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Paperback. From the early sketches of philosophers and explorers through to Google Maps and beyond, this title examines how maps both relate and realign our history. It explores the legendary, impassable mountains of Kong, the role of cartography in combatting cholera, the 17th-century Dutch craze for Atlases, the Norse discovery of America and more. Num Pages: 468 pages, 60 ills. BIC Classification: HBTP; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 138 x 34. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 468
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846685101
- ISBN
- 9781846685101
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.12
€ 17.99
€ 13.12
Paperback. The history of civil rights for people with intellectual disabilities in 20th century America Num Pages: 286 pages, 30 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFFG; JHBA; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592136988
- ISBN
- 9781592136988
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.22
€ 34.99
€ 32.22
Hardback. Koreans and Burakumin, two of the largest minority groups in modern Japan, share a history of discrimination that spans the decades of Japan's modernization and imperial expansion. Bayliss explores the historical processes that cast them as "others" on the margins of the Japanese empire and that also influenced their views of themselves. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 350 pages, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 162 x 34. Weight in Grams: 798.
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center
- Number of pages
- 350
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674066687
- ISBN
- 9780674066687
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 41.98
€ 49.99
€ 41.98
hardcover. Focusing on places, objects, bodies, narratives, and ritual spaces where religion may be found or inscribed, the authors reveal the role of religion in contesting rights to places, to knowledge and to property, as well as access to resources. It also considers implicitly or explicitly the problematic relation between science and religion. Editor(s): Pine, Frances; Pina-Cabral, Joao de. Num Pages: 12 ills. BIC Classification: HRA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781845454098
- ISBN
- 9781845454098
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.31
€ 164.31
Paperback. The question 'What is the meaning of life?' is one of the oldest and most difficult questions we have ever asked ourselves. John Cottingham asks why we are so preoccupied with this question and assesses some attempts to answer it. Series: Thinking in Action. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 134 x 8. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415248006
- ISBN
- 9780415248006
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.57
€ 51.57
Paperback. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Intercollegiate Studies Institute
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781610170994
- ISBN
- 9781610170994
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.15
€ 19.99
€ 17.15
Paperback. Series: Princeton Classics. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691169330
- ISBN
- 9780691169330
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.85
€ 21.99
€ 17.85
Hardcover. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 485. Clean copy with minor shelf wear. Fine in fine dustjacket
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 2005th Edition
- SKU
- KOC0011008
- ISBN
- 9781403945280
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 25.00
€ 25.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; PDA; PDX; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349522927
- ISBN
- 9781349522927
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.74
€ 66.74
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRA; HRCM; P. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 387. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- FORTRESS PRESS
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KOC0011015
- ISBN
- 9780800629830
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 20.00
€ 20.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2ADL; CFG; HBJD; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 248 x 16. Weight in Grams: 352. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0000302
- ISBN
- 9780801495113
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. In this volume, four homilies have been chosen from the original Syriac texts. The poetry is typological and rooted in Scripture and considers topics such as the Annunciation, a reflection on Joseph, and the death and burial of the Mother of God. Translator(s): Hansbury, Mary. Num Pages: 106 pages. BIC Classification: HRCC1; HRCC8; HRCX4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 185 x 128 x 11. Weight in Grams: 128.
- Publisher
- St Vladimir´s Seminary Press,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780881411843
- ISBN
- 9780881411843
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.61
€ 14.99
€ 12.61
Hardback. Offers insights into both the disciplines of music and philosophy. Translator(s): Payzant, G. Num Pages: 151 pages. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 136 x 15. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 151
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872200159
- ISBN
- 9780872200159
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 35.86
€ 49.99
€ 35.86
Hardback. In the post-9/11 West, there is no shortage of strident voices telling us that Islam is a threat to the security, values, way of life, and even existence of the United States and Europe. This title demolishes the notion that there is a "clash of civilizations" between the West and Islam. Series: The Public Square. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM9; HRH; JFC; JFSL1; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 147 x 26. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691157047
- ISBN
- 9780691157047
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Paperback. The second of a three-volume set translating St Symeon's "The Ethical Discourses" into English. The text asserts that "Apatheia", or "dispassion", the ancient term for freedom from sinful passion, denotes the real possibility of a transfigured life. Translator(s): Golitzin, Alexander. Series: Popular Patristics. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: HRCM; HRCS1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 186 x 133 x 14. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- St Vladimir´s Seminary Press,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780881411430
- ISBN
- 9780881411430
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.36
€ 17.99
€ 14.36
Paperback. This translation of Symeon's treatment of the experience of God, discusses salvation history from creation to the glory of Eschaton. It addresses such themes as predestination, the knowledge of the saints in the world to come, and the Day of Judgement as "The Day of the Lord". Translator(s): Golitzen, Fr Alexander (Assistant Professor of Theology, Marquette University, Wisconsin, USA); Golitzin, Alexander. Series: Popular Patristics. Num Pages: 193 pages. BIC Classification: HRCC8; HRCM; HRCS1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 184 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- St Vladimir´s Seminary Press,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780881411423
- ISBN
- 9780881411423
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. St Symeon was the most important teacher of mystical experience of God in the Orthodox Church. This book seeks to place the teaching of the discourses in their proper context, both among Symeon's other writings and with regard to his sources in the Tradition. Translator(s): Golitzin, Alexander. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: HRCC8; HRCM; HRCS1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 129 x 189 x 16. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- St Vladimir´s Seminary Press,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780881411447
- ISBN
- 9780881411447
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.31
€ 17.99
€ 14.31
Paperback. Series: Mysticism & Kabbalah. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 134 x 20. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- Schocken
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780805210811
- ISBN
- 9780805210811
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.45
€ 19.99
€ 18.45
Paperback. This volume presents three essays by the French philosopher and theorist Jacques Derrida on the ethical, political and linguistic issues posed by the act of "naming" Translator(s): Dutoit, Thomas. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 142 x 216 x 6. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804725552
- ISBN
- 9780804725552
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.17
€ 26.99
€ 25.17
Hardback. This volume presents three essays by the French philosopher and theorist Jacques Derrida on the ethical, political and linguistic issues posed by the act of "naming" Translator(s): Dutoit, Thomas. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 203.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804725545
- ISBN
- 9780804725545
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.55
€ 121.55