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Paperback. Series: Cornell Studies in the Philosophy of Religion. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRCM; HRLB; P. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 230 x 14. Weight in Grams: 328. Series: Cornell Studies in the Philosophy of Religion. 232 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRCM; HRLB; P. Dimension: 159 x 230 x 14. Weight: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Cornell University Press New York
Edition
1st
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801481147
ISBN
9780801481147
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1. BIC Classification: HPC; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780801473661
ISBN
9780801473661
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 25.82

Paperback. Editor(s): Levine, George. Num Pages: 272 pages, 3 halftones. BIC Classification: HRQA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 20. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691156026
ISBN
9780691156026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.41

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691149165
ISBN
9780691149165
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.22
€ 41.59

Paperback. Charts the theological defense of icons during the Iconoclastic controversies of the eighth and ninth centuries, whose high point came in AD 787, when the Second Council of Nicaea restored the cult of images in the church. This title demonstrates how the dogmas of the Trinity and the Incarnation eventually provided the basic rationale for images. Series: The A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts. Num Pages: 224 pages, 50 halftones. BIC Classification: ACK; AFWH; AGR; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 192 x 255 x 12. Weight in Grams: 656.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691141251
ISBN
9780691141251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.22
€ 41.78

Paperback. Rife with incest, rape, and murder, the biblical story of Jacob and his children must have troubled ancient readers. This title traces the steps of ancient biblical interpreters as they struggled with such problems. It reveals how they often fixed on a little detail in the Bible's wording to 'deduce' something not openly stated in the narrative. Num Pages: 280 pages, 1 line illus. BIC Classification: HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691141237
ISBN
9780691141237
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.54

Hardback. Does Obama's presidency signal the end of race in American life? This title examines the paradox of race in Barack Obama's America and how President Obama intends to deal with it. It assesses the culture and politics of race in the age of Obama, and of our prospects for a postracial America. Series: The Lawrence Stone Lectures. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691137308
ISBN
9780691137308
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.64

Paperback. Vincent Scully has shaped not only how we view the evolution of architecture in the twentieth century but also the course of that evolution itself. This illustrated volume talks about Scully's incalculable contribution. It selects twenty essays that reveal the Scully's work from the 1950s through the 1990s. Editor(s): Levine, Neil. Num Pages: 400 pages, 313 halftones. BIC Classification: HBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 208 x 258 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1196.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691074429
ISBN
9780691074429
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.05
€ 50.41

Paperback. This biography of an America religious figure draws on newly available sources to reveal how he was shaped by the cultural and religious battles of his time. Num Pages: 640 pages, 30 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGR; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 43. Weight in Grams: 714.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300105964
ISBN
9780300105964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.30

Paperback. Apophasis has become a major topic in the humanities, particularly in philosophy, religion, and literature. This two-volume anthology gathers together most of the important historical works on apophaticism and illustrates the diverse trajectories of apophatic discourse in ancient, modern, and postmodern times. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB1; HRCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 652.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268028831
ISBN
9780268028831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.39

Paperback. Series: Cultures of History. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HBA; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231169677
ISBN
9780231169677
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 26.96

Paperback. Series: Columbia Studies in Political Thought / Political History. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 146 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314. Four New Chapters on the Concept of Sovereignty. Series: Columbia Studies in Political Thought / Political History. 224 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Dimension: 210 x 146 x 14. Weight: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231153416
ISBN
9780231153416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 21.88

Hardback. Series: Columbia Series on Religion and Politics. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 165 x 36. Weight in Grams: 866.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231149846
ISBN
9780231149846
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.05
€ 49.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF7; JFSJ1; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231149211
ISBN
9780231149211
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.19

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

€ 80.43
€ 60.88

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
€ 20.16

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

€ 99.35
€ 74.64

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

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

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

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