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Paperback. * A book about the things that we encounter in everyday experience. * Contains a thorough and accessible discussion of the nature and aims of metaphysics. * Examines a wide range of ontological categories, including both particulars and universals. * Mounts a forceful and persuasive case for anti-reductionism. Series: Contemporary Philosophy S. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631186953
- ISBN
- 9780631186953
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Condition: New
€ 45.18
€ 45.18
Hardback. * A book about the things that we encounter in everyday experience. * Contains a thorough and accessible discussion of the nature and aims of metaphysics. * Examines a wide range of ontological categories, including both particulars and universals. * Mounts a forceful and persuasive case for anti-reductionism. Series: Contemporary Philosophy S. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 167 x 25. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631186946
- ISBN
- 9780631186946
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.32
€ 134.32
Hardback. This work examines the emergence of the Normans, their characteristics as a group, and their achievements in war, culture and civilization. The Normans were a product of history rather than a natural ethnic or regional group. This book explores what they believed made them a distinct people. Series: Peoples of Europe. Num Pages: 208 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631186717
- ISBN
- 9780631186717
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.08
€ 43.08
Paperback. Focuses on medieval and Renaissance thinkers and includes a discussion of the practices that underpinned medieval political theories and which continued to play crucial roles in the eventual development of early-modern political institutions and debates. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPCB; JFCX; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 256 x 182 x 18. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631186533
- ISBN
- 9780631186533
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Condition: New
€ 45.18
€ 45.18
Hardback. This volume continues the story of European political theorising by focusing on medieval and Renaissance thinkers. It includes extensive discussion of the practices that underpinned medieval political theories and which continued to play crucial roles in the eventual development of early--modern political institutions and debates. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPCB; JFCX; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 290 x 185 x 23. Weight in Grams: 764.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631186526
- ISBN
- 9780631186526
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.69
€ 146.69
Paperback. The Second World War was the greatest conflict in history. This book provides an introduction to the causes of the war. It charts the complex route from the failed peace following the First World War through the rise of right-wing radicalism in Italy and Germany, to the outbreak of war in Europe in 1939, and its subsequent spread to the Pacific. Series: History of the Contemporary World S. Num Pages: 336 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBWN; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631186014
- ISBN
- 9780631186014
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Condition: New
€ 51.35
€ 51.35
Paperback. To confront the philosophical system of Rene Descartes is to contemplate a magnificently laid out map of human cognitive endeavour. In following Descartes arguments, the reader is drawn into some of the most fundamental and challenging issues in all of philosophy. Series: Blackwell Philosopher Dictionaries S. Num Pages: 196 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631185383
- ISBN
- 9780631185383
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 43.93
€ 43.99
€ 43.93
Paperback. This lucid and accessible dictionary presents technical terms that Wittgenstein introduced into philosophical debate or transformed substantially, and also topics to which he made a substantial contribution. Hans-Johann Glock places Wittgenstein's ideas in their relevance to current debates. Series: Blackwell Philosopher Dictionaries S. Num Pages: 416 pages, 0. BIC Classification: GBC; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 578.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631185376
- ISBN
- 9780631185376
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 48.90
€ 48.99
€ 48.90
Hardback. * Contains previously unpublished material by Gilbert Ryle* Includes tributes from John Mabbott, a close friend of Gilbert Ryle, on Ryle the man and from David Gallop, an ex--student, on Ryle the Philosopher. . Editor(s): Meyer, Rene. Num Pages: 248 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 167 x 20. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631184898
- ISBN
- 9780631184898
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.50
€ 140.50
Hardback. * An indispensable source of information and scholarship on one of the most important periods of Egyptian history. * Notes and commenst related directly to Kitchen's Translations. . Series: Ramesside Inscriptions Notes. Num Pages: 704 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 2CX; CF; GBCR; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1900.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Volume II
- Number of pages
- 704
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631184355
- ISBN
- 9780631184355
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 342.82
€ 342.82
Hardback. This volume presents a vast number of monuments and documents from almost all levels of Egyptian society during the long reign of Ramesses II. Series: Ramesside Inscriptions Translations. Num Pages: 587 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 2CX; CF; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 259 x 187 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1282.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Volume III
- Number of pages
- 587
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631184287
- ISBN
- 9780631184287
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 369.47
€ 369.47
Paperback. The Handbook of Critical Theory brings together for the first time a detailed examination of the state of critical theory today. Editor(s): Rasmussen, David. Num Pages: 432 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631183815
- ISBN
- 9780631183815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.75
€ 63.75
Hardback. The Handbook of Critical Theory brings together for the first time a detailed examination of the state of critical theory today. Editor(s): Rasmussen, David. Num Pages: 432 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 258 x 177 x 30. Weight in Grams: 958.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631183792
- ISBN
- 9780631183792
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.89
€ 168.89
Paperback. Divided into five sections, this book examines the ideals which informed the work of the revolutionaries and the process by which they sought to dismantle the ancient regime and build a new order in France. Series: Historical Association Studies. Num Pages: 208 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 144 x 13. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631183518
- ISBN
- 9780631183518
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.31
€ 51.31
Paperback. Apple or pears? Liberty or death? We experience life as a series of choices, large and small. What makes a choice rational? Divided in three parts with a section of keywords, this book provides a comprehensive introduction to the fundamental principles of rational choice theory, game theory, and to their implications and limitations. Num Pages: 416 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPM; JPA; KCA; PBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631183228
- ISBN
- 9780631183228
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.42
€ 72.42
Hardback. * Presents central issues pertaining to internalism vs. externalism and foundationalism vs. virtue epistemology in the form of a philosophical debate. * Introduces students to fundamental questions within epistemology while engaging in contemporary debates. * Written by two of today's foremost epistemologists. Series: Great Debates in Philosophy. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 524.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631182832
- ISBN
- 9780631182832
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.44
€ 140.44
Hardback. This work looks at Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Zoroastrianism, Hinduism, Sikhism, Jainism, Buddhism, Chinese religions, Japanese religions, North American Indian religion, religions in Africa and in the Pacific, new religious movements, both in primal societies and in the West, and at Baha'is. Editor(s): Hinnells, Professor John R. Num Pages: 920 pages, 0. BIC Classification: GBC; HRA; HRLK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 920
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631182757
- ISBN
- 9780631182757
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.93
€ 189.93
Hardback. This history of the Afrikaner peoples begins with their arrival in Southern Africa in 1652 and leads up to the present day. The account covers the establishment of the Dutch East India trading post in the Cape, the Great Trek of the 1830s and the democratic elections of 1994. Series: Peoples of Africa S. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3J; HBJH; HBTB; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631182047
- ISBN
- 9780631182047
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.28
€ 87.28
Paperback. aeo A witty, controversial and partisan book on a subject of central importance to philosophers, psychologists, linguists and cognitive scientists. aeo It covers all the main positions held by key people in the field. aeo Fodor is probably the most influential figure in current cognitive science. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPK; MBNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631181934
- ISBN
- 9780631181934
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 48.84
€ 48.99
€ 48.84
Hardback. Presents the history of Spain in the period between the end of Roman rule and the time of the Arab conquest. This book shows how the Visigothic kingdom was governed, about law in the kingdom, about the Arab conquest, and about the rise of Spain as an intellectual force. Series: A History of Spain. Num Pages: 272 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3D; 3F; HBJD; HBLA; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 166 x 22. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631181859
- ISBN
- 9780631181859
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.68
€ 126.68