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Hardback. The large and sudden influx of missionaries into the former Soviet Union after seventy years of militant secularism has been controversial, and the widespread occurrence of conversion has led to anxiety about social and national disintegration. Editor(s): Pelkmans, Mathijs. Num Pages: 248 pages, 2 tables, 4 images. BIC Classification: 1DVU; HR; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845456177
ISBN
9781845456177
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.19

Paperback. Featuring distinguished writers and reporters: John Simpson, James Fenton, Martha Gellhorn, Germaine Greer, Ryszard Kapuscinski, as well as talents Elana Lappin, Suketu Mehta and Wendell Steavenson, this book covers some of the signal events: the fall of Saigon, the end of apartheid in South Africa, the massacre in Tiananmen Square, and more. Editor(s): Jack, Ian. Series: Classics of Reportage S. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: DNJ; HBG; HBLW3; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 30. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Granta Books
Condition
New
SKU
9781862078154
ISBN
9781862078154
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 16.59

Paperback. Isabella de' Medici was the hostess of a glittering circle in Renaissance Florence. Beautiful and liberated, she not only matched the intellectual accomplishments of her male contemporaries, but sought sexual parity also, engaging in an adulterous affair with her husband's cousin. This title illuminates this often misunderstood figure. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; BGH; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
9780571230310
ISBN
9780571230310
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.08

Paperback. The seventies encompass strikes that brought down governments, shock general election results, the rise of Margaret Thatcher and the fall of Edward Heath, the IMF crisis, the Winter of Discontent and the three-day week. This title goes in search of what really happened, what it felt like at the time, and where it was all leading. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 39. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571221370
ISBN
9780571221370
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.06

Paperback. Translator(s): Stevens, John (Professor of Buddhist Studies, Tohoku Social Welfare University, Sendai, Japan). Series: Shambhala Pocket Classics. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: HRKN; VXA; WST. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 114 x 76 x 10. Weight in Grams: 52.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Shambhala Publications Inc
Condition
New
SKU
9780877738510
ISBN
9780877738510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 8.83

Paperback. A Companion to Greek Religion covers all aspects of religion in the ancient Greek world from the archaic, through the classical, and into the hellenistic period. Each of the volume's 27 essays is written by an international expert and provides a survey of a particular area that reflects contemporary scholarship. Editor(s): Ogden, Daniel. Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World. Num Pages: 520 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HRKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 176 x 31. Weight in Grams: 890.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
520
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444334173
ISBN
9781444334173
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.06

Hardback. Editor(s): Derouchie, Jason S. Num Pages: 496 pages, colour illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: HRCF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 190 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1342.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Kregel Publications,U.S.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780825425912
ISBN
9780825425912
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.55

Hardcover. Num Pages: 303 pages, over 600 color/bw images. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBWQ; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 311 x 239 x 35. Weight in Grams: 2380. Tropical Uniforms, Headgear, and Insignia of the Fallschirmjager in World War II. 303 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBWQ; JWT. Dimension: 311 x 239 x 35. Weight: 2372.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764329395
ISBN
9780764329395
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.06
€ 79.12

Paperback. Featuring eight essays and many images from the New York Public Library, this volume traces Russia's development from an insular, medieval, liturgical realm centred on Old Muscovy into a modern, secular, world power embodied in cosmopolitan St Petersburg. Editor(s): Whittaker, Cynthia Hyla. Num Pages: 224 pages, 69 color illustrations, 69 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3J; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 962.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674012783
ISBN
9780674012783
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 326 pages, 30 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 444. The Rise of Early Hollywood. 326 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; HBJK. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 19. Weight: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520274099
ISBN
9780520274099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Paperback. Students of philosophy, psychology, sociology, and literature will welcome this collection of original essays on self-deception and related phenomena such as wishful thinking, bad faith, and false consciousness. The book has six sections, each exploring self-deception and related phenomena from a different perspective. Editor(s): McLaughlin, Brian P.; Rorty, Amelie Oksenberg. Series: Topics in Philosophy. Num Pages: 568 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 150 x 230 x 35. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
568
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520061231
ISBN
9780520061231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.94

Paperback. Jewish life in late imperial Kiev Series: The Modern Jewish Experience. Num Pages: 424 pages, 33 b&w illus., 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 610. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253222077
ISBN
9780253222077
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. Examines the life of 'A'isha bint Abi Bakr, Muhammad's most beloved and controversial wife, and a central figure in Islamic cultural history. Instead of employing the traditional chronological technique of the biographer, however, Spellberg uses 'A'isha as a lens through which to examine the place of women in Islamic societies. Num Pages: 243 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSJ1; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
243
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231079990
ISBN
9780231079990
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. The understanding of the soul in the West has been profoundly shaped by Christianity. This book analyzes works by Homer, Herodotus, Euripides, Plato, and Aristotle to reveal how the ancient Greeks portrayed and understood what the author calls the fully human soul. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226004495
ISBN
9780226004495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.09

Paperback. Buddhism has inspired some of the greatest philosophical writings. This translation of the "Diamond Sutra", the Buddhist teaching on the "perfection of wisdom" is said to contain answers to all questions of delusion and dualism and to cut through all obstacles on the path of perfection. Editor(s): Pine, Red. Num Pages: 471 pages. BIC Classification: HREZ; HRLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 145 x 35. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Counterpoint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781582432564
ISBN
9781582432564
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.55

Paperback. 'The remarkable story of one woman's triumph over years of appalling violence and abuse' DAILY EXPRESS Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
W&N
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753828250
ISBN
9780753828250
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Series: The American Crisis Series: Books on the Civil War Era. Num Pages: 283 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
283
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742551268
ISBN
9780742551268
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.92

Hardcover. Editor(s): Ruloff, C. P. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRCG; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268040376
ISBN
9780268040376
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.85

Paperback. Presents the late Cardinal's personal reflections on themes such as prayer, solitude, and living the Christian life today. A beautiful book with full colour photographs. Num Pages: 96 pages, 18col.ill. BIC Classification: HRCC7; HRCM; HRCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 211 x 148 x 6. Weight in Grams: 150. 96 pages, 18col.ill. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: HRCC7; HRCM; HRCR. Dimension: 211 x 148 x 6. Weight: 148.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Darton,Longman & Todd Ltd
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780232521528
ISBN
9780232521528
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. Editor(s): Dorff, Elliot N.; Crane, Jonathan K. Series: Oxford Handbooks. Num Pages: 540 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRJP; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 173 x 28. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
540
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190608385
ISBN
9780190608385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.25

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