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Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Schocken Books United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780805211764
ISBN
9780805211764
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.30

Paperback. Arguing that the practice of architecture occupies not just a historical position between Stonborough-Wittgenstein's early and late philosophy, this book demonstrates that Wittgenstein's practice of architecture constitutes a fundamental component in the development of his philosophy of language from its early to late phases. Num Pages: 220 pages, 16 b/w illus. BIC Classification: AM; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3887 x 5817 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780823228812
ISBN
9780823228812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 37.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 146 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; HPCA. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 196.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Bryn Mawr Commentaries, Inc.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780929524672
ISBN
9780929524672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 17.17

Paperback. This book is a magisterial overview of Henry Sidgwick, one of the great intellectual figures of nineteenth-century Britain. Num Pages: 882 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HPCD; HPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
882
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9781107407343
ISBN
9781107407343
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.76

Paperback. Series: Chicken Soup for the Soul. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HRLK; VSPM; VXM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 30. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Chicken Soup for the Soul Publishing, LLC
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611599442
ISBN
9781611599442
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.53

Paperback. This is the story of the Codona family - a fairground dynasty that has lasted in Scotland for over 200 years. Series: Flashbacks. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JMC; HBJD1; HBTB; HBTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
National Museums Of Scotland
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905267453
ISBN
9781905267453
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.54

Paperback. Between 1347 and 1352 an unknown and deadly disease, only much later known as the Black Death, swept across Europe, leaving an estimated 30-50 per cent of the population dead. This book deals with plague, particularly in Northern Europe, in various aspects: epidemiology, pattern of dispersion, demography, social consequences, and religious impact. Editor(s): Bisgaard, Lars; Sondergaard, Leif. Num Pages: 236 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DN; HBLC; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Press of Southern Denmark Denmark
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9788776743895
ISBN
9788776743895
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.93

Hardcover. The connection between women and weasels is an ancient and favorable one, based in the Greek myth of a midwife who tricked the gods to ease Heracles' birth - and was turned into a weasel by Hera as punishment. With various symbolic associations between weasels and women, the author brings to life one of the most enduring myths of Western culture. Translator(s): Eisenach, Emyln. Num Pages: 368 pages, 28 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HRKP; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226044743
ISBN
9780226044743
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.29
€ 60.49

Hardcover. We live in an age of obsession. But obsession is not only a phenomenon of modern existence: it is a medical category. Beginning with the roots of the disease in demonic possession and its secular successors, this work traces the evolution of obsessive behavior from a social and religious fact of life into a medical and psychiatric problem. Num Pages: 272 pages, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: HBTB; MBX; MMJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 169 x 26. Weight in Grams: 588.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226137827
ISBN
9780226137827
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 42.34

Paperback. In "The greatest killer" Donald R. Hopkins provides a historical account of smallpox beginning with its origins 10,000 years ago in Africa or Asia and tracing its spread through the ancient and modern worlds. Hopkins shows smallpox to be one of the most devastating attacks on society. Num Pages: 400 pages, 36 halftones, 15 line drawings. BIC Classification: HBT; MBX; MJCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 231 x 30. Weight in Grams: 648.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226351681
ISBN
9780226351681
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.32

Paperback. Translator(s): Northcott, K.J.; Lutzeier, E. Num Pages: 230 pages, 64 halftones, 43 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1QDA; HBG; HBLA; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
0002-
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226586588
ISBN
9780226586588
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.92

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HB. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 311.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226733586
ISBN
9780226733586
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.46

Paperback. One of the most significant political philosophers of the twentieth century, Carl Schmitt is a deeply controversial figure who has been labeled both a Nazi sympathizer and a modern-day Thomas Hobbes. This work uses the Enlightenment philosopher's enduring symbol of the protective Leviathan to address the nature of modern statehood. Translator(s): Schwab, George; Hilfstein, Erna. Num Pages: 184 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 182 x 215 x 11. Weight in Grams: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Edition
University of Chicago Press Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226738949
ISBN
9780226738949
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.46

Paperback. Yukichi Fukuzawa (1835-1901) was a leading figure in the cultural revolution that transformed Japan from an isolated feudal nation into a full-fledged player in the modern world. Dictated by Fukuzawa in 1897, this autobiography offers a vivid portrait of the intellectual's life story and a rare look inside the formation of a new Japan. Translator(s): Kiyooka, Eiichi. Num Pages: 480 pages, 9 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; BGHA; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 203 x 25. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231139878
ISBN
9780231139878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.19

Hardback. Series: History of Military Occupation. Num Pages: 320 pages, 22 black and white photographs, 3 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1HFMS; HBJD1; HBJH; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780252040047
ISBN
9780252040047
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.76

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292744080
ISBN
9780292744080
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.18

Paperback. Argues that 'nobility of spirit' is the quintessence of a civilized world. This book identifies nobility of spirit in the life and work of Spinoza and of Thomas Mann; explores the quest for the good society in our own times; and addresses the pursuit of truth and freedom that engaged figures as disparate as Socrates and Leone Ginzburg. Translator(s): De Jager, Marjolijn. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 126 x 7. Weight in Grams: 168.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300158533
ISBN
9780300158533
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.79

Paperback. A groundbreaking work that exposes the twisted origins of affirmative action. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393328516
ISBN
9780393328516
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.63

Paperback. The Age of Reconnaissance, as JH Parry has so aptly named it, was the period during which Europe discovered the rest of the world. This book examines the inducements - political, economic, religious - to overseas enterprises at the time, and analyzes the nature and problems of the various European settlements in the new lands. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; HBG; HBLC; HBLH; HBTQ; HBTR; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520042353
ISBN
9780520042353
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 540 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 143 x 32. Weight in Grams: 638.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
540
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520049550
ISBN
9780520049550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 32.06

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