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Reveals the historical links between these two world regions, describes the emergence of South-South solidarities, and offers methodologies for the study of transnationalism, global culture, and international relations. Editor(s): Amar, Paul. Series: Public Cultures of the Middle East and North Africa. Num Pages: 366 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KLSB; GTB; HBJF1; HBJK; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 24. Weight in Grams: 645.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 366
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253012234
- ISBN
- 9780253012234
Condition: New
€ 92.36
€ 92.36
The Philosophers' Quarrel. Rousseau, Hume, and the Limits of Human Und...
Zaretsky, Robert; Scott, John T.
Paperback. The rise and spectacular fall of the friendship between the two great philosophers of the eighteenth century, barely six months after they first met, reverberated on both sides of the Channel. This title explores the unfolding rift between two of the greatest of Enlightenment thinkers, Jean-Jacques Rousseau and David Hume. Num Pages: 264 pages, 10 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; HPCD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300164282
- ISBN
- 9780300164282
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.28
€ 36.28
Paperback. "Major General J. F. C. Fuller, a pioneer of mechanized warfare in Great Britain, was one of this century's most renowned military strategists and historians. In this magisterial work he spans military" Num Pages: 616 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFH; HBT; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 145 x 40. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Number of pages
- 616
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306803048
- ISBN
- 9780306803048
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.65
€ 33.99
€ 24.65
In Divine Illumination, Schumacher offers an original approach to Augustine's theory of divine illumination, the precondition of all human knowledge. Written with great originality and clarity, she traces the idea through medieval thinkers, into early modernity, and reveals its importance in modern theories of knowledge. Series: Challenges in Contemporary Theology. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HPCB; HPK; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470657423
- ISBN
- 9780470657423
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 134.33
€ 134.33
Documenting the lives of Armenians since the early 1980s, this text is based on interviews with 300 Armenians and brings together firsthand testimony about the social, economic and spiritual circumstances of Armenians during this era when the country faced an earthquake, pogroms and war. Num Pages: 248 pages, 76 b/w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVUR; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520234925
- ISBN
- 9780520234925
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.62€ 65.22
€ 83.62
€ 65.22
"This book is certainly the most important study of early Christian pilgrimage in decades. Lucidly written, far-reaching, and theoretically informed."--David Frankfurter, author of "Religion in Roman Egypt: Assimilation and Resistance" Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage. Num Pages: 265 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 265
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520241916
- ISBN
- 9780520241916
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.62€ 65.22
€ 83.62
€ 65.22
Argues that the Chinese Revolution of 1911 engendered a new political life - one that began to free men and women from the inequality and hierarchy that formed the spine of China's social and cultural order. This title demonstrates how a sea change in political performance left leaders dependent on popular support. Num Pages: 408 pages, 11 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 162 x 31. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520267367
- ISBN
- 9780520267367
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.62€ 65.22
€ 83.62
€ 65.22
Examines the criminal justice system in modern China, an institution deeply rooted in politics, society, and culture. This book also reveals the broad contours of criminal justice from late imperial China to the Deng reform era and details the underlying values, successes and failures, and ultimate human costs of the system. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTB; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 163 x 31. Weight in Grams: 732.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674033238
- ISBN
- 9780674033238
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.39
€ 47.99
€ 40.39
Accounts of China's global rise emphasize economics and politics, largely neglecting the cultivation of China's people. This title by focusing on the decade since 2000, and especially 2004 - 09, argues that the vital politics of population has been central to the globalizing agenda of the reform state. Series: The Edwin O.Reischauer Lectures. Num Pages: 156 pages, 1 halftone, 5 line illustrations, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JHBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 245 x 20. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 156
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674055711
- ISBN
- 9780674055711
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.39
€ 47.99
€ 40.39
Paperback. Assessing the relationship between reform and the papacy in eleventh-century Europe from the perspectives of social and religious change, this book fills a gap in current literature and offers new insights into an important topic in medieval history Series: Manchester Medieval Studies. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; HRCC7; HRCX1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719058349
- ISBN
- 9780719058349
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.04
€ 27.04
Paperback. Just what was so great about Peter, Catherine, Frederick and Alexander? What did Cleopatra see to admire in the fat man with a beard, Mark Anthony? Why do people suffer from Montezuma's revenge? This title takes you on a journey through the annals of history with the heroes and villains of the past as your fellow travellers. Illustrator(s): Steig, William. Num Pages: 240 pages, 20 line drawings. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BGH; DNF; HBG; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 18. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750932042
- ISBN
- 9780750932042
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.61
€ 17.99
€ 16.61
Reveals how huge intoxicant industries were altered by warlord rule, Japanese occupation, and war. Powering the spread of alcohol and opium - initially heralded as markers of class or modernity and whose use was well documented - these industries flourished throughout the early twentieth century even as a vigorous anti-intoxicant movement raged. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; JKVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 230 x 25. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774824286
- ISBN
- 9780774824286
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.37
€ 41.37
Drawing on a collaborative research project, this book provides an alternative model for how oral and public histories should be recorded and curated. Series: Shared: Oral and Public History Series. Num Pages: 384 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTD; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774826839
- ISBN
- 9780774826839
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 107.41
€ 107.41
Num Pages: 240 pages, 13, 13 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JFSG; JFSL3; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 232 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801452826
- ISBN
- 9780801452826
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 140.48
€ 140.48
Calls attention to the misuse of democracy to justify and commit genocide Num Pages: 456 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTZ; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 798.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803224803
- ISBN
- 9780803224803
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 107.41
€ 107.41
A history and sociological analysis of the semantics of speculation between 1870 and 1930, this book looks at how speculation was represented in popular discourse and analyzes the discursive struggles turning it into a legitimate economic practice. Translator(s): Savoth, Eric. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPX; JHB; KCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804771313
- ISBN
- 9780804771313
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 150.96
€ 150.96
Following the story of a Kurdish tribal militia employed by the Ottoman state, this book explores the contradictory logic of how states incorporate those they ultimately aim to suppress and how groups who seek autonomy from the state often attempt to do so through state channels. Num Pages: 288 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1DVT; HBW; JFSL1; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804775700
- ISBN
- 9780804775700
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.11
€ 119.11
Series: Jewish Cultures of the World. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HRJS; HRJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813568751
- ISBN
- 9780813568751
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 161.16
€ 161.16
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821420959
- ISBN
- 9780821420959
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.51
€ 27.99
€ 26.51
Chronicles the life and work of the Trinidadian intellectual and writer C L R James during his first extended stay in Britain, from 1932 to 1938. This book reveals the radicalizing effect of this critical period on James' intellectual and political trajectory. Series: The C. L. R. James Archives. Num Pages: 312 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; GTB; HBG; HBLW; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822356127
- ISBN
- 9780822356127
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 136.62€ 116.56
€ 136.62
€ 116.56