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Hardback. In 1666, King Charles II introduced a fashion that developed into the three-piece suit. This text examines the inspiration behind this royal revolution in masculine attire, showing how the ideology of modern English masculinity was a self-consciously political and public creation. Series: Studies on the History of Society & Culture. Num Pages: 313 pages, 39 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3J; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 239 x 32. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
313
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520214934
ISBN
9780520214934
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.02
€ 49.59

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231102872
ISBN
9780231102872
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.23

Hardcover. Among the many contentious frontier zones in nineteenth-century North America, Florida was an early and important borderland where the United States worked out how it would colonize new territories. Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; HBJK; JFSJ1; JFSL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812248364
ISBN
9780812248364
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.86

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Griffith Institute United Kingdom
Number of pages
148
Condition
New
SKU
V9780900416897
ISBN
9780900416897
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.67

Paperback. Num Pages: 189 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRC; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2010
Number of pages
189
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349290062
ISBN
9781349290062
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 159.66

Hardcover. This is the first book-length treatment in English of the Nag Hammadi text, The Thunder: Perfect Mind - a poem of 'I am' statements that has garnered a strong following in mainstream culture. This book offers a fresh, current translation (with detailed Coptic annotations) and ten chapters of introductory analysis of the text. Num Pages: 189 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRQC1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 211 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
202
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230105638
ISBN
9780230105638
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.44

Paperback. * A book that will change the course of modern history, and specifically our attitudes to China. * Three of the top four China scholars in America have said this is the most important book on China published in decades. Editor(s): Nathan, Andrew J.; Link, Perry; Zhang, Liang. Num Pages: 736 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPR; HBJF; HBLW3; JPH; JPVR; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 202 x 132 x 34. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Abacus Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349114699
ISBN
9780349114699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. Written by the Buddhist meditation master and popular international speaker Sogyal Rinpoche, this book clarifies the majestic vision of life and death that underlies the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. It includes an introduction to the practice of meditation, as well as advice on how to care for the dying with love and compassion. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: HPDF; HREX; HRLK; HRLP1; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 33. Weight in Grams: 600.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
25th Anniversary
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846045387
ISBN
9781846045387
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.10

Paperback. Explains the majestic vision of life and death that underlies the Tibetan tradition. This book includes not only an introduction to the practice of meditation but also advice on how to care for the dying with love and compassion, and how to bring them help of a spiritual kind. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: HREX; HRLK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 322.
Edition
Revised Edition reprint
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846041051
ISBN
9781846041051
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 238 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRE; HREX; HRLF; VXM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 283.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Harmony
Edition
Original
Condition
New
SKU
V9780385518154
ISBN
9780385518154
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.62

Paperback. .
Publisher
Shambhala Publications Inc United States
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570627477
ISBN
9781570627477
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.64

Paperback. The most graceful English translation of this masterpiece of world literature - prepared with the participation of the Dalai Lama and eminent contemporary masters of this tradition appointed by the Dalai Lama. This title contains guidance and practices related to transforming our experience in daily life. Editor(s): Coleman, Graham; Jinpa, Thupten. Translator(s): Dorje, Gyurme. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: HREX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140455267
ISBN
9780140455267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Hardback. "The Tibetan Book of the Dead" is the most famous Buddhist text in the West, having sold more than a million copies since it was first published in English in 1927. This title tells the story of how a relatively obscure and malleable collection of Buddhist texts of uncertain origin came to be so revered - and so misunderstood - in the West. Series: Lives of Great Religious Books. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HREC; HRES; HREX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691134352
ISBN
9780691134352
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.04

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 Page Four Colour Insert. BIC Classification: HREX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
North Atlantic Books,U.S. United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583945551
ISBN
9781583945551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.77

Paperback. The most graceful English translation of this masterpiece of world literature - prepared with the participation of the Dalai Lama and eminent contemporary masters of this tradition appointed by the Dalai Lama. This title contains guidance and practices related to transforming our experience in daily life. Editor(s): Jinpa, Thupten; Coleman, Graham. Translator(s): Dorje, Gyurme. Num Pages: 592 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: HREX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 436.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140455298
ISBN
9780140455298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. This text speaks of the quintessence of the Supreme Path, or Mahayana, and reveals the yogic method of attaining Enlightenment. Such attainment can happen, as shown here, by means of knowing the One Mind, the cosmic All-Consciousness, without the postures and other techniques of the lower yogas. Editor(s): Evans-Wentz, W. Y.; Jung, C. G. Num Pages: 358 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HREX; HRLC; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
358
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195133158
ISBN
9780195133158
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.54

Paperback. Editor(s): Tuttle, Gray; Schaeffer, Kurtis R. Num Pages: 752 pages, 3 maps, 12 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1010.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
752
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231144698
ISBN
9780231144698
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HREX; VFMG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Shambhala Publications Inc
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611800883
ISBN
9781611800883
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.19

Hardback. This book provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to Tibet, its culture and history. * A clear and comprehensive overview of Tibet, its culture and history. * Responds to current interest in Tibet due to continuing publicity about Chinese rule and growing interest in Tibetan Buddhism. Series: Peoples of Asia. Num Pages: 384 pages, 25. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; GTB; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 704.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631225744
ISBN
9780631225744
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.59

paperback. Presents the prototype of the etymological thesaurus that has been the goal of the Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus project (STEDT) since 1987. This book provides nearly 170 Proto-Tibeto-Burman etymologies in the semantic area of the reproductive system, along with discussions of possible Chinese cognates. Series: UC Publications in Linguistics. Num Pages: 302 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; CF; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 12. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520098718
ISBN
9780520098718
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 32.06

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