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Society & culture: general
Gellman presents a new theology of the Jews as the Chosen People, addressing self-serving ethnocentric supremacy, cultural isolation, and defamation of religions other than Judaism. This edition is traditional in taking chosenness and the truth of Judaism seriously, and in eschewing a theology of multiple covenants. Series: Emunot: Jewish Philosophy and Kabbalah. Num Pages: 275 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJP; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781618111708
- ISBN
- 9781618111708
Condition: New
€ 103.48€ 102.56
€ 103.48
€ 102.56
Hardback. Examines the first encounter between traditional Judaism and modern European culture, and the first thinkers who sought to combine the Torah with science, revelation with reason, prophecy with philosophy, Jewish ethics with European culture, worldliness with sanctity, and universalism with the particular redemption of the Jews. In two volumes. Series: Studies in Orthodox Judaism. Num Pages: 534 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJT; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 916.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 534
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781618114075
- ISBN
- 9781618114075
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.38
€ 171.38
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JFH; VXFT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Trine Day
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634240000
- ISBN
- 9781634240000
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.04
€ 20.99
€ 19.04
Hardcover. Renowned artist Bronwyn Bancroft's Remembering Lionsville brings to vivid life her family's oral history and her own childhood memories. Num Pages: 32 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL9; YB. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 266 x 302 x 8. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Allen & Unwin Australia
- Number of pages
- 32
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781742373201
- ISBN
- 9781742373201
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.90
€ 30.99
€ 25.90
Hardcover. Highlighting the seminal role of German Jewish intellectuals and ideologues in forming and transforming the modern Jewish world, this volume analyzes the political roads taken by German Jewish thinkers; the impact of the Holocaust on the Central and East European Jewish intelligentsia; and the conundrum of modern Jewish identity. Editor(s): Mendelsohn, Ezra; Hoffman, Stefani; Cohen, Richard. Num Pages: 348 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DF; 1DV; JFCX; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 157 x 232 x 26. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782380023
- ISBN
- 9781782380023
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.80
€ 155.80
Hardcover. Gender has a profound impact on the discourse on migration as well as various aspects of integration, social and political life, public debate, and art. This volume focuses on immigration and the concept of diaspora through the experiences of women living in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. Editor(s): Akman, Haci. Num Pages: 200 pages, 9 ills. BIC Classification: 1DN; JFFN; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782383062
- ISBN
- 9781782383062
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.85
€ 154.85
Hardcover. Drawing on diverse theoretical backgrounds and a variety of source materials, the contributors to the volume reconstruct the lives of women within the urban sphere. With a fairly wide geographical span, from Aleppo to Sofia, from Jeddah to Istanbul, the chapters offer a wide panorama of the Ottoman urban geography. Editor(s): Maksudyan, Nazan. Num Pages: 216 pages, 5 illus. BIC Classification: 1QDT; JFSG; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782384113
- ISBN
- 9781782384113
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.88
€ 154.88
Hardcover. Charting the experiences of migrant communities, the volume examines the relationship between movement, reproduction, & health. Informed by research in Europe, Britain, South & East Asia, Canada & Northern America, the chapters examine how healthcare experiences of migrants are embedded in their own worldviews & influenced by wider state systems. Editor(s): Unnithan-Kumar, Maya; Khanna, Sunil K. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 15. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782385448
- ISBN
- 9781782385448
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.85
€ 154.85
Hardcover. Despite the wide interest in material culture, art, & aesthetics, few studies have considered them in light of the importance of the social imagination - the complex ways in which we conceptualize our social surroundings. This collection engages the "material turn" in the arts, humanities, & social sciences through a range of original contributions Editor(s): Fuglerud, Oivind; Wainwright, Leon. Series: Material Mediations: People and Things in a World of Movement. Num Pages: 272 pages, 41 illus. BIC Classification: JFCD; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782385660
- ISBN
- 9781782385660
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.40
€ 155.40
Paperback. For centuries the real Mother Goose has been shrouded in mystery; now, finally, her secret identity is revealed. Num Pages: 319 pages. BIC Classification: DSY; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 142 x 27. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Moon Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782790228
- ISBN
- 9781782790228
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 24.43
€ 29.99
€ 24.43
Paperback. Is it possible to look in all directions? Num Pages: 86 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 222 x 7. Weight in Grams: 104.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Roundfire Books
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782795629
- ISBN
- 9781782795629
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.86
€ 10.99
€ 10.86
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843832034
- ISBN
- 9781843832034
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.93
€ 111.93
Hardcover. Zimbabwe's crisis since 2000 has produced a dramatic global scattering of people. This volume investigates this enforced dispersal, and the processes shaping the emergence of a new 'diaspora' of Zimbabweans abroad, focusing on the most important concentrations in South Africa and in Britain. Editor(s): McGregor, JoAnn; Primorac, Ranka. Series: Forced Migration. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; JFFN; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845456580
- ISBN
- 9781845456580
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.77
€ 155.77
Hardcover. Friendship is an essential part of human experience, involving ideas of love and morality as well as material and pragmatic concerns. Making and having friends is a central aspect of everyday life in all human societies. Yet friendship is often considered of secondary significance in comparison to domains such as kinship, economics, and politics. Editor(s): Desai, Amit; Killick, Evan. Num Pages: 222 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFP; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845457310
- ISBN
- 9781845457310
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.12
€ 155.12
Paperback. Editor(s): Ribeiro, Antonio Pinto. Num Pages: 256 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857549171
- ISBN
- 9781857549171
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.40
€ 31.99
€ 25.40
Paperback. Looking at the intellectual life in today's New Zealand, this work is organised around interviews with leading intellectuals. It shows that in their commitment to understanding and improving the social world they have faced hostility, incomprehension and rejection but their lives are rich, complex and dramatic. Editor(s): Simmons, Laurence. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBN; JFCX; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 100 x 100 x 100. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Auckland University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781869403799
- ISBN
- 9781869403799
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.25
€ 41.25
Paperback. Discusses the story of the shrinking bathing suit and the evolution of the black singlet. This book on the role of clothes in our history shows the way in which clothes reveal and identify, embody tradition and memory, are both local and global. Editor(s): Labrum, Bronwyn; McKergow, Fiona; Gibson, Stephanie. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations (colour section). BIC Classification: 1MBN; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 100 x 100 x 100. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Auckland University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781869403973
- ISBN
- 9781869403973
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.98
€ 43.98
Paperback. Editor(s): Kawharu, Merata. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 2PGPA; CBX; JFF; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 167 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Auckland University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781869408053
- ISBN
- 9781869408053
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.98
€ 52.98
Paperback / so. Editor(s): Amick, Daniel S. Series: Arceolgical Series; 12. Num Pages: 213 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; HBJD; HBJK; HD; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- International Monographs in Prehistory United States
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781879621268
- ISBN
- 9781879621268
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.56
€ 72.56
paperback. Overpopulation, overexploitation of natural resources, overconsumerism, the predictions of environmental experts do not bode well for us. Num Pages: 162 pages, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; HPQ; JFC; RNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Austin & Winfield Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 162
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781880921852
- ISBN
- 9781880921852
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.42
€ 76.42