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Hardback. Argues that although Thomas Hobbes pays lip service to the superior interpretive authority of the sovereign, he consistently subverts this authority throughout the book by returning it to the reader. Making the leap to politics, the author suggests that following Hobbes's argument, the sovereign can also be seen as idolatrous. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231139847
- ISBN
- 9780231139847
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.92€ 55.92
€ 72.92
€ 55.92
Paperback. Reconsiders the political, cultural, and legal nature of modernity in relation to religion. This title argues that the work of Jean-Jacques Rousseau was instrumental in the evolution of modernity. In Rousseau, it pinpoints the origins of contemporary notions of the public and private and their relationship to religion. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; HPCD; HPS; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231139694
- ISBN
- 9780231139694
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Condition: New
€ 58.80€ 45.66
€ 58.80
€ 45.66
Hardback. Offering a treatise in the Japanese Neo-Confucian tradition, this book represents one of the central reflections in East Asian thought on the significance of qi ch'i, the material force coursing through all life. It emphasizes the role of qi in achieving a life of engagement with other humans, with the larger society, and with nature as a whole. Editor(s): Tucker, Mary Evelyn. Translator(s): Tucker, Mary Evelyn. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages, 27 illustrations. BIC Classification: HPDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231139229
- ISBN
- 9780231139229
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.92€ 55.86
€ 72.92
€ 55.86
Hardback. In 2003, after two years of negotiations, a group of prominent Israelis and Palestinians signed a model peace treaty. The document, called the Geneva Initiative, contained detailed provisions resolving the outstanding issues between Israel and the Palestinian people. This book explains how and why these groups were able to achieve agreement. Translator(s): Watzman, Haim. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 illus. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231139045
- ISBN
- 9780231139045
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.68€ 49.96
€ 64.68
€ 49.96
Hardback. Believes that early childhood emotional attachments form the cognitive underpinnings of spiritual experience and religious motivation. Classifying the three parts of the spiritual experience: awe, Spirituality proper, and mysticism, the author discusses the foundations of religious sentiment and the processes associated with spiritual experience. Series: Columbia Series in Science and Religion. Num Pages: 232 pages, 0 halftones, 0 tables. BIC Classification: HRLK; JMAF; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231139007
- ISBN
- 9780231139007
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.68€ 49.96
€ 64.68
€ 49.96
Paperback. Takes on the history of philosophy, viewing it as a history of masculine texts and male problems and questioning its social and legislative conclusions. This work argues that the position of women in philosophy is a question of exclusion by men rather than, as some suggest, of a hypothetically imminent "femininity." Translator(s): Selous, Trista. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; HP; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231138956
- ISBN
- 9780231138956
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.78
€ 40.99
€ 28.78
Hardback. Takes on the history of philosophy, viewing it as a history of masculine texts and male problems and questioning its social and legislative conclusions. This work argues that the position of women in philosophy is a question of exclusion by men rather than, as some suggest, of a hypothetically imminent "femininity." Translator(s): Selous, Trista. Num Pages: 392 pages, 0 halftones, 0 color illus., 0 line drawings, 0 tables. BIC Classification: HP; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231138949
- ISBN
- 9780231138949
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.20€ 81.45
€ 108.20
€ 81.45
Paperback. Environmental aesthetics is a field of study that focuses on nature's aesthetic value as well as on its ethical and environmental implications. This book addresses the complex relationships between aesthetic appreciation and environmental issues and emphasizes the contribution that environmental aesthetics can make to environmentalism. Editor(s): Carlson, Allen; Lintott, Sheila. Num Pages: 472 pages. BIC Classification: HPN; RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 817.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 458
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231138871
- ISBN
- 9780231138871
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.62
€ 40.99
€ 28.62
Hardback. Editor(s): Werner, Jayne; Whitmore, John K.; Dutton, George. Series: Introduction to Asian Civilizations. Num Pages: 664 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 664
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231138628
- ISBN
- 9780231138628
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.89€ 99.33
€ 132.89
€ 99.33
Paperback. Series: Columbia Studies in Contemporary American History. Num Pages: 320 pages, 6 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231138611
- ISBN
- 9780231138611
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.99
€ 36.99
€ 26.99
Hardback. Following Martin Heidegger's interpretation of the history of philosophy, this book outlines the ontological conditions of aesthetics, paying particular attention to the works of W Kandinsky, which reaffirm the ontological implications of art. Editor(s): Zabala, Santiago. Translator(s): D'Isanto, Luca. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- Tra
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231138505
- ISBN
- 9780231138505
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.97€ 61.03
€ 79.97
€ 61.03
The Long Partition and the Making of Modern South Asia: Refugees, Boun...
