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An Arab's Journey to Colonial Spanish America. The Travels of Elias al...
Al-Musili, Elias; Farah, Caesar E.. Ed(S): Fa...
Rediscovered in Syria in the late 19th century, this account relates the experiences of Reverend Elias al-Musili, a priest of the Chaldean Church and the first known visitor to the Americas from the Middle East. Supported by Spain and the pope, he offers a unique perspective on the New World. Editor(s): Farah, Caesar E. (Professor of Middle Eastern and Islamic History, University of Minnesota, USA). Translator(s): Farah, Caesar E. (Professor of Middle Eastern and Islamic History, University of Minnesota, USA). Series: Middle East Literature in Translation. Num Pages: 144 pages, 1 map, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 127 x 14. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 117
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815607908
- ISBN
- 9780815607908
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.99
€ 26.99
€ 23.99
In 1846, William Freeman, a young man of African and Native-American descent, stabbed to death four members of the white Van Nest family with no apparent motive, leading to the first insanity plea in New York State's history. This account reconstructs the crime, its context and implications. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5 b&w illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL1; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 191
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815607915
- ISBN
- 9780815607915
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.18
€ 26.99
€ 25.18
Hardcover. Spanning a period of eighty years, this book depicts a nineteenth-century central New York family grappling with shifting mores, civil war, and vast changes in technology, transportation, culture, education, and even regional landscape. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 black-&-white illustrations, 10 maps, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; DNF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815608608
- ISBN
- 9780815608608
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.32
€ 32.99
€ 29.32
Paperback. A portrait of the intimate way in which violence pulls lives apart, of an American family caught on the stage of Middle East politics, and of the moral choices required in seeking justice. Series: Contemporary Issues in the Middle East. Num Pages: 202 pages, 17 illustrations, 2 maps, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 3JJPN; BM; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815609544
- ISBN
- 9780815609544
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.95
€ 20.99
€ 19.95
Hardcover. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815610113
- ISBN
- 9780815610113
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.91
€ 32.99
€ 28.91
Paperback. BIC Classification: 1DV; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Syracuse Univeristy Press
- Edition
- First edition.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815624400
- ISBN
- 9780815624400
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.40
€ 29.40
Hardcover. This volume describes the laws and ordinances from the colony of New Netherland from 1647 to 1658 and writs of appeal from 1658 to 1663. The laws reveal the legal thinking of the Dutch on subjects such as Indians, smuggling, crime and everyday issues including wages, fencing and land allocation. Editor(s): Gehring, Charles T. Translator(s): Gehring, Charles T. Series: New Netherland Documents Series. Num Pages: 200 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH; JFC; LAFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 174 x 21. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815625223
- ISBN
- 9780815625223
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.24
€ 62.24
Hardcover. This work chronicles intentional communities in the 20th century. The chronological account first studies the older groups that were operating until 1900, it then explores the impact of the early 19th-century art colonies, before discussing decade-by-decade the new groups formed up to 1960. Num Pages: 350 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815627753
- ISBN
- 9780815627753
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.17
€ 46.17
Hardcover. Offering a historical and cultural analysis of the late Ottoman period and Republican Turkey, this book collects Serif Mardin's seminal essays written throughout the span of his prolific career. These essays deal with the historical background, political travails, and socioeconomic metamorphosis of Turkey during a century of modernization. Series: Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East. Num Pages: 464 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DVT; GTB; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 34. Weight in Grams: 875.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815628101
- ISBN
- 9780815628101
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.92
€ 75.92
Hardcover. Drawing on archival material from Shaker members, observers, and apostates, this work offers a study of life in two of the oldest, most prominent American Shaker villages: the Harvard and Shirley communities of Massachusetts. Series: Women & Gender in North American Religions. Num Pages: 208 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBLW; HRCC99; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815629061
- ISBN
- 9780815629061
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.76
€ 49.76
Paperback. By focusing almost entirely on intellectual discourse among the clergy, this text engages the major theoretical discourses of modernity in an attempt to address some of the central theoretical issues involved in and Iran's experience of these issues. Series: Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF1; HBLW; HPD; JFCX; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815629474
