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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
€ 31.00€ 28.00
€ 31.00
€ 28.00
Hardback. The issue of gun control has been brought to the forefront of American consciousness following recent school shootings, yet it is not at the top of the political agenda. This book takes a step back from both advocates and oponents of gun control to survey the US gun landscape and related matters. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE; LNTJ; WSXS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847695591
- ISBN
- 9780847695591
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.56
€ 184.56
Paperback. Meat eating is often a contentious subject, whether considering the technical, ethical, environmental, political, or health-related aspects of production and consumption. This book is a wide-ranging and interdisciplinary examination and critique of meat consumption by humans, throughout their evolution and around the world. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 12. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 276
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118278727
- ISBN
- 9781118278727
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 39.89
€ 40.99
€ 39.89
Paperback. A series of self-tests that aim to enable any couple to predict their potential marital satisfaction before marriage. Written by an experienced academic clinician, the book offers a step-by-step scientific method for evaluating a relationship. Num Pages: 208 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JFSJ; VFVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 179 x 11. Weight in Grams: 305.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787951443
- ISBN
- 9780787951443
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.17
€ 30.99
€ 24.17
Paperback.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- SKU
- KNW0008647
- ISBN
- 9780747558309
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. Series: Routledge Communication Series. Num Pages: 436 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 181 x 255 x 28. Weight in Grams: 796.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138188389
- ISBN
- 9781138188389
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 118.85
€ 118.85
Paperback. Surveys the contributions made by women to the legacy of Pacific Northwest art Num Pages: 56 pages, 30 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6466 x 5193 x 7. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Whatcom Museum of History & Art United States
- Number of pages
- 56
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780615351728
- ISBN
- 9780615351728
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.23
€ 27.23
Paperback. Thanks to an onslaught of information from print media, trailers, internet discussion, merchandising, podcasts, and guerrilla marketing, we generally know something about upcoming movies and TV shows well before they are even released or aired. This book examines the world of film and television that exists before and after the show. Num Pages: 264 pages, 19 illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; JFDV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814731956
- ISBN
- 9780814731956
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. A laugh-out-loud feminist memoir from one of the boldest new voices on the web. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784295547
- ISBN
- 9781784295547
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.92
€ 15.99
€ 11.92
Paperback. In "Shrinking Violets and Caspar Milquetoasts", Patricia McDaniel tells the story of shyness. Using popular self-help books and magazine articles she shows how prevailing attitudes toward shyness frequently work to disempower women. Series: Shrinking Violets and Caspar Milquetoasts. Num Pages: 215 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814756782
- ISBN
- 9780814756782
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.67
€ 30.99
€ 27.67
Paperback.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752451558
- ISBN
- 9780752451558
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.61
€ 17.99
€ 16.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 142 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR1; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Barricade Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 142
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781569803523
- ISBN
- 9781569803523
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.29
€ 17.99
€ 16.29
Hardback. Throughout European history, Jews have been associated with commerce and the money trade, rendered both visible and vulnerable, like Shylock, by their economic distinctiveness. This is the story of Jewish perceptions of this economic difference and its effect on modern Jewish identity. Num Pages: 385 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. BIC Classification: 1D; HBTB; JFSR1; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 385
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520225909
- ISBN
- 9780520225909
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.15€ 53.97
€ 69.15
€ 53.97
Paperback. Takes the reader on a stroll through Thailand's intellectual history - the thoughts of the people of Siam, and the products of their thought, through history. The author touches upon political and religious thought, but also upon such "artistic" thought as that demonstrated in novels, paintings, and historical writing. Num Pages: 24 illus. BIC Classification: 1FMT; HBJF; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 214 x 11. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Chiang Mai
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789747551723
- ISBN
- 9789747551723
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.04
€ 21.99
€ 21.04
Paperback. Reveals a different aspect of Thailand - the intimate co-existence shared by animal and human life in the tropics. Blending anecdote, observation and humour, this volume chronicles and depicts the antics of animal and human characters in and around the author's Thai home. Num Pages: 136 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1FMT; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 190 x 10. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Orchid Press Publishing Limited Thailand
- Number of pages
- 136
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789745240582
- ISBN
- 9789745240582
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 10.33
€ 24.99
€ 10.33
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 72. BIC Classification: 1FCS; HBTB; JFC; JFSL9; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801436314
- ISBN
- 9780801436314
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.24
€ 73.24
Paperback. A detailed history of how sick building syndrome came into being: how indoor exposures to chemicals wafting from synthetic carpet, solvents, and so on became something that office workers felt and protested against Num Pages: 264 pages, 21 Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK; JHBA; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822336716
- ISBN
- 9780822336716
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.67
€ 30.99
€ 27.67
Hardback. Offers an inquiry into the evolving landscape of Los Angeles. This book offers a pointed look beneath the surface in order to see, and engage with, the city on its own terms. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBJK; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 217 x 16. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520273726
- ISBN
- 9780520273726
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.29
€ 19.99
€ 16.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL3; JNKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 218 x 11. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- African American Images United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934155806
- ISBN
- 9781934155806
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.54
€ 18.99
€ 17.54
Hardback. Notwithstanding the economic hardship Russian people are experiencing, their cultural life is as rich and alive as ever, as Gerald Janecek shows us in this collection of his articles on contemporary Russian poetry, which are especially written for this publication or so far only available in Russian. Series: Studies in Slavic Literature, Culture & Society. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2AGR; DSBH; DSC; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 144 x 13. Weight in Grams: 319.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571811486
- ISBN
- 9781571811486
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.41
€ 161.41