Verlag: Canongate Books Ltd, 1993
ISBN 10: 0862414067 ISBN 13: 9780862414061
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Zustand: Used - Very Good. 1994. Hardcover. Very Good.
Verlag: Canongate Books Ltd, 1994
ISBN 10: 0862414067 ISBN 13: 9780862414061
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Verlag: Canongate Press, 1993
ISBN 10: 0862414067 ISBN 13: 9780862414061
Anbieter: G. & J. CHESTERS, TAMWORTH, Vereinigtes Königreich
Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Included. pp.ix, 278 pages, hardback, a near-fine copy in a fine dust-jacket [0862414067].
Verlag: Canongate Books, United Kingdom, Edinburgh, 1994
ISBN 10: 0862414067 ISBN 13: 9780862414061
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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Illustrated with photographs, woodcuts and line-drawings, this study is an insight into the complex relationship between what a society believes and how it behaves. Driven by envy, idolatry, greed, racism, megalomania or lust, there is no end to the creativity of sinners and no greater challenge than to understand sin. Oliver Thomson's provocative theme is that morality is as subject to fashion and the whims of the rich and powerful in society as any other aspect of human life. What else links the Victorians' disdain for communal swimming to the stoning of grey-haired Zulu kings? What made it a capital offence to see the King of Dahomey eating his meals? How can one account for the Inquisition and the Holocaust, or the brutality of totalitarian regimes or the mass suicide of Jonestown? The common thread is the existence at certain times of moral codes which allow, and often encourage such actions and beliefs. The author's analysis encompasses an amazing breadth of information. Taking examples from virtually every culture and through every historical era. It is, in places, a catalogue of unrestrained evil, touching upon the careers of Attila the Hun, Gengh is Khan, Caligula, the early Popes, the Marquis de Sade, King Henry VIII, Adolf Hitler and Idi Amin, among many others. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Verlag: Canongate Press, 1993
ISBN 10: 0862414067 ISBN 13: 9780862414061
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Verlag: Brand: Canongate Books Ltd, 1993
ISBN 10: 0862414067 ISBN 13: 9780862414061
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Erstausgabe
Hardcover. Zustand: Good. First Edition. Illustrated with photographs, woodcuts and line-drawings, this study is an insight into the complex relationship between what a society believes and how it behaves. Driven by envy, idolatry, greed, racism, megalomania or lust, there is no end to the creativity of sinners and no greater challenge than to understand sin. Oliver Thomson's provocative theme is that morality is as subject to fashion and the whims of the rich and powerful in society as any other aspect of human life. What else links the Victorians' disdain for communal swimming to the stoning of grey-haired Zulu kings? What made it a capital offence to see the King of Dahomey eating his meals? How can one account for the Inquisition and the Holocaust, or the brutality of totalitarian regimes or the mass suicide of Jonestown? The common thread is the existence at certain times of moral codes which allow, and often encourage such actions and beliefs. The author's analysis encompasses an amazing breadth of information. Taking examples from virtually every culture and through every historical era. It is, in places, a catalogue of unrestrained evil, touching upon the careers of Attila the Hun, Gengh is Khan, Caligula, the early Popes, the Marquis de Sade, King Henry VIII, Adolf Hitler and Idi Amin, among many others.
Verlag: Canongate Press, Edinburgh, 1993
ISBN 10: 0862414067 ISBN 13: 9780862414061
Anbieter: Anthony Spranger, MARLBOROUGH, WILTS, Vereinigtes Königreich
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Cloth. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. First Edition. 8vo 278pp illustrated. Protected dustwrapper.
Verlag: Canongate Press, London, 1993
ISBN 10: 0862414067 ISBN 13: 9780862414061
Anbieter: Dorothy Meyer - Bookseller, Batavia, IL, USA
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hardcover. Zustand: near fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: near fine. Stated first edition . NOT an ex library book. 278 pages including the index. Dust jacket has no chips or tears, price is not clipped.
Verlag: Canongate Books, 1993
ISBN 10: 0862414067 ISBN 13: 9780862414061
Anbieter: J. HOOD, BOOKSELLERS, ABAA/ILAB, Baldwin City, KS, USA
Hardcover. 278pp. Near new condition, covers bright, text clean & binding tight in like dust jacket.
Verlag: Edinburgh : Canongate Press, 1993
ISBN 10: 0862414067 ISBN 13: 9780862414061
Anbieter: MW Books, New York, NY, USA
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1st edition. Near fine gilt-blocked cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; vi, 278 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-272) and index. Subjects; Ethics History. Sin. Ethics. Moral. Ethics History. Civilization History. Manners and customs History. Sin History of doctrines 20th century. Sin History of doctrines 20th century. Manners and customs History. Civilization History. Ethics History. Ethics History. Sin : Christian religion. 1 Kg.
Verlag: Edinburgh : Canongate Press, 1993
ISBN 10: 0862414067 ISBN 13: 9780862414061
Anbieter: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Irland
Erstausgabe
1st edition. Near fine gilt-blocked cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; vi, 278 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-272) and index. Subjects; Ethics History. Sin. Ethics. Moral. Ethics History. Civilization History. Manners and customs History. Sin History of doctrines 20th century. Sin History of doctrines 20th century. Manners and customs History. Civilization History. Ethics History. Ethics History. Sin : Christian religion. 1 Kg.
Verlag: Canongate Books Ltd, 1993
ISBN 10: 0862414067 ISBN 13: 9780862414061
Anbieter: biblion2, Obersulm, Deutschland
Zustand: very good. Gebundene Ausgabe. Erscheinungsjahr 1993. . Sofortversand aus Deutschland. Artikel wiegt maximal 1000g. Mit Schutzumschlag. Englische AUsgabe.
Verlag: Canongate Books Ltd, 1993
ISBN 10: 0862414067 ISBN 13: 9780862414061
Anbieter: The Mill Bookshop, Gatehouse of Fleet, Vereinigtes Königreich
Erstausgabe Signiert
Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Publisher - Canongate Books, Edinburgh, 1993. 1st ed. First edition. SIGNED and INSCRIBED by the author on ffep: "John & Pat all the best for '94 Oliver". Fine condition book in near fine unclipped jacket. A modern analysis of the genealogy of morals. 278 pages. Monochrome illustrations. Inscribed by Author(s).
Verlag: Canongate Press, 1993
ISBN 10: 0862414067 ISBN 13: 9780862414061
Anbieter: BennettBooksLtd, North Las Vegas, NV, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!.