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Paperback. Two philosophers discuss public policy issues relating to social justice in the late 20th century. Each begins by making a case for or against affirmative action, laying out the major arguments on both sides. Each author then responds to the other's essay. Series: Point/Counterpoint: Philosophers Debate Contemporary Issues. Num Pages: 144 pages, index. BIC Classification: HPQ; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 11. Weight in Grams: 235.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847683024
- ISBN
- 9780847683024
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.47
€ 50.47
Paperback. Examining representations of Balinese culture in complex contexts of Indonesia's colonial history, Hindu ritual practice as opposed to Islam, and comparative Indo-European hierarchies, Boon offers a powerful critique of doctrinal approaches to culture, religion, literature, politics, and the history of ideas and disciplines. Num Pages: 264 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 1F; HBTB; HDD; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226064635
- ISBN
- 9780226064635
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.52
€ 37.99
€ 29.52
Hardback. This book offers a new history of a major medieval genre, affective meditations on the Passion. It argues that women were instrumental in the creation of this genre, and it illuminates how these scripts for the performance of prayer served to construct compassion itself as an intimate and feminine emotion. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: HBLC1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812242119
- ISBN
- 9780812242119
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.63
€ 81.63
Hardback. An exploration of the way in which the Northern Democrats of the mid-19th century lived their public lives. The author begins with an explanation of how people became Democrats, and goes on to discuss topics including the Democratic ideology, and their mordant rascism and partisan behaviour. Series: North's Civil War. Num Pages: 367 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JPFM; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 367
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823218646
- ISBN
- 9780823218646
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.82
€ 116.82
Paperback. An exploration of the way in which the Northern Democrats of the mid-19th century lived their public lives. The author begins with an explanation of how people became Democrats, and goes on to discuss topics including the Democratic ideology, and their mordant rascism and partisan behaviour. Series: North's Civil War. Num Pages: 367 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JPFM; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 367
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823218653
- ISBN
- 9780823218653
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.34
€ 41.99
€ 37.34
paperback. In this nuanced portrait of Athelstan, Sarah Foot offers the first full account of the king ever written. Series: The Yale English Monarchs Series. Num Pages: 284 pages, b/w pls. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3F; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 284
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300187717
- ISBN
- 9780300187717
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.64
€ 25.99
€ 19.64
Paperback.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 236
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752446783
- ISBN
- 9780752446783
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.55
€ 17.99
€ 16.55
Paperback. The Key Thinkers. Series: Key Thinkers. 224 pages. Editor(s): Giovannelli, Alessandro. Offers a comprehensive historical overview of the field of aesthetics. This title includes essays that introduce and explore the contributions of those philosophers who have shaped the subject, from its origins in the work of the ancient Greeks to contemporary developments in the 21st Century. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: HPN. Dimension: 149 x 217 x 16. Weight: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Academic
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441187772
- ISBN
- 9781441187772
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.18
€ 42.18
Hardback. Philosophers have considered questions raised by the nature of art, of beauty, and critical appreciation since ancient times, and the discipline of aesthetics has a long tradition that stretches from Plato to the present. Editor(s): Korsmeyer, Carolyn. Series: Philosophy: The Big Questions. Num Pages: 384 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 263 x 188 x 27. Weight in Grams: 936.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631205937
- ISBN
- 9780631205937
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.50
€ 152.50
Paperback. Philosophers have considered questions raised by the nature of art, of beauty, and critical appreciation since ancient times, and the discipline of aesthetics has a long tradition that stretches from Plato to the present. Editor(s): Korsmeyer, Carolyn. Series: Philosophy: The Big Questions. Num Pages: 384 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 21. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631205944
- ISBN
- 9780631205944
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.21
€ 47.21
Paperback. Series: Modern Introductions to Philosophy. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 120 x 12. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1972
- Edition
- 1972nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333115473
- ISBN
- 9780333115473
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.26
€ 63.26