Vazira Fazila-Yacoobali Zamindar
Hardback. Examines the long, contentious, and ambivalent process of drawing political boundaries and making distinct nation-states in the midst of a historic chaos. This book juxtaposes the experiences of ordinary people against the bureaucratic interventions of both postcolonial states to manage and control refugees and administer refugee property. Series: Cultures of History. Num Pages: 304 pages, 25 illus. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FKP; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231138468
- ISBN
- 9780231138468
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.20€ 81.36
€ 108.20
€ 81.36
Hardback. Editor(s): McDermott, Rachel Fell; Gordon, Leonard A.; Embree, Ainslie T.; Pritchett, Frances W.; Dalton, Dennis. Series: Introduction to Asian Civilizations. Num Pages: 1024 pages, 1 maps, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FKB; 1FKP; HBJF; HRA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 159 x 67. Weight in Grams: 1616.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- third edition
- Number of pages
- 1128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231138307
- ISBN
- 9780231138307
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.32€ 62.74
€ 82.32
€ 62.74
Paperback. Editor(s): Harris, Robert L.; Terborg-Penn, Rosalyn. Series: Columbia Guides to American History and Cultures. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231138116
- ISBN
- 9780231138116
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 35.50
€ 49.99
€ 35.50
Paperback. An introduction to professional values and ethics in social work, this work also considers the evolution of social work standards throughout the profession's history. It includes: discussion of the moral dialogue between practitioner and client; brief vignettes, illustrating difficult ethical decisions; guidance on informed consent; and more. Series: Foundations of Social Work Knowledge Series. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 3rd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231137898
- ISBN
- 9780231137898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 38.90
€ 54.99
€ 38.90
Paperback. Traces the development of Western ideas about personal identity and reveals the larger intellectual trends, controversies, and ideas that have revolutionized the way we think about ourselves. This title considers ancient Greece, where the ideas of Plato, Aristotle, and the materialistic atomists laid the groundwork for future theories. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231137454
- ISBN
- 9780231137454
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.66
€ 42.99
€ 30.66
Hardback. A study of the role of death rites in the making of Islamic society. This book describes how Muslims wailed for the deceased, prepared corpses for burial, marched in funerary processions, and prayed for the dead, highlighting the specific economic and political factors involved in these rituals as well as key religious and sexual divisions. Num Pages: 416 pages, 7 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRH; HRLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231137423
- ISBN
- 9780231137423
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.20€ 81.45
€ 108.20
€ 81.45
Hardback. Num Pages: 432 pages, 14 graphs, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 30. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231137386
- ISBN
- 9780231137386
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.68€ 50.37
€ 64.68
€ 50.37
Hardback. Explores the British obsession with Gypsies throughout the nineteenth century and into the twentieth. This book traces various representations of Gypsies in the works of various British authors. It explores the histories of nomadic writer George Borrow, the Gypsy Lore Society, Dora Yates, and others. Num Pages: 240 pages, 20 illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 817.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231137041
- ISBN
- 9780231137041
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.49€ 78.05
€ 103.49
€ 78.05
Paperback. Explores the practice and meanings of death rituals in poor urban neighborhoods on the outskirts of the southern Mexican city of Oaxaca. This book provides descriptions of the Day of the Dead and other religious practices. It analyzes how the rites and beliefs associated with death shape and reflect poor Oaxacans' values and social identity. Num Pages: 336 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HRCR; JFCA; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 206 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231136891
- ISBN
- 9780231136891
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.70
€ 40.99
€ 28.70