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Hardcover. Presents an international comparative study of a mode of emancipation that worked to reinforce the institution of slavery. This book presents a volume of essays that comprises a comparative study of manumission - the act of freeing a slave while the institution of slavery continues - as it affected slave systems on both sides of the Atlantic. Editor(s): Brana-Shute, Rosemary; Sparks, Randy J. Series Editor(s): Lewis, Simon; Poole, W. Scott; Gleeson, David. Series: Carolina Lowcountry & the Atlantic World. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of South Carolina Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570037740
- ISBN
- 9781570037740
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.01
€ 68.01
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 b/w photos, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: HRG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- Crown Publications
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781400054039
- ISBN
- 9781400054039
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. First of its kind publication promotes a spiritual dialogue between Christian and Muslims. Editor(s): Cutsinger, James S. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRC; HRH; HRLK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Publisher
- World Wisdom Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780941532433
- ISBN
- 9780941532433
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.32
€ 23.99
€ 22.32
Hardcover. Bringing five relevant themes in the theology of Thomas Aquinas into mutually critical dialogue with contemporary theological concerns, this book presents Aquinas's Trinitarian theology of salvation through the incarnation and the possibility of a sacramental theology of religions, while also taking the scandal of his doctrine of reprobation. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 898.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268034887
- ISBN
- 9780268034887
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.77
€ 108.77
Hardback. The specter of psychological dysfunction has marched beside all soldiers in all wars. This book presents the true story of one young Pennsylvanian who marched into war with a patriotic chip on his shoulder only to stagger home under the burden of a two-year life-and-death struggle. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 168 x 16. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Lehigh University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611460551
- ISBN
- 9781611460551
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.56
€ 126.56
Paperback. Drawing almost exclusively from extensive primary accounts, this title presents a detailed case study of mental stress that is exceptional in the vast literature of the American Civil War. It offers sobering insight into the horrors that war wreaked upon one young man and illuminates the psychological aspect of the War Between the States. Num Pages: 208 pages, 24 illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803228245
- ISBN
- 9780803228245
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.83
€ 20.99
€ 20.83
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- IVP
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844743445
- ISBN
- 9781844743445
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.49
€ 13.99
€ 13.49
Paperback. Series: Pathway to Purpose S. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCV; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Zondervan United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780310292494
- ISBN
- 9780310292494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.51
€ 18.99
€ 17.51
Paperback. Political and economic developments after the implosion of the Sovjet Union have not been easy, nor have outcomes been similar. This book traces the trajectories of political development in post-communist countries through cases from within the post-communist region that exhibit maximum variation in terms of both background variables and outcome. Editor(s): Johannsen, Lars; Pedersen, Karin Hilmer. Num Pages: 170 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1DVU; GTB; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 170
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788779344341
- ISBN
- 9788779344341
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.85
€ 12.85
Paperback. Pathways for Remembering and Recognizing Indigenous Thought in Education is an exploration into some of the shared cross-cultural themes that inform and shape Indigenous thought and Indigenous educational philosophy. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HP; JFSL9; JHM; JNA; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781487521639
- ISBN
- 9781487521639
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.96
€ 34.99
€ 31.96
Paperback. This work examines the relationship between European and indigenous Andean ways of understanding the past. Following field work in Bolivia, the author argues that complex Andean rituals have hybridized European and indigenous traditions and are evidence of a keen social memory in the community. Num Pages: 552 pages, 20 b&w photographs, 41 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; HBAH; JFSL9; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299153144
- ISBN
- 9780299153144
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 34.28
€ 34.99
€ 34.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: HRCX6. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Cowley Publications
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781561012312
- ISBN
- 9781561012312
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.60
€ 15.99
€ 14.60
Paperback.
This volume explores the social and economic processes involved in the manufacture of obsidian prismatic blades, one of the sharpest cutting instruments ever produced in the prehistoric world. Focusing on ancient Mesoamerica, contributors examine the variation in the way the blades were manufactured and the causes behind their variation. Editor(s): Andrews, Bradford; Hirth, Kenneth G. Series: Monographs. Num Pages: 145 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HDW; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 10. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA United States
- Number of pages
- 145
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780917956997
- ISBN
- 9780917956997
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.70
€ 15.70
hardcover. By mining the rich tradition of virtue ethics, Christopher Vogt uses the virtues of patience, compassion, and hope as a framework for specifying the shape of a good death, and for naming the practices Christians should develop to live well and die well. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HRCV; HRCX4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 179 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742531857
- ISBN
- 9780742531857
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.89
€ 140.89
Paperback. By mining the rich tradition of virtue ethics, Christopher Vogt uses the virtues of patience, compassion, and hope as a framework for specifying the shape of a good death, and for naming the practices Christians should develop to live well and die well. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HRCV; HRCX4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 175 x 13. Weight in Grams: 263.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742531864
- ISBN
- 9780742531864
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.77
€ 58.77
Hardback. Drawing on a diverse range of sources-including patient testimonies; the writings of physicians, historians, and poets; and official publications of the Roman state-Patients and Healers in the High Roman Empire is a groundbreaking history of the culture of classical medicine. Num Pages: 208 pages, 4, 4 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA1; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421416281
- ISBN
- 9781421416281
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.06€ 56.40
€ 61.06
€ 56.40
Paperback. The truth of Chan Buddhism - better known as "Zen" - is regularly said to be beyond language, and yet Chan authors - medieval and modern - produced an enormous quantity of literature over the centuries. To make sense of this paradox, this book explores several genres of Chan literature that appeared during the Tang and Song dynasties (c 600-1300). Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3F; 3H; HRAX; HREZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 182 x 291 x 22. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520284074
- ISBN
- 9780520284074
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.10
€ 33.99
€ 25.10
Patriarchy and Families of Privilege in Fifteenth-Century England
Rosenthal, Mark; Tauber, Carol; Uhlir, Edward
hardcover. This study contends that, contrary to popular belief, there was no single structure or paradigm of family that embraced all men and women in the late Middle Ages. It demonstrates how individuals lived simultaneously within the patriarchal structure, the nuclear family and networks of kin. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, 17 illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 26. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812230727
- ISBN
- 9780812230727
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.11
€ 105.11
Paperback. This innovative study of the patriarchy belies the accepted notion of the father figure as tyrannical and exploitative. Series Editor(s): Smith, Richard; Vries, Jan de; Johnson, Paul; Wrightson, Keith. Series: Cambridge Studies in Population, Economy & Society in Past Time. Num Pages: 268 pages, 30 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 400. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- New Ed
- SKU
- KI20003360
- ISBN
- 9780521599788
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The Boy Who Forgave. Series: TRAILBLAZER. BIC Classification: HR. Dimension: 180 x 205 x 20. Weight in Grams: 100.
- Publisher
- Christian Focus Publications Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781916773
- ISBN
- 9781781916773
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.32
€ 8.99
€ 8.32