Hardback. "Steven Cahn and Aaron Meskin have put together an unrivalled collection of great work in philosophical aesthetics, encompassing historical sources ranging from Plato to Shaftesbury, modern theories from Schiller to Gadamer, and more recent work covering all the central areas in contemporary aesthetics and philosophy of art. Editor(s): Cahn, Steven M.; Meskin, Aaron. Series: Blackwell Philosophy Anthologies. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 175 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1274.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 704
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405154345
- ISBN
- 9781405154345
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.64
€ 136.64
Hardback. In this systematic account of aesthetics in relation to the natural environment, Emily Brady provides critical understanding of what aesthetic appreciation of nature involves and develops her own distinctive aesthetic theory. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPN; JFC; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 555.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748614370
- ISBN
- 9780748614370
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.03€ 141.81
€ 148.03
€ 141.81
Hardback. A rigorous and many-layered study of the works of Blanchot and Adorno in terms of the relation between negativity and autonomy in the work of art with particular reference to literature, which yields a thinking of materiality in language as an ambiguous force of critique and innovation. Series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy. Num Pages: 338 pages. BIC Classification: ACXD2; DSA; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 237 x 34. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823269280
- ISBN
- 9780823269280
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.77
€ 84.77
Paperback. Editor(s): Downes, Stephen. Num Pages: 324 pages, 47 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: AVA; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 174. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781138213388
- ISBN
- 9781138213388
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.64
€ 72.64
Paperback. Editor(s): Berleant, Arnold; Carlson, Professor Allen (University of Alberta). Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551116853
- ISBN
- 9781551116853
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.28€ 68.17
€ 69.28
€ 68.17
Hardback. Translator(s): Farrell, John. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Series. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804743808
- ISBN
- 9780804743808
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.93
€ 127.93
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804743815
- ISBN
- 9780804743815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Paperback. Num Pages: 182 pages. BIC Classification: HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 148 x 10. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Oslo Academic Press Norway
- Number of pages
- 182
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788274773745
- ISBN
- 9788274773745
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.89
€ 42.99
€ 30.89
Paperback. Editor(s): Melberg, Arne. Num Pages: 176 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: HPN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 147 x 11. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Oslo Academic Press Norway
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788274772946
- ISBN
- 9788274772946
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.36
€ 27.99
€ 21.36
Paperback. This book presents one of the first systematic assessments of aesthetic insights into world politics. It examines the nature of aesthetic approaches and outlines how they differ from traditional analysis of politics. The book explores the potential and limits of aesthetics through a series of case studies on language and poetics. Series: Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSC; HPS; JHB; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349542260
- ISBN
- 9781349542260
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 124.23
€ 124.23
Hardcover. This anthology provides comprehensive coverage of the major contributions of analytic philosophy to aesthetics and the philosophy of art, from the earliest beginnings in the 1950a s to the present time. aeo Traces the contributions of the analytic tradition to aesthetics and the philosophy of art, from the 1950a s to the present time. Editor(s): Lamarque, Peter; Olsen, Stein Haugom. Series: Blackwell Philosophy Anthologies. Num Pages: 592 pages, 10. BIC Classification: 3JJP; ABA; HPCF5; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 265 x 188 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1242.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 592
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405105811
- ISBN
- 9781405105811
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.32
€ 171.32
Hardback. Series: Elements of Philosophy. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 631.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742564107
- ISBN
- 9780742564107
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 177.12
€ 177.12
Paperback. Part of "The Continuum Aesthetics" series, this book offers a different exploration of the key concepts and arguments in musical aesthetics. It looks at: the experience of listening; rhythm and musical movement; what modernism has meant for musical aesthetics; the relation of music to other 'sound arts'; improvisation and composition; and more. Series: Continuum Aesthetics Series. Num Pages: 258 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVA; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826485199
- ISBN
- 9780826485199
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.30
€ 66.30