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Hardback. A work on the interrelationship between Liberal Judaism and Rabbinic Law (Halachah). It represents a plea for a positive yet critical approach to Rabbinic Law in general as well as to a variety of specific topics. Series: Progressive Judaism Today S. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ; HRK; JFSR1; LAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571819758
ISBN
9781571819758
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.07

Hardback. In this second volume of Liberal Jewish sermons spanning the greater part of the second half ofthe twentieth century, the author again combines a radically progressive stance with Jewish commitment and seeks to understand contemporary history from a "prophetic" point of view. Series: Progressive Judaism Today S. BIC Classification: HRA; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571819734
ISBN
9781571819734
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.52

Hardback. This is the first of two volumes of edited sermons spanning the greater part of the second half of the twentieth century, and the first major collection of sermons from a Liberal Jewish point ofview produced in Britain since Claude G. Montefiore's Truth in Religion of 1906. Series: Progressive Judaism Today S. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HRA; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571819710
ISBN
9781571819710
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.95

Paperback. Homo Narrans explores how human beings shape their world through the stories they tell. Author John D. Niles ponders the nature of the storytelling impulse, the social function of narrative, and the role of individual talent in oral tradition. Num Pages: 296 pages, 15 illus. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780812221077
ISBN
9780812221077
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.27

Paperback. Tells the story of Hopi religious life in a way that makes sense to both Hopis and outsiders. While not the Hopi's own story, this account attempts to honor and do justice to the way in which the Hopi embody religious meaning through the living of their lives. Series: Religion in North America. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 bibliog., 2 index. BIC Classification: HRKT; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
Second
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253215727
ISBN
9780253215727
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.43

Paperback. Kelly opens new questions about dialogue, colonial power, and changing conditions of political possibility by examining the connection between politics and sexual morality in the British colony of Fiji from 1929 to 1932. Num Pages: 282 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKLF; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 20. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226430317
ISBN
9780226430317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 40.29

paperback. Are the views of Latinos and African Americans underrepresented in our federal government? For that matter, what does it mean to be represented equitably? This title uses different measures of political equality to reveal which groups get what they want from government and what factors lead to their successes. Series: American Politics & Political Economy S. Num Pages: 240 pages, 48 line drawings, 18 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JPVH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226308685
ISBN
9780226308685
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.41

Paperback. In Looking West, John D. Dorst examines a largely neglected pattern of seeing that stands in contrast to the universally familiar iconography. Series: Contemporary Ethnography. Num Pages: 248 pages, 30 illus. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812214406
ISBN
9780812214406
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.80

Hardback. This text aims to clarify the meaning of C. Wright Mills's depiction of the sociological imagination and to use this to develop a sociological framework that assists in understanding the process by which communal violence has ended in Northern Ireland and South Africa. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 1HFMS; JFFE; JFSL1; JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333801802
ISBN
9780333801802
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.34

Paperback. Pushing past the constraints of postmodernism which cast 'reason' and 'religion' in opposition, this title seizes the opportunity to question the authority of 'the modern' and open the limits of possible experience, including the call to religious experience, as a new millennium approaches. Editor(s): Caputo, John D.; Scanlon, Michael J. Series: Indiana Series in the Philosophy of Religion. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 index. BIC Classification: HRAB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253213280
ISBN
9780253213280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.93

Drawing from legal and extralegal discourse but focusing on imaginative literature, this book examines representations of, responses to, and arguments for and against the death penalty in the United States over the long nineteenth century. It creates a generative dialogue between artistic relics and legal history. Num Pages: 344 pages, 1, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 566.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421413327
ISBN
9781421413327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.39

Paperback. New Scotland, New Society asks a series of vital questions regarding the attitudes and behaviour of the Scots. Editor(s): Curtice, John; McCrone, David; Park, Alison; Paterson, Lindsay. Num Pages: 234 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; JFF; JPHC; JPQ; JPVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
234
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902930350
ISBN
9781902930350
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.07

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 438 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFSP31; JKSB; JKSG; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 771.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691634296
ISBN
9780691634296
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 216.60

Hardback. Are gay rights "equal rights" or "special rights?" Is homosexuality immoral? While contributors to Same Sex, including the late John Boswell, David Halperin, and George Chauncey, often clash in opinion, they share a fundamental commitment to careful, rational discussion. Series: Studies in Social, Political and Legal Philosophy. Num Pages: 422 pages. BIC Classification: HRA; JFSJ; JFSK; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 750.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
422
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847684823
ISBN
9780847684823
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 29.24

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: A; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Power Publications Australia
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781920781323
ISBN
9781920781323
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.57

Paperback. Terrorism, jihad, fundamentalism, blowback. These and other highly charged terms have saturated news broadcasts and everyday conversation since September 11th. But to keen ears their meanings change depending upon who's doing the talking. So what do these words really mean? And what are people trying to say when they use them? Editor(s): Collins, John; Glover, Ross. Num Pages: 230 pages, black and white. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; CFG; JFC; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
NYU Press
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814716281
ISBN
9780814716281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.27

Hardback. Editor(s): Colarusso, John; Salbiev, Tamirlan. Translator(s): May, Walter. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691170404
ISBN
9780691170404
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.97
€ 41.78

Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691169149
ISBN
9780691169149
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.46

Paperback. This Companion views Puritanism from new angles and reveals the surprising diversity that fermented beneath its surface. Editor(s): Coffey, John; Lim, Paul C. H. Series: Cambridge Companions to Religion. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JD; HRAX; HRCC2; JFCX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 25. Weight in Grams: 634. Series: Cambridge Companions to Religion. 400 pages. Editor(s): Coffey, John; Lim, Paul Chang-Ha. Views Puritanism from new angles and reveals the surprising diversity that fermented beneath its surface. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 3JD; HRAX; HRCC2; JFCX. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 25. Weight: 634.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521678001
ISBN
9780521678001
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.11

Hardback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780754648383
ISBN
9780754648383
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 184.90

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