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Paperback. Pure Land or Shin Buddhism is the most popular form of Buddhism in Japan. Yet in the West it has been overshadowed by the more famous Zen Buddhism. The author collects key passages on Pure Land religious practice from among the scriptures and the leading monks of the school during the 4th-15th centuries CE. Editor(s): Bloom, Alfred. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HRES. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 162 x 15. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- World Wisdom
- Edition
- Volume 2
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936597383
- ISBN
- 9781936597383
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.05
€ 23.99
€ 21.05
Hardback. An examination of the morality surrounding the issue of diagnosis and treatment of illness in utero. In this text, the author also critically analyses writings over the past 20 years by ten North American theologians on moral dilemmas in prenatal diagnosis. Num Pages: 334 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCC7; MBDC; MJTF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819197801
- ISBN
- 9780819197801
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.88
€ 126.88
Paperback. Argues that only with consistent attention to research and development and an emphasis on long-term corporate strategies could firms remain successful over time. This work details these processes for various major chemical and pharmaceutical firms, demonstrating why some companies forged ahead while others failed. Series: Harvard Studies in Business History. Num Pages: 384 pages, 7 tables, 3 charts. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBTK; KNDC; KNDP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674032217
- ISBN
- 9780674032217
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.23
€ 34.99
€ 29.23
Hardcover. Num Pages: 1136 pages. BIC Classification: HRCG; HRLB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 245 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1430.
- Publisher
- Hendrickson Publishers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781565638228
- ISBN
- 9781565638228
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.92
€ 40.99
€ 33.92
Paperback / so. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 18. Weight in Grams: 353.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Vida Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788476453865
- ISBN
- 9788476453865
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.91
€ 15.99
€ 15.91
Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HD; HRAX; HRCG; HRJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Hendrickson Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781565638310
- ISBN
- 9781565638310
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.29
€ 25.99
€ 24.29
Hardcover. BIC Classification: GBC; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 165 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1261.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Hendrickson Pub
- Edition
- 7th ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781565638327
- ISBN
- 9781565638327
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.53
€ 32.53
Paperback. Num Pages: 692 pages, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 38. Weight in Grams: 848.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Number of pages
- 692
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226319704
- ISBN
- 9780226319704
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.68€ 54.23
€ 64.68
€ 54.23
Paperback. Explores the way historians have contested the meaning of the American Revolution Num Pages: 293 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBAH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814797112
- ISBN
- 9780814797112
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.43
€ 33.99
€ 33.43
Paperback. Takes the reader on a journey through the American Revolution, exploring the role played by ordinary women and men in shaping events during and after the Revolution. This book also explores their impact on the Founding generation of the new American nation, and finally, how this populist side of the Revolution has fared in public memory. Num Pages: 419 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 419
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814796863
- ISBN
- 9780814796863
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.63
€ 33.99
€ 33.63
Hardback. Deals with various features of life in Paris, from biographical sketches of personalities such as Coco Chanel, to principal districts and monuments of the city such as the Louvre, and luxury shops such as Fauchon. Thematic entries deal with institutions such as hospitals, commercial and cultural activities past and present and customs and language. Translator(s): Woronoff, Jon. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Cities, States, and Regions. Num Pages: 392 pages, 16 b&w photographs, 4 maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JFSG; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810833180
- ISBN
- 9780810833180
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 170.42
€ 170.42
Paperback. Completed just before Alfred Gell's death in January 1997, this book embodies the characteristics for which he was admired. The book aims to challenge the basis of the way art has been viewed in the human sciences. It presents a fundamental theory for an anthropology of art. Num Pages: 296 pages, numerous black and white halftones and line drawings. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198280149
- ISBN
- 9780198280149
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 168.73
€ 168.73
Hardcover. From the etiquette of formal introductions, eating and toasts, to suggestions for after-dinner games, jokes, wedding speeches and the appropriate attire for every social occasion, this title is a guide to conducting oneself correctly in an era rediscovering the delights of leisure and elegance. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBTB; WJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 96 x 22. Weight in Grams: 164. New.
- Publisher
- Old House
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781908402356
- ISBN
- 9781908402356
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 8.89
€ 8.89
Paperback. Exceptionally well-received study of this fascinating campaign. Num Pages: 266 pages, Explanatory maps included. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 233 x 30. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Publisher
- Frontline Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848328860
- ISBN
- 9781848328860
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.42
€ 21.42
Paperback. First published around 1950, this study assesses the military leadership of Grant, Lee, Sherman, Hood, Johnston, Early and Sheridan from mid-1864 to Appomattox, contradicting prevailing perceptins of the generals and proposing that Grant's military capabilities were inferior to Lee's. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 280 pages, 25 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700610730
- ISBN
- 9780700610730
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.87
€ 35.87
Hardback. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: HP; MJCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 30. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190651244
- ISBN
- 9780190651244
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 166.17
€ 166.17
Paperback. Recasting Freud as an inspired humanist and reconceiving psychoanalysis as a form of moral inquiry, this title argues that Freudianism offers a rich approach to self-inquiry, one that reaffirms the enduring task of philosophy and many of the abiding ethical values of Western civilization. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFCX; JMAF; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691145525
- ISBN
- 9780691145525
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.39
€ 42.99
€ 30.39
Paperback. The attack on psychoanalysis launched by Adorno, Heidegger, and Wittgenstein converged on Freud's construction of the modernist ego, thereby providing the competing notions of subjectivity and agency that characterize postmodernism. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: HPD; JMAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804788298
- ISBN
- 9780804788298
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.73
€ 36.99
€ 33.73
Paperback. The Hystoria Constantinopolitana relates the adventures of Martin of Pairis, an abbot of the Cistercian Order who participated in the plunder of the city, as recorded by his monk Gunther. Alfred Andrea has captured the full flavor of the original with its alternating sections of prose and poetry. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; DNF; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 138 x 14. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812215861
- ISBN
- 9780812215861
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.26
€ 32.99
€ 31.26
Paperback. Editor(s): Andrea, Alfred J.; Holt, Andrew. Num Pages: 248 pages, 17. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBJD; HBLC1; HBWC; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781624664038
- ISBN
- 9781624664038
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.33
€ 26.99
€ 20.33