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Hardcover. Through an exploration of contemporary Chinese popular religion from its cultural, social, and material perspectives, Wei-Ping Lin paints a broad picture of the dynamics of popular religion in Taiwan. Analyzing these aspects of religious practice in a unified framework, she traces their transformation as adherents move from villages to cities. Num Pages: 217 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HRA; JFC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674504363
ISBN
9780674504363
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.07

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Nobel Press
Edition
UK ed.
Number of pages
462
Condition
New
SKU
V9785875765247
ISBN
9785875765247
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 6.87

Hardback. This book is a comprehensive study of faithful maidenhood in late imperial China from the vantage points of state policy, local history, scholarly debate, and the faithful maiden's own subjective point of view. Num Pages: 368 pages, 6 tables, 16 figures, 5 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804758086
ISBN
9780804758086
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.75

Paperback. Series: Pages from History. Num Pages: 256 pages, 107 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 204 x 14. Weight in Grams: 672.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195337945
ISBN
9780195337945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.79

Paperback. Arguing that pop music turns on moments rather than movements, this title includes essays that pinpoint magic moments from a century of pop eclecticism, looking at artists who fall between genre lines, songs that sponge up influences from everywhere, and studio accidents with unforeseen consequences. Editor(s): Weisbard, Eric. Num Pages: 336 pages, 13 photographs, 13 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AVGP; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822340416
ISBN
9780822340416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.62

Paperback. Presents an anthology to cover the virtue ethics component of an ethics course, either in conjunction with one of the larger ethics texts, as the centrepiece of a course devoted to virtue theory, or as a component of an introductory course that includes a section on ethics. Editor(s): Welchman, Jennifer. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872208094
ISBN
9780872208094
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.51

Includes readings from five classic thinkers with importantly distinct approaches to virtue, and five essays from contemporary thinkers that apply virtue theories to the resolution of practical moral problems. This book provides an introduction to the history of virtue theory, highlights the distinctive aspects, and suggests further readings. Editor(s): Welchman, Jennifer. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872208100
ISBN
9780872208100
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.05
€ 50.90

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Book on Demand Pod
Condition
New
SKU
V9785871716700
ISBN
9785871716700
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 6.55

Hardcover. Editor(s): Wells, Victor H.; Tucker, Craig E. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; HBJF; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 187 x 23. Weight in Grams: 740.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9781622573110
ISBN
9781622573110
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 304.02
€ 205.98

Paperback. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 646.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415519038
ISBN
9780415519038
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.77

Paperback. The first anthology in English of Edmund HusserlOs major writings. Series: Studies in Continental Thought. Num Pages: 406 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 180 x 22. Weight in Grams: 734.
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253212733
ISBN
9780253212733
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.15

Paperback. Written by one of the most influential philosophers of the 20th-century and the founder of phenomenology, this work had a decisive impact on the direction of 20th-century philosophy when it was published in 1900. Translator(s): Findlay, J. N. Series: International Library of Philosophy. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF5. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 33. Weight in Grams: 624.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
424
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415241892
ISBN
9780415241892
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.23

Paperback. Written by one of the most influential philosophers of the 20th-century and the founder of phenomenology, this work had a decisive impact on the direction of 20th-century philosophy when it was published in 1900. Translator(s): Findlay, J. N. Series: International Library of Philosophy. Num Pages: 380 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF5. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
380
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415241908
ISBN
9780415241908
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.19

Paperback. The only collection of readings on the philosophy of the body. Challenges the reader to look at the development of a phenomenological theory of the body by such thinkers as Husserl, Sartre, and Merleau-Ponty. Designed for use in courses on theory of gender and identity. Editor(s): Welton, Donn. Series: Blackwell Readings in Continental Philosophy. Num Pages: 392 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFG; HPCF3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 179 x 20. Weight in Grams: 706.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631211853
ISBN
9780631211853
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.53

Hardcover. Attempting to cut a third way between the usual alternatives of social constructionist and naturalist approaches to the body, this collection turns to both the biological and the social sciences as a starting point for an adequate critique of the body, before moving to offer a cultural analysis. Editor(s): Welton, Donn. Num Pages: 368 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HP; JFC; JHMP; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 264 x 189 x 27. Weight in Grams: 922.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781577181255
ISBN
9781577181255
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.19

Paperback. Traces the evolution of a dazzling urban culture that became alternately isolated from and intertwined with China's tumultuous history. Focusing on Shanghai's leading banks, publishing enterprises, and department stores, this book sketches the rise of a maritime and capitalist economic culture among the city's middle class. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520258174
ISBN
9780520258174
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.73

Paperback. From its founding in the late 1880s through the 1950s, Brownsville was a white, predominantly Jewish, working class neighbourhood. During the 1960s however the area became stigmatized as a black and Latino ghetto. This study focuses on the challenges of neighbourhood co-operation. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 333 pages, 28 halftones, 3 maps, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
333
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226684475
ISBN
9780226684475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.74

Paperback. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0 halftones. BIC Classification: HREZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231150231
ISBN
9780231150231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

Paperback. Editor(s): Swartz, Wendy; Campany, Robert Ford; Lu, Yang; Choo, Jessey Jiun-Chyi. Num Pages: 744 pages, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3D; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 234 x 34. Weight in Grams: 992.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
744
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231159876
ISBN
9780231159876
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 36.34

Paperback. Providing the definitive history of pawnbroking in the United States from the nation's founding through the Great Depression, this title demonstrates that the pawnshop was essential to the rise of capitalism. Num Pages: 248 pages, 39 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226905686
ISBN
9780226905686
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.96

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