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Hardback. Suggests that Martyrs are produced, not by lived experience of particular historical individuals but by the stories that are later told about them. This work explores the central role of persecution in the early development of Christian ideas, institutions, and cultural forms and shows how the legacy of Christian martyrdom plays out in the world. Series: Gender, Theory, and Religion. Num Pages: 360 pages, 3 photographs. BIC Classification: HRCC2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 171 x 25. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231129862
- ISBN
- 9780231129862
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Condition: New
€ 108.30€ 81.45
€ 108.30
€ 81.45
Hardback. During 1947 and 1948, almost half the population of Palestine left their villages and livelihoods. They were never to be compensated for their abandoned property, even though the UN and most other parties acknowledge their rights in this matter. This study explores this issue. Series: Institute for Palestine Studies Series. Num Pages: 520 pages, 99 figures. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; 3JJPG; HBJF1; HBLW3; JFFD; JFSL1; JPVR; KFFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 165 x 32. Weight in Grams: 953.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231129787
- ISBN
- 9780231129787
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Condition: New
€ 72.98€ 56.11
€ 72.98
€ 56.11
Hardback. The lives of saints were among the most reproduced and widely distributed literatures of medieval and early modern Europe. This study examines how humanist authors received, criticized, and rewrote the traditional stories of exemplary virtue for patrons and audiences who were surprisingly open to their textual experiments. Num Pages: 544 pages, 6 photos, 2 charts. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 167 x 34. Weight in Grams: 953.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231129763
- ISBN
- 9780231129763
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Condition: New
€ 80.05€ 61.57
€ 80.05
€ 61.57
Paperback. The experience of the divine in India has three components, sight, performance, and sound. One in a trilogy of books that include Diana Eck's Darsan: Seeing the Divine in India, and Susan L. Schwartz's Rasa: Performing the Divine in India, Mantra presents an introduction to the use of sound-mantra-in the practice of Indian religion. Num Pages: 136 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1KBB; HRK; HRLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 164 x 9. Weight in Grams: 363.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231129619
- ISBN
- 9780231129619
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.43
€ 33.99
€ 24.43
Paperback. Until the events of September 11 and the anthrax attacks of 2001, biological weapons had never been a major public concern in United States. This book provides an account of the circumstances under which scientists, soldiers, and statesmen were able to mobilize resources for biological weapons programs. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HBT; JPSF; JWMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 181 x 17. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231129435
- ISBN
- 9780231129435
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.86
€ 29.99
€ 21.86
Hardback. Until the events of September 11 and the anthrax attacks of 2001, biological weapons had never been a major public concern in United States. This book provides an account of the circumstances under which scientists, soldiers, and statesmen were able to mobilize resources for biological weapons programs. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; JPSF; JWMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231129428
- ISBN
- 9780231129428
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Condition: New
€ 94.17€ 71.21
€ 94.17
€ 71.21
Hardback. In telling the story of how New York has grown from Dutch colonial outpost to the global city, 'the capital of the 21st century', Francois Weil also examines the social tensions that have arisen from this evolving role and how the New York experience has affected American notions of urban space. Translator(s): Gladding, Jody. Series: The Columbia History of Urban Life. Num Pages: 256 pages, 59 photos and maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 137 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231129343
- ISBN
- 9780231129343
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Condition: New
€ 94.17€ 71.81
€ 94.17
€ 71.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages, 37 illus. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRG; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526. The Fortunes of Hindu Festivals. 288 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRG; JFSJ. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight: 526.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231129190
- ISBN
- 9780231129190
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.15
€ 36.99
€ 27.15
Hardback. Num Pages: 392 pages, 37 illus. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRG; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231129183
- ISBN
- 9780231129183
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Condition: New
€ 103.59€ 78.05
€ 103.59
€ 78.05
Hardback. Argues that the West's attempts to remake foreign societies in its own image - even with the best of intentions - invariably fail. This title focuses on various operations in Haiti, Bosnia, Kosovo, East Timor, Afghanistan, and Iraq, comparing these cases to the colonial activities of Great Britain, France, and the United States. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Printing
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231129138
- ISBN
- 9780231129138
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Condition: New
€ 103.59€ 77.95
€ 103.59
€ 77.95
Paperback. Argues that the West's attempts to remake foreign societies in its own image - even with the best of intentions - invariably fail. This title focuses on various operations in Haiti, Bosnia, Kosovo, East Timor, Afghanistan, and Iraq, comparing these cases to the colonial activities of Great Britain, France, and the United States. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 181 x 13. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231129121
- ISBN
- 9780231129121
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.99
€ 36.99
€ 26.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231129053
- ISBN
- 9780231129053
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.51
€ 33.99
€ 24.51
Paperback. Utopianism suffers from an image problem: a recent exhibition on utopias in Paris and New York included photographs of Hitler's "Mein Kampf" and a Nazi concentration camp. This work examines the anti-utopian mindset and identifies how utopian thought came to be regarded with suspicion. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 194 x 137 x 13. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231128957
- ISBN
- 9780231128957
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.19
€ 36.99
€ 27.19
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 113 photos. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HREX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 222 x 10. Weight in Grams: 817.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231128919
- ISBN
- 9780231128919
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Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 38.86
€ 54.99
€ 38.86
Paperback. A pioneering study of Zhu Xi's reading of the Analects, this book demonstrates how commentary is both informed by a text and informs future readings, and highlights the importance of interlinear commentary as a genre in Chinese philosophy. Num Pages: 184 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; HPDF; HRKN1; HRLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press New York
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231128650
- ISBN
- 9780231128650
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.43
€ 33.99
€ 24.43
Hardback. Offers perspectives on the practices and beliefs of Greco-Roman Jews who lived outside of Palestine and beyond rabbinic control or influence. This book investigates their influence on early Christians and examines how the two communities defined themselves in relation to each another. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HBTB; HRAX; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231128568
- ISBN
- 9780231128568
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Condition: New
€ 111.83€ 84.01
€ 111.83
€ 84.01
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231128414
- ISBN
- 9780231128414
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.99
€ 36.99
€ 26.99
Hardback. In the Tet Offensive of 1968, Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces launched a massive countrywide attack on South Vietnam. This work claims Hanoi won a strategic victory. It begins with a historical overview of the events leading up to the offensive, the attack itself, and the consequent battles of Saigon, Hue, and Khe Sahn. Num Pages: 272 pages, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBJK; HBWS2; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231128407
- ISBN
- 9780231128407
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.59€ 78.05
€ 103.59
€ 78.05
Paperback. Written by Ouyang Xiu, an intellectual giant of the eleventh century, this is a history of the preceding century (907 - 979), a period known as the Five Dynasties. This book emphasises on the art of historical writing in the eleventh century. It includes sections that are helpful to understand the politics and personalities of the time. Translator(s): Davis, Richard L. Num Pages: 736 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3F; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 146 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1082.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 736
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231128278
- ISBN
- 9780231128278
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 32.90
€ 46.99
€ 32.90
Hardback. Follows the intertwined threads of Jewishness and non-Jewishness that play through the life and works of Jacques Derrida. This book merges the biography and textual commentary in a portrait of the man, his works, and being (or not being) Jewish. Translator(s): Brahic, Beverly Bie. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 168 pages, 9 color illus. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BG; DSBH; DSK; HPCF; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 210 x 19. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231128247
- ISBN
- 9780231128247
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.17€ 71.81
€ 94.17
€ 71.81