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paperback. David Powers claims that the need for Muhammad to be the "seal of all prophets," combined with the fact that Muhammad apparently had an adopted son, Zayd, created a situation that drove early transmitters of the Qur'an to introduce a group of interrelated deletions, additions, and emendations into certain passages of the text. Series: Divinations: Rereading Late Ancient Religion. Num Pages: 376 pages, 7 illus. BIC Classification: HRH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812221497
- ISBN
- 9780812221497
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.29
€ 50.29
paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226422022
- ISBN
- 9780226422022
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.05
€ 32.05
Paperback. Analyzes the various ways in which the nation's newspaper editors, reporters, and war correspondents covered the biggest story of their lives - the Civil War - and in doing so both reflected and shaped the responses of their readers. This book contains sections including Fighting Words, Confederates and Copperheads, and The Union Forever. Editor(s): Sachsman, David B.; Rushing, S. Kittrell; Morris, Roy. Num Pages: 377 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBWJ; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557534941
- ISBN
- 9781557534941
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 28.51
€ 30.99
€ 28.51
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849207881
- ISBN
- 9781849207881
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.38
€ 50.38
Paperback. The third edition of Ancient Greek Civilization is a concise, engaging introduction to the history and culture of ancient Greece from the Minoan civilization to the age of the Roman Empire. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 294 x 192 x 16. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119098157
- ISBN
- 9781119098157
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.13
€ 57.13
Paperback. Attempts to account for the widespread phenomenon of sport. Drawing upon ethnological findings to demonstrate the ritual character of sport, the text explores the relationship between ancient Greek sport and sacrificial ritual and traces elements common to both back to primitive origins. Num Pages: 136 pages, with 24 figs. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBTB; JFC; JHM; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 36.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520080959
- ISBN
- 9780520080959
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.45
€ 38.45
Hardback. The most prominent Christian theologian and exegete of the third century, Origen was also an influential teacher. In the famed Thanksgiving Address, one of his students delivered an emotionally charged account of his tutelage in Roman Palestine. This analysis of the text sheds new light on higher education in the early Church. Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HRCC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520291232
- ISBN
- 9780520291232
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.24
€ 129.24
paperback. A veteran writer on Russia and the Soviet Union explains why Russia refuses to draw the lessons of its past and what this portends for the future Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300192377
- ISBN
- 9780300192377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.62
€ 38.62
Paperback. Num Pages: 425 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 42. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Publisher
- Canadian Inst of Ukranian Study Pr
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780920862346
- ISBN
- 9780920862346
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.03
€ 31.99
€ 24.03
Paperback. This volume explores the usefulness of Deleuze's thinking about our new digital and biotechnological future. Editor(s): Savat, David; Poster, Mark. Series: Deleuze Connections. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748633388
- ISBN
- 9780748633388
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.50
€ 41.99
€ 37.50
Hardcover. In this study of the rhetoric, narrative patterns, and intellectual content of the Zuozhuan and Guoyu, David Schaberg reads these two collections of historical anecdotes as traces of a historiographical practice that flourished around the 4th century BCE among the followers of Confucius. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 530 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSBB; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 179 x 38. Weight in Grams: 880.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 530
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674008618
- ISBN
- 9780674008618
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.51
€ 69.51
Paperback. Offers guidance to students needing to learn more about the different fields and subfields of classical research, and its methods and resources. This book is divided into 7 parts: The Basics, Language, The Traditional Fields, The Physical Remains, The Written Word, The Classics and Related Disciplines, The Classics since Antiquity. Num Pages: 488 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 818.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 488
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415425230
- ISBN
- 9780415425230
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.23
€ 54.23
Paperback. Combines prayers from around the world and across time that are culled from a diverse array of sources: holy books, poetry, songs and spirituals, letters, novels, plays and more. This book is organised into broad categories of praise, entreaty, contemplation, mourning, and grace. Editor(s): Schiller, David. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HRLD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 108 x 24. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Workman Publishing Company
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761177586
- ISBN
- 9780761177586
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.27
€ 11.99
€ 10.27
Paperback. Through a fusion of philosophical, social scientific, and historical methods, A Brief History of Liberty provides a comprehensive, philosophically-informed portrait of the elusive nature of one of our most cherished ideals. Series: Brief Histories of Philosophy. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405170796
- ISBN
- 9781405170796
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.62
€ 42.62
Hardback. Philip Whalen was an American poet, Zen Buddhist, and key figure in the literary and artistic scene that unfolded in San Francisco in the 1950s and '60s. When the Beat writers came West, Whalen became a revered, much-loved member of the group. This book deals with his life and work. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 black and white. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BGH; DSBH; DSC; HREZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 237 x 29. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520247468
- ISBN
- 9780520247468
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.56
€ 42.56
Paperback. Scholars of the literary aspect of Plato try to reconcile his dialogue form with the expository imperative of philosophical argument. Classicists and philosophers explain this form in terms of rhetorical devices serving didactic goals. David Schur brings literary and classical studies into debate, questioning modern views of Plato's dialogue form. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Center for Hellenic Studies
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674417212
- ISBN
- 9780674417212
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.21
€ 32.21
Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 47, 33 black & white halftones, 14 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 185 x 20. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801450808
- ISBN
- 9780801450808
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 28.24
€ 30.99
€ 28.24
Paperback. Series: New Critical Theory. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 167 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742564985
- ISBN
- 9780742564985
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.58
€ 62.58
hardcover. Series: New Critical Theory. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742564978
- ISBN
- 9780742564978
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.14
€ 147.14
Paperback. When the locals and the rest of the world say 'New York', they mean Manhattan, a crowded island of commercial districts and residential neighborhoods, skyscrapers and tenements, fabulously rich and abjectly poor cheek by jowl. This title tells the story of the dreams that inspired the changes in the landscape and the problems that eluded solution. Editor(s): Rosenzweig, Roy; Benson, Susan Porter; Brier, Stephen; Rozenweig, Roy. Series: Critical Perspectives on the Past Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, 73 b&w illustrations, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AMVD; HBJK; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 17. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592132355
- ISBN
- 9781592132355
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.34
€ 58.34