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Paperback. What is civilization? Why do we need it? And what can civilization offer us in an age of irony? This title explores the nature and aims of civilization, examining how civilizing forces from the Greeks to the Renaissance have shaped and coloured our ideas of what a good existence means. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 160.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141031064
ISBN
9780141031064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.21

Paperback. The most thorough review of the national political ethos written in a generation, In Search of Canadian Political Culture offers a bottom-up, regional analysis that challenges how we think and write about Canada. It will interest specialists in Canadian political culture and generalists in Canadian politics. Num Pages: 348 pages, 8 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774813891
ISBN
9780774813891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.15

Hardcover. Illustrated 8vo.Good copy in original cloth . Anthropology
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1956
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KEX0254805
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Illustrated 8vo.Good copy in original cloth with dustwrapper. Anthropology
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1956
SKU
KEX0254804
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Philosophy. Num Pages: 120 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTC; HPS; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
120
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319256238
ISBN
9783319256238
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.93

Hardback. Brings together developments exploring social, cultural political dimensions in mathematics education. This book is aimed at mathematics educators, researchers in mathematics education, gender, social justice, equity and democracy in education, and practitioners/teachers interested in the use of project work in mathematics teaching and learning. Series: Mathematics Education Library. Num Pages: 416 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNU; PB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 763.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Edition
Illustrated ed
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402015045
ISBN
9781402015045
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.19

Paperback. This is the first examination of the Israeli and Egyptian peace process between 1967-1973, which highlights the rise and fall of Soviet influence after the Six Day War and explores how the increasing importance of America's political leadership affected the region. Num Pages: 297 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBJH; HBL; HBW; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
297
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349350872
ISBN
9781349350872
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 121.69

Hardback. This work is a comparative study of how these three dramatists seek and devise new models to address the specific conditions of Blacks in America. Each writer relies on a different approach, each powerful, yet apparently contradictory. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSG; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761817505
ISBN
9780761817505
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.94

Hardcover. From fund-raising and owner loans to museum-artist relations to the immense effort involved in safely shipping sixty works from twenty-seven lenders in fourteen cities and five countries, this book illustrates the inner workings of one of Chicago's premier cultural institutions. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: ACX; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 173 x 12. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226173818
ISBN
9780226173818
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.74
€ 79.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AB; GM; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 7. Weight in Grams: 177.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780226418124
ISBN
9780226418124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.45

Paperback. What is human nature? How is language related to thought - and should the connection be investigated socially or scientifically? This volume seeks to establish common ground among the disciplines examining the mind-brain continuum. Editor(s): Bohn, Ocke-Schwen; Gjedde, Albert; Saleemi, Anjum P. Num Pages: 399 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; HPJ; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 770.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Aarhus University Press Denmark
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
399
Condition
New
SKU
V9788779340053
ISBN
9788779340053
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.72

Hardback. Challenges the traditional histories of British and Irish migration, the stories of oppression and exile that form an essential part of the existing literature. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 240 x 30. Weight in Grams: 482. Like New.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KRF0019297
ISBN
9780752459547
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 27.99
€ 6.23

Hardback. DIASPORA Challenges the traditional histories of British and Irish migration, the stories of oppression and exile that form an essential part of the existing literature. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 240 x 30. Weight in Grams: 482. 222pp.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
9780752459547
ISBN
9780752459547
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 6.23

Paperback. .
Publisher
FreeLance Academy Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780982591116
ISBN
9780982591116
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 154 pages. BIC Classification: JNHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 9. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
154
Condition
New
SKU
V9781610488105
ISBN
9781610488105
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.89

Hardback. Num Pages: 154 pages. BIC Classification: JNHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
154
Condition
New
SKU
V9781610488099
ISBN
9781610488099
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.93

Series: Civil Rights and the Struggle for Black Equality in the Twentieth Century. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; JFD; JFFJ; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813145365
ISBN
9780813145365
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JFCA; VFVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473608061
ISBN
9781473608061
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. Makes available for the generation of readers two key works on hero myths: Otto Rank's "Myth of the Birth of the Hero" and Lord Raglan's "The Hero". In his introduction to this selection from Rank, Raglan, and others, the author charts the history of theorizing about hero myths and compares the approaches of Rank, Raglan, Dundes, and Campbell. Series: Mythos: The Princeton-Bollingen Series in World Mythology. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRKT; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691020624
ISBN
9780691020624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 31.01

Hardcover. This text reconstructs the history of the Sufi Naqshbandi brotherhood and its impact on the North Caucasus (Chechnya and Daghestan) in the early 19th century. It draws on Naqshbandi Arabic sources to explain the pivotal role of Sufism in transforming mountain society. Num Pages: 288 pages, 4 maps, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FC; HBJD; HBJF; HBLL; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 763.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850653844
ISBN
9781850653844
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.21
€ 58.62

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