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Paperback. .
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781585426195
ISBN
9781585426195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. This book investigates how philosophical texts display a variety of literary forms and explores philosophical writing and the relation of philosophy to literature and reading. Editor(s): Peters, Michael A. Series: Educational Philosophy and Theory Special Issues. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 246 x 170 x 8. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405194006
ISBN
9781405194006
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.30

Paperback. This work examines the threat to academic freedom and tenure within higher education institutions from both outside and inside sources, and discusses the ethical justification in their implementation. It argues that academic freedom and tenure benefits both institutions and society. Series: Issues in Academic Ethics. Num Pages: 300 pages, Bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPQ; JNA; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 335.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847683321
ISBN
9780847683321
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.55

Paperback. Explores the pleasures and pitfalls of the academic life. This title discusses three of the perennial issues that have surfaced in debates about the humanities: the relation between "amateurs" and "professionals," the relation between one academic discipline and another, and the relation between "jargon" and "plain language." Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; H; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 257.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691115719
ISBN
9780691115719
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.72

Hardcover. This is a detailed study of the changing nature and limits of academic freedom in pre-war Japan from the Meiji Restoration to the eve of World War II. The analysis is complemented by an extensive use of biographical and archival material. Num Pages: 264 pages, 6 illustrations, 18 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780520078215
ISBN
9780520078215
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.69
€ 53.80

Hardcover. Uses the history of the university and reframes the "Protestant Ethic" to consider the conditions of knowledge production in the world. The author argues that the research university developed in response to market forces and bureaucracy, producing a kind of academic whose goal was to establish originality and achieve fame through publication. Num Pages: 576 pages, 20 tables, 50halftones. BIC Classification: HBT; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 237 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1048.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226109213
ISBN
9780226109213
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.74
€ 78.49

Paperback. Presents an argument that the research university developed in response to market forces and bureaucracy, producing a academic whose goal was to establish originality and achieve fame through publication. This book investigates the origins and evolving fixtures of academic life: the lecture catalog, the library catalog, and the grading system. Num Pages: 668 pages, 51 halftones, 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; 3JJ; HBT; JHBC; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 36. Weight in Grams: 914.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
668
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226109220
ISBN
9780226109220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.62

Hardcover. A comprehensive account of half a century's excavation and investigation at one of Egypt's most enigmatic pyramid sites Num Pages: 352 pages, 25 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HDDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150. .
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Rev Upd
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774167904
ISBN
9789774167904
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.19

Paperback. .
Publisher
IVP Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
4.5.2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780830835478
ISBN
9780830835478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.67

paperback. Series: Christian living. Num Pages: 192 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HRCC9; HRCV; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 108 x 13. Weight in Grams: 113.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1959
Publisher
Moody Publishers United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802400475
ISBN
9780802400475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.55

Paperback. Num Pages: 1088 pages. BIC Classification: HRCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 31. Weight in Grams: 524.
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers United States
Number of pages
1088
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842384926
ISBN
9780842384926
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.64

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers United States
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9781414301754
ISBN
9781414301754
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.00

Paperback. In this book Mohammad Akram reviews the life and legacy of Abu Hanifa, and surveys the evolution of the Hanafi school in different regions of the Islamic world. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations, charts. BIC Classification: BGX; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 150 x 10. Weight in Grams: 218. His Life, Legal Method and Legacy. 160 pages, illustrations. In this book Mohammad Akram reviews the life and legacy of Abu Hanifa, and surveys the evolution of the Hanafi school in different regions of the Islamic world. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGX; HRH. Dimension: 210 x 150 x 10. Weight: 218.
Publisher
Kube Publishing Ltd
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847740175
ISBN
9781847740175
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.37

Paperback. Abu Dhabi has pumped huge amounts of money into culture, sport and infrastructural development. This book demonstrates the resilience of a traditional monarchy in the twenty-first century and its efforts to create a system of tribal capitalism that incorporates old political allegiances into modern engines of growth. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBXU; HBJF1; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849041539
ISBN
9781849041539
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.33

Paperback. .
Publisher
Tughra Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597843713
ISBN
9781597843713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.07

Paperback. For years Helene Cixous has been dreaming about The Book-I-Don t-Write but each time she approaches The Book, it withdraws. The-Book-I-Don t Write is always just out of reach. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 138. .
Publisher
Polity Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509500550
ISBN
9781509500550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.84

hardcover. Helene Cixous has dreamed for years of "The Book-I-Don't-Write," but each time she approaches it, it withdraws. The-Book-I-Don't-Write is always just out of reach. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781509500543
ISBN
9781509500543
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.61

Paperback. Series: NYU Series in Social & Cultural Analysis. Num Pages: 256 pages, 41 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: DS; HBTB; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
New York University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479818365
ISBN
9781479818365
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Hardback. Deals with the development of thinking under different cultural conditions, focusing on the evolution of mathematical thinking in the history of science and education. This book provides a conceptual framework for describing and explaining the development of cognition by reflective abstractions from systems of actions. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 432 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 23. Weight in Grams: 785.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792338161
ISBN
9780792338161
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 195.50

Hardback. Mancosu offers an original investigation of key notions in mathematics: abstraction and infinity, and their interaction. He gives a historical analysis of the theorizing of definitions by abstraction, and explores a novel approach to measuring the size of infinite sets, showing how this leads to deep mathematical and philosophical problems. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPL; PBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 243 x 19. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198746829
ISBN
9780198746829
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.00

hardcover. Series: New Problems of Philosophy. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK; PBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 698.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781138827585
ISBN
9781138827585
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 192.20

Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HB; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 161 x 237 x 21. Weight in Grams: 546. Fine, clean copy in dust wrapper. DW showing minor shelfwear, remains a nice copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Transaction Publishers
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0006377
ISBN
9780887381805
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. From the Pan Military Classics Series comes a hugely accomplished, definitive account of one of history's most pivotal wars. Series: Pan Military Classics. Num Pages: 848 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 133 x 55. Weight in Grams: 710.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Number of pages
848
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Main Market
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330510042
ISBN
9780330510042
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.76

paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 111 x 177 x 11. Weight in Grams: 84.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1974
Publisher
Moody Publishers United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802405609
ISBN
9780802405609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.57

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