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Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
James Clarke & Co Ltd London
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780227679029
ISBN
9780227679029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.41

Paperback. Explores the relationships men, women, and children have formed with the Virgin Mary and the saints in twentieth-century American Catholic history, and reflects on how people live in the company of sacred figures and how these relationships shape the ties between people on earth. Num Pages: 264 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRAC; HRCC7; HRLM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691127767
ISBN
9780691127767
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.61

Paperback. Between Heaven and Hell explores the diverse and novel approaches taken by scholars of Islam when addressing the important topic of soteriology (the discourse and doctrines of salvation) and the fate of Others. Editor(s): Khalil, Mohammad Hassan. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAM2; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199945412
ISBN
9780199945412
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HRCS; HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 136 x 18. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780062024251
ISBN
9780062024251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.29

hardcover. This book examines the contest between local people, state officials, and foreigners to lay claim to urban streets, state institutions, historic monuments, and temples in Suzhou, one of China's most ancient and culturally rich metropolises, as it was transformed into a modern city. Num Pages: 344 pages, 7 figures, 19 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804753593
ISBN
9780804753593
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.62

Hardcover. Abraham Heschel and Martin Buber were giant thinkers of the 20th century who made significant contributions to the understanding of religious consciousness and of Judaism. They wrote on various subjects, such as the Bible, commandments, Hasidism, Zionism and Christianity, and had much in common, though they also differed on substantial points. Series: Emunot: Jewish Philosophy and Kabbalah. Num Pages: 270 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; HRJT; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Academic Studies Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936235728
ISBN
9781936235728
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.93

Hardcover. Among those institutions most in need of an impressive creation account is the state: it's one of the primary ways states attempt to legitimate themselves. Using the story of how Harald Fairhair unified Norway in the ninth century, the author illuminates the way a state's foundation story blurs the distinction between history and myth. Num Pages: 296 pages, 18 halftones, 12 line drawings, 29 tables. BIC Classification: 1DNN; 3F; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226140926
ISBN
9780226140926
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.38
€ 48.36

Paperback. A study of the cultural policies and activities of the Italian Communist Party, following the collapse of fascism and the struggle with popular consumer culture that led to its demise in 1991. This book is intended to those with an interest in modern Italy, the European left, political science, and media studies. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 280 pages, 14 b&w photographs, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; JPA; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Duke University Press Durham
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822325635
ISBN
9780822325635
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 34.33

Hardcover. A collection of scholarly essays on a wide variety of contemporary (post 1980) Catholic literary works and artists. It introduces readers to the various writers and texts in the tradition. It is suitable for literary scholars and readers interested in the intersection of religion and literature in general and in Catholic literature in particular. Editor(s): Reichardt, Mary R. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813217390
ISBN
9780813217390
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.46

Paperback. As a new way to conceptualize the history of computing, this book will be of great interest to historians of science, technology, and culture, as well as computer scientists and theorists. Between Human and Machine: Feedback, Control, and Computing before Cybernetics Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology. Num Pages: 456 pages, 82, 46 black & white halftones, 36 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; TJFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 179 x 255 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1128.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801880575
ISBN
9780801880575
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.72

Hardback. Examines how shifting power dynamics between the state and Islamic forces during the 1990s have transformed both Islam and the Turkish state. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HRH; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804755009
ISBN
9780804755009
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.12

Paperback. Considers the appeal of the Christian right wing movement in contemporary American politics and culture Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRC; JFC; JPFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3810 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822319672
ISBN
9780822319672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 34.32

Hardback. Between Justice and Politics is a critical and dissenting interpretation of the Ligue des Droits de l'Homme. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804753173
ISBN
9780804753173
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.96

Paperback. .
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
456
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872205048
ISBN
9780872205048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.98

Hardcover. Christopher Pastore traces how Narragansett Bay's ecology shaped the contours of European habitation, trade, and resource use, and how littoral settlers in turn, over two centuries, transformed a marshy fractal of water and earth into a clearly defined coastline, which proved less able to absorb the blows of human initiative and natural variation. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBJK; RGBP; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 241 x 25. Weight in Grams: 606.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674281417
ISBN
9780674281417
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.45

Paperback. Presents a history of Colombia's "long twentieth century," from the civil wars of the late nineteenth century to the drug wars of the late twentieth. This book explains Colombia's political history, discussing key leaders, laws, parties, and ideologies; corruption and inefficiency; and the paradoxical nature of government institutions. Translator(s): Stoller, Richard. Series: Latin America in Translation. Num Pages: 320 pages, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 234 x 22. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822337676
ISBN
9780822337676
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.83

Paperback. The life and times of one of our most enchanting artists; a twentieth-century fairy tale, lovingly remembered and luminously told. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 25 x 25 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393343984
ISBN
9780393343984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.93

Hardcover. This study represents a radical rethinking of traditional distinctions involving the term "religion" in the ancient Greek world and beyond, through late antiquity to the 17th century, and promotes the fluidity of such concepts as religion and magic. Editor(s): Asirvatham, Sulochana R.; Pache, Corinne; Watrous, John. Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Num Pages: 240 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 1QSM; 3F; 3H; 3J; HRKP; HRQX2; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847699681
ISBN
9780847699681
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 191.03

Paperback. Martin Buber believed that the deepest reality of human life lies in the relationship between one being and another. "Between Man and Man" is the classic work where he puts this belief into practice, applying it to the concrete problems of contemporary society. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF3; HRAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415278270
ISBN
9780415278270
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.59

Hardcover. During the Cold War, Chinese Americans struggled to gain political influence in the United States. This book looks at the divergent ways that Chinese Americans in these two cities balanced domestic and international pressures during the tense Cold War era. Num Pages: 328 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226193564
ISBN
9780226193564
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 40.40

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