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Hardcover. This is an authoritative reference for the field, edited by two of its most prominent scholars. The essays explain the historical role of spirituality from the founding of Islam, to the rise of Sufism, through to present day concerns. Num Pages: 596 pages. BIC Classification: HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2022
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 596
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470674208
- ISBN
- 9780470674208
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.91
€ 185.91
Hardback. A history of an ancient Sahelian kingdom whose hinterland is now being laid waste by the Boko Haram insurgency. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849044745
- ISBN
- 9781849044745
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.98€ 75.40
€ 76.98
€ 75.40
paperback. In these eloquent essays that reflect upon King's legacy over the past two decades and the meaning of his life today, a portrait emerges of a man constantly evolving and going deeper into the roots of violence and injustice--a man whose challenge remains as timely and necessary as ever. Num Pages: 172 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: HRCV9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 137 x 11. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Orbis Books United States
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570757365
- ISBN
- 9781570757365
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.18
€ 17.99
€ 16.18
Hardback. By looking at the activities of Taoist clerics in Peking, this book explores the workings of religion as a profession in one Chinese city during a period of dramatic modernisation. It focuses on ordinary religious professionals, most of whom remained obscure temple employees. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 425 pages, 5 line illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; HRAX; HRKN5; HRLM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 161 x 35. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674025059
- ISBN
- 9780674025059
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 45.96
€ 54.99
€ 45.96
Hardcover. Highlights parallels and contrasts between historical events, political regimes, and cultural movements to explore how religion has challenged and responded to secular Chinese modernity, from 1898 to this day. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226304168
- ISBN
- 9780226304168
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.74€ 78.49
€ 94.74
€ 78.49
Paperback. Highlights parallels and contrasts between historical events, political regimes, and cultural movements to explore how religion has challenged and responded to secular Chinese modernity from 1898 onwards. This book integrates historical, anthropological, and sociological perspectives in a comprehensive overview of China's religious history. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; 3JM; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226005331
- ISBN
- 9780226005331
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.52
€ 37.99
€ 29.52
Paperback. Oxbow says: Mapping Doggerland documents the methodology and results of an innovative project to investigate a large area of the Southern North Sea, submerged during the last Glacial Maximum between 10,000 and 7500 bp. Num Pages: 131 pages, col pls and figs, tbs. BIC Classification: 1QSF; HDDA; HDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 298 x 209 x 11. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Publisher
- Archaeopress Archaeology
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905739141
- ISBN
- 9781905739141
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.53
€ 38.53
Hardback. The work of Charles S. Peirce has forced us back to philosophical reflection about those basic issues that confront us as human beings. Here, Father Potter argues that Peirce's doctrine of normative sciences is essential to his pragmatism, showing him as a cosmological and ontological thinker. Series: American Philosophy. Num Pages: 229 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; HPL; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 10. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 229
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823217090
- ISBN
- 9780823217090
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.90
€ 105.90
Hardback. This collection focuses primarily on Peirce's realism, pragmatism, and theism, with attention to his tychism and synechism. Series: American Philosophy. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823216154
- ISBN
- 9780823216154
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.98
€ 104.98
paperback. This basic introduction to the philosophical inquiry into the fundamental questions of human knowing features a range of carefully designed study questions. Num Pages: 180 pages, appendices, bibliography, indexes. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823214860
- ISBN
- 9780823214860
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.53
€ 41.99
€ 37.53
Hardback. Essays on the post-modern reception and interpretation of the middle ages. Num Pages: 264 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 167 x 24. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843844068
- ISBN
- 9781843844068
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.32
€ 97.32
Hardback. States that knowledge may be characterized by convergence to a correct hypothesis in the limit of empirical scientific inquiry. This book takes both professionals and students of philosophy, logic and computer science for a tour of the knowledge and convergence universe. Series: Trends in Logic. Num Pages: 367 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 367
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792369295
- ISBN
- 9780792369295
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.08
€ 195.08
Paperback. This detailed guide to navigating the bewildering superabundance of information in today's globalizing world draws on the latest work in philosophy and the social sciences to explore how information, and its misuse, can both support and undermine democracy. Num Pages: 329 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JFD; PDR; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 204 x 26. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319327648
- ISBN
- 9783319327648
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.87
€ 47.99
€ 37.87
Paperback. This is the first English translation of works attributed to Abu Madyan, a seminal figure of Sufism in Muslim Spain and North Africa. The oeuvre includes doctrinal treatises, aphorisms, and poetical works, and so introduces readers to several of the most important genres of religious writing in Islamic Middle Period. Translator(s): Cornell, Vincent J. Num Pages: 190 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSR2. Category: (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- The Islamic Texts Society United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 190
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780946621354
- ISBN
- 9780946621354
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.61
€ 32.99
€ 23.61
Hardback. Reason, Experience, and God provides an important and comprehensive look at the work of John E. Smith by collected essays which each address aspects of his life-long work. A response by John E. Smith himself draws a line of continuity between the pieces. Series: American Philosophy. Num Pages: 158 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 231 x 15. Weight in Grams: 423.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 158
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823217069
- ISBN
- 9780823217069
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.56
€ 99.56
Paperback. Reason, Experience, and God provides an important and comprehensive look at the work of John E. Smith by collected essays which each address aspects of his life-long work. A response by John E. Smith himself draws a line of continuity between the pieces. Editor(s): Colapietro, Vincent. Series: American Philosophy. Num Pages: 158 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 10. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 158
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823217076
- ISBN
- 9780823217076
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.34
€ 41.99
€ 37.34
Paperback. Challenges readers of all beliefs - even those with a belief in disbelief itself - to question the anti-religious bigotry that thrives in our intellectual world and to reevaluate the role of Christianity not only as a source of consolation but of enlightenment and human liberation as well. Num Pages: 204 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 365.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Encounter Books,USA United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781893554153
- ISBN
- 9781893554153
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.75
€ 17.99
€ 16.75
paperback. "As good a second-by-second reconstruction of the assassination and its aftermath as I've read." Bryan Burrough, The New York Times Series: Movie Tie-in Editions. Num Pages: 688 pages, 81 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JPWL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 211 x 32. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Co.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780393347333
- ISBN
- 9780393347333
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.86
€ 19.99
€ 15.86
Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- The MacMillan Press London
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333310311
- ISBN
- 9780333310311
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.74
€ 37.74
paperback. What did people make of death in the world of Atlantic slavery? This title intends to ask this question about Jamaica, the staggeringly profitable hub of the British Empire in America - and a human catastrophe. Num Pages: 368 pages, 18 halftones, 4 maps, 2 graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJ; HBJK; HBLH; JFSL3; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674057128
- ISBN
- 9780674057128
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.68
€ 30.99
€ 27.68
Hardback. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 311
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780813554570
- ISBN
- 9780813554570
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 159.45
€ 159.45
Paperback. With engaging commentary, pivotal readings, and thought-provoking cases, this book introduces students to the field of ethics through an exploration of ethical dilemmas. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 191 x 232 x 22. Weight in Grams: 846.
- Publisher
- Cengage Learning, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 11th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781285196770
- ISBN
- 9781285196770
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 302.76
€ 302.76
Paperback. Editor(s): Carretta, Vincent. Series: Broadview Editions. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781554811960
- ISBN
- 9781554811960
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.64
€ 32.99
€ 31.64
Hardback. "Also available as an ebook"--Title page verso. Series: Nation of Nations. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; DQ; HBTB; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479864690
- ISBN
- 9781479864690
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.43
€ 96.43