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Hardback. Looks at a number of authors who started writing in Iraq in or around the 1950s to explore a pivotal moment in Iraqi novel writing. This monograph on Iraqi fiction focuses on Gha'ib Tu'ma Farman (1927-1990), Mahdi Isa al-Saqr (1927-2006) and Fu'ad al-Takarli (1927-2008), and a selection of works by Dhu al-Nun Ayyub and Abd al-Malik Nuri. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Modern Arabic Literature. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 2CSR; 3JJPG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 600.
Publisher
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748641413
ISBN
9780748641413
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.95
€ 95.55

Paperback. To what extent has religion, identity and 'otherness' facilitated and accelerated armed conflict in the Middle East? Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1FBXK; 3JJPR; HBJF1; JFD; JFSR2; JHM; JP; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745314112
ISBN
9780745314112
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.46

Paperback. This book is a comprehensive study of the Iraq Wars in the context of the revolution in military affairs debate. Num Pages: 262 pages, 2 b/w illus. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; 3JJPR; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBJK; HBWS5; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 224 x 176 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521128841
ISBN
9780521128841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.65

Paperback. .
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781591659
ISBN
9781781591659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.65

Hardback. Ideal for general readers as well as professionals conducting extensive research, this informative book offers a collection of documents on the origins and conduct of the Iraq War. Series: Documentary and Reference Guides. Num Pages: 345 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1KBB; 3JM; HBJF; HBJK; HBWS5; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1225.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
345
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780313343872
ISBN
9780313343872
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.71
€ 40.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 93 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 138 x 8. Weight in Grams: 152.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
93
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590338339
ISBN
9781590338339
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.91
€ 53.39

Paperback. In this expansion of their widely acclaimed The Iraq War: A Military History, Williamson Murray and Robert Scales once again boldly enter the theatre of conflict while the struggle still rages. Num Pages: 368 pages, 78 color illustrations, 5 color maps. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLX; HBW; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 211 x 23. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674019683
ISBN
9780674019683
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.87

Paperback. Num Pages: 268 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; HBTZ; HBWS5; JPQ; JWXK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 165 x 12. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Progressive Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781615777921
ISBN
9781615777921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. During the Iranian Constitutional Revolution of 1906 to 1911 a variety of forces played key roles in overthrowing a repressive regime. Afary sheds new light on the role of ordinary citizens and peasantry, the status of Iranian women, and the multifaceted structure of Iranian society. Series: History & Society of the Modern Middle East. Num Pages: 448 pages, 32 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJC; HBJF1; JFFK; JPHC; JPHV; JPWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 32. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231103510
ISBN
9780231103510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

Paperback. .
Publisher
Helion & Company
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911512455
ISBN
9781911512455
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.17

Paperback. The extraordinary, true story of the North Korean abduction of Japanese citizens, kept for decades in 'invitation only zones', and indoctrinated by Kim Jong Il's secret police. Num Pages: 288 pages, Black-and-white photographs integrated throughout text. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 268 x 24. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
ATLANTIC BOOKS
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782398523
ISBN
9781782398523
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.71

Paperback. Uncovers the hidden history of Syrian migrant workers in Lebanon, from independence to the present, to break new ground in Middle East Studies and challenge existing ways of thinking about migration. Series: Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures. Num Pages: 336 pages, 4 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FBL; JFFN; JPS; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804758260
ISBN
9780804758260
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.37

Paperback. Marwan Bishara, the chief policy analyst for Al Jazeera English and presenter of the show "Empire", looks at the roots of pro-democracy revolutions in the Arab world and offers an original analysis of what went right, why this moment is paramount, and how Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Avalon Publishing Group United States
Edition
First Trade Paper Edition
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9781568589749
ISBN
9781568589749
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 16.77

Hardcover. Through most of its long history, Japan had no concept of what we call "religion." In this book, the author reveals how Japanese officials invented religion in Japan and traces the sweeping intellectual, legal, and cultural changes that followed. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HRAX; HRKN3; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226412337
ISBN
9780226412337
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.69
€ 77.45

Paperback. Through most of its long history, Japan had no concept of what we call "religion." In this book, the author reveals how Japanese officials invented religion in Japan and traces the sweeping intellectual, legal, and cultural changes that followed. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HRAX; HRKN3; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 227 x 24. Weight in Grams: 632.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
408
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226412344
ISBN
9780226412344
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.50

Hardback. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2BM; DSB; HBJF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 224 x 23. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231174381
ISBN
9780231174381
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.33
€ 83.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2BM; DSB; HBJF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 214 x 23. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231174398
ISBN
9780231174398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.43

Paperback. Argues that ancient Israel has been invented by scholars in the image of a European nation state, influenced by the Israeli state created in 1948; Biblical scholars have contibuted to dispossessing the Palestinians of their land and their past. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; 1QDA; HBJF1; HBLA; HBTB; HRH; HRJ; JFSL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415107594
ISBN
9780415107594
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.45

Paperback. The majority of undergraduates at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - including a large population of Korean American students - come from nearby metropolitan Chicago. This book explores the tensions between liberal ideals and the particularities of race, family, and community in the contemporary university. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; GTB; JHM; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822346159
ISBN
9780822346159
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.32

Paperback. This edition, including a new preface by the author, explores the ways in which colonialism damaged the colonizing societies themselves, and how the likes of Gandhi resisted their rulers in British India by building on the lifestyle, values, and psychology of ordinary Indians and by heeding dissenting voices from the West. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 158.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
OUP India India
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198062172
ISBN
9780198062172
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.15

Paperback. The death of the Italian Jesuit Matteo Ricci in China in 1610 was the occasion for demonstrations of European rituals appropriate for a Catholic priest. This book explores the role of ritual - specifically rites related to death and funerals - in cross-cultural exchange. Series: China Program Books. Num Pages: 336 pages, 18 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295988238
ISBN
9780295988238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.01

Paperback. The Internet and social media are pervasive and transformative forces in contemporary China. The Internet, Social Media, and a Changing China explores the changing relationship between China's Internet and social media and its society, politics, legal system, and foreign relations. Editor(s): DeLisle, Jacques; Goldstein, Avery; Yang, Guobin. Num Pages: 296 pages, 11 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812223514
ISBN
9780812223514
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.17
€ 63.02

Hardcover. Essential reading for an understanding of economic and political relations between China and the West in the nineteenth century. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; HBJF; JPS; KCZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. .
Publication date
2021
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Condition
New
Format
Hardback
SKU
V9781784531331
ISBN
9781784531331
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 822.10

Hardcover. Drawing on the comprehensive knowledge and experience of experts in the region, The International Politics of the Persian Gulf shines a bright light on this area, offering insights and thoughtful analyses on the critical importance of this troubled region to global politics. Series: Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East. Num Pages: 374 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 682.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815632801
ISBN
9780815632801
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.50

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