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Paperback. In the global era, religion has leapt onto the world stage, often in contradictory ways. Some religious activists are antagonistic and engage in protests, violent acts, and political challenges. This book explores all of these directions, based on a five-year Luce Foundation project that involved religious leaders, scholars, and public figures. Num Pages: 176 pages, 6 b/w photos. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRAM2; JPB; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 11. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520283473
- ISBN
- 9780520283473
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.94
€ 23.99
€ 17.94
Paperback. Violence has always played a part in the religious imagination, from symbols and myths to legendary battles, from colossal wars to the theater of terrorism. The Oxford Handbook of Religion and Violence surveys intersections between religion and violence throughout history and around the world. Editor(s): Juergensmeyer, Mark; Kitts, Margo; Jerryson, Michael K. Series: Oxford Handbooks in Religion and Theology. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRAM9; HRAX; JFFE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 33. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 672
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190270094
- ISBN
- 9780190270094
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.02
€ 78.02
Paperback. An anthology that provides the comprehensive overview for understanding the relationship between religion and violence - historically, culturally, and in the contemporary world. It includes original source materials justifying violence from various religious perspectives: Hindu, Chinese, Christian, Muslim, Jewish, and Buddhist. Editor(s): Juergensmeyer, Mark; Kitts, Margo. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: HRAM9; JFFE; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 236 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691129143
- ISBN
- 9780691129143
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.52
€ 37.99
€ 27.52
Paperback. Editor(s): Juergensmeyer, Mark. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHMC; JP; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 177 x 27. Weight in Grams: 954.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520278448
- ISBN
- 9780520278448
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.00€ 36.34
€ 45.00
€ 36.34
Paperback. From al Qaeda to Christian militias to insurgents in Iraq, a strident religious activism has seized the imaginations of political rebels around the world. This book provides a road map through this complex religious terrain. It puts a human face on conflicts that have become increasingly abstract. Series: Comparative Studies in Religion & Society. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: HRA; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 219 x 24. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Revised, Updated, Expanded
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520261570
- ISBN
- 9780520261570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.92
€ 33.99
€ 24.92
Hardback. Dispelling the myth that Florentine politics offered only negative lessons, Mark Jurdjevic shows that significant aspects of Machiavelli's political thought were inspired by his native city. Machiavelli's contempt for Florence's shortcomings was a direct function of his considerable estimation of the city's unrealized political potential. Series: I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLH; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674725461
- ISBN
- 9780674725461
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.52€ 56.63
€ 61.52
€ 56.63
Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; HBJK; HBLX; JPFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062654120
- ISBN
- 9780062654120
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.91
€ 32.99
€ 27.91
Hardcover. Num Pages: 368 pages, 16-page b&w insert. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 717.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The Lyons Press Connecticut
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592289424
- ISBN
- 9781592289424
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.97
€ 26.99
€ 20.97
Paperback. Discusses the evolution of the DJ, tracing the art of the turntable from its 1970s beginnings to the present. Num Pages: 352 pages, 42 photographs and illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGR; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195331127
- ISBN
- 9780195331127
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.49
€ 59.49
Hardback. Understanding resiliency and student success by studying people who succumbed to risk but later triumphed. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: JNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393711417
- ISBN
- 9780393711417
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 39.69
€ 44.99
€ 39.69
Hardback. Many happy and productive adults grew up under difficult conditions that they couldn't change, no matter how hard they tried. Some struggled with learning and attention problems and yet found a way to succeed. What were the secrets of their resiliency? Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JKSB1; JMC; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393702323
- ISBN
- 9780393702323
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 37.90
€ 42.99
€ 37.90
Paperback. Bridging the gap between other sources on the subject, Practical Psychology for Forensic Investigations begins with the interview of the victim of the crime, moving through the interviewing of suspects, to the decision to prosecute and enhancing the quality of evidence presented in court. Editor(s): Kebbell, Mark R.; Davies, Graham M. Series: Wiley Series in Psychology of Crime, Policing and Law. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JMK; MMQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470092149
- ISBN
- 9780470092149
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.96
€ 72.96
Paperback. It has been said that we no longer consider whether to pursue justice, but how and when. Justice no longer follows in the wake of peace; it is pursued while violent political conflicts are on-going. This book explores the relationship between peace and justice through an analysis of the interventions of the ICC into on-going and active conflicts. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JPS; JPWS; LBBZ; LBHG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 233 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- Oxford Univ Pr (Txt)
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198777151
- ISBN
- 9780198777151
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.79
€ 69.79
Hardback. This book traces the history of the idea of citizenship, and argues for a new model for the next century. In the style of Michael Ignatieff's The Needs of Strangers, Kingwell takes a long look at what citizenship has meant in the past and what it means today. Num Pages: 257 pages. BIC Classification: 3JM; HPS; JPA; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742512665
- ISBN
- 9780742512665
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 27.93
€ 33.99
€ 27.93
Hardcover. This text explores the rise in inequality in recent years. It includes empirical material on all the key dimensions of inequality (including class, gender, ethnicity, age and disability), and considers theoretical approaches to the study of these dimensions of social stratification and difference. Series: Skills-Based Sociology. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 4KL; 4KVN; JFFJ; JFSC. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 246 x 183 x 15. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333671917
- ISBN
- 9780333671917
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 30.81
€ 51.99
€ 30.81
Paperback. Faction Displayed: Reconsidering the Impeachment of Dr. Henry Sacheverell features a collection of essays that examine the turbulent partisan culture during Queen Anne s reign that ensued as a result of the 1710 parliamentary trial of English clergyman Henry Sacheverell. Editor(s): Knights, Mark. Series: Parliamentary History Book Series. Num Pages: 140 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 6. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444361872
- ISBN
- 9781444361872
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.42
€ 29.42
Paperback. Featuring a foreword by Anthony Lewis, this book evaluates the role of the court system in our democracy and considers the claims that it has become too powerful. Num Pages: 293 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPFM; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 293
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814747957
- ISBN
- 9780814747957
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.71
€ 33.99
€ 30.71
Paperback. Series: Encounter Broadsides. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 120 x 4. Weight in Grams: 62.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Encounter Books,USA United States
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594034886
- ISBN
- 9781594034886
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.82
€ 7.82
Hardback. Beginning in 2003, this intimate narrative includes the experiential accounts of approximately 70 Iraqi civilians, politicians, former dissidents, and present insurgents, enhanced by Kukis's compelling individual portraits. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1FBQ; HBJF1; HBWS5; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231156929
- ISBN
- 9780231156929
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.48
€ 26.99
€ 20.48
Paperback. Following the grand sweep of history from Confucius to Tolstoy, Erasmus to Gandhi, this book traces pacifism and its proponents to show how many modern ideas, a united Europe, the United Nations, and the abolition of slavery - originated in non-violence movements. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: GTJ; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- First THUS
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099494126
- ISBN
- 9780099494126
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.61
€ 23.99
€ 17.61