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"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
Condition: New

€ 119.21

Through a wide-ranging examination of antebellum images and literature, The Camera and the Press shows how Americans' first encounter with photography was more textual than visual. This thoroughly illustrated case study reexamines current theories on new media and reconnects print and visual culture in nineteenth-century America. Series: Material Texts. Num Pages: 320 pages, 44 illus. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 658.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812244045
ISBN
9780812244045
Condition: New

€ 87.59

Hardcover. Inspired by the classic works of Tawney and Postan, this collection of essays examines their relevance to historians today, distinguishing between their contrasting approaches to the pre-industrial economy and exploring the development of agriculture and rural industry in the English countryside. Editor(s): Bowen, J. P.; Brown, A. T. Series: Studies in Regional and Local History. Num Pages: 20 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLH; JFSF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 170. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Hertfordshire Press United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909291447
ISBN
9781909291447
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.00

Series: Screen Classics. Num Pages: 243 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: APB; APFA; BGF; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 660.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
243
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813144887
ISBN
9780813144887
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.16

Paperback. Here, Zipes discusses historically and critically the evolution of folk tales as fairy tales, their influence on popular beliefs, the politics behind them and the way they are used in mass media culture today. He looks at a wide range of authors including the Brothers Grimm and Tolkien. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Edition
2 Rev Exp
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813190303
ISBN
9780813190303
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.48

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 568.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813191546
ISBN
9780813191546
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.32

Paperback. Oprah Winfrey has built an empire on her ability to connect with and inspire her audience. This title examines the origins of her public image and its substantial influence on politics, entertainment, and popular opinion. Editor(s): Harris, Jennifer; Watson, Elwood. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; JFCA; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Edition
updated edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813192369
ISBN
9780813192369
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.37

Paperback. Reflects on the relations of faith and culture. This book explores the contact between the spiritual life of the individual and the social and economic organization of modern culture. It focuses on the passing of industrialism, Catholic understanding of the human person, Islamic mysticism, and a Christian account of sexuality. Series: Works of Christopher Dawson. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: HRA; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 23. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813215433
ISBN
9780813215433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.49

Paperback. Editor(s): Williams Deely, Brooke. Num Pages: 392 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: HRCM; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 524.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813226835
ISBN
9780813226835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.00

Hardcover. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Hoover Institution Press,U.S. United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817915742
ISBN
9780817915742
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.73

Hardback. This book tests the proposition that the humanities can, and at their best do, represent a commitment to ethical reading. And that this commitment, and the training and discipline of close reading that underlie it, represent something that the humanities need to bring to other fields: to professional training and to public life. Editor(s): Brooks, Peter. Num Pages: 172 pages, 3 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFC; JNA; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823257041
ISBN
9780823257041
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.20

Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 238 x 17. Weight in Grams: 884.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Beaufort Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780825307430
ISBN
9780825307430
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 22.47

Paperback. Editor(s): Smith, Mike; Griffiths, Billy. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; HDL; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 210 x 16. Weight in Grams: 196.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Monash University Publishing Australia
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9781922235749
ISBN
9781922235749
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 463 pages, ill. BIC Classification: HRKP; HRL; JFHF; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 784.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Quest Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780835608015
ISBN
9780835608015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 23.45

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Quest Books,U.S. United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780835608077
ISBN
9780835608077
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.19

Paperback. From 2007 to 2011 South Korean filmmaker and newspaper reporter lived among North Korean defectors in China. This title offers an account of his experiences there, where he witnessed human trafficking, the smuggling of illicit drugs by North Korean soldiers, and a rare successful escape from North Korea by sea. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; JFFN; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 179 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Asia/Pacific Research Center, Div of The Institute for International Studies United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9781931368360
ISBN
9781931368360
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 146 x 14. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847688128
ISBN
9780847688128
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.63

Paperback. Offers insight into the world of the pre-reservation Indians. This book presents a collection of classic essays that examines the universal characteristics of American Indian culture and tradition. It also offers a personal view of Dr Brown's life and research through his private correspondence from his time on the reservation. Editor(s): Brown, Elinita; Weatherly, Marina Brown; Fitzgerald, Michael Oren; Hultkrantz, Ake. Num Pages: 168 pages, colour and black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
World Wisdom Books United States
Edition
Commemorative ed
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933316369
ISBN
9781933316369
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.31

Paperback. This book contains a wide-ranging selection of writings by perennialist author William Stoddart that expose the many false ideologies of postmodernism (forgetting) and call for a return to traditional religion, especially in its mystical dimensions (remembering). Editor(s): Azevedo, Mateus Soares de; Vasconcellos Queiroz, Alberto. Num Pages: 180 pages, 22 charts, 6 b&w ills. BIC Classification: HRA; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
World Wisdom Books United States
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933316468
ISBN
9781933316468
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.91

Paperback. New poems that hurtle through time and space from an irrefutable force in American poetry. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 245.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Wave Books United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933517582
ISBN
9781933517582
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.93

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