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Hardcover. This book analyzes the origins of conflicts and wars in the Persian Gulf, assesses the common factor(s) that have been their essential fuel, determines their fallout for the political, economic, and human development of the region, and provides insight into how they may be better contained. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; JPS; JW; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137358370
- ISBN
- 9781137358370
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.49
€ 66.49
Paperback. Barack Obama has faced many challenges in reversing US policy on the Middle East. This book highlights points of resistance to Obama's efforts regarding US foreign policy and what lessons may be learned from this experience for the remainder of his presidency. Editor(s): Akbarzadeh, Shahram. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; 3JM; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 283
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137358813
- ISBN
- 9781137358813
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.37
€ 66.37
Hardcover. Political Performance in Syria, charts the history of a theatre that has sought the expansion of civil society and imagined alternate political realities. In doing so, the manuscript situates the current use of performance and theatre by artists of the Syrian Revolution within a long history of political contestation. Series: Studies in International Performance. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBS; 3JJP; 3JM; AN; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 218 x 18. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137358974
- ISBN
- 9781137358974
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.73
€ 66.73
Hardcover. This book examines violence against women in the name of honor in Iraqi Kurdistan, taking an intersectional perspective. It reveals the links between destructive, state-sanctioned honor discourse and notions of manhood as they are shaped by a resistance culture dedicated to the struggle against ethnic oppression. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; JFFE; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137367006
- ISBN
- 9781137367006
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.28
€ 127.28
Religion, Politics, and the Origins of Palestine Refugee Relief
Romirowsky, Asaf; Joffe, Alexander H.
Hardcover. This book examines the leading role of the Quaker American Friends Service Committee in the United Nations relief program for Palestine Arab refugees in 1948-1950 in the Gaza Strip. Using archival data, oral histories, and biographical accounts, it provides a detailed look at internal decision-making in an early non-governmental organization. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBP; JPS; JPW; JPWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 220 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137378163
- ISBN
- 9781137378163
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.64
€ 66.64
Hardback. This book provides a history of sovereign debt, defaults and international financial control in the Middle East and the Balkans between 1870 and 1914. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Finance. Num Pages: 243 pages, 29 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVW; 1FB; 3JH; 3JJC; KCLF; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137378538
- ISBN
- 9781137378538
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 183.08
€ 183.08
Hardcover. This book analyses the reform movement in Iran and the Egyptian opposition movement since the early 1990s in their historical contexts. It argues that the contemporary movements seen on the streets of the regions today represent the culmination of over twenty years of mobilisation by social movements. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Social Movements. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1HBE; 3JJPR; 3JM; JFFJ; JPHV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137378996
- ISBN
- 9781137378996
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.17
€ 68.17
Hardcover. The Glubb Reports studies papers written by General Sir John Glubb, the long-serving British commander of the Jordanian Arab Legion. It covers issues such as the role of tribes and desert control, the impact of Palestine, the Arab Legion's role in the first Arab-Israeli war, the expansion of the Arab Legion, and Glubb's dismissal in 1956. Series: Britain and the World. Num Pages: 194 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; HBJF1; HBLW; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 223 x 16. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137380104
- ISBN
- 9781137380104
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.66
€ 66.66
Hardcover. In this dynamic and wide-ranging collection of essays, prominent scholars examine the condition of church-state relations in the United States, France, and Israel. Their analyses are rooted in a wide variety of disciplines, ranging from ethnography and demography to political science, gender studies, theology, and the law. Editor(s): Berlinerblau, Jacques; Fainberg, Sarah; Nou, Aurora. Num Pages: 312 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1FBH; 1KBB; HRAM; HRAX; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 137 x 22. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137381156
- ISBN
- 9781137381156
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.64
€ 66.64
Hardcover. Today's "clash of civilizations" between the Islamic world and the West are in many ways rooted in 19th-century resistance to Western hegemony. This compellingly argued and carefully researched transnational study details the ways in which Japan served as a model for Ottomans in attaining "non-Western" modernity in a Western-dominated global order. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Transnational History Series. Num Pages: 372 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1FPJ; 3JJ; HBJF; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 234 x 26. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137384591
