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Hardback. This book offers a comprehensive survey of the philosophy of Antisthenes in all its aspects. Editor(s): Stork, Peter. Num Pages: 222 pages, 0 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HPCA; HPK; HPQ; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9789462982987
ISBN
9789462982987
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 178.52

Hardcover. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; LAT; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748697397
ISBN
9780748697397
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 213.19

Paperback. The roots of Scots law can be traced to the 1100s. How and why did that law come into being? How was it used in dispute resolution during the medieval and early modern periods? And how did its authority develop over the centuries? This volume explores such questions, introducing readers to the history of the Scottish legal system. Num Pages: 448 pages, 48 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBAH; LAZ; LR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748697403
ISBN
9780748697403
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.91

Paperback. Legendary for a combination of spiritual power, beauty, charisma, showmanship, intimidation, and shrewd business sense, Marie Leveau also was known for her kindness and charity. This book explores social, political, and legal setting in which the lives of Laveau's African and European ancestors became intertwined in nineteenth-century New Orleans. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 3JH; BGH; HRKT; HRQX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University Press of Florida
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813032146
ISBN
9780813032146
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.83

Paperback. There are twenty-seven books in the traditional New Testament, but the early-Christian community was far more vibrant than that small number might lead you to think. Over the past century, many of those texts have been found and translated, yet they are rarely read in contemporary churches. In A New New Testament Hal Taussig seeks to change that. Num Pages: 660 pages. BIC Classification: HRCF2; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 205 x 46. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Mariner Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780544570108
ISBN
9780544570108
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.18

Paperback. A New Nation of Goods highlights the significant role of provincial artisans in four crafts in the northeastern United States-chairmaking, clockmaking, portrait painting, and book publishing-to explain the shift from preindustrial society to an entirely new configuration of work, commodities, and culture. Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 424 pages, 10 color, 107 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; JFCD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 250 x 180 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1026.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812222005
ISBN
9780812222005
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 37.30

Hardback. An insightful history of Italian immigrants' personal experience of language in America Series: Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Centennial Series. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; GTB; HBJK; JFFN; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780252034039
ISBN
9780252034039
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.98

Paperback. A provocative look at ten controversial questions that could lead to the radical transformation of Christianity Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
John Murray Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340995495
ISBN
9780340995495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.33

Paperback. This entirely new work guides the reader through the most basic systems of modal propositional logic up to systems of modal predicate with identity, dealing with both technical developments and discussing philosophical applications. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415126007
ISBN
9780415126007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.00

Paperback. Covering the origins, key features, and legacy of the Islamic tradition, the third edition of A New Introduction to Islam includes new material on Islam in the 21st century and discussions of the impact of historical ideas, literature, and movements on contemporary trends. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLH; HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170. .
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Third
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118953464
ISBN
9781118953464
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.07

Paperback. Conveying through 16 essays the continuing importance of American Studies and the excitement to be gained from its study, this book provides an evaluation of America's place in the world and the often tangled paths that led her there. It also examines ideals such as the commitment to liberty, equality and material progress. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 670.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Pearson
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582894372
ISBN
9780582894372
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.45

Hardback. This stimulating collection, which includes the author's most recent lectures, ranges widely across topics as diverse as art, religion, culture and time, and draws creatively on the sages of ancient India, China and Japan as well as on visionary thinkers from every nation, including Tolstoy, Victor Hugo and Gandhi. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8pp colour plates. BIC Classification: HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 189 x 28. Weight in Grams: 636.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848854826
ISBN
9781848854826
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.85
€ 63.36

Hardback. An overview of the history of yachting in its social, cultural, political and economic contexts. Num Pages: 432 pages, 24 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTM; WSSN3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783271337
ISBN
9781783271337
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.36
€ 54.09

Paperback. Sir Anthony Kenny presents a fascinating and authoritative new history of Western philosophy. Specially written for a broad popular readership, Kenny's lucid and stimulating history will become the definitive work for anyone interested in the people and ideas that shaped the course of Western thought. Series: New History of Western Philosophy. Num Pages: 1080 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 156 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1340.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
1088
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199656493
ISBN
9780199656493
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.57

