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Paperback. Martyrdom is a controversial topic, with a long history of provoking fierce debate. In this Very Short Introduction Jolyon Mitchell provides a historical analysis to understand the contemporary debates surrounding martyrdom. Using examples from a variety of contexts around the world, he explores how it has evolved, and what it means today. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 20 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAM9; HRAX; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 174 x 114 x 8. Weight in Grams: 126.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199585236
- ISBN
- 9780199585236
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.89
€ 13.99
€ 10.89
Paperback. Suggests that Martyrs are produced, not by lived experience of particular historical individuals but by the stories that are later told about them. This work explores the central role of persecution in the early development of Christian ideas, institutions, and cultural forms and shows how the legacy of Christian martyrdom plays out in the world. Series: Gender, Theory, and Religion. Num Pages: 360 pages, 3 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCC2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 502. Early Christian Culture Making. Series: Gender, Theory, and Religion. 360 pages, 3 black & white illustrations. Suggests that Martyrs are produced, not by lived experience of particular historical individuals but by the stories that are later told about them. This work explores the central role of persecution in the early development of Christian ideas, institutions, and cultural forms and shows how the legacy of Christian martyrdom plays out in the world. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HRCC2. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 19. Weight: 488.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231129879
- ISBN
- 9780231129879
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.27
€ 36.99
€ 27.27
Hardback. Suggests that Martyrs are produced, not by lived experience of particular historical individuals but by the stories that are later told about them. This work explores the central role of persecution in the early development of Christian ideas, institutions, and cultural forms and shows how the legacy of Christian martyrdom plays out in the world. Series: Gender, Theory, and Religion. Num Pages: 360 pages, 3 photographs. BIC Classification: HRCC2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 171 x 25. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231129862
- ISBN
- 9780231129862
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.06€ 82.78
€ 108.06
€ 82.78
Paperback. The hired gunman who confronted Sister Dorothy asked her if she was carrying a weapon. She produced her Bible and began to read. This story presents the murder in 2005 of an American nun, Sister Dorothy Stang, which focused the world's attention on the plight of poor farmers in the Brazilian Amazon and their struggles against rapacious developers. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JJP; BGX; HRCX6; HRCX8; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 137 x 12. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Orbis Books (USA) United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570757358
- ISBN
- 9781570757358
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.72
€ 19.99
€ 18.72
Paperback. The author describes his archeological excavation of a seventeenth-century English settlement in Virginia and his discovery of evidence of the early colonial way of life. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLH; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Edition
- Second
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813913230
- ISBN
- 9780813913230
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.02
€ 46.02
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 494 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1057.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 494
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691640259
- ISBN
- 9780691640259
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 252.87
€ 252.87
Paperback. Editor(s): Lull, Timothy F.; Russell, William. Num Pages: 560 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCC9; HRCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 190 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1172.
- Publisher
- 1517 Media United States
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780800698836
- ISBN
- 9780800698836
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 86.48
€ 86.48
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Baker Publishing Group
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801038846
- ISBN
- 9780801038846
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.16
€ 28.16
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 25 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JB; BGX; HBJD; HBLH; HRCC9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300226379
- ISBN
- 9780300226379
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.85
€ 21.99
€ 17.85
Paperback. This Very Short Introduction presents Martin Luther as historians now see him. Instead of singling him out as a modern hero, the book emphasizes the context in which Luther worked, the colleagues who supported him, and the opponents who adamantly opposed his agenda for change. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, Approx 18 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; HBJD; HBTB; HRAX; HRCC9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 112 x 8. Weight in Grams: 120.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199574339
- ISBN
- 9780199574339
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.95
€ 10.99
€ 9.95
Paperback. The fifteenth and sixteenth centuries witnessed a transition in the history of Western Civilization, during which the world of medieval Christendom began to give way to a new world order. Num Pages: 140 pages, photos & maps. BIC Classification: BG; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 122 x 8. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780882952314
- ISBN
- 9780882952314
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.86
€ 31.86
paperback. In these eloquent essays that reflect upon King's legacy over the past two decades and the meaning of his life today, a portrait emerges of a man constantly evolving and going deeper into the roots of violence and injustice--a man whose challenge remains as timely and necessary as ever. Num Pages: 172 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: HRCV9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 137 x 11. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Orbis Books United States
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570757365
- ISBN
- 9781570757365
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.82
€ 17.99
€ 16.82
Martin Luther King Jr., Homosexuality, and the Early Gay Rights Moveme...
Long, Michael G.; Tutu, Archbishop Desmond
Paperback. Martin Luther King Jr. was neither an advocate or enemy of gay rights, but both sides of the debate use his words in their arguments. His widow cited them in her campaign for gay rights, while his daughter used them in her rejection of same-sex marriage. The author explores the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr in relation to gay rights. Num Pages: 199 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBJK; HBL; JFSJ; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Number of pages
- 199
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349446247
- ISBN
- 9781349446247
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.49
€ 67.49
Paperback. John Kirk presents the life of Martin Luther King in the context of the American civil rights movement placing him at the centre of the Afro-American fight for equality and recognition. Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 204 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 172 x 12. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 204
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408220139
- ISBN
- 9781408220139
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 47.35
€ 48.99
€ 47.35
Paperback. A study that is concerned with working out the interests brought to bear on each film project by their initiators and the impact each has made on the image of Luther in film in its historical context. Num Pages: 240 pages, illus. BIC Classification: APF; HBLH; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783525550199
- ISBN
- 9783525550199
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.58
€ 49.58
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1958
- Publisher
- Anchor Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 526
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780385098762
- ISBN
- 9780385098762
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.93
€ 21.99
€ 19.93
Paperback. When on 31 October 1517 an unknown monk nailed a theological pamphlet to the church door in a small university town, he set in motion a process that helped usher in the modern world. Within a few years Luther's ideas had spread like wildfire. This is his story. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JB; BGX; HBJD; HBLH; HRCC9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784703448
- ISBN
- 9781784703448
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.28
€ 25.99
€ 18.28
Paperback. Un excelente libro para celebrar el aniverario de los 500 anos de la reforma y como los valores de la reforma fueron, son y seran importantes siempre. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HRCV. Dimension: 231 x 152. Weight in Grams: 191.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- CLIE US
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788494452765
- ISBN
- 9788494452765
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.80
€ 16.99
€ 15.80
Hardback. Spanning more than fifty years of contemporary thought, this collection of essays and reviews by one of the century's most distinguished philosophical critics represents an intellectual odyssey that will reward readers with a creative and penetrating gloss on the major scholarly, political, and literary topics of the era. Editor(s): Jones, Robert E. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 31. Weight in Grams: 839.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761809333
- ISBN
- 9780761809333
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.89
€ 149.89
Paperback. Heidegger's writings are among the most formidable in the philosophy. The pivotal concepts of his thought are for many the source of both fascination and frustration. This title includes chapters that introduce and explain a key Heideggerian concept, or a cluster of closely related concepts. Series: Key Concepts. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPCF3; HPJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 24. Weight in Grams: 406. Key Concepts. Series: Key Concepts. 256 pages, illustrations. Editor(s): Davis, Bret W. Heidegger's writings are among the most formidable in the philosophy. The pivotal concepts of his thought are for many the source of both fascination and frustration. This title includes chapters that introduce and explain a key Heideggerian concept, or a cluster of closely related concepts. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: HPCF; HPCF3; HPJ. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 24. Weight: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844651993
- ISBN
- 9781844651993
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.20
€ 45.20