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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
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.01
€ 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. .
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- 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
€ 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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792356011
- ISBN
- 9780792356011
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Condition: New
€ 193.58
€ 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
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Condition: New
€ 159.38
€ 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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837619416
- ISBN
- 9783837619416
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Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 36.07
€ 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
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Condition: New
€ 47.41
€ 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
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Condition: New
€ 83.34
€ 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
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Condition: New
€ 69.23
€ 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
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Condition: New
€ 168.16
€ 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
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Condition: New
€ 63.06
€ 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
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Condition: New
€ 193.73
€ 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
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.15
€ 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
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Condition: New
€ 60.51
€ 60.51
The Archive of Ammon Scholasticus of Panopolis. The Legacy of Harpocra...
. Ed(S): Willis, William H.; Maresch, Klaus
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
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Condition: New
€ 64.82
€ 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
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.90
€ 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
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Condition: New
€ 63.77
€ 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
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Condition: New
€ 196.15
€ 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
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Condition: New
€ 72.88
€ 72.88
Phenomenology on Kant, German Idealism, Hermeneutics and Logic
. Ed(S): Wiegand, Olav K.; Dostal, Robert J.;...
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
€ 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
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Condition: New
€ 66.10
€ 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
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Condition: New
€ 64.07
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 173.25