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Hardback. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1FBN; 1HBE; HBJF1; JPH; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 164 x 34. Weight in Grams: 704.
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190239206
ISBN
9780190239206
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.18

Paperback. Despite the attention surrounding Middle Eastern attitudes toward women, there has been little study of the statements regarding women in the Quran. This work studies the women of Islamic sacred history by telling their stories in the Quaran and interpreting them. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; HRH; JFSJ1; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195111484
ISBN
9780195111484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.58

paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 30 halftone plates, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; 1KBB; HBJF1; HBJK; HBLW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 236 x 25. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oxford University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195367058
ISBN
9780195367058
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.21

Hardback. 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 modernity 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 21. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815629221
ISBN
9780815629221
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.50

In Iran's Revolutionary Guard, a thoroughly researched investigation of the IRGC, Steven O'Hern reveals new information about Hezbollah and IRGC operations inside America based on interviews with former and active members of the FBI, CIA, local law enforcement, military intelligence, and even one former Revolutionary Guard officer. Num Pages: 288 pages, notes; bibliography; index. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 570.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597977012
ISBN
9781597977012
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.10

Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJPL; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150. .
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612347028
ISBN
9781612347028
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.29

Hardback. The debate surrounding Islamist violence remains locked in oppositional sterility. Is the suicide bomber a pathological case, as the psychologist maintains, or a clever strategist, as those steeped in the geopolitical approach claim? This book focuses on the variegated nature of the phenomenon. It describes the motivations of suicide attacks. Editor(s): Blom, Amelie; Bucaille, Laetitia; Martinez, Luis. Num Pages: 217 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFSR2; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
217
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850658368
ISBN
9781850658368
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.31

Paperback. While there exists no evidence to date that the indigenous inhabitants of Arabia knew of holy war prior to Islam, holy war ideas and behaviours appear already among Muslims during the first generation. This book focuses on why and how such a seemingly radical development took place. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBT; HRAM9; HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195154948
ISBN
9780195154948
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.46

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195333381
ISBN
9780195333381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.71

Hardcover. This volume contains a collection of prayers, hymns, psalms, and liturgies from Cave 4 at Qumran. Among them, 4QNon-Canonical Psalms, 4Q "Blessings" and 4QApocryphal Psalm. These compositions reveal the community's understanding of heaven and earth and the tradition of worship through poetry. Editor(s): Nitzan, Bilhah; Eshel, Esther; Eshel, Hannan; Yardenia, Ada. Series: Discoveries in the Judaean Desert. Num Pages: 488 pages, 32 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HDDH; HRJ; HRLD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 322 x 241 x 40. Weight in Grams: 2378.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
482
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198263807
ISBN
9780198263807
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 573.92

Hardcover. Originally published 1961, this volume is being reissued to make the entire series available to students and scholars of biblical and post-biblical Judaism and early Christianity. A companion volume contains the plates found in the original one-volume publication. Series: Discoveries in the Judaean Desert. Num Pages: 320 pages, figures. BIC Classification: 1FB; HDDH; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 321 x 240 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198269441
ISBN
9780198269441
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 406.83

Paperback. At a time when Arab revolutionary movements are once again dominating the headlines, Monsoon Revolution offers a fresh reading of the Arab revolutionary tradition, examining one of its foremost case studies: the Dhufar revolution in Oman (1965-1976). Series: Oxford Historical Monographs. Num Pages: 352 pages, 3 maps and 4 black and white images. BIC Classification: 1FBXM; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBTQ; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 216 x 26. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198783176
ISBN
9780198783176
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.41

A landmark work within the study of conflict, sound studies, and ethnomusicology, Listening to War offers a broad theorization of sound, violence, music, listening and place, while also providing a discrete window into the lives of individual Iraqis and Americans struggling to orient themselves within the fog of war. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JM; AVA; HBWS5; JPWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 244 x 32. Weight in Grams: 660.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199361496
ISBN
9780199361496
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.43

