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Hardcover. This fourth volume in the series exploring religions and the environment looks at the role of the Hindu tradition in the development of ecological awareness in India. It asks whether concepts of nature in the classical texts might inspire or impede an eco-friendly attitude amongst modern Hindus. Editor(s): Chapple, Christopher; Tucker, Mary E. Series: Religions of the World and Ecology. Num Pages: 620 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: HRG; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1000.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 620
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780945454250
- ISBN
- 9780945454250
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 46.60
€ 54.99
€ 46.60
Hardback. After introducing modern India and reviewing definitions of Hinduism and modernity, the author presents key aspects of Hinduism, ancient and modern, in such a way as to form a critique of modernist theory. Hinduism is shown to be a dynamic world view which challenges Western notions of modernity. Series: Religion and Spirituality in the Modern World. Num Pages: 264 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HRG; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631208617
- ISBN
- 9780631208617
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.52
€ 144.52
Paperback. An examination of Hinduism in the context of modernity. After introducing modern India and reviewing definitions of Hinduism and of modernity, the book presents key aspects of Hinduism, ancient and modern. The last part of the book deals with problems of contemporary Hinduism. Series: Religion and Spirituality in the Modern World. Num Pages: 264 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HRG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 166 x 14. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631208624
- ISBN
- 9780631208624
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.60
€ 56.60
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Anness Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780193311
- ISBN
- 9781780193311
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.73
€ 13.99
€ 11.73
Paperback. Your hands-on guide to one of the world's major religions
The dominant religion of India, "Hinduism" refers to a wide variety of religious traditions and philosophies that have developed over thousands of years. Today, the United States is home to approximately one million Hindus. Num Pages: 388 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 189 x 21. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 388
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470878583
- ISBN
- 9780470878583
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.42
€ 25.99
€ 19.42
Paperback. Hinduism: A Reader offers a comprehensive guide to this major world religion through a combination of passages from scriptures and excerpts from the work of leading scholars in the field. Editor(s): Sarma, Deepak. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 189 x 25. Weight in Grams: 822.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 424
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405149907
- ISBN
- 9781405149907
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.69
€ 47.69
Paperback. In this Very Short Introduction, Kim Knott offers a succinct and authoritative overview of Hinduism and its key beliefs. In this second edition she considers new issues facing Hindus such as the politicization of Hinduism in India, the increasing impact of Hindu nationalism, and the rise and fall of sectarian Hindu movements. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 14 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: HRG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 174 x 111. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198745549
- ISBN
- 9780198745549
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.89
€ 13.99
€ 10.89
Paperback. Hinduism is followed by one-fifth of humankind. Far from a monolithic theistic tradition, the religion comprises thousands of gods, a complex caste system, and hundreds of languages and dialects. This book examines the traditions, beliefs, and rituals Hindus hold in common. Translator(s): Harshav, Barbara. Num Pages: 448 pages, 27 halftones. 34 tables. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691089539
- ISBN
- 9780691089539
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.92
€ 46.99
€ 33.92
Paperback. Series: The Basics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HRG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2023
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415716468
- ISBN
- 9780415716468
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.26
€ 22.26
Paperback. Explaining to untrained and often elderly recruits how best to subdue suspicious visitors and most effectively defend a village, what to wear on patrol and how reliably to spot a German parachutist, this volume has been reproduced precisely as it was when pored-over by our relatives during the Second World War. Num Pages: 64 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWXZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 183 x 6. Weight in Grams: 70.
- Publisher
- Old House Books
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781908402721
- ISBN
- 9781908402721
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.18
€ 8.18
Hardback. Takes on the history of philosophy, viewing it as a history of masculine texts and male problems and questioning its social and legislative conclusions. This work argues that the position of women in philosophy is a question of exclusion by men rather than, as some suggest, of a hypothetically imminent "femininity." Translator(s): Selous, Trista. Num Pages: 392 pages, 0 halftones, 0 color illus., 0 line drawings, 0 tables. BIC Classification: HP; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231138949
- ISBN
- 9780231138949
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.46€ 83.75
€ 109.46
€ 83.75
Paperback. Tracing the evolution of state military institutions from the seventh to the twelfth centuries, this book challenges much of the received wisdom of Western scholarship on the origins and early development of warriors in Japan. Num Pages: 284 pages, 4 half-tones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3F; 3H; HBJF; HBLC; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804726962
- ISBN
- 9780804726962
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. With access to hundreds of previously untapped documents, including the unpublished letters and diaries of members of Hirohito's royal court, historian Bix has traced the Japanese emperor's reign from 1926 to 1989, revealing surprising information about his role in World War II. of photos. Num Pages: 880 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BGH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 204 x 45. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Publisher
- Harper Perennial
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062560513
- ISBN
- 9780062560513
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
paperback. Originally published in hardcover in 2015 by Bloomsbury Academic. Num Pages: 1208 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 159 x 59. Weight in Grams: 1828.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Academic
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472596710
- ISBN
- 9781472596710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.59
€ 40.99
€ 36.59
Paperback. When the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima in August 1945, killing 100,000 men, women and children, a new era in human history opened. This book presents an account of six men and women who struggled to cope with catastrophe and with often crippling disease. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141184371
- ISBN
- 9780141184371
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
paperback. When the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima in August 1945, killing 100,000 men, women and children, it was the beginning of a terrifying new episode in human history. This title presents the event with an account of six men and women who survived despite all the odds. Series: Penguin Magnum Collection. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141041865
- ISBN
- 9780141041865
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 12.37
€ 19.99
€ 12.37
Hardback. Series: The Wellek Library Lectures. Num Pages: 104 pages, 38 illustrations. BIC Classification: AB; AC; HPN; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 104
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231152785
- ISBN
- 9780231152785
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.28€ 64.47
€ 83.28
€ 64.47
Paperback. Series: The Wellek Library Lectures. Num Pages: 104 pages, 38 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 204 x 9. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 104
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231152792
- ISBN
- 9780231152792
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.43
€ 30.99
€ 22.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 48 pages, Illustrations (colour). BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBWQ. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 255 x 175 x 3. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Publisher
- Crabtree Pub Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780778711797
- ISBN
- 9780778711797
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. In one of the defining moments of twentieth century, more than 100,000 people were killed instantly by two atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki by US Air Force B29s. This title tells the story of the tragedy through eyes of the survivors, from twelve-year-olds forced to work in war factories to the wives and children who faced it alone. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 139 x 47. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Number of pages
- 720
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552778503
- ISBN
- 9780552778503
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.35
€ 26.99
€ 20.35