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Hardback. Through careful examination of the lives of East Germans in the decade after the fall of the Berlin Wall, this book details how a very sudden and very radical system change alters the interweaving of individual agency with institutions and social structures in shaping life-course trajectories. Editor(s): Diewald, Martin; Goedicke, Anne; Mayer, Karl Ulrich. Series: Studies in Social Inequality. Num Pages: 408 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 27. Weight in Grams: 699.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804752084
ISBN
9780804752084
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.17

Paperback. Eldest daughter of eight children, the author grew up in Surakarta, Java, in what is now Indonesia. In the months following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, however, Dutch nationals were rounded up by Japanese soldiers and put in internment camps. This book tells her story. Series: Ohio RIS Southeast Asia Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, 1map, ports. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGH; HBG; HBJF; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 14. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896801912
ISBN
9780896801912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.30

Hardcover. Hanibal [1697- 1761] was probably the most outstanding African in Europe in the 18th Century, his rags to riches life, and the fact that he was the great grandfather of Russia's greatest writer, Alexander Pushkin, makes him of even greater interest. Num Pages: 350 pages, b/w and coloured illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JF; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 242 x 24. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Books of Africa Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780956638038
ISBN
9780956638038
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.39

Hardcover. In light of the ongoing public debate that focuses on differences between Islam and the West, this book suggests a change of perspective. It departs from the observation that both western Orientalists and Islamist activists have defined Islam similarly as an all-encompassing religious, political and social system. Series: Comparative Islamic Studies. Num Pages: 332 pages. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 95.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845538996
ISBN
9781845538996
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.00

Paperback. Despite Dietrich Bonhoeffer's earlier theological achievements and writings, it was his correspondence from prison that electrified the postwar world. The materials gathered and selected by his friend Eberhard Bethge in Letters and Papers from Prison brought Bonhoeffer to a wide and appreciative readership, especially in North America. Series: Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works - Reader's Edition. Num Pages: 614 pages. BIC Classification: HRCM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152. Weight in Grams: 699.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Fortress Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781506402741
ISBN
9781506402741
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.49

Paperback. First edition of a group of previously unknown and unpublished letters by one of the world's most famous Christians. Throws light on Bonhoeffer's character and relationships, his practice as a pastor, and his theological and political thought, in a crucially important phase of his life. Editor(s): Plant, Stephen; Burrowes-Cromwell, Toni. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJG; BJ; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 10. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
SPCK
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780281066698
ISBN
9780281066698
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 12.37

The story of the mass bombing of British and German cities in World War II - and how these two very different societies tried to cope with the material devastation and psychological trauma that was visited upon them. Num Pages: 736 pages, 9 black and white in-text half-tones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 168 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1208.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
736
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199668519
ISBN
9780199668519
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.92

Paperback. Charts the features of India's development since its independence in 1947, assessing those forces that have contributed to the nation's growth as well as those that have impeded it. This book explores the diverse roots of India's economic robustness, from agriculture to the export boom. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300158274
ISBN
9780300158274
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.97

Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, over 340 b/w and color photographs, profiles, line schemes. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 227 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1392.
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
SKU
V9780764319402
ISBN
9780764319402
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 35.60

Hardback. Num Pages: 144 pages, over 165 b/w photographs and line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 222 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1088. The Story of the Luftwaffe's Late-war, High Altitude Flyer. 144 pages, over 165 b&w photos, line drawings. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG. Dimension: 286 x 222 x 19. Weight: 1092.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Number of pages
144
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764308604
ISBN
9780764308604
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 24.89

Hardcover. The essays in this book present new research on the interactions between Phoenicians, Greeks and indigenous people in the Iberian Peninsula during the first millennium BC. Num Pages: 323 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBJD; HBLA; HBTQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
323
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226148472
ISBN
9780226148472
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.91
€ 58.80

Paperback. This collaborative volume, the third in the series on religions of the world and the environment, announces that an ecological reformation, an eco-justice reorientation of Christian theology and ethics, is prominent of the ecumenical agenda. Editor(s): Hessel, Dieter T.; Ruether, Rosemary Radford. Series: Religions of the World and Ecology. Num Pages: 768 pages. BIC Classification: HRCX6; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 221 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1054.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
768
Condition
New
SKU
V9780945454205
ISBN
9780945454205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.28

Hardback. Num Pages: 400 pages, 150 black & white halftones, 16 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWD; JWMV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 203. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Stackpole Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811716277
ISBN
9780811716277
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.29

Hardcover. A defining work of moral philosophy, Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals> has been highly influential and famously difficult. Dieter Schonecker and Allen Wood make clear the ways this work forms the basis of our modern moral outlook and how moral law relates to freedom and free will within Kant's overall philosophy. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 524.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Tra
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674430136
ISBN
9780674430136
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.65

Paperback. Just over a thousand years ago, the Song dynasty emerged as the most advanced civilization on earth. This title gives a useful introduction to this transformative era. Series: History of Imperial China. Num Pages: 368 pages, 23 halftones, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 580.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674062023
ISBN
9780674062023
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.45

Hardback. In a series of studies over the last 30 years, Henrich has shown that Holderlin played a decisive role in the development of philosophy from Kant to Hegel. This book includes six of Henrich's most important essays on Holderlin. Editor(s): Forster, Eckart. Series: Studies in Kant & German Idealism. Num Pages: 316 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSC; HPCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 625.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804727396
ISBN
9780804727396
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.30

Paperback. A collection of four essays on aesthetic, ethical, and political issues by Dieter Henrich, the preeminent Kant scholar in Germany today. Series: Studies in Kant & German Idealism. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 143 x 6. Weight in Grams: 138.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780804723671
ISBN
9780804723671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 27.09

Paperback. In 1973, Dieter Henrich's lectures on German Idealism were the first contact a major German philosopher had made with an American audience since the onset of World War II. This title presents these lectures with annotations linking them to editions of the masterworks of German philosophy. Editor(s): Pacini, David S. Num Pages: 400 pages, 1 chart. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 682.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674027374
ISBN
9780674027374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 32.73

Hardback. Translator(s): Cooper, Belinda. Series: Columbia Studies in Political Thought / Political History. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 185 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231164245
ISBN
9780231164245
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.06

Paperback. Translator(s): Cooper, Belinda. Series: Columbia Studies in Political Thought / Political History. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 178 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231164252
ISBN
9780231164252
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.00
€ 21.83

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