Search Results: Titles starting with W from Expatriate Bookshop of Denmark

Minor rubbing. VG. W.V.O.Quine Princeton University Press Princeton (2002) orig.wrappers 21x14cm, PAPERBACK. "The most influential philosopher in the analytic tradition of his time, Willard Van Orman Quine (1908-2000) changed the way we think about language and its relation to the world. His rejection of the analytic/ synthetic distinction, his scepticism about modal logic and essentialism, his celebrated theme of the indeterminacy of translation, and his advocacy of naturalism have challenged key assumptions of the prevailing orthodoxy and helped shape the development of much of recent philosophy. This introduction to Quine's philosophical ideas provides philosophers, students, and generalists with an authoritative analysis of Quine's lasting contributions to philosophy. The major themes covered include the adaptation of the language of modern logic to formulate a criterion of ontological commitment; Quine's own ontological commitments; Duhemian- Holistic empiricism and the attendant… Read More

Rubbed. Tears to side cover edges. Just Good. Textual photo illustrations African Colonial History Gebethner i Wolffa Warszawa (1928) orig. wrappers 23x15cm, 142 pp, Numerous rubberstamps to half-title and title-page. Small label to rear cover. Text entirely in Polish. "In the Land of the Masai". Kenya travel account by a Polish traveller.

Minor rubbing. VG., dustwrapper. French Literature David R. Godine Boston 1988 orig.boards 22x14cm, 164 pp, Translated by David Bellos.

Rubbed. Spine chipped. Just Good. Polish Educational History Nakladem Henryk Gorskiego Lwow 1866 orig.wrappers 24x15cm, 36 pp. All published? Not in OCLC.

Minor rubbing. Some light page-edge soil. VG. World Trade Organization Cambridge University Press Cambridge 2005 orig. cloth 26x17cm, xxxviii,736 pp "The Repertory of Appellate Body Case Law was initially developed as an internal research tool to assist the Appellate Body Secretariat in carrying out its duty to provide legal support to Appellate Body Members. The Repertory is now being made available to the public in the hope that it will become a practical tool for officials from WTO Members. It will also assist academics, students and private practitioners of international trade law and dispute settlement. The Repertory consists of excerpts from Appellate Body Reports; excerpts from Arbitration Awards issued pursuant to Article 21.3(c) of the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes on the duration of the 'reasonable period' for implementation of Dispute Settlement Body rulings; additional information relating to the Appellate Body and appellate… Read More

Minor wear. VG. Irregular Working Hours Kluwer Bedrijfswetenschappen Deventer [Netherlands] (1996) orig. wrappers 24x15cm, 188 pp, Katholieke Universiteit Brabant doctoral thesis. Dutch text. Includes a 4-page English summary. Study of compensation for irregular working hours.

Minor wear. VG. Botany n.p. n.p. 1983 orig. wrappers 20x14cm, 183 pp., Albert-Ludwigs-Universität zu Freiburg i. Br. doctoral dissertation. Full title reads: "Wachstum, Wasserverbrauch und Produktivität des Wasserverbrauchs von Pappeln unterschiedlichen Alters : Populus x euramericana (Dode) Guinier c.v. Robusta"

Spine bumped. Some wear. Good. Classical Antiquity Franz Steiner Verlag Wiesbaden 1979 orig. wrappers 24x16cm, vi,236 pages., Series: Historia, Einzelschriften, Heft 35.

Minor rubbing. VG. 88pp photoplates. Egyptian Nubia Archaeology Charles University Prague 1984 orig. cloth 32x24cm, 316,(88) pp., Series : Publications / Czechoslovak Institute of Egyptology, Charles University, Prague. Contents: The Wadi Qitna Cemetery & Its Investigation; Description of the Tunmuli & Non-funeral Structures of the Wadi Qitna Cemetery; The Kalabsha- South Cemetery & its Investigation; Description of the Investigated Tumuli & Non-funeral Structures in the Kalabsha-South Cemetery; Archaeological Analysis of the Pottery; Physico-Chemical Analysis of the Pottery; Stone Articles; Glass Vessels; Inscriptions; Articles of Personal Adornment & Implements; Wooden Objects; Textiles; Organic Remains; Conclusions of the Archeological Analysis.

Minor rubbing. Cover corner creased. VG. Libya [published by author] [Tripoli, Libya] 2003 orig.wrappers 24x15cm, 534 pp., Series: Hadarat al-sahara, 2. Weighs 900 grams. Text entirely in Arabic. Includes textual photos, maps, genealogical charts. A history of Hayat Wadi [Libya].

