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Hardback. Contextualism has become one of the leading paradigms in contemporary epistemology. This comprehensive anthology collects twenty essays and commentaries on different aspects of contextualism. It contains papers that explore, inter alia, the central problems and prospects of semantic contextualism and its main alternative approaches. Editor(s): Brendel, Elke; Jager, Christoph. Num Pages: 368 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402031816
- ISBN
- 9781402031816
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Condition: New
€ 125.89
€ 125.89
Hardback. Exploring the production of lack and desire through fine-grained ethnography, this volume examines how diagnoses of emptiness operate in a range of very different domains in contemporary China. Editor(s): Bregnbaek, Susanne; Bunkenborg, Mikkel. Num Pages: 200 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785335808
- ISBN
- 9781785335808
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Condition: New
€ 151.39
€ 151.39
Hardback. This text studies the relationship between Christianity and Japan whereby the impact of Japan on the religion is viewed alongside the more frequently cited influence of Christianity on Japanese society. This encounter is examined from a series of political, literary and historical perspectives. Editor(s): Breen, John; Williams, Mark. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HRAB; HRC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 425.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333589380
- ISBN
- 9780333589380
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.95
€ 118.95
The Modernist Imagination. Intellectual History and Critical Theory.
. Ed(S): Breckmann, Warren; Gordon, Peter Eli...
Hardback. Some of the most exciting and innovative work in the humanities is occurring at the intersection of intellectual history and critical theory. This volume includes work from some of the most prominent contemporary scholars in the humanities. Editor(s): Breckmann, Warren; Gordon, Peter Eli; Moses, A. Dirk. Num Pages: 417 pages, 8 ills. BIC Classification: HP; JFCX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 417
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845454289
- ISBN
- 9781845454289
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Condition: New
€ 201.28
€ 201.28
Hardback. Editor(s): Braun, Harald; Vallance, Edward. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 475.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 255
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403915658
- ISBN
- 9781403915658
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Condition: New
€ 119.26
€ 119.26
Hardback. The essays collected together in this volume explore the commonsensical fact that our presence as reasonable agents makes a causal difference to the course of events in the world. Editor(s): Bransen, Jan; Cuypers, Stefaan E. Series: Philosophical Studies Series. Num Pages: 307 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 646.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 307
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792352044
- ISBN
- 9780792352044
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.04
€ 182.04
Paperback. This collection offers a new reflection on rape in war time through 15 case studies, ranging from Greece to Nigeria. It questions the specificity of rape as a universal transgression, its place in memories of war, its legacies, including children born from rape, and the challenge of writing about intimate violence as both a scientist and a human. Editor(s): Branche, Raphaelle; Virgili, Fabrice. Series: Genders and Sexualities in History. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBL; HBTB; HBW; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349349203
- ISBN
- 9781349349203
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.75
€ 61.75
The Ethics of Embryo Adoption and the Catholic Tradition. Moral Argume...
. Ed(S): Brakman, Sarah-Vaughan; Weaver, Darl...
Hardback. Considers a variety of perspectives within the Catholic tradition, and of the practice of embryo adoption. This title introduces the reader to the relevant general principles that guide Catholic moral thought. Editor(s): Brakman, Sarah-Vaughan; Weaver, Darlene Fozard. Series: Philosophy and Medicine. Num Pages: 326 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPM; HPQ; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1450.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402062100
- ISBN
- 9781402062100
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.01
€ 187.01
Hans Christian Ørsted and the Romantic Legacy in Science: Ideas, Disc...
. Ed(S): Brain, R.M; Cohen, Robert S.; Knudse...
hardcover. Presents an exploration of the relationship between science and philosophy in the early nineteenth century. This book by taking the career of Danish physicist-philosopher Hans Christian A Rsted reveals fresh perspectives on the intellectual map of Europe in the age of revolution and romanticism. Editor(s): Brain, R.M; Cohen, Robert S.; Knudsen, O. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 461 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCD; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 853.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Number of pages
- 461
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2007th Edition
- SKU
- V9781402029790
- ISBN
- 9781402029790
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 183.35
€ 183.35
Paperback. Religion-fuelled terrorism and attacks on freedom of expression have recently drawn headlines across Europe, either in protest or in support of extreme political or religious persuasions. This books explores interdisciplinary perspectives on public discussions of liberal-secular freedoms and their implications in a postsecular world. Editor(s): Braidotti, Rosi; Blaagaard, B.; Graauw, T.; De Graauw, Tobijn. Series: Palgrave Politics of Identity and Citizenship Series. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; HRAB; HRAM; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 291
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349486328
- ISBN
- 9781349486328
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Condition: New
€ 36.81
€ 36.81
The Moral Brain. Essays on the Evolutionary and Neuroscientific Aspect...
