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Paperback. Written for English-language readers, this Taoist book of religious and philosophical Chinese writings explores the centrality of Wang's commentaries in Chinese thought and the position of the Tao-te Ching in East Asian tradition. Translator(s): Lynn, Richard John. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPDF; HRKN5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 122 x 16. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231105811
- ISBN
- 9780231105811
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.06
€ 30.99
€ 22.06
Editor(s): Gates, W E B Du Bois Professor of the Humanities and Director of the W E B Du Bois Institute for Afro American Research Henry Louis, Jr., Jr. (W E B Du Bois Institute for Afro-American Research Harvard University Harvard University Harvard University Harvard University Harvard University Harvard University Harvard University Harvard University Harvard University Harvard University); Gates, Jr Henry, Louis. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 111 x 173 x 41. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Signet
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780451532138
- ISBN
- 9780451532138
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.25
€ 10.25
Paperback. A retelling of 300 Jewish stories spanning 4,000 years and three continents. Drawing on biblical, talmudic, and hasidic tales, the author creates a classic_a map resource book for the brightest jewels in the vast treasure chest of Jewish lore. Six useful indexes, chronological table of contents, glossary, and bibliography. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: FYB; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 165 x 37. Weight in Grams: 953.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Jason Aronson, Inc.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781568210384
- ISBN
- 9781568210384
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.09
€ 79.09
Hardcover. This book examines the many facets of Greek leadership during the Classical Age through the unique perspective of eight generals regarded as outstanding shapers of Greek military history. The work also draws attention to the important role that the general's personality played in his command. Num Pages: 416 pages, 18 b/w line drawings; 20 b/w halftones. BIC Classification: HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 38. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199985821
- ISBN
- 9780199985821
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.01
€ 67.01
Hardback. "Greek debt means one thing to the country's creditors. But for millions who prize culture over capital, it means the symbolic debt we owe Greece for democracy, philosophy, mathematics, and fine art. Johanna Hanink shows that our idealized image of ancient Greece dangerously shapes our view of the country's economic hardship and refugee crisis. Num Pages: 310 pages. BIC Classification: HBAH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 20 x 13. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674971547
- ISBN
- 9780674971547
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.32
€ 47.99
€ 39.32
Paperback. Reveals the extent to which Greek, Persian, and Jewish historians influenced the Western historiographic tradition, and then goes on to examine the emergence of national history. The author discusses the place of Tacitus in historical thought, and explores the way in which ecclesiastical historiography has developed a tradition of its own. Series: Sather Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 180 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HBAH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 226 x 7. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520078703
- ISBN
- 9780520078703
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.10
€ 35.99
€ 26.10
Paperback. The Classical Roman Reader provides access to literary, artistic, social, religious, political, scientific, and philosophical texts that shaped Roman thinking and helped form the backbone of Western culture. Editor(s): Atchity, Kenneth John. Num Pages: 480 pages, 49 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AH; DSB; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 187 x 32. Weight in Grams: 843.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195127409
- ISBN
- 9780195127409
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.43
€ 40.43
Hardback. The legacy of ancient Greece and Rome has been imitated, resisted, misunderstood, and reworked by every culture that followed. This book features some 500 articles by a range of scholars, that investigate the afterlife of this rich heritage in the fields of literature, philosophy, art, architecture, history, politics, religion, and science. Editor(s): Grafton, Anthony; Most, Glenn W.; Settis, Salvatore. Series: Harvard University Press Reference Library. Num Pages: 928 pages, 165 color illustrations. BIC Classification: DQ; GBA; HBLA; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 266 x 213 x 64. Weight in Grams: 2694.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 928
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674035720
- ISBN
- 9780674035720
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.91€ 74.52
€ 83.91
€ 74.52
Paperback. A monumental work of literary scholarship, reissued with a legacy-establishing foreword by Harold Bloom. Num Pages: 808 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; 2AHA; DSBB; DSBH; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 138 x 48. Weight in Grams: 844.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 808
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199377695
- ISBN
- 9780199377695
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.74
€ 66.74
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 281
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872206496
- ISBN
- 9780872206496
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.96
€ 19.99
€ 15.96
Editor(s): Troyer, John. Translator(s): Troyer, John. Num Pages: 311 pages. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 281
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872206502
- ISBN
- 9780872206502
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 34.13
€ 47.99
€ 34.13
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HB. Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Pegasus Books
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781681774497
- ISBN
- 9781681774497
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.46
€ 17.99
€ 16.46
Hardcover. A comparative reading of the "literary" works of Abbot Thomas Walsingham, highlighting his reaction to contemporary historical events. Num Pages: 216 pages, 7 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2ABC; 3H; DSBB; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- York Medieval Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903153635
- ISBN
- 9781903153635
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.34
€ 96.34
Paperback. The Classics of Western Philosophy brings together 61 newly--commissioned essays on classic texts ranging from Ancient Greece to the twentieth century. Surveying the history of philosophy, the book focuses on historical texts rather than historical figures and covers the entire range of classics in a single volume. Editor(s): Gracia, Jorge J. E.; Reichberg, Gregory M.; Schumacher, Bernard N. Num Pages: 632 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 171 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1024.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 632
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631236115
- ISBN
- 9780631236115
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 46.59
€ 46.99
€ 46.59
Hardcover. Num Pages: 158 pages, over 100 color/bw images. BIC Classification: BGH; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764339516
- ISBN
- 9780764339516
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 28.00
€ 42.99
€ 28.00
Paperback. The story of sexual abuse of children by Catholic priests has sent shock waves around the nation and will not fade from consciousness or the news. We ask, "How could this happen?" And then we ask, "How could the Catholic Church let this continue for so long-in seeming silence and duplicity?" Paul R. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC7; JFFE2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589010062
- ISBN
- 9781589010062
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.34
€ 70.34
Paperback. Thousands of men left their families for the bustling cities of nineteenth century America, where many of them found work as clerks. This work recounts their story, describing the struggle of aspiring businessmen to come of age at the dawn of the modern era. Num Pages: 312 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226032207
- ISBN
- 9780226032207
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 32.82
€ 42.99
€ 32.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 476 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; 3JM; HBJK; JFFE2; JFSJ1; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781510713925
- ISBN
- 9781510713925
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.79
€ 17.99
€ 12.79
Paperback. The "Cliveden set" included leading politicians, academics, bankers, writers and newspaper editors who gathered at the wealthy country estate of Nancy and Waldorf Astor. But in the late 1930s it was identified as a treacherous cabal seeking to manipulate foreign policy in its own class interests. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8pp b&w plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 378. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0003141
- ISBN
- 9780712667425
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 217 x 37. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Ivan R. Dee
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781566638265
- ISBN
- 9781566638265
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 19.04
€ 49.99
€ 19.04