Middle East
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Middle East
Paperback. The Middle East played a critical role in the development of photography as a new technology and an art form. Likewise, photography was instrumental in cultivating and maintaining Europe's distinctively Orientalist vision of the Middle East. This book explores the interplay between 19th-century photography and Europe's vision of the Middle East. Num Pages: 224 pages, 27 colour & 45 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JH; AJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 182 x 16. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606061510
- ISBN
- 9781606061510
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.24
€ 40.99
€ 29.24
Hardback. This volume includes over 150 never previously published photographs of archaeological sites in the Middle East (Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and Israel) taken in 1875 by photographer Tancrede Dumas for the American Palestine Exploration Society. Series: Annual of ASOR. Num Pages: 368 pages, 15 figs; 179 plates. BIC Classification: 1FBP; HBJF1; HDDC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 285 x 221 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- American Schools of Oriental Research United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780897570985
- ISBN
- 9780897570985
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 28.26
€ 28.26
Hardcover. Shihab al-Din al-Suhrawardi was born around 1154, probably in Northwestern Iran. Spurred by a dream in which Aristotle appeared to him, he rejected the Avicennan Peripatetic philosophy of his youth and undertook the task of reviving the philosophical tradition of the "Ancients." Translator(s): Ziai, Hossein; Walbridge, John. Num Pages: 430 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 2CSR; HPDC; HPDF; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 32. Weight in Grams: 800.
- Publisher
- Brigham Young University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 430
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842524575
- ISBN
- 9780842524575
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 38.60
€ 49.99
€ 38.60
hardcover. Series: Orbis Biblicus Et Orientalis. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBLA; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 175 x 23. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Germany
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783525543603
- ISBN
- 9783525543603
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.55€ 66.02
€ 85.55
€ 66.02
Paperback. Abdullahadi H. Taher describes how Saudi Arabia's oil, gas and mineral resources were discovered, and looks at key stages in the development of the oil and gas industries. Close attention is paid to the refining, manufacturing, marketing and export of natural resources and the setting up of refineries in Saudi Arabia. Translator(s): Cumberbatch, Judith. Num Pages: 190 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; KNBG; KNBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Saqi Books
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780863564017
- ISBN
- 9780863564017
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.45€ 48.58
€ 56.45
€ 48.58
Paperback. Knowledge of the principles and methods of petroleum sedimentology is essential for oil and gas exploration and exploitation. This book offers an an introduction for students in petroleum geology and applied sedimentology. It is suitable for advanced technicians, explorationists, geophysicists and petroleum engineers. Num Pages: 424 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DN; 1DVUA; 1FBXS; 1FPC; 1KBB; 1KLCM; RBGB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792334194
- ISBN
- 9780792334194
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 192.90
€ 192.90
Hardcover. Knowledge of the principles and methods of petroleum sedimentology is essential for oil and gas exploration and exploitation. This guide is designed as an introductory text in petroleum geology and applied sedimentology. It uses seven documented case histories to aid the discussion. Num Pages: 414 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DN; 1DVUA; 1FBXS; 1FPC; 1KBB; 1KLCM; RBGB; RBGL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 29. Weight in Grams: 764.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 1995th Edition
- Number of pages
- 428
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792334187
- ISBN
- 9780792334187
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.38
€ 195.38
Paperback. Deep in the Jordanian desert lies the hidden rose red city of Petra, carved directly out of the solid rock that rises in sharp ridges above the sands. Recent excavations provide new information about this mysterious, beautiful and dramatic site. Series: New Horizons S. Num Pages: 128 pages, 125 illustrations, 113 in colour. BIC Classification: 1FBJ; AM; HDD; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 175 x 126 x 7. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500300992
- ISBN
- 9780500300992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.98
€ 10.99
€ 9.98
Hardback. This bibliography attempts to pull together from widely disparate sources the literature of research on the Nabataeans. Entries are listed alphabetically by author and then by date. Indexes by subject scheme as well as a comprehensive index to the authors and editors round out this reference work. Series: ATLA Bibliography Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, footnotes, bibliog , indexes. BIC Classification: 1FBJ; 3D; GBCR; HBJF1; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810848467
- ISBN
- 9780810848467
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.58
€ 150.58
