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paperback. A leading philosopher of the Daoist strain, Zhuangzi used parable and anecdote, allegory and paradox, to set forth the early ideas of what was to become the Daoist school. This is his classic work making sportive use of both mythological and historical personages. Translator(s): Watson, Burton. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: HPDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 130 x 204 x 10. Weight in Grams: 204. Basic Writings. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. 168 pages. A leading philosopher of the Daoist strain, Zhuangzi used parable and anecdote, allegory and paradox, to set forth the early ideas of what was to become the Daoist school. This is his classic work making sportive use of both mythological and historical personages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HPDF. Dimension: 204 x 135 x 10. Weight: 202. Translator(s): Watson, Burton.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231129596
- ISBN
- 9780231129596
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.26
€ 30.99
€ 22.26
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, Ill.M. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BGH; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 365.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Kodansha USA
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781568363561
- ISBN
- 9781568363561
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.59
€ 16.99
€ 15.59
Paperback. Depicting the final years of the Shah in Iran, this book offers a meditation on the nature of revolution and the devastating results of fear. It describes the tyrannical monarch, who, despite his cruel oppression of the Iranian people, sees himself as the father of a nation, who can turn a backward country into a great power. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141188041
- ISBN
- 9780141188041
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.04
€ 13.99
€ 11.04
Paperback. In 1975 Kapuscinski flew into Luanda in Angola, to cover the murderous civil war that had broken out after independence. This book is a record of his experiences there, of a city and a country that seemed, for a prolonged period, to have taken leave of the world, to enter a nightmare of anarchy. Translator(s): Brand, William; Mrockowska-Brand, Katarzyna. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1HFMA; BG; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 11. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141186788
- ISBN
- 9780141186788
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.06
€ 13.99
€ 11.06
Paperback. Creates an account of post-colonial Africa seen at once as a whole and as a location that wholly defies generalised explanations. This book gives a sustained meditation on themosaic of peoples and practices we call 'Africa', and an impassioned attempt to come to terms with humanity itself as it struggles to escape from foreign domination. Translator(s): Glowczewska, Klara. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; BGHA; HBJH; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140292626
- ISBN
- 9780140292626
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.89
€ 15.99
€ 11.89
Paperback. After the deposition of Haile Selassie in 1974, which ended the ancient rule of the Abyssinian monarchy, Ryszard Kapuscinski travelled to Ethiopia and sought out surviving courtiers to tell their stories. This work depicts the lavish, corrupt world they had known - from the rituals, hierarchies and intrigues at court to the vagaries of a ruler. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; 3JJPL; HBJH; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141188034
- ISBN
- 9780141188034
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.64
€ 12.99
€ 10.64
Hardcover. The Scottish philosopher and historian David Hume (1711-1776) has often been regarded as a key Enlightenment thinker. This book offers a new interpretation for such diverse images and demonstrates the uniqueness of Hume as an Enlightenment thinker, illustrating how his 'spirit of scepticism' often leads him into seemingly paradoxical positions. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JF; HPCD; HPK; HPM; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 242 x 25. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748699803
- ISBN
- 9780748699803
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.28€ 125.50
€ 131.28
€ 125.50
Paperback. Examines the Buddhist priest Kukai's influence on Japanese culture. This book contends that the importance of Kukai's transmission of esoteric Buddhism to Japan lay in his creation of a general theory of language grounded in the ritual speech of mantra. It explores the rhetorical strategies Kukai employed in his works. Num Pages: 620 pages, 5 photos. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HRAX; HRE; HRLP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 159 x 33. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 620
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780231112871
- ISBN
- 9780231112871
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.71€ 42.66
€ 53.71
€ 42.66
Paperback. Translator(s): Ealey, Mark; McLauchlan, Alastair. Num Pages: 486 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- MerwinAsia
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781937385262
- ISBN
- 9781937385262
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.34
€ 57.34
