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Paperback. Evaluates modernity's wager, namely, the gambit to liberate the modern individual from external social and religious norms by supplanting them with the rational self as its own moral authority. This book argues that 'the fundamentalist doctrine of enlightened reason has called into being its own nemesis' in the forms of ethnic and racial politics. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRA; JH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 257.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 190
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691116365
- ISBN
- 9780691116365
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.80
€ 46.99
€ 33.80
Paperback. As the countries of East-Central Europe struggle to create liberal democracy and the United States and other Western nations attempt to rediscover their own tarnished civil institutions, this title identifies the neglect of the idea of 'civil society' as a central concern common to both cultures today. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; JH; JMH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691010816
- ISBN
- 9780691010816
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.73€ 46.93
€ 58.73
€ 46.93
Paperback. Whether looking at divided cities or working with populations on the margins of society, a growing number of engaged academics have reached out to communities around the world to address the practical problems of living with difference. This book explores the challenges of accommodating difference, however difficult such accommodation may be. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. Num Pages: 232 pages, 27 b/w photos. BIC Classification: JFS; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520284128
- ISBN
- 9780520284128
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.78
€ 21.99
€ 17.78
Paperback. Analyzes trust as a fundamental issue of social relationships. This book asks whether trust - which critics identify as essential in creating a cohesive society - can continue to serve this role. It shows that trust is losing its unifying power because the individual, is being reduced to a sum of group identities and an abstract matrix of rules. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 line illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JH; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691050201
- ISBN
- 9780691050201
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.86€ 42.66
€ 52.86
€ 42.66
Hardback. Whether looking at divided cities or working with populations on the margins of society, a growing number of engaged academics have reached out to communities around the world to address the practical problems of living with difference. This book explores the challenges of accommodating difference, however difficult such accommodation may be. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. Num Pages: 232 pages, 27 b/w photos. BIC Classification: JFS; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520284111
- ISBN
- 9780520284111
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.97€ 73.14
€ 93.97
€ 73.14
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138806726
- ISBN
- 9781138806726
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.25
€ 52.25
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 1HFMS; FA; JFFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 199 x 23. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Triple Point Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780992972400
- ISBN
- 9780992972400
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.85
€ 11.99
€ 10.85
Hardback. This book explores the nature of power in world politics, and the particular role that law plays in defining the meaning and deployment of power in the international system. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JPS; LB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 165 x 241 x 25. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198789871
- ISBN
- 9780198789871
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.94
€ 153.94
Paperback. The inspiring memoir of a man who traded a career to found Pencils of Promise, an organization that has built over 100 schools in the developing world Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JKSN1; JN; VSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 214 x 19. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781476730639
- ISBN
- 9781476730639
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.78
€ 13.99
€ 10.78
Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFG; JNL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Scribner
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781476730622
- ISBN
- 9781476730622
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.30
€ 26.99
€ 23.30
Paperback. Series: Notre Dame Studies in Medical Ethics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268022211
- ISBN
- 9780268022211
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.87
€ 32.99
€ 29.87
Hardback. From the front lines of the fracking debate, a "field philosopher" explores one of our most divisive technologies. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 165 x 30. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781631490071
- ISBN
- 9781631490071
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.69
€ 27.99
€ 26.69
Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages, 50 Black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Publisher
- North Atlantic Books,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781623170646
- ISBN
- 9781623170646
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.35
€ 23.99
€ 22.35
Hardcover. The Nazis' persecution of the Jews during the Holocaust included the creation of prisoner hierarchies that forced victims to cooperate with their persecutors. Many in the camps and ghettos came to hold so-called "privileged" positions, and their behavior has often been judged as self-serving and harmful to fellow inmates. Series: War and Genocide. Num Pages: 236 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857459916
- ISBN
- 9780857459916
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.45
€ 161.45
Hardback. BIC Classification: 1K; HBJK; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474402132
- ISBN
- 9781474402132
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.35
€ 148.35
Hardcover. Editor(s): Rayler, Adam C. Num Pages: 207 pages, b/w photos, tables & charts. BIC Classification: JFD; KNTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 182 x 19. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 207
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616682859
- ISBN
- 9781616682859
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 260.77€ 179.69
€ 260.77
€ 179.69
Paperback. Shows how persuasive academic writing enhances officers' effectiveness in their regular duties, especially as they reach more senior levels of service. This title explains the differences between staff writing and academic writing, and outlines some of the common errors military personnel make when transitioning from one to the other. Num Pages: 148 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: CBW; JWT. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 178 x 114 x 6. Weight in Grams: 120.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- University of Ottawa Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 148
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780776607344
- ISBN
- 9780776607344
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.70
€ 20.99
€ 18.70
Paperback. Canada s Voice is the first comprehensive biography of a diplomat and scholar who shaped foreign policy during Canada s golden age as a middle power. Num Pages: 384 pages, 15 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774816724
- ISBN
- 9780774816724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.54
€ 40.99
€ 36.54
Hardcover. Considered one of America's engineering marvels, the Panama Canal sparked intense debates in the 1970s over the decision to turn it back over to Panama. This work argues, that the Panama Canal no longer divides Panama. But the fissures it opened 30 years ago have widened; they divide the United States. Num Pages: 304 pages, 20 photographs. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW3; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700615827
- ISBN
- 9780700615827
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.20
€ 47.20
Hardback. The fascinating story of how the Spanish have transformed English football over the last eighty years Num Pages: 320 pages, 8pp colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DSE; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSL4; WSBX; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471157134
- ISBN
- 9781471157134
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.81
€ 26.99
€ 24.81