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Paperback. Martyrdom is a controversial topic, with a long history of provoking fierce debate. In this Very Short Introduction Jolyon Mitchell provides a historical analysis to understand the contemporary debates surrounding martyrdom. Using examples from a variety of contexts around the world, he explores how it has evolved, and what it means today. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 20 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAM9; HRAX; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 174 x 114 x 8. Weight in Grams: 126.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199585236
- ISBN
- 9780199585236
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.58
€ 13.99
€ 11.58
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 494 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1057.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 494
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691640259
- ISBN
- 9780691640259
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 253.65
€ 253.65
Paperback. Num Pages: 217 pages, b&w photos. BIC Classification: JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 217
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617617812
- ISBN
- 9781617617812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.25€ 51.68
€ 73.25
€ 51.68
Hardback. For over four decades, Martin Scorsese has been the chronicler of an obsessive society, where material possessions and physical comfort are valued, where the pursuit of individual improvement is rewarded and where male prerogative is respected and preserved. Series: Polity America Through the Lens Series. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 147 x 28. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745645223
- ISBN
- 9780745645223
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.69
€ 78.69
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Lion Hudson Plc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745952826
- ISBN
- 9780745952826
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.35
€ 16.99
€ 13.35
Paperback. John Kirk presents the life of Martin Luther King in the context of the American civil rights movement placing him at the centre of the Afro-American fight for equality and recognition. Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 204 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 172 x 12. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 204
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408220139
- ISBN
- 9781408220139
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 47.08
€ 48.99
€ 47.08
Paperback. A new biography of the iconic US civil rights leader. Num Pages: 272 pages, 48 photographs. BIC Classification: BGH; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 18. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849162623
- ISBN
- 9781849162623
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.37
€ 17.99
€ 13.37
Paperback. A study that is concerned with working out the interests brought to bear on each film project by their initiators and the impact each has made on the image of Luther in film in its historical context. Num Pages: 240 pages, illus. BIC Classification: APF; HBLH; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783525550199
- ISBN
- 9783525550199
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.23
€ 13.23
Paperback. Written by a former student of Heidegger, this book examines the relationship between the philosophy and the politics of a celebrated teacher and the allure that Nazism held out for scholars committed to revolutionary nihilism. Editor(s): Wolin, Richard. Translator(s): Steiner, Gary. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; BGH; HPCF; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231084079
- ISBN
- 9780231084079
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.12
€ 40.99
€ 29.12
Paperback. As a religious thinker who disclaimed all rationalistic systems, Martin Buber produced an insightful critique of modern philosophical ethics, one that became productive soil for another non-traditional ethic: feminism's care ethic. Walters compares the personal ethics of the two perspectives. Series: The Martin Buber Library. Num Pages: 160 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 13. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815630104
- ISBN
- 9780815630104
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.61
€ 27.61
Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages, over 420 color and b/w photos. BIC Classification: JWG; JWMV; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 218 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1144.
- Publisher
- SCHIFFER PUBLISHING LTD
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887406614
- ISBN
- 9780887406614
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 35.24
€ 53.99
€ 35.24
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764347412
- ISBN
- 9780764347412
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.25€ 64.62
€ 86.25
€ 64.62
Paperback. This groundbreaking and highly acclaimed work examines the two most influential African-American leaders of this century, Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X. James Cone cuts through such superficial assessments of King and Malcolm as polar opposites to reveal two men whose visions are complementary and moving toward convergence. Num Pages: 392 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCV; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 648. A Dream or a Nightmare?. 392 pages, Illustrations. This groundbreaking and highly acclaimed work examines the two most influential African-American leaders of this century, Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X. James Cone cuts through such superficial assessments of King and Malcolm as polar opposites to reveal two men whose visions are complementary and moving toward convergence. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCV; JFSL3. Dimension: 233 x 153 x 23. Weight: 648.
- Publisher
- Orbis Books
- Number of pages
- 392
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Anv
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570759796
- ISBN
- 9781570759796
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.73
€ 33.99
€ 30.73
Paperback. This award winning book illuminates what it means to be a person who has Aspergers Syndrome by providing a window into a unique and particular world. Series: Lucky Duck Books. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JNSG2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 169 x 9. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Second
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849200004
- ISBN
- 9781849200004
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 42.94
€ 42.99
€ 42.94
Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages, 125 black and white photos and 125 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFH; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 178 x 17. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- North Atlantic Books,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556438141
- ISBN
- 9781556438141
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.20
€ 21.99
€ 20.20
Martha Jefferson is the first and only biography of Thomas Jefferson's greatest love and true kindred spirit. Drawing on a wealth of newly probed sources, including family letters, documents, and the handwritten notes, William Hyland captures the charm, sophistication, grace and a profound sense of history of this little known and elusive figure. Num Pages: 310 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 236 x 34. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442239838
- ISBN
- 9781442239838
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.75
€ 71.75
* This is the first biography to be written about the life of Martha Freud, the wife of the father of psychoanalysis. * This is the first biography to be written about the life of Martha Freud, the wife of the father of psychoanalysis. * Fully illustrated with halftones of the Bernays and Freud Families. Translator(s): Glasgow, R.D.V. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 251 x 23. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745633381
- ISBN
- 9780745633381
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.23
€ 64.23
This study highlights linkages between Marsilius' thought and the ideas of his medieval Muslim and Jewish predecessors and contemporaries. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442641440
- ISBN
- 9781442641440
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.30
€ 79.30
Paperback. Reconnecting McLuhan with his literary past, Marshall McLuhan's Mosaic is a demonstration of one of his greatest ideas: that literature not only matters, but can help us understand the hidden patterns that rule our environment. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442609884
- ISBN
- 9781442609884
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.22
€ 42.99
€ 38.22
paperback. Why is McLuhan important? What use can we make of his approach to the media today? In this critical introduction, McLuhan's contribution is explained and his reputation reassessed. Series: Core Cultural Theorists Series. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HP; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780761952657
- ISBN
- 9780761952657
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.40
€ 69.40