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Paperback. This book is an important and timely contribution to the debate concerning the relation between Heideggera s philosophy and his political affiliations to Nazism. But it is more than that: it is also a study, by the leading sociologist in France today, of some of the institutional mechanisms involved in the production of philosophical discourse. Num Pages: 148 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 194.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745617145
ISBN
9780745617145
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.30

Paperback. aeo Bobbio is one of the foremost political thinkers in Europe. aeo This book was an astonishing bestseller in Italy. It sold 250,000 copies in Italy since 1994, and it has sold over 300,000 copies in Europe overall. It has been translated into 14 languages. aeo Ita s a timely defence of the distinction between a lefta and a righta in politics. Series: Themes for the 21st Century Series. Num Pages: 152 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 132 x 9. Weight in Grams: 176.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745615615
ISBN
9780745615615
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.04

Paperback. Offers a fundamental reinterpretation of the role of the Gulag - the Soviet Union's vast system of forced-labor camps, internal exile, and prisons - in Soviet society. This book argues that the Gulag must be understood primarily as a penal institution where prisoners were given one final chance to reintegrate into Soviet society. Num Pages: 368 pages, 2 halftones. 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DVU; HBLW; JKVP; JKVQ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691151120
ISBN
9780691151120
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 42.23

Paperback. Madame de Pompadour's comment, 'Apres moi, le deluge' (after me, the deluge), has looked like a callous if accurate prophecy of the political cataclysms in 1789. But decades before the Bastille fell, French writers had used the phrase to describe a different kind of selfish recklessness. This book examines these fears and the responses to them. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBTV2; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691143262
ISBN
9780691143262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 42.24

Paperback. Advances an interpretation of the founding of modern Israel. This book demonstrates how socialist principles were subverted in practice by the nationalist goals to which socialist Zionism was committed. It provides a historical background to Israel's struggle to mobilize its citizenry to support a shared vision of nationhood. Translator(s): Maisel, David. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLW; JFSR1; JPFF; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 27. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
436
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691009674
ISBN
9780691009674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 42.14

Paperback. In the reign of Ch'ien-lung emperor, Hungli, mass hysteria broke out. It was feared that sorcerers were roaming the land clipping off the ends of men's queues (braids worn by royal decree) and stealing their souls. Kuhn chronicles this epidemic of fear and the official prosecution of soulstealers. Num Pages: 320 pages, 9 halftones, 10 line illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 254 x 58. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674821521
ISBN
9780674821521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.72

Hardback. Offers commentary and an illustrated history of the representations of people of African descent ranging from the ancient images of Pharaohs created by unknown hands to the works of the great European masters such as Bosch, Rembrandt, Rubens, and Hogarth to stunning creations by contemporary black artists. Editor(s): Bindman, David; Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. Num Pages: 432 pages, 191 color illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 258 x 37. Weight in Grams: 2584.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674052611
ISBN
9780674052611
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.70
€ 99.14

Paperback. The next century will see more than half of the world's 6,000 languages become extinct, and most of these will disappear without being adequately recorded. Written by one of the leading figures in language documentation, this fascinating book explores what humanity stands to lose as a result. Series: Language Library. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: CF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 174 x 19. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631233060
ISBN
9780631233060
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 38.54

Paperback. Introduces readers to medieval life through the experience of Peter Abelard, the master of the Paris schools, whose career included, seducing Heloise, being castrated, accused of treason, condemned as a heretic, as well as writing his memoirs - his "story of calamities". Num Pages: 432 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3H; BGH; HBJD; HBLC; HPCB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 614.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631214441
ISBN
9780631214441
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.55

paperback. Water sprites, mountain goblins, shape-shifting animals, and the monsters known as yokai have long haunted the Japanese cultural landscape. This book offers a history of the strange and mysterious in Japan and seeks out these creatures in folklore, encyclopedias, literature, art, science, games, manga, magazines, and movies. Num Pages: 312 pages, 19 b/w drawings, 1 b/w photo. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; JFC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520253629
ISBN
9780520253629
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. The first book to include Thomas Jefferson's writings and writings about him-from his era and ours. Editor(s): Franklin, Wayne. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 592 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393974072
ISBN
9780393974072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.55

Paperback. This volume maps the historically resonant intersections between Jewishness and queerness, between homophobia and anti-Semitism, and between queer theory and theorizations of Jewishness. It explores the modern Jewish and homosexual identities which emerged as traces of each. Editor(s): Boyarin, Daniel; Itzkovitz, Daniel; Pellegrini, Ann. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSK; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231113755
ISBN
9780231113755
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. This classic text, originally published in 1991 and now revised and updated to include a new preface, draws upon fieldwork and interviews to explore the ways gay men and lesbians are constructing their own notions of kinship by drawing on the symbolism of love, friendship, and biology. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSK; JHBK; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231110938
ISBN
9780231110938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.22

Paperback. Num Pages: 150 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Second Edition
Number of pages
150
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226739304
ISBN
9780226739304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.01

Paperback. This text explores the intricacies and implications of how people draw the line between home and work. Arguing that relationships between the two realms range from those that are highly "integrating" to those that are highly "segmenting," it examines the symbolic value of objects and actions. Num Pages: 344 pages, 5 line drawings, 3 tables. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBL; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226581460
ISBN
9780226581460
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.41

Paperback. This is a portrait of life, thought and art in 14th- and 15th-century France and the Netherlands. Regarded as an historical classic by many scholars, it has also been criticized and incorrectly translated. This edition corrects changes made by other translators to the original Dutch text of 1919. Translator(s): Payton, Rodney J.; Mammitzsch, Ulrich. Num Pages: 560 pages, 45 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDN; HBJD; HBLC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 35. Weight in Grams: 762.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226359946
ISBN
9780226359946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.63

Paperback. On Thursday, July 13, 1995, Chicagoans awoke to a blistering day on which the temperature would eventually climb to 106 degrees. This book reveals how in coming decades the effects of climate change will intensify the social and environmental pressures in urban areas around the world. Num Pages: 328 pages, 35 halftones, 3 maps, 7 figures, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJPR; JFFC; RNPG; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226276182
ISBN
9780226276182
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 20.31

Paperback. In researching this book, the author took on the role of a hostess in one of Tokyo's many "hostess clubs". The resulting text critically examines how such establishments create bonds among white-collar men and forge a masculine identity that suits the needs of their corporations. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFSJ1; JHBK5; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226014876
ISBN
9780226014876
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.85

Paperback. Foucault and the Iranian Revolution informs current discussion on the divisions that have reemerged among Western intellectuals over the response to radical Islamism after September 11. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Annotated edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226007861
ISBN
9780226007861
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.77

Paperback. The international history of the development of the atomic bomb, its first use against Japan, and the Cold War nuclear arms race that it gave rise to. Series: Making of the Modern World. Num Pages: 384 pages, 18 black and white plates. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199569762
ISBN
9780199569762
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.16

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