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Hardcover. From "The Birth of Tragedy" to his experimental "physiology of art", Nietzsche examines the aesthetic, erotic and sacred dimensions of rapture, hinting at how an ecstatic philosophy is realized in his elusive doctrine of Eternal Return. Jill Marsden pursues the implications of this legacy. Series: Renewing Philosophy. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333918760
- ISBN
- 9780333918760
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.71
€ 67.71
Hardback. What is the true worth of Wittgenstein's contribution to philosophy? Opinions are strongly divided, with many resting on misreadings of his purpose. This book challenges 'theoretical' and 'therapeutic' interpretations, proposing that Wittgenstein saw clarification as the true end of philosophy, that his approach exemplifies critical philosophy. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF5; JMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 273
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333918807
- ISBN
- 9780333918807
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.05
€ 128.05
Hardback. This is an account of acupuncture's 300-year-history in Britain. It shows the attitude of the British towards Chinese medicine and begins to explain acupuncture's enduring appeal. Series: Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; MX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333918937
- ISBN
- 9780333918937
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.05
€ 128.05
Hardcover. This text explores the genesis, development, and religious significance of a literary and iconographic motif, involving a gang of urchins, usually male, who mock or assault a holy or eccentric person, typically an adult. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AGH; DSB; DSK; HRA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 609.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333918951
- ISBN
- 9780333918951
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.52
€ 67.52
Hardcover. In the early postwar era, Britain enjoyed a very close economic relationship with Australia and New Zealand through their common membership of the Sterling Area and the Commonwealth Preference Area. This book examines the breakdown of this relationship in the 1950 and 1960s. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 303 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1MB; HBJM; HBLW; KCL; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333919415
- ISBN
- 9780333919415
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.83
€ 128.83
Hardcover. In 1936 a group of Chinese communists were released from jail after a humiliating renunciation of communism. Pamela Lubell uncovers the history of these communists, known as the Sixty-one, and in doing so produces an account of the tensions within the Chinese Communist Party. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 537.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333919552
- ISBN
- 9780333919552
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.84
€ 127.84
Hardback. This work is an analysis of the whole frontier between religion and the environment. It considers the religious impact on human uses of time, space, materials, transport and foods, and the environmental effects of religious influence on various contemporary topics. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRA; HRLP5; RN; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333919743
- ISBN
- 9780333919743
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.13
€ 67.13
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333919835
- ISBN
- 9780333919835
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 205.88
€ 205.88
Paperback. Almost a decade after the opening of the Berlin Wall, the collapse of the GDR, and the end of the Cold War, this book analyzes the way united Germany has tackled the many unforeseen problems, and highlights Germany's slow adjustment to the new realities. Editor(s): Larres, Klaus. Num Pages: 322 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPG; 3JM; HBJD; JPH; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 405.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 322
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333919996
- ISBN
- 9780333919996
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.11
€ 58.11
Hardback. Without ignoring the roles played by Rhodesia and South Africa in Mozambique's civil war, the author guides the reader through Frelimo's early days and describes the pattern of internal dissent, persecution and physical elimination of members and opponents that remained the organization's hallmark. Num Pages: 326 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFMQ; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBJH; HBLW3; HBW; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333920015
- ISBN
- 9780333920015
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.84
€ 194.84
Hardcover. This volume disputes the assumption that Rossetti was a follower of Keble and Pusey, and shows how her dissatisfaction with the male-dominated call to celibacy led her to reject their notions of worldliness, and to form a closer bond with the physical world and the body. Series: Cross-Currents in Religion and Culture. Num Pages: 179 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DNF; HRCM; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 218 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333920336
- ISBN
- 9780333920336
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.28
€ 127.28
Hardcover. Explores the formation of the British state and national identity from 1603-1820 by examining the definitions of sovereignty and allegiance presented in treason trials. The king's person remained central to national identity and the state until republican challenges forced prosecutors in treason trials to innovate and redefine sovereign authority. Series: Studies in Modern History. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3J; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 505.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333920343
- ISBN
- 9780333920343
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.72
€ 127.72
Paperback. The Macedonian question has been at the heart of the Balkan crisis for most of the 20th century. This book analyzes the recent history of Macedonia since the break up of Yugoslavia, and includes analyses of key issues in ethnic relations, politics, and recent history. Editor(s): Pettifer, James. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 354 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVWYM; HBJD; HBLW3; JFF; JFSL1; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 453.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333920664
- ISBN
- 9780333920664
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.02
€ 78.02
Hardcover. This work examines the early-19th-century relationship between Great Britain and the Rio de la Plata, a period that represents a crucial point in the transformation of this area of South America into the independent state of Argentina. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KLSA; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPFN; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333920992
- ISBN
- 9780333920992
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Hardcover. This study focuses on workers, women and peasants, and the ways in which their reading was constructed as a social and political problem, to analyze the fear of reading in 19th century France. The author presents a series of case studies of actual readers. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; CFC; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 459.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333921265
- ISBN
- 9780333921265
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.76
€ 140.76
Hardcover. This study concentrates upon the socio-political and nationalist views of three influential representatives of the early 20th century Kazak intelligentsia: Alikhan Bokeilhanov, Akhmet Baitursynov, and Mukhamedzhan Seralin. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1FCZ; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ; HBTR; JPL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 419.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333921425
- ISBN
- 9780333921425
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.78
€ 127.78
Hardcover. This book traces the history of the Nuremberg Doctors' Trial of 1946-47, through the eyes of the Austrian emigre psychiatrist Leo Alexander, whose investigations helped the US prosecution. Schmidt provides a detailed insight into the origins of human rights in medical science and into the changing role of international law, ethics and politics. Editor(s): Clogg, Richard. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 400 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPG; HBG; HBWQ; JWXK; LBBS; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333921470
- ISBN
- 9780333921470
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.13
€ 129.13
Hardcover. This text examines centuries of colonial interaction and argues for a close link between revolution in 18th century Europe and the development of Asian nationalism from the 19th Century onwards. It reviews how adoption of European industrial practices encouraged an adoption of European ideologies. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; HBG; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; JPF; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333921494
- ISBN
- 9780333921494
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Hardcover. This title examines the history of the indigenous and/or tribal peoples of the world from the time of the pivotal migrations which saw the peopling of the planet. It looks at how the tribal peoples separated from surplus-based, material societies and the effects of colonization on indigenous cultures. Num Pages: 308 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFS; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 143 x 224 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333921500
- ISBN
- 9780333921500
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.37
€ 161.37
Hardback. This text discusses the dynamics of the Jewish creative response in the face of violence. Through the analysis of the histories of both the Christian and Jewish religious traditions, we are brought to an understanding of their relationship as a modern-day phenomenon. Editor(s): Abulafia, Anna Sapir. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAM9; HRAX; HRC; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 461.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 223
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333921876
- ISBN
- 9780333921876
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.64
€ 127.64