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Paperback. Offers a way to teach young radical students about philosophy. The author explains that one does not start teaching by talking about philosophers and theories specifically, but by aiming to excite students and from there leading them to think philosophically about the important questions that have faced humans for centuries. Num Pages: 220 pages, figures. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 147 x 13. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Karolinum Press, Charles University
Condition
New
SKU
V9788024622293
ISBN
9788024622293
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.29

paperback. Translator(s): Cairns, Neil; Pauzerova, Marketa. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 146. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Karolinum,Nakladatelstvi Univerzity Karlovy,Czech Republic Czech Republic
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9788024634296
ISBN
9788024634296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.31

Paperback. Describes the terrors of the Soviet occupation of the lands that made up eastern Poland between the two world wars: the Western Ukraine and Western Belorussia. This title offers an analysis of the revolution that came to Poland from abroad which is based on hundreds of first-hand accounts of the hardship, suffering, and social chaos. Num Pages: 408 pages, Illustrations, 1 map, ports. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 1DVUB; 1DVUK; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 26. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Expanded edition with a New preface by the author
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691096032
ISBN
9780691096032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.22

Hardback. Poland suffered an exceedingly brutal Nazi occupation during the Second World War - close to five million Poles were killed. This book attempts to answer the question: How was anti-Semitism possible in Poland after the war? It argues that postwar Polish anti-Semitism cannot be understood simply as a continuation of prewar attitudes. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBLW3; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 163 x 32. Weight in Grams: 648.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691128788
ISBN
9780691128788
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.45

Paperback. First published in English in 1995, with an introduction by Robin Kinross, this edition includes a foreword by Rich Hendel, who considers the contemporary thinking about Tschichold's life and work. Translator(s): McLean, Ruari. Num Pages: 286 pages, 110 b/w illustrations, 38 three-color illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; AKD; HBJD; HBLW; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 147 x 16. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
286
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520250123
ISBN
9780520250123
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 36.04

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
162
Condition
New
SKU
V9780567030375
ISBN
9780567030375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.85

Hardcover. To understand the genocide and other dramatic events of Rwanda's recent past, one must understand the history of the earlier realm. Jan Vansina provides a critique of the history recorded by early missionaries and court historians. Translator(s): Vansina, J. Series: Africa and the Diaspora: History, Politics, Culture. Num Pages: 354 pages, 11 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFGR; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299201203
ISBN
9780299201203
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.51

Paperback. 'What is real?' has been one of the key questions of philosophy since its beginning in antiquity. But it is not just a question that philosophers ask. This Very Short Introduction discusses what reality is by looking at a variety of arguments, theories, and thought-experiments from philosophy, physics, and cognitive science. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 136 pages, 15 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 112 x 7. Weight in Grams: 110.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
136
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199594412
ISBN
9780199594412
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.57

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: HPDF; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
258
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195384963
ISBN
9780195384963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.54

Paperback. Num Pages: 152 pages, 2 line illustrations. BIC Classification: HPDF; HRES. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 9. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199732708
ISBN
9780199732708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.12

Hardcover. Illustrator(s): Kjeldsen, Kjeld. Num Pages: 295 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAP; HDD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 303 x 220 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1216.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Jysk Arkaeologisk Selskab Denmark
Number of pages
295
Condition
New
SKU
V9788788415162
ISBN
9788788415162
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.88

Paperback. In this brilliant guide to modern European political ideas and thinkers spans the twentieth century, the author illuminates both the twentieth-century's ideological extremes and how Europeans built lasting liberal democracies in the second half of the century. Num Pages: 304 pages, 10 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300194128
ISBN
9780300194128
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.74

Paperback. For the fifteenth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall: The bittersweet memoir of a young East German woman, searching for her country and herself Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; 3JJPN; BGA; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 133 x 13. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Tra
Condition
New
SKU
V9781586485597
ISBN
9781586485597
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.93

Paperback. Guantanamo has become a symbol of what has gone wrong in the War on Terror. This history of the women and men who worked on the US naval base in Guantanamo Bay tells the story of US-Cuban relations from a fresh perspective, and at the same time, shows how neocolonialism, empire, and revolution transformed the lives of everyday people. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 344 pages, 16 b/w photographs, 2 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJC; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTQ; JPS; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520255401
ISBN
9780520255401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.12

Paperback. Deals with Mormon doctrines, rituals, and history. This guide helps readers discover: how the LDS Church differs from other Christian churches; what Mormons believe; what happens in Mormon temples and meeting houses; the history of the LDS Church; and, LDS debates on race, women, and polygamy. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCC99. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 190 x 22. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
For Dummies
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764571954
ISBN
9780764571954
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.30

hardcover. The Confucian revival which manifests itself in the Modern Confucian current, belongs to the most important streams of thought in contemporary Chinese philosophy. This book introduces this stream of thought by focusing on the second generation Modern Confucians-Mou Zongsan, Tang Junyi, Xu Fuguan and Fang Dongmei. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPDF; HRKN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The Chinese University Press Hong Kong
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9789629966881
ISBN
9789629966881
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.47

Hardcover. Deals with the analyses and interpretations of modern Chinese philosophical discourses, especially those concerning theories of knowledge. This book is suitable for those who are interested in the fields of comparative philosophy, Chinese studies and theology. Num Pages: 372 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The Chinese University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9789629963279
ISBN
9789629963279
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.71

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783270439
ISBN
9781783270439
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.57

Paperback. Addresses the techniques and mechanisms by which official agencies certify individual identity, from passports and identity cards to labor registration and alien documentation, from fingerprinting to much-debated contemporary issues such as DNA-typing, body surveillance, and more. Editor(s): Caplan, Jane; Torpey, John C. Num Pages: 432 pages, 6 tables, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: HBG; JH; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 660.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691009124
ISBN
9780691009124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.02
€ 42.50

paperback. Offers a perspective on J R R Tolkien's Medievalism. This book explores how Professor Tolkien responded to a modern age of crisis - historical, academic and personal - by adapting his scholarship on medieval literature to his own personal voice. Editor(s): Chance, Jane. Num Pages: 312 pages, 2 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3H; DSBH; DSK; HBJD1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780415473484
ISBN
9780415473484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 80.34

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