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Society & culture: general
Hardback. Anna Maria van Schurman was in more than one aspect an unconventional woman in her own lifetime. As a gifted scholar in many foreign and ancient languages, as well as in philosophy and theology. This collection of essays describes the life and work of Anna Maria van Schurman from an interdisciplinary - or rather multidisciplinary - approach. Editor(s): Baar, Mirjam de; Lowensteyn, Machteld; Monteiro, Marit; Sneller, A. Agnes. Translator(s): Richards, Lynne. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDN; HPD; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 465.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792337997
- ISBN
- 9780792337997
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€ 123.66
€ 123.66
Hardback. Deals with the development of thinking under different cultural conditions, focusing on the evolution of mathematical thinking in the history of science and education. This book provides a conceptual framework for describing and explaining the development of cognition by reflective abstractions from systems of actions. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 432 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 23. Weight in Grams: 785.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792338161
- ISBN
- 9780792338161
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€ 195.50
€ 195.50
Hardback. Suppose that a congenitally blind person has learned to distinguish and name a sphere and a cube by touch. Imagine that this person recovers the faculty of sight. Will he be able to distinguish both objects by sight and to say which is the sphere and which the cube? This book provides a survey of the history of the discussion about this problem. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 164 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 910.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 164
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792339342
- ISBN
- 9780792339342
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€ 126.29
€ 126.29
Hardback. Suitable for scientists, engineers, policy-makers and the insurance industry, this title includes articles that deal with the scientific and management issues of land-based and marine hazards which cause the most severe economic losses, deaths and environmental degradation in many parts of the world. Editor(s): Sabh, M.I.El-; Venkatesh, Srinivasan; Denis, H.; Murty, Tad S. Series: Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research. Num Pages: 303 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPS; JFFC; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 620.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 303
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792340645
- ISBN
- 9780792340645
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Condition: New
€ 187.09
€ 187.09
Hardback. Risk communication is seen by many as an important tool for managing technological, environmental, and natural risks. This book intends to improve risk communication processes in these areas between private and public risk communication sources and the public. It provides a review of research in risk communication. Series: Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTC; JFFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 512.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792340652
- ISBN
- 9780792340652
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€ 127.68
€ 127.68
Heterodoxy, Spinozism and Free Thought in Early Eighteenth-Century Eur...
Silvia; Etc. . Ed(S): Berti
Hardback. This volume contains the results of the seminar looking at the work, "Traite des Trois Imposteurs". It breaks ground about the Traite, including data about its possible origins and development, the dispersion of manuscripts of it, and its role in anti-religious Enlightenment thought. Editor(s): Berti, Silvia; etc. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 551 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; HPC; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 934.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 551
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792341925
- ISBN
- 9780792341925
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€ 250.95
€ 250.95
Scientific and Technological Achievements Related to the Development o...
. Ed(S): Radautsan, L.; Parissakis, George
Hardback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, held in Kishinev, Republic of Moldova, May 22-24, 1996 Editor(s): Radautsan, L.; Parissakis, George. Series: NATO Science Partnership Subseries: 4. Num Pages: 346 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFSG; KC; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 664.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 346
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792343400
- ISBN
- 9780792343400
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Condition: New
€ 247.18
€ 247.18
Hardback. This volume consists of a reappraisal of Hegel's "Phenomenology of Spirit" by a number of international Hegel scholars. Key questions and issues are discussed. Editor(s): Browning, Gary K. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 188 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 449.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792344803
- ISBN
- 9780792344803
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€ 126.78
€ 126.78
Hardback. In the "Critique of Judgment", Kant argues that feeling is part of the system of the mind. This title demonstrates how feeling, disassociated from rational activities in Kant's earlier works, is central in reaching rational ends and understanding humans as unified rational beings. Series: Synthese Historical Library. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPN; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 542.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792347644
- ISBN
- 9780792347644
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€ 128.00
€ 128.00
Hardback. This is a study of the critics of Christianity in philosophic history, discussing the writings of Hume and Gibbon, and looking at other attacks on orthodoxy such as persecution, fanaticism and "the virulence of metaphysics". Series: Archives Internationales D'histoire Des Idees./International Archives of the History of Ideas. Num Pages: 376 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRCM; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 693.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792347859
- ISBN
- 9780792347859
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€ 194.24
€ 194.24
The Skeptical Tradition Around 1800. Skepticism in Philosophy, Science...
. Ed(S): Zande, Johan Van Der; Popkin, Richar...
Hardback. A collection of essays which put an end to the notion that Kant solved the problem of skepticism. It investigates the role of skepticism in the political thought of Burke and Tocqueville, in the development of mathematical thought and in science, and in the context of such social issues as smallpox inoculation, suicide, and capital punishment. Editor(s): Zande, Johan van der; Popkin, Richard H. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 487 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 846.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 487
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792348467
- ISBN
- 9780792348467
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€ 194.06
€ 194.06
hardcover. Presents research and a multidisciplinary analysis of the spatial aspects of migration. This book considers the spatial results of two diametrically opposed policies: planning from above to settle the North African and Asian newcomers in the 1950s, and planning by market forces for immigrants from the former Soviet Union in the 1990s. Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: 172 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1FBH; 3JJP; JFFN; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 980.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 1998th Edition
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792348504
- ISBN
- 9780792348504
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€ 126.73
€ 126.73
Hardback. Presenting an international comparison of segregation patterns of immigrants and policy reactions at local and state level, this book sets out to give an insight into the European experience with ethnic segregation in metropolitan areas. Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBC; JFSL1; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 498.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 209
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792348542
- ISBN
- 9780792348542
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€ 127.52
€ 127.52
Hardback. Explores a wide platform of women's revolutionary involvements and elucidates the broad range of contributions by women scholars, scientists and activists to movements of social transformation, as well as to a reexamination of established methods of cultural analysis from enlightened liberalism to Marxism. Num Pages: 434 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFK; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 824.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 434
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792351825
- ISBN
- 9780792351825
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Condition: New
€ 196.08
€ 196.08
Drought Management Planning in Water Supply Systems
. Ed(S): Cabrera, Enrique; Garcia-Serra, Jorg...
