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Paperback. Maurice Burke, an archaeologist, is invited to speak at a conference in the bustling port town of Sousse, Tunisia. At first disillusioned by its rampant tourism and squalid commercialism, Maurice becomes intrigued by his surroundings after meeting a deaf-mute boy. This is the tale of a gay American professor immersed in a North African society. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 5SG; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 281.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299218942
- ISBN
- 9780299218942
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.80
€ 26.80
Paperback. Here, translated into modern English, are the works of literature, history, science, oratory, and philosophy that constitute the mainstream of Roman thought and continue to influence world civilizations. Num Pages: 454 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1952
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Number of pages
- 454
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299808969
- ISBN
- 9780299808969
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.87
€ 34.87
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, ill. BIC Classification: FXZ; JNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Teachers College Press
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807750636
- ISBN
- 9780807750636
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.22
€ 43.22
Paperback. Num Pages: 223 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1964
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809306534
- ISBN
- 9780809306534
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.02
€ 33.02
Hardcover. Translator(s): McCormick, Robert H. Series: CARAF Books: Caribbean and African Literature Translated from French. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813936468
- ISBN
- 9780813936468
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.46
€ 76.46
Paperback. This novel of the harem, originally published in 1958, is a dramatisation of a piece of Egyptian feminine and feminist history. Set at the turn of the century, when Egyptian women were struggling to come forward, it tells the story of life behind the veil and of one woman's rebellion against it. Translator(s): Atiya, Nayra. Series: Contemporary Issues in the Middle East. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 281.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815602804
- ISBN
- 9780815602804
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.64
€ 21.99
€ 20.64
Paperback. Set in late 19th and 20th-century Egypt, this novel offers a window on the everyday lives of cloistered women and the way they interact with each other and with male relatives, spouses and other men. Translator(s): Atiya, Nayra. Series: Middle East Literature in Translation. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815604082
- ISBN
- 9780815604082
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.70
€ 24.70
Hardback. This volume follows the hapless, albeit hilarious, adventures of Menachem-Mendl, a dreamy optimist who travels to New York and across Eastern Europe in search of an elusive fortune at the approach of World War I. His wife and children are left behind in the shtetl of Kasrilevka. Translator(s): Shevrin, Aliza. Series: Library of Modern Jewish Literature. Num Pages: 418 pages, glossary. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 418
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815606772
- ISBN
- 9780815606772
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.21
€ 29.99
€ 27.21
Hardback. Writing in a symbolic and minimalist style, author Sonallah Ibrahim has been called the Egyptian Kafka. This wry take on Kafka's "The Trial" revolves around its narrator's attempts to petition successfully the elusive ruling body of his country, known simply as "the committee". Translator(s): St.Germain, Mary; St.Germain, Mary; Constable, Charlene. Series: Middle East Literature in Translation. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 178 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 277.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815607267
- ISBN
- 9780815607267
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.95
€ 25.99
€ 22.95
Hardback. Set in Geneva, Switzerland, around the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon, this intricately plotted novel probes the emotional misfortunes of Arab men and women fleeing the horror of war only to find their ways of life constantly challenged by their foreign surroundings. Translator(s): Roberts, Nancy N. Series: Middle East Literature in Translation. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 35. Weight in Grams: 907.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815608295
- ISBN
- 9780815608295
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.94
€ 24.94
Paperback. The main character of Leo Haber's novel grows to sexual and social awareness amid old-world Yiddish-speaking rabbis, new-world mobsters, Jewish non-believers, musicians, ballplayers, and new waves of immigrants. Jewish survival in a free society informs the novel, with the ancient law of the red heifer serving as the central metaphor. Series: New York City History & Culture S. Num Pages: 304 pages, glossary. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815608363
- ISBN
- 9780815608363
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.68
€ 13.68
Paperback. Set in 1966, these stories re-create the world of lower-middle-class adolescent boys coming of age in upstate New York. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 127 x 14. Weight in Grams: 195.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815608417
- ISBN
- 9780815608417
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.25
