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Paperback. France's great heroine and England's great scourge: whether a lunatic, a witch, a religious icon, or a skilled soldier and leader, Joan of Arc's contemporaries found her as extraordinary and fascinating as the legends that abound about her today. This book paints a portrait of Joan as a self-confident, charismatic and supremely determined figure. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 pages of black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3H; BGH; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300168952
- ISBN
- 9780300168952
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.25
€ 19.99
€ 16.25
Paperback. A collection of Paul Virilio's writings translated from French, including a personal interview that the editor conducted with him at La Coupole in Paris. Maintaining the principle themes of war and cinema, the focus of the reflections is on the darker aspects of the future. Editor(s): Derian, James der. Series: Blackwell Readers. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557866530
- ISBN
- 9781557866530
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.78
€ 58.78
Paperback. Tells the story of the 'virtual unwrapping' of an Egyptian mummy and the interdisciplinary project that allowed researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to investigate the person inside by way of an autopsy performed by computer. Num Pages: 84 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3734 x 7. Weight in Grams: 145.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 84
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252071003
- ISBN
- 9780252071003
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.66
€ 18.99
€ 18.66
paperback. This book offers a nuanced and complex look at defiance, taking seriously issues of dysfunction while also attending to the social contexts in which defiant behaviour may arise. Case studies, a framework for differentiating different forms of defiance, and a realistic picture of phronesis (practical reasoning) are all covered. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPM; JMP; MMH; MMJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199663866
- ISBN
- 9780199663866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.14
€ 66.14
Paperback. Undeniably, life is unfair. So, why play fairly in an unfair world? The answer comes from combining the ancient Greek conception of happiness with a modern conception of self-respect. The book is about why it is bad to be bad and good to be good, and what happens in between. Series: Oxford Moral Theory. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HPM; HPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190612009
- ISBN
- 9780190612009
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.08
€ 62.08
The Virtues of Ignorance. Complexity, Sustainability, and the Limits o...
. Ed(S): Vitek, Bill; Jackson, Wes
As our dependence on technology has increased precipitously over the past centuries, so too has the notion that we can solve all environmental problems with scientific explanations. This book proposes an alternative to this dangerous worldview. It looks ahead to determine how humans can live sustainably on Earth. Editor(s): Vitek, Bill; Jackson, Wes. Num Pages: 368 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813124773
- ISBN
- 9780813124773
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.39
€ 49.39
Paperback. An entertaining and thought-provoking look at the food on our plates, and what it can teach us about being human, from the author of The Ego Trick and The Pig That Wants to be Eaten Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847087157
- ISBN
- 9781847087157
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.78
€ 13.99
€ 10.78
Hardcover. This title argues that vengeance has fallen into disrepute without being seriously examined with respect to its real moral value. It investigates the use of vengeance themes in literature and popular culture, from the "Iliad" and "Hamlet" to film Westerns such as Clint Eastwood's "Unforgiven". Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700610761
- ISBN
- 9780700610761
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.81
€ 86.81
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474232647
- ISBN
- 9781474232647
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.96€ 136.24
€ 153.96
€ 136.24
Paperback. Dealing with the relationship between philosophy and theology, this work is useful for understanding the progression of the author's thought on such topics as the saturated phenomenon and the possibility of something like "Christian Philosophy". It explores the boundary line between philosophy and theology or their mutual enrichment and influence. Translator(s): Gschwandtner, Prof. Christina M. Series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy. Num Pages: 188 pages. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823228843
- ISBN
- 9780823228843
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 41.84
€ 41.99
€ 41.84
Paperback. Telling the stories behind television's approaches to race relations, multiculturalism and immigration in the 'Golden Age' of British television, the book focuses on the 1960s and 1970s and argues that the makers of television worked tirelessly to shape multiculturalism and undermine racist extremism. Num Pages: 307 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; APT; HBTB; JFD; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230292987
- ISBN
- 9780230292987
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.06
€ 65.06
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 365
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780849920950
- ISBN
- 9780849920950
