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Paperback. Relations between Jews and non-Jews in the Hellenistic-Roman period were marked by suspicion and hate, maintain most studies of that topic. This book argues that if such conjectures are true, how did Jews succeed in winning so many adherents, whether full-fledged proselytes or 'sympathizers' who adopted one or more Jewish practices? Num Pages: 696 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLH; HRCM; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 999.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 692
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691029276
- ISBN
- 9780691029276
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Condition: New
€ 71.34€ 55.72
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Paperback. Memory is as central to modern politics as politics is central to modern memory. This book explores the relationship between collective memory and national identity in diverse cultures throughout history. It discloses the contested nature of various monuments by showing how groups and individuals struggle to shape the past to their own ends. Editor(s): Gillis, John R. Num Pages: 304 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: HB; JHM; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 484.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691029252
- ISBN
- 9780691029252
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€ 46.99€ 33.81
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Paperback. Presents an account of a Muslim society in highland Sumatra, Indonesia. This book describes how men and women debate among themselves ideas of what Islam is and should be - as it pertains to all areas of their lives, from work to worship. It analyzes the tension between the local and universal in everyday life. Num Pages: 376 pages, 19 halftones, 6 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FMN; HRH; HRLF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691028705
- ISBN
- 9780691028705
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Condition: New
€ 71.34€ 55.72
€ 71.34
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Paperback. The Description for this book, Person and God in a Spanish Valley, will be forthcoming. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 25. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691028453
- ISBN
- 9780691028453
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Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.95
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Hardback. The idea that Christianity started as a clandestine movement among the poor is a widely accepted notion. This book addresses beliefs and historical facts, and brings a sociologist's perspective to bear on the puzzle behind the success of early Christianity. It provides insights into why people convert and how new religious groups recruit members. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 halftones, 10 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; HRC; JH; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 21. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691027494
- ISBN
- 9780691027494
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Condition: New
€ 89.18€ 68.86
€ 89.18
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Paperback. An analysis of why relations between the United States and the Chinese Communists were hostile in the first decade of the Cold War. It discusses questions such as why Truman refused to recognize the Chinese Communists and why Mao shelled islands in the Taiwan Straits in 1958. It provides a link between domestic politics and foreign policy. Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 halftone 16 line illus. 1 map 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691026374
- ISBN
- 9780691026374
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Condition: New
€ 59.45€ 46.96
€ 59.45
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Paperback. Argues that the contemporary organization of global violence is neither timeless nor natural; it is distinctively modern. This book examines how the arrangement of the world into violence-monopolizing sovereign states evolved over the six preceding centuries. Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 230 pages, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBTQ; HBTR; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 362.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691025711
- ISBN
- 9780691025711
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Condition: New
€ 53.51€ 42.58
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Paperback. Argues that modern conflicts between Cuba and the United States stem from a long history of US hegemony and Cuban resistance. This title shows what difficulties the smaller country encountered because of US efforts first to make it part of an 'empire of liberty' and later to dominate it by economic methods. Num Pages: 248 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691025360
- ISBN
- 9780691025360
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€ 53.51€ 42.58
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Paperback. How does film construct a historical world? What are the rules, codes, and strategies by which it brings the past to life? What does that historical construction mean to us? This book grapples with these questions, and looks at an example of New History cinema. Editor(s): Rosenstone, Robert A. Series: Princeton Studies in Culture, Power, History. Num Pages: 264 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: APFA; HBAH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691025346
- ISBN
- 9780691025346
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Condition: New
€ 53.51€ 42.58
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Paperback. The tales told of Orpheus are legion. He is said to have been an Argonaut - and to have saved Jason's life. Did Orpheus, in fact, exist? His influence on Greek thought is undeniable, but his disciples left little of substance behind them. This work attempts to uncover and define Orphism by following its circuitous path through ancient history. Editor(s): Alderink, Larry. Series: Mythos: The Princeton-Bollingen Series in World Mythology. Num Pages: 352 pages, 35 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HRKP; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691024998
- ISBN
- 9780691024998
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Condition: New
€ 53.51€ 42.58
