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Paperback. Beginning with a startling endorsement of the patristic view of Judaism - that it was a 'carnal' religion, in contrast to the spiritual vision of the Church, the author argues that rabbinic Judaism was based on a set of assumptions about the human body that were profoundly different from those of Christianity. Series: The New Historicism: Studies in Cultural Poetics. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412. Reading Sex in Talmudic Culture. Series: The New Historicism: Studies in Cultural Poetics. 272 pages. Beginning with a startling endorsement of the patristic view of Judaism - that it was a 'carnal' religion, in contrast to the spiritual vision of the Church, the author argues that rabbinic Judaism was based on a set of assumptions about the human body that were profoundly different from those of Christianity. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSR1. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight: 414.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520203365
ISBN
9780520203365
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

Paperback. Offers an alternative to the Euro-American warrior/patriarch model of masculinity and recovers the Jewish ideal of the gentle, receptive male. Analyzing ancient and modern texts, this book reveals early rabbis - studious, family-oriented - as exemplars of manhood and the prime objects of female desire in traditional Jewish society. Series: Contraversions: Critical Studies in Jewish Literature, Culture & Society. Num Pages: 433 pages, 16. BIC Classification: JFCX; JFSJ; JFSR1; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
433
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520210509
ISBN
9780520210509
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.19

"Encourages us to see historic Christianity as but one expression of a universalistic potential in Jewish monotheism.. In a fruitful career not yet nearly over, Border Lines, the culmination of many years of work, may well remain Daniel Boyarin's masterpiece."-Jack Miles, Commonweal Series: Divinations: Rereading Late Ancient Religion. Num Pages: 392 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 816.
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812237641
ISBN
9780812237641
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 119.21

Hardback. This volume maps the historically resonant intersections between Jewishness and queerness, between homophobia and anti-Semitism, and between queer theory and theorizations of Jewishness. It explores the modern Jewish and homosexual identities which emerged as traces of each. Editor(s): Boyarin, Daniel; Itzkovitz, Daniel; Pellegrini, Ann. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSK; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231113748
ISBN
9780231113748
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.43
€ 89.47

Paperback. Is there really such a thing as free will? How can humans make genuinely independent choices if we are just a cluster of cells and genes in a world determined by scientific laws? In this title, the author provides a defense of free will. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140283891
ISBN
9780140283891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. This work takes the reader on a journey round the state of Kansas, visiting 106 towns, such as Palermo, Fostoria, and Old Clear Water, and examining why they have declined or been abandoned. Num Pages: 304 pages, 92 halftones, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700606689
ISBN
9780700606689
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.65

Hardback. Num Pages: 432 pages, 19 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH; JPQB; MBN; RND; RNF; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231170024
ISBN
9780231170024
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.28

Paperback. With its detail, depth, compassion and vision Campo's work makes an invaluable contribution to the growing literature on the unplanned and the undesigned spaces and activities in cities today. Highly illustrated and artfully researched, the book will draw readers into a unique space in one of New York City's most popular boroughs. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 color, 50 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFSG; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 814.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823251865
ISBN
9780823251865
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.27

Paperback. Explores the vibrancy and variety of humans' sacred encounters with the natural world, gathering a range of stories culled from Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Mayan, Himalayan, Buddhist, and Chinese shamanic traditions. Num Pages: 321 pages, 25 b/w images. BIC Classification: HRAC; JFHF; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520290426
ISBN
9780520290426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.81

Paperback. Investigates role that Las Casas played in the evolution of Spanish imperialism and 16th century arguments about human rights, and claims that scholars have overestimated the extent to which he helped indigenous people. Series: Latin America Otherwise. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; HR; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 25. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822339397
ISBN
9780822339397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.48

Paperback. .
Publisher
Triarchy Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909470774
ISBN
9781909470774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.76

Paperback. Num Pages: 146 pages, biography. BIC Classification: D; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 206.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
146
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349999637
ISBN
9781349999637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 114.34

Paperback. On the evening of 26th November 1703, a cyclone from the north Atlantic hammered into southern Britain at over seventy miles an hour, claiming the lives of over 8,000 people. For Defoe, bankrupt and just released from prison for seditious writings, the storm struck during one of his bleakest moments. Editor(s): Hamblyn, Richard. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; JFFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141439921
ISBN
9780141439921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.21

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Policy Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847427205
ISBN
9781847427205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.64

Paperback. Encompassing an extensive range of print and online media, this reader brings together a selection of highly influential writings by Danny Dorling which look at inequality and social justice. Editor(s): Dorling, Daniel. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: JFF; JK; RGC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 173 x 240 x 24. Weight in Grams: 766.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847428790
ISBN
9781847428790
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.45

Hardback. Daniel W. Drezner'sThe Ideas Industry traces the trajectory of the public intellectual from the early 20th century to its present form of the "thought leader." It will reshape our understanding of contemporary public intellectual life in America and the West. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; JFC; JFFP; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190264604
ISBN
9780190264604
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.11

paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; JFHC; JKSN1; JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Trine Day
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634240437
ISBN
9781634240437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.64

Paperback. Although the author was a missionary, far from converting the Pirahas, they converted him. This title shows the slow, meticulous steps by which he gradually mastered their language and his gradual realisation that its unusual nature closely reflected its speakers' startlingly original perceptions of the world. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8 page colour plate section. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; BM; CF; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Profile Books
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846680403
ISBN
9781846680403
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.04

Hardcover. The golden age of ocean liners is inextricably linked with the key decorative trends of the 20th century Art Nouveau, Art Deco, and Modernism. This lavish visual feast explores the technical, aesthetic, cultural, and political factors that came together to define such an iconic mode of travel. Editor(s): Finamore, Daniel; Wood, Ghislaine. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; ACVY; ACXD3; HBTB; JFCK; WTHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 247. .
Publisher
V & A Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851779062
ISBN
9781851779062
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 39.55

Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages, 35 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Arsenal Pulp Press Canada
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551520438
ISBN
9781551520438
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.65

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