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Presents a study of how the Jewish community of Breslau - the third largest and one of the most affluent in Germany - coped with Nazi persecution. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 336 pages, 32 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804755184
- ISBN
- 9780804755184
Condition: New
€ 82.16
€ 82.16
This study looks at how the philosophies of Jacques Derrida (1930-2004) and Franz Rosenzweig (1886-1929) employ the figures of "exemplarity" and "chosenness" in order to address the tension between the universality of philosophical thinking and the particularity of nations, languages, and individual human experience. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPM; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804755214
- ISBN
- 9780804755214
Condition: New
€ 82.16
€ 82.16
Shows how Indian litigants and petitioners made sense of Spanish legal principles and processes when the dust of conquest had begun to settle after 1600. This work reveals how Indians saw the law as a practical and moral resource that allowed them to gain a measure of control over their lives and to forge a relationship to a distant king. Num Pages: 392 pages, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804758635
- ISBN
- 9780804758635
Condition: New
€ 161.16
€ 161.16
In Between Threats and War: U.S. Discrete Military Operations in the Post-Cold War World, author Micah Zenko presents a new concept to capture and illuminate the phenomenon: "Discrete Military Operations." Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 table, 2 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JMC; HBJK; HBLW3; HBLX; HBWS; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804771900
- ISBN
- 9780804771900
Condition: New
€ 108.92
€ 108.92
This book explores a historical moment in which a Middle Eastern Jewish community not only adopted a new nation, Iraq, but a new ethnicity, Arabismand its ultimate demise." Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804778749
- ISBN
- 9780804778749
Condition: New
€ 119.11
€ 119.11
This book chronicles the demise of the so-called leftist Italian cultural establishment during the long 1980s. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2ADT; DSB; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 1120. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804781497
- ISBN
- 9780804781497
Condition: New
€ 129.31
€ 129.31
Editor(s): Haklai, Oded; Loizides, Neophytos G. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 237 x 21. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804795593
- ISBN
- 9780804795593
Condition: New
€ 129.31
€ 129.31
Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSJ1; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813563787
- ISBN
- 9780813563787
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 46.64
€ 50.99
€ 46.64
Explores the concept of passion & emotion in moral, political, and legal philosophy Editor(s): Fleming, James E. Series: NOMOS - American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy. Num Pages: 350 pages, 10 figures, 2 tables. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 223 x 35. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814760147
- ISBN
- 9780814760147
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Reveals the idealism, naivety, and racism that shaped attitudes toward Africa, even among those who sought to improve the conditions of its workers. Num Pages: 236 pages, photographs & maps. BIC Classification: 1HFM; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821420065
- ISBN
- 9780821420065
Condition: New
€ 87.25
€ 87.25
- Publisher
- United States
- Number of pages
- 552
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822349037
- ISBN
- 9780822349037
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.29
€ 41.99
€ 34.29
Drawing on the expertise of 26 distinguished scholars, this important volume covers the major issues in the study of medieval Europe, highlighting the significant impact the time period had on cultural forms and institutions central to European identity. Editor(s): Lansing, Carol; English, Edward D. Series: Blackwell Companions to European History. Num Pages: 600 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 179 x 252 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1224.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 600
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405109222
- ISBN
- 9781405109222
Condition: New
€ 217.16
€ 217.16
In this book Norman Housley, one of the most distinguished historians of the medieval period, provides an introduction to the complex history of crusading. * Steers readers through the key debates in this popular area of medieval history. * Draws on the author's 30 years' experience of crusading scholarship. Series: Contesting the Past. Num Pages: 216 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405111881
- ISBN
- 9781405111881
Condition: New
€ 120.06
€ 120.06
The book will appeal to readers interested in the vital connection between literature and moral philosophy. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421407081
- ISBN
- 9781421407081
Condition: New
€ 58.89€ 54.92
€ 58.89
€ 54.92
This new English translation of Merchant Writers includes all the texts from the original Italian edition in their entirety. Moreover, it offers a gripping personal introduction to the mercantile world of medieval and Renaissance Florence. Editor(s): Ciavolella, Massimo; Ballerini, Luigi. Translator(s): Baca, Murtha. Series: Lorenzo da Ponte Italian Library. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; 3JB; HBJD; HBLC1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 33. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442637146
- ISBN
- 9781442637146
Condition: New
€ 79.61
€ 79.61
The Loyal Atlantic. Remaking the British Atlantic in the Revolutionary...
Bannister, Jerry; Riordan, Liam. Ed(S): Banni...
Featuring contributions by authors from across Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom, The Loyal Atlantic brings Loyalism into a genuinely international focus. Editor(s): Bannister, Jerry; Riordan, Liam. Num Pages: 288 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JF; HBG; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442642089
- ISBN
- 9781442642089
Condition: New
€ 74.51
€ 74.51
Elections in Oxford County, 1837-75 breaks new ground with its detailed treatment of the county's voice-vote method of election, which ended with the adoption of the secret ballot in 1874. Num Pages: 224 pages, 2 Figures, 12 Photos, 2 Maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442644045
- ISBN
- 9781442644045
Condition: New
€ 59.22
€ 59.22
Enriched by stories drawn from the files, which often allowed the accused to speak in their own voices, Punishment and Penance provides a window into the workings of a tribunal in this period. Series: Toronto Italian Studies. Num Pages: 232 pages, 3 figures; 1 map; 5 tables. BIC Classification: HRCC2; HRCC7; HRCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442644427
- ISBN
- 9781442644427
Condition: New
€ 66.73
€ 66.73
Kuromiya convincingly elucidates the mechanism of the Soviet secret police and explores the minds of non-conformist believers -precursors to the revival of dissidence after Stalin's death in 1953. Num Pages: 224 pages, 17 illustrations; 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442644618
- ISBN
- 9781442644618
Condition: New
€ 69.27
€ 69.27
Layers in Husserl's Phenomenology situates Husserl firmly within the trajectory of later Continental thought and contributes to the recent reconsideration of Husserl as a legitimate precursor to the thought of Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Emmanuel Levinas, and Jacques Derrida. Series: New Studies in Phenomenology and Hermeneutics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442644625
- ISBN
- 9781442644625
Condition: New
€ 69.42
€ 69.42