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Hardback. Deals with classical issues in the philosophy of music, including metaphysics and ontology. This book argues that music is not a hieroglyph, nor a language or sign system. It argues that music is 'ineffable', because it cannot be pinned down, and has a capacity to engender limitless resonance in several domains. Translator(s): Abbate, Carolyn. Num Pages: 200 pages, 7 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVA; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691090474
ISBN
9780691090474
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.40
€ 46.20

Paperback. Characterizes the ethical act of forgiving as behaving toward the perpetrator as if he or she had never committed the action, rather than merely forgetting or rationalizing it - a controversial notion when considering events as heinous as the Holocaust. Translator(s): Kelley, Andrew. Num Pages: 204 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226045658
ISBN
9780226045658
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.47

Hardcover. Translator(s): Kelley, Andrew. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226392134
ISBN
9780226392134
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.44
€ 77.43

Hardback. The former editor of Russia's eminent Mir publishing house provides reminiscences of a former employee who has risen to become Boris Yeltsin's chief political rival. This work is both a biography of a powerful politician and an analysis of Russia's current social and moral breakdown. Num Pages: 198 pages, 24 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BGH; HBJD; HBLW3; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Columbia University Press New York
Number of pages
198
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231102100
ISBN
9780231102100
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.41
€ 55.92

Paperback. Explains the inevitable flaws and destructive power of Capitalism: that it would lead unavoidably to imperialism, monopolies and colonialism. Series: Penguin Great Ideas. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 113 x 11. Weight in Grams: 108.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Publication date
2010
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141192567
ISBN
9780141192567
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.39

Paperback. The authoritative study of Eastern Orthodox theology, presenting a tradition in which doctrine and mystical experience are mutually supporting. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCS1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
James Clarke & Co Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Condition
New
SKU
V9780227679197
ISBN
9780227679197
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.02

Paperback. In Russian Society and Politics 1921-1929 Vladimir Brovkin offers a comprehensive cultural, political, economic and social history of developments in Russia in the 1920s. He presents a picture of cultural diversity and rejection of Com Num Pages: 280 pages, 11 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JFC; JPFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415179928
ISBN
9780415179928
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.34

Paperback. Editor(s): Kamp, Marianne. Translator(s): Kamp, Marianne; Markova, Mariana. Num Pages: 242 pages, 4 b&w illus., 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FC; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 313.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253021380
ISBN
9780253021380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.20

Hardback. Translation of: Ocherk byta zhenshchiny oseiiedlago tuzemnago naselenaieiia Fergany. 1886. Editor(s): Kamp, Marianne. Translator(s): Kamp, Marianne; Markova, Mariana. Num Pages: 242 pages, 4 b&w illus., 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FC; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253021274
ISBN
9780253021274
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.93

Paperback. Translator(s): Strayer, Alison L. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 427.
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609805319
ISBN
9781609805319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.65

Hardcover. Vladimir S. Soloviev is considered one of Russia's greatest philosophers. In this book, Vladimir Wozniuk offers a lucid translation, careful annotations and a substantive introduction that make many of Soloviev's writings accessible to an English-speaking audience. Translator(s): Wozniuk, Vladimir. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPN; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268030612
ISBN
9780268030612
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.43

Paperback. Translator(s): Jakim, Boris; Magnus, Laury. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801474798
ISBN
9780801474798
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 33.44

Paperback. A Russian insider analyses the causes of armed conflicts in Southern Africa during the Cold War. Num Pages: 320 pages, 11 photos. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBJH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745324722
ISBN
9780745324722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.37

Paperback. A classic work of ecclesiastical theology by one of the pre-eminent Russian theologians of the late 19th-century. Translator(s): Attwater, Donald. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB1; HRCM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 22. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
James Clarke & Co Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780227176283
ISBN
9780227176283
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.89

Hardcover. Deriving from the first international conference of the Danish National Research Foundation's Centre for Black Sea Studies, this volume reviews and discusses the elements on which the chronology used in Black Sea archaeology and history in the period c 400-100 BC is built up. It also includes amphora and amphora stamp chronologies. Editor(s): Stolba, Vladimir; Hannestad, Lise. Num Pages: 360 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1QSK; HBG; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 177 x 246 x 26. Weight in Grams: 962.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Aarhus University Press Denmark
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9788779341326
ISBN
9788779341326
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.64

Paperback. "First paperback printing, 2014"--T.p. verso. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW; JPFC; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520282209
ISBN
9780520282209
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.41

Hardback. Presents history of the Romanian Communist Party. This title traces the origins of the once-tiny, clandestine revolutionary organization in the 1920s through the years of national power from 1944 to 1989 to the post-1989 metamorphoses of its members. Series: Society and Culture in East-Central Europe S. Num Pages: 395 pages, 21 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; HBJD; HBLW; JPFC; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 167 x 33. Weight in Grams: 720.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
395
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520237476
ISBN
9780520237476
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.92
€ 64.27

Hardback. Offers an analysis of the relationship between communism and fascism. This title examines the ideological appeal of these radical, revolutionary political movements, the visions of salvation and revolution they pursued, the value and types of charisma of leaders within these political movements, and their legacies in contemporary politics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW; JPFC; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590. Communism, Fascism, and Some Lessons of the Twentieth Century. 336 pages. Offers an analysis of the relationship between communism and fascism. This title examines the ideological appeal of these radical, revolutionary political movements, the visions of salvation and revolution they pursued, the value and types of charisma of leaders within these political movements, and their legacies in contemporary politics. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW; JPFC; JPFQ. Dimension: 235 x 150 x 25. Weight: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520239722
ISBN
9780520239722
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 35.50

Paperback. Covering the volatile period from 1945 to 1962 this book looks at key issues and people that shaped Soviet foreign policy. Using recently uncovered archival materials and personal interviews, an interpretation of the Cold War from a Russian point of view is presented. Num Pages: 382 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJD; HBLW3; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
382
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674455320
ISBN
9780674455320
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.48

Paperback. Among the least-chronicled aspects of post-World War II European intellectual and cultural history is the story of the Russian intelligentsia after Stalin. Young Soviet veterans had returned from the heroic struggle to defeat Hitler only to confront the repression of Stalinist society. Num Pages: 464 pages, 28 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 27. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674062320
ISBN
9780674062320
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.51

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