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Paperback. Series: First Peoples: New Directions in Indigenous Studies. Num Pages: 328 pages, 3 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBTQ; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816677764
ISBN
9780816677764
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

Hardcover. This work collects, analyzes, and systematically presents in over 160 examples a magnificent tradition to future generations of cantors, scholars of Jewish music, and music enthusiasts worldwide. It reacquaints acculturated Jews with a largely unknown part of their heritage. Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 320 pages, index, glossary, notes, bibliography. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGD; HBT; HRJ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 61. Weight in Grams: 2354.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815629276
ISBN
9780815629276
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.67

Paperback. In the years after World War II, Westerners and Japanese alike elevated Zen to the quintessence of spirituality in Japan. Pursuing the sources of Zen as a Japanese ideal, this title uncovers the role of two cultural touchstones: Eugen Herrigel's "Zen in the Art of Archery" and the Ryoanji dry-landscape rock garden. Translator(s): Hartman, Earl. Series: Buddhism and Modernity. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 halftones, 6 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 224 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226947655
ISBN
9780226947655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.29

Hardback. A few days after 9/11, US Vice-President Dick Cheney invoked the need for the USA to work 'the dark side' in its global 'War on Terror'. Covering a diverse spectrum of 21st century cinema, this books deals with documentary or fictional representations of atrocity such as state-sanctioned torture, genocide, enforced disappearance, and apartheid. Num Pages: 192 pages, 14 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; HPQ; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748642632
ISBN
9780748642632
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.95
€ 102.37

Paperback. Explores how contemporary cinema treats state-sponsored atrocity, evoking multiple landscapes of state terror. Investigating the ethical potential of cinematic atrocity images, this book argues that while films help to create and confirm normative perceptions about atrocities, they can also disrupt those perceptions and build alternatives. Num Pages: 192 pages, 14 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JM; APFA; JFCA; JFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 12. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474400428
ISBN
9781474400428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.75

Hardcover. Series: Gender and Globalization. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKN; 1KBB; JFFN; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815634133
ISBN
9780815634133
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.00

Hardback. Sho Konishi traces the emergence from 1860 to 1930 of transnational networks of Russian and Japanese "cooperatist anarchists" devoted to creating a state-free society. Arguing that this radical movement forms one of the intellectual foundations of modern Japan, Konishi offers a new approach to Japanese history that challenges Western narratives. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 450 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1FPJ; HBJF; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 162 x 33. Weight in Grams: 750.
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
450
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674073319
ISBN
9780674073319
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 191.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061668333
ISBN
9780061668333
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.64

Hardcover. Are you fed up with the nonstop attacks on Israel that reek of double standards and hatred? With the duplicity of the Western media? There comes a point when we stop and say, Enough. We will no longer tolerate anti-Israel lies. We will stand up for Israel and truth. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; HBTB; JFSR1; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 524.
Publisher
Gefen Publishing House
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9789652298836
ISBN
9789652298836
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.63

Paperback / so. Translator(s): Brandhorst, Ulrike. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFD; JFSR; JHB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 341.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften United States
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9783531149936
ISBN
9783531149936
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.37

Hardcover. Rabbi Herzfeld's book emphasizes that Yom Kippur, the most important holiday of the Jewish faith is not a day of mourning, but a day of celebrating. According to the Talmud, it is the happiest day of the Jewish year. This book explains why Yom Kippur is such a joyous day, and explores the implications of this approach to the ho Num Pages: 262 pages. BIC Classification: HRJC; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 195 x 12. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Gefen Publishing House
Condition
New
SKU
V9789652296665
ISBN
9789652296665
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 23.63

Paperback. Richly illustrated with images of eighteenth-century manuscripts, books, and pamphlets, some of which are published here for the first time, this attractive book is an excellent guide to the emergence of Jewish Enlightenment (Haskalah) in Germany. Num Pages: 104 pages, 84 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 9. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The Bodleian Library United Kingdom
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851242917
ISBN
9781851242917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780060834159
ISBN
9780060834159
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.65

Paperback. How the work of Israeli writers today reflects the foundation myths of a Jewish state. Translator(s): Hodges, Ames. Series: Semiotext(e) / Active Agents. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; JFSC; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Autonomedia United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584350965
ISBN
9781584350965
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.79

Paperback. Series: Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBM; HRH; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226143408
ISBN
9780226143408
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.40

Paperback. The first biography in more than a generation of the father of modern political Zionism and in effect the state of Israel. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; BGH; JFSR1; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780224558
ISBN
9781780224558
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.00

Paperback. First-hand interviews with contemporary Iranian film-makers Translator(s): Rahbaran, Shiva; Mohajer, Maryam. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; APF; APFB; HBJF1; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd. United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784534189
ISBN
9781784534189
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.90

Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, has long wielded power in the halls of American political institutions and in the minds of many Jews in the United States. Brautbar enriches the understanding of both modern Jewish history and American women's history with this edition. Num Pages: 275 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJC; JFSJ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Academic Studies Press United States
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
SKU
V9781618111593
ISBN
9781618111593
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 102.67
€ 102.56

Paperback. This book offers practical and imaginative solutions to the multifaceted challenges that clinicians face when treating young people. The author fuses contemporary theories of clinical treatment with the creative processes of art therapy to arrive at a synthesis which yields successful outcomes when working with adolescents. Num Pages: 288 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JFSP2; MMZ; MQTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Pub
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853026379
ISBN
9781853026379
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.27

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Loki Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9780952942641
ISBN
9780952942641
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.46

Paperback. This book documents the early lives of almost 19,000 children born in the UK at the start of the 21st century. It is the first time that analysis from the hugely important Millennium Cohort Study has been compiled in a single volume and is also the first in a series of publications reporting on the children's lives at different stages. Editor(s): Dex, Shirley; Joshi, Heather. Series: The UK Millennium Cohort Study Series. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations,. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFFR; JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 234 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Policy Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861346889
ISBN
9781861346889
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.45

Paperback. A brief, affordable book that provides a contemporary analysis of how economics and social class affects the concept of family today. Series: Contemporary Family Perspectives (CFP). Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFS; JHBK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9781412998017
ISBN
9781412998017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 83.93

Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 512 color photos. BIC Classification: ACX; AKTA; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 225 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1378.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764307195
ISBN
9780764307195
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.65
€ 39.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Cengage Learning, Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
12th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781305580985
ISBN
9781305580985
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 82.15

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