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Hardcover. This volume examines, among others, the emotional language of the court, around public execution, religious practices and during outbreaks of disease. Editor(s): Ricciardelli, Fabrizio; Zorzi, Andrea. Series: Renaissance History, Art and Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, 18 black and white; 1 full color. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 241 x 19. Weight in Grams: 538.
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press Netherlands
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789089647368
ISBN
9789089647368
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.82

Hardback. A study of the religious aspects of Chinese alchemy and its relation to the Taoist traditions of the early medieval period. Series: Asian Religions & Culture. Num Pages: 392 pages, 6 tables, 9 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3D; 3F; HRKN; HRQX2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 27. Weight in Grams: 680.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804751773
ISBN
9780804751773
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.80

Hardcover. This volume explores the way in which various religious traditions, including Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism, have represented and reflected upon the botanical environment - the sacred nature of trees and flora, the significance of plants as food and medicine, agriculture and the use of plants in ritual and myth. Editor(s): Ferrari, Dr. Fabrizio M.; Dahnhardt, Thomas. Num Pages: 326 pages, 48 figures. BIC Classification: 1FK; HRAC; HRLK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 73.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781791196
ISBN
9781781791196
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.80

Hardback. Though often invoked by pro-life supporters, Thomas Aquinas in fact held that human life begins after conception, not at the moment of union. But in following the twists and turns of Aquinas' thinking about the beginning and end of human life, Fabrizio Amerini reaches a nuanced interpretation that will unsettle both sides in the abortion debate. Translator(s): Henninger, Mark. Num Pages: 266 pages. BIC Classification: HPCB; HPQ; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 237 x 23. Weight in Grams: 552.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
266
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674072473
ISBN
9780674072473
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 576 pages, 23 Halftones. BIC Classification: HREX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 39. Weight in Grams: 768.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Shambhala Publications Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590302361
ISBN
9781590302361
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 33.75

Paperback. This book is the first systematic study of the relations between German high society and the Nazis. It uses unpublished archival material, private diaries and diplomatic documents to take us into the hidden areas of power where privileges, tax breaks, and stolen property were exchanged. Num Pages: 350 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745643120
ISBN
9780745643120
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.32

Paperback. This handbook analyses the different types of shields used by soldiers in the Neo-Assyrian army and their opponents. Written, visual, and material sources are analysed to illustrate practical aspects of defensive weaponry in the ancient Near East in the first millennium B.C. Over 200 b&w illustrations. Series: Material Culture of the Ancient Near East. Num Pages: 198 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAA; HDD; JFC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 227.
Publisher
Lockwood Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781937040024
ISBN
9781937040024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.12

Paperback. Shedding light on the black power movement, Black Studies programs, and American higher education, this historical analysis reveals how radical politics are assimilated into the university system. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8, 6 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFSL3; JHB; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801898259
ISBN
9780801898259
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.24

Hardback. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University. Num Pages: 320 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 318 x 32. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231152389
ISBN
9780231152389
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.62
€ 56.82

paperback. Offers new insights into the tumultuous history of the relations between China and Tibet at the start of the twentieth century Translator(s): Bisset-Buechel, Rebecca. Num Pages: 402 pages, 61 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPCT; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 216 x 22. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
Number of pages
402
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9786162150166
ISBN
9786162150166
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 41.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HREX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Wisdom Publications,U.S. United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780861711505
ISBN
9780861711505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.34

Hardcover. For nearly four decades, E P Sanders has been the foremost scholar in shaping and refocusing scholarly debates in three different but related disciplines in New Testament studies: Second Temple Judaism, Jesus and the Gospels, and Pauline studies. This collection of essays includes a substantive intellectual autobiography by E P Sanders himself. Editor(s): Udoh, Fabian E. Series: Christianity and Judaism in Antiquity. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRC; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 33. Weight in Grams: 844.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268044534
ISBN
9780268044534
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.09

Hardback. In parts of eighteenth-century Japan, couples raised only two or three children. As villages shrank and headcounts dwindled, posters of child-murdering she-devils began to appear, and governments offered to pay their subjects to have more children. This book focuses on Eastern Japan, where population growth resumed in the nineteenth century. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 439 pages, 7 b/w photographs, 21 line illustrations, 17 maps, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3J; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 33. Weight in Grams: 812.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
388
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520272439
ISBN
9780520272439
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.30
€ 64.59

Paperback. Covers the history of the beautiful game from its origins in English public schools in the early 19th century to its current role as a crucial element of a globalized entertainment industry. The authors explain how football transformed from a sport at elite boarding schools in England to become a pastime popular with the working classes. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHBS; WSBX; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 28. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813227276
ISBN
9780813227276
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.59

Hardcover. This is a panoramic view of how British naturalists and the Chinese explored, studied and represented China's natural world in the social and cultural environment of Qing China. Num Pages: 268 pages, 10 halftones, 3 maps, 4 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JF; 3JH; HBT; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674011434
ISBN
9780674011434
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.37
€ 81.27

Paperback. .
Publisher
Temple Lodge Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902636375
ISBN
9781902636375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.32

Paperback. Translator(s): Stott, D.W. Series: Theory & History of Literature S. Num Pages: 395 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; ABA; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 550.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
395
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816616848
ISBN
9780816616848
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

Paperback. BIC Classification: HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138818125
ISBN
9781138818125
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.92

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
420
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007330959
ISBN
9780007330959
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.49

Hardback. Why are we interested in history at all? Why do we feel the need to distinguish between past and present? This book investigates how the notion of sublime historical experience complicates and challenges existing conceptions of language, truth, and knowledge. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 504 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 708.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804749350
ISBN
9780804749350
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.15

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