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Paperback. Seven decades after his death, German Jewish writer, philosopher, and literary critic Walter Benjamin (1892-1940) continues to fascinate readers and influence academic writing, both stylistically and conceptually. This title offers a comprehensive and sophisticated introduction to the oeuvre of this perpetually relevant theorist. Translator(s): Winkler, Michael. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226772226
- ISBN
- 9780226772226
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.81
€ 31.99
€ 24.81
Hardback. * A wide--ranging and engagingly written social history of the duel* Presents a new argument: that the duel didna t die out in the 19th century as was previously thought, but continued until the 1st World War and beyond* A topic of potential media interest; it should be widely reviewed. . Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3J; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; JFC; JFSJ; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745611976
- ISBN
- 9780745611976
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.43
€ 77.43
Paperback. The papers in this collection explore the medieval art, architecture, and archaeology of the city of Mainz and of the middle Rhine valley. They were delivered in 2003, at the first annual conference the Association held in Germany. The contributors embrace a wide range of subjects. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8p of col pls. BIC Classification: 1DFG; ACK; HDDM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 245 x 173 x 14. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Maney Publishing
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904350835
- ISBN
- 9781904350835
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.27
€ 48.27
Paperback. This study attempts to survey the historiography, history and central interpretative problems surrounding the issue of investiture and the clashes between church and monarchy during the Middle Ages. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 216 pages, 4 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; HBAH; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; HRCC1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812213867
- ISBN
- 9780812213867
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.66
€ 32.99
€ 31.66
Paperback. In the two decades after World War II, Germans on both sides of the iron curtain fought vehemently over American cultural imports. This title traces how westerns, jeans, jazz, rock 'n' roll, and stars like Marlon Brando or Elvis Presley reached adolescents in both Germanies, who eagerly adopted the different styles. Series: Studies on the History of Society & Culture. Num Pages: 346 pages, 26 figures. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 346
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520211391
- ISBN
- 9780520211391
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.13
€ 35.99
€ 26.13
Hardback. Due to the critical thinking of enlightenment and political changes, Christianity in Europe has lost the central position in society. This title analyses the interaction of mission and individual, the construction of Self and Other in the context of mission. Editor(s): Loffler, Roland. Series: Research in Contemporary Religion. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: HRLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783525604441
- ISBN
- 9783525604441
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.95€ 76.20
€ 99.95
€ 76.20
Hardback. Series: The United States in the World. Num Pages: 280 pages, 12. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JH; HRCC99; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801446214
- ISBN
- 9780801446214
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.00
€ 89.00
Paperback. Focusing on Ottoman Lebanon, this title shows how sectarianism was a manifestation of modernity that transcended the physical boundaries of a particular country. It challenges those who have viewed sectarian violence as an Islamic response to westernization or simply as a product of social and economic inequities among religious groups. Num Pages: 274 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 1QDT; 3JH; GTB; HBJF1; HBLL; HRAM9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520218468
- ISBN
- 9780520218468
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.22
€ 35.99
€ 26.22
hardcover. In every part of the world children lack cultural and social citizenship. They seem to be excluded from the basic standards of universal human rights. This is scandalous both morally and politically. This title asks how to improve this situation. Editor(s): Nayar, Usha S.; Wyller, Trygve. Series: Research in Contemporary Religion. Num Pages: 199 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: HP; HRLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Weight in Grams: 948.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Germany
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 199
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783525604366
- ISBN
- 9783525604366
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.32€ 48.23
€ 62.32
€ 48.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199351817
- ISBN
- 9780199351817
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.29
€ 67.29
Paperback. A translation of a key medieval Arabic text that bears directly on the Crusades and Crusader society and the Muslim experience of them. Editor(s): Cobb, Paul M. Translator(s): Cobb, Paul M. Num Pages: 400 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 3H; HBG; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140455137
- ISBN
- 9780140455137
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.20
€ 17.99
€ 13.20
Hardcover. The Partition of British India into the nations of India and Pakistan in 1947 and the further redrawing of the borders in 1971 to create Bangladesh were major, wrenching events whose effects are still felt today. This volume gathers essays from scholars that explore substantial new ground in Partition research. Editor(s): Butalia, Urvashi. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 224 x 29. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Zubaan/Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789383074778
- ISBN
- 9789383074778
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.99€ 34.84
€ 39.99
€ 34.84
Hardcover. Ursula King believes that women everywhere are seeking a life-affirming spirituality in response to the needs and opportunities of the age. Women and Spirituality gives a wide-ranging account of women's relations with the world's religions and the spiritual dimension of human life. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HRC; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- New Amsterdam Books
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780941533539
- ISBN
- 9780941533539
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.61
€ 30.99
€ 26.61
Hardback. An erudite consideration of a gorgeous trove of ancient vases and the evolution of conservation practice Num Pages: 176 pages, 140 color and 16 b/w drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; ACG; AFP; HDDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 289 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1416.
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606064764
- ISBN
- 9781606064764
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.80€ 46.06
€ 58.80
€ 46.06
Paperback. This volume reconciles the modern scientific understanding of reality with our timeless spiritual yearnings for reverence and continuity, examining topics such as evolution, emotions, sexuality, and death. Goodenough writes about the workings of nature and of living creatures in particular. Num Pages: 224 pages, numerous line illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB; PDA; PDR; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195136296
- ISBN
- 9780195136296
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.75
€ 23.99
€ 20.75
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363. Paperback in good condition. Some light shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Dark Horse Comics,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st M Press Ed
- SKU
- KRF0012071
- ISBN
- 9781595820990
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. aeo Strong team of contributors with international reputations. aeo One of the first books in a rapidly expanding field, pulling together work from feminist theology and philosophy, and comparative religion. Editor(s): King, Ursula. Num Pages: 336 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HRA; HRLK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631193777
- ISBN
- 9780631193777
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.76
€ 61.76
Paperback. A history and sociological analysis of the semantics of speculation between 1870 and 1930, this book looks at how speculation was represented in popular discourse and analyzes the discursive struggles turning it into a legitimate economic practice. Translator(s): Savoth, Eric. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPX; JHB; KCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804771320
- ISBN
- 9780804771320
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.80
€ 36.99
€ 35.80
Hardback. Bringing together an international range of experts in the history of China, Japan, India and the Ottoman Empire/Turkey, this pioneering volume demonstrates the importance of Asia in the multifaceted global transformations that revolved around the Paris Peace Conference and its aftermath. Editor(s): Zachmann, Urs Matthias. Series: Edinburgh East Asian Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBT; JH; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474417167
- ISBN
- 9781474417167
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.84€ 101.56
€ 105.84
€ 101.56
Paperback. aeo This is the first history of exploration to focus on the experience of non--European peoples who were colonized. aeo It is an extremely wide--ranging work of comparative history, which draws its case studies from the cultural encounters and collisions initiated by the English, Spanish, Portugese and French. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBTB; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745611570
- ISBN
- 9780745611570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.41
€ 25.41