- ISBN
- 9781137384591
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.93
€ 128.93
Hardcover. Under which conditions do democracies participate in war, and when do they abstain? Providing a unique theoretical framework, Mello identifies pathways of war involvement and abstention across thirty democracies, investigating the wars in Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq. Series: Palgrave Studies in International Relations. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVWYK; 1FBQ; 1FCA; JPHV; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 225 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137386502
- ISBN
- 9781137386502
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.24
€ 67.24
Hardcover. A political and analytical biography, this book examines Yizhak Rabin's longtime leadership of the military and his political direction of the Jewish state, as well as his efforts to secure a peace with Egypt and with the Palestinians. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBH; BGH; HBJF1; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 167 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137386588
- ISBN
- 9781137386588
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.49
€ 66.49
Hardcover. Tied by history, politics, and faith to all corners of the globe, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict fascinates and infuriates people across the world. Based on new archive research and original interviews, Headlines from the Holy Land explains why this fiercely contested region exerts such a pull over leading correspondents and diplomats. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; DNJ; HBJF1; JPSD; JPWS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 223 x 24. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137395122
- ISBN
- 9781137395122
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.83
€ 44.83
Hardback. This two-volume book unveils trends, strengths, weaknesses and overall dynamics and implications of social entrepreneurship in the Middle East region, whilst identifying both opportunities and threats facing social entrepreneurship and supplements through a wealth of insights and examples inspired from practice and current applications. Editor(s): Jamali, Dima; Lanteri, Alessandro. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; KJC; KJG; KJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137395344
- ISBN
- 9781137395344
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.88
€ 127.88
hardcover. In spite of efforts to liberalise the market and introduce incentives to local and foreign investors, investment performance in Syria remained poor, dragging down with it economic and employment growth. The author employs a political economic framework to investigate the failure of investment in Syria prior to the 'Arab Spring'. Series: Studies in the Political Economy of Public Policy. Num Pages: 184 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBS; JPS; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137397713
- ISBN
- 9781137397713
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.49
€ 66.49
Hardcover. Abadeer incorporates informal norms such as religion, mores, myths, taboos, codes-of-conduct, customary laws, and traditions, into the structure of formal rules (e.g., polity, judiciary, law, and the enforcement of law), which in turn influence the governance of the transactions. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; JFFJ; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 23. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137398543
- ISBN
- 9781137398543
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.74
€ 150.74
Hardcover. This book investigates the development of contemporary Iranian civil society and the role of public intellectuals, looking in particular at how different reformist public intellectuals used civil society to craft their vision of Iran's socio-political future. Num Pages: 194 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1FBN; JPB; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137401106
- ISBN
- 9781137401106
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.37
€ 66.37
Hardcover. Do international norms affect the activity of Islamist movements? This book analyzes and assesses the extent to which Islamism has been affected by the rules and principles that regulate international society, focusing on Hezbollah. It concludes that international norms are among the most significant factors changing Islamist politics. Series: Middle East Today. Num Pages: 279 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; JPF; JPFR; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137403018
- ISBN
- 9781137403018
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.97
€ 66.97
Hardcover. This study examines the collective progression of Islamic politics between points of dissent and positions of power. It brings about a more a serious understanding of Islamic politics by critically tracing the pathways by which Islamic politics has been transformed in the Middle East and Asia. Editor(s): Teik, Khoo Boo; Nakanishi, Yoshihiro; Hadiz, Vedi. Series: Ide-Jetro Series. Num Pages: 298 pages, 3 figures, 2 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1F; 1FB; 1HB; JPFR; JPH; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 222 x 22. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137408792
- ISBN
- 9781137408792
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.73
€ 127.73
Managing Organizations in the United Arab Emirates: Dynamic Characteri...
Spraggon, Martin, Bodolica, Virginia
Hardcover. Managing Organizations in the United Arab Emirates seeks to familiarize readers with the nature of doing business and managing organizations in the Middle East by bringing together case studies on United Arab Emirate (UAE) organizations, one of the most dynamic and rapidly growing economies in the world. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBXU; KJK; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137409195
- ISBN
- 9781137409195
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.28
€ 127.28