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paperback. Chuang Tzu (369?-286? BC) was a leading Taoist philosopher. Using parable and anecdote, allegory and paradox, he set forth in this book the early ideas of what was to become the Taoist school. This collection includes the seven "inner chapters," three of the "outer chapters," and one of the "miscellaneous chapters." Translator(s): Watson, Burton. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; HPDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 132 x 11. Weight in Grams: 192.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780231105958
ISBN
9780231105958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.63

paperback. The thoughts and writings of this important fifth century B.C. political and social thinker -- and formidable rival of the Confucianists -- are presented here in English translation. Translator(s): Watson, Burton. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; HPDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 200 x 167 x 9. Weight in Grams: 166.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1963
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780231086080
ISBN
9780231086080
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.63

paperback. Surveys main currents in Western thought through eight centuries. Num Pages: 696 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HPC; HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 44. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1976
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780231041430
ISBN
9780231041430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.99
€ 48.65

hardcover. This text takes a detailed look at early modern England and the creative and commercial forces in which print culture was formed (commercial, intellectual, political and individual), including replications of the disputes between authors and printers to political/religious manipulation. Num Pages: 754 pages, 125 halftones, 3 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLH; KNTR; TDPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1260.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780226401218
ISBN
9780226401218
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.99
€ 53.30

paperback. The Arabic philosophical fable "Hayy Ibn Yaqzan" is a classic of medieval Islamic philosophy. This book places "Hayy Ibn Yaqzan" in its historical and philosophical context. Editor(s): Goodman, Lenn E. Translator(s): Goodman, Lenn E. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPDC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780226303109
ISBN
9780226303109
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 20.08

paperback. Argues that the revolutionaries of eighteenth-century France used the natural right concept of the 'enemy of the human race' - an individual who has transgressed the laws of nature and must be executed without judicial formalities - to authorize three-quarters of the deaths during the Terror. Num Pages: 350 pages, 6 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV2; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 2. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780226184395
ISBN
9780226184395
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.99
€ 28.09

paperback. Called "the most important critic of his time" by Hannah Arendt, Walter Benjamin has only become more influential over the years. Suitable for any scholar wrestling with Benjamin's work, this title offers a look at the man behind much of the twentieth century's most significant criticism. Editor(s): Scholen, Gershom; Adorno, Theodor W. Translator(s): Jacobson, Manfred R.; Jacobson, Evelyn M. Num Pages: 674 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: BJ; DSB; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 159 x 37. Weight in Grams: 930.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780226042381
ISBN
9780226042381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.67

paperback. The early 1970s were the age of gloom and glam. Under Edward Heath, the optimism of the Sixties had become a distant memory. Now the headlines were dominated by social unrest, fuel shortages, unemployment and inflation. This book tells the history of the gaudy, schizophrenic atmosphere of the early Seventies. Num Pages: 768 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPL; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 197 x 35. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780141032153
ISBN
9780141032153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.46

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Histoire and Collections
Number of pages
100
Condition
New
SKU
V9782352502814
ISBN
9782352502814
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.78

hardcover. Jeffrey Record has specialised in investigating the causes of war. In "The Specter of Munich: Reconsidering the Lessons of Appeasing Hitler" (Potomac Books, Inc., 2006), he contended that Hitler could not have been deterred from going to war by any action the Allies could plausibly have taken. Num Pages: 184 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: BGH; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597975346
ISBN
9781597975346
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.58

paperback. "An important collection of original articles, so full of insight that summarizing them seems an impossible task..The research is exciting and engaging." - American Historical Review Editor(s): Brown, Jennifer S. H.; Vibert, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 504 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 720.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551115436
ISBN
9781551115436
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.15

Paperback. Through impressive primary and archival research, Wilson demonstrates that in addition to uniting Germans, the forest as a national symbol could also serve as a vehicle for protest and strife. Series: German & European Studies. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1DFG; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9781487521677
ISBN
9781487521677
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.10

hardcover. Neil White challenges the common interpretation of company towns as powerless, dependant communities by exploring how these settlements were altered at the local level through human agency, missteps, and chance. Num Pages: 256 pages, 26. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442643277
ISBN
9781442643277
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.16

hardcover. Drawing on the historicizing turn in Latin literary scholarship, Roman Literary Cultures combines new critical methods with traditional analysis across four hundred years of Latin literature. Editor(s): Keith, Alison; Edmondson, Jonathan. Series: Phoenix Supplementary Volumes. Num Pages: 368 pages, 7. BIC Classification: DB; DD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 238 x 34. Weight in Grams: 716.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442629677
ISBN
9781442629677
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.55

Paperback. These essays do not assume the primacy of national allegiance. Instead, by using the 'sense of place' as a prism to look at German identity in new ways, they examine a sense of 'Germanness' that was neither self-evident nor unchanging. Editor(s): Blackbourn, David; Retallack, James N. Series: German & European Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442628656
ISBN
9781442628656
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.32

Paperback. The Letter and the Cosmos is a sharp and entertaining examination of how languages, letterforms, orthography, and writing tools have reflected our hidden obsession with the alphabet, Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: CBX; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442628533
ISBN
9781442628533
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.42

Paperback. (Re)Visualizing National History is a unique and interdisciplinary volume that offers insights on the dilemmas of present-day European culture, manifestations of nationalism in Europe, and the debates surrounding museums as sites for the representation of politics and history. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 230 x 15. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442627024
ISBN
9781442627024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 32.80

Paperback. Remembering Mass Violence breaks new ground in oral history, new media, and performance studies by exploring what is at stake when we attempt to represent war, genocide, and other violations of human rights in a variety of creative works. Editor(s): High, Steven; Little, Edward; Duong, Thi Ry. Num Pages: 376 pages, 19. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTD; JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442614659
ISBN
9781442614659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.60

paperback. Exploring how the daughters and granddaughters of the filles du roi adapted to their terrain, turned their hands to trade, and even acquired surprising influence at the French court, Along a River is an innovative and engagingly written history. Num Pages: 356 pages, 12. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442612389
ISBN
9781442612389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 39.04

paperback. Red Quarter Moon is an enthralling journey into the past that offers a unique look at the lives of ordinary families and individuals in the USSR. Num Pages: 368 pages, 2, 16 halftones; 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 602.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442611399
ISBN
9781442611399
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 40.51

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