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Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, 8 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3H; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 2340 x 156. .
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750964203
ISBN
9780750964203
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 31.19

Paperback. Originally published: 2004. With new foreword. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415610247
ISBN
9780415610247
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.10

Paperback. Mary Midgley is one of the UK's foremost moral philosophers. This book presents her story in this moving account of friendships found and lost, bitter philosophical battles and of a profound love of teaching. It sheds light on Mary's friends, her moral philosophy and her meetings with major philosophers, including Wittgenstein and Isaiah Berlin. Num Pages: 232 pages, 8 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415371391
ISBN
9780415371391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.73

Paperback. Explores the nature of our moral constitution to challenge the view that reduces human motivation to self-interest. This title argues that simple, one-sided accounts of human motives, such as the 'selfish gene' tendency in neo-Darwinian thought, may be illuminating but are always unrealistic. Series: Heretics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HPX; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 12. Weight in Grams: 182. Darwin and the Selfish Gene. Series: Heretics. 176 pages. Explores the nature of our moral constitution to challenge the view that reduces human motivation to self-interest. This title argues that simple, one-sided accounts of human motives, such as the 'selfish gene' tendency in neo-Darwinian thought, may be illuminating but are always unrealistic. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HPX; PDA. Dimension: 197 x 132 x 12. Weight: 160.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844652532
ISBN
9781844652532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.78

Paperback. To look into the darkness of the human soul is a frightening venture, yet here Mary Midgley does so with her customary brilliance and clarity - to read Wickedness is to understand her reputation as one of the great moral philosophers. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 195 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415253987
ISBN
9780415253987
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.72

Paperback. Science can answer any question we choose to put to it, even the most fundamental about ourselves, our behaviour, and our cultures. The author here, puts forth her corrective view that without poetry or literature, or music, or history, or even theology we cannot hope to understand our humanity. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415378482
ISBN
9780415378482
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 17.47

Paperback. In this major work, Mary Midgley, one of our foremost intellectuals tells us that humans are rather more like animals than we have previously allowed ourselves to believe. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPQ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415289870
ISBN
9780415289870
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.86

Paperback. In "Evolution as a Religion", Mary Midgley examines how science comes to be used as a substitute for religion and points out how badly that role distorts it. She exposes the illogical logic of poor doctrines that shelter themselves behind the prestige of science. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: HPCF; HRAB; PDA; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415278331
ISBN
9780415278331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.92

Paperback. Midgley offers us an optimistic and holistic view of what it means to be human, acknowledging the complex interconnections of emotion and intellect, while presenting us with the freedom to be ourselves. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415304498
ISBN
9780415304498
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.50

Paperback. This is a dictionary of Mesoamerican mythology and religion, which seeks to act as a guide to the labyrinthine symbolic world. Nearly 300 entries describe the main gods and symbols, accompanied by illustrations, while two introductory essays provide accounts of Mesoamerican history and religion. Num Pages: 216 pages, 260 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 1KLS; GBC; HBJK; HBLC; HRKP; HRQ; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 580.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500279281
ISBN
9780500279281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.80

Paperback. This book is part of the Images of England series, which uses old photographs and archived images to show the history of various local areas in England, through their streets, shops, pubs, and people Series: Archive Photographs: Images of England. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 8. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752415697
ISBN
9780752415697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.35

Paperback. The newly discovered diary of a wartime nurse - a fascinating, dramatic and unique insight into the experiences of a young nurse in the Second World War. Editor(s): Acton, Carol. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJH; BJ; BM; HBTB; MQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Digital original
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780227382
ISBN
9781780227382
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.21

Paperback. This comprehensive and much-needed resource is for professionals and students in social care, who are required to engage with the spiritual dimension of their therapeutic work with clients. The authors, show how they have developed ways of applying their own and their clients' spirituality in their practice. Num Pages: 256 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: HRLK; JKS; MQCW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Pub
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843100249
ISBN
9781843100249
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.63

Paperback. .
Publisher
Green Magic
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780954296377
ISBN
9780954296377
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.15

Paperback. From the 1850s and the Civil War to emancipation and the official end of Reconstruction in 1877, this work examines slave emancipation and opposition to it as a national event with social, political, and cultural consequences. It analyzes multiple views of black child to demonstrate how Americans contested and defended slavery and its abolition. Series: American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, 32 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 1K; GTB; HBJK; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814796337
ISBN
9780814796337
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.63

Paperback. New. Large format.
Publisher
Veritas
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
9781847300171
ISBN
9781847300171
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.63

Paperback. What, if anything, does figurative, political slavery have to do with transatlantic slavery? The author explores connections between political and chattel slavery by excavating the tradition of Western political thought that justifies actively opposing tyranny. Num Pages: 435 pages, 14 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: HBTS; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
435
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226271798
ISBN
9780226271798
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.62

Paperback. Ostyn, a beloved adoption writer and blogger, shares---alongside stories from other adoptive families---the practical tools and resources she uses to thrive as an adoptive mom. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HRCV; VFVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Condition
New
SKU
V9781400206230
ISBN
9781400206230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.57

Paperback. Series: Irish Narratives S. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; BGA; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 136.
Publisher
Cork University Press Cork
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859181737
ISBN
9781859181737
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.64

Hardcover. On the eve of her 80th birthday, Mary O'Rourke has sat down to write a letter to twenty people past and present, close and distant, living and deceased. Every letter is heartfelt; every letter offers gratitude for the difference the recipient made to Mary's life. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; BJ; HBJD1; JPHL; JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 372 x 26. Weight in Grams: 400. 8vo. Very good Copy. First edition. Politics and politicians in 20th century Ireland.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Gill Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0310199
ISBN
9780717172238
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 25.00

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