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Paperback. Blood sacrifice, the ritual slaughter of animals, has been basic to religion through history, so that it survives in spiritualized form even in Christianity. How did this violent phenomenon achieve the status of the sacred? This study examines this question. Translator(s): Bing, Peter. Num Pages: 360 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 518. The Anthropology of Ancient Greek Sacrificial Ritual and Myth. 360 pages, Ill. Blood sacrifice, the ritual slaughter of animals, has been basic to religion through history, so that it survives in spiritualized form even in Christianity. How did this violent phenomenon achieve the status of the sacred? This study examines this question. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; JHM. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 23. Weight: 510. Translator(s): Bing, Peter.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520058750
- ISBN
- 9780520058750
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.01
€ 41.99
€ 30.01
Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 1MK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- Demeter Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781772580044
- ISBN
- 9781772580044
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 27.23
€ 31.99
€ 27.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HB; HRQM; JFSL3; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 155. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Monash University Publishing Australia
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781922235510
- ISBN
- 9781922235510
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.55
€ 36.99
€ 26.55
Hardback. Series: Central and Eastern European Perspectives on International Relations. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JPQB; JPSN2; KNAC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 220 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137572776
- ISBN
- 9781137572776
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.61
€ 63.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 482 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 24. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Lynne Rienner Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781588268228
- ISBN
- 9781588268228
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.62
€ 45.62
Paperback. Spanning four politically and socially tumultuous decades, Stephen Maxwell's writings explore the origins and development of the modern Scottish Nationalist movement. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- Luath Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908373878
- ISBN
- 9781908373878
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.04
€ 13.99
€ 11.04
Paperback. An introduction to globalization. Scott Sernau unpacks aspects of economic, cultural and technological globalization with down-to-earth examples. Using the realities of an interconnected world as well as political and economic theory and history, he moves between the local and the global. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Kumarian Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- SKU
- KNW0010215
- ISBN
- 9781565491120
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 19.99€ 5.49
€ 19.99
€ 5.49
Paperback. A contemporary introduction to the workings of the Prime Minister and Cabinet in light of major recent developments such as the war with Iraq, the Hutton Inquiry, the Butler report, and the Blair/ Brown relationship. Series: Politics Study Guides. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JPP; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748622894
- ISBN
- 9780748622894
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.11
€ 24.99
€ 23.11
Paperback. This volume provides an unequaled introduction to the thought of chief contributors to the Western tradition of political philosophy from classical Greek antiquity to the twentieth century. Written by specialists on the various philosophers, this third edition has been expanded significantly to include both new and revised essays. Num Pages: 992 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JFCX; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1314. 992 pages, Ill. This volume provides an unequaled introduction to the thought of chief contributors to the Western tradition of political philosophy from classical Greek antiquity to the twentieth century. Written by specialists on the various philosophers, this third edition has been expanded significantly to include both new and revised essays. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: JFCX; JPA. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 52. Weight: 1542.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 992
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Edition
- 3rd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226777108
- ISBN
- 9780226777108
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.69
€ 41.99
€ 32.69
Hardback. Series: China Academic Library. Num Pages: 362 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JHBS; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 242 x 27. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag, Singapore
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789811011412
- ISBN
- 9789811011412
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.73
€ 125.73
Paperback. Target success in OCR A-level History with this proven formula for effective, structured revision; key content coverage is combined with exam preparation activities and exam-style questions to create a revision guide that students can rely on to review, strengthen and test their knowledge. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; 4KLR; HBJK; JPVH1. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 213 x 298 x 9. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Hodder Education
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471875885
- ISBN
- 9781471875885
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.83
€ 14.99
€ 14.83
Paperback. The discovery of King Arthur Num Pages: 244 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 199 x 14. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750942119
- ISBN
- 9780750942119
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.47
€ 16.99
€ 15.47
Hardcover. BIC Classification: 1HFJ; GTB; GTJ; HBJH; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 140 x 25. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784536947
- ISBN
- 9781784536947
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.94
€ 187.94
Hardback. This illuminating book remains essential to both ancient historians and students of modern strategy. Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 black & white line drawings, 15 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HBW; JWKT. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- revised and updated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421419442
- ISBN
- 9781421419442
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.32€ 64.37
€ 71.32
€ 64.37
Hardback. Anthropological writings on humour are not numerous, but they do contain insight into the social processes that underlie joking and laughter. This volume examines the cognitive, social, and moral aspects of humour and its potential to bring about a sense of mutual understanding, even among different and possibly hostile people. Editor(s): Sciama, Lidia Dina. Series: Social Identities. Num Pages: 216 pages, 20 illustrations, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857450746
- ISBN
- 9780857450746
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.97
€ 154.97
Paperback. Num Pages: 303 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; JKSN; MMJ; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349514632
- ISBN
- 9781349514632
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 123.23
€ 123.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JNSG1; JNU; YQM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 296 x 211 x 16. Weight in Grams: 716.
- Publisher
- Continuum Publishing Corporation United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441129512
- ISBN
- 9781441129512
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.08
€ 52.99
€ 41.08
Multiple-component retail product. Ideal for teachers of children aged 5-6, The Numicon Number, Pattern and Calculating 1 Teaching Pack provides Teaching Resource Handbook and an Implementation Guide. Including detailed activities and tips on planning and assessment, this product is a perfect companion for Numicon teachers. Num Pages: 1 pages. BIC Classification: 4KHF; JNUM; YQM. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 301 x 368 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1564.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Spiralbound
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198389408
- ISBN
- 9780198389408
Spiralbound
Condition: New
€ 225.04
€ 225.04
Paperback. Pessimism is thought of as an exclusively negative stance that inevitably leads to resignation. Even when pessimism looks like utter truth, we are told that it makes the worst of a bad situation. This book challenges the received wisdom about pessimism, arguing that there is an unrecognized yet vibrant pessimistic philosophical tradition. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC; JFCX; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691141121
- ISBN
- 9780691141121
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.37
€ 46.99
€ 33.37
Hardback. Editor(s): Guia, Maria Joao; Koulish, Robert; Mitsilegas, Valsamis. Num Pages: 405 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JKV; JPVH; LBBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319246888
- ISBN
- 9783319246888
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.23
€ 124.23