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Paperback. Seeking the historical and cultural roots of the conflict between Soviet-aligned Marxists and the religious extremists inspired by Egyptian and Pakistani brands of 'fundamentalist' Islam, this work examines the lives of three significant figures of the late nineteenth century - a tribal khan, a Muslim saint, and a prince. Series: Comparative Studies on Muslim Societies. Num Pages: 334 pages, 2 b&w photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FCA; HBJF; JFM; JFSR2; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
334
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520200647
ISBN
9780520200647
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.19

Paperback. * English translations of Hegela s main concepts are given in alphabetical order from a absolutea to a willa * An index of German words and an index of names gives access to any given topic* Etymology of Hegela s vocabulary is given* Sheds important new light on Hegela s thought. . Series: Blackwell Philosopher Dictionaries S. Num Pages: 356 pages, 0. BIC Classification: GBC; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631175339
ISBN
9780631175339
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 45.78

Paperback. Thirteen distinguished philosophers assess Richard Rorty's arguments for revising our philosophical conceptions of truth, reality, objectivity, and justification. These essays, together with Rorty's replies to each, offer a thoughtful discussion of his work. Editor(s): Brandom, Robert. Series: Philosophers & Their Critics. Num Pages: 432 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 173 x 36. Weight in Grams: 762.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631209829
ISBN
9780631209829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.55

Paperback. Convention was immediately recognized as a major contribution to the subject and its significance has remained undiminished since its first publication in 1969. Num Pages: 232 pages, 46. BIC Classification: HP; JMAL; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631232575
ISBN
9780631232575
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 39.49

Hardback. The cross stirs intense feelings among Christians and non-Christians alike. Robin Jensen takes readers on an intellectual and spiritual journey through the 2,000-year evolution of the cross as idea and artifact, illuminating the controversies and forms of devotion this central symbol of Christianity inspires. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 23 x 15. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674088801
ISBN
9780674088801
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.07

Hardcover. Sana Aiyar chronicles the strategies by which Indians sought a political voice in Kenya, from the beginning of colonial rule to independence. She examines how the strands of Indians' diasporic identity influenced Kenya's leadership--from partnering with Europeans to colonize East Africa, to collaborating with Africans to battle racial inequality. Num Pages: 375 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1HFGK; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJH; HBTQ; HBTR; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 164 x 35. Weight in Grams: 684.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674289888
ISBN
9780674289888
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.60
€ 56.15

Hardcover. Ink landscape painting is a distinctive feature of the Northern Song, and Song painters created some of the most celebrated artworks in Chinese history. Foong Ping shows how landmark works of this era came to be identified first as potent symbols of imperial authority and later as objects by which exiled scholars expressed disaffection and dissent. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACBP; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 265 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1002.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674417151
ISBN
9780674417151
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.38
€ 71.46

Paperback. Plato's frontal attack on poetry has always been a problem for sympathetic students, who have often minimized or avoided it. Beginning with the premise that the attack must be taken seriously, Eric Havelock shows that Plato's hostility is explained by the continued domination of the poetic tradition in contemporary Greek thought. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 342 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DNF; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
342
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674699069
ISBN
9780674699069
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.85

Hardback. Contemporary law and public policy often treat human beings as selfish creatures who respond only to punishments and rewards. Drawing from social psychology, behavioral economics, and evolutionary biology, this title demonstrates how social cues have a powerful role in triggering unselfish behavior. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JMH; LAQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 224 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691139951
ISBN
9780691139951
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.22

Paperback. Shows how the state systematically came to penalize homosexuality, giving rise to a regime of second-class citizenship that sexual minorities still live under today. This title looks at three key arenas of government control - immigration, the military, and welfare. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 296 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBLW; JFSK; JPVH1; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691149936
ISBN
9780691149936
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.15

Paperback. Americans have always put the past to political ends. The Union laid claim to the Revolution - so did the Confederacy. Civil rights leaders said they were the true sons of liberty - so did Southern segregationists. This book tells the story of the centuries-long struggle over the meaning of the nation's founding. Series: The Public Square. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBWF; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
With a New afterword by the author
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691153001
ISBN
9780691153001
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.82

Paperback. BIC Classification: HR. Dimension: 136 x 203 x 11. Weight in Grams: 136.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Harvest House Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9780736961752
ISBN
9780736961752
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 33. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801482823
ISBN
9780801482823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.31

Paperback. In addition, he includes a new chapter describing Amish recreation and social gatherings, and he applies the concept of "social capitalto his sensitive and penetrating interpretation of how the Amish have preserved their social networks and the solidarity of their community. Series: Center Books in Anabaptist Studies. Num Pages: 424 pages, 74, 61 black & white halftones, 13 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC99; HRCX8; HRCZ; JFC; JFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801867729
ISBN
9780801867729
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 29.65

Paperback. As a new way to conceptualize the history of computing, this book will be of great interest to historians of science, technology, and culture, as well as computer scientists and theorists. Between Human and Machine: Feedback, Control, and Computing before Cybernetics Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology. Num Pages: 456 pages, 82, 46 black & white halftones, 36 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; TJFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 179 x 255 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1128.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801880575
ISBN
9780801880575
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 61 pages. BIC Classification: HRCV9; HRLM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 135 x 5. Weight in Grams: 86.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Moody Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
61
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802443786
ISBN
9780802443786
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.12

Paperback. This is a new translation of Maurice Merleau-Ponty's Sorbonne lectures of 1949 to 1952. The lectures are a broad investigation into child psychology, psychoanalysis, pedagogy, henomenology, sociology, and anthropology that argue that the subject of child Translator(s): Welsh, Talia. Series: Studies in Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy. Num Pages: 534 pages. BIC Classification: HP; JMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 37. Weight in Grams: 800.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Northwestern University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810126169
ISBN
9780810126169
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.12

Paperback. Series: Stackpole Military History. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 449.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stackpole Books United States
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811710848
ISBN
9780811710848
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.67

Hardcover. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. Num Pages: 842 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: BGX; HRCX1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 168 x 237 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1326.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
Edition
Cri Ant
Condition
New
SKU
V9780884023975
ISBN
9780884023975
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.90
€ 63.30

Paperback. Editor(s): Jack, Anthony; Roepstorff, Andreas. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPM; JMR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 247 x 176 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Imprint Academic United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907845867
ISBN
9780907845867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.88

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