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Paperback. If we want nonscientists and opinion-makers in the press, the lab, and the pulpit to take a fresh look at the relationship between science and religion, the author suggests that we must first dispense with the hoary myths that have masqueraded too long as historical truths. Editor(s): Numbers, Ronald L. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM3; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780674057418
ISBN
9780674057418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages, 7 maps, 150 colour and bw illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 173 x 244 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1114.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
New
SKU
9781472530264
ISBN
9781472530264
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 31.66

Paperback. Modern living began with the homes of the 1950s. In what ways did life change for people moving into these swanky new homes, and why has the legacy of the 1950s home endured for so long? This title answers these questions and more in this introduction to the homes that embody the golden age of modern design. Series: Shire Library USA. Num Pages: 64 pages, 70 col. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; ACXD; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 150 x 5. Weight in Grams: 170.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747812388
ISBN
9780747812388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.13

Paperback. Editor(s): Friday, Jonathan. Series: Library of Scottish Philosophy. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JH; HPCD; HPN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 209 x 136 x 16. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Imprint Academic United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907845768
ISBN
9780907845768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.15

Paperback. Comedy, from social ridicule to the laughter of the carnival, provides effective tools for reinforcing social patterns of domination and weapons for emancipation. This book states that comic trumps liberal accounts of freedom by drawing attention to bodies and intimate relationships, topics which are usually neglected by political philosophy. Series: American Philosophy. Num Pages: 184 pages, 1 b&w photos. BIC Classification: HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 14. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780253219947
ISBN
9780253219947
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.98

Paperback. Editor(s): Hefner, Robert W. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRH; JHMC; LAFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253022523
ISBN
9780253022523
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.15

Paperback. The first comprehensive portrait of the Roman Renaissance world. Num Pages: 480 pages, 37 b&w photos, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; 3JB; HBJD; HBLC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 704.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253212085
ISBN
9780253212085
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 33.05

Hardback. Explores the Daoist encounter with modernity through the activities of Chen Yingning (1880-1969), a famous lay Daoist master, and his group in early twentieth-century Shanghai. This study tells a story of Daoist resilience, reinvigoration and revival. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 450 pages, 19 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HRKN5. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 33. Weight in Grams: 717.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674033092
ISBN
9780674033092
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.34

Paperback. Explains who the smugglers were, what motivated them, where they operated, and how items ranging from barrels of brandy to boxes of tea would surreptitiously be moved inland under the noses of, and sometimes even in collusion with, the authorities. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 72 pages, 40 b/w; 40 col. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLL; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 151 x 6. Weight in Grams: 164.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747812074
ISBN
9780747812074
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.41

Paperback. * The remarkable life story of Johnson Beharry, from Grenadian poverty to being awarded the Victoria Cross and becoming a national hero *An utterly compelling story that will inspire this and future generations Num Pages: 448 pages, Section: 16, colour. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; BGHA; HBJF1; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Edition
First Thus
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751538793
ISBN
9780751538793
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. A masterly biography of a great Conservative Prime Minister (and publisher) - Harold Macmillan (1894-1986). Num Pages: 560 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 40. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Phoenix London
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753827024
ISBN
9780753827024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.00

Hardback. Using extensive evidence from archival documents from both the ecclesiastical court system and the records of city and royal government, as well as advice manuals, chronicles, moral tales, and liturgical texts, McSheffrey examines how marital and sexual relationships were woven into the fabric of late medieval London. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1; HBLC; JFC; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812239386
ISBN
9780812239386
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.58

Paperback. Taking disability theory out of a Western context, Eunjung Kim questions the assumptions that treating disabilities with cure represents a universal good by examining the manifestations of violence that accompany medical and nonmedical cures in twentieth- and early twenty-first-century Korea. Num Pages: 312 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; HBJF; JFFE; JFFG; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362883
ISBN
9780822362883
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.55

Hardcover. Elizabeth I consciously and determinedly provided a Government mediation and arbitration scheme. A wealth of primary sources show that she had a special concern for women, the poor and anyone disadvantaged by the costs and delays of the law. Her Privy Council arranged arbitrations with no fees and with free legal aid for those who needed it. Num Pages: 365 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 222 x 137 x 32. Weight in Grams: 604.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Holo Books The Arbitration Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780957215306
ISBN
9780957215306
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 44.10

Paperback. The Companion to Social Archaeology is the first scholarly work to explore the encounter of social theory and archaeology over the past two decades. Editor(s): Meskell, Lynn; Preucel, Robert W. Num Pages: 448 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: HD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 176 x 33. Weight in Grams: 852.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405156783
ISBN
9781405156783
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.77

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781591499
ISBN
9781781591499
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJWVM; BT; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 146 x 32. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Peepal Tree Press Ltd.
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845230371
ISBN
9781845230371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.98

Hardback. Explores how bullshit is distinct from lying. This book argues that bullshitters misrepresent themselves to their audience not as liars do, that is, by deliberately making false claims about what is true. It claims that bullshitters seek to convey a certain impression of themselves without being concerned about whether anything at all is true. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 161 x 109 x 11. Weight in Grams: 114.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780691122946
ISBN
9780691122946
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 9.18

Hardcover. * Whether it's Islamic terrorists in the Middle East or the ongoing conflict between Israelis and Palestinians, why does religion too often lead to lethal results? This book will give readers not just a picture of the problems but a vision of a hopeful way forward. Num Pages: 272 pages, maps. BIC Classification: HRAM2; HRC; HRH; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1478.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470581902
ISBN
9780470581902
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 24.10

Hardback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 23 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: AB; HR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823274475
ISBN
9780823274475
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.45

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