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Hardback. When Alex Haley's book Roots was published by Doubleday in 1976, it became an immediate bestseller. The television series, broadcast by ABC in 1977, became the most popular miniseries of all time. This book looks at the importance, contradictions, and limitations of mass culture and examines how Roots pushed the boundaries of history. Num Pages: 280 pages, 22 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; HBJK; HBTB; JFD; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 147 x 24. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520291324
- ISBN
- 9780520291324
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.95
€ 30.99
€ 22.95
Hardback. Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--Boston University, 2011. Series: Research in Contemporary Religion. Num Pages: 148 pages. BIC Classification: HRCM; HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 148
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783525604465
- ISBN
- 9783525604465
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.15€ 81.89
€ 106.15
€ 81.89
Paperback. Focuses on the 19th-century transformation in San Francisco from Gold Rush to earthquake to show how the city's diverse residents created a modern American city through everyday "cultural frontiers," such as restaurants, hotels, and annual fairs and expositions, among others." Num Pages: 312 pages, 39 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700617227
- ISBN
- 9780700617227
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.29
€ 44.29
Hardback. Critics and artists claim the title of interpreter for themselves. Scientists do not so readily describe themselves in this way. This text recognizes that whenever interpretation occurs there may be a plurality of successful interpretations. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFP; HPJ; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847697823
- ISBN
- 9780847697823
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.49
€ 167.49
Paperback. Editor(s): Rogge, Jorg. Num Pages: 244 pages, 3 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837625318
- ISBN
- 9783837625318
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 35.74
€ 49.99
€ 35.74
Paperback. Advance directives - such as living wills and health care proxies - are documents intended to declare and preserve the health care choices of patients if they become unable to make their own decisions. This book provides a comprehensive overview of advance directives and clear, practical directions for writing and interpreting them. Editor(s): King, Nancy M. P. Series: Clinical Medical Ethics. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFME; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878406050
- ISBN
- 9780878406050
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.95
€ 74.95
paperback. Taken from the bestselling Systematic Theology text, the Making Sense of Series offers people bite-size pieces of seven core biblical doctrines. Making Sense of Christ and the Spirit provides a clear biblical basis, clarity in the explanations, application to life, and much more for the doctrines of Christ and the Holy Spirit. Series: Making Sense of Series. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HRCM. Dimension: 235 x 187. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Zondervan US
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780310493143
- ISBN
- 9780310493143
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.03
€ 15.03
Hardcover. Focusing on the genesis of 'constitutional monarchism' in the context of the French Restoration and its favourable reception in post-Napoleonic Germany, this study highlights the potential and limitations of a daring attempt to improve traditional forms of monarchical legitimacy by means of a modern representative constitution. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1 diagrames. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1DFG; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230316492
- ISBN
- 9780230316492
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.45
€ 68.45
Paperback. Num Pages: 349 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 349
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349339778
- ISBN
- 9781349339778
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07
Paperback. Paul Badham explores the grounds on which the hope of immortality, central for Christian doctrine, can be revitalized today. He suggests that the possibility of a relationship between God and human beings is confirmed by our religious experience, and that resurrection and immortality need each other. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 7. Weight in Grams: 120.
- Publisher
- SPCK Publishing
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780281064588
- ISBN
- 9780281064588
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.47
€ 13.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. Series: Critical Criminological Perspectives. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRA; JKV; JMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 273
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349456161
- ISBN
- 9781349456161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.93
€ 127.93
Hardcover. When it comes to crime, everyone seems to take evil seriously as an explanatory concept - except criminologists. This book asks why, and why not, through exploring a variety of interdisciplinary approaches to evil from the perspectives of theology, philosophy, literary and cultural studies, and the social sciences. Series: Critical Criminological Perspectives. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP; JFM; JHBA; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137308795
- ISBN
- 9781137308795
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.91
€ 128.91
Paperback. This book deals with the popular interest in spirituality, and physicists' interest in God, as opposed by the new atheists. It also considers the role of God in a secular society. Num Pages: 96 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 11. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Publisher
- Spck
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780281064045
- ISBN
- 9780281064045
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.44
€ 12.44
Paperback. This important book opens a new path in Heidegger research that will stimulate dialogue within Heidegger studies, as well as with philosophers outside the phenomenological tradition and scholars in theology, literary criticism, and existential psychiatry. Series: New Heidegger Research. Num Pages: 370 pages, 3 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield International
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783481194
- ISBN
- 9781783481194
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.02
€ 53.02
Paperback. * New, revised edition of James Nickel's classic study. * Explains and defends the conception of human rights found in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) and subsequent treaties in a clear and lively style. * Covers fundamental freedoms, due process rights, social rights, and minority rights. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405145350
- ISBN
- 9781405145350
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.02
€ 37.02
Hardback. * New, revised edition of James Nickel's classic study. * Explains and defends the conception of human rights found in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) and subsequent treaties in a clear and lively style. * Covers fundamental freedoms, due process rights, social rights, and minority rights. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 167 x 23. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405145343
- ISBN
- 9781405145343
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.90
€ 118.90
Paperback. This short book will include: a) Listening for authenticity b) Respect for differences c) Willingness to learn from the other d) Self-criticism e) Moving beyond absolutism f) Leaving behind relativism g) Forging criteria to distinguish between true and false religious belief and practice. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HRAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 204 x 9. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Publisher
- SPCK Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780281064380
- ISBN
- 9780281064380
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.47
€ 13.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. Proposing a philosophical framework for the treatment of children with intersex conditions - one that acknowledges the intertwined identities of parents, children, and their doctors, this book presents a persuasive moral argument for collective responsibility to these children and their families. Num Pages: 278 pages, 1 b&w illus. BIC Classification: HPQ; MFKC; MJW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 359.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253012289
- ISBN
- 9780253012289
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.67
€ 29.99
€ 27.67
Hardback. Proposing a philosophical framework for the treatment of children with intersex conditions - one that acknowledges the intertwined identities of parents, children, and their doctors, this book presents a persuasive moral argument for collective responsibility to these children and their families. Num Pages: 278 pages, 1 b&w illus. BIC Classification: HPQ; MFKC; MJW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253012241
- ISBN
- 9780253012241
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.80
€ 85.80
Paperback. Designed to equip the cultural tourist and art student with the means to interpret each painting, building, or artifact in terms of the iconography and symbolism of Islam, this book will deepen understanding not only of Islamic art and architecture but also of Islam itself. Num Pages: 224 pages, 200 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACB; AGR; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500291719
- ISBN
- 9780500291719
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.72
€ 13.99
€ 11.72