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Paperback. In this book, David Edmonds, coauthor of the best-selling Wittgenstein's Poker, tells the riveting story of why and how philosophers have struggled with the ethical dilemma posed by the trolley problem. In the process, he provides an entertaining and informative tour through the history of moral philosophy. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691165639
ISBN
9780691165639
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.50

Paperback. From al Qaeda to Christian militias to insurgents in Iraq, a strident religious activism has seized the imaginations of political rebels around the world. This book provides a road map through this complex religious terrain. It puts a human face on conflicts that have become increasingly abstract. Series: Comparative Studies in Religion & Society. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: HRA; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 219 x 24. Weight in Grams: 542.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Revised, Updated, Expanded
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520261570
ISBN
9780520261570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.92

Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages, chiefly illustrations facsimiles, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1; WQH; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 272 x 211 x 11. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publisher
Stenlake Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9781872074689
ISBN
9781872074689
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 50 pages, illus. BIC Classification: BGH; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 200 x 131 x 4. Weight in Grams: 72.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
50
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9781898595281
ISBN
9781898595281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.14
€ 63.82

Paperback. New edition of Merton's classic introduction to an ancient form of prayer. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HRCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 122 x 12. Weight in Grams: 144. 144 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HRCR. Dimension: 186 x 122 x 12. Weight: 148.
Publisher
Darton Longman and Todd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780232526042
ISBN
9780232526042
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.69

Paperback. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 140 x 25. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784536695
ISBN
9781784536695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.29

Hardcover. A new biography of the life of Shah Abbas - generally considered the greatest ruler of the Safavid dynasty in Iran Series: Makers of the Muslim World. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HRA; HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 259 x 18. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
ONE WORLD
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851684250
ISBN
9781851684250
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.27

Paperback. The definitive guide to understanding Taoism no matter your background or faith Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching is the second most translated book in the world, and the practice of religious Taoism is on the rise in China, where adherents currently number in the hundreds of millions. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRKN5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 194 x 20. Weight in Grams: 584.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118423967
ISBN
9781118423967
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.77

Paperback. Drawing on archival sources and oral testimony, Keith Gildart examines the ways in which popular music played an important role in reflecting and shaping social identities and working-class cultures and - through a focus on rock 'n' roll, rhythm & blues, punk, mod subculture, and glam rock - created a sense of crisis in English society. Num Pages: 299 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AV; HBJD1; HBL; HBTB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 389.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st ed. 2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349285822
ISBN
9781349285822
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 123.59

Paperback. Offers a portrait of life along the great pre-modern trade routes of Eurasia. This edition tells about the history about this road to reconstruct the route through the personal experiences of travelers. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1 map, 10 color images, 10 b/w photos, 26 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1F; HBG; HBJF; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Second Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520280595
ISBN
9780520280595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.98

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPDF; HRKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 259 x 16. Weight in Grams: 446.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231149273
ISBN
9780231149273
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.72

Paperback. This collection of essays and interviews, some previously unpublished and almost all of which appear in English for the first time, encompasses the political and ethical thinking of Jacques Derrida over 30 years. Editor(s): Rottenberg, Elizabeth. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Series. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804738927
ISBN
9780804738927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.23

Paperback. As the Napoleonic wars raged, what was life really like for those left at home? This book reveals the colourful and turbulent everyday life of Georgian Britain through the diaries, letters and records of farmers, bankers, aristocrats and mill-workers. It tells the story of how people lived in one of the most momentous periods of history. Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 275 x 40. Weight in Grams: 546.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571269532
ISBN
9780571269532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.00

Paperback. Explores the way historians have contested the meaning of the American Revolution Num Pages: 293 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBAH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
NYU Press
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814797112
ISBN
9780814797112
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.83

Paperback. Examines the status of Arab thought in the late twentieth century. This book questions the philosophical positions of the liberals, the Marxists, and the fundamentalists. It also explores Arab philosophy in the tenth and twelfth centuries, a time of political and ideological struggle. Translator(s): Abbassi, Aziz. Series: CMES Middle East Monograph Series. Num Pages: 152 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 142 x 9. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Center for Middle Eastern Studies, The University of Texas at Austin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292704800
ISBN
9780292704800
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.92

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HRLK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 211 x 24. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Thomas Nelson Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
International ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781400206414
ISBN
9781400206414
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; LAB; LB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748675517
ISBN
9780748675517
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 40.64

Paperback. In this, the only biography of Trajan available in English, Julian Bennett tests Trajan's reputation as the embodiment of all imperial virtues. Series: Roman Imperial Biographies. Num Pages: 352 pages, 30 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: HDD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 171 x 21. Weight in Grams: 628.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415241502
ISBN
9780415241502
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.03

Hardback. The Peninsular War is one of the defining campaigns of the British Army and sealed its reputation for supreme professionalism, heroic obstinacy and sheer perseverance. This book presents an examination of the conflict with 164 original maps, accompanied by an authoritative text narrating the war. Num Pages: 392 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 310 x 258 x 53. Weight in Grams: 2890.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472807731
ISBN
9781472807731
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.21
€ 46.23

Paperback. The human stories behind disease, plagues and epidemics and their deadly impact through history. Num Pages: 608 pages, Colour plate section. BIC Classification: HBTB; MBX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 41. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Quercus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782069430
ISBN
9781782069430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

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