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Hardcover. Num Pages: 426 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 30. Weight in Grams: 826.
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
426
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1978
Condition
New
SKU
V9780913966419
ISBN
9780913966419
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.65

Paperback. Series: The King Legacy. Num Pages: 288 pages, Photographs. BIC Classification: HRCR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Beacon Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807086087
ISBN
9780807086087
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.05

Paperback. A timeless tale of love, lust, and politics, "Tosca" is one of the most popular operas ever written. In "Tosca's Rome," Susan Vandiver Nicassio explores the surprising historical realities that lie behind Giacomo Puccini's opera and the play by Victorien Sardou on which it is based. Num Pages: 360 pages, 40 halftones, 12 line drawings, 1 table, 14 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1DST; AVGC9; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226579726
ISBN
9780226579726
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.01

Paperback. Including three of his most famous and important essays, Utilitarianism, On Liberty, and Essay on Bentham, along with formative selections from Jeremy Bentham and John Austin, this volume provides a uniquely perspicuous view of Mill's ethical and political thought. Editor(s): Warnock, Mary. Num Pages: 272 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPQ; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 231 x 20. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631233527
ISBN
9780631233527
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.06

Hardcover. Few people have shaped ethics and political philosophy more than John Stuart Mill. This collection of his key writings and influences includes "Utilitarianism", "On Liberty", and "Essay on Bentham", along with selections from Jeremy Bentham and John Austin. Editor(s): Warnock, Mary. Num Pages: 272 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPQ; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631233510
ISBN
9780631233510
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.48

Hardback. This book offers a fresh reading of the biblical story of Joseph, alert to, and explicit about current literary methodology. Joseph is sold south by traders; then his brothers must go down to barter for food; and finally all his kin relocate in Egypt to survive famine. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761805106
ISBN
9780761805106
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.47

Paperback. Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951) was by any reckoning one of the major modern philosophers. This title explores aspects of Wittgenstein's personal and professional life. It examines various Wittgenstein's writings and lectures, including his last set of lectures in the mid-1940s at the University of Cambridge on philosophical psychology. Series: Institute for the Psychological Sciences Monograph. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 202.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Edition
1 New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780977310319
ISBN
9780977310319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.56

Paperback. ""Your Loving Son": Letters of an RCAF Navigator "is a collection of George King's wartime letters to his family in Summerberry, Saskatchewan. These letters--humorous, heartwarming, poignant--offer a glimpse of the war and of Prairie life from the pers8pective of one young man who journeyed far from home to serve his country. Editor(s): King, Stephen. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 256 x 12. Weight in Grams: 592.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Regina Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889771499
ISBN
9780889771499
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.62

Paperback. Library markings to spine, with usual markings inside. However, remains in a good to very good condition
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
World Council of Churches
Number of pages
182
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
SKU
KI20000660
ISBN
9782825413951
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

This book examines the phenomenon of infanticide in Ireland from 1850 to 1900. It is based on a large sample of 4,645 individual cases of infant murder, attempted infanticide and concealment of birth. Through a variety of sources, attitudes towards the crime of infanticide and women accused of the offence are revealed. Num Pages: 304 pages, Halftones, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; HBTB; JFSP1; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 28. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719088209
ISBN
9780719088209
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 151.48

Paperback. This work, on the internal dynamics of West Point, dissects and evaluates the curriculum and administration, and the social, military and bureaucratic aspects of the school. It provides a guide to the ideas and practices of military education before the Civil War. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386. Fine copy
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Kent State Univ Pr
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
KST0009928
ISBN
9780873386128
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 303 pages, 117 colour illustration, 81 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWT; HDD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 297 x 211 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1222.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford Archaeology
Condition
New
SKU
V9780900341595
ISBN
9780900341595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.54

Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DD; HBJD; JFFZ; PSV; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 210 x 24. Weight in Grams: 762.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Aarhus University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9788771242126
ISBN
9788771242126
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 22.10

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oxford Archaeology United Kingdom
Number of pages
341
Condition
New
SKU
V9780904220605
ISBN
9780904220605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.70

Hardcover. Taking his title from the catch-phrase of the eponymous hero of the 1825 play Paul Pry, a huge success in London, New York, and around the English-speaking world, David Vincent explores the worlds of privacy and celebrity in nineteenth-century Britain, examining debates about mass communication and state surveillance that link to today's concerns. Num Pages: 368 pages, 36 black and white figures/illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 674.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198725039
ISBN
9780198725039
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.86

Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, 42 colour illustrations, 16 colour plates, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBWC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 245 x 32. Weight in Grams: 672.
Publisher
Spellmount Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752486321
ISBN
9780752486321
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.57

Hardback. Describing how medieval Jewish Bible scholars sought to discover what is meant by the Angel s message from God to Abraham: 'Now I Know , this book examines their comments on the verses in Genesis about Abraham s readiness to sacrifice his son Isaac. It reviews five centuries of exegesis from Saadya (882-942) to Isaac Abrabanel (1437-1508). Series: Amsterdam Studies in Jewish Philosophy. Num Pages: 504 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRCG; HRJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 943.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319475202
ISBN
9783319475202
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 186.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 362 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 3JJPL; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Helion and Company
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910777428
ISBN
9781910777428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.42

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 20 Black & White. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 173 x 38. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Merrion
Condition
New
SKU
9781908928504
ISBN
9781908928504
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.00

Hardcover. This volume traces negative thinking about Athens from the late archaic period to Roman times. It challenges the easy modern supposition that Athens was generally seen as the cultural emblem of Greece, and casts light on the thinking of ancient peoples who - nowadays - tend to exist in Athens' shadow. Editor(s): Meidani, Katerina; Powell, Anton. Num Pages: 275 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 242 x 19. Weight in Grams: 620.
Publisher
The Classical Press of Wales
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905125593
ISBN
9781905125593
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.88

Paperback. Anthony Cotterell was a brilliant journalist, conscripted into the British Army in 1940. Here, his diary and selected war journalism are presented together to give a new insight into the life and work of the man who created a unique and vivid form of war reporting. Num Pages: 216 pages, 8 black & white plates, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 234 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
The History Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752493091
ISBN
9780752493091
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.60

Hardcover.
Publisher
The History Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752498898
ISBN
9780752498898
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.75

Hardback. Series: Drew University Studies in Liturgy. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: HRCC95. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 284 x 222 x 20. Weight in Grams: 803.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810849839
ISBN
9780810849839
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 171.70

Hardcover. Looking at philosophical problems starting with the pragmatics of language, this book develops a typology of pragmatic categories of speech within which declaratives have no uniquely privileged position. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 halftone, 8 line illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674031470
ISBN
9780674031470
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.18
€ 69.87

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