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Paperback. An account of the favourable depiction of Western culture and its negative characterization of Chinese culture in post-Mao China since 1978. This revised and expanded edition of Occidentalism in post-Mao China includes a new preface, foreword, and chapter on Chinese diaspora writings. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBJF; HBLW3; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 2nd Revised & Enlarged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847698752
- ISBN
- 9780847698752
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.75
€ 60.75
paperback. Occidental Eschatology is a study of apocalypticism and its effects on Western philosophy. One of the great Jewish intellectuals of the twentieth century, Taubes published only this one book during his life, and here the English translation finally becomes available. Translator(s): Ratmoko, David. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032707
- ISBN
- 9780804760294
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.91
€ 5.91
Paperback. Presents devotional "occasions" or experiences by Irish Catholics. This is an anthropological study of Irish Catholicism. It includes ethnographical material, archival sources, cultural observations, accounts of individual experiences, and scrutiny of religious questions and theories which illuminates twenty years of ethnographic fieldwork. Series: Contemporary Ethnography. Num Pages: 320 pages, 24 illus. BIC Classification: HRA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812215205
- ISBN
- 9780812215205
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.32
€ 36.99
€ 34.32
Hardback. Presents a study of representations of Jews in eighteenth-century France - both by Gentiles and Jews themselves. This work offers fresh perspectives on the Enlightenment and French Revolution, on Jewish history, and on the nature of racism and intolerance. Series: Studies on the History of Society & Culture. Num Pages: 339 pages, 1 b/w illustration. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 302 x 32. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 339
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520235571
- ISBN
- 9780520235571
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.11€ 65.32
€ 83.11
€ 65.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 239 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLW3; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 217 x 12. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- AK Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781902593258
- ISBN
- 9781902593258
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.58
€ 17.99
€ 17.58
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
€ 47.99€ 42.28
€ 47.99
€ 42.28
Paperback. 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: 296 pages, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: HBTB; MBX; MMJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226137841
- ISBN
- 9780226137841
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.17
€ 21.99
€ 19.17
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442628946
- ISBN
- 9781442628946
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.34
€ 42.99
€ 38.34
Hardcover. In 1777, the Danish astronomer Thomas Bugge (1740-1815) was appointed professor of mathematics and astronomy at the University of Copenhagen. He travelled through Germany to Holland and England to learn more about the state of astronomy and instrument-making. During his tour he kept a journal. This title presents Bugge's travel journal. Editor(s): Moller Pedersen, Kurt; de Clercq, Peter. Num Pages: 220 pages, colour photos & illus. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 269 x 217 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1126.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788779343115
- ISBN
- 9788779343115
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.10
€ 25.10
Paperback. Series: Natural Law & Enlightenment Classics. Num Pages: 445 pages, index. BIC Classification: HPCD; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 808.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 445
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865974128
- ISBN
- 9780865974128
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.76
€ 14.99
€ 12.76
Hardcover. Editor(s): Turnbull, George; Moore, Terrence O., Jr. Series: Natural Law & Enlightenment Classics. Num Pages: 442 pages, index. BIC Classification: HPCD; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 36. Weight in Grams: 874.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 442
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865974111
- ISBN
- 9780865974111
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.61
€ 26.99
€ 20.61
Hardback. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 224 x 14. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Abridged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781624665158
- ISBN
- 9781624665158
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.27
€ 41.99
€ 30.27
Paperback. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 11. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Abridged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781624665141
- ISBN
- 9781624665141
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.65
€ 16.99
€ 13.65
Paperback. When originally published in 1960, this was the first complete English translation since 1799 of Kant's early work on aesthetics. More literary than philosophical, "Observations" shows Kant as a man of feeling rather than the dry thinker he often seemed to readers of the three "Critiques". Translator(s): Goldthwait, John T. Num Pages: 124 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 134 x 11. Weight in Grams: 154. 124 pages. When originally published in 1960, this was the first complete English translation since 1799 of Kant's early work on aesthetics. More literary than philosophical, "Observations" shows Kant as a man of feeling rather than the dry thinker he often seemed to readers of the three "Critiques". Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HPCD; HPN. Dimension: 182 x 134 x 11. Weight: 154. Translator(s): Goldthwait, John T.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 124
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 2Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520240780
- ISBN
- 9780520240780
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 23.27
€ 30.99
€ 23.27
Paperback. The Importance of Being is an earnest portrayal of universal themes. John Cairney utilises his life experiences to explore the four stages of life: Birth, infancy, maturity and, finally, old age and death. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRQM2; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910021088
- ISBN
- 9781910021088
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Paperback. Editor(s): Patin, Thomas. Num Pages: 328 pages, 45 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AC; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816651467
- ISBN
- 9780816651467
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.64
€ 29.99
€ 27.64
Paperback. El Museo Britanico alberga varias de las colecciones mas extensas y magnificas del mundo, que abarcan desde la prehistoria hasta el presente, desde las culturas antiguas hasta las modernas de todo el planeta. Num Pages: 288 pages, 280 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 1000.
- Publisher
- British Museum Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714151045
- ISBN
- 9780714151045
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.86
€ 25.99
€ 22.86
Hardcover. The juxtaposition of thirty black-and-white remastered Lindbergh images and thirty contemporary color images, provides a fascinating survey of the area over nearly a century allowing a unique view of the multi-layered, cultural landscape of the American Southwest over time. Num Pages: 108 pages, 30 colour & 30 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; AJ; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 255 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1043.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Museum of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 108
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780890136072
- ISBN
- 9780890136072
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 39.01
€ 41.99
€ 39.01
Hardcover. Based on a three-day symposium, "The Claims of Memory," this book conveys the omnipresence of memory in Elie Wiesel's writing and attempts to preserve the flavor of the exchange that took place. It also represents several intersecting approaches to memory. Editor(s): Katz, Steven; Rosen, Alan. Series: Religion, Theology and the Holocaust. Num Pages: 224 pages, footnotes, works cited contributors list, index. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815630647
- ISBN
- 9780815630647
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.49
€ 24.49
Paperback. A guide to the different methods and approaches (cultural, forensic, and technical) which can and have been used to study ancient artefacts. It deals with methods ranging from the Bayeux Tapestry to small medieval brass pins, and medieval wooden doors to Saxon jewellery. It explains the scientific techniques, technology, and historical approaches. Num Pages: 288 pages, 115 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HDW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415305891
- ISBN
- 9780415305891
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.62
€ 50.62