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paperback. What does it mean to give a "gift?" In this timely collection, distinguished anthropologists-Maurice Godelier, George Marcus, Stephen Tyler-and philosophers-Mark C. Taylor, John D. Caputo, Jean-Joseph Goux and Adriaan Peperzak, explore an enigma that has disturbed contemporary philosophers from Marcel Mauss to Jacques Derrida. Editor(s): Wyschogrod, Edith; Goux, Jean-Joseph; Boynton, Eric. Series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy. Num Pages: 186 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 11. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
186
Condition
New
Edition
2nd Edition
SKU
V9780823221660
ISBN
9780823221660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.01

Hardback. Editor(s): Wright, Arthur F.; Twitchett, Denis. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: HRKN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 30. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1962
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804700443
ISBN
9780804700443
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.22

Hardback. Represents a comprehensive survey of the field of rational agency. This work covers the philosophical foundations of rational agency, logical and decision-theoretic approaches to rational agency, multi-agent aspects of rational agency, and describes a number of approaches to programming rational agents. Editor(s): Wooldridge, Mike; Rao, Anand. Series: Applied Logic Series. Num Pages: 302 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPL; UYQE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 759.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792356011
ISBN
9780792356011
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 193.58

hardcover. This book argues that the Enlightenment created the intellectual foundations of modern anthropology, and cultivated the anthropological pursuit of cultural perspective. Editor(s): Wolff, Larry; Cipolloni, Marco. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLH; HBLL; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804752022
ISBN
9780804752022
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 159.38

Paperback. Editor(s): Wolff, Ernst; Kozlarek, Oliver; Rusen, Jorn. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: HBLA1; HPCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 226 x 21. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Transcript Verlag Germany
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837619416
ISBN
9783837619416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 36.07

This volume presents current scholarship and writing on female country musicians, pivotal in the country music scene since its inception. It begins with the 1920s career of teenage guitar picker Roba Stanley and moves on to consider more contemporary musicians such as Faith Hill. Editor(s): Wolfe, Charles K.; Akenson, James E. Num Pages: 224 pages, 30 photographs. BIC Classification: AVGL; BGF; HBT; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 535.
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813122809
ISBN
9780813122809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.41

Paperback. This study focuses on the challenges facing Ukraine as a newly emerged state following the collapse of the Soviet Union. After providing the historical context of Ukraine's international debut, the contributors analyze the complexities of constructing a national identity. Editor(s): Wolchik, Sharon L.; Zviglyanich, Volodymyr. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; HBJD; JP; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847693467
ISBN
9780847693467
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 83.34

Paperback. This volume examines the relationship between religion and human rights in seven major religious traditions, as well as key legal concepts, contemporary issues, and relationships among religion, state, and society in the areas of human rights and religious freedom. Editor(s): Witte, John, Jr.; Green, M. Christian. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAM2; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 234 x 27. Weight in Grams: 634.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199733446
ISBN
9780199733446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.23

Hardback. This is a major project to be undertaken as part of a broad intiative of the Pew Charitable Trusts and the University of Notre Dame on the role of Christianity in modern society. John Witte is one of the editors of the forthcoming Sex, Marriage, and the Family: A Reader in World Religions. Editor(s): Witte, John, Jr.; Alexander, Frank S. Num Pages: 840 pages. BIC Classification: HRCX6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1407.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
840
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231133586
ISBN
9780231133586
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.16

Paperback. This volume documents the progress of Arne Naess's ecophilosophy from its inception to the late 1990s. It includes Naess's most crucial polemics with leading thinkers, drawn from sources as diverse as scholarly articles, correspondence, TV interviews and unpublished exchanges. Editor(s): Witoszek, Nina; Brennan, Andrew. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPQ; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 143 x 27. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847689293
ISBN
9780847689293
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.06

Hardback. This volume documents the progress of Arne Naess's ecophilosophy from its inception to the late 1990s. It includes Naess's most crucial polemics with leading thinkers, drawn from sources as diverse as scholarly articles, correspondence, TV interviews and unpublished exchanges. Editor(s): Witoszek, Nina; Brennan, Andrew. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPQ; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 33. Weight in Grams: 839.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847689286
ISBN
9780847689286
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 193.73

Paperback. Grasps some of the essentials of the North American experience Editor(s): Wilson, Douglas Calvin; Langford, Theresa E. Num Pages: 128 pages, 134 illus., 100 in color, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWR; HDD; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6466 x 5193 x 10. Weight in Grams: 477.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295991580
ISBN
9780295991580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.15

