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Paperback. This text examines the causes and consequences of India and Pakistani nuclear tests. The book provides a framework for understanding the global context of these tests, and looks at approaches for nuclear abolition in Asia and the West. Num Pages: 340 pages, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FKP; GTJ; HBG; HBLW3; JPSF; JWMN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 156. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
Signal Books
Number of pages
340
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902669250
ISBN
9781902669250
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.37

Hardback. Situates modern Jewish philosophy in the cultural and intellectual context of its day, indicating how currents of British, French and German thought influenced its practitioners. This title addresses the ways in which being Jewish coloured their output. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HRJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 530.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848854888
ISBN
9781848854888
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.72
€ 114.88

Hardback. Taken from the Taliban's perspective based on local sources This is the first book to address seriously the problem of conflating the Taliban with Al-Qaeda. It is from the Taliban's perspective based on local sources. The authors are Western researchers based on the ground in Kandahar Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLX; HBWS4; JPS; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 151 x 36. Weight in Grams: 788.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849041546
ISBN
9781849041546
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.44

Paperback. The enigmatic sixteenth-century Swiss physician and natural philosopher Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim, called Paracelsus, is known for the almost superhuman energy with which he produced his innumerable writings. This anthology presents a selection of the moral thought of this man. Editor(s): Jacobi, Jolande. Translator(s): Guterman, Norbert. Series: Bollingen Series (General). Num Pages: 368 pages, 148 woodcuts. BIC Classification: HPCB; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
366
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691018768
ISBN
9780691018768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.21

Hardback. This is a unique and accessible reference guide to the work of figures who have played an important role in the development of ideas about language. It includes 80 entries on individual thinkers in the Western tradition, ranging from antiquity to the present day, chosen because of their impact on the description or theory of language. Editor(s): Chapman, Siobhan; Routledge, Christopher. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; HPCF5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 570.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748617579
ISBN
9780748617579
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.72
€ 123.99

Paperback. Editor(s): Strudwick, Helen M. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1QDAE; GBC; HBJH; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 333 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1998.
Publisher
Amber Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
First edition.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782744368
ISBN
9781782744368
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 27.37

Hardback. This first major study of Thomas Jefferson's reputation in nearly fifty years is concerned with Jefferson and history both as something Jefferson made and something that he sought to shape. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 596.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748624997
ISBN
9780748624997
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.13
€ 101.60

Hardcover. Brings Deleuze and Guattari's work into conversation with the philosophy of nature. As the spatial orientation of the philosophy of nature is critiqued, this book shows that a philosophy of time is a more adequate guide to nature. It reformulates the philosophy of nature in terms of time and technology. Series: Plateaus - New Directions in Deleuze Studies. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748691579
ISBN
9780748691579
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.03
€ 107.04

Hardback. An introduction to and overview of the debates and questions emerging regarding Islam and modernity. Key issues are selected to give readers an understanding of the complexity of the phenomenon, an historical perspective, and access to several manifestations of modernity in Muslim life. Editor(s): Masud, Dr Muhammad Khalid; Salvatore, Professor Armando; van Bruinessen, Professor Martin. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748637928
ISBN
9780748637928
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.82
€ 118.01

Hardback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138899018
ISBN
9781138899018
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 253.54
€ 222.12

Paperback. This collection of essays, newly available in paperback, seeks to explore Agamben's work from philosophical and literary perspectives, thereby underpinning its place within larger debates in continental philosophy. Editor(s): Clemens, Justin; Heron, Nicholas; Murray, Alex. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748643653
ISBN
9780748643653
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.70

Paperback. Tells the story of William De Lancey, who became one of the first professional staff officers in the British Army, worked for Wellington throughout the Penisular War, and was his chief-of-staff at the Battle of Waterloo. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781862274211
ISBN
9781862274211
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.38

Paperback. Editor(s): Duce, Philip; Strange, Daniel. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HRCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Inter-Varsity Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851112879
ISBN
9780851112879
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.95

Paperback. Foucault's previously unpublished doctoral dissertation on Kant offers the definitive statement of his relationship to Kant and to the critical tradition of philosophy. Translator(s): Nigro, Roberto; Briggs, Kate. Series: Semiotext(e) / Foreign Agents. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Autonomedia United States
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
n
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584350545
ISBN
9781584350545
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.63

Hardcover. A new and significantly expanded edition of the first systematic reading of Hegel's political philosophy. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 566.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
264
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
second edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748645107
ISBN
9780748645107
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.82
€ 117.85

Paperback. Ukranian Cossacks used icon painting to investigate their relationship with both God and the Russian tsar. This study provides answers to many questions pertaining to the political and religious culture of Ukranian Cossackdom, as reflected in the Cossack-era paintings, icons and woodcuts. Series: Harvard Papers in Ukrainian Studies. Num Pages: 132 pages, 4 colour illustrations, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; AGR; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
132
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780916458959
ISBN
9780916458959
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.44

Hardcover. A unique contribution to better understandings of ancient Greek writing and the various ways writers in antiquity used sleep to deal with major aspects of plot and character development. Num Pages: 336 pages, 25 bw integrated. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Sew
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784533519
ISBN
9781784533519
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.30
€ 135.76

Paperback. Series: New Studies in Biblical Theology. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HRCG9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Apollos
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851114705
ISBN
9780851114705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.49

Paperback. Two major lectures that Derrida delivered in 2002 investigating the foundations of the sovereignty of the nation-state. The term "Etat Voyou" is the French equivalent of "rogue state," and it is this outlaw designation of certain countries by the leading global powers that Derrida examines along with the history of the concept of sovereignty. Translator(s): Brault, Pascale-Anne; Naas, Michael. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 11. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804749510
ISBN
9780804749510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.20

Hardback. Provides a unique insight into the pivotal themes, both political and cultural, which have shaped 20th century state and society. There is detailed consideration of the works of leading figures in art, literature, politics and scholarship. Editor(s): Louis, Wm Roger. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; DSB; HBJD1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 165 x 29. Weight in Grams: 826.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780760575
ISBN
9781780760575
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.86
€ 59.02

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