Hardback. The tradition of philosophy in the Persian-speaking world is rich, creative and diverse. Extending over a period of more than two millennia, and showcasing translations by scholars, this anthology offers bibliographical references throughout. Num Pages: 520 pages. BIC Classification: HPDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 165 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1076.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 520
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845115418
- ISBN
- 9781845115418
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.03
€ 91.03
Paperback. Women Against Fundamentalism (WAF) was formed in 1989, partly in response to the controversy surrounding Salman Rushdie's The Satanic Verses, but also with the aim of challenging fundamentalism in all religions. It sees fundamentalism as a modern political movement that uses religion to consolidate authoritarian and repressive forms of power. WAF's Editor(s): Dhaliwal, Sukhwant; Yuval-Davis, Nira. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPN; 3JJPR; 3JMC; HRAM6; JFFK; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Lawrence & Wishart Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909831025
- ISBN
- 9781909831025
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.74
€ 24.99
€ 21.74
Paperback. As the Regia Aeronautica & the Luftwaffe unleashed their full might against the island of Malta, the civilian population was in the eye of the storm. Based on official wartime records & personal memoirs, the tale unfolds of the challenges they faced - as the enemy employed every possible weapon in a relentless bombing campaign. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DSM; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWH; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 236 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752466194
- ISBN
- 9780752466194
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.03
€ 19.99
€ 16.03
Hardback. The seventeenth century was one of the most dramatic periods in Scotland's history, with two political revolutions, intense religious strife culminating in the beginnings of toleration, and the modernisation of the state and its infrastructure. This book focuses on the history that the Scots themselves made. Editor(s): Adams, Sharon; Goodare, Julian. Series: Studies in Early Modern Cultural, Political and Social History. Num Pages: 270 pages, 5 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 237 x 22. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843839392
- ISBN
- 9781843839392
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.87
€ 97.87
Paperback. Editor(s): Avana, S. I. Num Pages: 172 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 147 x 13. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590336571
- ISBN
- 9781590336571
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.28
€ 18.99
€ 14.28
Paperback. BIC Classification: HRCM; HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Baker Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764218729
- ISBN
- 9780764218729
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.10
€ 15.10
Paperback. Presents the story of American art through the many voices of its contemporary practitioners, consumers, and commentators. This book highlights such themes as women artists, African American representation and expression, regional and itinerant artists, Native Americans and the frontier, and popular culture and vernacular imagery. Editor(s): Burns, Sarah; Davis, John. Num Pages: 1104 pages, 14 b/w scattered. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AC; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 179 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1632.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 1104
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520257566
- ISBN
- 9780520257566
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 34.67
€ 47.99
€ 34.67
paperback. An accessible, analytical survey of the rise and fall of Imperial Japan in the context of its grand strategy to transform itself into a great power. Num Pages: 216 pages, 5 b/w illus. 12 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781107676169
- ISBN
- 9781107676169
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.52
€ 36.99
€ 29.52
Paperback. Editor(s): Carapico, Sheila. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBXY; 3JMG; HBJF1; HBLX; HBW; JPWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Publisher
- Just World Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781682570036
- ISBN
- 9781682570036
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.92
€ 26.99
€ 24.92
Paperback. Inspired by the epistles of St Paul, St John has many things to say to Christian couples and families. Translator(s): Roth, C.P.; Anderson, D. Num Pages: 114 pages. BIC Classification: HRCC8; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 185 x 9. Weight in Grams: 134.
- Publisher
- St Vladimirs Seminary Pr
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780913836866
- ISBN
- 9780913836866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.59
€ 16.99
€ 15.59
Paperback. For centuries the Historia Ecclesiastica of St Germanus (715-730) was the quasi-official explanation of the Divine Liturgy for the Byzantine Christian world. A detailed introduction includes an exposition of mystagogical catecheses and the development of an historicizing system of liturgical symbolism. Translator(s): Meyendorff, P. Num Pages: 108 pages. BIC Classification: HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 129 x 186 x 8. Weight in Grams: 120.
- Publisher
- St Vladimir´s Seminary Press,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780881410389
- ISBN
- 9780881410389
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.43
€ 15.99
€ 14.43