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Hardback. In this text, international scholars reflect on the dramatic transformations of Germany's past and on Germany's future prospects. Post-war democratic and economic renewal is set in the context of continuing debates about German identity. Editor(s): Merkl, Peter H. Num Pages: 388 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB; JPA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 34. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
388
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333725610
ISBN
9780333725610
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 195.30

Paperback. Using transaction cost analysis and public choice theory, this book explores the growth of the federal bureaucracy and the political and economic obstacles to reforming it. It examines the political and economic forces that have shaped the civil service from the Pendleton Act of 1883 to today. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research - Long Term Factors in Economic Development. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5 line drawings, 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JPQ; KCZ; KFFD; KNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 339.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226401713
ISBN
9780226401713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.73

Hardcover. Forget the boring stuff you learned in school. Here's the REAL skinny on Irish history. Num Pages: 256 pages, 256 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; WHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
O'Brien Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847170699
ISBN
9781847170699
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.92

Hardcover. In many ways a culmination of Schuon's lifework..Affords surprising insights.. that startle the reader into new understanding - Parabola Num Pages: 171 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: HRKT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 290 x 227 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1242.
Publisher
World Wisdom
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780941532082
ISBN
9780941532082
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.40

Paperback. Sorcery has long been associated with the "dark side" of human development, along with magic and witchcraft. This text argues, however, that sorcery practices reveal critical insights into how consciousness is formed, and how human beings constitute their social and political realities. Num Pages: 384 pages, 4 colour plates, 18 halftones, 5 line drawings. BIC Classification: HRQX2; HRQX5; JHM; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 670.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226424132
ISBN
9780226424132
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.51
€ 46.16

Hardback. "The Feast of Saint Abraham is characterized by originality, profound scholarship (especially with regard to new manuscript sources), and by clarity and felicity of style.. A fine book."-Bernard McGinn, University of Chicago Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 200 pages, 2 illus. BIC Classification: 1DD; 3H; HBJF; HBLC; HR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812235678
ISBN
9780812235678
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.86

Paperback. In June 1405, King Henry IV stopped at a small Yorkshire manor house to shelter from a storm. That night he awoke screaming that traitors were burning his skin. His instinctive belief that he was being poisoned was understandable: he had already survived at least eight plots to dethrone or kill him in the first six years of his reign. Num Pages: 496 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844135295
ISBN
9781844135295
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 29. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
Snow Lion
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781559394314
ISBN
9781559394314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 22.94

Paperback. Editor(s): Davis, David Brion. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JPWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 145 x 25. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1 New ed
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801491139
ISBN
9780801491139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Hardcover. Recognized as one of the 19th century's leading psychologists and philosophers, Kierkegaard was, among other things, the harbinger of existentialism. In this book he explores the psychology of religion, addressing the question "What is faith"? Translator(s): Lowrie, Walter. Num Pages: 302 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 210 x 25. Weight in Grams: 506.
Publisher
Everyman's Library
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Edition
Highlighting
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857151787
ISBN
9781857151787
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.08

Hardback. This text paints a picture of Roosevelt and the American decade he has come to define. The book investigates the many facets of Roosevelt's politics and personality that inspired a nation to believe that the presidency had been reborn. Num Pages: 377 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
377
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231082983
ISBN
9780231082983
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.91
€ 90.75

Hardback. BIC Classification: HRCM; HRCS; HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 241 x 20. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group United States
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2012th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780800797065
ISBN
9780800797065
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.87

Hardback. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; HRQX9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 455.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
257
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403975591
ISBN
9781403975591
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. This book traces the evolution of the Faust myth from the Sixteenth century to modern times. The authors studied include Marlowe, Calderon, Milton, Goethe, Byron, Dostoevsky, Wilde, Thomas Mann, and Salman Rushdie. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
257
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349536290
ISBN
9781349536290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. Series: Muslim Heritage Series. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1HB; 3F; 3H; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2023
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780769486
ISBN
9781780769486
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.49

Paperback. From the 10th century to the end of the 12th century, the Fatimid Empire played a central, yet controversial, role in the history of Islam. By relating it to the wider history of Islam, the Crusades and its theocratic counterparts in Byzantium and Western Europe, this book shows the full historical significance of the empire. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1HB; 3F; 3H; HBJH; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748640768
ISBN
9780748640768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.20

Hardcover. The Fatigue of the Shari'a places on a continuum two kinds of debates: debates in the Islamic tradition about the end of access to divine guidance and debates in modern scholarship in Islamic legal studies about the end of the Shari'a. The resulting continuum covers what access to divine guidance means and how it relates to Shari'a. Series: Palgrave Series in Islamic Theology, Law, and History. Num Pages: 221 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HRAM2; HRHT; LAFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 221 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230340367
ISBN
9780230340367
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.64

Paperback. The Fatigue of the Shari'a places on a continuum two kinds of debates: debates in the Islamic tradition about the end of access to divine guidance and debates in modern scholarship in Islamic legal studies about the end of the Shari'a. The resulting continuum covers what access to divine guidance means and how it relates to Shari'a. Series: Palgrave Series in Islamic Theology, Law, and History. Num Pages: 221 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HRA; HRAM; HRAX; HRHT; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2012
Number of pages
221
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349342921
ISBN
9781349342921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. Translator(s): Schatzmann, Siegfried. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 35. Weight in Grams: 946.
Publisher
Baker Academic
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801098185
ISBN
9780801098185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.31
€ 40.99

Hardcover. On 30 January 1933, Alfred Hugenberg's conservative German National People's Party (DNVP) formed a coalition government with the Nazi Party, thus enabling Hitler to accede to the chancellorship. This book analyzes in detail the complicated relationship between Conservatives and Nazis and offers a re-interpretation of the Nazi seizure of power.. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JPFQ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845454968
ISBN
9781845454968
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 175.02

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