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Society & culture: general
paperback. The true story of the famous female warriors, long thought to be mythical Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 256 pages, Plate Section. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 18. Weight in Grams: 208.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Robinson
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781472136770
- ISBN
- 9781472136770
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hardcover. The Kings of the Grail presents the new, definitive historical and scientific facts that have come to light, unravelling the mystery that has surrounded the Holy Grail and taking the reader on a compelling and thought-provoking journey. Translator(s): Marteau, Rosie. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 240 x 29. Weight in Grams: 578.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Michael O'Mara
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781782433453
- ISBN
- 9781782433453
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€ 23.00€ 6.02
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paperback. Truth, tragedy and magic, the story of America's original inhabitants Editor(s): Lewis, Jon E. Series: Mammoth Books. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 195 x 131 x 40. Weight in Grams: 428.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Robinson
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781841195933
- ISBN
- 9781841195933
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paperback. Examines the body of work on the intellectual, social and cultural origins of early modern science. Cohen surveys a wide range of scholarship since the 19th century, offering new perspectives on how the Scientific Revolution changed the way we understand the natural world and our place in it. Num Pages: 680 pages, 2 figures. BIC Classification: HBAH; JFCX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 232 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1052. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032455
- ISBN
- 9780226112800
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Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.91
€ 5.91
paperback. Drawing together the different strands of fascism, this book interweaves lucid political analysis with dramatic portraits of figures such as Mussolini, Le Pen, Hitler and Oswald Mosley. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1. BIC Classification: JFCX; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 249. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032476
- ISBN
- 9780099441915
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Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.91
€ 5.91
hardcover. An unsettling reflection on the twentieth century in its twilight hours in which we are asked to rethink our assumptions about universalism and humanism. While many people look to humanist ideals as a deterrent to nationalist chauvinism, Finkielkraut challenges the abstract idea of universalism by describing the terrible crimes "civilized" Europe has committed in its name. Translator(s): Friedlander, Judith. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; HPCF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032561
- ISBN
- 9780231110204
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.91
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hardcover. In this sequel to "The Concept of Music", Robin Maconie teases out the musical science underlying subjects as diverse as Pythagoras's theorem, Plato's city state, mysteries of religion, myth, and folklore, theories of the mind, and key insights of Newton, Freud, and Einstein. Num Pages: 232 pages, line figures. BIC Classification: AVA; HPC; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 435. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Clarendon Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032567
- ISBN
- 9780198166481
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Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.91
€ 5.91
hardcover. An examination of a fundamental aspect of the intellectual history of early modern Europe. Editor(s): Leites, Edmund. Series: Ideas in Context. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HPC; JFCX. Dimension: 228 x 152. Weight in Grams: 562. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032595
- ISBN
- 9780521301138
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.91
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hardcover. This volume, first published in 2004, asks how did Stoicism influence Western thought after Greek and Roman antiquity? Editor(s): Strange, Steven K. (Emory University, Atlanta); Zupko, Jack. Num Pages: 310 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 57. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032625
- ISBN
- 9780521827096
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€ 5.91
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hardcover. This book focuses on the political thought of late eighteenth-century Britain, discussing the crisis of the early modern state provoked by the American revolution and setting it in its European context. Series: Ideas in Context. Num Pages: 488 pages, Bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KB; HBJD1; HBLL; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 788. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032661
- ISBN
- 9780521442596
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€ 5.91
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paperback. This volume in the "Founders in Modern Political and Social Thought" series presents a critical examination of Machiavelli's thought, challenging accepted interpretations of his work and arguing that his republicanism was based on the ideal of civic life protected by the shield of fair laws. Series: Founders of Modern Political & Social Thought. Num Pages: 260 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: JFCX; JPA; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 374. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032712
- ISBN
- 9780198780892
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Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.91
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paperback. This volume presents translations of seven prominent medieval Jewish rationalists covering topics both theological and philosophical. Editor(s): Manekin, Charles H. Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy. Num Pages: 302 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 490. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032735
