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Society & culture: general
Millenarianism and Messianism in Early Modern European Culture
. Ed(S): Goldish, Matt; Popkin, Richard H.
Hardback. This volume features essays about Jewish messianic ideas and movements in the early modern world. While much of the previous literature in this field has focused on the internal dynamics of Jewish thought, these essays stress the broader historical and philosophical context. Editor(s): Goldish, Matt; Popkin, Richard H. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; HRLB; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 559.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792368502
- ISBN
- 9780792368502
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.39
€ 128.39
Hardback. Demonstrates, with reference to ongoing debates, how hermeneutical theory provides the ultimate philosophical justification for democratic practice and universal human rights. This book is useful to those concerned with the fate of the core values traditionally defended by philosophy. Series: Contributions to Phenomenology. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1310.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792368595
- ISBN
- 9780792368595
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.84
€ 128.84
Hardback. This work describes the innovations that enabled botany in the 18th-century to emerge as an independent science. This encompassed the development of a reliable system for plant classification and the invention of nomenclature that could be universally understood. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JF; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792368861
- ISBN
- 9780792368861
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.05
€ 127.05
Hardback. Offers an understanding of the nature and the impact of sexual boundary violations. This book provides evidence that the embodiment of sexual violation experience is informed by situated logic and rationality. It argues that the universe of socio-culturally constituted meaning and that of scientifically constructed knowledge are incompatible. Num Pages: 474 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFE2; MBDC; MJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 168 x 35. Weight in Grams: 836.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 474
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792370192
- ISBN
- 9780792370192
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.47
€ 196.47
Paperback. Presents the process of self-change from several different perspectives - environmental, cross-cultural, prevention and interventions at both societal and individual level. This book provides strategies for how health care practitioners and government policy makers alike can aid and foster self-change. Editor(s): Klingemann, Harald. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792370888
- ISBN
- 9780792370888
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 125.14
€ 125.14
Hardback. Highlights the use of historical data in natural hazard assessments. Based on worldwide examples, this book introduces how various disciplines address the use of historical data in their respective analysis. It is of particular interest to professionals interested and involved in natural hazard assessments. Editor(s): Glade, Thomas; Albini, Paola; Frances, Felix. Series: Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research. Num Pages: 222 pages, 66 black & white illustrations, 3 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFFC; RB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 589.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792371540
- ISBN
- 9780792371540
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.26
€ 188.26
Hardback. This title is based on a report commissioned by the "National Institute of Mental Health", and addresses two main areas: the mental health consequences of torture and related violence and trauma, and the status of scientific knowledge. The text also includes research recommendations. Editor(s): Montgomery, John D.; Inkeles, Alex. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Reprinted from policy sciences, 33:3-4, 2001
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792372738
- ISBN
- 9780792372738
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.12
€ 70.12
Hardback. In general, housing cannot be moved in response to shortages or excesses in particular areas; it is spatially fixed. The modelling of housing markets and the interlinkages between markets at different spatial levels, from urban to international, are the main themes of this book. Series: Advances in Urban and Regional Economics. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSG; KCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 267
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792373070
- ISBN
- 9780792373070
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.58
€ 192.58
Agricultural Globalization, Trade and the Environment
. Ed(S): Moss, Charles B.; Rausser, Gordon C....
Hardback. This volume explores a number of different issues, including the operation of the tariff-rate quotas established under the Uruguay Round Agreement, the implications of sanitary and phytosanitary restrictions on trade, and the growing controversy over genetically modified organisms. Editor(s): Moss, Charles B.; Rausser, Gordon C. (College of Natural Resources, University of California, Berkeley, USA); Schmitz, Andrew; Taylor, Timothy G. (Food and Resource Economics, University of Florida, USA); Zilberman, David. Series: Natural Resource Management and Policy. Num Pages: 567 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; KC; KNAC; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 973.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 567
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792374725
- ISBN
- 9780792374725
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 251.53
€ 251.53
Hardback. Presents a view of Globalization and Regionalization that holds that the interaction between a more open trading system and the telecommunications and computer technology has substantially increased productivity and facilitated the fragmentation of the production process. Editor(s): Audretsch, David B.; Bonser, Charles F. Num Pages: 125 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 125
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792375524
- ISBN
- 9780792375524
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.05
€ 127.05
Hardback. The results of the Symposium on Internal Migration and Urbanization in Developing Countries in January 1996. This volume aims to provide a better understanding, at global level, of internal migration issues of concern to policy analysts. Editor(s): Bilsborrow, Richard E. Num Pages: 531 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFS; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 940.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 531
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792380320
- ISBN
- 9780792380320
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 197.76
€ 197.76
Economic Restructuring and the Growing Uncertainty of the Middle Class
. Ed(S): Steijn, Bram; Berting, Jan; Jong, Ma...
