History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Hardcover. Traces the Islamic healing tradition's interaction with Indian society and politics as these evolved in tandem from 1600 to 1900, and demonstrates how an in-house struggle for hegemony can be as potent as external power in defining medical, social and national modernity. A pioneering work on the social and medical history of Indian Islam. Num Pages: 397 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB; JFSR2; MBX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 223 x 28. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230554382
- ISBN
- 9780230554382
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.11
€ 129.11
Hardback. In the Middle Ages, Muslim travelers embarked on a rihla, or world tour, as surveyors, emissaries, and educators. This title assesses both the religious and philosophical aspects of travel, as well as the economic and cultural conditions that made the rihla possible. It is suitable for scholars in history, literature, and anthropology. Translator(s): Cochrane, Lydia G. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226808772
- ISBN
- 9780226808772
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.29€ 60.49
€ 70.29
€ 60.49
Hardcover. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: HBTW; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2020
- Publisher
- Tulika India
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789382381006
- ISBN
- 9789382381006
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.00€ 42.10
€ 53.00
€ 42.10
Paperback. Examines the significance of scientific knowledge and situates the culture of science in relation to other cultural forces in Muslim societies. This title traces the ways in which the realms of scientific knowledge and religious authority were delineated historically. Series: The Terry Lectures. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 line-drawings. BIC Classification: HBTB; HRH; PDR; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 135 x 17. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300177718
- ISBN
- 9780300177718
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.92
€ 24.99
€ 18.92
Paperback. A comprehensive and authoritative survey of Islamic Architecture from the world's leading expert. Num Pages: 656 pages, Contains 24 colour plates, 300 black-and-white photographs, 1246 line drawings and a sect. BIC Classification: 1QFM; AC; AM; HBTB; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 188 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1738.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 656
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748613793
- ISBN
- 9780748613793
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.73€ 70.66
€ 77.73
€ 70.66
Paperback. Originally published in hardcover in 1990. Num Pages: 386 pages, 2 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3H; 3JB; HBJD; HBTB; HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226319629
- ISBN
- 9780226319629
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.33
€ 40.99
€ 31.33
paperback. Series: Hermeneutics: Studies in the History of Religions. Num Pages: 608 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1FC; 3H; 3J; DSB; HBTB; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 233 x 40. Weight in Grams: 946.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271010731
- ISBN
- 9780271010731
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.00€ 47.91
€ 55.00
€ 47.91
Hardcover. How did the British come to conquer South Asia in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries? This title explores how the British organized the process of "islanding," aiming to create a separable unit of colonial governance and trade in keeping with conceptions of ethnology, culture, and geography. Num Pages: 344 pages, 33 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKS; HBJF; HBLL; HBTM; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226038223
- ISBN
- 9780226038223
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 43.30
€ 54.99
€ 43.30
Hardcover. This book is a detailed and comprehensive work which reviews the origins of Israel's Mediterranean identity, starting with its Zionist ideological origins and tracing the path up to the present, as Israel struggles with what it means to be a post-ideological Mediterranean country. Num Pages: 226 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230112766
- ISBN
- 9780230112766
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.92€ 46.88
€ 53.92
€ 46.88
Paperback. Examines Israel as a colonial society, making comparisons with South Africa, French Algeria and Australia. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBTQ; HBTR; JPWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 11. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745325002
- ISBN
- 9780745325002
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 25.18
€ 36.99
€ 25.18
Hardback. Born in Europe's shadow, haunted by the Holocaust, and inspired by the Enlightenment, Israel has changed. Where is this diverse and self-absorbed country heading today? How do its citizens see themselves, globally and historically? Israel Has Moved is a profound and sometimes unsettling account of a country that is no longer where we might think. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; HBTB; HRJ; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674073425
- ISBN
- 9780674073425
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.39
€ 47.99
€ 40.39
Paperback. Israel, Diaspora, and the Routes Of National Belonging is a startlingly honest, theoretically rich, and detailed analysis of official tour narratives and tourist interactions at a range of Israeli archaeological, historical, and military sites. Num Pages: 325 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSR1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 325
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781487521356
- ISBN
- 9781487521356
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.74
€ 42.99
€ 38.74
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 325
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781487501365
- ISBN
- 9781487501365
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.43€ 31.03
€ 82.43
€ 31.03
Hardback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; G; HBG; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB; JFSR1; JHBD; JW. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761821083
- ISBN
- 9780761821083
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.37
€ 102.37
Paperback. For more than 50 years Renfro valley has showcased some of the biggest and most influential names in country and folk music. It specialized in authentic Kentucky mountain music. This book traces its history, including its initial days as a radio programme and the glory years of the 1940s. Num Pages: 262 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; AVGH; AVGL; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 13. Weight in Grams: 461.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813109756
- ISBN
- 9780813109756
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.55
€ 49.55
Paperback. Twenty to thirty episodes from the history of Chicago, including memorable events such as the great fire and the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, but also featuring lesser-known tales. Series: It Happened in Series. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 14.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762750566
- ISBN
- 9780762750566
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.36
€ 16.99
€ 14.36
Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 black & white halftones, 37 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 184 x 21. Weight in Grams: 808.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Taylor Trade Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589799509
- ISBN
- 9781589799509
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.85
€ 33.99
€ 30.85
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 40 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTG; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 162 x 9. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752497020
- ISBN
- 9780752497020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.64
€ 19.99
€ 18.64
Hardback. Italian Academies have typically been studied individually or in the context of specific cities, leaving an important lacuna in the scholarship on Italian culture and early modernity. Cutting across various disciplines, this volume traces the relationships of these Academies and explains how they prefigured networks like the Republique des letters. Series: Italian & Italian American Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBTB; JNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 224 x 24. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137438409
- ISBN
- 9781137438409
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.03
€ 118.03
Paperback. This book reviews the period from the unification of Italy to the fascist era through significant Neapolitan performers such as Gilda Mignonette and Enrico Caruso. It traces the transformation of a popular tradition written in dialect into a popular tradition, written in Italian, that contributed to the production of "American" identity. Series: Italian and Italian American Studies. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJK; HBL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349458356
- ISBN
- 9781349458356
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95