. Ed(S): Braeckman, Johan; Schrijver, Jelle D...
Hardback. In this reader, a broad range of prominent scientists and philosophers share their views on the current theories and future challenges in the field of moral cognition and assess how cooperation between neurology and evolutionary psychology can boost research. Editor(s): Braeckman, Johan; Schrijver, Jelle De; Vanneste, Sven; Verplaetse, Jan. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JMA; JMM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 166 x 23. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402062865
- ISBN
- 9781402062865
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.90
€ 185.90
Hardback. This book argues that, despite the scholarly emphasis on 20th-century congressional history, it is necessary to study the nation's first 150 years in order to understand more fully the evolution and functioning of the modern Congress. Editor(s): Brady, David; McCubbins, Mathew D. Series: Social Science History. Num Pages: 576 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; JPA; JPHC; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 36. Weight in Grams: 866.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804745703
- ISBN
- 9780804745703
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 246.42
€ 246.42
Paperback. Editor(s): Bradley, Mark Philip; Young, Marilyn B. Series: Reinterpreting History: How Historical Assessments Change Over Time. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBJK; HBWS2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195315141
- ISBN
- 9780195315141
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Condition: New
€ 44.96
€ 44.96
Paperback. This Handbook consists of 21 new essays on the nature and value of death, the relevance of the metaphysics of time and personal identity for questions about death, the desirability of immortality, and the wrongness of killing. Editor(s): Bradley, Ben; Feldman, Fred; Johansson, Jens. Series: Oxford Handbooks in Philosophy. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPQ; HPS; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 172 x 31. Weight in Grams: 860.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190271459
- ISBN
- 9780190271459
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.30
€ 73.30
hardcover. In writings about travel, the Balkans appear most often as a place travelled to. Western accounts of the Balkans revel in the different and the exotic, the violent and the primitive traits that serve (according to many commentators) as a foil to self-congratulatory defi nitions of the West as modern, progressive and rational. Editor(s): Bracewell, Wendy; Drace-Francis, Alex. Num Pages: 176 pages, ill. BIC Classification: HBJD; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845452544
- ISBN
- 9781845452544
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.50
€ 151.50
Hardback. A collection of some seventy original articles which explore the ways in which ancient Greece has been, is, and might be studied. The emphasis is on the breadth and potential of Hellenic Studies as a flourishing and exciting intellectual arena, and also upon its relevance to the way we think about ourselves today. Editor(s): Boys-Stones, George; Graziosi, Barbara; Vasunia, Phiroze. Series: Oxford Handbooks. Num Pages: 912 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ACG; DSBB; HBLA1; HDDK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 179 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1516.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 912
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199286140
- ISBN
- 9780199286140
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 208.76
€ 208.76
Colonial Lives: Documents on Latin American History, 1550-1850
. Ed(S): Boyer, Richard; Spurling, Geoffrey
paperback. Offers a variety of archival documents in translation which bring to life the political and economic workings of Latin American colonies during 300 years of Spanish rule, and the day-to-day lives of the colonies' inhabitants. Editor(s): Boyer, Richard; Spurling, Geoffrey. Num Pages: 368 pages, 11 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 164 x 17. Weight in Grams: 543.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195125122
- ISBN
- 9780195125122
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Condition: New
€ 135.65
€ 135.65
Paperback. Gathers together some of the key pieces on Victorian history, society and culture, drawing on the modern trends in looking at the Victorian Age. This work also includes sections on periodization, politics and consumerism. Editor(s): Boyd, Kelly; McWilliam, Rohan. Series: Routledge Readers in History. Num Pages: 464 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 175 x 27. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415355797
- ISBN
- 9780415355797
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.30
€ 58.30
Hardback. Editor(s): Boyd, Diane; Kvande, Marta. Num Pages: 287 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 168 x 21. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Delaware Press United States
- Number of pages
- 287
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611490787
- ISBN
- 9781611490787
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.25
€ 146.25
Paperback. Explains how William Gladstone responded to the 'Irish Question', and in so doing changed the British and Irish political landscape. Religion, land, self-government and nationalism became subjects of intensive political debate, raising issues about the constitution and national identity of the whole United Kingdom. Editor(s): Boyce, D. George; O'Day, Dr. Alan. Num Pages: 317 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBL; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 317
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349307418
- ISBN
- 9781349307418
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.23
€ 119.23