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hardcover. In what is today Malaysia, the British established George Town on Penang Island in 1786 and encouraged Chinese merchants and laborers to settle there. This book analyzes the relations between the Chinese and British and between the Chinese and Malays, focusing on the role of temples and religion in organizing Chinese social life. Num Pages: 336 pages, 26 illustrations, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMM; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804744867
ISBN
9780804744867
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.80

Paperback. With erudition and wit, this title explores the medieval conviction that paradise existed in a precise although unreachable earthly location. Delving into the writings of dozens of medieval and Renaissance thinkers, from Augustine to Dante, it presents a luminous study of the meaning of Original Sin and the human yearning for paradise. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCG9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
New Ed
SKU
V9780252068805
ISBN
9780252068805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.45

Hardcover. This study traces the story of how Jacob Mordecai and his family, German-American Orthodox Jews, adopted the Anglo-Irish enlightened pedagogical system developed by Richard Lovell Edgeworth and his daughter Maria. The text includes the complete diary of Rachel Mordecai Lazarus. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFC; JFSJ1; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 603.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820322520
ISBN
9780820322520
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.71

Paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Markus Wiener Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558762220
ISBN
9781558762220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.01

Paperback. Translator(s): Wall-Romana, Christophe. Series: Univocal. Num Pages: 105 pages. BIC Classification: APF; HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Univocal Publishing LLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781937561185
ISBN
9781937561185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.79

Paperback. Editor(s): Yellin, Jean Fagan; Van Horne, John C. Num Pages: 368 pages, 27, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801480119
ISBN
9780801480119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.10

Paperback. Jean Flori's Richard Coeur de Lion was written to mark the eighth centenary of the death of the "knightly king". The book is a tour de force that provides the reader with a reappraisal of Richard's life as well as a study of the myth and reality of Richard's image as the personification of medieval chivalry. Num Pages: 544 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 690.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748620470
ISBN
9780748620470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.33

Hardback. Jean Flori's Richard Coeur de Lion was written to mark the eighth centenary of the death of the "knightly king". The book is a tour de force that provides the reader with a reappraisal of Richard's life as well as a study of the myth and reality of Richard's image as the personification of medieval chivalry. Num Pages: 544 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 820.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748620463
ISBN
9780748620463
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 176.72
€ 168.42

Paperback. Explores not only cruel acts but the discriminatory thinking that made them possible, their long-term effects, the precariousness of memory, and the pathos of survival Num Pages: 296 pages, 6 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JJ; 3JM; AB; HBTB; JFFE; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 486.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822354567
ISBN
9780822354567
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.99

paperback. The chronicles of Froissart are one of the greatest contemporary records of 14th-century England and France. Depicting the great age of Anglo-French rivalry from the deposition of Edwards II to the downfall of Richard II, Froissart portrays the deeds of knights in battle at Sluys, Crecy, Calais and Poitiers during the Hundred Years War. Editor(s): Brereton, Geoffrey. Translator(s): Brereton, Geoffrey. Num Pages: 496 pages, map, index. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1978
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140442007
ISBN
9780140442007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.49

Paperback. In this historical introduction to philosophical hermeneutics, Jean Grondin discusses the major figures from Phyla to Habermas, analyzes conflicts among various interpretive schools, and provides a critique of Gadamer's view of hermeneutic history. Editor(s): Weinsheimer, Joel. Translator(s): Weinsheimer, Joel. Series: Yale Studies in Hermeneutics. Num Pages: 256 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: CFP; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
Yale Studies in Hermeneutics
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300070897
ISBN
9780300070897
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.64

Paperback. Translator(s): Soderstrom, Lukas. Num Pages: 352 pages, 7 tables. BIC Classification: HPCF7; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500. From Parmenides to Levinas. 352 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HPCF7; HPJ. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 20. Weight: 458. Translator(s): Soderstrom, Lukas.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231148443
ISBN
9780231148443
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.70

Hardback. Translator(s): Soderstrom, Lukas. Num Pages: 352 pages, 7 tables. BIC Classification: HPCF7; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231148450
ISBN
9780231148450
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.81
€ 89.70

Paperback. Stretching across continents and centuries, this title provides a examination of executions, torture, ritual sacrifices, and other acts of violence committed in the prehistoric world. It combines symbolic interpretations of archaeological remains with a medical understanding of violent acts. Num Pages: 296 pages, 61. BIC Classification: HB; HD; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405112604
ISBN
9781405112604
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.93

Paperback. "A complex and moving character study of a woman tragically out of step with her time and place."-Chicago Tribune Num Pages: 464 pages, 9 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 142 x 30. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393333039
ISBN
9780393333039
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.89

Paperback. An analysis of serious but subtle forms of oppression involving neither physical violence nor the use of law. It uncovers a set of underlying moral principles that account for the immorality of civilized oppression, and points to some of the implications for social and institutional life. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JHBA; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 12. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847692750
ISBN
9780847692750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.52

Paperback. An exploration of the way in which the Northern Democrats of the mid-19th century lived their public lives. The author begins with an explanation of how people became Democrats, and goes on to discuss topics including the Democratic ideology, and their mordant rascism and partisan behaviour. Series: North's Civil War. Num Pages: 367 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JPFM; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
367
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823218653
ISBN
9780823218653
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.05

Hardback. An exploration of the way in which the Northern Democrats of the mid-19th century lived their public lives. The author begins with an explanation of how people became Democrats, and goes on to discuss topics including the Democratic ideology, and their mordant rascism and partisan behaviour. Series: North's Civil War. Num Pages: 367 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JPFM; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 684.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
367
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823218646
ISBN
9780823218646
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.60

Hardcover. This work offers a history of the Pacific as a "frontier" of the United States using economics, politics, and culture as its central areas of consideration. While many studies have analyzed specific regions within the Pacific, this work considers the whole of this vast ocean. Translator(s): Wilson, W.D. Num Pages: 504 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1M; 1QSP; GTB; HBG; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 40. Weight in Grams: 966.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268043087
ISBN
9780268043087
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.26

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Bedford/St. Martin's
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312468422
ISBN
9780312468422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 45.01

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