Paperback. An overview of public religion in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, and Tennessee. Editor(s): Wilson, Charles Reagan; Silk, Mark. Series: Religion by Region. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 168 x 14. Weight in Grams: 335.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759106352
ISBN
9780759106352
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.51

Mixed media pr. Editor(s): Willis, William H.; Maresch, Klaus. Series: Abhandlungen der Nordrhein-Westfalischen Akademie der Wissenschaften/Papyrologica Coloniensia. Num Pages: 228 pages, 22 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: CFF; HB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 361.
Publication date
1997
Publisher
GWV Fachverlage GmbH Germany
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9783531099439
ISBN
9783531099439
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.82

Paperback. This collection of essays and documents, written and compiled by four distinguished historians, is an essential source book for anyone seeking to understand the causes, character, and consequences of American involvement in Vietnam. Editor(s): Williams, William Appleman; McCormick, Thomas J.; Gardner, Lloyd C.; LaFeber, Walter. Num Pages: 360 pages, map, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FMV; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393305555
ISBN
9780393305555
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.90

Paperback. To find more information about Rowman and Littlefield titles, please visit www.rowmanlittlefield.com. Editor(s): Williams, Oliver F., C.S.C; Reilly, Frank K.; Houck, John W. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847676132
ISBN
9780847676132
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.77

Hardback. Features various innovative ideas on Belief Revision. This book addresses foundational issues of inductive reasoning and minimal change, generalizations of the standard belief revision theories, strategies for iterated revisions, probabilistic beliefs, multiagent environments and a variety of data structures and mechanisms for implementations. Editor(s): Williams, Mary-Anne; Rott, Hans. Series: Applied Logic Series. Num Pages: 454 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPL; UYQE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 829.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
454
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792370215
ISBN
9780792370215
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 196.15

Paperback. Catholic colleges and universities have achieved a prestigious place in American higher education, but at the risk of losing their religious identity. This book confronts challenges facing members of the college community, from presidents and trustees through the faculty and deans to professionals, in making a renewed commitment to that mission. Editor(s): Wilcox, John R.; King, Irene H. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC7; HRCV; JNKC; JNMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878408146
ISBN
9780878408146
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.88

Hardback. Comprises systematic as well as historical essays, including contributions intended to give comprehensive overviews of such areas as genetic phenomenology, transcendental phenomenology, philosophy and history of logic and mathematics, Kant, hermeneutics, Hegel, and philosophy of language. This book is addressed to phenomenologists. Editor(s): Wiegand, Olav K.; Dostal, Robert J.; Embree, Lester; Kockelmans, Joseph J.; Mohanty, Jitendra Nath. Series: Contributions to Phenomenology. Num Pages: 362 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1510.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
362
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792362906
ISBN
9780792362906
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.12

Paperback. In Spoils of War, a diverse group of distinguished contributors suggest that acts of aggression resulting from the racism and sexism inherent in social institutions can be viewed as a sort of 'war,' experienced daily by women of color. Editor(s): White, Renee T.; Sharpley-Whiting, T. Denean. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: G; HP; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 149 x 11. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847686056
ISBN
9780847686056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.10

Paperback. Editor(s): Wheeler, Bonnie; Astell, Ann W. Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 305 pages, biography. BIC Classification: D; HBJD; HBLA; HRAX; MMJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003
Number of pages
305
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349731534
ISBN
9781349731534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.07

Paperback. Information and its Role in Hunter-Gatherer Bands explores the question of how information, broadly conceived, is acquired, stored, circulated and utilised in small-scale hunter-gatherer societies, or bands. Editor(s): Whallon, Robert; Lovis, William A.; Hitchcock, Robert K. Series: Ideas, Debates, and Perspectives. Num Pages: 384 pages, , black & white tables, maps, figures, colour plates. BIC Classification: HDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9781931745642
ISBN
9781931745642
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.14

Hardback. This collection of essays devoted to questions of international business presents fresh road maps to analyze business ethics topics of universal concern. Editor(s): Werhane, Patricia H.; Singer, Alan E. Series: Issues in Business Ethics. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; KJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792358497
ISBN
9780792358497
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.15

hardcover. This book illuminates the remarkable resilience of South Asian Sufi saints and their cults in the face of radical economic and political dislocations. It breaks new ground in current research. Editor(s): Werbner, Pnina; Basu, Helene (University of Munster). Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FKB; HRH; HRLB; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780415150996
ISBN
9780415150996
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 173.25

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