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Paperback. The authors of this book wrestle with the dilemma that modern society has developed a heightened sensitivity to the demands of human dignity while creating radically new dangers to humanity in the form of the totalitarian state, modern technology, genetic engineering and radical environmentalism. Editor(s): Kraynak, Robert P.; Tinder, Glenn. Series: Loyola Topics in Political Philosophy. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268031640
- ISBN
- 9780268031640
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.87
€ 32.99
€ 29.87
Paperback. Explores the changing meanings of honour in early-20th-century Brazil, a period that saw an extraordinary proliferation of public debates that linked morality, modernity, honour, and national progress. This title reveals how everyday interpretations of honour influenced official attitudes and even the law itself as Brazil attempted to modernise. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1 b&w photograph. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822323983
- ISBN
- 9780822323983
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.32
€ 36.99
€ 34.32
Hardback. As religious faith comes under assault from atheism, "In Defense of Faith" examines the strong historical record of the Judeo-Christian idea and asks where we would be without it. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: HRAF; HRC; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Encounter Books,USA United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594033803
- ISBN
- 9781594033803
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Condition: New
€ 27.59
€ 27.59
Hardback. Have humans been sharing the planet with other intelligent life for millions of years without realizing it? In Defense of Dolphins combines accessible science and philosophy, surveying the latest research on dolphin intelligence and social behavior, to advocate for their ethical treatment. Series: Blackwell Public Philosophy Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 166 x 28. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405157780
- ISBN
- 9781405157780
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.65
€ 99.65
paperback. This is the first book to examine war and violence in Sri Lanka through the lens of cross-cultural studies on just-war tradition and theory. An important contribution to the understanding of the power of religion to create both peace and war. Series: Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKS; HRE; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700716821
- ISBN
- 9780700716821
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.24
€ 75.24
Hardback. One of the leading humanists of Quattrocento Italy, Lorenzo Valla (1406-1457) has been praised as a brilliant debunker of medieval scholastic philosophy. In this book, the author seeks a more balanced assessment, presenting us with a comprehensive analysis of the humanist's attempt at radical reform of Aristotelian scholasticism. Series: I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History. Num Pages: 416 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: HPCB; HRQA. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 35. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674032699
- ISBN
- 9780674032699
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.92€ 55.87
€ 59.92
€ 55.87
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 3JJG; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801475306
- ISBN
- 9780801475306
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.55
€ 40.99
€ 36.55
Paperback. Discusses the author's experiences on three campuses within the University of California system where Asian American studies was first developed - in response to vehement student demand - under the rubric of ethnic studies. This title documents a field of endeavour in which scholarship and identity define and strengthen each other. Series: The Asian American Experience. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; GTB; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252072536
- ISBN
- 9780252072536
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.58
€ 38.58
Paperback. Against the domination of moral deliberation by rights-talk In Defence of War asserts that belligerency can be morally justified, even while it is tragic and morally flawed. Recovering the early Christian tradition of just war thinking, Nigel Biggar argues in favour of aggressive war in punishment of grave injustice. Num Pages: 374 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAM1; HRCM; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 236 x 21. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198725831
- ISBN
- 9780198725831
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.37
€ 43.37
Paperback. Provocative reassessment of the Great Terror as a price worth paying Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Publisher
- Verso Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784782023
- ISBN
- 9781784782023
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.51
€ 19.51
Hardcover. Buffeted by a successon of crises, Europe has not been so weak and so divided for a long time. In these troubled times for both Europe and the European idea, can the continent hold together? And, if so, under what terms - and for what purpose? Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JM; HBJD; JPSN2; KCP; KCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 224 x 24. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198755319
- ISBN
- 9780198755319
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.26
€ 43.26
Hardcover. Num Pages: 536 pages, illus & 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJF1; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 181 x 253 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1188.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845197582
- ISBN
- 9781845197582
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.14
€ 130.14
Paperback. In the hell that was World War II, the Eastern Front was its heart of fire and ice. Gottlob Bidermann served in that lethal theatre from 1941 to 1945, and this memoir of those years recaptures his gruelling experiences with an army marching on the road to ruin. Editor(s): Zumbro, Derek S. Translator(s): Zumbro, Derek S. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 344 pages, 60 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas United States
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700611225
- ISBN
- 9780700611225
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 34.82
€ 34.99
€ 34.82
Hardback. Editor(s): Prados, John. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566638685
- ISBN
- 9781566638685
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.64
€ 29.99
€ 27.64
Hardback. Editor(s): Polezzi, Loredana; Ross, Charlotte. Series: The Fairleigh Dickinson University Press Series in Italian Studies. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 168 x 20. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611473797
- ISBN
- 9781611473797
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.68
€ 144.68
Hardback. Loren's In Contact offers a fascinating synthesis of current knowledge of the contact period between Europeans and Native peoples in the American Eastern woodlands. Series: Issues in Eastern Woodlands Archaeology. Num Pages: 156 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 156
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759106604
- ISBN
- 9780759106604
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.77
€ 147.77
Paperback. In Constant Prayer is your gateway to deeper communion with God. Expect something new to unfold before you and within you while heeding this ancient call. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCS; HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 203.
- Publisher
- Robert Benson United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780849946035
- ISBN
- 9780849946035
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.07
€ 17.99
€ 17.07
paperback. Drawing on social-criticism, self-help manuals, and the social scientific analysis of American character, this text examines American thinking about individualism, conformity, and community from 1920 through 1995. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBTB; JHMC; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 146 x 10. Weight in Grams: 231.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847697076
- ISBN
- 9780847697076
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.85
€ 60.85
Paperback. Thanks to the recent return to religion, the holy has become a relevant issue in public debate as concepts such as re-sacralization and re-enchantment suggest. This situation calls for a reassessment of both classical and new theories about the holy. This book deals with this topic. Editor(s): Heimbrock, Hans-Gunter. Series: Research in Contemporary Religion. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: HRLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783525604410
- ISBN
- 9783525604410
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 84.66€ 66.34
€ 84.66
€ 66.34
Paperback. What went on behind closed doors in the Tudor Court? Comprehensive coverage of all the major Tudors: Henry VII, Elizabeth of York, Prince Arthur, Henry VIII, Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, Catherine Parr, Henry VIII's various mistresses, Edward VI, Mary Tudor and Elizabeth I. Num Pages: 256 pages, 31 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 124 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445614755
- ISBN
- 9781445614755
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.41
€ 16.99
€ 13.41