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Paperback. Making use of existential philosophy, the experimental results of existential psychology, and his twenty-five years of clinical experience in existential psychoanalysis, Strenger shows how the commoditization of the self has led to a persistent fear of a life devoid of significance. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230113756
ISBN
9780230113756
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 148.84

Hardcover. This book shows how, after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, the Gospel of the free market became the only world-religion of universal validity. The belief that all value needs to be quantifiable was extended to human beings, whose value became dependent on their rating on the various ranking-scales in the global infotainment system. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230108950
ISBN
9780230108950
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.65

Paperback. Presents a fresh theoretical ground for the study of ritual, iconographic technologies, and oral traditions among nonliterate peoples. The author unfolds fresh approaches to research in the anthropology of ritual and memory, ultimately building a new theory of imagination and an original anthropology of thought. Translator(s): Lloyd, Janet. Num Pages: 375 pages, 96 halftones. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 32. Weight in Grams: 638.
Publisher
HAU
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780990505051
ISBN
9780990505051
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.86

Paperback. Editor(s): Urbinati, Nadia. Translator(s): McCuaig, William. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 204 pages, 1 frontispiece halftone. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691603414
ISBN
9780691603414
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.32

Hardback. Editor(s): Urbinati, Nadia. Translator(s): McCuaig, William. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 204 pages, 1 frontispiece halftone. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691629995
ISBN
9780691629995
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.45

Hardback. An internationally renowned architect, urban planner, and scholar describes the major technological forces driving the future of cities Series: The Future Series. Num Pages: 184 pages, 22 b/w illus. BIC Classification: JFSG; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 127. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300204803
ISBN
9780300204803
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.81

Hardcover. The essential argument of this book is that food is an avenue towards freedom Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFCV; RNFF; VFD; WBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 220 x 25. Weight in Grams: 446.
Publisher
Rizzoli Ex Libris
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847846856
ISBN
9780847846856
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.78

hardcover. Series: Queenship and Power. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DS; HBJD1; JFSJ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137442321
ISBN
9781137442321
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.78

Hardback. Series: Religion, Culture and Public Life. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; HRAM2; HRCC7; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231170789
ISBN
9780231170789
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.02
€ 57.47

Hardback. Appearing here in English for the first time, Janus's Gaze is the culmination of Carlo Galli's ongoing critique of the work of Carl Schmitt where he finds the unifying thread of Schmitt's work to be his creation of the genealogy of modernity. Editor(s): Sitze, Adam. Translator(s): Minervini, Amanda. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822360186
ISBN
9780822360186
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.15

Paperback. Field Marshal Montgomery's battle plan for Normandy, following the D-Day landings on 6 June 1944, resulted in one of the most controversial campaigns of the Second World War. This book gives an account of the conception and execution of Montgomery's plan, with its problems and complexities. Num Pages: 576 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141017617
ISBN
9780141017617
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. Series: Super Drawings in 3D. Num Pages: 88 pages, 123. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBTM; JWMV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 297. .
Publisher
Oficyna Wydawnicza KAGERO Damian Majsak
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Pck Pap/Ch
Condition
New
SKU
V9788365437235
ISBN
9788365437235
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 31.92

Hardcover. When themes of historical and cultural identity appear and repeat in popular film, it is possible to see the real pulse of a nation and comprehend a people, their culture and their history. National Identity in Global Cinema describes how national cultures as reflected in popular cinema can truly explain the world, one country at a time. Series: Italian and Italian American Studies. Num Pages: 187 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: APFA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 172 x 225 x 18. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
190
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230108820
ISBN
9780230108820
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.41

Paperback. In 2005, American experts sent out urgent warnings throughout the country: a devastating flu pandemic was fast approaching. Influenza was a serious disease, not a seasonal nuisance; it could kill millions of people. This book explores how American experts framed a catastrophe that never occurred. Num Pages: 250 pages, 18 b/w. BIC Classification: JHMC; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520284098
ISBN
9780520284098
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 316 pages. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 258 x 13. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Transcript Verlag Germany
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837635157
ISBN
9783837635157
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.79

Hardcover. This book explores Israeli Religious Zionism and US Christian Zionism by focusing on the Messianic and Millenarian drives at the basis of their political mobilization towards a 'Jewish colonization' of the occupied territories. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAM2; HRC; HRJ; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230280410
ISBN
9780230280410
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.05

Paperback. This book explores Israeli Religious Zionism and US Christian Zionism by focusing on the Messianic and Millenarian drives at the basis of their political mobilization towards a 'Jewish colonization' of the occupied territories. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRAM; JPA; JPS; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349327614
ISBN
9781349327614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.04

Paperback. Takes the greatest works of practical philosophy and pares them down to their essence. Editor(s): Celli, Carlo. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: JPA; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 10. Weight in Grams: 136.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Axios Press United States
Number of pages
150
Condition
New
SKU
V9781604190434
ISBN
9781604190434
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.04

Hardback. This book challenges some of the most basic assumptions underpinning the growing interest in religion, including: that religion is increasing and secularisation is decreasing and that religion is the main component of identity for all minority ethnic people. Series: Migration, Minorities & Citizenship. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAM; JFSL1; JFSR; JPV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230247635
ISBN
9780230247635
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.77

Hardback. Some countries, like the UK, give special recognition by the state to one or a few religions; other countries, like France and the US, give recognition to none. This book is about a new approach that gives equal recognition to all religions and non-religious belief systems. Editor(s): Carling, Alan. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSR; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
279
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2016
SKU
V9781137501943
ISBN
9781137501943
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.54
€ 46.84

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