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Non-Western philosophy

Hardcover. Confucian political philosophy has recently emerged as a vibrant area of thought both in China and around the globe. This book provides an accessible introduction to the main perspectives and topics being debated today, and shows why Progressive Confucianism is a particularly promising approach. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPDF; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 233 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745661292
ISBN
9780745661292
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.45

Paperback. Confucian political philosophy has recently emerged as a vibrant area of thought both in China and around the globe. This book provides an accessible introduction to the main perspectives and topics being debated today, and shows why Progressive Confucianism is a particularly promising approach. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPDF; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745661308
ISBN
9780745661308
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.93

Hardcover. Among the various Muslim communities that were articulating their doctrinal positions in the early Islamic centuries, one in particular was known derisively as the Ghulat ('extremists'). Series: Shi'i Heritage Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; HPDC; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 584.
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784538958
ISBN
9781784538958
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 44.29

Paperback. The latest work from B.K.S. Iyengar, the world's most respected yoga teacher. Foreword from His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPDF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 422.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Harper Thorsons
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007921263
ISBN
9780007921263
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.43

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, colour and black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
Inner Traditions Bear and Company United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594771064
ISBN
9781594771064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.32

Hardcover. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach to an Arabic mirror, this study evokes the mentality of the distinctive environment - the border region. It covers the literary, cultural, political and historical contexts and their confluence in Pseudo Mawardi's Nasihat al muluk. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Classical Arabic Literature. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2CSR; DSBB; DSK; HPDC; HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748696987
ISBN
9780748696987
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.54
€ 119.41

Paperback. Accessible and scholarly, this classic book considers the underlying philosophy and the aesthetics of Chinese art and poetry, the expression of the Taoist approach to existence. Chung-yuan Chang's always lucid narrative explores the relationship between the Tao and the creative arts, introducing classic paintings and poems to bring Taoism to life. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ABA; HPDF; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848190504
ISBN
9781848190504
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.58

Hardback. Examines the views, outlooks, and attitudes of two distinct cultures: the West and classical India. The author looks at a varied collection of primary sources: the "Rig Veda", the "Upanishads", and texts by the Buddhist philosophers Nagarjuna and Vasubandhu, among others. Translator(s): Rotem, Ornan. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; HPD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231140249
ISBN
9780231140249
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.65
€ 62.54

Paperback. An eminent African philosopher asserts the compatibility of universal and particular values in defining cultural identities. Series: African Systems of Thought. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; HPD; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253210807
ISBN
9780253210807
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.49

Paperback. The Daodejing encapsulates the main tenets of Daoism, a philosophy and religion whose dominant image is the Way, a life-giving stream that enables individuals to achieve harmony and a more profound level of understanding. This new translation draws on the latest archaeological finds and brings out the word play and poetry of the original. Translator(s): Ryden, Edmund. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPDF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199208555
ISBN
9780199208555
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.29

Paperback. In this text the editors present both a scholarly understanding of the complexities of the Daoist tradition and a critical exploration of its contribution to recent environmental concerns. Editor(s): Girardot, N. J.; Miller, James; Liu, Xiaogan. Series: Religions of the World and Ecology. Num Pages: 476 pages. BIC Classification: HPDF; HRKN; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 30. Weight in Grams: 742.
Publisher
Center for the Study of World Religions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780945454304
ISBN
9780945454304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 31.77

Paperback. Bringing together popular articles and new work from Damo Mitchell and his students at the Lotus Nei Gong School of Daoist Arts, this book covers intriguing but rarely discussed topics. Discover the importance of the pineal gland, learn to find contentment in centeredness rather than excitement, explore the Five Spirits of Daoism, and much more. Series: Daoist Nei Gong. Num Pages: 312 pages, 86 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HPDF; HRKN5; WSTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 233 x 30. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848193215
ISBN
9781848193215
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.36

paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 20 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FMC; HPDF; HREC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 248 x 27. Weight in Grams: 564.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780231179874
ISBN
9780231169189
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.99
€ 46.74

Hardback. A revealing insight in to the hidden contours of Chinese strategic thought Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPDF; JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 548.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849042420
ISBN
9781849042420
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.38

Hardcover. Averroes (1126-1198) was the first and last great Aristotelian of the classical Islamic world; his commentaries influenced Christian thinkers and earned him a mention in Dante's "Divina Commedia". This text, his most important work, acts as a defence of the role of reason in a community of faith. Editor(s): Butterworth, Charles E. (Professor of Government and Politics, University of Maryland, College Park, USA). Translator(s): Butterworth, Charles E. (Professor of Government and Politics, University of Maryland, College Park, USA). Series: Islamic translation. Num Pages: 106 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HPDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
Brigham Young University Press United States
Number of pages
106
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842524797
ISBN
9780842524797
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.11

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPDF; HPM; VFVC; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 212 x 13. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Inner Traditions Bear and Company
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Original ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892818587
ISBN
9780892818587
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.64

Paperback. An exploration of the central role of indirect modes of expression in ancient China. Translator(s): Hawkes, Sophie. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1QDAG; HPCA; HPDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 41. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Zone Books United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9781890951115
ISBN
9781890951115
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.92

Paperback. Eihei Dogen Zenji (1200-1253) is thought of as the founder of the Soto school of Zen. At times "The Shobogenzo" was profoundly difficult, and he worked on it his entire life, revising and expanding, and produced a book. "Dogen's Genjo Koan" is the first chapter in that book. This edition of Dogen's book contains three separate translations. Translator(s): Bokusan, Nishiari; Okamura, Shohaku; Suzuki, Shunryu; Weitsman, Sojun Mel. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPDF; HREZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Counterpoint United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781582438276
ISBN
9781582438276
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HPDF; HREZ; JFCA; VXM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
New World Library
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608683888
ISBN
9781608683888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.55

paperback. O-Sensei was a martial artist and founder of the Japanese martial art of Aikido. Amdur brought something new to martial arts writing - a startling honesty about the flaws, not only within martial arts culture, but also within its practitioners. Originally published in 2001, fully revised, with 8 new chapters, new photography. 20 b&w illus. Num Pages: 346 pages. BIC Classification: HPDF; WSTM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
FreeLance Academy Press United States
Edition
Expanded
Number of pages
346
Condition
New
SKU
V9781937439248
ISBN
9781937439248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.51

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