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Paperback. Sword of the Spirit - An Activist's Understanding of the Bible Series: Risk Books. Num Pages: 73 pages. BIC Classification: HRCV9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 122 x 69. Weight in Grams: 118. 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 (WCC Publications)
Number of pages
73
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
SKU
KI20001349
ISBN
9782825410462
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Translator(s): Peterson, Joseph. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HRJX; HRQX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 160 x 34. Weight in Grams: 648.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Ibis Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892542154
ISBN
9780892542154
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 32.42

Paperback. Even as unemployment rates soared during the Great Depression, FDR's relief and social security programs faced attacks in Congress and the courts on the legitimacy of federal aid to the growing population of poor. This book recovers this crucial aspect of American history, tracing the roots of the modern American welfare state. Num Pages: 352 pages, 23 halftones, 1 line drawing, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JPQB; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226923499
ISBN
9780226923499
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.79

Paperback. Series: Penguin Great Ideas. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 180 x 113 x 9. Weight in Grams: 82. Vintage paperback. Good clean condition with some minor reader wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
SKU
KTM0008492
ISBN
9780141023847
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 7.99
€ 7.74

Paperback. In the course of a lively drinking party, a group of Athenian intellectuals exchange views on eros, or desire. From their conversation emerge a series of subtle reflections on gender roles, sex in society and the sublimation of basic human instincts. Translator(s): Gill, Christopher. Num Pages: 144 pages, notes, bibliography. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 9. Weight in Grams: 112.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140449273
ISBN
9780140449273
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.41

Paperback. Raymond Larson's excellent translation of the dialogues that deal, respectively, with the nature of eros and the immortality of the soul are supplemented by careful annotation, a fine introduction, a list of principal dates in the life of Plato, and a selected bibliography. Translator(s): Larson, Raymond. Series: Crofts Classics. Num Pages: 116 pages. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 186 x 128 x 10. Weight in Grams: 132.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780882951225
ISBN
9780882951225
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.02

Hardback. Illustrated with images and photographs, this book traces the architecture of the synagogue in Britain and Ireland from its discreet Georgian- and Regency-era beginnings to the golden age of the grand 'cathedral synagogues' of the High Victorian period. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 398 pages, 80 colour images + 170 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; AMN; HBTB; HRJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 227 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1970.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
398
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300170511
ISBN
9780300170511
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.24
€ 45.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 528 pages, Black and white photographs and illustrations. BIC Classification: HRLK; VXW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 217 x 27. Weight in Grams: 630.
Publisher
Souvenir Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780285642539
ISBN
9780285642539
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.33

Paperback. Editor(s): Porter, Stanley E (McMaster Divinity College Canada); Dyer, Bryan R (Calvin College USA). Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFP; HRCG3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 14. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801049507
ISBN
9780801049507
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.44

Hardback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138899018
ISBN
9781138899018
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 254.35
€ 224.24

Hardback. Num Pages: 96 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2CSJ; CJB; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 170 x 12. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780567042378
ISBN
9780567042378
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.31

Paperback. .
Publisher
SPCK Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780281075065
ISBN
9780281075065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.29

paperback. Suitable for students and scholars, this title challenges the assumption that skepticism, rather than established belief, lies at the heart of scientific discovery. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 135 x 203 x 8. Weight in Grams: 146.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
9780226672984
ISBN
9780226672984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 19.20

paperback. Num Pages: 358 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
358
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780674867017
ISBN
9780674867017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 48.36

hardcover. Shows how the Bible, in particular a Chinese translation of the Old Testament, profoundly influenced Hong and his followers, leading them to understand the first three of the Ten Commandments as an indictment of the imperial order. This book may appeal to scholars in the fields of Chinese history, religion, and culture. Series: China Program Books. Num Pages: 232 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; GTB; HBJF; HBLL; HR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 545.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780295984308
ISBN
9780295984308
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.74

Paperback. Grounding their analysis in a deep understanding of the country's past, this title features scholars of Afghan history, politics, society, and culture who show how the Taliban was less an attempt to revive a medieval theocracy than a complex, and adaptive force rooted in the history of Afghanistan and shaped by modern international politics. Editor(s): Crews, Robert D.; Tarzi, Amin. Num Pages: 448 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JJPR; 3JMC; HBJF; HBLW3; HRAM2; HRAM6. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 209 x 139 x 30. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674032248
ISBN
9780674032248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.20

Paperback. This authoritative account of the Taliban's remarkable rebirth in Pakistan and Afghanistan traces the roots of the region's Islamic extremism and examines the role of America's political policies and strategic military decisions in enabling the troubling resurgence of the dangerously repressive fundamentalists. Num Pages: 296 pages, 16 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1FKP; HBJF; HBLX; HBWS4; JPWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300216165
ISBN
9780300216165
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.19

Paperback. In the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in 2001, the Taliban have become the focal point of the West's difficult relations with the Islamic world. This work aims to provide an understanding of what has been happening and the nature of radical Islamic movements. Num Pages: 176 pages, map, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FCA; HRH; JFSR2; JPF; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 278. Paperback in very good condition.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Zed Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2nd Revised edition
SKU
KRF0039885
ISBN
9781842771679
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; HRAM6; JFSR2; JPWL; UBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231174268
ISBN
9780231174268
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.07
€ 51.02

Paperback. Offers readers a look at the time when sound was a vexing challenge for filmmakers and the source of contentious debate for audiences and critics. Donald Crafton presents a panoramic view of the talkies' reception as well as an in-depth look at sound design in selected films, amongst other issues. Series: History of the American Cinema S. Num Pages: 651 pages, 188 b/w photographs, 7 tables, 3 graphs, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; APF; HBJK; HBLW; HBT; KNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 176 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1110. American Cinema's Transition to Sound, 1926-1931. Series: History of the American Cinema S. 651 pages, 182 b&w photographs. Offers readers a look at the time when sound was a vexing challenge for filmmakers and the source of contentious debate for audiences and critics. Donald Crafton presents a panoramic view of the talkies' reception as well as an in-depth look at sound design in selected films, amongst other issues. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; APF; HBJK; HBLW; HBT; KNTC. Dimension: 253 x 176 x 39. Weight: 1110.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
651
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520221284
ISBN
9780520221284
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 37.10

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