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Paperback. Girolamo Cardano was a leading astrologer of his day, and his predictions won him access to some of the most powerful people in 16th-century Europe. The author invites readers to follow the astrologer's career and explore the art and discipline of astrology in the hands of a brilliant practitioner. Num Pages: 304 pages, 22 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; BG; HBJD; HBLH; VXFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674006706
- ISBN
- 9780674006706
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.26
€ 34.99
€ 29.26
Paperback. Eight essays by major authors who attempt to find out who read, published, or advertised what, when, and where from the European Renaissance on. Editor(s): Grafton, Anthony; Blair, Ann. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC; HBLH; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812216677
- ISBN
- 9780812216677
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 35.64
€ 37.99
€ 35.64
Paperback. Examines the relation between humanism and science, referring to such seminal figures as Poliziano, Scaliger, Kepler and Wolf. this text demonstrates that humanism was neither a simple nor an impractical enterprise, but worked hand-in-hand with science in developing modern learning. Num Pages: 340 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HRQA; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674195455
- ISBN
- 9780674195455
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 38.65
€ 46.99
€ 38.65
Paperback. When early Christians began to study the Bible, and to write their own history and that of the Jews, they used scholarly methods invented by the librarians and literary critics of Hellenistic Alexandria. But Origen and Eusebius, scholars of late Roman Caesarea, produced books in which parallel columns made possible critical comparisons. Num Pages: 384 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HRAX; HRC; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 26. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674030480
- ISBN
- 9780674030480
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.54
€ 35.99
€ 30.54
Hardback. A follow-up to the popular Graduate Study for the 21st Century, this book seeks to expand professional development to include the personal aspects of daily lives in the humanities. How to Build a Life in the Humanities delves into pressing work-life issues such as post-tenure depression, academic life with children, aging, and adjuncting. Editor(s): Semenza, Greg Colon; Sullivan, Garrett A., Jr. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: H; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 240 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137511522
- ISBN
- 9781137511522
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPCB; HPJ; HPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 201 x 27. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141983844
- ISBN
- 9780141983844
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.37
€ 16.99
€ 12.37
Paperback. Examining the relationship between Church and state in Latin America, this book explains why Catholic leaders in some countries opposed dictatorial rule, and why many did not. Using evidence from 12 countries, it reveals the connection between religious competition and progressive Catholicism. Num Pages: 278 pages, 2 line drawings, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; HRCC7; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226293851
- ISBN
- 9780226293851
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.25
€ 40.99
€ 31.25
Paperback. How a vicious criminal found Christ in a brutal Scottish prison Num Pages: 224 pages, Colour and b&w photographs. BIC Classification: BM; HRCV9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 200 x 20. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Lion Hudson Plc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857217714
- ISBN
- 9780857217714
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.62
€ 13.99
€ 11.62
Paperback. aeo A comprehensive introduction to some of the main debates preoccupying the social sciences and politics today. aeo Offers a challenging critique of major traditions of social and political analysis. aeo A unique insight into Anthony Giddensa classical writings on major figures such as Weber, Durkheim, Habermas, Garfinkel and Foucault. Num Pages: 312 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPC; JH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745615400
- ISBN
- 9780745615400
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Condition: New
€ 27.89
€ 27.89
Hardback. Num Pages: 368 pages, B&W photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1QMP; 3JJ; HBJK; HBJQ; HBLW; HBT; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 31. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781629145044
- ISBN
- 9781629145044
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.14
€ 25.99
€ 23.14
Hardcover. Series: Black Religion/Womanist Thought/Social Justice. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403968630
- ISBN
- 9781403968630
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.35
€ 119.35
Paperback. Anthony G. Reddie creates a dynamic conversation between black theologies in the US and in the UK, comparing and highlighting divergences in the respective movements. Series: Black Religion/Womanist Thought/Social Justice. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HB; HRC; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 343.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2006
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349530809
- ISBN
- 9781349530809
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Condition: New
€ 119.13
€ 119.13
Paperback. Editor(s): Freeman, Anthony. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPM; JMA; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 168 x 11. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Imprint Academic United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907845188
- ISBN
- 9780907845188
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Condition: New
€ 25.49
€ 25.49
Hardcover. Addresses the connections between self-love and self-governance in the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas and defends three related theses. Accordingly, the book provides a systematic account of Aquinas's thoughts on the nature of a person's self-experience and the role that experience plays in self-governance. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: HPCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 825.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813226057
- ISBN
- 9780813226057
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.92
€ 68.92
Paperback. Presents a fresh view of the upbringing of English children in upper and professional class families over three centuries. Drawing on direct testimony from contemporary diaries and letters, this book revises previous understandings of parenting and what it was like to grow up in the period between 1600 and 1914. Num Pages: 456 pages, 16 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBTB; JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 35. Weight in Grams: 736.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300163964
- ISBN
- 9780300163964
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.32
€ 25.99
€ 19.32
Paperback. A powerful account of life and loss in the Great War, as told by British soldiers in their letters home Num Pages: 352 pages, 13 b/w illus. & 16 pp. section. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300205381
- ISBN
- 9780300205381
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.49
€ 25.99
€ 19.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 29 black & white illustrations, 8 black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 234 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750968126
- ISBN
- 9780750968126
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.17
€ 19.99
€ 18.17
Hardback. If man has no nature - if our intellect and understanding are products of our own activities - do we possess a key to self-modification? Are we free to re-make mankind? Sartre believes we are, while Oakeshott feels the opposite. This text examines their two contrasting philosophies. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPM; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333684498
- ISBN
- 9780333684498
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 181.14
€ 181.14
Hardcover. Editor(s): Heath, Anthony; Breen, Richard; Whelan, Christopher T. Series: Proceedings of the British Academy. Num Pages: 536 pages, figures and tables. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; JH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1029. 8vo. Very good copy. First edition. . Irish Politics and Politicans. 20th Century Ireland.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- British Academy
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KEX0310278
- ISBN
- 9780197261958
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 45.00
€ 45.00
Hardcover. Editor(s): Heath, Anthony; Breen, Richard; Whelan, Christopher T. Series: Proceedings of the British Academy. Num Pages: 536 pages, figures and tables. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; JH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1029 535pp. Index. Proceedings of the British Academy, 98. Keywords: 20th Century Ireland
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- British Academy
- Number of pages
- 536
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- KHS1015404
- ISBN
- 9780197261958
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 38.00
€ 38.00