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Paperback. Prayer in public schools, abortion, gay and lesbian rights - these divisive issues dominate American politics, revealing deep disagreements over basic moral values. This title explores the proper role of religious convictions in American public life. It proposes that religion can and should play an active, positive part in our society. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRA; HRCM; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878406104
- ISBN
- 9780878406104
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.31
€ 70.31
Paperback. Explores the failures of mainstream economics and proposes an alternative grounded in natural law. This book demonstrates both the reasonableness of a distinguished ethical tradition and its capacity to address a range of ethical issues, economic as well as personal and social. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878403653
- ISBN
- 9780878403653
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Condition: New
€ 71.59
€ 71.59
Hardcover. A historical and cultural overview of Suriname's Jewish community, with special emphasis on the former Dutch colony's synagogues and Jewish and Creole cemeteries. Num Pages: 152 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTG; HRAX; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Hebrew Union College Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878202515
- ISBN
- 9780878202515
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.81
€ 37.81
Paperback. Violent movements opposing existing political orders erupted throughout nineteenth-century Europe, but nowhere was this revolutionary impulse made more dramatically visible than in Russia. This title presents English translations of the memoirs of five Russia's female revolutionaries. Editor(s): Engel, Barbara Alpern; Rosenthal, Clifford N. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; BM; HBJD; HBLL; JFSJ1; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Edition
- 2, reprint with new introduction and bibliography
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875806907
- ISBN
- 9780875806907
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.01
€ 26.99
€ 25.01
Paperback. Raised amid Virginia's wealthiest slaveholders, Edwards Coles was a close associate of many of nation's leaders, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison among them. And, like Jefferson, he believed the institution of slavery to be morally and ideologically wrong. This title offers a study of slavery and social activism in nineteenth-century America. Series: Early American Places. Num Pages: 298 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875806891
- ISBN
- 9780875806891
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.57
€ 34.99
€ 31.57
Hardcover. Senator Thomas Hart Benton was a towering figure in Missouri politics. Elected in 1821, he was the new state's first senator, and he served in Washington, DC for thirty years. This book provides a portrait of Senator Benton. It evaluates his career in light of his attitudes toward slavery, Mexican borderlands, and Indian removal, among others. Series: Early American Places. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 28. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875804798
- ISBN
- 9780875804798
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.17
€ 138.17
Paperback. Ancient China collides with newfangled America in this epic tale of opium smugglers, sea pirates, and dueling clipper ships. Num Pages: 432 pages, 16 pages of color, 83 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 207 x 144 x 27. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780871406897
- ISBN
- 9780871406897
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.73
€ 17.99
€ 17.73
Paperback. In this book, Philip Payton provides a vivid insight into the experiences of regional Australia during the Great War of 1914-18. Num Pages: 272 pages, 71. BIC Classification: 1MBFS; 3JJF; HBJM; HBWN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859898737
- ISBN
- 9780859898737
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.32
€ 36.99
€ 33.32
Paperback. A rich and definitive history of the gay rights movement's West Coast origins Num Pages: 280 pages, 1 line drawing, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252076411
- ISBN
- 9780252076411
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.62
€ 32.99
€ 29.62
Hardback. Series: History of Military Occupation. Num Pages: 248 pages, 13 black and white photographs, 3 tables, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HFM; HBWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252039560
- ISBN
- 9780252039560
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.49
€ 43.49
Hardback. Recounts the life and epic rescue of captured fugitive slave Charles Nalle of Culpeper, Virginia, who was forcibly liberated by Harriet Tubman and others in Troy, New York, on April 27, 1860. This title follows Nalle from his enslavement by the Hansborough family in Virginia through his escape by the Underground Railroad. Series: The New Black Studies Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, 19 black & white photographs, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252034398
- ISBN
- 9780252034398
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.40
€ 117.40
Paperback. This edition of St Augustine's City of God is the only one in English to provide a text and translation as well as a detailed commentary of this most influential document in the history of western Christianity. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. BIC Classification: HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 211 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Aris & Phillips
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856688539
- ISBN
- 9780856688539
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.47
€ 36.99
€ 33.47
paperback. Can the law promote moral values even in pluralistic societies such as the United States? Drawing upon important federal legislation such as the Americans with Disabilities Act, this title argues that it can. It also argues that the law rightly promotes the values of autonomy and solidarity. Series: Moral Traditions Series. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; LAB; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589019324
- ISBN
- 9781589019324
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.14
€ 72.14
Paperback. Features essays that explore how both faith traditions have approached the interface between science and religion and focuses on the ongoing challenges posed by this issue. This title illuminates the scriptures, the ideas of key religious thinkers, and also the legacy of Charles Darwin. Editor(s): Marshall, David. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM3; HRC; HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589019140
- ISBN
- 9781589019140
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.99
€ 69.99
paperback. What ethical considerations should guide war's settlement and its aftermath? In cases of protracted conflicts, recurring war, failed or failing states, or genocide and war crimes, is there a framework for establishing an enduring peace that is pragmatic and moral? This title provides answers to these questions from the just war tradition. Editor(s): Patterson, Eric. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781589018884
- ISBN
- 9781589018884
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.73
€ 70.73
Paperback. A collection of essays that focuses on key scriptural texts and engage with both classical and contemporary Islamic and Christian thought. It addresses issues such as: the different ways in which Christians and Muslims think of their scriptures as the Word of God, the possibilities and challenges of translating scripture, and more. Editor(s): Marshall, David. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRC; HRH. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589017849
- ISBN
- 9781589017849
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.15
€ 70.15
Paperback. During the early years of the Iraq War, the US Army was unable to translate initial combat success into strategic and political victory. Suitable for policymakers, defense and military professionals, military historians, and academics, this book offers a critique of the army's capacity to adapt to likely future adversary strategies. Num Pages: 224 pages, 4 figures, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; 3JM; HBWS5; JWJ; JWKT. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589017832
- ISBN
- 9781589017832
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.47
€ 70.47
paperback. A collection of essays that meets the challenge that everyone faces: that of becoming a whole person in both their personal and professional lives. Editor(s): Haughey, John C., S. J. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRC; HRLK. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589017818
- ISBN
- 9781589017818
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.19
€ 70.19
Paperback. Provides an introduction and overview of church-state relations in the United States. Exploring the inherent tension between the Establishment and Free Exercise clauses of the First Amendment, this work discusses how the fragmented nature of political authority in the US provides the basis for continuing conflict concerning church-state relations. Series: Religion and Politics Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, 3. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRAM2; JP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589016378
- ISBN
- 9781589016378
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.33
€ 70.33
paperback. Presents a study of religious pluralism as a theological and social reality, and approaches Christianity and Islam in tandem as part of a broader discussion on the nature of the good society. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAF; HRC; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589015074
- ISBN
- 9781589015074
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.30
€ 70.30