hardback. The ending of absolute, centralized monarchy and the beginning of political combat between nobles and commoners make the years 1787 to 1788 the first stage of the French Revolution. The author examines how the French people became engaged in a movement of opposition that culminated in demands for the public's role in government. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 518 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 518
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674025349
- ISBN
- 9780674025349
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.61€ 132.35
€ 148.61
€ 132.35
Paperback. Interweaving photographs, concert programs, scores, and drawings with the texts of more than fifty interviews, this book is a memory portrait of an enigmatic American composer, told in the voices of the people who knew him best. This is a Kinkeldey Award-winning volume, providing a multifaceted and humanizing view of an American musical icon. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH; HBTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252070785
- ISBN
- 9780252070785
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.07
€ 23.99
€ 22.07
paperback. Considers how we remember historical instances of suffering and atrocity, framing its central questions to show larger cultural shifts in how we position ourselves in relation to history, performance, and memory. Series: Unnatural Acts: Theorizing the Performative. Num Pages: 176 pages, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: AN; APFA; DSG; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 12. Weight in Grams: 1062.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253212924
- ISBN
- 9780253212924
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.37
€ 16.99
€ 16.37
Hardcover. Num Pages: 217 pages, colour & b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: 1DND; AMKL; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 302 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1146.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nationalmuseet Denmark
- Number of pages
- 217
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788776021382
- ISBN
- 9788776021382
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.77
€ 46.99
€ 33.77
Paperback. Nineteenth-century Muslim peddlers arrived at Ellis Island, bags heavy with silks from their villages in Bengal. Demand for "Oriental goods" took these migrants on a curious path, from New Jersey's boardwalks to the segregated South. Bald's history reveals cross-racial affinities below the surface of early twentieth-century America. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBLW; JFFN; JFSL; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674503854
- ISBN
- 9780674503854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.89
€ 31.99
€ 26.89
Paperback. A history of some of the sailing ships that have called the Bristol Channel home. Num Pages: 96 pages, 100. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWS; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 165. .
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445664002
- ISBN
- 9781445664002
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.19
€ 24.99
€ 22.19
Paperback. These delightful, beautiful and sought-after paintings depict scenes from Buddha's life or the Jataka tale. With lavish illustrations throughout, the authors study both the religious meaning of the paintings as well as their artistic merit. Often tourist souvenirs, the best and older examples are highly sought-after by collectors. Num Pages: 151 pages, 169 col. BIC Classification: 1FMC; ACBP; AFC; AGR; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 171 x 10. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- River Books Thailand
- Number of pages
- 151
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789749863992
- ISBN
- 9789749863992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.70
€ 26.99
€ 24.70
Paperback. Offers perspectives focused on the relationship between theology and poetry in the Commedia. Examining Dante's treatment of questions of language, personhood, and the body, this title argues for the close intersection of theology and poetry as well as the importance of theology for Dante studies. Editor(s): Montemaggi, Vittorio; Treherne, Matthew. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSC; HRLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268035198
- ISBN
- 9780268035198
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 42.14
€ 46.99
€ 42.14
Hardback. Vittorio Montemaggi offers a detailed theological reading of Dante's Commedia, examining the theme of human interaction, both as it is represented in the poem-the narrator Dante's interaction with other characters-and by the relationship between author and reader. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBB; DSC; HRAB; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 244 x 29. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190495466
- ISBN
- 9780190495466
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.08
€ 165.08
Paperback. Editor(s): Hosle, Vittorio. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; HPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268031114
- ISBN
- 9780268031114
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.42
€ 41.99
€ 37.42
Paperback. A collection of essays discussing the meaning and the philosophical implications of "Darwinism". The contributors to Darwinism and Philosophy are international scholars from the fields of philosophy, science, and history of ideas. Editor(s): Hosle, Vittorio; Illies, Christian. Num Pages: 416 pages, 19 figures, 1 table. BIC Classification: DN; HP; JFCX; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268030735
