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Hardback. This book examines the explosive growth of the CIO in Canada during the Second World War, showing how cultural as well as economic forces were at work in the gritty work of union organizing. Series: Studies in Canadian Military History Series. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774823425
ISBN
9780774823425
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.55

Paperback. This book examines the explosive growth of the CIO in Canada during the Second World War, showing how cultural as well as economic forces were at work in the gritty work of union organizing. Series: Studies in Canadian Military History. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780774823432
ISBN
9780774823432
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Paperback. The earliest of the four Hindu religious scriptures known as the Vedas, and the first extensive composition to survive in any Indo- European language, the Rig Veda (c. 1200 900 BC) is a collection of over 1,000 individual Sanskrit hymns. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HRG; HRLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Reprinted Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140449891
ISBN
9780140449891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. An engrossing and definitive narrative account of history and myth that offers a new way of understanding one of the world's oldest major religions from one of the world's foremost scholars on Hinduism. Num Pages: 800 pages, 4 maps, 12 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 157 x 61. Weight in Grams: 1252.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
800
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199593347
ISBN
9780199593347
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.22

Paperback. Hindu and Greek mythologies teem with stories of women and men who are doubled, this text recounts and compares a vast range of these tales from ancient Greece and India. The comparisons show that differences in gender are more significant than differences in culture. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1QDAG; HRG; JFC; JFHF; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 614.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226156415
ISBN
9780226156415
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Hardback. Series: American Lectures on the History of Religions. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Updated with a new Preface
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231156417
ISBN
9780231156417
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.64
€ 80.25

Hardback. Finding in the world's myths-its sacred stories-a way to talk about experiences shared across time and space, Doniger champions the cause of comparative mythology as she expertly taps a wealth of traditions-from the Hebrew Bible to the Bhagavad Gita. Series: American Lectures on the History of Religions. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HRA; HRLB; JFC; JFHF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231111706
ISBN
9780231111706
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.62

Paperback. Finding in the world's myths-its sacred stories-a way to talk about experiences shared across time and space, Doniger champions the cause of comparative mythology as she expertly taps a wealth of traditions-from the Hebrew Bible to the Bhagavad Gita. Series: American Lectures on the History of Religions. Num Pages: 256 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HRA; HRLB; JFC; JFHF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780231111713
ISBN
9780231111713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.65

paperback. Presents seventy-five seminal myths which feature the many incarnations of Vishnu, who saves mankind from destruction, and the mischievous child Krishna, alongside stories of the minor gods, demons, rivers and animals including boars, buffalo, serpents and monkeys. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HRG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140449907
ISBN
9780140449907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. This groundbreaking new Norton Anthology enables the six major, living, international world religions to speak to students in their own words. Editor(s): Doniger, Wendy. Num Pages: 784 pages. BIC Classification: HRG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 648.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
784
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393912579
ISBN
9780393912579
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 39.93

Paperback. Originally called `Asceticism and eroticism in the mythology of Siva'. Series: Galaxy Books. Num Pages: 416 pages, plates, charts. BIC Classification: HRG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 26. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195202502
ISBN
9780195202502
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.63

Paperback. While focusing on the central problem of evil, the author illuminates every aspect of Hindu thought. She corrects the widespread belief that Hindu thought does not recognize the problem of evil, and shows conclusively that the mythology of tribal societies and the Puranas deal with this question extensively. Series: Hermeneutics: Studies in the History of Religions. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRG; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 230 x 27. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
New e.
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520040984
ISBN
9780520040984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 408 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: HRG; JFHF; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 509.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226618500
ISBN
9780226618500
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 380 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1F; HRK; JFC; JMTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 524.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226618555
ISBN
9780226618555
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.51

Hardback. An engaging account of John Stuart Mill life, work, and ongoing importance, this new volume sets the thinkers views in the historical context of 19th century British empiricism and explores the continuing contemporary impact of his philosophy. Series: Blackwell Great Minds. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405150873
ISBN
9781405150873
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.11

Paperback. This volume focuses on the role of Judaism, particularly that of Philo, and of Gnosticism, as two important forces shaping the response of early Christianity to the Graeco-Roman culture of the time. It re-examines Greek philosophy from the perspectives of Hellenistic Judaism and Gnostic texts. Series: Institute for Christian Studies S. Num Pages: 475 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HPCA; HRCC1; HRJ; HRKP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 149 x 32. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
475
Condition
New
SKU
V9780819195449
ISBN
9780819195449
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 103.98

Paperback. Paperback, red spine. 64pp
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Sampson Low Bristol
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
SKU
KON0819266
ISBN
9780562001523
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Hardback. Based on extensive sources, including newspapers, trial documents, and local histories, this gripping account of a seemingly typical woman who achieved extraordinary notoriety will appeal to true crime lovers and historians alike. Num Pages: 320 pages, 19, 7 black & white halftones, 12 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BTC; HBJK; JFSJ1; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 237 x 27. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421420202
ISBN
9781421420202
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
Shambhala Publications Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611802658
ISBN
9781611802658
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 22.94

Paperback. An account of the public and private life of ladies - and women - in 17th century France from birth until death. Gibson describes a superficially civilized society, beset by social deprivation, ignorance and superstition, in which women were engaged alongside men in a struggle for sheer survival. Num Pages: 447 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
447
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333463956
ISBN
9780333463956
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.18

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