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Hardback. An exciting and accessible history, Wealth and Disaster offers riveting insight into the matrimonial strategies and inheritance customs of French rural society and the resulting choices to emigrate or to stay. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16, 16 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KJ; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 244 x 20. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421421285
- ISBN
- 9781421421285
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.78
€ 55.78
paperback. Operation Valkyrie was the code name given to the plot to assassinate Hitler. Galante's book is based in large part on achived materials and extensive interviews with Adolf Heusinger, one of the generals who played a key role in the plot. Num Pages: 328 pages, 26. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBG; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cooper Square Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780815411796
- ISBN
- 9780815411796
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.55
€ 20.55
Paperback. This dictionary of classical mythology distills into brief form a single-source dictionary of Ancient Greek and Roman myths and legends. This concise version covers virtually all major characters, and eight genealogical tables present the principal complex relationships between gods and men. Translator(s): Maxwell-Hyslop, A. R. Num Pages: 616 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; CBD; HRKP; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 174 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1050.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Unabridged
- Number of pages
- 616
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631201021
- ISBN
- 9780631201021
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 53.85
€ 53.99
€ 53.85
Hardback. This title explores the seemingly unorthodox alliance of the arts, management and marketing. Using case studies of successful art managers, the author illustrates the creative role - so central to value-making in contemporary economies - performed by aesthetic play in art firms. Num Pages: 408 pages, 39 figures, drawings, photographs, references, index. BIC Classification: AB; HP; KCA; KJMV7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804748131
- ISBN
- 9780804748131
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.56
€ 80.56
Paperback. The "Meditations" of Marcus Aurelius is regarded as one of the three most important expressions of Stoicism. Pierre Hadot here uncovers levels of meaning and expands the understanding of its underlying philosophy through what he argues are the deceptive clarity and ease of the work's style. Translator(s): Chase, Michael. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674007079
- ISBN
- 9780674007079
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.21
€ 40.99
€ 33.21
Paperback. This book presents a history of spiritual exercises from Socrates to early Christianity, an account of their decline in modern philosophy, and a discussion of the different conceptions of philosophy that have accompanied the trajectory and fate of the theory and practice of spiritual exercises. Editor(s): Davidson, Arnold. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2. BIC Classification: HPCA; HRK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631180333
- ISBN
- 9780631180333
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 39.18
€ 40.99
€ 39.18
Paperback. In this work, Hadot examines Plotinus' views on the self, existence, love, virtue, gentleness and solitude. He shows that Plotinus, like other philosophers of his day, believed that Plato and Aristotle had already articulated the essential truths, and so his purpose was to live philosophically. Translator(s): Chase, Michael. Num Pages: 144 pages, 1 halftone, chronology, bibliography. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 61519th
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226311944
- ISBN
- 9780226311944
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.70
€ 31.99
€ 24.70
Paperback. Nearly twenty-five hundred years ago the Greek thinker Heraclitus supposedly uttered the cryptic words 'Phusis kruptesthai philei.' Drawing on the work of ancients and later thinkers such as Goethe, Rilke, Wittgenstein, and Heidegger, this book traces successive interpretations of Heraclitus' words. Translator(s): Chase, Michael. Num Pages: 432 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 29. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674030497
- ISBN
- 9780674030497
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.51
€ 34.99
€ 29.51
Paperback. In this book of brilliantly erudite and precise discussions, which also serves as an introduction to Pierre Hadot's more scholarly works, Hadot explains that for the Ancients, philosophy was not reducible to the building of a theoretical system: it was above all a choice about how to live one's life. Translator(s): Djaballah, Marc; Chase, Michael. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804775434
- ISBN
- 9780804775434
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 27.20
€ 27.99
€ 27.20
Paperback. In this book of brilliantly erudite and precise discussions, which also serves as an introduction to Pierre Hadot's more scholarly works, Hadot explains that for the Ancients, philosophy was not reducible to the building of a theoretical system: it was above all a choice about how to live one's life. Translator(s): Djaballah, Marc. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 330. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804748360
- ISBN
- 9780804748360
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.10
€ 29.10
Paperback. A journalist's extensive investigation in the areas of near-death experiences, supernatural interventions and guardian angels. Translator(s): Becker, Stephen. Num Pages: 376 pages, illus. BIC Classification: HRCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780871318367
- ISBN
- 9780871318367
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.20
€ 19.20
Paperback. Translator(s): Cisney, Vernon W.; Smith, Daniel W.; Morar, Nicolae C. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472508591
- ISBN
- 9781472508591
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.01
€ 26.99
€ 20.01
Paperback. Translator(s): Ruddick, Susan M. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 212 x 17. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816677412
- ISBN
- 9780816677412
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.39
€ 32.99
€ 29.39
Hardback. Offers a sweeping interpretation of Europe's ambition to generate ever better forms of collective self-government, from ancient city-states and empires to a universal church and the nation-state. But the nation-state is nearing the end of its line, the author states, and what will supplant it remains to be seen. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JHB; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674072947
- ISBN
- 9780674072947
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.13€ 48.31
€ 53.13
€ 48.31
Paperback. Translator(s): LePain, Marc A. Series: New French Thought Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691125671
- ISBN
- 9780691125671
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 26.95
€ 37.99
€ 26.95
Paperback. Argues that the West has rejected the laws of God and of nature in a quest for human autonomy. This book contends that, in declaring ourselves free and autonomous, we have, paradoxically, lost a sense of what it means to be human. It offers an analysis of the confusions and contradictions at the heart of the modern condition. Translator(s): LePain, Marc A. Series: New French Thought Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS; HRC; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691050256
- ISBN
- 9780691050256
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.22
€ 54.99
€ 39.22
Hardcover. Documents the history and culture of France. This book covers French manners, mores, and society. It concerns with conversation, cafes, songs, wine, gallantry, and places imbued with national symbolism such as Notre Dame and Sacre Coeur cathedrals. Translator(s): Jordan, David Peter. Num Pages: 480 pages, 126 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1179.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226591346
- ISBN
- 9780226591346
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.37€ 88.00
€ 106.37
€ 88.00
Hardback. Originally published: La Guerre Iran-Irak, 1980-1988: Premiere guerre du Golfe. Perrin, un department d'Edi8, 2013. Num Pages: 580 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1FBQ; HBJF1; HBWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 166 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1200.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Tra
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674088634
- ISBN
- 9780674088634
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 43.74
€ 52.99
€ 43.74
Paperback. Where else .. can one learn about Carolingian furniture, medicine, dieting, birth control, astrology, .. drinking habits, or hygiene? A fine introduction to early medieval Europe."-International Historical Studies Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Edition
- 2Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812210965
- ISBN
- 9780812210965
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.73
€ 37.99
€ 33.73
Paperback. "Invaluable to those who need to disentangle the complex family relationships of those who controlled much of Europe for so many centuries."-American Historical Review Translator(s): Allen, Michael Idomir. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 424 pages, 9 illus. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812213423
- ISBN
- 9780812213423
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.35
€ 42.35