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Paperback. Founded in 1893, the National League of the Blind was the first nationwide self-represented group of visually impaired people in Britain. This book explores its campaign to make the state solely responsible for providing training, employment and assistance for the visually impaired as a right, and its fight to abolish all charitable aid for them. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Social Movements. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349473304
ISBN
9781349473304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.25

Paperback. Blind Tom was the stage name of Thomas Greene Wiggins, a blind black pianist born into slavery in 1849. In this focused, consequential study, Southall reformulates the debate surrounding Blind Tom and expands its dimensions significantly. Num Pages: 224 pages, 4 b&w photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AVH; BGF; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 159 x 12. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810845459
ISBN
9780810845459
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.62

Paperback. Examines the role of intellectuals in foreign policymaking. This work recounts the history of the development of ideas about strategy and foreign policy during a critical period in American history: the era of the nuclear standoff between the United States and the Soviet Union. Num Pages: 264 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691133874
ISBN
9780691133874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. Stretching from the years immediately after World War II to the spy operations of the Clinton administration, the authors present extraordinary revelations about undersea conflict between the US and British submarines and the Soviet fleet in an unseen intelligence war. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DVU; 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPSH; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
New
SKU
9780099409984
ISBN
9780099409984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.01

paperback. Brian Keenan went to Beirut in 1985 for a change of scene from his native Belfast. He became headline news when he was kidnapped by fundamentalist Shi'ite militiamen and held for the next four and a half years. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 3JJPN; BTP; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 360. Copy with some shelf wear, but overall a good and clean copy
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1900
Edition
Media tie-in
SKU
KIN0031274
ISBN
9780099472148
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Although sex and philosophy have much in common, however, they have scarcely known one another. This study explains why philosophy has never been fully sexualized nor sex really philosophized. It highlights the marked deletion of sexual topics and themes from philosophical works, while also opening doors for their union. Translator(s): Porter, Catherine. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HP; JHBK5. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252074882
ISBN
9780252074882
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.47

Hardback. Blighted Beginnings: Coming of Age in Independent Ireland offers a much needed examination of the manner in which narratives of emerging selfhood were used persistently by authors in order to critique and reform problems that have plagued post-independence Ireland. Num Pages: 266 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 170 x 20. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Bucknell University Press United States
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611483536
ISBN
9781611483536
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.57

Paperback. Bletchley Park, known to those who worked there as Station X, was the scene of one of the greatest Allied triumphs of the Second World War. This book contains photographs showing them at work and play. It explains how their work influenced the battle against Nazi Germany and its Italian and Japanese allies. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 56 pages, 70 col. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBWQ; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 150 x 5. Weight in Grams: 134.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
56
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747812159
ISBN
9780747812159
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.39

Paperback. The British government's top secret Code & Cypher School at Bletchley Park was the unlikely setting for one of the most vital undercover operations of the Second World War. The author provides an insight into the daily lives of the civilian and service personnel who contributed to the breaking of the Enigma. Num Pages: 144 pages, 80 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 174 x 10. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750933629
ISBN
9780750933629
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.68

Paperback. Vietnam veteran Don Yost explores the pain and rage of his experience as a correspondent near Mai Laid in 1968, transforming it through writing to a elegaic and powerful memoir, imbued with a significant message for our time. Num Pages: 174 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; BTM; HBJF; HBWS2; HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 132 x 10. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Sheed & Ward
Number of pages
174
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556128042
ISBN
9781556128042
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.47

Paperback. Studies liturgical blessing and its role in the religious life of Christians during the central and later Middle Ages, focusing on the blessings of the Franco-Roman liturgical tradition from the tenth to late thirteenth centuries. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 3H; HRCC2; HRCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 568.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Edition
1 New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813215457
ISBN
9780813215457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.42

Hardcover. Jordan also argues that no matter what the courts do, Christian churches will have to decide for themselves whether to bless same-sex unions. No civil compromise can settle the religious questions surrounding gay marriage. Num Pages: 256 pages, 11halftones. BIC Classification: HRCR; HRCX6; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226410333
ISBN
9780226410333
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.78

Paperback. Why are so many churches vehemently opposed to blessing same-sex unions? This title shows how carefully selected ideals of Christian marriage have come to dominate recent debates over same-sex unions. It is suitable for both sides of the ongoing American debate over gay marriage. Num Pages: 256 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: HRCV4; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226102535
ISBN
9780226102535
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.41

Paperback. An examination of the cultural context in which theological pluralism emerged. Analyzing models of theology, this work formulates a "revisionist" model and applies it to questions in contemporary theology including the meanings of religion, theism, and of Christology. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226811291
ISBN
9780226811291
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.91

Hardback. The Prophet Muhammad was blessed with many divinely inspired names. They shed light upon his beautiful nature and exemplary character. Series: Blessed Names. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: HRHT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 127. .
Publisher
Kube Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
120
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847740885
ISBN
9781847740885
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.06

Hardback. .
Publisher
Kube Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
136
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847740878
ISBN
9781847740878
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.51

Paperback. With the aim of showing Saint Louis as he was commemorated in the literature of the Middle Ages, this book presents six previously untranslated texts: two little-known but early and important vitae of Saint Louis; two unedited sermons by the Parisian preacher Jacob of Lausanne (d. Series: Notre Dame Texts in Medieval Culture. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; HBLC1; HRCC7; HRCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268029845
ISBN
9780268029845
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.83

Hardback. Blessed Are You: A Comprehensive Guide to Jewish Prayer offers the layperson, in a nonacademic, simple (but not simplistic) style, a one-volume, encyclopedic presentation of virtually every aspect of prayer in Judaism. Num Pages: 324 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ; HRLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9780876684658
ISBN
9780876684658
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.85

Paperback. Num Pages: 68 pages. BIC Classification: HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 103 x 7. Weight in Grams: 62.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Shoemaker Hoard
Condition
New
SKU
V9781593761004
ISBN
9781593761004
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.54

Hardcover. Num Pages: 792 pages. BIC Classification: HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1046.
Publisher
Liturgical Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814647219
ISBN
9780814647219
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.81

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