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Paperback. Ponders the nature of happiness and its place in philosophical thinking and writing throughout the ages. This title explores notions of happiness - from Greek philosophers to Desmond Tutu, Charles Darwin, Iris Murdoch, and the Dalai Lama - as well as the theories advanced by psychologists, economists, geneticists, and neuroscientists. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPQ; JMAQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 16. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300178104
- ISBN
- 9780300178104
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.40
€ 17.99
€ 14.40
Paperback. Gertrude Tennant's life was remarkable for its length (1819-1918), but even more so for the influence she achieved as an unsurpassed London hostess. This title presents her life, placing her not only at the heart of a multi-generational, matriarchal family epic but also at centre of European social and literary life for the best part of a century. Num Pages: 308 pages, 40 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; HBTB; JFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300168976
- ISBN
- 9780300168976
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.95
€ 21.99
€ 16.95
Paperback. Presents a fresh view of the upbringing of English children in upper and professional class families over three centuries. Drawing on direct testimony from contemporary diaries and letters, this book revises previous understandings of parenting and what it was like to grow up in the period between 1600 and 1914. Num Pages: 456 pages, 16 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBTB; JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 35. Weight in Grams: 736.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300163964
- ISBN
- 9780300163964
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.55
€ 25.99
€ 19.55
Paperback. Presents a reinterpretation of American diplomatic history. This book addresses the challenges to the thesis. Num Pages: 288 pages, 32 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300139259
- ISBN
- 9780300139259
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.59
€ 30.99
€ 22.59
Hardback. Charles II's first and most important parliament sat for eighteen years without a general election, earning itself the sobriquet "Long". This book is the study of this Restoration Parliament. It recovers a crucial period of parliamentary history, that helps to explain the Glorious Revolution, and opens a discussion about historiographical method. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 black-&-white illustration. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLH; JP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300137088
- ISBN
- 9780300137088
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.31
€ 43.99
€ 31.31
Paperback. Provides a translation of the dialogues of Plato. This book argues that the particular formulation by Plato had a direct and profound influence on the Founding Fathers and the development of American constitutional law. Translator(s): Allen, R. E. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPS; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- Second Impression
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300136371
- ISBN
- 9780300136371
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.82
€ 24.99
€ 18.82
Hardback. During the Georgian period there was a remarkable proliferation of seductive visual imagery and written accounts of female performers. Focusing on the close relationship between the dramatic and visual arts at this time, this book explores popular ideas of the actress as coquette, 'whore', celebrity, muse, and creative agent. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 256 pages, 85 b&w illustrations and 50 colour images. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JF; 3JH; AN; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 230 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1565.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300135442
- ISBN
- 9780300135442
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.49€ 42.00
€ 53.49
€ 42.00
Paperback. Looks at the fundamental issue of equality and how and why governments have fallen short of their democratic ideals. This book explores the growth of democratic institutions, expansion of citizenship, and various obstacles that stand in the way of gains in political equality. It assesses the contemporary political landscape in United States. Num Pages: 160 pages, 5 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 134 x 11. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300126877
- ISBN
- 9780300126877
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.40
€ 17.99
€ 14.40
Hardback. Why it is a mistake to let commercial entertainment serve as America's de facto ambassador to the world Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 242 x 29. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300123388
- ISBN
- 9780300123388
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.26
€ 40.99
€ 29.26
Paperback. After September 11, Americans agonised over why nineteen men hated the United States enough to kill three thousand civilians in an unprovoked assault. This book presents the inner logic of al-Qaeda and like-minded extremist groups by which they justify September 11 and other terrorist attacks. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSR2; JPF; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300122572
- ISBN
- 9780300122572
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.55
€ 25.99
€ 19.55