Hardback. Focuses on a relatively new research area which is becoming increasingly more important: the growing uncertainty of the middle class. This book is suitable for policy-makers, managers, and trade union representatives who deal with problems induced by the changes. Editor(s): Steijn, Bram; Berting, Jan; Jong, Mart-Jan de. Num Pages: 177 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFSC; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 990.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 177
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792381198
- ISBN
- 9780792381198
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.78
€ 126.78
Hardback. Broadly speaking, the age in which we find ourselves could be more aptly described as a global, knowledge-intensive age. Thus, there is a need for us to look more closely at various collective sequences of learning, knowledge exchange and innovation in a spatial setting. This book deals with this topic. Editor(s): Batten, David F.; Bertuglia, Cristoforo S.; Martellato, Dino; Occelli, Sylvie. Num Pages: 321 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSG; KC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 321
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792385776
- ISBN
- 9780792385776
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.19
€ 193.19
Hardback. Editor(s): Harsman, Bjorn; Quigley, John M. Num Pages: 338 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSG; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792390848
- ISBN
- 9780792390848
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.85
€ 124.85
Hardback. This study on drought assessment and management first emphasizes theoretical aspects of drought assessment, management, and preparedness; it also includes a discussion of the concept of drought. It then presents case studies from Israel, India, Brazil, South Africa, Australia, the US and China. Editor(s): Wilhite, Donald A. Series: Natural Resource Management and Policy. Num Pages: 308 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFC; KCN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792393375
- ISBN
- 9780792393375
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.99
€ 192.99
Hardback. Based on seminars held at Rutgers on October 22, 1993, and May 6, 1994 entitled 'Incentive Regulation for Public Utilities', this book contains papers that represent some research in public utility economics and include topics such as the theory of incentive regulation, dynamic pricing, transfer pricing, and issues in law and economics. Editor(s): Crew, Michael A. Series: Topics in Regulatory Economics and Policy. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792394952
- ISBN
- 9780792394952
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.52
€ 127.52
Urban Dominance and Labour Market Differentiation of a European Capita...
. Ed(S): Pereira, Pedro Telhado; Mata, Maria ...
Hardback. Analyses the role of Lisbon as a capital city within the Portuguese urban system and its regional trends, focusing on economic history and on the study of the Lisbon labour market and its changes in the context of economic development in the 19th and 20th centuries, during which it remained the principal job market in the country. Editor(s): Pereira, Pedro Telhado; Mata, Maria Eugenia. Num Pages: 194 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DSP; 3JH; 3JJ; JFSG; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 1050.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792398301
- ISBN
- 9780792398301
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.17
€ 127.17
Hardback. Series: Vox Humana. Num Pages: 84 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DCQ; DSBH; DSC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 6. Weight in Grams: 315.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 84
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896030183
- ISBN
- 9780896030183
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.47
€ 37.47
Hardback. Women have been the objects of scientific and ethical discussions about reproductive freedom and its control for over a century. In this book, women themselves raise critical questions about the ethics, the scientific nature, and the social context of these developments. Series: Contemporary Issues in Biomedicine, Ethics and Society. Num Pages: 338 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; MBNH4; MFKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 675.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896030220
- ISBN
- 9780896030220
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.79
€ 124.79
paperback. Women have been the objects of scientific and ethical discussions about reproductive freedom and its control for over a century. In this book women themselves raise critical questions about the ethics, the scientific nature, and the social context of these developments. Series: Contemporary Issues in Biomedicine, Ethics and Society. Num Pages: 338 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; MBNH4; MFKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 545.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Edition
- 1980th Edition
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896030237
- ISBN
- 9780896030237
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 123.95
€ 123.95