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.76
€ 21.76
Paperback. Editor(s): Gallyon, Margaret. Num Pages: 146 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: BG; HRCV9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The Alpha Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 146
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781898595335
- ISBN
- 9781898595335
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.92
€ 46.99
€ 41.92
Paperback. The sleepy, eastern Washington wheat town of Antioch has become a gateway for the supernatural---from sightings of angels and a weeping crucifix to a self-proclaimed prophet with an astounding message. Num Pages: 528 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 38. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780849944772
- ISBN
- 9780849944772
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.42
€ 19.99
€ 19.42
Paperback. The sleepy, eastern Washington wheat town of Antioch has become a gateway for the supernatural---from sightings of angels and a weeping crucifix to a self-proclaimed prophet with an astounding message. Num Pages: 528 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FW; HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 139 x 38. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781401685225
- ISBN
- 9781401685225
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.53
€ 15.99
€ 12.53
Hardcover. In an age when few ventured beyond their birthplace, Andre Palmeiro left Portugal to inspect Jesuit missions from Mozambique to Japan. A global history in the guise of biography, The Visitor> tells the story of a theologian whose travels bore witness to the fruitful contact--and violent collision--of East and West in the early modern era. Num Pages: 520 pages, illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; HBLL; HRAX; HRCC7; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 236 x 39. Weight in Grams: 948.
- Publisher
- Belknap Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674416680
- ISBN
- 9780674416680
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.84
€ 47.99
€ 39.84
Hardcover. This text is an account of the changing roles of images in German medieval monasticism from the 12th-century to the Reformation. The author explores the interrelationships between the visual arts and female spirituality in the context of the "cura monialium", the pastoral care of nuns. Num Pages: 580 pages, 246 illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; ACK; AGR; HRCX8; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 282 x 190 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1611.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Zone Books United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 580
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780942299458
- ISBN
- 9780942299458
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.29€ 42.32
€ 53.29
€ 42.32
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Lorenz Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857239211
- ISBN
- 9780857239211
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.72
€ 24.72
Editor(s): Owen, David S.; Strong, Tracy B. Translator(s): Livingstone, Rodney. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 100
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872206663
- ISBN
- 9780872206663
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 38.96
€ 53.99
€ 38.96
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872200371
- ISBN
- 9780872200371
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.28
€ 18.99
€ 15.28
The Vocation of the Catholic Philosopher. From Maritain to John Paul I...
John P. . Ed(S): Hittinger
Paperback. Editor(s): Hittinger, John P. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCX6. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- American Maritain Association United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780982711903
- ISBN
- 9780982711903
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.68
€ 33.68
Hardcover. The story of the Cobbold brewing family of Suffolk and the famous merchant banking dynasty, the Hambros. Num Pages: 400 pages, 31 colour and b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGB; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 167 x 36. Weight in Grams: 786.
- Publisher
- SilverWood Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781320259
- ISBN
- 9781781320259
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.73
€ 26.99
€ 23.73
Paperback. The Voice of God in the Text of Scripture: Explorations in Constructive Dogmatics represents the proceedings of the fourth annual Los Angeles Theology Conference. The essays in the volume offer theologically constructive accounts of Scripture, describing how God is said to speak by means of the biblical texts. Editor(s): Crisp, Oliver D.; Sanders, Fred. Series: Los Angeles Theology Conference Series. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HRCG3; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 281 x 16. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Zondervan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Gld
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780310527763
- ISBN
- 9780310527763
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.47
€ 32.99
€ 26.47
hardcover. The Voice of Newfoundland studies cultural and political changes in Newfoundland from 1939 to 1949 by taking a close look at the Broadcasting Corporation of Newfoundland's radio programming and the responses of their listeners. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBCF; 3JJH; 3JJPG; HBTB; KNTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802098207
- ISBN
- 9780802098207
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.37
€ 79.37