×


 x 

Shopping cart

Humanities

Results 44021 - 44040 of 45872

Humanities

Paperback. How can the brutal and costly enterprise of criminal punishment be justified? This book makes a provocative, original contribution to the philosophical literature and debate on the morality of punishing, arguing that punishment is justified in the duties that offenders incur as a result of their wrongdoing. Series: Oxford Legal Philosophy Series. Num Pages: 388 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JKV; LAB; LNFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 608.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199681914
ISBN
9780199681914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.30

Paperback. This classic book, now updated and extensively revised, examines the theological doctrines and popular notions that promote and sustain Christian pilgrimage, including their corresponding symbols and images. Series: ACLS Lectures on the History of Religions S. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: HRCR; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 464. Anthropological Perspectives. Series: ACLS Lectures on the History of Religions S. 284 pages, Illustrations, map. This classic book, now updated and extensively revised, examines the theological doctrines and popular notions that promote and sustain Christian pilgrimage, including their corresponding symbols and images. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HRCR; JHM. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 20. Weight: 466.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231042871
ISBN
9780231042871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.22

Paperback. Num Pages: 417 pages, Photos, diagrams. BIC Classification: HRKT; HRLF; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 141 x 26. Weight in Grams: 510. Aspects of Ndembu Ritual. 405 pages, Photos, diagrams. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: HRKT; HRLF; JFSL9; JHM. Dimension: 212 x 141 x 26. Weight: 506.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Number of pages
405
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1970
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801491016
ISBN
9780801491016
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Hardback. Originally published: 1978, in series: Lectures on the history of religions; new ser., no. 11. With new introd. Series: Columbia Classics in Religion. Num Pages: 344 pages, ill. BIC Classification: HRCM; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
with a new introduction
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231157902
ISBN
9780231157902
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.30
€ 90.18

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Edition
First Paperback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813551920
ISBN
9780813551920
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.01

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; 3JM; BGR; HBJD1; HBLW; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750966160
ISBN
9780750966160
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. This volume explores the dramatic struggle between Nazism and the German Confessing Church - a group of outraged Christians who sought to establish a church untainted by Nazi ideology. The author's research included interviews with more than 60 Germans who were active in the Confessing Church. Num Pages: 384 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW3; HRCC99; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 618.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195121186
ISBN
9780195121186
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 128.45

Paperback. Guardian journalist Victoria Brittain presents a moving account of the years of civil war, foreign invasions and landmines which have decimated Angola. Num Pages: 128 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HFMA; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBJH; HBLW3; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135. Weight in Grams: 273.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Pluto Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745312477
ISBN
9780745312477
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.35

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK; JFSJ1; JPQB; KNXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 371.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875461298
ISBN
9780875461298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.93

Paperback. Yemen is the dark horse of the Middle East. Untangling Yemen's history before examining the country's role in both al-Qaeda and the wider jihadist movement, this title presents an account of a little-known state whose chronic instability is increasingly engaging the general reader. Num Pages: 320 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBXY; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300117011
ISBN
9780300117011
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.98

Paperback. Focuses on how the fascist dictatorship defined the place of women in modern Italy and how women experienced the Duce's rule. This work offers a detailed characterization of Italian women's ambiguous and ambivalent experience of a regime that promised modernity, yet denied women emancipation. Num Pages: 368 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 604. Italy, 1922-1945. 384 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. Focuses on how the fascist dictatorship defined the place of women in modern Italy and how women experienced the Duce's rule. This work offers a detailed characterization of Italian women's ambiguous and ambivalent experience of a regime that promised modernity, yet denied women emancipation. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTB; JFSJ1. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 23. Weight: 604.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520074576
ISBN
9780520074576
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.39

Hardback. A Companion to Tacitus brings much needed clarity and accessibility to the notoriously difficult language and yet indispensable historical accounts of Tacitus. The companion provides both a broad introduction and showcases new theoretical approaches that enrich our understanding of this complex author. Editor(s): Pagan, Victoria Emma. Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World. Num Pages: 618 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 177 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1108.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
620
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405190329
ISBN
9781405190329
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 204.35

Paperback. Series: Understanding Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBAH; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 134. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780763187
ISBN
9781780763187
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.62

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFSJ1; JPA; JPHX; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271048703
ISBN
9780271048703
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.10
€ 61.07

Hardcover. Of the many family banks founded in Restoration England, Hoare's Bank is the only one that continues - by adapting to the new circumstances of every generation - as an independent partnership. This title reflects the changing face of England over three centuries through the story of a single family. Num Pages: 240 pages, fully illustrated throughout. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBT; KFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 193 x 20. Weight in Grams: 958.
Publisher
Constable and Robinson United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841199658
ISBN
9781841199658
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.89

Hardcover. On July 14, 1789, a crowd of angry French citizens en route to Bastille broke into the Paris Opera and helped themselves to any sturdy weapons they could find. This title tells the story of how this legendary opera house, despite being a lightning rod for charges of tyranny and waste, weathered the dramatic political upheaval in European history. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 colour plates, 19 halftones, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; AVGC9; HBJD; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226401959
ISBN
9780226401959
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.97
€ 49.67

Paperback. Num Pages: 260 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAM2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 155 x 280 x 22. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226379371
ISBN
9780226379371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.94

Hardcover. Draws on theorists such as Carl Schmitt, Leo Strauss, Walter Benjamin, and Hannah Arendt and their readings of Shakespeare, Hobbes, Machiavelli, and Spinoza to illustrate that the dialogue between these modern and early modern figures can help us rethink the contemporary problem of political theology. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DSBD; HRAM2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226083872
ISBN
9780226083872
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.64
€ 78.94

Hardback. From whitened doorsteps to polished boots, starched pinafores to scrubbed floors, this title tells the story of how Victorians and Edwardians engaged in the pursuit of cleanliness and the battle against grime in domestic life. It reveals how cleanliness and dirt were perceived and understood at this period of history. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 integrated b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 241 x 167 x 25. Weight in Grams: 524.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848850521
ISBN
9781848850521
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.96
€ 126.76

Paperback. Enables students to explore religious ideas and culture in terms of the players (key figures), the script (foundational texts) and performance (religious practices). This book includes the principle (God, Dharma, Dao), imaginal figures (angels, baals, bodhisattvas), exceptional persons (founders, prophets, gurus), and historical persons. Num Pages: 416 pages, 42 black & white illustrations, 20 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HRA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 247 x 196 x 27. Weight in Grams: 818.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415772709
ISBN
9780415772709
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.84

Subscribe to our newsletter

News on special offers, signed editions & more!