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Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DN; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 465.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801437465
ISBN
9780801437465
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.64

Paperback. The understanding of the soul in the West has been profoundly shaped by Christianity. This book analyzes works by Homer, Herodotus, Euripides, Plato, and Aristotle to reveal how the ancient Greeks portrayed and understood what the author calls the fully human soul. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226004495
ISBN
9780226004495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.97

Hardcover. Analyzes works by Homer, Herodotus, Euripides, Plato, and Aristotle to reveal how the ancient Greeks portrayed and understood what the author calls 'the fully human soul'. Beginning with Homer's "Iliad", this work lays out the tension within the soul of Achilles between immortality and life. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226137964
ISBN
9780226137964
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.64
€ 79.10

Paperback. We flatter ourselves about the nature of free will and yet the most enormous forces - biological, physical, metaphysical - constrain our every action. This title draws together the religious, philosophic and fantastical traditions that question the very idea of human freedom. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 16. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
9780241953907
ISBN
9780241953907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 5.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 5 halftones. 5 musical examples. BIC Classification: HP; HRAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691169286
ISBN
9780691169286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 17. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Christian Heritage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781871676952
ISBN
9781871676952
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.98

Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift S. Num Pages: 176 pages, music. BIC Classification: 1KBB; FA; FC; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 203 x 11. Weight in Grams: 162. Series: Dover Thrift S. 176 pages, music. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; FA; FC; HBJK. Dimension: 209 x 132 x 11. Weight: 140.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486280417
ISBN
9780486280417
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.82

Paperback. Provides insights into life at the turn of the 20th century. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages, music. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140189988
ISBN
9780140189988
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.09

Paperback. Explores one of the oldest traditions of American religious folksong: unaccompanied congregational singing in Appalachian Primitive Baptist churches. Using interviews, field observations, historical research, song transcriptions, and musical analysis, the author explores the dynamic relationship between singing and theology in these churches. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGD; HRCC92. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252070037
ISBN
9780252070037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.24

Paperback. The Sound of Gravel is Ruth Wariner's unforgettable and deeply moving story of growing up in a polygamist Mormon doomsday community. The thirty-ninth of her father's forty-one children, Ruth is raised on a farm in the hills of Mexico, where polygamy is practiced without fear of legal persecution. Num Pages: 352 pages, 7 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; BM; HRCC99. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 22. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Flatiron Books
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781250077707
ISBN
9781250077707
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HREZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 204 x 2. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9781681370224
ISBN
9781681370224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.05

Paperback. An insider's account of day-to-day life inside a Tibetan monastery, this text reveals to Western audiences the details of monastic education. Georges B.J. Dreyfus weaves together autobiographical reflections with a historical overview of Tibetan Buddhism and insights into its teachings. Num Pages: 460 pages, 14 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: BG; HREX; HRLM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 162 x 31. Weight in Grams: 670.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
460
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520232600
ISBN
9780520232600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.34

Paperback. From the early days of radio through the rise of television after World War II to the present, music has been used more and more to sell goods and establish brand identities. This book tells the history of music used in advertising in the United States and is an original contribution to this little-studied part of our cultural history. Num Pages: 368 pages, 26 halftones, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; KJSA; KNTF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 28. Weight in Grams: 554.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226151625
ISBN
9780226151625
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.97

Paperback. Deals with a crucial phenomenon: the ubiquitous presence of sound in early cinema. This title argues that in order to understand cinema's emergence, especially as a cultural practice at the turn of the last century, we have to recognise that the experience of sound and hearing was no less significant than that of images and seeing. Editor(s): Abel, Richard; Altman, Rick. Series: Early Cinema in Review: Proceedings of Domitor. Num Pages: 344 pages, 31 b&w photos, 1 index. BIC Classification: 3JJ; APF; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Edition Unstated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253214799
ISBN
9780253214799
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.43

Paperback. Series: Cornell Studies in Security Affairs. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422. France, Britain and Germany Between the World Wars. Series: Cornell Studies in Security Affairs. 288 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPS; JW. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 17. Weight: 418.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801494277
ISBN
9780801494277
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.34

Paperback. BIC Classification: HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138818125
ISBN
9781138818125
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.42

Hardcover. Series: South Asia in Motion. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBJF; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 158 x 29. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804796088
ISBN
9780804796088
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.77

Paperback. .
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804797177
ISBN
9780804797177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.35

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBTM; JPSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 276 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300216943
ISBN
9780300216943
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESX; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752466088
ISBN
9780752466088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.67

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