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Paperback. Recognizing the fundamental power of language in constructing the world we perceive, Ricoeur reveals the processes by which linguistic imagination creates and recreates meaning through metaphor. Translator(s): Czerny, R.; etc. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 464 pages, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: CFA; CFG; HPCF5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 454
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415312806
- ISBN
- 9780415312806
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.27
€ 25.99
€ 24.27
Paperback. Through critical analysis of key concepts and measures of the rule of law, this book shows that the choice of definitions and measures affects descriptive and explanatory findings about nomocracy. It argues a constitutionalist legacy from centuries ago explains why European civilizations display higher adherence to rule of law than other countries. Num Pages: 198 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPB; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 220 x 15. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349457731
- ISBN
- 9781349457731
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.13
€ 66.13
Hardcover. This book examines the competing regimes of law and religion an offers a multidisciplinary approach to demonstrate the global scope of their influence. It argues that the tension between these two institutions results from their disagreements about the kinds of rule that should govern human life and society, and from where they should be derived. Editor(s): Ilesanmi, Simeon Olusegun; Lee, Win-Chiat; Parker, J.Wilson. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRLP5; JFSR; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 217 x 22. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137447753
- ISBN
- 9781137447753
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Paperback. This book examines the competing regimes of law and religion an offers a multidisciplinary approach to demonstrate the global scope of their influence. It argues that the tension between these two institutions results from their disagreements about the kinds of rule that should govern human life and society, and from where they should be derived. Editor(s): Ilesanmi, S; Lee, W; Parker, J (University of Durham). Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRAM; JPA; L. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 377.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 291
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349496310
- ISBN
- 9781349496310
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.24
€ 66.24
Paperback. A grand account of the evolution of empire from its origins in ancient Rome to its most recent twentieth-century embodiment, The Rule of Empires explores the historical reality of subjugation and exposes the true limits of imperial power. Num Pages: 496 pages, 7 maps. BIC Classification: HBTQ; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 33. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199931156
- ISBN
- 9780199931156
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 25.29
€ 25.99
€ 25.29
Paperback. Saint Benedict of Nursia (c 480-543 AD) founded twelve monasteries. Benedict wrote a set of rules governing his monks, "The Rule of Benedict", one of the more influential documents in Western Civilization. This translation includes an introduction that discusses Benedict's teachings, what is known of his life, and the influence of his "Rule". Editor(s): White, Carolinne. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HRCC7; HRCX8. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 126.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140449969
- ISBN
- 9780140449969
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.31
€ 11.99
€ 10.31
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781316625682
- ISBN
- 9781316625682
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.05
€ 37.05
Hardcover. Nadine George-Graves provides a historical narrative of their achievements and uses black feminist theories, feminist theories of performance, and theories of class and popular culture to analyze the many layers of performance in which the Whitman Sisters participated, on and off the stage. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; ASZH; HBT; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 405.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312225629
- ISBN
- 9780312225629
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.92
€ 160.92
Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HREP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Publisher
- Snow Lion
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781559394376
- ISBN
- 9781559394376
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 34.12
€ 47.99
€ 34.12
Paperback. In early modern Europe, the king's body was literally sovereign. This title demonstrates the ways in which democratic societies have continued many of the rituals and practices associated with kingship in displaced, distorted, and, usually, unrecognizable forms. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: HP; HRA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226735368
- ISBN
- 9780226735368
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.91
€ 36.99
€ 29.91
Hardback. In early modern Europe, the king's body was literally sovereign. This title demonstrates the ways in which democratic societies have continued many of the rituals and practices associated with kingship in displaced, distorted, and, usually, unrecognizable forms. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: HP; HRA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226735351
- ISBN
- 9780226735351
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.06€ 99.45
€ 119.06
€ 99.45
Paperback. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: HPDF; VFMG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 144 x 10. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Himalayan Institute Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780893891527
- ISBN
- 9780893891527
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.07
€ 16.99
€ 16.07
Hardcover. Series: Studies in Military and Strategic History. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBTM; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403917737
- ISBN
- 9781403917737
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.82
€ 160.82
paperback. Series: Studies in Military and Strategic History. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBJD1; HBW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349513635
- ISBN
- 9781349513635
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 161.02
€ 161.02
Hardcover. 'The art of command is..to be the complete master, and yet the complete friend of every man on board; the temporal lord and yet the spiritual brother of every rating; to be detached and yet not dissociated.' "A Seaman's Pocket-Book", 1943, re-issued by Conway in September 2006, has found huge appeal with the British public. Num Pages: 120 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 216. Good copy with some shelf wear
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Conway
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KKD0007289
- ISBN
- 9781844860548
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages, 10 mono illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBWN; JWF; JWXZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 187 x 15. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- The Pool of London Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910860182
- ISBN
- 9781910860182
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.86
€ 11.99
€ 10.86
Hardcover. The Royal Navy in World War II is a comprehensive annotated bibliography of all monographs describing the role of British, Dominion, and minor allied forces in the naval war against the Axis. Editor(s): Gordon, Martin. Num Pages: 688 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JJH; GBCR; HBG; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 140 x 43. Weight in Grams: 924.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Number of pages
- 688
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810845343
- ISBN
- 9780810845343
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.42
€ 199.42
Hardback. Editor(s): Petley, Christer. Num Pages: 234 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 6 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBTQ; HBW; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 219 x 19. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137507648
- ISBN
- 9781137507648
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.74
€ 150.74
Hardback. Series: Studies in Military and Strategic History. BIC Classification: HBTQ. Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 495.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312214562
- ISBN
- 9780312214562
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.03
€ 128.03
Hardcover. A unique chronicle of Royal Naval Air Service practices during the First World War. Consolidates five original documents, published here in full for the first time. Num Pages: 280 pages, 450 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBWN; JWF; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 276 x 215. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473828193
- ISBN
- 9781473828193
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 50.86
€ 53.99
€ 50.86