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Hardback. In this first systematic study in English of the highly influential yet overlooked thinker Xue Xuan (1389--1464), author Khee Heong Koh seeks to redress Xue's marginalization while showing how a study interested mainly in "ideas" can integrate social and intellectual history to offer a broader picture of history. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 370 pages, 2 maps, 24 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; HPDF; HRKN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 664.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
370
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674062443
ISBN
9780674062443
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 37.89

Paperback. "The Heart Sutra" is perhaps the most famous Buddhist text, traditionally regarded as a potent expression of emptiness and of the Buddha's perfect wisdom. This work explores the elaborate philosophical and ritual uses of the "Heart Sutra" in India, Tibet, and the West. It also includes full translations of the eight extant Indian commentaries. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPD; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691001883
ISBN
9780691001883
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.44
€ 46.20

Paperback. Dealing with the subject of Chinese philosophy, this volume discusses a period lesser known in the West - the period of classical learning, from the second century BC to the twentieth century. Translator(s): Bodde, Derk. Series: Princeton Library of Asian Translations. Num Pages: 816 pages. BIC Classification: HPDF; WJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 150 x 43. Weight in Grams: 910.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
812
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691020228
ISBN
9780691020228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.33
€ 55.40

Hardback. Named for the famous Chinese minister of state, Guan Zhong (d 645 BC), the "Guanzi" is one of the largest collections of ancient Chinese writings in existence. It was compiled in its present form about 26 BC by the Han dynasty scholar Liu Xiang. This volume presents a translation of the "Guanzi" into English. Translator(s): Rickett, W. Allyn. Series: Princeton Library of Asian Translations. Num Pages: 592 pages, 1 table 1 line illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; 3D; DNF; DSBB; HPD; JPA; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 37. Weight in Grams: 999.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691048161
ISBN
9780691048161
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 333.86

Hardback. Num Pages: 440 pages, 1 line illus. BIC Classification: HPDF; HRKN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 171 x 32. Weight in Grams: 738.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
Translated and with an introduction by Eric L. Hut
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691161044
ISBN
9780691161044
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.38
€ 50.77

Hardback. Although Islamic philosophy represents one of the leading philosophical traditions in the world, it has only recently begun to receive the attention it deserves in the non-Islamic world. This text provides introduction to the major movements, thinkers and concepts within that tradition, from the foundation of Islam onwards. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745645988
ISBN
9780745645988
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.25

Hardback. The first book-length intellectual history of autodidacticism, this novel, thought-provoking work will interest a wide range of historians, including scholars of the history of science, philosophy, literature, Europe, and the Middle East. Num Pages: 208 pages, 31, 30 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: D; HBJD; HPDC; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801897399
ISBN
9780801897399
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.81

Hardback. Argues that Michel Foucault's account of power provides a inescapable framework for ethics. Traces Foucault's analyses of power and ancient and contemporary ethical practices. Articulates a Foucauldian ethics constituted by a critical attitude, with substantive but revisable values grounded in a practice of freedom. Series: Just Ideas. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: HPD; HPQ; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3887 x 5817 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823271252
ISBN
9780823271252
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.80

Hardcover. This work is unique among Sadra's writing in that it reworks and amplifies an earlier Persian work, the "Jawidannama". by Baba Afdal. The underlying theme of the work is the importance of self-knowledge in an individual's journey of origin and return. Translator(s): Chittick, William. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HPDF; HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 238 x 27. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Brigham Young University
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780934893701
ISBN
9780934893701
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.48

Paperback. In this book, his first to appear in English, French sinologistFrancois Jullien uses the Chinese concept of shi--meaningdisposition or circumstance, power or potential--as a touchstone toexplore Chinese culture and to uncover the intricate structureunderlying Chinese modes of thinking. Translator(s): Lloyd, Janet. Num Pages: 320 pages, 15. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPDF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Zone Books
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780942299953
ISBN
9780942299953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.80

Paperback. Leading Chinese and Western philosophers work alongside one another to explore the writings of one of the twentieth century's most perplexing and original ethical and metaphysical thinkers. Editor(s): Bunnin, Nicholas; Yang, Dachun; Gu, Linyu. Series: Journal of Chinese Philosophy Supplement. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HPD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 257 x 180 x 7. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405195454
ISBN
9781405195454
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.66

Paperback. Know the truth: There is neither death nor birth; no creation; no multiplicity; nothing apart from Consciousness. Num Pages: 431 pages. BIC Classification: HPDF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 141 x 42. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782799962
ISBN
9781782799962
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.62

Hardcover. Num Pages: 398 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HPDF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Cornell Univ East Asia Program
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933947068
ISBN
9781933947068
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.38

Paperback. In the most complete, well-ordered philosophical society of his day, Xunzi advocated the counteraction of man's evil through self-improvement, the pursuit of learning, the avoidance of obsession and observance or ritual in life. And his ideas are still close to those of ours today. Translator(s): Watson, Burton. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HPDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 132 x 198 x 13. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231129657
ISBN
9780231129657
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.06

Hardback. Fakhry discusses Islamic thought and its effect on the cultural aspects of Muslim life. In the final chapters, he examines the rise of pan-Islamism and the many currents it has generated in the last two centuries, including secularism and fundamentalism, which are still pitted against each other throughout the Muslim world. Num Pages: 472 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPDF; HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
third edition
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231132206
ISBN
9780231132206
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.32

Hardback. Editor(s): McWeeny, Jennifer; Butnor, Ashby. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HPDF; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231166249
ISBN
9780231166249
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.88
€ 89.24

Hardback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HPDF; HRKN1; JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 313 x 22. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231171540
ISBN
9780231171540
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.37
€ 82.78

Hardback. Translator(s): Fenkl, Heinz Insu. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; 3JJP; DCF; HPDF; HREZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 178 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231179904
ISBN
9780231179904
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.21
€ 63.42

Hardback. Brahmanical Theories of the Gift constitutes the first critical edition and translation into any modern language of a d nanibandha, a classical Hindu legal digest devoted to the culturally and religiously important topic of gifting. David Brick has included an extensive historical introduction to the text and its subject matter." Series: Harvard Oriental Series. Num Pages: 470 pages. BIC Classification: D; DS; HBJF; HPDF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 173 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1474.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
annotated edition
Number of pages
470
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674088481
ISBN
9780674088481
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.62
€ 49.91

Hardback. Num Pages: 254 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HPDF; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1979
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674761759
ISBN
9780674761759
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.44
€ 102.80

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