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Hardback. Investigates the role of paradox in Western and Asian religious discourse. Drawing on both philosophy and social scientific theory, this book offers a naturalistic explanation of religion's oft-noted propensity to sublime paradox and argues that religious thinkers employ intractable paradoxes as basis for various techniques of self-transformation. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231140829
ISBN
9780231140829
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.97
€ 61.03

Paperback. In this provocative and passionately argued book, Roger Scruton proposes that the greatest harm and havoc has been wrought on the world by those who have presented themselves as optimists and idealists, whether of the left or of the right. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 251 x 18. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Atlantic Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848872011
ISBN
9781848872011
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVWYC; 3JB; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 221 x 21. Weight in Grams: 478.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801477096
ISBN
9780801477096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 39.93

Paperback. Recounts the harrowing story of the USS Flier that has all the elements of a classic World War II survival tale: sudden disaster, physical deprivation, a ruthless enemy, friendly guerrillas, and a dramatic escape from behind enemy lines. Num Pages: 232 pages, 14 photographs, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813192246
ISBN
9780813192246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.52

Hardcover. Offers a complex consideration of the relationship of mass terror and utopianism under the fascist government of wartime Croatia. Editor(s): Yeomans, Rory. Series: Rochester Studies in East and Central Europe. Num Pages: 332 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVWYC; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of Rochester Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580465458
ISBN
9781580465458
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.80

Paperback. Discover God's plan for how we can become genuinely good - and how that process frees us from all the emotional and behavioural problems that plague us. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 13. Weight in Grams: 134.
Publisher
John Murray Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444703283
ISBN
9781444703283
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.97

Paperback. Num Pages: 152 pages, 100 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; AMR; HPDF; VXF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 203 x 11. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
Destiny Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Original ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892819409
ISBN
9780892819409
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.90

Paperback. Editor(s): James, John Stanley; Cannon, Michael; Flippen, Robert G.; McDonald, Willa. Num Pages: 282 pages, 50 b/w photos, cartoons & sketches. BIC Classification: 1MB; 1MK; 3JH; HBJM; HBLL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 235 x 16. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
Monash University Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Expanded
Condition
New
SKU
V9781922235985
ISBN
9781922235985
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 23.67

Paperback. In The Value of Comparison Peter van der Veer highlights anthropology's continuing ability to gain insights on the whole through the comparative study of the particular and unique while critiquing the quantitative social sciences for their sweeping generalizations. Series: The Lewis Henry Morgan Lectures. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; JHBA; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822361589
ISBN
9780822361589
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.97

Hardback. In The Value of Comparison Peter van der Veer highlights anthropology's continuing ability to gain insights on the whole through the comparative study of the particular and unique while critiquing the quantitative social sciences for their sweeping generalizations. Series: The Lewis Henry Morgan Lectures. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; JHBA; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 238 x 17. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822361398
ISBN
9780822361398
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226314600
ISBN
9780226314600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 35.78

Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JFCD; WCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 261 x 18. Weight in Grams: 746.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935623809
ISBN
9781935623809
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.87

Hardback. This new book by Beate Rossler is a work of real quality and originality on an extremely topical issue: the issue of privacy and the relations between the private and the public. Rossler investigates the reasons why we value privacy and why we ought to value it. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745631103
ISBN
9780745631103
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.81

paperback. Most people feel ambivalent about solitude, both loving and fearing it depending on how they experience being alone at certain points in their lives. In "The Value of Solitude", John Barbour explores some of the ways in which experiences of solitude, both positive and negative, have been interpreted as religiously significant. Series: Studies in Religion and Culture. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HPQ; HRLK; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813922898
ISBN
9780813922898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.72

Hardback. In The Value of the Humanities prize-winning critic Helen Small assesses the value of the Humanities, eloquently examining five historical arguments in defence of the Humanities. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HP; JNAM; JNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
216
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199683864
ISBN
9780199683864
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.28

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198728054
ISBN
9780198728054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.95

Paperback. The Christian Right never ceases to surprise professional observers of American politics. With the Christian coalition in disarray, many expected that the movement would play less of a role in the 2004 elections. This title provides an assessment of the role of the religious right in 2004. Editor(s): Green, John Clifford; Rozell, Mark J.; Wilcox, Clyde. Series: Religion and Politics Series. Num Pages: 282 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; HRCX6; JPHF; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589011083
ISBN
9781589011083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.51

hardcover. The Christian Right never ceases to surprise professional observers of American politics. With the Christian coalition in disarray, many expected that the movement would play less of a role in the 2004 elections. This title provides an assessment of the role of the religious right in 2004. Editor(s): Green, John Clifford; Rozell, Mark J.; Wilcox, Clyde. Series: Religion and Politics Series. Num Pages: 282 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; HRCX6; JPHF; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589011090
ISBN
9781589011090
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 201.09

Paperback. The Vandals is the first book available in the English language dedicated to exploring the sudden rise and dramatic fall of this complex North African Kingdom. This complete history provides a full account of the Vandals and re-evaluates key aspects of the society. Series: Peoples of Europe. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; HBJD; HBLC; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118785096
ISBN
9781118785096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.24

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 124 x 169 x 20. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Strange Attractor Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907222290
ISBN
9781907222290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.11

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