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hardcover. Conservative religious figures routinely warn against the dangers of secularization, just as proponents of the modern secular state decry the theocratic tendencies of religion. Both sides assume that the sacred and the secular are diametrically opposed. This work calls such misbegotten assumptions into question. The problem lies elsewhere. Series: Studies in Religion and Culture. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813927015
- ISBN
- 9780813927015
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.24
€ 52.24
Hardback. This reinterpretation of the history of modern Spain from the Enlightenment to the threshold of the 21st century explains the surprising changes that took Spain from a backward and impoverished nation to one of the most developed economies in the world. Translator(s): Herr, Valerie J. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 544 pages, 50 line illustrations, 3 maps, 69 tables. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 40. Weight in Grams: 844.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674000940
- ISBN
- 9780674000940
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.28€ 79.82
€ 88.28
€ 79.82
Hardback. Raised by conservative parents who hoped he would "stay with his own kind," Fred Ross instead became one of the most influential community organizers in American history. His activism began alongside Dust Bowl migrants, where he managed the same labor camp that inspired John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520280830
- ISBN
- 9780520280830
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.51
€ 33.99
€ 24.51
Paperback. Traditionally the Qur'an has been interpreted through the life of the prophet Muhammad. This book argues that understanding the Qur'an is best done by examining its relationship with other and earlier literature, such as the Bible. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HRHS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415524247
- ISBN
- 9780415524247
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.31
€ 63.31
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Boydell Press
- Number of pages
- 222
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851157856
- ISBN
- 9780851157856
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.28
€ 33.99
€ 28.28
Hardback. A collection that examines the work of cultural and political theorist Jacques Ranciere. Editor(s): Rockhill, Gabriel; Watts, Philip. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 645.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822344933
- ISBN
- 9780822344933
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.71
€ 115.71
Paperback. A collection that examines the work of cultural and political theorist Jacques Ranciere. Editor(s): Rockhill, Gabriel; Watts, Philip. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822345060
- ISBN
- 9780822345060
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.69
€ 32.99
€ 31.69
Paperback. Series: New Directions in Critical Theory. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231152013
- ISBN
- 9780231152013
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.51
€ 36.99
€ 27.51
Hardback. Editor(s): Gomez-Muller, Alfredo. Series: New Directions in Critical Theory. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF7; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231152006
- ISBN
- 9780231152006
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.65€ 78.05
€ 103.65
€ 78.05
Hardback. With a critical eye, Gabriel Rockhill guides you through complex debates in history, politics and aesthetics, giving you an overview of key issues and central figures, including Foucault, Derrida, Castoriadis, Badiou and Ranciere." BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 241 x 21. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474405355
- ISBN
- 9781474405355
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.67€ 117.97
€ 123.67
€ 117.97
Paperback. With a critical eye, Gabriel Rockhill guides you through complex debates in history, politics and aesthetics, giving you an overview of key issues and central figures, including Foucault, Derrida, Castoriadis, Badiou and Ranciere. Rockhill also questions the stereotypes of prominent figures and Intellectual movements. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HPN; HPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474425858
- ISBN
- 9781474425858
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.76
€ 38.99
€ 34.76
Hardback. Examines the possibility of writing the other and explores whether an ethical writing that preserves the other as such is possible. This book also discusses what the implications are for an ethically inflected criticism. It examines how the question of the other engages the very limits of philosophy, rationality, and power. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 23. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823226719
- ISBN
- 9780823226719
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.44
€ 87.44
Paperback. Presents an approach to a debate about Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics: whether it coherently argues that the best life for humans is one devoted to a single activity, namely philosophical contemplation. This book argues that in Aristotle's view, we may act for the sake of an end not just by instrumentally bringing it but also by approximating it. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691126265
- ISBN
- 9780691126265
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.24
€ 46.99
€ 33.24
Hardcover. A study of Islam, sectarianism and politics in Sudan since the Mahdiyya. It reveals that the determination to enforce an Islamic state and constitution on a multi-religious and multi-ethnic society led to prolonged civil war, endless military coups and political, social and economic bankruptcy. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HBS; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLL; HBLW; HRH; JFSR2; JPF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225. Weight in Grams: 471.
- Publisher
- Hurst & Co.
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850655886
- ISBN
- 9781850655886
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.00€ 52.38
€ 53.00
€ 52.38
Hardback. Editor(s): Weisberg, Gabriel P.; Bonsdorff, Anna-Maria von. Num Pages: 256 pages, 170 color + 100 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DN; ACBP; ACX; AGC; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 292 x 235. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300220117
- ISBN
- 9780300220117
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.89€ 49.38
€ 58.89
€ 49.38
Hardcover. Tappings on tables, questionable curatives, old wives' tales and whispers from beyond the grave - Victorians were fascinated by the supernatural. This title offers a layman's guide to 'matters magical and mysterious', and today is a quirky glimpse of a supernatural age now lost, by turns haunting and hilarious. Num Pages: 168 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 298. Large format, illustrated. Clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Old House
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- SKU
- KEX0236063
- ISBN
- 9781908402738
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 8.97
€ 8.97
Hardcover. Tappings on tables, questionable curatives, old wives' tales and whispers from beyond the grave - Victorians were fascinated by the supernatural. This title offers a layman's guide to 'matters magical and mysterious', and today is a quirky glimpse of a supernatural age now lost, by turns haunting and hilarious. Num Pages: 168 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Old House
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781908402738
- ISBN
- 9781908402738
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 8.97
€ 8.97
Paperback. Editor(s): Fluhrer, Gabriel N E. BIC Classification: HRCM; HRLB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 148 x 11. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Presbyterian and Reformed United Kingdom
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781596381780
- ISBN
- 9781596381780
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.71
€ 13.99
€ 13.71
hardcover. Num Pages: 218 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 166 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739150436
- ISBN
- 9780739150436
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.99
€ 135.99
Paperback. Translator(s): Rogers, Peter S. Series: Marquette Studies in Philosophy. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Marquette Univ Pr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874626537
- ISBN
- 9780874626537
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.62
€ 49.62