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paperback. Deals with the process by which the hope of a society was sabotaged and plundered in the name of a mis-defined freedom and a utopia of the now. This book explores a language to excavate the journey of Irish society from what appeared to be profound in its traditional faith to a moment of what may have been taken as a moment of nihilistic clarity. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HRA; HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 308. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Continuum
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0033575
ISBN
9781441114211
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.91

paperback. A study of the concept of saksin (or that which directly or immediately perceives) in Advaita Vedanta, and a comparison of the philosophies of the East and West. Cental is its comparison of the Advaita notion of the witness-consciousness with similar notions in Western phenomenology. Series: Studies in Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF3; HPDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 390. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Northwestern University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0033561
ISBN
9780810115651
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.91

paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 175 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; HDD; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 175 x 0. Weight in Grams: 700. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0033554
ISBN
9780500276167
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 226 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLC; HPDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 287. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1939
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
226
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0033542
ISBN
9780804711692
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 21.99
€ 20.64

hardcover. Looks at the lives and careers of four prominent historians, and discusses the political implications for progress. Num Pages: 233 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBAH; HBG; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 590. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0033528
ISBN
9780674713758
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.91

hardcover. Many analyses of Ireland's past and present are couched in colonial terms. For some, it is the only framework for understanding Ireland, others reject the label. This study evaluates and analyzes the situation, ranging from ancient and medieval past to 1990s literary and postcolonial theory. Num Pages: 342 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 648. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PR
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0033526
ISBN
9780198208259
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.91

hardcover. The Pure Land sect of Japanese Buddhism is one of the strongest Buddhist sects in Japan, with three and a half million followers. In this book, the author provides a detailed, objective account in English of the life and thought of its founder, Honenbo Genku (1133-1212), known as Honen. Editor(s): Mentzas, Ioannis. Translator(s): Mentzas, Ioannis. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BGH; HBJF; HBLC; HPD; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
UNIV OF CALIFORNIA PR
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0033506
ISBN
9780520211797
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.91

hardcover. Columbus is the first star in a constellation of European adventurers whose right to claim and conquer each land mass they encountered was unquestioned by their countrymen. How a system of religious beliefs made the taking of the New World possible and laudable is the focus of this review. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBJD; HBJK; HBLH; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0033482
ISBN
9780520074422
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.91

hardcover. This book demonstrates the centrality of theological concerns in the emergence of modern, secular historical consciousness. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBA; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 500. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0033481
ISBN
9780521650229
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.91

hardcover. Finding in the world's myths-its sacred stories-a way to talk about experiences shared across time and space, Doniger champions the cause of comparative mythology as she expertly taps a wealth of traditions-from the Hebrew Bible to the Bhagavad Gita. Series: American Lectures on the History of Religions. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HRA; HRLB; JFC; JFHF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0033464
ISBN
9780231111706
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.91

hardcover. This volume brings together Professor Cranz's published studies on Nicholas of Cusa with a set of seven papers left unpublished at the time of his death. Their subjects are the speculative thought of Cusanus and his relationship with the broader themes of Renaisssance. Series: Variorum Collected Studies. Num Pages: 254 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3H; BGH; HPCB; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 150. Weight in Grams: 492. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. Cloth covers, no dj as issued, has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Variorum
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0033442
ISBN
9780860788010
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.91

hardcover. This text studies the invention of the Friars' natural philosophy. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC; JFCX; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 708. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. Cloth covers, no dj as issued, has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Scolar Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0033438
ISBN
9781859282878
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.91

hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPQ; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 535. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0033428
ISBN
9780195383539
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.91

hardcover. Based on extensive research in Italian archives this study explores the papal bureaucracy at a time when the Pope was among the most powerful European rulers. The men who ran the Papacy then were an important and talented group who included luminaries of humanist literature and scholarship, distinguished church leaders, and influential statesmen. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1DSV; 3H; 3JB; HBJD; HBLC; HRCC7; KNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 482. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Clarendon Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0033422
ISBN
9780198219958
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.91

hardcover. Polydore Vergil's main point in "On Discovery" was to show that many Greek and Roman claims for discovery were false and that ancient Jews or other Asian peoples had priority. This is an English translation of a critical edition based on the Latin texts published in Polydore Vergil's lifetime. Editor(s): Copenhaver, Brian P. Translator(s): Copenhaver, Brian P. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 704 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HPCA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 156 x 41. Weight in Grams: 836. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0033416
ISBN
9780674007895
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.91

hardcover. An interesting interpretation of Plato's dialogue the Sophist. Series Editor(s): Hunter, R. L.; Osborne, R. G.; Reeve, M. D.; Garnsey, Peter; Millett, M.; Sedley, D. N.; Horrocks, G. C. (University of Cambridge, UK). Series: Cambridge Classical Studies. Num Pages: 372 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 620. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0033392
ISBN
9780521632591
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.91

hardcover. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HPCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. . Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0033378
ISBN
9780271007229
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.91

hardcover. A presentation of the author's essays on Plato and Aristotle from the past 40 years. In this work, he brings philosophical acuity to a range of texts and topics in ancient thought including ethics, logic, epistemology and metaphysics. Num Pages: 240 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPJ; HPK; HPL; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 437. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Clarendon Press Oxford
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0033371
ISBN
9780198236412
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.91

hardcover. This book is a philosophical analysis of Plato's dialogue, the Statesman. Series Editor(s): Hunter, R. L.; Osborne, R. G.; Reeve, M. D.; Garnsey, Peter; Millett, Martin; Sedley, D. N.; Horrocks, G. C. (University of Cambridge, UK). Series: Cambridge Classical Studies. Num Pages: 244 pages, bibliography, indexes. BIC Classification: HPCA; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 460. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0033368
ISBN
9780521582292
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.91

hardcover. De Universalibus Volume II: On Universals Translator(s): Kenny, Sir Anthony. Num Pages: 236 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 435. Volume II only. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Clarendon Press Oxford
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0033365
ISBN
9780198246817
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.91

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