€ 12.25
Hardcover. Sheds light on the dreams, customs, and everyday concerns of people living in historic obscurity on the fringe of the glitzy, petrodollar kingdoms of the Middle East. This tale begins on a worksite in Egypt's western desert. In the middle of nowhere, railway men and locals wait in hope for the annual return of a "distant train." Translator(s): Aboul-Ela, Hosam M. Series: Middle East Literature in Translation. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815608592
- ISBN
- 9780815608592
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.22
€ 25.99
€ 24.22
Hardcover. Depicts the childhood of Murtada al-Shamikh and his return forty years later to his home in the medina or old city of Tunis. After being taken from his mother and raised in his father's home where he was physically abused and emotionally marginalized, Murtada spends a life of anxiety wandering the world. Translator(s): Hutchins, William Maynard. Series: Middle East Literature in Translation. Num Pages: 176 pages, notes, glossary. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815608783
- ISBN
- 9780815608783
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.07
€ 25.99
€ 23.07
Hardcover. Contains tales that are set in different eras since 1960s to the turn of the twentieth century. This title offers multiple perspectives on the experience of Lebanese women in the United States. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815608813
- ISBN
- 9780815608813
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.57
€ 25.99
€ 23.57
Paperback. Draws on ideological paradoxes created by a military-industrial government pitted against American individualist politics. This title offers a vision of civil unrest, unemployment, and a chronic state of war. Num Pages: 184 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 277.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815608820
- ISBN
- 9780815608820
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.28
€ 18.99
€ 18.28
Hardcover. Tells the author's love story through alternating journal entries and with a complex layering of voices, revealing how a love affair takes shape through twin perspectives of a famed male novelist and the woman who desires him. Translator(s): Nasr, Ghassan. Series: Middle East Literature in Translation. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815608837
- ISBN
- 9780815608837
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.35
€ 25.99
€ 24.35
Paperback. Illuminates the sorrows and triumphs of three generations of sisters from an American Jewish family. This book explores the yearnings, loves, and struggles of women who try to adapt the Jewish rituals of the "old country" to the requirements of the new world. Series: Library of Modern Jewish Literature. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815608929
- ISBN
- 9780815608929
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.48
€ 26.99
€ 26.48
Hardcover. Premier Caseres rules his country with a ruthlessness that puts him in the elite category of Truijillo, Mugabe, and Kim Jong II. A potent orator with a martinet style of leadership, Caseres' ability to instill fear and reverence in his people has secured his place in power. However, the dictator's human frailties run as deep as his stoicism. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815609087
- ISBN
- 9780815609087
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.08
€ 21.99
€ 21.08
Hardcover. Whether set in Maxim Shrayer's native Russia or in North America and Western Europe, this title features eight stories that explore emotionally intricate relationships that cross traditional boundaries of ethnicity, religion, and culture. Series: Library of Modern Jewish Literature. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 327.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815609186
- ISBN
- 9780815609186
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.85
€ 26.99
€ 24.85
Hardcover. Mary Turner has little use for sacrifice. As the niece of Erastus Corning, the prominent railway magnate, she is accustomed to financial security, society balls, and the flirtatious attention of her many suitors. When she marries the ambitious banker Isaac Burch, she secures an upper-class social position at the cost of a loveless relationship. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815609315
- ISBN
- 9780815609315
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.35
€ 23.35
Hardcover. Includes semi-autobiographical stories subtly layer the specifics of the Jewish experience with universal dilemmas of childhood, growing up, and old age. Series: Library of Modern Jewish Literature. Num Pages: 186 pages, glossary. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815609322
- ISBN
- 9780815609322
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.88
€ 21.99
€ 21.88
Hardcover. Set during the Lebanese civil war, this novel chronicles the splintering of the Al-Mukhtars, a Lebanese family whose love and trust for one another is strained by the increasing economic, social, and psychological tensions that surround them. Translator(s): Sinno, Nadine. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBL; FJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815609377
- ISBN
- 9780815609377
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.38
€ 25.99
€ 23.38
Paperback. Set during the Iranian Revolution of 1979 and the ensuing Iran-Iraq War of 1980-89, this novel chronicles the lives of three Iranian women, Fatemah, Nasrin, and Yasaman. These ordinary women tell their intimate stories of love, loss, betrayal, and hope in interwining narratives that unfurl simultaneously in America and Iran. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815609759
- ISBN
- 9780815609759
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.54
€ 19.99
€ 18.54