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Paperback. This groundbreaking work explores media scholar Sut Jhally's thesis that advertising functions as a religion in late capitalism and relates this to critical theological studies. Sheffield argues that advertising is not itself a religion, but that it contains religious dimensions - analogous to Durkheim's description of objects as totems. Series: Religion/Culture/Critique. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRA; HRAB; HRAM; JFC; KJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 281 x 17. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2006
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349535453
ISBN
9781349535453
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardback. Series: Religion/Culture/Critique. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRLP5; JFC; KNTY. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Edition
annotated ed
Number of pages
190
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403974709
ISBN
9781403974709
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRAM2; LNDC4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691156194
ISBN
9780691156194
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.68

Hardback. A presentation of Solovyov's central teaching and an analysis of his treatment of the non-Christian religions, Buddhism and Taoism in particular. The book will be of interest to students of comparative religion, theology, philosophy and Russian intellectual history. Series: Library of Philosophy and Religion. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HRAB; HRE; HRKN5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
263
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333435953
ISBN
9780333435953
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.25

Paperback. Highlights parallels and contrasts between historical events, political regimes, and cultural movements to explore how religion has challenged and responded to secular Chinese modernity from 1898 onwards. This book integrates historical, anthropological, and sociological perspectives in a comprehensive overview of China's religious history. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; 3JM; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226005331
ISBN
9780226005331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.91

Hardcover. Highlights parallels and contrasts between historical events, political regimes, and cultural movements to explore how religion has challenged and responded to secular Chinese modernity, from 1898 to this day. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226304168
ISBN
9780226304168
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.12
€ 79.61

Hardback. Num Pages: 131 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HR; JPB; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 219 x 17. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137590466
ISBN
9781137590466
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.86

Hardback. Explores the historical origins of Syria's religious sects and their dominance of the Syrian social scene. It identifies their distinct beliefs and relates how the actions of the religious authorities and political entrepreneurs acting on behalf of their sects expose them to sectarian violence, culminating in the dissolution of the nation-state. Series: Twenty-First Century Perspectives on War, Peace, and Human Conflict. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBS; HRAM2; HRH; JPS; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137531490
ISBN
9781137531490
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.92

Paperback. An exploration of the search for meaning in life. This work argues that the nature of reason expresses itself in an ultimate need for truth, goodness, and beauty, a need which constitutes the fabric of the religious sense, which is evident in every human being everywhere and in all times. Translator(s): Zucchi, John E. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: HP; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
McGill-Queen´s University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780773516267
ISBN
9780773516267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.21

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
502
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521720274
ISBN
9780521720274
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.71

Paperback. Takes the reader behind the North Korean curtain and reveals the inner workings of its isolated society while offering a powerful testament to the human spirit. Num Pages: 232 pages, 14 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 133 x 16. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520259997
ISBN
9780520259997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.23

Paperback. Series: Ladies of the Manor. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FW; HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 30. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764213519
ISBN
9780764213519
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Hardback. Describes the evolving pattern of settlement and the changing relationships of people and land in Canada from the end of the 15th century to the Confederation years of the late 1860s and early 1870s. This book shows how a deeply indigenous land was reconstituted in European terms. Num Pages: 1036 pages, 50 b/w illustrations, 106 maps, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBTP; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 907.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
1036
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774814492
ISBN
9780774814492
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.01

paperback. Describes the evolving pattern of settlement and the changing relationships of people and land in Canada from the end of the 15th century to the Confederation years of the late 1860s and early 1870s. This work shows how a deeply indigenous land was reconstituted in European terms, and how European ways were recalibrated in this non-European space. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; RGC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 31. Weight in Grams: 803.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774814508
ISBN
9780774814508
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.59

Paperback. The only way to reverse the historical trends that have made Los Angeles increasingly unliveable, Fulton concludes, is to confront the prevailing "cocoon citizenship,the mind-set that prevents the city's inhabitants and leaders from recognizing Los Angeles's patchwork of communities as a single metropolis. Num Pages: 424 pages, 74, 13 maps, 61 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBT; JPQB; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801865060
ISBN
9780801865060
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.61

Paperback. These essays place in historical and political context the story of New York's long struggle towards ratification. Editor(s): Schechter, Stephen L. Num Pages: 268 pages, map. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780930309008
ISBN
9780930309008
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.16

Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, over 90 b/w photos, line art. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBJK; HBWQ; JWF; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 932.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764307577
ISBN
9780764307577
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 25.45

Hardback. Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a uniquely reluctant and distinctly German Lutheran revolutionary. In this volume, the author, an Anglican priest and historian, argues that Bonhoeffer's powerful critique of Germany's moral derailment needs to be understood as the expression of a devout Lutheran Protestant. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HRCM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845455316
ISBN
9781845455316
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 163.00

Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 32. Weight in Grams: 561.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312172527
ISBN
9780312172527
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.45

Num Pages: 178 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF7; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 188 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
178
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231148306
ISBN
9780231148306
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.45
€ 57.31

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