Hardback. Did Britain's permissive society start with swinging London? This title challenges the sexual myth of the 1960s, arguing that its roots lay further back in the city's dramatic cultures of austerity and affluence that marked the post-war years. It focuses on sex and urban culture through a series of historical narratives. Num Pages: 400 pages, 6 colour images & 40 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1; JHBK5. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1260.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300118797
- ISBN
- 9780300118797
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Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 35.54
€ 49.99
€ 35.54
Hardback. Explores political thinking in Europe from the Renaissance to the early Enlightenment, the late fifteenth to the end of the seventeenth century. This work gives an account of European political thought in the early modern period; and pays due regard to Hungary, and to the Scandinavian kingdoms; and further embraces the political thought of Islam. Editor(s): Lloyd, Howell A.; Burgess, Glenn; Hodson, Simon. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; HPS; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 195 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300112665
- ISBN
- 9780300112665
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Condition: New
€ 68.35€ 52.80
€ 68.35
€ 52.80
Hardback. Explores Soviet prosecution records to tell the hidden story of ordinary citizens who were arrested for expressing discontent during the Khrushchev and Brezhnev years. Editor(s): Kozlov, Vladimir A.; Fitzpatrick, Sheila; Mironenko, Sergei V. Translator(s): Livshin, Olga. Series: Annals of Communism. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 167 x 28. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300111699
- ISBN
- 9780300111699
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.13€ 54.08
€ 70.13
€ 54.08
Hardback. Presents a scholarly exposition of English-language psychoanalytic terms and concepts, including those from all contemporary schools of theory and practice. In this title, each entry starts with a brief definition that is followed by an explanation of the significance of the term/concept for psychoanalysis, and its historical development. Editor(s): Auchincloss, Elizabeth L.; Samberg, Eslee. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: JMAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 184 x 27. Weight in Grams: 838.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- 4th Revised edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300109863
- ISBN
- 9780300109863
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.20€ 63.58
€ 83.20
€ 63.58
Hardcover. Pomper explores the concept of 'democratic heroism', through accounts of eight individuals who, by 'just doing their jobs' have played crucial roles in resolving national problems in the United States. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 151 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300100358
- ISBN
- 9780300100358
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.59
€ 30.99
€ 22.59
paperback. The authoritative edition of Franklin's autobiography, now with a new foreword by the eminent Franklin scholar Edmund S. Morgan Editor(s): Labaree, Leonard W.; Ketcham, Ralph L.; Boatfield, Helen C.; Fineman, Helene H. Series: Yale Nota Bene. Num Pages: 364 pages, notes, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300098587
- ISBN
- 9780300098587
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.77
€ 13.99
€ 11.77
Paperback. The "Venona" secret US army project of the 1940's was a monumental achievement in this history of American code breaking and one of the America's most closely guarded secrets. This book exposes the greatest domestic counter-espionage operation that has ever been launched against the Soviet Union. Series: Yale Nota Bene. Num Pages: 504 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; JPSH; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 32. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300084627
- ISBN
- 9780300084627
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.59
€ 30.99
€ 22.59
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300080698
- ISBN
- 9780300080698
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.84
€ 23.99
€ 17.84
Hardcover. Diego Velasquez (1599-1660) spent his formative years in Seville, learning his craft and producing his early masterpieces. This work explores the importance of Seville for Velasquez, examining Sevillian culture, Catholic theology, and picaresque literature. Editor(s): Clarke, Michael. Num Pages: 192 pages, 50 b/w + 50 color illus. BIC Classification: 1DSE; ACN; AFC; AGB; GBCR; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 256 x 342 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1564.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- Hardback Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300069495
- ISBN
- 9780300069495
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.43€ 46.32
€ 59.43
€ 46.32
Paperback. Discusses the dynamics of religious conversion, presenting it as a process of change with personal, cultural, social and religious implications. The text draws on insights from psychology, anthropology, theology, missiology and interviews with converts from disparate backgrounds. Num Pages: 260 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HRA; HRCS; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 297 x 21. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300065152
- ISBN
- 9780300065152
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.04
€ 36.99
€ 27.04