×


 x 

Shopping cart

Non-Western philosophy

Results 621 - 640 of 641

Non-Western philosophy

Paperback. This dizzying array of reflections on the social roles of Muslim women provides a multifaceted perspective on an issue of continuing controversy, collating key research from around the world into contemporary as well as historical aspects of the theme. Editor(s): Lovat, Terence. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPD; HRA; HRAB; JHM; JNLR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 403.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9789401782654
ISBN
9789401782654
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.78

Paperback. For nearly a decade, writers' collectives such as Kwani Trust in Kenya and Femrite, the Ugandan women writers' association, have dramatically reshaped the East African literary scene. This text extends the purview of postcolonial literary studies by providing the long overdue critical inquiry that these writers so urgently deserve. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2H; DSBH5; HPD; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 353.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349291748
ISBN
9781349291748
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.97

Paperback. Globalization brings people and cultures together but also produces exclusion, racism, xenophobia and asymmetries. Taking these issues as its starting point, this book comprehensively reflects on them from a worldview perspective, as one of many approaches. Editor(s): Note, Nicole; Fornet-Betancourt, Raul; Estermann, Josef; Aerts, Diederik. Series: Einstein Meets Magritte: An Interdisciplinary Reflection on Science, Nature, Art, Human Action and Society. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPD; HPJ; HPQ; HRAB; PSXE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 343.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9789048171361
ISBN
9789048171361
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.78

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
€ 22.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 440 pages, 1 line illus. BIC Classification: HPDF; HRKN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691169316
ISBN
9780691169316
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.48

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

€ 65.40
€ 51.34

Paperback. The concept of yinyang lies at the heart of Chinese thought and culture. This book explores the relationship between these two opposing forces. Series: New Approaches to Asian History. Num Pages: 264 pages, 16 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 162 x 15. Weight in Grams: 356. The Way of Heaven and Earth in Chinese Thought and Culture. Series: New Approaches to Asian History. 196 pages, 16 b/w illus. The concept of yinyang lies at the heart of Chinese thought and culture. This book explores the relationship between these two opposing forces. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPDF. Dimension: 228 x 162 x 15. Weight: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
257
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521165136
ISBN
9780521165136
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.01

Paperback. Num Pages: 305 pages, 31ill. BIC Classification: HPDF; MMJT; VFMG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Himalayan Institute Press United States
Number of pages
305
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1976
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780893890360
ISBN
9780893890360
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.30

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, lin. BIC Classification: HPDF; VFMG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 273 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 650.
Publisher
Shambhala Publications Inc United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570629778
ISBN
9781570629778
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.57

Paperback. Essential reading for those looking to customize their practice to life's changing needs. Num Pages: 272 pages, 100 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: HPDF; VFMG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 278 x 19. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
Inner Traditions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Original ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892818204
ISBN
9780892818204
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.21

Paperback. Yoga has come to be an icon of Indian culture and civilization, and it is widely regarded as being timeless and unchanging. This book challenges this popular view by examining the history of yoga, focusing on its emergence in modern India and its dramatically changing form and significance in the twentieth century. Num Pages: 352 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: HPDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 518.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691118741
ISBN
9780691118741
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 38.20

Paperback. .
Publisher
Lantern Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590560686
ISBN
9781590560686
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.63

Paperback. Translation and commentary of one of the most important texts of the Kashmirian Shivaism tradition of Tantra. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPDF; VX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 162 x 14. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Inner Traditions Bear and Company United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st U.S. Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594770517
ISBN
9781594770517
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.68

Paperback. For serious yoga practitioners curious to know the ancient origins of the art, Phillips lays out the philosophy of action, knowledge, and devotion, as well as the processes of meditation, reasoning, and self-analysis, that formed the basis of yoga in ancient and classical India. Num Pages: 368 pages, 4 illus. BIC Classification: HPDF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
First Trade
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231144858
ISBN
9780231144858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.68

Paperback. A yoga guide that places the emphasis on the needs of the body. This book contains line drawings and 'stop-action' photographs that aim success in practicing the asanas. Illustrator(s): Witts, Sati; Young, Rosemary; Peggs, Sue. Num Pages: 160 pages, Colour 'stop-action' photos and line illustrations. BIC Classification: HPDF; VX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 248 x 11. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Polair Publishing United Kingdom
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780954538910
ISBN
9780954538910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.99

Paperback. A pioneering study of Zhu Xi's reading of the Analects, this book demonstrates how commentary is both informed by a text and informs future readings, and highlights the importance of interlinear commentary as a genre in Chinese philosophy. Num Pages: 184 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; HPDF; HRKN1; HRLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press New York
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231128650
ISBN
9780231128650
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Hardback. A translation of over two-thirds of the classic Daoist text "Zhuangzi" (Chuang Tzu), including the complete inner chapters and selections from the outer and miscellaneous chapters, as well as judicious selections from 2000 years of traditional Chinese commentaries. Translator(s): Ziporyn, Brook. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPDF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
238
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872209121
ISBN
9780872209121
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.06
€ 45.20

paperback. A leading philosopher of the Daoist strain, Zhuangzi used parable and anecdote, allegory and paradox, to set forth the early ideas of what was to become the Daoist school. This is his classic work making sportive use of both mythological and historical personages. Translator(s): Watson, Burton. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: HPDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 130 x 204 x 10. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780231129596
ISBN
9780231129596
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.63

Paperback. A translation of over two-thirds of the classic Daoist text "Zhuangzi" (Chuang Tzu), including the complete inner chapters and selections from the outer and miscellaneous chapters, as well as judicious selections from 2000 years of traditional Chinese commentaries. Translator(s): Ziporyn, Brook. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPDF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872209114
ISBN
9780872209114
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.45

Paperback. The yearbook Zutot serves as a platform for small but incisive contributions, and provides them with a distinct context. The substance of these contributions is derived from larger perspectives and, though not always presented in an exhaustive way, will have an impact on contemporary discussions.

Editor(s): Berger, Shlomo; Brocke, Michael; Zwiep, Irene E. Series: Zutot: Perspectives on Jewish Culture. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFF; DSB; DSR; HPC; HPD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 12. Weight in Grams: 359.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003
Number of pages
219
Condition
New
SKU
V9789401039802
ISBN
9789401039802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.37

Subscribe to our newsletter

News on special offers, signed editions & more!