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Paperback. "The Truth and Reconciliation Commission" was established to investigate more than 30 years of human rights violations under apartheid. This book presents Jillian Edelstein's four-year project photographing the victims and perpetrators of apartheid. Num Pages: 196 pages, 120 duotone photographs. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; AJCR; HBJH; HBLW3; JFFJ; JFSL; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 202 x 21. Weight in Grams: 900.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 196
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781862074460
- ISBN
- 9781862074460
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.27
€ 33.99
€ 22.27
Paperback. Was South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) a "miracle" that depended on the leadership of Mandela and Tutu? Addressing such questions as this, Lyn Graybill explores the political origins, theological underpinnings, and achievements of the world's most ambitious truth commission. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JPQ; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Lynne Rienner Pub
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781588260574
- ISBN
- 9781588260574
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.74
€ 29.74
Paperback. Editor(s): Schabas, William A.; Darcy, Shane. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 397.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048168187
- ISBN
- 9789048168187
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Paperback. In this presentation of a biblical and logical perspective, Groothuis unveils how truth has come under attack and how it can be defended in the vital areas of theology, apologetics, ethics and the arts. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB1; HRCM; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Inter-Varsity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851115245
- ISBN
- 9780851115245
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.57
€ 17.99
€ 16.57
Paperback. Embarking on an ethnographic journey to the inner barrios of Havana among practitioners of Ifa, a prestigious Afro-Cuban tradition of divination, this book reevaluates Western ideas about truth in light of the practices and ideas of a wildly different, and highly respected, model. Num Pages: 328 pages, 3 halftones, 6 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KJC; HRKT; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226349213
- ISBN
- 9780226349213
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.91
€ 36.99
€ 29.91
Paperback. DNA profiling is often heralded as unassailable criminal evidence, a veritable "truth machine" that can overturn convictions based on eyewitness testimony, confessions, and other forms of forensic evidence. This book traces the controversial history of DNA fingerprinting by looking at court cases in the US and UK from the mid-1980s onwards. Num Pages: 416 pages, 33 halftones. BIC Classification: JKVF1; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 26. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226498072
- ISBN
- 9780226498072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 28.00
€ 34.99
€ 28.00
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
€ 52.89€ 42.58
€ 52.89
€ 42.58
Paperback. We live in an age of crises that are global in scale and potentially apocalyptic in severity, affecting the lives of millions - billions - of people. Peter Lee examines the struggle for truth at the heart of these crises to show how political leaders attempt to shape individual behavior, attitudes and identity. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFL; JPS; JPSF; JPV; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137298485
- ISBN
- 9781137298485
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.64
€ 40.64
Paperback. 244 pages, illustrations. From one of the world's most influential public intellectuals, an elucidating primer on the foundations of ethics and virtue in the modern age. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HPQ; JNA; JNV; VSPM. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 19. Weight: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Edition
- First Trade Paper Edition
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465031788
- ISBN
- 9780465031788
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.37
€ 26.37
Paperback. This book uses the concept of universal human rights to explore the relationship between the individual, society, and truth. To answer the question of how we say something universally true about human beings while lacking the philosophical means to do so, the author explores the changing relationship between truth and politics from Plato to Locke. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349536931
- ISBN
- 9781349536931
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.17
€ 66.17
Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 455.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403976239
- ISBN
- 9781403976239
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. Shows the importance of timing: the Scopes trial occurred at a crucial moment in the history of biology textbook. This title explores the development of biology textbooks leading up to the trial and the ways in which the textbook industry created new books and presented them as "responses" to the trial. Num Pages: 208 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JNU; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226029450
- ISBN
- 9780226029450
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.03€ 79.61
€ 94.03
€ 79.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 30 b&w photos, 2 b&w charts/graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; APFB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781477309087
- ISBN
- 9781477309087
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.67
€ 29.99
€ 27.67
Paperback. A journey from Burning Man to the Akashic Field that suggest how 5-MeO-DMT triggers the human capacity for higher knowledge through direct contact with the zero-point field. Num Pages: 336 pages, figures. BIC Classification: HRLK2; JMTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions Bear and Company United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594772993
- ISBN
- 9781594772993
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.82
€ 25.99
€ 22.82
Hardcover. Editor(s): Madsen, Stig Toft; Nielsen, Kenneth Bo; Skoda, Uwe. Series: Anthem South Asian Studies. Num Pages: 324 pages, 4+ tables. BIC Classification: 1FK; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Publisher
- Anthem Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857287731
- ISBN
- 9780857287731
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.70
€ 140.70
Paperback. This book explores the Nuu-chah-nulth understanding of the universe as an integrated and orderly whole, providing a viable theoretical alternative that both complements and expands the view of reality presented by Western science. Num Pages: 168 pages, 15 b/w photographs, 2 figures, 1 map. BIC Classification: HPD; HPJ; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 12. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780774810852
- ISBN
- 9780774810852
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.36
€ 36.99
€ 34.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 60 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Caitlin Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894759885
- ISBN
- 9781894759885
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.10
€ 19.99
€ 15.10
Hardback. The BAC TSR2 is a controversial aircraft. Built to a demanding RAF requirement, the BAC TSR2 was a revolutionary low-level strike aircraft able to deliver a tactical nuclear weapon at supersonic speed and low altitude to evade enemy radar. This book describes the aircraft, its history and the events of its cancellation. Num Pages: 336 pages, 215 colour photographs 232 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DB; JWMV3; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 230 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1542.
- Publisher
- The Crowood Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847972118
- ISBN
- 9781847972118
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.77€ 54.92
€ 58.77
€ 54.92
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Tooby, Adam. Series: X-Planes. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: HBW; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 184. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472822482
- ISBN
- 9781472822482
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.91
€ 20.99
€ 16.91
Paperback. In the centre of Tokyo, the world's biggest fish market is a complex socio-economic environment staging daily auctions and also host to hundreds of stalls that sell to the public. Theodore Bestor explores the social and commercial relationships that make the system work. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 439 pages, 67 b/w photographs, 3 line illustrations, 6 maps, 11 tables. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 439
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520220249
- ISBN
- 9780520220249
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06