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Paperback. For at least two and a half millennia, the figure of Orpheus has haunted humanity. Half-man, half-god, musician, magician, theologian, poet and lover, his story never leaves us. The author goes in search of Orpheus, from the forests where he walked and the mountains where he worshipped to the artefacts, texts and philosophies built up round him. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HBLA1; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845951689
ISBN
9781845951689
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.42

Paperback. Num Pages: 436 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMM; BM; JKVP1; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 138 x 35. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
Lynne Rienner Publishers
Number of pages
436
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780956240170
ISBN
9780956240170
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.61

Hardback. Series: Gender and Culture Series. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSJ1; LAQG; LNFX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 238 x 22. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231177146
ISBN
9780231177146
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.70

Hardback. Presents a novel account of hope, the motivational resources it presupposes, and its function in our practical lives. This title contends that hoping for an outcome means treating certain feelings, plans, and imaginings as justified, and that hope thereby involves sophisticated reflective and conceptual capacities. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: HPM; HPQ; JMQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 162 x 233 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
168
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691151526
ISBN
9780691151526
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 38.90

Paperback. Where did "democracy" come from, and what was its original form and meaning? The author shows that this "power of the people" crystallized in a revolutionary uprising by the ordinary citizens of Athens in 508-507 BC. He also examines the consequences of the development of direct democracy for dissident Athenian intellectuals. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; JPA; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 235 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
212
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691001906
ISBN
9780691001906
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 38.90

Paperback. This book is the first detailed philosophical examination of the morality of the IRA's violent campaign, and of the British government's attempts to end it. Written in clear, accessible prose, it is essential reading for scholars and students who wish to acquire a deeper understanding of one of the paradigmatic conflicts of the late 20th century. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 1DBR; HPS; JPA; JPWL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748635306
ISBN
9780748635306
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HRCS; HRCV; HRCV4; HRCV9; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Zondervan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780310345336
ISBN
9780310345336
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.49

Paperback. Moses is at the foundation of monotheism, and so of Western culture. Here the factual and fictional events and characters in religious beliefs are studied. It traces monotheism back to the Egyptian king Akhenaten and shows how Moses's followers established truth by denouncing all others as false. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 line illustration; 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HBG; HBLA; HRAB; HRKP1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674587397
ISBN
9780674587397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.64

Paperback. Editor(s): Rosenwein, Barbara H. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBLC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801483431
ISBN
9780801483431
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.40

Hardcover. Does the sequence of presidential primaries affect the choices voters make? Num Pages: 184 pages, 16figs.23tabs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHF; JPVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 445.
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472111299
ISBN
9780472111299
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.65

Paperback. This is an accessible guide to the most important academic writing skills a student needs to write successful essays and assignments on any HE course. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: JNZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386. What You Need to Know and How to Do it. 304 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JNZ. Dimension: 216 x 136 x 15. Weight: 376.
Publisher
Prentice Hall
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780273743750
ISBN
9780273743750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.31

Paperback. The incredible true story of the FBI's most successful undercover agent now reissued as a Great Read Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: BG; BTC; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340922651
ISBN
9780340922651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, photos & illus. BIC Classification: JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 177 x 11. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613746820
ISBN
9781613746820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.91

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
180
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855753228
ISBN
9781855753228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 306 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JMB; PBT; UFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 183 x 233 x 18. Weight in Grams: 664.
Publisher
Stata Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597181396
ISBN
9781597181396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 98.41

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; JFC; JFD; KNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415712248
ISBN
9780415712248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.86

Paperback. This is a comprehensive resource for new language teachers and experienced professionals who wish to enhance their knowledge of working with students who have a Specific Learning Difference such as dyslexia. It can be used a core text, forming the basis of a course, or as supplementary reading to extend existing courses. Series: MM Textbooks. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CFDC; CJ; JNS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 173 x 14. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847696199
ISBN
9781847696199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.45

Paperback. Including a wealth of significant detail and drawing heavily on her heroines' own stories, this book creates the early West from a feminine viewpoint. It details about daily life and the great diversity of kinds of people who inhabited the Far West. Num Pages: 196 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 14. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
196
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803275980
ISBN
9780803275980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.35

Paperback. The truth commission is an increasingly common fixture of democratic states with repressive or strife-ridden pasts. From South Africa to Haiti, truth commissions are at work with varying degrees of support and success. This title examines the use of reparations as social policy and the granting of amnesty in exchange for testimony. Editor(s): Rotberg, Robert I.; Thompson, Dennis. Series: The University Center for Human Values Series. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HPQ; JPA; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 446.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
318
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691050720
ISBN
9780691050720
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.77
€ 41.82

Hardback. Num Pages: 540 pages. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
Prometheus Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781633882935
ISBN
9781633882935
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.35

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