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This study looks at how the philosophies of Jacques Derrida (1930-2004) and Franz Rosenzweig (1886-1929) employ the figures of "exemplarity" and "chosenness" in order to address the tension between the universality of philosophical thinking and the particularity of nations, languages, and individual human experience. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPM; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804755214
- ISBN
- 9780804755214
Condition: New
€ 82.16
€ 82.16
Presents a study of how the Jewish community of Breslau - the third largest and one of the most affluent in Germany - coped with Nazi persecution. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 336 pages, 32 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804755184
- ISBN
- 9780804755184
Condition: New
€ 82.16
€ 82.16
Based on archival research in many countries, this volume broadens the context of the US intervention in Vietnam. It focuses on relations between China and Vietnam in the mid-twentieth century; and also deals with China's relations with Cambodia, US dealings with both China and Vietnam, French attitudes toward Vietnam and China, and more. Editor(s): Roberts, Priscilla. Series: Cold War International History Project. Num Pages: 580 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1FPC; HBJF; HBWS2; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 259 x 32. Weight in Grams: 908.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 580
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804755023
- ISBN
- 9780804755023
Condition: New
€ 97.45
€ 97.45
The first mapping of the sacred geography ("mythscape") of the Northern Arawak-speaking people of the northwest Amazon, demonstrating direct connections between petroglyphs and Baniwa sacred narratives Num Pages: 408 pages, 18 photographs, 7 illustrations, 2 maps, 2 tables, 2 appendixes. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 825.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803243941
- ISBN
- 9780803243941
Condition: New
€ 60.49
€ 60.49
Highlights how the social and cultural construction of archaeology as a field marginalized women Series: Critical Studies in the History of Anthropology. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: HD; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803243811
- ISBN
- 9780803243811
Condition: New
€ 82.16
€ 82.16
The Wireless Spectrum. The Politics, Practices, and Poetics of Mobile ...
. Ed(S): Crow, Barbara; Longford, Michael; Sa...
The Wireless Spectrum explores how wireless technologies have modified both individual and public life, transforming our experiences of space, time, and place, while reshaping our day-to-day interactions. Editor(s): Crow, Barbara; Longford, Michael; Sawchuk, Kim. Series: Digital Futures. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 3JM; HBLX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802098931
- ISBN
- 9780802098931
Condition: New
€ 60.49
€ 60.49
- Publisher
- United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801441257
- ISBN
- 9780801441257
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
- Publisher
- Canada
- Edition
- 2 Sub
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780773524750
- ISBN
- 9780773524750
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.53
€ 40.99
€ 36.53
Paperback. This book explains how people in the British Isles, four thousand or more years ago, identified life and death with the cycle of midwinter and midsummer and the risings and settings of the sun and moon. Series: Shire Archaeology. Num Pages: 72 pages, 45 col & 8 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLA; HBTB; PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 151 x 7. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- Shire Publications
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747806141
- ISBN
- 9780747806141
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.15
€ 11.99
€ 10.15
'There is something absolute about the letters between you .. The letter is a form of communion of the soul-spirit - .. one that is faded & yet unimpeded, complete', wrote Martin Heidegger to his fiancee Elfride Petri shortly before their wedding. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745641355
- ISBN
- 9780745641355
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.24
€ 73.24
One of the important philosophers, Morton White has spent a career building bridges among the fragmented worlds of the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. This is a selection of White's best essays, which represent the belief that philosophers should reflect on mathematics and science, and also on other aspects of culture. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691119595
- ISBN
- 9780691119595
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 96.61€ 74.84
€ 96.61
€ 74.84
Explores the compelling belief that Christendom would spread to every corner of the earth before the end of time. This book offers an important window onto Western religious views in the past that continue to haunt modern times. Num Pages: 336 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC1; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674036291
- ISBN
- 9780674036291
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.39
€ 47.99
€ 40.39
The timeless leadership wisdom of the Bhagavad Gita explained Although it was written well over two thousand years ago, the Bhagavad Gita ("Song of God"), a revered Hindu religious text, contains an immense wealth of ageless wisdom that speaks directly to the needs of today's business leaders. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HRGP; KJMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470824276
- ISBN
- 9780470824276
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 30.87
€ 38.99
€ 30.87
"Originally published in Chinese as Xin weishi lun by Zhejiang Provincial Library. This translation is based on the 2001 edition published by Hubei Education Press." Translator(s): Makeham, John. Series: World Thought in Translation. Num Pages: 416 pages, 2 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPCF; HPDF; HPJ; HRKN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300191578
- ISBN
- 9780300191578
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.58€ 60.10
€ 76.58
€ 60.10
By looking through the prism of the West's involvement in the breakup of Yugoslavia, this book presents an examination of the end of the Cold War in Europe. It provides a fresh understanding of events that continue to influence the shape of the post-Cold War Balkans and the whole of Europe. Num Pages: 432 pages, 4 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVWY; 3JJPR; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 242 x 29. Weight in Grams: 770. Western Powers and the Breakup of Yugoslavia. 432 pages, 4 black-&-white illustrations. By looking through the prism of the West's involvement in the breakup of Yugoslavia, this book presents an examination of the end of the Cold War in Europe. It provides a fresh understanding of events that continue to influence the shape of the post-Cold War Balkans and the whole of Europe. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DVWY; 3JJPR; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTW. Dimension: 159 x 242 x 29. Weight: 770.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300166293
- ISBN
- 9780300166293
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.58€ 60.10
€ 76.58
€ 60.10
Explores how science became increasingly important in nineteenth-century British culture and how the systematic study of insects permitted entomologists to engage with the most pressing questions of Victorian times: the nature of God, mind, and governance, and the origins of life. Num Pages: 384 pages, 48 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBTB; JFCX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 165 x 34. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300150919
- ISBN
- 9780300150919
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.58
€ 43.99
€ 31.58
In "Civilization and Its Discontents", Sigmund Freud claimed that Rome must be comprehended as 'not a human dwelling place but a mental entity', in which the palaces of the Caesars still stand alongside modern apartment buildings in layers of brick, mortar, and memory. This book accepts Freud's challenge. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 164 x 40. Weight in Grams: 762.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300114713
- ISBN
- 9780300114713
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.58
€ 43.99
€ 31.58
All those beguiled by the work of William Blake recognise the importance of the Bible for his poetic genius, whether as an object of criticism, or an inspiration. This book attempts to locate Blake within the broad spectrum of Christian biblical interpretation, orthodox, heterodox, and radical. Num Pages: 320 pages, 32 black-&-white illustrations & 8 colour images. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; DSC; HRCG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 31. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300112603
- ISBN
- 9780300112603
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.74€ 53.43
€ 67.74
€ 53.43
Series: Buildings, Landscapes, and Societies Series. Num Pages: 168 pages, 42 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVT; HBJF; HBLC; HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 263 x 17. Weight in Grams: 908.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271022567
- ISBN
- 9780271022567
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 116.58€ 97.71
€ 116.58
€ 97.71
- Publisher
- United States
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253006301
- ISBN
- 9780253006301
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.51
€ 27.99
€ 26.51