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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Explores the significance of the Koran both in the modern world and in traditional Muslim culture. This book provides an account of the Koran as codex, as scripture, as liturgy, and as the embodiment of truth, and examines its means of formation and dissemination. It also discusses issues of interpretation for certain key verses. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 176 pages, black and white halftones and line drawings. BIC Classification: HRH; HRLC1; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 111 x 10. Weight in Grams: 156.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192853448
ISBN
9780192853448
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.82

Paperback. "The Knowledge Seeker" tells the story of the developing Indigenous-run education movement and calls forth the urgent need to teach about Indigenous spirituality. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRKT; HRLK; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Publisher
University of Regina Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889774179
ISBN
9780889774179
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.76

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 490 pages, 20 halftones 5 line illus. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSJ; JMAF; MJN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 857.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
490
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691636849
ISBN
9780691636849
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 237.89

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 490 pages, 20 halftones 5 line illus. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ; JMAF; PSXM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
490
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691608372
ISBN
9780691608372
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 83.18
€ 63.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, maps. BIC Classification: BGA; BGHA; JFSJ1; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Beaufort Books
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780825306839
ISBN
9780825306839
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 82 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLC; HRAX; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 35. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Inner Traditions Bear and Company United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
2nd ed.
SKU
V9780892811854
ISBN
9780892811854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.84

Hardback. New book by Theodore Dalrymple Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. . Good copy with some minor shelf wear. Dustwrapper with minor edge wear but remains good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Gibson Square Books Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0008937
ISBN
9781783341184
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. This work is a vision of wilderness in the Klamath Mountains of northwest California and southwest Oregon, seen through the lens of "evolutionary mythology". Using his explorations of the diverse ecosystems in this region, the author ponders the role of evolution and myth in American culture. Num Pages: 174 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 1KBBWR; JFHF; PSAJ; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 40.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
20 Anv
Number of pages
167
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520236592
ISBN
9780520236592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 19. BIC Classification: 1FKS; JFSJ1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801486449
ISBN
9780801486449
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Paperback. This new edition of a highly praised ethnography of nomadic peoples in Afghanistan includes a discussion of the colonial roots of terrorism written since the fall of the Taliban in 2001. Num Pages: 304 pages, 22 illus. BIC Classification: 1FCA; JFSL9; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 477.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295982625
ISBN
9780295982625
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.75

Paperback. Translator(s): Garnett, Constance. Series: Dover Books on Western Philosophy. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 135 x 17. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486451381
ISBN
9780486451381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.71

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 466 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBTB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 828.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
466
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691633688
ISBN
9780691633688
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 226.67

Paperback. This study argues that child abandonment was common among all classes and morally acceptable from antiquity until the Renaissance. Using a variety of sources, Boswell examines the evidence, presenting a history of the abandoned child and illustrating the changing meaning of family. Num Pages: 506 pages, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; HBTB; JFSP1; JHBK; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 135 x 29. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
506
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226067124
ISBN
9780226067124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.49

Hardcover. Reveals how caring adults in cities across America are trying to turn young lives around. Marc Freedman shows how ordinary citizens can reach out to the children who are growing up in poverty and community violence. Num Pages: 182 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP2; JKSB1; JKSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260 x 130 x 40. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
182
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781555425579
ISBN
9781555425579
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.78

Paperback. Recounting stories of kindness by children, Vivian Paley's journey takes the reader into the different worlds of urban London, Chicago, Oakland and New York, and to a close-knit small town in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Her own story connects those of children from nursery school to high school. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JFSP2; JMC; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 185 x 120 x 10. Weight in Grams: 154.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674003903
ISBN
9780674003903
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 30.66

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 14 b+w photos. BIC Classification: AVGR; BTC; JFCA; YNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 211 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Plexus Publishing Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859654371
ISBN
9780859654371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.64

Paperback. Inequality is not just about the size of our wallets. It is a socio-cultural order which, for most of us, reduces our capabilities to function as human beings, our health, our dignity, our sense of self, as well as our resources to act and participate in the world. Num Pages: 180 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFS; JHB; KCL; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
180
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745662596
ISBN
9780745662596
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.32

Hardcover. Inequality is not just about the size of our wallets. It is a socio-cultural order which, for most of us, reduces our capabilities to function as human beings, our health, our dignity, our sense of self, as well as our resources to act and participate in the world. Num Pages: 180 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFS; JHB; KCL; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
180
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745662589
ISBN
9780745662589
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.16

Hardback. An incisive exploration of why acts of mass annihilation take place and how people become mass killers Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE; JHBA; JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 243 x 32. Weight in Grams: 652.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300208726
ISBN
9780300208726
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.00

Hardback. Through journalist Daniel Gavron's revealing portraits of ten kibbutzim we hear the voices both of the veterans who are witnessing the collapse of their dream and of the youngsters who have rejected the vision of their parents. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HRK; JFC; JFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 172 x 23. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847695263
ISBN
9780847695263
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.28

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