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Hardback. Empiricism and the Problem of Metaphysics develops and defends an empiricist solution to the problem of metaphysics, then examines the implications of such a solution for skeptical arguments and the is-ought gap. At the heart of the solution is an empirically verifiable empiricist view of the a priori. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739142554
- ISBN
- 9780739142554
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.10
€ 137.10
Paperback. First published in essay form in 1956, this book presents Sellars' entire philosophical system and his attack on the Myth of the Given, which raised doubts about the very idea of "epistemology". An introduction situates the work within the history of recent philosophy. Num Pages: 192 pages, references. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 142 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 2nd Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674251557
- ISBN
- 9780674251557
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.55
€ 40.99
€ 33.55
Paperback. At last available in paperback, this book anticipates and explains the post-structuralist turn to empiricism. Presenting a challenging reading of David Hume's philosophy, the work is invaluable for understanding the progress of Deleuze's thought. Translator(s): Boundas, Constantin V. Num Pages: 186 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 10. Weight in Grams: 262. An Essay on Hume's Theory of Human Nature. 186 pages. At last available in paperback, this book anticipates and explains the post-structuralist turn to empiricism. Presenting a challenging reading of David Hume's philosophy, the work is invaluable for understanding the progress of Deleuze's thought. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HPCF. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 10. Weight: 264. Translator(s): Boundas, Constantin V.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 186
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231068130
- ISBN
- 9780231068130
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.38
€ 33.99
€ 24.38
Paperback. In this introduction, Stephen Davies explains what historians mean by empiricism, examines the origins, growth and persistence of empirical methods, and shows how students can apply these methods to their own work. Series: Theory & History. Num Pages: 176 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333964705
- ISBN
- 9780333964705
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.26
€ 35.99
€ 30.26
Paperback. Caruth thus reveals, in each of these authors, a tension between the abstraction of a conceptual language freed from reference and the compelling referential resistance of particular stories to abstraction. Num Pages: 182 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBF; HPCD; JMAF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 182
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801892691
- ISBN
- 9780801892691
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.31
€ 33.99
€ 28.31
Hardback. A study of the late Mongol empire in Northeast Asia during mid-fourteenth century. It focuses on the themes such as: the need for a regional perspective encompassing all states and ethnic groups in the area; the process and consequences of pan-Asian integration under the Mongols; and, the need to see Koryo Korea as part of the wider Mongol empire. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 450 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; HBLC1; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 38. Weight in Grams: 828.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780674036086
- ISBN
- 9780674036086
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 45.57
€ 54.99
€ 45.57
Paperback. Editor(s): Tyrrell, Ian; Sexton, Jay. Series: The United States in the World. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBAH; HBJK; HBTR; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801479199
- ISBN
- 9780801479199
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.87
€ 47.87
Paperback. Examines the impact of pre-emptive war on international law and human rights. Editor(s): Bartholomew, Amy. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: HBTQ; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 136 x 25. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745323695
- ISBN
- 9780745323695
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 30.03
€ 38.99
€ 30.03
Paperback. A history of the colonial tea plantation regime in Assam, which brought more than one million migrants to the region in northeast India, irrevocably changing the social landscape. Series: Radical Perspectives. Num Pages: 344 pages, 12 photographs, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; JFFN; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822350491
- ISBN
- 9780822350491
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.46
€ 32.99
€ 29.46
Paperback. A brilliant new history of the Caribbean. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 33. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main Market Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447217282
- ISBN
- 9781447217282
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.11
€ 17.99
€ 13.11
Hardcover. Empires, Soldiers, and Citizens 2/e offers a vivid range of eyewitness perspectives - from female munitions workers to Indian troops in France - which explore the social, cultural, and military dimensions of World War I. This second edition includes added material to reflect the very latest historical thinking. Editor(s): Shevin-Coetzee, Marilyn; Coetzee, Frans. Num Pages: 406 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 180 x 23. Weight in Grams: 796.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 406
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470655825
- ISBN
- 9780470655825
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.71
€ 101.71
Paperback. Empires, Soldiers, and Citizens 2/e offers a vivid range of eyewitness perspectives - from female munitions workers to Indian troops in France - which explore the social, cultural, and military dimensions of World War I. This second edition includes added material to reflect the very latest historical thinking. Num Pages: 408 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 172 x 19. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 408
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470655832
- ISBN
- 9780470655832
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 35.58
€ 35.99
€ 35.58
Hardback. A study of the role of family and trade networks in shaping the American West in the nineteenth century. Series: History of the American West. Num Pages: 648 pages, 43 illustrations, 12 maps. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 163 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1100.
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803224056
- ISBN
- 9780803224056
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.66
€ 63.66
Hardcover. Catherine L. Phipps examines a largely unacknowledged system of "special trading ports" that operated under full Japanese jurisdiction in the shadow of the better-known treaty ports. Phipps demonstrates why the special trading ports were key to Japan's achieving autonomy and regional power during the pivotal second half of the nineteenth century. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; KCLT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674417168
- ISBN
- 9780674417168
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 37.26
€ 45.99
€ 37.26
Paperback. A history of Central Eurasia since ancient times. It presents a fundamental rethinking of the origins, history, and significance of this major world region. It describes the rise and fall of the great Central Eurasian empires, including those of the Scythians, Attila the Hun, the Turks and Tibetans, and Genghis Khan and the Mongols. Num Pages: 512 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DV; 1FC; HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 216 x 34. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691150345
- ISBN
- 9780691150345
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.61
€ 24.99
€ 18.61
Paperback. Shows the Mediterranean as a majestic and bloody theatre of war. This title tells the story of military crusading, Barbary pirates, white slavery and the Ottoman Empire - and the larger picture of the struggle between Islam and Christianity. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QSM; 3JB; HBLH; HBTM; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571298198
- ISBN
- 9780571298198
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.90
€ 17.99
€ 12.90
Paperback. This volume offers a bold and comprehensive reinterpretation of the struggle for mastery in the Middle East during the long 19th century (1789-1923). Num Pages: 426 pages, 27 halftones, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBJF1; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 234 x 29. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 426
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674005419
- ISBN
- 9780674005419
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.29
€ 41.99
€ 34.29
Paperback. Shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson prize for non-fiction; the extraordinary and forgotten story behind the building of the First World War cemeteries. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWTY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007456680
- ISBN
- 9780007456680
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.34
€ 12.99
€ 11.34
Paperback. Explains the history of the warlord system in Afghani politics Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS4; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849042253
- ISBN
- 9781849042253
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.20
€ 46.99
€ 41.20
Hardback. Renaissance humanists believed that the origins of peoples could reveal crucial facts about their modern political character. The author explores what happened when European historians turned to study the political history of a faith other than their own. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 370 pages, 8 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 370
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674026568
- ISBN
- 9780674026568
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.95€ 69.50
€ 77.95
€ 69.50