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Hardback. Explores the cultural and political significance of ostracism in democratic Athens. This book argues that ostracism was primarily a symbolic institution whose meaning for the Athenians was determined both by past experiences of exile and by its role as a context for the ongoing negotiation of democratic values. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 362
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691119755
- ISBN
- 9780691119755
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.15€ 68.07
€ 89.15
€ 68.07
Hardback. Most studies of ancient Greek politics focus on formal institutions such as the political assembly and the law courts. This book suggests that Greek literature reveals traces of popular culture that can be further illuminated by comparison with later historical periods. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 halftones. 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691140056
- ISBN
- 9780691140056
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.49€ 42.14
€ 53.49
€ 42.14
Paperback. A young woman who knows she is dying of a terminal disease decides to "choose joy" and share with the world a summation of everything she is learning about life and death. Num Pages: 192 pages, 16 page colour insert. BIC Classification: HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 204 x 18. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Time Warner Trade Publishing
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781455562800
- ISBN
- 9781455562800
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.62
€ 23.99
€ 16.62
Hardback. A young woman who knows she is dying of a terminal disease decides to "choose joy" and share with the world a summation of everything she is learning about life and death. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HRCV9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Time Warner Trade Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781455562817
- ISBN
- 9781455562817
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.21
€ 25.99
€ 18.21
Paperback. Long-standing, award-winning Muslim human rights campaigner Sara Khan courageously takes on the extremists within her faith whose ideology has made it easier for terrorists to recruit young Britons. This important and timely book will be a major news story this autumn. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JM; HRAM2; HRH; JPFR; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- Saqi Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780863561597
- ISBN
- 9780863561597
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.92
€ 16.99
€ 15.92
Hardcover. Although Maimonides did not write a running commentary on any book of the Bible, biblical exegesis occupies a central place in his writings. This title includes essays on several key biblical interpretations by Maimonides dealing with the creation of the world, the story of the Garden of Eden, and Jacob's dream of the ladder, among others. Series: Emunot: Jewish Philosophy and Kabbalah. Num Pages: 260 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCF1; HRCG; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936235285
- ISBN
- 9781936235285
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.04
€ 151.04
Hardback. This guide should be useful for helping Internet users find the appropriate word or words for computer searches in the humanities, social sciences, and business. It contains almost 21,000 search entries. Num Pages: 656 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GBC; GLK; H; J; KJE; UDB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1829.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Oryx Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 656
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781573561075
- ISBN
- 9781573561075
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.22€ 156.39
€ 165.22
€ 156.39
Paperback. Focused on marital immigration from China to Taiwan, the book documents the struggles of these women and men as they seek acceptance and recognition in their new home. Num Pages: 264 pages, 7 b/w, 2 maps, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; HBTB; JFFN; JHBK; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 227 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520286238
- ISBN
- 9780520286238
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.80
€ 33.99
€ 24.80
Paperback. After a noisy upbringing as one of six children, and adulthood as a vocal feminist and mother, the author began to crave silence. She has spent periods of silence in the Sinai desert, the Australian bush, and the Isle of Skye. This book interweaves these experiences with the history of silence through fairy-tale and myth. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BM; HRLK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847081513
- ISBN
- 9781847081513
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.75
€ 13.99
€ 10.75
Paperback. Num Pages: 140 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 223 x 10. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Gefen Publishing House
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789652296573
- ISBN
- 9789652296573
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.54
€ 23.99
€ 16.54
Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Wisdom Publications,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780861716616
- ISBN
- 9780861716616
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 31.29
€ 38.99
€ 31.29
Paperback. Editor(s): McClintock, Sara; Dreyfus, Georges B. J. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HREX; HREZ; HRLK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 29. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Wisdom Publications,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780861713240
- ISBN
- 9780861713240
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 31.56
€ 38.99
€ 31.56
Hardback. This book investigates the earliest known prosecutions of bigamy. In fifteenth-century Champagne, ordinary Christians valued marriage enough to risk criminal prosecution for illegal remarriage. Meanwhile, Church officials regarded bigamy as a grave threat to Christian identity and subjected male bigamists to harsh punishment. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBLC1; HRCV4; LAFX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 162 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812243987
- ISBN
- 9780812243987
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.50
€ 76.50
Paperback. Sara Mills offers an introduction to both the ideas of Michel Foucault and the debate surrounding him, fully equipping student readers for an encounter with this most influential of thinkers. Series: Routledge Critical Thinkers. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 12. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415245692
- ISBN
- 9780415245692
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.93
€ 26.99
€ 26.93
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Jollies Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780995466005
- ISBN
- 9780995466005
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.93
€ 14.99
€ 13.93
Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226337746
- ISBN
- 9780226337746
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.45
€ 41.99
€ 32.45
Hardcover. Using the considerable wealth of National Trust records from many properties, the author has provided a chronological guide to the art of dining. Num Pages: 348 pages, 300 colour, 50 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCV; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 244 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1654. The History of Cooking and Eating. 348 pages, 300 colour, 50 b/w illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCV; WB. Dimension: 251 x 244 x 29. Weight: 1654.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- National Trust
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907892356
- ISBN
- 9781907892356
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.33
€ 17.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBJ; MBPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 239 x 13. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Pyramid Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780989901765
- ISBN
- 9780989901765
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 27.57
€ 41.99
€ 27.57
Hardback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 16, 16 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 265 x 166 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801452536
- ISBN
- 9780801452536
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.67
€ 68.67
Hardback. Covering a wide variety of topics, including science, citizenship, gender, and anti-Semitism, the author demonstrates how sin which rhetoric tied to blood and vampires permeated political discourse and transcended the disparate cultures of Great Britain, France, Germany, and the United States, forming a cohesive political and cultural metaphor. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJC; HBLL; HBTB; JFC; JFHF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934843611
- ISBN
- 9781934843611
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.85
€ 140.85