Minor rubbing. VG. Textual photo illustrations. Thailand Rongphim Linkhon Promochan [Bangkok] 2555 [2012 CE] orig. wrappers 22x14cm, 165 pp Text entirely in Thai. A history of motion pictures and motion picture theaters in Bangkok.

Minor rubbing, slight dustwrapper soil, VG., dustwrapper Textual graphs & tables Labor Economics Clarendon Press Oxford 1996 orig.boards 22x14cm, vii, 280 pp Contents: Theoretical & Empirical Overview of Wage Determination; How Have Wage Differentials Changed?; The Employer Size Effect on Wage Differentials; Wage Differentials by Industry & Labour Market; Education, Occupation & Earnings; The Importance of Education, Occupation & Hierarchy in Organizations & in Earnings Differentials; A Theoretical & Empirical Model of Wage Determination; The Effect of Discrimination & of Industry Segmentation on Wage Differentials; Earnings Distribution & Inequality over Time: Education versus Relative Position & Cohort; Labour Market Flexibility & Wage Determination; Conclusions.

minor rubbing,corner bump, Good, dustwrapper Indian Labor Economics Popular Prakashan Bombay (1977) orig.cloth 22x14cm, viii,255 pp

Some rubbing. Some light page browning. Good., dustwrapper. 8pp photoplates. British Naval History Alvin Redman London 1964 orig.boards 22x14cm, 256,(8) pp, In a rubbed & chipped dustwrapper. An account of the shipwreck of and mutiny on board the H.M.S. Wager, Chile,1740.

Minor rubbing. VG. Old Testament Exegesis Sheffield Academic Press Sheffield [UK] (1996) orig.boards 24x15cm, 244 pp, Series: Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, Supplement Series, 221. Contents: The 'Succesion Narrative' Hypothesis: The History of the ' Succesion Narrative' Hypothesis: A Reapraisal of the 'Succesion Narrative' Hypothesis; Defining the Narative: Extent & Composiutioon; The Unity of 2 Samuel 10 - 20; The Theme of 2 Samuel 10 - 20; The Genre & Purpose of 2 Samuel 210-20; The Date & Authorship of 2 Samuel 10-20; Conclusion.

Some rubbing. Binding corner bumps. Good.,, dustwrapper 2 maps Indian Colonial History People's Publishing House New Delhi (1982) orig. cloth x, 127 pp,, 22x15cm, In a heavily torn & rubbed dustwrapper. Contents: The Zamindar and the Raiyat; The Wahabi Rising (1831); The Farazi Movement; Conclusion; Appendix.

Minor rubbing. VG. Islamic Theology Ansariyan Publications Qom [Iran] 1388 [2009] New Edition. orig.wrappers 20x14cm, 240 pp. English translation of 'Wahhabiyah wa al-tawhid'.

Minor rubbing. VG. Islamic Theology Ansariyan Publications Qom [Iran] (2006) 4th reprint. orig. wrappers 21x13cm, 96 pp. "My attention has been drawn to a booklet 'What Is Shi'aism?', which has been printed in Nairobi and distributed throughout East Africa by the Wahhabis. The main purpose of such publications is to sow seeds of discord and disunity among the Muslims in East Africa and elsewhere.. The Shi'a commuinity is well-aware of this motive, and we had not wanted to glorify such rags by writing their reply..,.but now we have reached a stage where silence is misinterpreted as weakness. Therefore, a few short comments on the said booklet will not be out of order..,." - from Preface.

Minor rubbing. Some page-edge & cover soil. VG. Textual photo illustrations. African Ethnology Wenner-Gren Foundation New York 1970 orig. wrappers 25x17cm, xi,180 pp, Series: Viking Fund Publications in Anthropology, Nr. 48. Contents: The Competitive Approach to African Society; People, Habitat, Production Techniques; Kinship & Lineage; Relations to Authority; The Market System; Individual Rights & Corporate Rights; People as Wealth; The Women; Past & Present.

Light foxing,some rubbing,Light spine stains & edge bump,VG., du History of Ideas Manesse Verlag Zurich (1945) orig.cloth 21x14cm, 350 pp, In a torn,chipped and stained dustwrapper. Contents: Die Ideologie Destutt de Tracys und ihr Konflikt mit Napoleon Bonaparte; Bacons Idolenlehre und ihre politisch-antikirchliche Interpretation durch Helvetius und Holbach; Ideologie und ideologisches Bewusstsein in der Philosophie von Karl Marx; Schopenhauers "eigentliche Kritik der Vernuft" ; Nietzsches Philosophie als "Kunst der Misstrauens"; Ausblick auf die Gegenwart.