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Hardback. Reveals the crucial ways in which various Jewish heresies, including Christianity, affected the development of rabbinic Judaism. The author even shows that some of the ideas that the rabbis appropriated from Christianity were actually reappropriated Jewish ideas. Num Pages: 368 pages, 5 halftones. 1 table. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRC; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 220 x 149 x 28. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691153902
ISBN
9780691153902
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.21
€ 46.48

Paperback. Investigates the origins of a female manifestation of God in Jewish mysticism. Examining Judaic history from the biblical Wisdom tradition to the Middle Ages, this work finds some precedents for the Kabbalah's feminine divinity. Series: Jews, Christians and Muslims from the Ancient to the Modern World. Num Pages: 328 pages, 15 halftones. 1 line illus. BIC Classification: HRAB1; HRJ; HRLK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691119809
ISBN
9780691119809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.49

Paperback. The Merkavah movement is widely recognized as the first full-fledged expression of Jewish mysticism, one that had important ramifications for classical rabbinic Judaism. This title offers a look at the history of Jewish mysticism from the book of "Ezekiel" to the Merkavah mysticism of late antiquity. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRJX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691142159
ISBN
9780691142159
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.29
€ 42.15

Paperback. Hellenistic Egypt is firmly established as the generating source of anti-semitism in this book, with roots extending back into the pre-Hellenistic period. Comments on the Jews in Greek and Roman writing further illuminate the hostility towards this culture. Num Pages: 312 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
n Second printing
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674487789
ISBN
9780674487789
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 41.19

Paperback. "Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada"--T.p. verso. Series: The Making of the Contemporary World. Num Pages: 160 pages, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 10. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415606516
ISBN
9780415606516
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.52

Paperback. Divided in 1961, reunited in 1989, Berlin has morphed over the last twenty-five years into Europe's most vibrant melting-pot of artists, immigrants and entrepreneurs. In this book, the author takes us behind the scenes - from wrenching stories of life under the Stasi, to the difference between East and West Berliners' sex-lives. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJD; HBLW3; HBLX; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241970836
ISBN
9780241970836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. A new telling of the brutal siege of Bastogne, where vastly outnumbered American forces held off a savage German onslaught and sealed the fate of the Third Reich Num Pages: 328 pages, 26 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300216141
ISBN
9780300216141
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.46

Paperback. Recounts the harrowing experiences of American soldiers in Asia and the Pacific. Based on countless diaries and letters, it sweeps across the battlefields, from the early desperate stand at Guadalcanal to the tragic sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis at war's very end. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJF; HBJK; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814740156
ISBN
9780814740156
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.48

Histories of Battle of the Bulge routinely include lists of American, British, and German troop casualties. This book tells the story of ordinary people caught up in war. Peter Schrijvers also examines post-war concerns such as reconstruction, the problem of abandoned land mines and explosives, and relations between civilians and veterans. Num Pages: 344 pages, 24 photographs, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 39. Weight in Grams: 803.
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813123523
ISBN
9780813123523
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.26

Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPCT; 3JD; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL; HRAM2; HRAX; HREX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 165 x 30. Weight in Grams: 644.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231168526
ISBN
9780231168526
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.14
€ 50.63

Paperback. Written by a team of international experts, drawn from various traditions of political theology, this outstanding resource brings together 35 newly-commissioned essays in the field. Demonstrates that Christian theology is inherently political and shows how theology impacts on present-day political issues. Editor(s): Scott, Peter; Cavanaugh, William T. Series: Blackwell Companions to Religion. Num Pages: 576 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 171 x 42. Weight in Grams: 948.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405157445
ISBN
9781405157445
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.09

Paperback. This volume is a critical survey of issues in European philosophy from Descartes to the present. The text offers detailed accounts of key texts by important thinkers, analysing the relationship between their respective ideas and linking these ideas to central themes in philosophical enquiry. Num Pages: 328 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 171 x 18. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631201434
ISBN
9780631201434
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 53.85

hardcover. An archaeological investigation into the ancient nucleus of medieval and modern Cairo. Num Pages: 312 pages, 125 illus. incl. 50 color. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HDDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 314 x 261 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1752.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Condition
New
SKU
9789774167317
ISBN
9789774167317
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 6.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 10. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; 3JJPN; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801473890
ISBN
9780801473890
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.22

Paperback. From the ethicist the New Yorker calls "the most influential living philosopher," a new way of thinking about living ethically Num Pages: 232 pages, 2 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300219869
ISBN
9780300219869
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.25

Paperback. What is ethics? Where do moral standards come from? Are they based on emotions, reason, or some innate sense of right and wrong? This title argues that altruism began as a genetically based drive to protect one's kin and community members but has developed into a consciously chosen ethic with an expanding circle of moral concern. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; PSAD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 211 x 17. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
With a New afterword by the author
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691150697
ISBN
9780691150697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.25

Paperback. Many people regard Hegel's work as obscure and extremely difficult, yet his importance and influence are universally acknowledged. Peter Singer eliminates any excuse for remaining ignorant of the outlines of Hegel's philosophy by providing a broad discussion of his ideas and an account of his major works. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 20 halftones integrated. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPQ; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 115 x 9. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192801975
ISBN
9780192801975
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. One World Now seamlessly integrates major developments of the past decade into Peter Singer's classic text on the ethics of globalization Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JFFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 210 x 29. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300196054
ISBN
9780300196054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.50

Hardback. As Bill and Melinda Gates point out in their Foreword, Singer's classic essay "Famine, Affluence and Morality," is as relevant today as it ever was. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JFFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 101 x 178 x 15. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190219208
ISBN
9780190219208
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.76

Paperback. Draws on many other disciplines, as well as moral philosophy, to convey the intellectual excitement of the search for answers to basic questions about how we ought to live. What is ethics? Where does it come from? Can we really hope to find any rational way of deciding how we ought to live? Editor(s): Singer, Peter. Series: Oxford Readers. Num Pages: 432 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 664.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
426
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192892454
ISBN
9780192892454
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.34

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