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Paperback. A Brief Introduction to Ethics. 2nd Ed. A common-sense introduction to the major traditions in western philosophical ethics. Num Pages: 192 pages, NO. BIC Classification: HP. .
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119099291
ISBN
9781119099291
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.50

Hardback. Have humans been sharing the planet with other intelligent life for millions of years without realizing it? In Defense of Dolphins combines accessible science and philosophy, surveying the latest research on dolphin intelligence and social behavior, to advocate for their ethical treatment. Series: Blackwell Public Philosophy Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 166 x 28. Weight in Grams: 524.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405157780
ISBN
9781405157780
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.37

Paperback. This collection continues the conversation Warren began fifty years ago, although taking it in unorthodox and challenging directions, to offer fresh and stimulating perspectives on the war's presence in the collective imagination of the nation. Editor(s): Brown, Thomas J. Num Pages: 256 pages, 17, 17 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 227 x 16. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421402512
ISBN
9781421402512
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.87

Paperback. Traces the historic struggles and the changing nature of political authority in Afghanistan, from the Mughal Empire in the sixteenth century to the Taliban resurgence today. This title introduces readers to the bewildering diversity of tribal and ethnic groups in this volatile region of the world. Series: Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics. Num Pages: 408 pages, 5 line illus. 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1FCA; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 27. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
408
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691154411
ISBN
9780691154411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.98

Paperback. The computing profession faces a serious gender crisis. Today, fewer women enter computing than anytime in the past 25 years. This book provides an unprecedented look at the history of women and men in computing, detailing how the computing profession emerged and matured, and how the field became male coded. Editor(s): Misa, Thomas J. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HB; JH; KNTX; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 179 x 15. Weight in Grams: 564.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470597194
ISBN
9780470597194
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.13

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
New City Press United States
Edition
First
Number of pages
102
Condition
New
SKU
V9781565484313
ISBN
9781565484313
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.50

Hardback. Num Pages: 282 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634639781
ISBN
9781634639781
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 252.54
€ 188.06

Hardback. Num Pages: 194 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
194
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628086676
ISBN
9781628086676
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 231.20
€ 157.04

Paperback. Sheds light on how religion and philanthropy function in American society Editor(s): Davis, Thomas J. Series: Philanthropic and Nonprofit Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 b&w illus. BIC Classification: HRAM; JKSN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253009951
ISBN
9780253009951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.29

Hardback. Dorothea Dix was the most politically engaged woman of her generation. An activist who disdained the women's rights and antislavery movements, she sought to promote national harmony. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 432 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 708.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780674214880
ISBN
9780674214880
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.20
€ 71.22

Paperback. An analysis of why relations between the United States and the Chinese Communists were hostile in the first decade of the Cold War. It discusses questions such as why Truman refused to recognize the Chinese Communists and why Mao shelled islands in the Taiwan Straits in 1958. It provides a link between domestic politics and foreign policy. Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 halftone 16 line illus. 1 map 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691026374
ISBN
9780691026374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.28
€ 46.57

Paperback. Whoever you are, whatever you do, there is a patron saint who wants to help you - specifically you - with your life. These saints are ready to help, and their services are absolutely free. This title describes the real-life histories of more than 300 saints and explains how they have become associated with certain people, places, and professions. Num Pages: 480 pages, 804 colour Illustrations and 300 Line Drawings. BIC Classification: HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 141 x 31. Weight in Grams: 650.
Publisher
Quirk Books
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594745287
ISBN
9781594745287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.58

Paperback. On the night of the presidential election in 1876, a gang of counterfeiters out of Chicago attempted to steal the entombed embalmed body of Abraham Lincoln and hold it for ransom. The custodian of the tomb was so shaken by the incident that he willingly dedicated the rest of his life to protecting the president's corpse. Num Pages: 288 pages, 26 halftones. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674030398
ISBN
9780674030398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.70

Paperback. This study of the contemporary American faith healing movement, the Catholic Charismatic Revival, blends ethnographic details with case histories to provide a cultural analysis of the healing experience. Num Pages: 344 pages, 10 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC7; HRCM; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 508. A Cultural Phenomenology of Charismatic Healing. 344 pages, 10 b&w photographs. This study of the contemporary American faith healing movement, the Catholic Charismatic Revival, blends ethnographic details with case histories to provide a cultural analysis of the healing experience. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC7; HRCM; JFC. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 23. Weight: 496.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520208841
ISBN
9780520208841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.63

Hardback. Series: Politics and Society in Twentieth Century America. Num Pages: 544 pages, 32 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691142999
ISBN
9780691142999
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

Hardback. Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology. Num Pages: 224 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white line drawings, 2 maps, 2 recorded music it. BIC Classification: HBJK; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. .
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421418681
ISBN
9781421418681
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.64

Hardback. The first history text to explore the sweep of California's past in relationship to its connections within the maritime world of the Pacific Basin, Pacific Eldorado presents a provocative and original interpretation of California history written accessibly for use in undergraduate courses. Num Pages: 434 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 196 x 25. Weight in Grams: 930.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
434
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405194549
ISBN
9781405194549
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.82

paperback. This work affords an account of the people, the politics and the organization behind the Vatican, looking at the almost Byzantine bureaucracy. It shows how popes are elected, bishops appointed, how dissident theologians are disciplined and civil authorities dealt with. Num Pages: 322 pages, 5 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSV; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
322
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674932616
ISBN
9780674932616
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.91

Paperback. Examines the evolution of Western European economies through the lens the recurring scarcity and depreciation of small change. This book tells the story of how monetary technologies, doctrines, and practices evolved from 1300 to 1850; of how the 'standard formula' was devised to address the dilemma without causing inflation. Editor(s): Mokyr, Joel. Series: The Princeton Economic History of the Western World. Num Pages: 392 pages, 21 tables. 9 halftones. 42 line illus. BIC Classification: 1D; HBT; KCBM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 179 x 255 x 28. Weight in Grams: 776.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691116358
ISBN
9780691116358
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.36
€ 42.14

Paperback. Born in Massachusetts in 1745, Edward Bancroft moved to England as a young man in the 1760s and began building a respectable resume as both a scientist and a man of letters. In recognition of his works in natural history, Bancroft was unanimously elected to the Royal Society. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 352 pages, 4 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300187458
ISBN
9780300187458
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

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