- ISBN
- 9780521549516
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€ 5.91
€ 5.91
hardcover. An exploration of the roles of metamorphosis and hybridity in the establishment of personal identity, with particular emphasis on the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 illus. BIC Classification: 3H; HBG; HBLC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 612. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Zone Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032790
- ISBN
- 9781890951221
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Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.91
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hardcover. Encyclopaedism proposed the organization of knowledge on an ordered and unified basis. Its tenets were gainsaid by Montaigne among others. Beroalde began his career as an encyclopaedist but gradually modified his views. Kenny uses his career as the focus of this study of Renaissance thought. Num Pages: 318 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; 3JD; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 145 x 24. Weight in Grams: 541. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Clarendon Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032822
- ISBN
- 9780198158622
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€ 5.91
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paperback. This work provides an assessment of the ancient philosophers' discussions of women, and explains which ancient views can be fruitful for feminist theorizing today. The anthology ranges from classical Greek philosophy through the Hellenistic period, taking in thinkers such as Plato and Aristotle. Editor(s): Ward, Julie K. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 453. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032906
- ISBN
- 9780415916028
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Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.91
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paperback. This study examines the work of five key philosophical figures from the 19th and 20th centuries through the lens of their own postmodern readings of Plato. It offers a perspective on the relation between the Western philosophical tradition and the evolving postmodern enterprise. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 490. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032911
- ISBN
- 9780226993317
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.91
€ 5.91
paperback. aeo This is a powerful and challenging new work offering a fresh and provocative account of the issues raised by the modernity/postmodernity debate. aeo Bauman is one of the leading social thinkers today. aeo The hardback was highly acclaimed and sold well. Num Pages: 304 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 448. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Polity
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032919
- ISBN
- 9780745612423
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.91
€ 5.91
Paperback. Num Pages: 159 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; HRCC7; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 132 x 10. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University Press of Colorado
- Edition
- Rev Sub
- Number of pages
- 131
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780870815768
- ISBN
- 9780870815768
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Condition: New
€ 29.69
€ 29.69
paperback. A timely updating of Spence's seminal work Editor(s): Lewis, Jon E. Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 320 pages, maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1K; JFHF; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 232.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Robinson
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781780337876
- ISBN
- 9781780337876
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 6.02
€ 17.99
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hardcover. Num Pages: 291 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD; JFCX. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 551. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0033036
- ISBN
- 9780521419529
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Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.91
€ 5.91
hardcover. This work elucidates the concept of truth by tracing its history from the ancient Greeks through to existentialism, Marxism, and modern analytic philosophy. It gives an exposition of the views of a range of thinkers, showing how their ideas engage with our contemporary concerns. Num Pages: 474 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: HPC; HPK; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 165 x 32. Weight in Grams: 940. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Clarendon Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0033049
- ISBN
- 9780198239277
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Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.91
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hardcover. Important and learned contribution to the cultural and educational history of Elizabethan England. Series Editor(s): Skinner, Quentin; Daston, Lorraine; Ross, Dorothy; Tully, James. Series: Ideas in Context. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 718. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0033123
- ISBN
- 9780521812924
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.91
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paperback. In a major revisionary approach to ancient Greek culture, this title invokes as a paradigm the myths surrounding Daidalos to describe the profound influence of the Near East on Greece's artistic and literary origins. Num Pages: 483 pages, 63 halftones 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; ACG; DSBB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 942. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0033164
- ISBN
- 9780691001609
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.91
€ 5.91
hardcover. A 2002 study of the development of systematic inquiry in ancient Greece, Mesopotamia, and China. Series: Ideas in Context. Num Pages: 198 pages, 31 b/w illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3D; HP; JFCX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 458. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0033192
- ISBN
- 9780521815420
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.91
€ 5.91