- ISBN
- 9780268030735
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.25
€ 26.99
€ 25.25
Paperback. Previously published in German, under the title Der philosophische Dialog: eine Poetik und Hermeneutik. Meunchen: Beck, c2006. Translator(s): Rendall, Steven. Num Pages: 552 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 552
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268030971
- ISBN
- 9780268030971
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.08
€ 37.99
€ 34.08
Hardcover. Taking the film "The Dead Poet's Society" as his inspiration, Vittorio Hosle creates a place where the great philosophers of antiquity and their modern successors can all meet. They gather in the "Cafe of the Dead But Ever Young Philosophers" and discuss eleven-year-old Nora K.'s letters. Translator(s): Rendall, Steven. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; YQH. Category: (ES) Secondary; (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- First Edition (US) First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268008949
- ISBN
- 9780268008949
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 28.40
€ 28.40
Paperback. Series: Philosophical Filmmakers. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: APFA; APFB; HPCF; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 219 x 15. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474221122
- ISBN
- 9781474221122
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.74
€ 32.99
€ 29.74
Paperback. Had the pacifist International Solidarity Movement not been in Gaza at the time, the world would have been deprived of a detailed account from the inside, having instead to rely on the generalised accounts of news agencies reporting from outside the Strip. This volume contains a direct eye-witness account of Gaza's last bloodbath. Translator(s): Filippin, Daniela. Num Pages: 178 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JMC; BJ; HBJF; HBLX; HBWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 172. Stay Human. 178 pages, Illustrations. Had the pacifist International Solidarity Movement not been in Gaza at the time, the world would have been deprived of a detailed account from the inside, having instead to rely on the generalised accounts of news agencies reporting from outside the Strip. This volume contains a direct eye-witness account of Gaza's last bloodbath. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JMC; BJ; HBJF; HBLX; HBWS. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 10. Weight: 170. Translator(s): Filippin, Daniela.
- Publisher
- Kube Publishing Ltd
- Number of pages
- 178
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847740199
- ISBN
- 9781847740199
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.08
€ 14.99
€ 14.08
hardcover. Vitthal, also called Vithoba, is the most popular god in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, and the best-known Hindu god of that region outside of India. This book by Ramchandra Chintaman Dhere is the foremost study of the history of Vitthal, his worship, and his worshippers. Translator(s): Feldhaus, Anne. Series: South Asia Research. Num Pages: 370 pages, 33 b&w halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: HRGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 634. Fine in fine cloth covers, lacking dust wrapper. Covers showing light shelf wear. Smudged on page edges. Lightly toned, text is crisp and clear and remains a fine copy
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0031750
- ISBN
- 9780199777594
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 6.49
€ 6.49
Paperback. New, critical edition of Vitruvius' Ten Books of Architecture. Editor(s): Rowland, Ingrid D.; Howe, Thomas Noble. Num Pages: 352 pages, 110 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDA; ACG; AMA; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 277 x 213 x 20. Weight in Grams: 996. Ten Books; New English Translation with Commentary and Illustrations. 333 pages, many b/w figs. Editor(s): Rowland, Ingrid D.; Howe, Thomas Noble. New, critical edition of Vitruvius' Ten Books of Architecture. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1QDA; ACG; AMA; HBJD; HBLA. Dimension: 277 x 213 x 20. Weight: 996.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 333
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521002929
- ISBN
- 9780521002929
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 39.85
€ 41.99
€ 39.85
Hardcover. Series: A Nation Divided: Studies in the Civil War Era. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLSB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813935850
- ISBN
- 9780813935850
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.57
€ 73.57
Paperback. Vitaly Leonidovich Katayev was an eyewitness to history as he saw the arms race accelerating at an absurd and inexplicable pace, and he understood why. His perspective was from inside the Soviet system. His recollections in this book offer an extraordinary window into Soviet decisions and calculations. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HBTW; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817914752
- ISBN
- 9780817914752
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.45
€ 18.99
€ 18.45
Hardcover. Vitaly Leonidovich Katayev was an eyewitness to the arms race accelerating at an absurd and inexplicable pace. His perspective was from inside the Soviet system, in an office that was devoted to analysis of arms control and defence matters. His recollections in this book offer an extraordinary window into Soviet decisions and calculations. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817914745
- ISBN
- 9780817914745
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.37
€ 26.99
€ 25.37