- ISBN
- 9780815629474
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.10
€ 28.10
Hardcover. This work explores the cultural and social developments of the USA during the 1970s and offers a survey of both 1970s popular culture and political, economic, and military developments. Central to the text is the belief that the 1970s were a time of betrayal and loss for the USA. Num Pages: 264 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; 3JJPL; GTB; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815629733
- ISBN
- 9780815629733
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.91
€ 61.91
Hardcover. On November 19, 1990, the states of the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe gathered in Paris to end the Cold War. How was this seemingly inevitable conflict avoided? This study looks at the shared and adopted principles that led from confrontation to democratic peace. Series: Syracuse Studies on Peace and Conflict Resolution. Num Pages: 280 pages, 6 figures, glossary, biblography, index. BIC Classification: 3JJP; GTJ; HBG; HBLW3; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815630074
- ISBN
- 9780815630074
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.00
€ 69.00
Hardcover. The Rural Social Centres of the German-educated Ahmed Hussein were the cornerstones of his project initiatives, encouraging integrated social services through complete community participation. Amy J. Johnson analyses his career and the development of ideas of social reform in Egypt. Series: Contemporary Issues in the Middle East. Num Pages: 280 pages, 36 b&w photographs, index, notes. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JJ; GTF; HBJH; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815630142
- ISBN
- 9780815630142
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.75
€ 62.75
Hardcover. In this work, John Rennie Short reveals how the spatial discourses of the 16th century formed a remarkable revolution that changed the way the world was represented. In addition, he highlights the role of the occult practices in the new spatial sciences. Series: Space, Place, and Society. Num Pages: 216 pages, 71 illustrations, maps, appendix, index. BIC Classification: 3JB; HBG; HBLH; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815630234
- ISBN
- 9780815630234
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.77
€ 36.77
Paperback. On November 19, 1990, the states of the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe gathered in Paris to end the Cold War. How was this seemingly inevitable conflict avoided? This study looks at the shared and adopted principles that led from confrontation to democratic peace. Series: Syracuse Studies on Peace and Conflict Resolution. Num Pages: 280 pages, 6 figures, glossary, biblography, index. BIC Classification: 3JJP; GTJ; HBG; HBLW3; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815630326
- ISBN
- 9780815630326
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.81
€ 33.81
Hardcover. Providing an account of the British involvement and support of the Iranian constitutional and national struggle of 1906-1911, this book examines the role of the Persia Committee, a lobbying group founded in 1908 for the purpose of changing Britain's policy towards Iran. It also covers how Edward Grey's policy towards Iran was shaped. Series: Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East. Num Pages: 592 pages, 18 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJC; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1266.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815630425
- ISBN
- 9780815630425
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.92
€ 85.92
Hardcover. Presents a collection of essays that brings together scholarship on the subject of memory and identity in the France-Algeria colonial and postcolonial relationship. This book explores topics from history and photography to culture and religion. It includes such topics as migration, displacement, settler colonialism, racism, sexuality, and more. Series: Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East. Num Pages: 312 pages, note, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1HBA; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 30. Weight in Grams: 853.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815630746
- ISBN
- 9780815630746
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.59
€ 64.59
Paperback. Provides a comprehensive analysis of the dynamics of change and class configuration in Iranian society. This is an examination of the effects of revolution, Islamic populism, protracted war, and economic crisis on the class nature of the workforce in Iran. Num Pages: 268 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF1; HBLW; JP; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815630944
- ISBN
- 9780815630944
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.72
€ 33.72
Hardcover. Offering a collection of a Native American orator's speeches, this edition presents the speeches of Red Jacket or Sagoyewatha, a formidable diplomat and one of the most famous orators of the nineteenth century. It spans Red Jacket's political career from 1790 to 1830 and includes major addresses to Presidents Washington, Adams, and Monroe. Editor(s): Ganter, Granville. Series: Iroquois & Their Neighbors S. Num Pages: 296 pages, bibliography, 6 maps, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JPSD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 649.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815630968
- ISBN
- 9780815630968
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.02
€ 52.02