Non-Western philosophy
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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
€ 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
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Condition: New
€ 66.97
€ 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
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Condition: New
€ 127.78
€ 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
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.50
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 66.37