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Paperback. Presents an upper-level introduction to the thought and theology of Pope Benedict XVI. This title begins with a presentation of the key ideas in the works of his intellectual antecedents and contemporary interlocutors and then moves to an account of Ratzinger's responses to a number of theological crises. Series: Guides for the Perplexed. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HRCC7; HRCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780567034373
- ISBN
- 9780567034373
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.90
€ 33.99
€ 28.90
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472529985
- ISBN
- 9781472529985
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.62
€ 36.62
Paperback. Very good clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- WBR
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- SKU
- KEX0250196
- ISBN
- 9780307457158
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Provides an overview of the Atlantic world, since the 15th century, by exploring the major themes that define the study of this region. This work discusses topics such as: Contact with Europeans in Africa and the Americas, the slave trade, gender and race in the early Atlantic world, independence movements in Africa, and Caribbean nationalism. Editor(s): Falola, Toyin; Roberts, Kevin D. Series: Blacks in the Diaspora. Num Pages: 408 pages, 7 figures, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253219435
- ISBN
- 9780253219435
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.29
€ 27.99
€ 26.29
Paperback. In this definitive study of the African diaspora in North America, Toyin Falola offers a causal history of the western dispersion of Africans and its effects on the modern world. Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora. Num Pages: 454 pages, 48 black & white illustrations, 21 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB; HBJH; JFFS; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Publisher
- University of Rochester Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580464536
- ISBN
- 9781580464536
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 44.43
€ 52.99
€ 44.43
Hardback. Examines key contemporary accounts of the civil war and a range of subsequent texts to reveal the ideas behind the conflict and how these frame the understandings of what took place and what it means for contemporary Nigeria. Editor(s): Falola, Toyin; Ezekwem, Ogechukwu. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 3JJPK; HBJH; HBLW3; HBWS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 304 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1010.
- Publisher
- James Currey
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847011442
- ISBN
- 9781847011442
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.57
€ 133.57
Paperback. Series: South Asia in Motion. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FK; HBJF; JHMC; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 25. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804796262
- ISBN
- 9780804796262
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.93
€ 33.99
€ 30.93
hardcover. How do mothers reconcile conflicting loyalties - to their religious traditions, and to the daughters whose freedoms are also constrained by those traditions? This text illuminates the question - how best to protect children and preserve community, without being imprisoned by tradition. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HR; JHBK; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674008861
- ISBN
- 9780674008861
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.50€ 90.43
€ 100.50
€ 90.43
Paperback. The Sasanians were the last of the ancient Persian dynasties, and the largest empire to espouse Zoroastrianism, before the encounter with the Arabs swept away the pre-Islamic institutions. In this clear and comprehensive book, Touraj Daryaee provides an unrivalled account of Sasanian Persia. Num Pages: 240 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAP; 3D; 3F; HBJF1; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780763781
- ISBN
- 9781780763781
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.77
€ 36.77
Paperback. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1FBN; HBJF1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 34. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784537067
- ISBN
- 9781784537067
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.93
€ 34.99
€ 29.93
Hardback. Covers some of the leading themes of historiography of 20th-century Iran, including constitutional reform and revolution, literature and architecture, identity, women and gender, nationalism, modernism, Orientalism, Marxism and Islamism. Editor(s): Atabaki, Touraj. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 black and white integrated illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJ; HBAH; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 168 x 34. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845119621
- ISBN
- 9781845119621
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.79€ 136.24
€ 153.79
€ 136.24
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894384636
- ISBN
- 9781894384636
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 23.67
€ 34.99
€ 23.67
Hardcover. Compares the metaphysical and mystical thought-systems of Sufism and Taoism and discovers that, although historically unrelated, the two share features and patterns which prove fruitful for a transhistorical dialogue. This book offers an analysis of parallel concepts of two great Taoist thinkers, Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu. Num Pages: 493 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 158 x 36. Weight in Grams: 826. A Comparative Study of Key Philosophical Concepts. 493 pages. Compares the metaphysical and mystical thought-systems of Sufism and Taoism and discovers that, although historically unrelated, the two share features and patterns which prove fruitful for a transhistorical dialogue. This book offers an analysis of parallel concepts of two great Taoist thinkers, Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: HPD. Dimension: 223 x 158 x 36. Weight: 726.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 493
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Edition
- Revised, Subsequent
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520052642
- ISBN
- 9780520052642
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.35€ 57.30
€ 73.35
€ 57.30
Paperback. Compares the metaphysical and mystical thought-systems of Sufism and Taoism and discovers that, although historically unrelated, the two share features and patterns which prove fruitful for a transhistorical dialogue. The author's original and suggestive approach opens new doors in the study of comparative philosophy and mysticism. Num Pages: 502 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRKN5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 217 x 35. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520292475
- ISBN
- 9780520292475
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.23
€ 40.99
€ 29.23
Paperback. Showing why Afghan activists often chose to use the leverage of Western powers instead of entering into either protracted negotiations with powerful national actors or broad political mobilization, this book examines both the achievements and the limits of this strategy. Num Pages: 204 pages, 2 b/w tables. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520293199
- ISBN
- 9780520293199
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.81
€ 33.99
€ 24.81
Hardback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271065045
- ISBN
- 9780271065045
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.47€ 62.64
€ 74.47
€ 62.64
Hardback. Deregulation of the religious marketplace will foster more harmonious societies, Brekke argues, with religions being treated exactly like any other commodity that can be bought and sold. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM2; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849046367
- ISBN
- 9781849046367
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.43
€ 40.99
€ 36.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: CFA; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226464442
- ISBN
- 9780226464442
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.92
€ 34.99
€ 27.92
Paperback. Editor(s): Petersen, Tore T. Num Pages: 185 pages. BIC Classification: HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 171 x 12. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Tapir Academic Press Norway
- Number of pages
- 185
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788251925884
- ISBN
- 9788251925884
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 34.41
€ 47.99
€ 34.41
Paperback. How can we find true or reasonable moral principles to live our everyday lives by? This title presents 7 different moral theories, each of which attempts to provide the answer to the question of what we ought to do and why. It describes each theory, showing how it works in practice, assessing it and putting it into its historical perspective. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 138 x 216 x 12. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 152
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- third edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748682256
- ISBN
- 9780748682256
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.73
€ 30.99
€ 25.73