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Paperback. Presents an anthology of discourses from the "Pali Canon", providing an account of Buddhist teachings from the earliest primary sources. 17 discourses are provided, including those essential to the study and teaching of early Buddhism. Additional support materials include helpful footnotes, a select bibliography, and a glossary of key terms. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HRE. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 12. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872207929
ISBN
9780872207929
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.73

Hardcover. Drawn from the collections of the National Library of Ireland, and based on their extremely successful exhibition of the same name, Small Lives offers an eclectic survey of Irish childhood as captured by the camera. Editor(s): O'Connor, Aoife. Num Pages: 224 pages, chiefly Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; AJCP; HBTB; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 283 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1212.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Gill & Macmillan Dublin
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
9780717154623
ISBN
9780717154623
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.00

Paperback. Presents lives of eighteen Frankish women of the sixth and seventh centuries, all of whom became saints. This title covers the period from the fall of the Roman Empire and the conversion of the invading Franks to the rise of Charlemagne's family. Editor(s): McNamara, Jo Ann; Halborg, John E.; Whatley, E.Gordon. Num Pages: 369 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBG; HBJD; HBLC; HRCM; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 504.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822312161
ISBN
9780822312161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.30

Paperback. A synoptic composition of Latin American philosophy of liberation and contemporary de-colonial thinking. Series: Decolonial Studies, Postcolonial Horizons. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; HRA; JFCX; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 135 x 12. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745335728
ISBN
9780745335728
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.81

Paperback. Nuanced introduction to China offering an overview of its society, politics and economics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849040839
ISBN
9781849040839
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.55

Paperback. A new non-fiction book recounting the 19th century history of Ireland. The book traces the three causes of the halving of the Irish population in that century: the famine, the Irish emigrations to American and Canada, and the transportation of political activitists to Australia. It is a quest for the author's Irish ancestors. Num Pages: 752 pages, illustrations facsimiles, maps, portraits. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 41. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780749386047
ISBN
9780749386047
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.45

Hardback. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 32. Weight in Grams: 922.
Publisher
Inter-Varsity Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783591619
ISBN
9781783591619
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 32.26

Hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 130. .
Publisher
BIS Publishers B.V. Netherlands
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9789063694012
ISBN
9789063694012
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. David H. Price uses information from CIA, FBI, and military records to map the connections between academia and the strategic use of anthropological research to further the goals of the U.S. military and outline the major influence the American security state has had on the field of anthropology. Num Pages: 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 704.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822361251
ISBN
9780822361251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.78

Hardcover. Preserved in the Abba Garima Monastery in the Tigray Region of northern Ethiopia, and according to legend written and partly illuminated by the Ethiopian missionary Abbu Garima, who arrived in Ethiopia in 494 CE. This is the first book to present all the illuminated pages with comparative materials. 300+ col illus and preface by Michael Gervers. Series: Manar Al-Athar Monograph. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: DS; HRA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 293 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1348.
Publisher
Manar al-Athar
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780995494602
ISBN
9780995494602
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.58

Paperback. The renowned scholar and Sufi master, Dr Martin Lings, was working on a full translation of the Qur'an when he passed away. The Publishers extracted from his unpublished writings, and from all his other publications, his translations of verses from the Qur'an and they are presented here accompanied by the original Arabic text on facing pages. Translator(s): Lings, Martin. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HRH; HRLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
The Islamic Texts Society United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903682531
ISBN
9781903682531
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.87

Hardback. "Originally published as Sph'aren II. Globen, by Editions Suhrkamp, Frankfurt"--Title page verso. Translator(s): Hoban, Wieland. Series: Semiotext(e) / Foreign Agents. Num Pages: 1024 pages, 282 b&w illus. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPK; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 237 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1520.
Publisher
Autonomedia
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Tra
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584351603
ISBN
9781584351603
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 41.13

Paperback. In September 1943, Chris Barker was serving as a signalman in North Africa when he decided to brighten the long days of war by writing to old friends. One of these was Bessie Moore, a former work colleague. The unexpected warmth of Bessie's reply changed their lives forever. Editor(s): Garfield, Simon. Num Pages: 384 pages, with b&w integrated illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782115670
ISBN
9781782115670
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.71

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC; HPJ; HRAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 578.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199916856
ISBN
9780199916856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.40

Paperback. What exactly is ethical finance? Is Islamic finance ethical? Is ethical finance Islamic? This title examines a range of financial institutions in Britain within the ethical sector, considering the nature of their principles and practices, and how they relate to Islamic models and to Muslim communities. Series: Edinburgh Guides to Islamic Finance. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HPQ; JFSR2; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 12. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748648955
ISBN
9780748648955
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.39

Paperback. Written for scholars and students alike, Plantation Kingdom is an accessible and fascinating study. Series: The Marcus Cunliffe Lecture Series. Num Pages: 160 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. .
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421419404
ISBN
9781421419404
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.99

Hardback. Commentators call the United States an empire: occasionally a benign empire, sometimes an empire in denial, often a destructive empire. In American Umpire Elizabeth Cobbs Hoffman asserts instead that America has performed the role of umpire since 1776, compelling adherence to rules that gradually earned broad approval, and violating them as well. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 240 x 32. Weight in Grams: 790.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
448
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674055476
ISBN
9780674055476
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.93

Paperback. In his usual easy-to-read style, John MacArthur takes us beyond the tinsel and the seasonal hype to offer us an encounter with the miracle and mystery of the birth of Christ. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCA; HRCR; HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 199.
Publisher
THOMAS NELSON United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780849955570
ISBN
9780849955570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.52

Paperback. The secret life of Brickendonbury Manor & the WW2 assassins & saboteurs who set occupied Europe alight. Num Pages: 224 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 1DBKEST; 3JJH; HBWQ; JPSH; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 198 x 17. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445642277
ISBN
9781445642277
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.06

Hardcover. The Engines of Empire explores the complex relationship between Victorians and their greatest invention: the steamship. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JH; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 662.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804798068
ISBN
9780804798068
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.21

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