Ivo Klaver discusses four major expeditions which assembled scientific data in various parts of the Arab world between 1761 and 1881. Sponsored by governments and official institutions they were aimed at satisfying a desire for national prestige in a European imperialistic context, either in the field of knowledge or in the field of trade. Series: Studies in the Arcadian Library. Num Pages: 256 pages, 60 black and white and colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JF; 3JH; HBLL; MBX; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 328 x 250 x 35. Weight in Grams: 2000.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199568895
ISBN
9780199568895
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 251.07

This book provides an in-depth study of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) gas markets and their role as producers to both Atlantic and Pacific markets. It looks at the energy policies of MENA governments and whether domestic gas prices can be maintained in the face of rapid increases in gas demand and rising development costs. Editor(s): Stern, Jonathan; Fattouh, Bassam. Num Pages: 350 pages, numerous figures and tables. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; KCN; KNBG; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 159 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1170.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Oxford Institute for Energy Studies United Kingdom
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199593019
ISBN
9780199593019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 115.27

This book provides an account of how the European Union has responded to the emergence of a new Middle East in the wake of the Arab spring and how far the EU has changed its foreign policies towards the Middle East and Africa. It explores the impact European policies and whether it has succeeded in meeting the challenge of the Arab Spring Series: Oxford Studies in Democratization. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JPS; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 164 x 236 x 22. Weight in Grams: 570.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199647040
ISBN
9780199647040
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 151.94

Hardback. This volume presents six essays by notable scholars examining fine bindings, provenances, historical associations and technical aspects of the holdings of the Arcadian Library, London. With its precise scholarship, detailed information, original research and lavish illustration, it will be a standard work for bibliophiles and book scholars. Editor(s): Mandelbrote, Giles; de Bruijn, Willem. Series: Studies in the Arcadian Library. Num Pages: 408 pages, c. 730 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; WCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 328 x 249 x 48. Weight in Grams: 2880.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199654819
ISBN
9780199654819
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 312.19

Over the last forty years the world has witnessed the emergence and proliferation of a new political phenomenon - unarmed revolution. This book explores why some nonviolent revolutionary movements lead to unarmed revolution, and others result in devastating failure. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JPA; JPF; JPW; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 166 x 22. Weight in Grams: 608.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199658329
ISBN
9780199658329
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.80

Leading historian G.W. Bowersock provides a narrative account of a fascinating but overlooked chapter in pre-Islamic Arabian history - the holy war between Christian Ethiopians and Jewish Arabs in the sixth century AD. Series: Emblems of Antiquity. Num Pages: 208 pages, 8 illus. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBX; 3F; HBJF1; HBLC; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199739325
ISBN
9780199739325
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJP; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBLX; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199754106
ISBN
9780199754106
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.24

Paperback. This text stresses the relationship between gender and politics by illuminating the daily experiences of women in Israel and in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip. Issues covered include: the violence against women; the link between militarism and sexism; and the role of nationalism. Series: Contemporary Issues in the Middle East. Num Pages: 192 pages, 18 photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JFFK; JPFN; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815602996
ISBN
9780815602996
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.79

Hardback. This work is an autobiography of a young girl growing up in Iran. The daughter of an English Christian mother and an Iranian Zoroastrian father, Nesta Ramazani sketches her personal life story against the backdrop of a society marked by the fusion of Iranian, Islamic, and Western cultures. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; ASD; BGA; HBJF1; HBLW3; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815607274
ISBN
9780815607274
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.59

Hardcover. Examines the lives of five women writers, all upper-class British women, who rebelled against the conventions of their own societies and lived, travelled and explored the Middle East. Series: Contemporary Issues in the Middle East. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFSJ1; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815610236
ISBN
9780815610236
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.96

Paperback. This volume is about the ways of promoting women's participation in the affairs of Muslim societies: from raising conciousness and changing codes of law, to penetrating the economic markets and influencing national and international policies. Editor(s): Afkhami, Mahnaz; Friedl, Erika. Series: Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East. Num Pages: 192 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1FBN; JFC; JFSJ1; JFSR2; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 313.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815627609
ISBN
9780815627609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.13

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