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Hardback. Series: Columbia Studies in Political Thought / Political History. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231135948
- ISBN
- 9780231135948
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.53€ 97.24
€ 129.53
€ 97.24
Paperback. At the periphery of the Chinese empire, a group of innovative entrepreneurs built companies that dominated the Chinese salt trade and created thousands of jobs in the Sichuan region. This book challenges long-held beliefs that social structure, absence of modern banking, and cultural bias against business precluded industrial development in China. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute. Num Pages: 432 pages, 9 halftones, 10 line drawings, 26 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231135979
- ISBN
- 9780231135979
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.43
€ 37.99
€ 27.43
Hardback. Editor(s): Schaeffer, Kurtis R.; Kapstein, Matthew T.; Tuttle, Gray. Series: Introduction to Asian Civilizations. Num Pages: 856 pages, Maps: 2,. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 237 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1278.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 856
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231135986
- ISBN
- 9780231135986
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.28€ 100.69
€ 134.28
€ 100.69
Paperback. Editor(s): Schaeffer, Kurtis R.; Kapstein, Matthew T.; Tuttle, Gray. Series: Introduction to Asian Civilizations. Num Pages: 856 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1134.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 856
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231135993
- ISBN
- 9780231135993
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.54
€ 54.99
€ 39.54
Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3H; HBLC1; HRH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231136129
- ISBN
- 9780231136129
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.68€ 56.67
€ 73.68
€ 56.67
Hardback. Argues that the capacity for autonomy is rooted in the power relations that constitute the self. This work analyzes power, including the complicated phenomenon of subjection, without giving up on the ideal of autonomy. It shows how the self can be both constituted by power and capable of an autonomous self-constitution. Series: New Directions in Critical Theory. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPM; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231136228
- ISBN
- 9780231136228
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.33€ 82.56
€ 109.33
€ 82.56
Paperback. Editor(s): Waldau, Paul; Patton, Kimberley. Num Pages: 720 pages, 14 illus. BIC Classification: HRAM1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 175 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1272. Animals in Religion, Science, and Ethics. 720 pages, ill. Editor(s): Waldau, Paul; Patton, Kimberley. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HRAM1. Dimension: 253 x 175 x 35. Weight: 1214.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 720
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231136433
- ISBN
- 9780231136433
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Hardback. Theodor W Adorno was a major twentieth-century philosopher and social critic whose writings on oppositional culture in art, music, and literature increasingly stand at the center of contemporary intellectual debate. This collection gathers together sixteen essays about the philosopher. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts. Num Pages: 344 pages, 0 halftones, 0 color illus., 0 line drawings, 0 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPCF; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231136587
- ISBN
- 9780231136587
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.33€ 82.56
€ 109.33
€ 82.56
Paperback. Translator(s): McNeal, Edgar Holmes. Series: Records of Western Civilization Series. Num Pages: 168 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBW; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 227 x 9. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231136693
- ISBN
- 9780231136693
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.60
€ 37.99
€ 27.60
Hardback. On March 12, 1127, Charles the Good, Count of Flanders, was slain in the church of Saint Donatian in Bruges in a plot devised by an embittered noble family. This title presents a riveting portrait of the day-to-day political and social unrest that followed in the wake of Charles' murder and the military battles to control Flanders. Translator(s): Ross, James Bruce. Series: Records of Western Civilization Series. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 3H; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 167. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231136709
- ISBN
- 9780231136709
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.84€ 89.47
€ 118.84
€ 89.47
Paperback. On March 12, 1127, Charles the Good, Count of Flanders, was slain in the church of Saint Donatian in Bruges in a plot devised by an embittered noble family. This title presents a portrait of the day-to-day political and social unrest that followed in the wake of Charles' murder and the military battles to control Flanders. Translator(s): Ross, James Bruce. Series: Records of Western Civilization Series. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 3H; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231136716
- ISBN
- 9780231136716
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 30.87
€ 43.99
€ 30.87
Hardback. Series: Asia Perspectives: History, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 244 pages, Halftones: 20,. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HBJF; WTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231136808
- ISBN
- 9780231136808
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.82€ 75.66
€ 99.82
€ 75.66
Hardback. Explores the practice and meanings of death rituals in poor urban neighborhoods on the outskirts of the southern Mexican city of Oaxaca. This book provides descriptions of the Day of the Dead and other religious practices. It analyzes how the rites and beliefs associated with death shape and reflect poor Oaxacans' values and social identity. Num Pages: 336 pages, 42 illus. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HRCR; JFCA; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231136884
- ISBN
- 9780231136884
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.95€ 80.84
€ 106.95
€ 80.84
Paperback. Explores the practice and meanings of death rituals in poor urban neighborhoods on the outskirts of the southern Mexican city of Oaxaca. This book provides descriptions of the Day of the Dead and other religious practices. It analyzes how the rites and beliefs associated with death shape and reflect poor Oaxacans' values and social identity. Num Pages: 336 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HRCR; JFCA; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 206 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231136891
- ISBN
- 9780231136891
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Hardback. Explores the British obsession with Gypsies throughout the nineteenth century and into the twentieth. This book traces various representations of Gypsies in the works of various British authors. It explores the histories of nomadic writer George Borrow, the Gypsy Lore Society, Dora Yates, and others. Num Pages: 240 pages, 20 illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 817.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231137041
- ISBN
- 9780231137041
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.58€ 79.12
€ 104.58
€ 79.12
Hardback. A study of the Buddha's bodily self-sacrifice during his previous lives as a bodhisattva. This book argues that this theme has had an impact on the development of Buddhist philosophy and culture. It relates the theme of the Buddha's bodily self-sacrifice to various conceptual discourses in the history of Buddhism and South Asian religions. Num Pages: 392 pages, 9 illus. BIC Classification: DSB; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231137089
- ISBN
- 9780231137089
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.75
€ 94.75
Hardback. Num Pages: 432 pages, 14 graphs, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 30. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231137386
- ISBN
- 9780231137386
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.36€ 51.06
€ 65.36
€ 51.06
Hardback. A study of the role of death rites in the making of Islamic society. This book describes how Muslims wailed for the deceased, prepared corpses for burial, marched in funerary processions, and prayed for the dead, highlighting the specific economic and political factors involved in these rituals as well as key religious and sexual divisions. Num Pages: 416 pages, 7 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRH; HRLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231137423
- ISBN
- 9780231137423
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.33€ 82.56
€ 109.33
€ 82.56
Paperback. Traces the development of Western ideas about personal identity and reveals the larger intellectual trends, controversies, and ideas that have revolutionized the way we think about ourselves. This title considers ancient Greece, where the ideas of Plato, Aristotle, and the materialistic atomists laid the groundwork for future theories. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231137454
- ISBN
- 9780231137454
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.10
€ 43.99
€ 31.10
Paperback. An introduction to professional values and ethics in social work, this work also considers the evolution of social work standards throughout the profession's history. It includes: discussion of the moral dialogue between practitioner and client; brief vignettes, illustrating difficult ethical decisions; guidance on informed consent; and more. Series: Foundations of Social Work Knowledge Series. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 3rd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231137898
- ISBN
- 9780231137898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.41
€ 54.99
€ 39.41