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Paperback. Tsoknyi Rinpoche's story is an unusual one: as a rebellious young man, he fled a monastery to marry and raise a family, then returned to Nepal and has since become a preeminent Tibetan Buddhist teacher. This book offers Rinpoche's history as an example of how to lead a compassionate life, regardless of status, tradition or circumstances. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HREX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846043444
ISBN
9781846043444
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.31

Hardcover. The final publication of an archive with Cretan hieroglyphs found in Petras, Siteia. The archive consists of written documents, and includes a collection of seals. Num Pages: 272 pages, b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: 1DVGSC; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 284 x 219 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1238.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Aarhus University Press Denmark
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9788779342934
ISBN
9788779342934
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.68

Paperback. Examines the tumultuous and often fractious politics in Kroonstad's black townships. In spite of the town's relative obscurity, the author demonstrates a rich tradition of civic and political life in its townships and provides a persuasive explanation for the violence unleashed in the 1990s after decades of relative political "quiescence". Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJH; JFSL3; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Wits University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781868146871
ISBN
9781868146871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.65

Paperback. A probing enquiry into Sino-Tibetan relations, both at the level of high politics and everyday interactions. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBLX; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849044714
ISBN
9781849044714
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 41.25

Hardback. This definitive history of modern Tibet -- based entirely on unpublished primary sources and written by a Western-educated Tibetan author -- shatters the popular perception of Tibet as an isolated Shangri-la unaffected by broader international developments and rises above the simplistic dualism so often encountered in accounts of Tibet's contested recent history. Num Pages: 606 pages, 17 photos; 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; 3JJP; GTB; HBJF; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 162 x 41. Weight in Grams: 998.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
606
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231118149
ISBN
9780231118149
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.32

Paperback. In this work, Tsenay Serequeberhan discusses attempts to define African philosophy and the practice of hermeneutics to articulate a philosophy that is distinctively African. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; CFP; HPD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 12. Weight in Grams: 231.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847689217
ISBN
9780847689217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HREP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Red Wheel/Weiser
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781601633538
ISBN
9781601633538
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.85

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 135 x 14. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Red Wheel/Weiser
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781601633545
ISBN
9781601633545
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.14

Paperback. Translator(s): Kunsang, Erik Pema. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HREX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 12. Weight in Grams: 216.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Rangjung Yeshe Publications,Nepal Hong Kong
Edition
Third Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9789627341659
ISBN
9789627341659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJH; HBL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2012
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349297887
ISBN
9781349297887
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 123.00

Hardcover. This book analyzes the development of indigenous religious, commercial, and political institutions among the Oromo mainly during the relatively peaceful two centuries in its history, from 1704 to 1882. The largest ethnic group in East Africa, the Oromo promoted peace, cultural assimilation, and ethnic integration. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFG; 3JF; 3JH; HBJH; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230117747
ISBN
9780230117747
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.42

Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: HB; JPQB; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 6. Weight in Grams: 159.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1921
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Condition
New
SKU
V9783662389546
ISBN
9783662389546
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.13

Hardback. A unique and controversial study of Nietzsche's philosophy in relation to Kantian methodologies. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 235 x 18. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
216
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748628070
ISBN
9780748628070
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.69
€ 101.13

Hardback. In the bloodiest conflict Europe had ever experienced, Amalia Elisabeth fought to save her tiny German state, her Calvinist church, and her children's inheritance. Tryntje Helfferich reveals how this embattled ruler used diplomacy to play the European powers against one another, while raising one of the continent's most effective fighting forces. Num Pages: 336 pages, 10 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JD; BGH; HBJD; HBLH; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 179 x 27. Weight in Grams: 686.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674073395
ISBN
9780674073395
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 45.84

Hardcover. Reveals the origins, significance, and consequences of the Thirty Years War (1618-1648), the first great, and catastrophic, pan-European conflict. This book also provides a brief history of the War and a discussion of its causes. It includes maps and a chronology. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBG; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 149 x 24. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
332
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872209404
ISBN
9780872209404
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.81
€ 53.08

Paperback. This abridgment of Tryntje Helfferich's acclaimed 2009 anthology "The Thirty Years War" features an expanded General Introduction and annotation designed to support student readings in swift-moving surveys of European and World history. Num Pages: 184 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 12. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781624663499
ISBN
9781624663499
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.78

Hardback. This abridgment of Tryntje Helfferich's acclaimed 2009 anthology "The Thirty Years War" features an expanded General Introduction and annotation designed to support student readings in swift-moving surveys of European and World history. Num Pages: 184 pages, 9. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 9. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781624663505
ISBN
9781624663505
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 38.44

Paperback. Pragmatist philosopher William James has long been deemed a dubious guide to ethical reasoning. This book overturns such thinking, demonstrating the coherence of James's efforts to develop a flexible but rigorous framework for individuals and societies seeking freedom, meaning, and justice in a world of interdependence, uncertainty, and change. Series: Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBL; HBTB; HPJ; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349298013
ISBN
9781349298013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.83

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226459905
ISBN
9780226459905
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 32.33

Hardcover. Pragmatist philosopher William James has long been deemed a dubious guide to ethical reasoning. This book overturns such thinking, demonstrating the coherence of James's efforts to develop a flexible but rigorous framework for individuals and societies seeking freedom, meaning, and justice in a world of interdependence, uncertainty, and change. Series: Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPQ; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230117822
ISBN
9780230117822
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.93

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