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paperback. In this groundbreaking book, a leading authority on the late Roman Empire proposes that centuries of imperialism turned the neighbors Rome called barbarians into an enemy capable of dismantling the Empire that had dominated their lives for so long. Num Pages: 576 pages, 8 halftones, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 39. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195325416
ISBN
9780195325416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.30

Paperback. Secularists have predicted the end of faith for a long time, but religions continue to attract followers. Instead of propounding abstract theories, the author focuses on the concrete realities of worship, examining religious holidays, conversion stories, prophetic visions, and life-cycle events. Translator(s): Rendall, Steven. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226006932
ISBN
9780226006932
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.84

Paperback. Offers a range of literatures and mythologies such intimate aggression is a source of ultimate terror. This title sketches it as a central ember at the core of human relationships, one brutally revealed in the practice of witchcraft. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; HRQX5; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226047614
ISBN
9780226047614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.85

Paperback. Series: The Chicago History of American Civilization. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; LAZ; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 28. Weight in Grams: 618.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
6th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226296890
ISBN
9780226296890
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRLM3; HRQC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226453811
ISBN
9780226453811
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.73

Paperback. Series: Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism. Num Pages: 202 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ; HRLK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
202
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226763613
ISBN
9780226763613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.62

Paperback. Examines how the Alamo's transformation into an American cultural icon helped to shape social, economic, and political relations between Anglo and Mexican Texans. Series: CMAS History, Culture, and Society Series. Num Pages: 216 pages, 12 b&w photos, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 1KLCM; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 161 x 14. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780292725409
ISBN
9780292725409
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.32

Paperback. Suitable for scientists, theologians, people of faith and people of no faith, as well as general readers eager to understand the God Debate, this title demolishes the 'superstitious' view of God held by most atheists and agnostics, and offers in its place a revolutionary account of the Christian Gospel. Series: The Terry Lectures. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300164534
ISBN
9780300164534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.32

Hardback. When Constructivism emerged shortly after the Russian Revolution, its central principles concerned structure and efficiency in the work of art and the nature and properties of materials. In this book, the author examines the origins of these principles and their extraordinary consequences for the rest of modern art. Num Pages: 240 pages, 45 colour images + 97 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACX; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 203 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1230.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300195774
ISBN
9780300195774
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.07
€ 51.02

Paperback. Winner of the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize: "[A] commanding and important book."-Jill Lepore, The New Yorker Num Pages: 816 pages, 37 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1044.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
800
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393337761
ISBN
9780393337761
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.68

Hardcover. The dramatic arc of Saigo Takamori's life, from his humble origins as a lowly samurai, to national leadership, to his death as a rebel leader, has captivated generations of Japanese readers and now Americans as well - his life is the inspiration for a major Hollywood film, The Last Samurai, starring Tom Cruise and Ken Watanabe. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJC; BGH; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471089704
ISBN
9780471089704
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.87

Paperback. This study of the conversion of tribal peoples to Christianity combines case studies with the contributors' theories, challenging anthropologists and sociologists to reassess the varieties of religious experience and the convergent processes involved in religious change. Editor(s): Hefner, Robert W. Num Pages: 345 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: HRCX7; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 167 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
345
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520078369
ISBN
9780520078369
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.39

Paperback. Focusing on Ottoman Lebanon, this title shows how sectarianism was a manifestation of modernity that transcended the physical boundaries of a particular country. It challenges those who have viewed sectarian violence as an Islamic response to westernization or simply as a product of social and economic inequities among religious groups. Num Pages: 274 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 1QDT; 3JH; GTB; HBJF1; HBLL; HRAM9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520218468
ISBN
9780520218468
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.47

Paperback. * An exploration of one of the thorniest, and most important, questions of contemporary social and political thought* Written in lively and accessbile style, this will appeal to a wide scholarly and educated audience. . Num Pages: 304 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HP; JFCX; RNB; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631188919
ISBN
9780631188919
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.09

Paperback. Gathers the philosophical writing on race produced by the luminaries of the European Enlightenment. This book explores through the primary texts the alliance between philosophy, anthropology and race. It attempts to show, through primary texts on matters of race, the 'dark' sides of the Enlightenment philosophy. Editor(s): Eze, Emmanuel Chukwudi. Num Pages: 176 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; DQ; HPC; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631201373
ISBN
9780631201373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.92

Paperback. A presentation of and sustained argument for a particular view about propositions which express contrary-to-fact conditionals, including the author's infamous defense of realism about possible worlds. Num Pages: 168 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 9. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631224259
ISBN
9780631224259
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 43.12

Paperback. Provides comprehensive coverage of logical structure as well as the techniques of formal reasoning. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Harvard University Press Cambridge, Massachusetts
Edition
4th
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674571761
ISBN
9780674571761
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 36.02

Paperback. In the decade after World War II, up to 350,000 ethnic Italians were displaced from the border zone between Italy and Yugoslavia known as the Julian March. This book reveals the repercussions of this episode of European history. It explores displacement from both the viewpoints of the exiles and those who stayed behind. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 halftones. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1DVWYC; 1DVWYV; HBJD; HBLW3; JFS; JHM; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691086972
ISBN
9780691086972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.83

Hardback. Roman Disasters looks at how the Romans coped with, thought about, and used disasters for their own ends. Rome has been famous throughout history for its great triumphs. Yet Rome also suffered colossal disasters. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745651026
ISBN
9780745651026
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.66

Paperback. In this important new book, leading cultural theorist and philosopher Bernard Stiegler re-examines the relationship between politics and art in the contemporary world. Our hyper-industrial epoch represents what Stiegler terms a 'katastroph of the sensible'. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPN; JFC; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745652672
ISBN
9780745652672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.40

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