Hardback. Proceedings from the UIMP International Course held in Valencia, December 1997 Editor(s): Cabrera, Enrique; Garcia-Serra, Jorge. Series: Water Science and Technology Library. Num Pages: 448 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; RBK; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 807.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792352945
- ISBN
- 9780792352945
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Condition: New
€ 195.83
€ 195.83
Hardback. Examines and evaluates three basic characteristics of the Leibnizian metaphysical system: Leibniz's version of representation; the principle of continuity; and space, time, and the phenomenally spatio-temporal. Series: Science and Philosophy. Num Pages: 195 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 1050.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 195
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792354765
- ISBN
- 9780792354765
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Condition: New
€ 127.17
€ 127.17
Hardback. Since Newton's papers became available in the 1970s, the beginnings of a new picture of Newton have emerged, as a synthesizer of science and religion revealed in his intellectual context. Editor(s): Force, James E.; Popkin, Richard H. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 350 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HRCM; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 167 x 29. Weight in Grams: 646.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792357445
- ISBN
- 9780792357445
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Condition: New
€ 193.79
€ 193.79
Hardback. Describes a Utopian community of scholar-craftsmen, as seen through the eyes of a naive young traveller. This work aims to clarify Johann Valentin Andreae's elliptical Latin by identifying parallel passages, allusions and sources for his ideas, and by linking Christianopolis with Andreae's other work as satirist, dramatist, poet and mathematician. Translator(s): Thompson, Edward H. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 352 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCX; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 659.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792357452
- ISBN
- 9780792357452
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Condition: New
€ 247.13
€ 247.13
Judaeo-Christian Intellectual Culture in the Seventeenth Century
. Ed(S): Coudert, Allison; Hutton, S. (School...
Hardback. Focuses on Latin Judaica and Biblical interpretation with an emphasis on texts found in the library of Archbishop Narcissus Marsh of Dublin. This collection of Latin Judaica, Polyglot Bibles, and other works sheds light on the way in which the Protestant Reformation dealt both with Jews, the Bible, the Jewish Kabbalah and religious toleration. Editor(s): Coudert, Allison; Hutton, S. (School of Humanities and Cultural Studies, Middlesex University, London, UK); Popkin, R. H.; Weiner, G. M. (Arizona State University, Tempe, USA). Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JD; HRCM; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 17. Weight in Grams: 576.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 279
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792357896
- ISBN
- 9780792357896
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Condition: New
€ 130.02
€ 130.02
Hardback. Dutch Reformed pastor Balthasar Bekker (1634-1698) has long been recognized as a key figure in the end of the witchcraft persecutions in early modern Europe. With an examination of the ideas of Bekker, his opponents and supporters, this book places the controversy around "The World Bewitched" within the context of the Cartesian debates. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 193 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRCG; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 193
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792358763
- ISBN
- 9780792358763
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Condition: New
€ 126.73
€ 126.73
Hardback. As a philosopher, Stephen Erickson considers himself a messenger of sorts and the message he is delivering is an important and groundbreaking one. Here, he argues that we are entering into a new historical moment, a period which will only be properly defined and named by those who come after us, as were the Renaissance and the Enlightenment. Series: Philosophical Studies in Contemporary Culture. Num Pages: 310 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCX; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 620.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792359388
- ISBN
- 9780792359388
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Condition: New
€ 225.22
€ 225.22
Hardback. This introduction to Leibniz's early philosophy throws light on the development of some of the doctrines with which he is associated. After an overview of his formative years, papers reflect on his wide-ranging interests in philosophical and related subjects, including law, physics and theology. Editor(s): Brown, Stuart. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 326 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JD; HPC; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 16. Weight in Grams: 654.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792359975
- ISBN
- 9780792359975
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Condition: New
€ 190.98
€ 190.98
Hardback. Examines the impact of globalization on frontier cities, and how various frontier cities in different regions have responded to these forces. This book explores various aspects of global change, including the economic, spatial and geopolitical dimensions. Editor(s): Lithwick, Harvey; Gradus, Yehuda. Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: 348 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFS; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 691.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792360612
- ISBN
- 9780792360612
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Condition: New
€ 193.99
€ 193.99
Hardback. This volume focuses on women serving on corporate boards of directors. It includes censuses of women directors in a number of countries, identifies reasons for their limited numbers and indicates why appointing qualified women to boards offers competitive advantages. Editor(s): Burke, Professor Ronald J.; Mattis, Mary C. Series: Issues in Business Ethics. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; KJG; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 586.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 283
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792361626
- ISBN
- 9780792361626
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Condition: New
€ 128.79
€ 128.79