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Hardback. Rabbi Levi ben Gershom (Ralbag, Gersonides; 1288-1344), one of medieval Judaism's most original thinkers, wrote about such diverse subjects as astronomy, mathematics, Bible commentary, philosophical theology, 'technical' philosophy, logic, Halakhah, and even satire. This title portrays Gersonides as a true Renaissance Man. Series: Emunot: Jewish Philosophy and Kabbalah. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ; HRLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 168 x 24. Weight in Grams: 720.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Academic Studies Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934843802
ISBN
9781934843802
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.62

Paperback. Although Israelis and Palestinians are adamant that they will not negotiate or compromise over the status of Jerusalem, agreements have been made and understandings reached between the two protagonists, as well as other Arab states. This text sheds light on the political history of Jerusalem. Num Pages: 369 pages, colour maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; HBLW3; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 475.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co (Publishers)Ltd
Number of pages
369
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850655763
ISBN
9781850655763
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.50

Paperback. Providing an on-the-ground account of the Israeli-Palestine conflict, Menchaem Klein argues that the aggressive Israeli settlement programme has shifted the Israeli-Palestine dispute from a border struggle to an ethnic conflict. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 127 x 12. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849040853
ISBN
9781849040853
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.50

Hardback. In 2003, after two years of negotiations, a group of prominent Israelis and Palestinians signed a model peace treaty. The document, called the Geneva Initiative, contained detailed provisions resolving the outstanding issues between Israel and the Palestinian people. This book explains how and why these groups were able to achieve agreement. Translator(s): Watzman, Haim. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 illus. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231139045
ISBN
9780231139045
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.54
€ 51.43

An annotated edition of a memoir that relates a fascinating life story and contains a wealth of historical information about late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Jewish life in Eastern Europe, America, and Israel. Translator(s): Weissbach, Lee Shai. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 520 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; HBT; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 771.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
520
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804783637
ISBN
9780804783637
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.10

Hardcover. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170. .
Publisher
Gefen Publishing House
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9789652297365
ISBN
9789652297365
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 27.80

hardcover. Reviews and analyses the history and implications of the dualistic paradigm that has characterised Judaism throughout the ages: pluralism and sectarianism, religiosity and secularity, universalism and separatism, reform and uniformity. Num Pages: 426 pages. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 39. Weight in Grams: 846.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Creighton University,U.S. United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
426
Condition
New
SKU
V9781881871040
ISBN
9781881871040
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.92

Hardback. This collection of essays is written by thinkers who set out to define what is at stake for American Judaism, due to current crises between church and state. Topics include: religious liberty in the military; state aid to sectarian schools; and state and religion in Israel. Num Pages: 375 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRA; JFSR1; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 169 x 45. Weight in Grams: 758.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Creighton University,U.S. United States
Number of pages
375
Condition
New
SKU
V9781881871057
ISBN
9781881871057
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.58

Paperback. 'The accepted and normative translation .. reliable and readable. This book belongs in even the smallest collections of Judaica, as well as of ethical literature.' Choice Editor(s): Mansoor, Menahem. Num Pages: 484 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 216 x 29. Weight in Grams: 632.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Edition
New in paperback
Number of pages
484
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904113232
ISBN
9781904113232
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.44

Paperback. Leading scholars respond to the famous proposition by Andy Clark and David Chalmers that cognition and mind are not located exclusively in the head. Editor(s): Menary, Richard. Series: Life & Mind: Philosophical Issues in Biology & Psychology. Num Pages: 390 pages, 2 b&w illus. BIC Classification: HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 518.
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Number of pages
392
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262518017
ISBN
9780262518017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.80

Paperback. Mencius was one of the great philosophers of ancient China, second only in influence to Confucius, whose teachings he defended and expanded. The Mencius, in which he recounts his dialogues with kings, dukes and military men, as well as other philosophers, is one of the Four Books that make up the essential Confucian corpus. Editor(s): Lau, D. C. Translator(s): Lau, D. C. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPDF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140449716
ISBN
9780140449716
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.36

Hardback. A translation of the "Mengzi (Mencius)" that provides some of the most frequently studied portions of the work along with relevant passages from the classic commentary of Zhu Xi - one of the most influential and insightful interpreters of Confucianism. It includes a glossary and bibliography. Translator(s): Norden, Bryan W. Van. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HPDF; HRKN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 146 x 15. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Abridged
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872209862
ISBN
9780872209862
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 32.89

Paperback. A translation of the "Mengzi (Mencius)" that provides some of the most frequently studied portions of the work along with relevant passages from the classic commentary of Zhu Xi - one of the most influential and insightful interpreters of Confucianism. It includes a glossary and bibliography. Translator(s): Norden, Bryan W. Van. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HPDF; HRKN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 10. Weight in Grams: 166.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872209855
ISBN
9780872209855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.40

Paperback. Editor(s): Ivanhoe, Philip J. Translator(s): Bloom, Irene. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 132 x 16. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231122054
ISBN
9780231122054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.63

Hardback. Translator(s): Bloom, Irene. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HPDF; HRA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231122047
ISBN
9780231122047
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.26
€ 80.20

Paperback. The extraordinary story of a young Sudanese girl who was kidnapped and sold into slavery and how she finally escaped to freedom. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBS; BGA; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 22. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844081165
ISBN
9781844081165
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.89

Hardcover. Photographs of discarded items such as toothbrushes, playing cards, worn-out trainers, teargas canisters and children's dolls present an alternative portrait of residents of 'The Jungle' refugee camp in Calais, France. Num Pages: 80 pages, 40 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; AJB; AJC; HBTB; JFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 225. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
GOST Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910401156
ISBN
9781910401156
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.00

Paperback. Historically leftist ideas and theories have had a profound impact on modern Jewish life. But, the left's impact on the Jewish community has greatly diminished today. This book presents a sweeping portrait of the defining impact of the left on modern Jewish politics and culture in Europe, Palestine/Israel, and the New World. Editor(s): Mendelsohn, Ezra. Series: Essential Papers on Jewish Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; JFSR1; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 744.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Edition
Text is Free of Markings
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814755716
ISBN
9780814755716
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.43

Paperback. In 1659, Luis de Haro met with Cardinal Jules Mazarin to conclude a peace treaty that would end over twenty years of war. The hitherto unpublished letters sent by Haro to Philip IV offer an account of the negotiations that diverges from Mazarin's reports. This edition offers a mix of the original letters and summaries, as well as explanatory notes. Editor(s): Williams, Lyn. Series: Exeter Hispanic Texts. Num Pages: 147 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JD; BGH; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
147
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859896924
ISBN
9780859896924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.05

Hardback. Proceedings of a colloquium, the 8th in a series of colloquia, held in 2008 at the Theological School of Drew University. Editor(s): Isasi-Diaz, Ada Maria. Series: Transdisciplinary Theological Colloquia. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRAM; HRLM; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823241354
ISBN
9780823241354
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.53

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