Hardback. Sir Anthony Kenny unfolds a magisterial new history of Western philosophy. Specially written for a broad popular readership, Kenny's lucid and stimulating history will become the definitive work for anyone interested in the people and ideas that shaped the course of Western thought. Series: New History of Western Philosophy. Num Pages: 1088 pages, maps. BIC Classification: HPC; HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 172 x 61. Weight in Grams: 1530.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
1088
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199589883
ISBN
9780199589883
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 32.46

Paperback. A fascinating read for everyone interested in Scottish history, archaeology and the truth about the lives of Scotland's ancestors. Num Pages: 192 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3D; 3F; HBJD1; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 233 x 15. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906817701
ISBN
9781906817701
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.25

Hardcover. This stimulating new study provides a narrative of the monumental conflict of the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta, and examines the realities of the war and its effects on the average Athenian. The book offers an original interpretation of how and why the war began, and challenges the approach of Thucydides in his account of the war. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405122504
ISBN
9781405122504
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.36

Paperback. This stimulating new study provides a narrative of the monumental conflict of the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta, and examines the realities of the war and its effects on the average Athenian. The book offers an original interpretation of how and why the war began, and challenges the approach of Thucydides in his account of the war. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405122511
ISBN
9781405122511
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.53

Paperback. Offers the first overarching history of the humanities from Antiquity to the present. Num Pages: 400 pages, 14 black and white images. BIC Classification: HBG; HBL; JNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 231 x 26. Weight in Grams: 610.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198758396
ISBN
9780198758396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.54

Paperback. This accessible guide to the development of Japan's indigenous religion from ancient times to the present day offers an illuminating introduction to the myths, sites and rituals of kami worship, and their role in Shinto's enduring religious identity. Series: Wiley Blackwell Brief Histories of Religion. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRKN3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405155168
ISBN
9781405155168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 36.31

hardcover. Editor(s): Martin, F.X.; Byrne, Francis John. Series: New History of Ireland. Num Pages: 688 pages, maps, tables. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 150 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1235. [Vol IX only]. E. scarce. Fine in original cloth covers, lacking dust wrapper. Covers showing very light age and shelfwear. Light markings on page edges, tight binding, text is crisp and clear and remains a fine copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Clarendon Press Oxford
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0030156
ISBN
9780198217459
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 235.00

hardcover. Opening with a character-study of the period, followed by ten chapters of narrative history, this sixth volume presents a study of Ireland in 1914. It includes chapters on the economy, Literature, the Irish language, music, arts, education, administration and public service, and emigration, and concludes with a bibliography covering 1800-1921. Series: New History of Ireland. Num Pages: 1016 pages, 40 pp plates. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1306. Opening with a character-study of the period, followed by ten chapters of narrative history, this sixth volume presents a study of Ireland in 1914. It includes chapters on the economy, Literature, the Irish language, music, arts, education, administration and public service, and emigration, and concludes with a bibliography covering 1800-1921. Series: New History of Ireland. Num Pages: 1016 pages, 40 pp plates. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1306. [Vol VI only]. Scarce. Fine in fine dust wrapper. DW showing light age and shelfwear. Light markings on page edges, tight binding, text is crisp and clear and remains a fine copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Clarendon Press Oxford
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0030154
ISBN
9780198217510
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 85.00

hardcover. Editor(s): Martin, F.X.; Byrne, Francis John. Series: New History of Ireland. Num Pages: 602 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 150 x 38. Weight in Grams: 996. [Vol VIII only, 2002 reprint]. Rare. Fine in fine illustrated covers. Covers showing very light age and shelfwear. Light markings on page edges, tight binding, text is crisp and clear and remains a fine copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Clarendon Press Oxford
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0030155
ISBN
9780198217442
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 85.00

hardcover. Editor(s): Martin, F.X.; Byrne, Francis John. Series: New History of Ireland. Num Pages: 602 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 150 x 38. Weight in Grams: 996. Vol VIII only. Fine in fine cloth covers, lacking dust wrapper. Previous owner's name to ffep. Showing light age and shelf wear, remains a fine copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Clarendon Press Oxford
Edition
First Edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0028711
ISBN
9780198217442
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 98.00

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