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Hardback. Joshua Foa Dienstag engages in a critical encounter with the work of Stanley Cavell on cinema, focusing skeptical attention on the claims made for the contribution of cinema to the ethical character of democratic life. Editor(s): Dienstag, Joshua Foa. Series Editor(s): Brink, Bert van den; Laden, Anthony Simon; Niesen, Peter; Owen, David. Series: Critical Powers. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; HPQ; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784994013
ISBN
9781784994013
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.74

Paperback. Pessimism is thought of as an exclusively negative stance that inevitably leads to resignation. Even when pessimism looks like utter truth, we are told that it makes the worst of a bad situation. This book challenges the received wisdom about pessimism, arguing that there is an unrecognized yet vibrant pessimistic philosophical tradition. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC; JFCX; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691141121
ISBN
9780691141121
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

Paperback. Rejecting traditional distinctions between philosophy, history, and literature, this book traces a broad connection between political identity and narrative in the field of political theory. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804729246
ISBN
9780804729246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.45

Hardback. Rejecting traditional distinctions between philosophy, history, and literature, this book traces a broad connection between political identity and narrative in the field of political theory. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804728188
ISBN
9780804728188
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.30

Paperback. Joshua Foa Dienstag engages in a critical encounter with the work of Stanley Cavell on cinema, focusing skeptical attention on the claims made for the contribution of cinema to the ethical character of democratic life. Editor(s): Dienstag, Joshua Foa. Series Editor(s): Brink, Bert van den; Laden, Anthony Simon; Niesen, Peter; Owen, David. Series: Critical Powers. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: APFA; HPQ; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 216 x 25. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784994020
ISBN
9781784994020
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.77

hardcover. This book focuses on the lives, struggles, and contrasting perspectives of the 60,000 workers, military administrators, and technical staff employed in the largest, most strategic industry of the Nationalist government, the armaments industry based in China's wartime capital, Chongqing. Num Pages: 480 pages, 22 tables, 3 maps, 26 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJH; HBTB; KNDM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 31. Weight in Grams: 757.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804748964
ISBN
9780804748964
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.02

Paperback. To save precious centuries-old Arabic texts from Al Qaeda, a band of librarians in Timbuktu pulls off a brazen heist worthy of Ocean's Eleven. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 3JJPN; BGX; GLC; GLP; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 139 x 16. .
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781476777412
ISBN
9781476777412
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.66

Hardback. This is an analysis of the God of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam from the perspective of rational theology. It explores the nature of God, differentiates the idea of God from other historical ideas of the divine and identifies the core qualities of a maximally great, or perfect, being. Series: Exploring the Philosophy of Religion S. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HRAB1; HRC; HRH; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631211532
ISBN
9780631211532
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.97

Paperback. The Divine Attributesis an engaging analysis of the God of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam from the perspective of rational theology. Series: Exploring the Philosophy of Religion S. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HRAB1; HRC; HRH; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631211549
ISBN
9780631211549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.55

Paperback. The Rwandan Genocide was a genocidal mass slaughter of ethnic Tutsis by ethnic Hutus that took place in 1994. The author contends that the violation of the basic human rights of the Rwandan Tutsis morally obliged the international community to intervene militarily to stop the genocide. Series: Studies in Global Justice and Human Rights. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGR; HPQ; JWLP; LBBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748696277
ISBN
9780748696277
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.39

Paperback. Drawing on the wealth of material from the Imperial War Museum Sound Archive, this title presents in the words of both rescued and rescuers an intimate and dramatic account of what Winston Churchill described as a 'miracle of deliverance'. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, map, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 181 x 21. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091932213
ISBN
9780091932213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.61

Paperback. Drawing on a wealth of material from the vast Imperial War Museum Sound Archive, this book offers insight into life on the front line: from the day-to-day struggle of circumstances to the white heat of battle and the constant threat of injury or death. It features contributions from soldiers of both sides and of differing backgrounds. Num Pages: 304 pages, bw pics throughout. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBTD; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 218.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091926281
ISBN
9780091926281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.00

Paperback. A brilliantly researched, lively and colourful portrait of how we behaved in Britain's cities during the darkest days of the Blitz Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 x 8pp colour. BIC Classification: HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130. .
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471131028
ISBN
9781471131028
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.41

Paperback. With first-hand testimonies from those involved in Dunkirk and the Battle of Britain, Black Saturday on 7th September 1940 when the Luftwaffe began the Blitz, to its climax on the 10th May 1941, this work present the oral history of a period when Britain came closer to being overwhelmed by the enemy than at any other time in modern history. Num Pages: 496 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 125 x 36. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Ebury Press
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091910044
ISBN
9780091910044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.42

Paperback. SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM CHRISTOPHER NOLAN The epic history of Dunkirk, May 1940: when over 300,000 trapped Allied troops were dramatically rescued from destruction at the hands of Nazi Germany by an extraordinary seaborne evacuation. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Film tie-in edition
Condition
New
SKU
KEX0296021
ISBN
9780008227876
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Operation Fortitude was the ingenious web of deception spun by the Allies to mislead the Nazis as to how and where the D-Day landings were to be mounted. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007395873
ISBN
9780007395873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.32

Paperback. The first heroes of the air. Num Pages: 384 pages, 60 b/w plates (32pp), With index. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; BTM; HBG; HBJD; HBLW; HBW; HBWN; JWG; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007274949
ISBN
9780007274949
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.21

Paperback. SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM CHRISTOPHER NOLAN The epic history of Dunkirk, May 1940: when over 300,000 trapped Allied troops were dramatically rescued from destruction at the hands of Nazi Germany by an extraordinary seaborne evacuation. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Edition
Film tie-in edition
Condition
New
SKU
KEX0296035
ISBN
9780008227876
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

hardcover. Num Pages: 64 pages, 25 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: HRG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 108 x 89 x 19. Weight in Grams: 91.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Mandala Publishing United States
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781886069879
ISBN
9781886069879
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. BIC Classification: HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
P & R Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781596389267
ISBN
9781596389267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.20

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