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Paperback. The truth of Chan Buddhism - better known as "Zen" - is regularly said to be beyond language, and yet Chan authors - medieval and modern - produced an enormous quantity of literature over the centuries. To make sense of this paradox, this book explores several genres of Chan literature that appeared during the Tang and Song dynasties (c 600-1300). Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3F; 3H; HRAX; HREZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 182 x 291 x 22. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520284074
ISBN
9780520284074
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.51

Paperback. The real Master and Commander 'There is no man I envy so much as Lord Cochrane' Lord Byron Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 336. The Life and Adventures of Thomas Cochrane, 1775-1860. 448 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps, ports. (some col.). The real Master and Commander 'There is no man I envy so much as Lord Cochrane' Lord Byron. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; JWF. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 30. Weight: 326.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First printing of this edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747585459
ISBN
9780747585459
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.48

Paperback. For Latin America, the Cold War was anything but cold. Nor was it the so-called "long peace" afforded the world's superpowers by their nuclear standoff. Taking an international perspective on the postwar decades in the region, this book explains what exactly happened in Latin America during the Cold War, and why it was so traumatic. Num Pages: 408 pages, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
408
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674064270
ISBN
9780674064270
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.21

Paperback. BIC Classification: HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
InterVarsity Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780830857685
ISBN
9780830857685
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.37

Paperback. This is the true story of the greatest special forces' operation of the 20th Century and the first shot in the West's long war against international terrorism. It is a tale of human drama and unbearable tension in which courage, comradeship, fanaticism, incompetence and luck all play their part. Num Pages: 464 pages, 2 x 8 pg B&W insets. BIC Classification: 1HFGU; 3JJPL; HBJH; HBLW3; HBWS; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444762549
ISBN
9781444762549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.65

paperback. This book explores ethical issues at the interfaces of science, policy, religion and technology, cultivating the skills for critical analysis. Series: Cambridge Applied Ethics. Num Pages: 388 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 175 x 19. Weight in Grams: 708. An Introduction. Series: Cambridge Applied Ethics. 388 pages, illustrations. This book explores ethical issues at the interfaces of science, policy, religion and technology, cultivating the skills for critical analysis. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: HPQ; PDA. Dimension: 245 x 175 x 19. Weight: 772.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
387
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521702676
ISBN
9780521702676
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 39.57

Paperback. Pubs provided public spaces for occupational groups to meet, for commercial transactions, for cultural activities and for everyday life and work rituals. The issues such as temperance, together with contemporary issues, like the liberalization of licensing laws and the changing nature of Scottish pubs, are discussed in this fascinating book. Num Pages: 208 pages, 23 illustrations, 8 tables in black and white, 1 line art. BIC Classification: HBJD; JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 250 x 19. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474407625
ISBN
9781474407625
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.55

Paperback. From the bestselling author of The Philosopher and the Wolf comes a gripping and provocative story of one man's life through a philosophical lens Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPX; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847089502
ISBN
9781847089502
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.87

Paperback. "At head of title: A Penguin special [S 141]. "First published 1944." Commissioning organisation: by John Hadham [pseud.] 94 p. incl. front. (port.). 18 cm. Paperback. Good copy with tight binding and slightly rubbed cover." Keywords: "God. , Progress."
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
P/B
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1944
Edition
1st Edition..
SKU
KEX0060495
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Multiple-component retail product. Num Pages: 554 pages, 15 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1QDB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
OUP India India
Number of pages
554
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Slp
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199457465
ISBN
9780199457465
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 116.10

Paperback. Is political Islam the heir of radical Arab nationalism? If political Islam succeeds, will it face the same challenges faced by radical Arab nationalism? Will it be able to implement modernity? This book assess the history and political legacy of radical Arab nationalism to show that it contained the seeds of its own destruction. Translator(s): Roberts, Anthony. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM2; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Georgetown University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626164505
ISBN
9781626164505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.47

Hardcover. A translation of the New Testament, inspired by sacramental language and the work of Emil Bock. Editor(s): Madsen, John. Num Pages: 608 pages, maps. BIC Classification: HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 237 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1076.
Publisher
Floris Books
Number of pages
608
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863151842
ISBN
9780863151842
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.04

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 126 x 17. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Ave Maria Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870612480
ISBN
9780870612480
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.43

Hardcover. .
Publisher
The MIT Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262035255
ISBN
9780262035255
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 43.08

Paperback. Details the long and violent endeavour of the English to dismember Europe's strongest state, a succession of wars that is one of the seminal chapters in European history. Beginning with the funeral of Charles IV of France in 1328, this book follows the Hundred Years War up to the surrender of Calais in 1347. Num Pages: 672 pages, 38 b&w maps. BIC Classification: 3H; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 49. Weight in Grams: 878.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
672
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571200955
ISBN
9780571200955
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 25.28

Paperback. .
Publisher
Rudolf Steiner Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855845190
ISBN
9781855845190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.46

Paperback.
Publisher
Houghton Library of the Harvard College Library United States
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780976547280
ISBN
9780976547280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.44

Hardback. Based on archival research and interviews with leading participants in the movement, this title traces the ascendancy of neoliberalism from the academy of interwar Europe to supremacy under Reagan and Thatcher and in the decades since. Num Pages: 432 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLW; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 157 x 31. Weight in Grams: 744.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
432
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
First Edition first Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691151571
ISBN
9780691151571
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.56
€ 41.64

Hardcover. Num Pages: 411 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 680.
Publisher
Snow Lion Publications
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781559392044
ISBN
9781559392044
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.85

Paperback. An examination of Foucault's last thought, centered on his ideas about biopolitics, governmentality, and subjectivity. This volume aims to explain why the politics and policies of neoliberalism are best understood as a "government of life" whose effects and consequences still remain to be fathomed. Editor(s): Lemm, Vanessa; Vatter, Miguel E. Series: Forms of Living (FUP). Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 165 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823255979
ISBN
9780823255979
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 30.53

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