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Paperback. Why is the city-state better than the nation-state, and why is what we call "efficient" is not efficient at all? Why should you write your resignation letter before starting on the job? How did the sinking of the Titanic save lives? This title shows us that improbable and unpredictable events underlie everything about our world. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPX; JM; KCY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 191 x 121 x 24. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141038223
- ISBN
- 9780141038223
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 12. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141985022
- ISBN
- 9780141985022
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.80
€ 14.99
€ 11.80
Paperback. Editor(s): Rabbat, Nasser O. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: AMVD; AMX; HBG; JFSL4; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 172. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138246850
- ISBN
- 9781138246850
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.94
€ 70.94
The Memoirs of Nasrollah Tavakoli, The First Chief of Staff of the Ira...
Nasrollah Tavakoli-Nishabouri
Hardcover. Num Pages: 922 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; BGH; HBJF1; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 239 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1316.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- IBEX Publishers
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781588140982
- ISBN
- 9781588140982
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.20€ 60.83
€ 78.20
€ 60.83
Paperback. Frithjof Schuon had a unique ability to penetrate to the heart if the world's great spiritual traditions, revealing new dimensions that astounded general readers and scholars alike. Schuon's insights on religion, prayer, the spiritual life, aesthetics and philosophy shine throughout this book. Editor(s): Nasr, Seyyed Hossein. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: HRA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 40. Weight in Grams: 900.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- World Wisdom Books United States
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780941532921
- ISBN
- 9780941532921
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.16
€ 26.99
€ 26.16
Paperback. The author demonstrates the significant role that some of the Edwardian philosophers played in the formation of Russell's work on the problem of the external world done at the tail-end of a controversy which raged between about 1900-1915. Editor(s): Beaney, Michael. Series: History of Analytic Philosophy. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: D; HPC; HPCF; HPK; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2008
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349302161
- ISBN
- 9781349302161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Women in the Middle East and North Africa: Restoring Women to History
Nashat, Guity; Tucker, Judith E.
paperback. Tracing the evolution of the role of women beginning with ancient Middle Eastern societies through the seventeenth century, this book examines the interplay between local practices and early Islamic beliefs and institutions. It also examines the development of the foundations of Islamic law and practice with regard to women. Series: Restoring Women to History. Num Pages: 224 pages, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; HBJF1; HBJH; JFC; JFSJ1; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253212641
- ISBN
- 9780253212641
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.41
€ 26.41
Paperback. The first systematic study of the concept of shame from 1600-1900, showing good and bad behaviour, morality and perceptions of crime in British society at large. Single episodes in the history of shame are contextualized by discussing the historiography and theory of shame and their implications for the history of crime and social relations. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBL; HBTB; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349357949
- ISBN
- 9781349357949
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.68
€ 66.68
Paperback. Filled with more than 200 stories and packed with photos, The Baseball Hall of Shame: The Best of Blooperstown is the most hilarious homage to the national pastime ever assembled, and a fitting testament to the Hall's motto: "Fame and shame are part of the game." Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; WH; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 18.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762778454
- ISBN
- 9780762778454
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.39
€ 16.99
€ 14.39
Hardcover. George Nash's research reveals the enduring ties that bound Hoover to Stanford University. Num Pages: 242 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817986919
- ISBN
- 9780817986919
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.51
€ 34.51
Hardback. Traces the dynamics of state-building in Juba, Southern Sudan 2005-2011, revealing how underlying ties of ethnicity and land dominated the actions of the various parties in post-conflict reconstruction and how these may continue to influence power and resource-sharing in the newly independent state of South Sudan. Series: Eastern Africa Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HBS; 3JM; GTJ; HBJH; HBLX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- James Currey
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847010940
- ISBN
- 9781847010940
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.73
€ 98.73
Hardback. The problem of misrepresentation is one of the central issues in contemporary philosophy of mind. Here, the author criticizes the way all contemporary theories of mental representation seek to account for misrepresentation, concluding that it cannot be explained naturistically. Series: Studies in Cognitive Systems. Num Pages: 438 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1820.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 438
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792362159
- ISBN
- 9780792362159
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 204.92
€ 204.92
Paperback. Num Pages: 402 pages. BIC Classification: HRCG9; HRHX; HRLK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 35. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Suluk Press, Omega Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 402
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781941810132
- ISBN
- 9781941810132
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 25.85
€ 37.99
€ 25.85
Paperback. Offering an introduction to the ethical aspects of war and peace, this collection of essays explores the reasons for waging war and for fighting with restraint as formulated in a diversity of ethical traditions, religious and secular. Editor(s): Nardin, Terry. Series: Ethikon Series in Comparative Ethics. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTJ; HPQ; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691058405
- ISBN
- 9780691058405
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.53€ 42.10
€ 52.53
€ 42.10
Paperback. Originally published in 1976 as Anne the Word, this is a popular biography of colorful and controversial Shaker founder Ann Lee Num Pages: 205 pages, 6 illus. Map. BIC Classification: BG; HRCC99. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- University Press of New England United States
- Number of pages
- 205
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874515275
- ISBN
- 9780874515275
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.32
€ 25.99
€ 21.32
Hardback. Series: Anthem South Asian Studies. Num Pages: 407 pages, 16+ photographs. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Anthem Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 407
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843312772
- ISBN
- 9781843312772
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.81
€ 140.81
Paperback. A considerable amount of feminist thinking today works across borders in ways that unsettle familiar philosophical and political frameworks. This work also crosses regional, national, and continental boundaries, as feminists find they must think globally, act locally, as the popular slogan has it. Editor(s): Narayan, Uma; Harding, Sandra. Series: A Hypatia Book. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 index. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253213846
- ISBN
- 9780253213846
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.10
€ 22.10
Hardback. A study that examines the nexus between sexuality and religiosity in the career of nineteenth-century Calcutta's famous Bengali saint Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa (1836-86). It argues that he was not a homo spiritualis, he was essentially a bhakta (devotee) in the Vaishnava tradition - his cultural and family inheritance. Num Pages: 275 pages, 3 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781575911335
- ISBN
- 9781575911335
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.99
€ 144.99
Hardback. Num Pages: 311 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 168 x 23. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 311
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611472219
- ISBN
- 9781611472219
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.79
€ 142.79
Hardback. This study, based primarily on vernacular sources, explores the transition of Sarada's life of missed motherhood to a career of holy motherhood. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HRG; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 157 x 8. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781575910734
- ISBN
- 9781575910734
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.11
€ 117.11