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Paperback. Sage, scientist, and sorcerer, Hermes Trismegistus was the culture-hero of Hellenistic and Roman Egypt. This book argues that the technical and philosophical Hermetica, apparently so different, might be seen as aspects of a single "way of Hermes." Series: Mythos: The Princeton-Bollingen Series in World Mythology. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HBTB; HRQ; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 396.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691024981
- ISBN
- 9780691024981
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Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.95
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Paperback. Reveals how Hollywood became "Hollywood" and what that meant for the politics of America and American film. This book tells the story of filmmaking in the first three decades of the twentieth century, a time when going to the movies could transform lives and when the cinema was a battleground for control of American consciousness. Num Pages: 392 pages, 38 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; APFA; HBTB; JFSC; KNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 580.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- 58713th
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691024646
- ISBN
- 9780691024646
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Condition: New
€ 53.51€ 42.58
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Paperback. Num Pages: 447 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPQ; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 447
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691022475
- ISBN
- 9780691022475
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Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.95
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Paperback. Comprises of essays previously published in "Philosophy & Public Affairs" and also an extended excerpt from Michael Walzer's "Just and Unjust Wars". Editor(s): Beitz, Charles R. Series: Philosophy & Public Affairs Readers. Num Pages: 326 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 128 x 199 x 21. Weight in Grams: 336.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691022345
- ISBN
- 9780691022345
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Condition: New
€ 53.51€ 42.70
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Paperback. Demonstrates that the "three religions" of China - Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism are not mutually exclusive: they overlap and interact with each other in a rich variety of ways. This volume also illustrates some of the many interactions between Han culture and the cultures designated by the government as "minorities." Editor(s): Lopez, Donald S. Series: Princeton Readings in Religions. Num Pages: 520 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HRA; HRE; HRKN; HRLK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 1ST
- Number of pages
- 516
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691021430
- ISBN
- 9780691021430
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Condition: New
€ 65.40€ 51.49
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Paperback. An English translation of a major work by the great Neoplatonist philosopher, whose commentary greatly influenced later medieval and Renaissance thought. It comprises a full account of Proclus's own metaphysical system, disguised in the form of commentary. Translator(s): Morrow, Glenn R.; Dillon, John M. Num Pages: 664 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; HPCA; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 42. Weight in Grams: 999.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 406
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691020891
- ISBN
- 9780691020891
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Condition: New
€ 92.75€ 71.49
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Paperback. Takes on the "unscientific" form of a mimical-pathetical-dialectical compilation of ideas. This work examines the truth of Christianity as an objective issue and the subjective issue of what is involved for the individual in becoming a Christian. Editor(s): Hong, Howard V.; Hong, Edna H. Series: Kierkegaard's Writings. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF3; HRAB; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691020822
- ISBN
- 9780691020822
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Condition: New
€ 53.51€ 42.58
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Paperback. Takes on the "unscientific" form of a mimical-pathetical-dialectical compilation of ideas. This work examines the truth of Christianity as an objective issue and the subjective issue of what is involved for the individual in becoming a Christian. Editor(s): Hong, Howard V.; Hong, Edna H. Series: Kierkegaard's Writings. Num Pages: 648 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF3; HRAB; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 166 x 216 x 39. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 650
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691020815
- ISBN
- 9780691020815
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Condition: New
€ 53.51€ 42.58
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From Religion to Philosophy: A Study in the Origins of Western Specula...
Francis Macdonald Cornford
Paperback. Shows that the remarkable burst of abstract speculation among pre-Socratic thinkers of the sixth century BC emerged directly from the religious thought of the preceding era in Greece. This book provides connections between critical scientific thought and social and emotional experience. Series: Mythos: The Princeton-Bollingen Series in World Mythology. Num Pages: 285 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 141 x 213 x 11. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691020761
- ISBN
- 9780691020761
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Condition: New
€ 53.51€ 42.58
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Paperback. Aristotle's "Nicomachean Ethics", which equates the ultimate end of human life with happiness, is thought by many readers to argue that this highest goal consists in the largest possible aggregate of intrinsic goods. The author proposes instead that Aristotle identifies happiness with only one type of good: excellent activity of the rational soul. Num Pages: 392 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691020716
- ISBN
- 9780691020716
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Condition: New
€ 71.34€ 55.72
€ 71.34
€ 55.72