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Paperback. An exploration into South Asia's regional epic traditions. The author draws on his own fieldwork and analyzes how the oral tradition of the south Indian cult of the goddess Draupadi and five regional martial oral epics compare with one another and tie in with the Sanskrit epics. Series: Religion and Postmodernism. Num Pages: 576 pages, 18 halftones, 3 maps, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; DSBB; HRG; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226340517
- ISBN
- 9780226340517
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.88€ 68.15
€ 82.88
€ 68.15
Paperback. Employing a range of theories, the author draws on historical and comparative research in an attempt to discern the spirit and techniques behind the Mahabharata epic. He focuses on Yudhisthira's education, and shows how this figures relationships with others provides a thread through the stories. Num Pages: 368 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HRG; HRLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226340548
- ISBN
- 9780226340548
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 32.86
€ 42.99
€ 32.86
Paperback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Anthropology of Sustainability. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HR; JFSR; JHB; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 275.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Number of pages
- 201
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349932481
- ISBN
- 9781349932481
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.02
€ 77.02
Hardback. Oppression and violence are often cited as the pivotal aspects of modern dictatorships, but it is the collusion of large majorities that enable these regimes to function. The desire for a better life and a powerful national, if not imperial community provide the basis for the many forms of people's cooperation explored in this volume. Editor(s): Ludtke, Alf. Series: Mass Dictatorship in the Twentieth Century. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW; HBTB; JPHX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 224 x 21. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137442765
- ISBN
- 9781137442765
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.70
€ 129.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, photos. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HRCC2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Appletree Press Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847581174
- ISBN
- 9781847581174
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.70
€ 9.70
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 100 black & white illustrations, 48 black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1DNN; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750965378
- ISBN
- 9780750965378
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.07
€ 38.99
€ 34.07
Hardback. Translator(s): Butterworth, Charles E. Series: Agora Editions. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPDC; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801453809
- ISBN
- 9780801453809
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.89
€ 56.89
Paperback. Translator(s): Mahdi, Muhsin. Series: Agora Editions. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HPCB; HPDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801487163
- ISBN
- 9780801487163
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 23.98
€ 23.99
€ 23.98
Paperback. An interview with acclaimed European philosopher and political activist Srecko Horvat. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785354960
- ISBN
- 9781785354960
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.83
€ 10.83
Paperback. From mobile phones to consoles, tablets and PCs, we are now a generation of gamers. The PlayStation Dreamworld is to borrow a phrase from Slavoj i ek the pervert's guide to videogames. It argues that we can only understand the world of videogames via Lacanian dream analysis. Series: Theory Redux. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; HPN; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 130. .
- Publisher
- Polity Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509518036
- ISBN
- 9781509518036
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.08
€ 21.08
Paperback. This book is a study of enjoyment and of the enjoyment of studying. It asks what enjoyment says about us and what we say about enjoyment, and why. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 106.
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785351556
- ISBN
- 9781785351556
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.20
€ 11.20
Hardback. From mobile phones to consoles, tablets and PCs, we are now a generation of gamers. The PlayStation Dreamworld is to borrow a phrase from Slavoj i ek the pervert's guide to videogames. It argues that we can only understand the world of videogames via Lacanian dream analysis. Series: Theory Redux. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; HPN; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 130. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509518029
- ISBN
- 9781509518029
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.34
€ 52.34
Paperback / so. Series: Philosophische Quellenhefte. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPCB; HRAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 2. Weight in Grams: 59.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1928
- Publisher
- Vieweg+Teubner Verlag United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783663153894
- ISBN
- 9783663153894
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.33
€ 65.33
Emphasising on human goods such as life, health, friendship, and knowledge and the wrongness of intentionally turning against them, the book provides a valuable approach to controversial bioethical questions at the beginning and end of life. Its approach contrasts with that of the dominant bioethical theories of utilitarianism and principlism. Num Pages: 136 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; MBDC; PSAD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626162716
- ISBN
- 9781626162716
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 105.29
€ 105.29
Hardback. This book aims to provide the historical context necessary to understanding the concept of 'fetishism' and offers an overview of the ideologies, prejudices, and critical senses that shaped the Western observer's view of otherness and of his own world. Series: Marx, Engels, and Marxisms. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137541147
- ISBN
- 9781137541147
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.20
€ 62.20
Paperback. Ademas de un estudio biblico actual y amplio por parte de Alfonso Ropero de todo lo que tiene que ver con la homiletica y de los diversos aspectos personales y eclesiales de la predicacion. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HRCV. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- CLIE US
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788482679556
- ISBN
- 9788482679556
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.90
€ 17.99
€ 17.90
Paperback. Collects key passages on Pure Land teaching from among the scriptures and the leading monks of the school. Editor(s): Bloom, Alfred. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HRES. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- World Wisdom Books United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936597277
- ISBN
- 9781936597277
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.00
€ 24.99
€ 22.00
Paperback. Editor(s): Soman, Alfred. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 282 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; GBC; HBJD; JF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1974
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401016032
- ISBN
- 9789401016032
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.05
€ 119.05
Paperback. Presents a leading primary source reader for world history, providing balanced coverage of the global past. Each volume contains a blend of visual and textual sources that are often paired or grouped together for comparison, as in the Multiple Voices feature. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 187 x 18. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Publisher
- Cengage Learning, Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 8th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781285870236
- ISBN
- 9781285870236
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 135.00
€ 135.00
Paperback. This is the first comprehensive collection of essays on Shin Buddhism by many of the most important Shin scholars and religious authorities of the last one hundred years. Editor(s): Bloom, Alfred. Series: Perennial Philosophy S. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- World Wisdom
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780941532549
- ISBN
- 9780941532549
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.04
€ 20.04