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Humanities
Hardback. Examines the views, outlooks, and attitudes of two distinct cultures: the West and classical India. The author looks at a varied collection of primary sources: the "Rig Veda", the "Upanishads", and texts by the Buddhist philosophers Nagarjuna and Vasubandhu, among others. Translator(s): Rotem, Ornan. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; HPD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231140249
- ISBN
- 9780231140249
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.95€ 62.68
€ 80.95
€ 62.68
Hardback. What is truth? What value should we see in or attribute to it? The war over the meaning and utility of truth is at the center of contemporary philosophical debate, and its arguments have rocked the foundations of philosophical practice. This book presents the authors' radically different perspectives on truth and its correspondence to reality. Translator(s): McCuaig, William. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 121 x 13. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231140140
- ISBN
- 9780231140140
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.67
€ 26.99
€ 20.67
Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HRCX7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231138642
- ISBN
- 9780231138642
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.00€ 76.68
€ 100.00
€ 76.68
Paperback. The extraordinary adventure-filled story of how England came to own Manhattan in the seventeenth century Num Pages: 400 pages, Maps and integrated illustraions. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDN; 1FM; BGH; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Edition
- First Paperback
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780340696767
- ISBN
- 9780340696767
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.76
€ 10.76
Paperback. "Begun in ignorance of the military reality, the War of 1812 was fought catch-as-catch-can with raw troops, incompetent officers, and appallingly inadequate logistics. The odds against the American fig" Num Pages: 372 pages, 19 photographs, 16 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 462. "Begun in ignorance of the military reality, the War of 1812 was fought catch-as-catch-can with raw troops, incompetent officers, and appallingly inadequate logistics. The odds against the American fig" Num Pages: 372 pages, 19 photographs, 16 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Hachette Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780306806537
- ISBN
- 9780306806537
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.58
€ 17.99
€ 12.58
Paperback. Magna Carta, forced on King John in 1215 by rebellion, is one of the famous documents in world history. It asserts a fundamental principle: that ruler is subject to the law. This book draws on discoveries to give an account of Magna Carta's origins, survival and enforcement, showing how it quickly gained a central place in English political life. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780241953372
- ISBN
- 9780241953372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 11.69
€ 16.99
€ 11.69
Paperback. Winston Churchill's six-volume history of the cataclysm that swept the world remains the definitive history of the Second World War. Series: The Second World War. Num Pages: 704 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141441764
- ISBN
- 9780141441764
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.34
€ 21.99
€ 16.34
Paperback. Winston Churchill's six-volume history of the cataclysm that swept the world remains the definitive history of the Second World War. Series: The Second World War. Num Pages: 960 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 43. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141441757
- ISBN
- 9780141441757
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.34
€ 21.99
€ 16.34
Paperback. A six-volume history of the Second World War. Series: The Second World War. Num Pages: 752 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 32. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141441726
- ISBN
- 9780141441726
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 15.10
€ 24.99
€ 15.10
Paperback. Linking the underlying sexual basis of religion to death, this title offers an array of insights into incest, prostitution, marriage, murder, sadism, sacrifice and violence, as well as includes comments on Freud, Sade and Saint Theresa. Translator(s): Dalwood, Mary. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141195568
- ISBN
- 9780141195568
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.14
€ 15.99
€ 11.14
Paperback. During the Second World War the Royal Navy was the most powerful of Britain's armed forces. Its sailors fought across globe in battleships and claustrophobic corvettes and silent submarines. They endured nerve-wracking convoys, fought epic gun battles, carried out secret missions, rescued armies and landed the largest invasion force in history. Num Pages: 592 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 35. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141046327
- ISBN
- 9780141046327
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.64
€ 16.99
€ 13.64
Paperback. A story of how a group of warriors, driven by faith, greed and wanderlust, carved out new Christian-ruled states in the Middle East. The crusaders' stunning initial success started a sequence of great Crusades, each with its own story, that shaped the Christian and Muslim worlds for centuries, until the Crusader castles were finally expunged. Num Pages: 1040 pages, 16 Colour Inset. BIC Classification: HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 58. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140269802
- ISBN
- 9780140269802
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.37
€ 26.99
€ 18.37
paperback. Explains how the far-reaching discoveries of physics are revolutionizing our world and, in particular, throwing light on many of the questions formerly posed by religion, such as: Why is there a universe? Where did we come from? What is life? How is the world organized? Num Pages: 272 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HP; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Penguin London
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140134629
- ISBN
- 9780140134629
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.82
€ 4.82
Hardback. One of the most influential contemporary thinkers, Foucault produced a complex body of work across a wide range of disciplines. Editor(s): O'Leary, Timothy; Falzon, Christopher. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405189606
- ISBN
- 9781405189606
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.76
€ 46.76
Paperback. When Jason Webster and his wife moved into an idyllic old farmhouse in the mountains north of Valencia, by chance he found an unmarked mass grave from the Spanish Civil War on his doorstep. Yet the more Webster unveils of the passions that set one countryman against another, the more he is led to wonder. Num Pages: 304 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBWP; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552772815
- ISBN
- 9780552772815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.52
€ 16.99
€ 12.52
Paperback. Num Pages: 126 pages. BIC Classification: HRH. Dimension: 129 x 196 x 14. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2021
- Publisher
- Tughra Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597843829
- ISBN
- 9781597843829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.12
€ 7.12
Hardback. This book examines the emergence of modern Chinese geopolitics by showing how, in its relations with British India, the Qing empire came to understand its place in the world through competition with European imperialism. Num Pages: 408 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FPC; HBJF; JPSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804782241
- ISBN
- 9780804782241
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.28
€ 168.28
Paperback. Confucian political philosophy has recently emerged as a vibrant area of thought both in China and around the globe. This book provides an accessible introduction to the main perspectives and topics being debated today, and shows why Progressive Confucianism is a particularly promising approach. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPDF; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745661308
- ISBN
- 9780745661308
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.06
€ 26.06
Hardback. A study of the cultural transformations arrived at by Spanish colonists, native-born creoles, mestizos (Chinese and Spanish), and indigenous colonial subjects in the Philippines during the crisis of colonial hegemony in the nineteenth century and the social anomie that resulted from this crisis in law and politics. Series: Asia Pacific Modern. Num Pages: 390 pages, 8 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FMP; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 390
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520255197
- ISBN
- 9780520255197
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.52€ 64.47
€ 84.52
€ 64.47
Hardback. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421417479
- ISBN
- 9781421417479
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.55€ 52.28
€ 56.55
€ 52.28