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Hardcover. Muhammad ibn Idris al-Shafi'i (767-820) was one of Islam's foundational legal thinkers. Shafi'i considered law vital to social and cosmic order: the key obligation of each Muslim was to obey God. This study sketches his life in his intellectual and social context. Series: Makers of the Muslim World. Num Pages: 160 pages, ill. BIC Classification: HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851684380
- ISBN
- 9781851684380
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.09
€ 33.99
€ 32.09
Paperback. Written in a simple style, with context boxes, illustrations and images aplenty, this short book brilliantly narrates the life and times of Al-Ghazali. Num Pages: 104 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGX; HPDC; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 142 x 6. Weight in Grams: 166. A Concise Life. 104 pages, 20 illustrations. Written in a simple style, with context boxes, illustrations and images aplenty, this short book brilliantly narrates the life and times of Al-Ghazali. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGX; HPDC; HRH. Dimension: 197 x 142 x 6. Weight: 166.
- Publisher
- Kube Publishing Ltd
- Number of pages
- 104
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847740304
- ISBN
- 9781847740304
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.13
€ 11.13
Paperback. Charts the theological defense of icons during the Iconoclastic controversies of the eighth and ninth centuries, whose high point came in AD 787, when the Second Council of Nicaea restored the cult of images in the church. This title demonstrates how the dogmas of the Trinity and the Incarnation eventually provided the basic rationale for images. Series: The A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts. Num Pages: 224 pages, 50 halftones. BIC Classification: ACK; AFWH; AGR; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 192 x 255 x 12. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691141251
- ISBN
- 9780691141251
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.11€ 41.78
€ 53.11
€ 41.78
Paperback. What does it mean when we speak of human dignity? What challenges Editor(s): Howard, Professor Thomas Albert (Gordon College Massachusetts Gordon College, Massachusetts Gordon College, Massachusetts Gordon College, Massachusetts Gordon College, Massachusetts Gordon College, Massachusetts Gordon College, Massachusetts Gordon College, Massachusetts). Num Pages: 132 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 13. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813221434
- ISBN
- 9780813221434
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.13
€ 25.13
Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Sapientia Press
- Number of pages
- 207
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781932589405
- ISBN
- 9781932589405
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.33
€ 59.33
Hardcover. This exciting interdisciplinary volume, featuring contributions from a group of leading international scholars, reflects on the long history of representations of transatlantic slaves and slavery, encompassing a broad chronological range, from the eighteenth century to the present day. Editor(s): Kaplan, Cora; Oldfield, Dr. J. R. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 222 x 144 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230578203
- ISBN
- 9780230578203
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.31
€ 62.31
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 10 page colour insert. BIC Classification: HRKP1; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 604. An Ancient Egyptian Manual of Consciousness. 304 pages, 10 page colour insert. Revealing the initiatory secrets of the Osirian Mystery school, Ellis provides the essential teachings and shamanic tools needed to return to Zep Tepi--the creative source--as we face the transitional time of radical change currently at hand. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HRKP1; VXA. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 22. Weight: 604.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions Bear and Company
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591431404
- ISBN
- 9781591431404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 22.97
€ 27.99
€ 22.97
Paperback. Num Pages: 101 pages. BIC Classification: HRCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Alban Institute, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 101
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566994330
- ISBN
- 9781566994330
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.66
€ 37.66
Hardback. In 911, the French king ceded land along the river Seine to Rollo the Viking, on condition that he convert to Christianity. This work advances our understanding of early Normandy and the Vikings' transformation from pagan raiders to Christian princes. It also sheds light on the intersection of religious tradition, identity, and power. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 map, 1 genealogical chart. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674024434
- ISBN
- 9780674024434
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.84€ 69.50
€ 77.84
€ 69.50
Hardcover. In this text, the author reinterprets the works of three highly intellectual, imaginative writers for whom, nevertheless, life and its fictional equivalents are still the ultimate test of theory - Shakespeare, Beckett and the 1930s novelist L.H. Myers. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333973714
- ISBN
- 9780333973714
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.76
€ 62.76
Hardback. Series: Post-Communist Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 280 pages, 21 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUC; HBG; HBJD; HBLW3; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271022031
- ISBN
- 9780271022031
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.13€ 50.46
€ 60.13
€ 50.46
Paperback. Series: Cultural Liturgies. Num Pages: 198 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRCM; HRCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Baker Publishing Group
- Number of pages
- 198
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- New ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801035784
- ISBN
- 9780801035784
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.00
€ 26.99
€ 20.00
Hardback. The thirteen essays in Imagining the Jew in Anglo-Saxon Literature and Culture examine visual and textual representations of Jews before 1066. Editor(s): Zacher, Samantha. Series: Toronto Anglo-Saxon Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, 28. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2ABA; 3F; DSBB; HBJD1; HBLC; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442646674
- ISBN
- 9781442646674
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.40
€ 86.40
Paperback. Editor(s): Bohan, Harry; Kennedy, Gerard. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; GTB; HBJD1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 143 x 9. Weight in Grams: 150. New.
- Publisher
- Veritas Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781853908040
- ISBN
- 9781853908040
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 221 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFJC; GTB; HBAH; HBJH; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 2003 ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403961600
- ISBN
- 9781403961600
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 93.78
€ 93.78
Paperback. By returning to a pivotal moment in South African history - the Cape Colony in the period 1770-1830 - this book addresses current debates about nationalism, colonialism and neo-colonialism, and postcolonial/post-apartheid culture. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JH; DSBF; HBJH; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 13. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748664894
- ISBN
- 9780748664894
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.39
€ 32.99
€ 29.39
Hardback. Drawing on examples from different local and regional contexts,Imagining the British Atlantic after the American Revolution demonstrates the many remarkably local ways that revolution and empire were experienced in London, Pennsylvania, Pitcairn Island, and points in between. Editor(s): Meranze, Michael; Makdisi, Saree. Series: UCLA Clark Memorial Library Series. Num Pages: 396 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1DBK; 1KBB; DSB; HBJD; HBJD1; HBJK; HRAX; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 396
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442650695
- ISBN
- 9781442650695
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.16
€ 73.16
Paperback. Imagining the Balkans examines how an innocent geographic appellation was transformed into a powerful and widespread pejorative designation. In a new afterword, Maria Todorova discusses the reaction to her dubbing of the term Balkanism and recent events in the Balkans. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVW; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 286
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Updated Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195387865
- ISBN
- 9780195387865
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.26
€ 57.26
Paperback. In the first comprehensive critical study of Western literature about Thailand, Imagining Siam provides a thorough analysis, using Edward Said's concepts, of English language travelogues and travel literature. Caron Dann from Monash University. Num Pages: 262 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 151 x 209 x 21. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Monash Asia Institute
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781876924621
- ISBN
- 9781876924621
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.24
€ 35.99
€ 26.24
Paperback. An examination of how the Roman past was perceived, and used, by Victorian Britain. Series: Royal Historical Society Studies in History. Num Pages: 220 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QDAR; 3D; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Royal Historical Society
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780861933358
- ISBN
- 9780861933358
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.14
€ 33.99
€ 32.14