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Society & culture: general

hardcover. This work presents all the known Qumran Cave 4 manuscripts of the Damascus Document on the basis of J.T. Milik's original transcriptions. These eight manuscripts antedate the two medieval Cairo Genizah texts by more than a millennium. Series: Discoveries in the Judaean Desert. Num Pages: 256 pages, 42 pp plates. BIC Classification: 1FB; HDDH; HRJ; HRLC; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 323 x 241 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1219.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
OUP Oxford United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198263968
ISBN
9780198263968
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 534.36

Paperback. The child of Italian immigrants and an award-winning scholar of Italian literature, Joseph Luzzi straddles these two perspectives in My Two Italies to link his family's dramatic story to Italy's north-south divide, its quest for a unifying language, and its passion for art, food, and family. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; BM; HBJD; JFFN; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 209 x 16. Weight in Grams: 196.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780374535391
ISBN
9780374535391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.97

Paperback. In the sphere of religion Dr. Blau describes the adjustments that Judaism has made in the past two centuries-adjustments that allow both change and continuity within an age-old tradition. He deals in order of their emergence with the religion's major branches (Reform, Neo-Orthodox, and Conservative) and appraises the Zionist movement. Num Pages: 217 pages. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 205 x 134 x 16. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1972
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
217
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231086684
ISBN
9780231086684
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 33.73

Paperback. In this study, Joseph Koerner establishes the character of Renaissance art in Germany and examines how artists such as Albrecht Durer and Hans Baldung Grien reflected in their masterworks the changing status of the self in 16th-century Germany. Num Pages: 564 pages, 1 colour plate, 223 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; ACND; AFC; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 217 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226449999
ISBN
9780226449999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.87
€ 52.81

paperback. Centuries before W B Yeats wove Indian, Japanese, and Irish forms together in his poetry and plays, Irish writers found kinship in Asian and West Asian cultures. This book maps the discourse of Irish Orientalism within Ireland's complex colonial heritage. Series: Irish Studies. Num Pages: 478 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1F; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 718. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0034461
ISBN
9780815631644
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.65

Hardcover. Centuries before W.B. Yeats wove Indian, Japanese and Irish forms together in his poetry and plays, Irish writers found kinships in Asian and West Asian cultures. This book maps the unacknowledged discourse of Irish Orientalism within Ireland's complex colonial heritage. Num Pages: 478 pages, 11 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSB; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 35. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815630449
ISBN
9780815630449
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.38

Paperback. Joseph L. Graves Jr traces the development of biological thought about human genetic diversity. He argues that racism can and should be overcome by demonstrating the empirical biological evidence that separate human races do not exist. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15 figures, 24 tables. BIC Classification: JFSL; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 363.
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813533025
ISBN
9780813533025
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 39.92

paperback. Presented as a therapist's guide, Family Recovery details a research-based approach to working with the families of substance abusers. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH1; JKSB; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 301.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
SAGE Publications, Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761911111
ISBN
9780761911111
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 189.03

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFSG; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Monthly Review Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583673485
ISBN
9781583673485
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.61

Paperback. Provides local health system managers with basic principles for rapid, precise programme monitoring and evaluation in difficult tropical conditions. Valadez explains how to adapt Lot Quality Assurance Sampling to assess health programme coverage and technical quality of service providers. Editor(s): Valadez, Joseph J. Num Pages: 264 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JFSP2; JHBC; KJMV5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674049956
ISBN
9780674049956
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.52

Paperback. A comparison of Japanese, Chinese and American preschools, discussing how these schools both reflect and affect philosophies of child-rearing and early childhood education and larger social patterns and beliefs in each society. Num Pages: 248 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; 1KBB; JFC; JNA; JNLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300048124
ISBN
9780300048124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 141 x 214 x 22. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816694761
ISBN
9780816694761
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.51

User Unfriendly will be valuable to historians of technology, students of American culture, and anyone interested in our modern dependence on machines and gadgets. Num Pages: 296 pages, 13, 13 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJK; JFFT; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 234 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421401928
ISBN
9781421401928
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.94

Hardcover. There has been little progress on the refugee problem because of official Palestinian public positions, other Arab countries' approach to the 'right of return' of all Palestinian refugees, and the contrasting Israeli public policy of not allowing any refugees to return to Israel. This work develops a chessboard of proposed solutions. Editor(s): Ginat, Joseph; Perkins, Edward J. Series: Studies in Peace Politics in the Middle East. Num Pages: 341 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBP; JFFD; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 35. Weight in Grams: 652.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
341
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902210872
ISBN
9781902210872
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.59

Hardcover. Anthropologists discuss how pastoralists are coping and changing as the societies they inhabit change at an unprecedented rate. Joseph Ginat is the author of "Blood Revenge: Family Honor, Mediation and Outcasting", and Anatoly M. Khazanov is the author of "Nomads and the Outside World". Editor(s): Ginat, Joseph; Khazanov, A.M. Num Pages: 258 pages, map. BIC Classification: JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 524.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9781898723448
ISBN
9781898723448
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.14

Hardback. Discusses how pastoralists are coping and changing as the societies they inhabit change at an unprecedented pace. Editor(s): Ginat, Joseph; Khazanov, Anatoly M. Num Pages: 258 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
258
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845191993
ISBN
9781845191993
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.49

Paperback. Examines blood homicide in Bedouin and rural Arab society in Israel. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JFFE; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
228
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Second edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845191979
ISBN
9781845191979
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 15 halftone illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; ASD; AVGR; JFC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195334067
ISBN
9780195334067
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.92

Paperback. Traces Maya astronomy back to Atlantis. Num Pages: 264 pages, Includes 8-page color insert and 18 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
Inner Traditions Bear and Company United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Original
Condition
New
SKU
V9781591431121
ISBN
9781591431121
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.77

Paperback. This text examines the ideas, perspectives and methodologies developed in critical theory and poststructural analysis. This interpretation of Maimonides "A Guide to the Perplexed" reveals views on prophecy, philosophy, the importance of fulfilling the commandments, esoterism and mysticism. Num Pages: 256 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3H; HPDF; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 395.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815627814
ISBN
9780815627814
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.56

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