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Paperback. Interprets and pairs two important Platonic dialogs, the Gorgias and the Phaedrus, illuminating Socrates' notion of rhetoric and Plato's conception of morality and eros in the human soul. This book features a novel interpretation that addresses numerous issues in Plato studies. Num Pages: 216 pages, 31 figures. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226042411
ISBN
9780226042411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.73

paperback. Pointing out that religion and language affect each other, the author proceeds to demonstrate how this is so by reference to a specific symbolic context. He analysess verbal action in St Augustine's Confessions, and then discusses the first three chapters of Genesis, and ends with an imaginary dialogue between the Lord and Satan. Num Pages: 327 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 143 x 216 x 24. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1970
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
327
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520016101
ISBN
9780520016101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.74

Hardcover. Sir Garfield Todd's (1908-2002) lifelong support of African rights earned him initial political success, subsequent imprisonment, and, finally, rightful recognition. This work assembles the best of Todd's (available) speeches and provides an analysis of their rhetorical and political significance. Series: Studies in Rhetoric and Religion. Num Pages: 436 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCX6. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 161 x 36. Weight in Grams: 824.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Baylor University Press United States
Edition
Ragbk
Number of pages
436
Condition
New
SKU
V9781932792867
ISBN
9781932792867
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.76

Hardback. This work challenges the assumption that the rhetorical presidency refers to presidential messages delivered from the bully pulpit only. By examining the Cold War discourse, it shows how Presidents Truman and Eisenhower transformed the US propaganda programme into an executive tool. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; HBG; HBLW3; JPHL; JPS; JPVN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 236 x 21. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780275974633
ISBN
9780275974633
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.81
€ 78.92

Paperback. The River Rhine is Europe's important commercial waterway, channeling the flow of trade among Switzerland, France, Germany, and the Netherlands. This study focuses on the river from the moment when the Congress of Vienna established a multinational commission charged with making the river more efficient for purposes of trade and commerce in 1815. Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books. Num Pages: 280 pages, 43 illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; GTB; HBJD; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 169 x 17. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295985008
ISBN
9780295985008
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Hardback. The Weimar era in Germany is often characterized as a time of significant change. Such periods of rupture transform the way people envision the past, present, and future. This book traces the conceptions of time and history in the Germany of the early 20th century. Series: Making Sense of History. Num Pages: 268 pages, 4 illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBAH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 550.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782387688
ISBN
9781782387688
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.00

Paperback. Life has its rhythms. We all need to be able to cope with its ebb as well as its flow. We have to survive its darkness as well as its light. We face dry times as well as times of richness. To survive this intricate pattern, we need to have an overriding rhythm of prayer. BIC Classification: HRCR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
SPCK Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780281059775
ISBN
9780281059775
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.41

paperback. Presents a fresh perspective on Merleau-Ponty's philosophy. The author offers fresh contexts to approach art, philosophy and the resonance between them. Num Pages: 184 pages, 5 halftones, 18 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJ; AB; HPCF3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226274256
ISBN
9780226274256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.07

Paperback. The Rich Go to Heaven: Giving Charity in Jewish Thought focuses on how tzedekah can connect an individual with God and reveal the spirituality of the physical world. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 162 x 15. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780765759900
ISBN
9780765759900
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.65

hardcover. John Palmer was the most influential and wealthiest British merchant in British India for the first three decades of the nineteenth century. This book presents an account of both of Palmer's business and personal life, showing how his personal relations and circumstances shaped his commercial strategies. Series: Worlds of the East India Company. Num Pages: 216 pages, 5 black and white,. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1QDB; 3JH; BGB; HBJF; HBLL; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 638.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Boydell Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781843833031
ISBN
9781843833031
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.49

Paperback. A colourful introduction to one of the most influential businessmen in history, Jacob Fugger, the Renaissance banker. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1x8pg 4-c insert;. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3H; 3JB; BGH; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781451688566
ISBN
9781451688566
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 12.95

Paperback. Bestselling author Giles Milton takes us on an extraordinary journey and uncovers the answer to one of greatest historical riddles Num Pages: 304 pages, b/w/ integrated. BIC Classification: 3H; HBG; RGR; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 206.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Murray Press
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340819456
ISBN
9780340819456
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.78

Paperback. In addition, he includes a new chapter describing Amish recreation and social gatherings, and he applies the concept of "social capitalto his sensitive and penetrating interpretation of how the Amish have preserved their social networks and the solidarity of their community. Series: Center Books in Anabaptist Studies. Num Pages: 424 pages, 74, 61 black & white halftones, 13 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC99; HRCX8; HRCZ; JFC; JFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801867729
ISBN
9780801867729
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 29.65

Hardcover. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813527833
ISBN
9780813527833
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.96

Paperback. .
Publisher
SteinerBooks
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880107112
ISBN
9780880107112
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 35.98

paperback. An examination how the bicycle as a symbol of modernity and social status fits into the larger picture of change and progress in a period of dramatic economic, social, and technological flux. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 249 x 28. Weight in Grams: 602.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802082053
ISBN
9780802082053
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 39.62

Paperback. The earliest of the four Hindu religious scriptures known as the Vedas, and the first extensive composition to survive in any Indo- European language, the Rig Veda (c. 1200 900 BC) is a collection of over 1,000 individual Sanskrit hymns. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HRG; HRLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Reprinted Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140449891
ISBN
9780140449891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. The inside story from the perspective of the specialists full of first hand accounts from the author. Num Pages: 208 pages, 8 pages of plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; HBW; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473831308
ISBN
9781473831308
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.21

Paperback. This collection of essays by leading American historians explains how and why the fight against unionism has long been central to the meaning of contemporary conservatism. Editor(s): Lichtenstein, Nelson; Shermer, Elizabeth Tandy. Series: Politics & Culture in Modern America. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; JPF; KCF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 228 x 31. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780812223606
ISBN
9780812223606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.34

Paperback. Num Pages: 426 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 698.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1978
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
426
Condition
New
SKU
V9780913966426
ISBN
9780913966426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.05

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