Hardback. Yuval Ben-Bassat examines the petitions, including many previously unpublished ones, sent during the last decades of the Empire to the Ottoman Sultan Abdulhamid II. The petitions enable Ben-Bassat to explore Palestine's history in this formative period from a unique perspective, providing first-hand accounts. Num Pages: 331 pages, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLL; HBLW; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 139 x 32. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780764573
- ISBN
- 9781780764573
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.49€ 137.06
€ 154.49
€ 137.06
Hardcover. A collection of essays that provides analysis and commentary on: psychological warfare in the battle against terrorism, PSYOP techniques adopted by different Palestinian groups against Israel and actions that promote the Palestinian cause in the West, Israeli strategies for combating radical Islam, and more. Num Pages: 185 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; JPWL; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 185
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845194543
- ISBN
- 9781845194543
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.15
€ 129.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages, 24 black and white. BIC Classification: 1FB; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 248 x 28. Weight in Grams: 810. Recipes from Persepolis. 300 pages, 24 black and white. Persepolis is a foodie's paradise. Sally Butcher and her husband Jamshid have created a food store from heaven, gathering all that's best from Iran and the Middle East. This book distils things remarkable about this shop and the style of cooking that it supports. It contains covering various aspects of Persian cookery like soups and stews. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FB; WBN. Dimension: 174 x 248 x 28. Weight: 810.
- Publisher
- Prospect Books (UK)
- Number of pages
- 300
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903018514
- ISBN
- 9781903018514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.57
€ 26.99
€ 23.57
Hardback. The decline and fall of Safavid Iran is traditionally seen as the natural outcome of the unrelieved political stagnation and moral degeneration which characterised late Safavid Iran. This book challenges this view. It takes a fresh look at Safavid Iran in the century preceding the fall of Isfahan in 1722, which brought down the dynasty. Series: International Library of Iranian Studies. Num Pages: 416 pages, 4 maps, 8pp colour plates. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 242 x 38. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845117450
- ISBN
- 9781845117450
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.30€ 64.95
€ 71.30
€ 64.95
Paperback. The land of the Iranians, known to European travelers for centuries as Persia, is a land of mountains, deserts, plains, and forests. The author adds to our understanding with his selection of three thousand years of descriptive writing. He allows us to visit the courts of Cyrus and Xerxes, to ride out with the Parthians and Sassanians. Series: Through Writers' Eyes. Num Pages: 334 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBN; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 216 x 29. Weight in Grams: 518. Series: Through Writers' Eyes. 334 pages, maps. The land of the Iranians, known to European travelers for centuries as Persia, is a land of mountains, deserts, plains, and forests. The author adds to our understanding with his selection of three thousand years of descriptive writing. He allows us to visit the courts of Cyrus and Xerxes, to ride out with the Parthians and Sassanians. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FBN; WTL. Dimension: 159 x 216 x 29. Weight: 530.
- Publisher
- Eland Books
- Number of pages
- 334
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780955010552
- ISBN
- 9780955010552
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.72
€ 19.99
€ 14.72
Paperback. Tells the story of Marjane Satrapi's life in Tehran from the ages of six to fourteen, years that saw the overthrow of the Shah's regime, the triumph of the Islamic Revolution and the devastating effects of war with Iraq. This book paints a portrait of daily life in Iran and of the contradictions between home life and public life. Num Pages: 352 pages, Black and white throughout. BIC Classification: 1FBN; BG; FX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 28. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Media tie-in
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099523994
- ISBN
- 9780099523994
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Hardcover. Tells the story of Marjane Satrapi's life in Tehran from the ages of six to fourteen, years that saw the overthrow of the Shah's regime, the triumph of the Islamic Revolution and the devastating effects of war with Iraq. This title paints a portrait of daily life in Iran and of the bewildering contradictions between home life and public life. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; BGA; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- First U.K. Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780224064408
- ISBN
- 9780224064408
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.53
€ 23.99
€ 16.53
Paperback. The government of Yemen remains largely incapable of providing goods and services to its population, but the regime continues to endure despite its fragility in the global order. Revealing what holds Yemen together in such circumstances, this book shows how citizens form national attachments even in the absence of strong state institutions. Series: Chicago Studies in Practices of Meaning. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBXY; JHM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 233 x 23. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226877914
- ISBN
- 9780226877914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.96
€ 32.99
€ 25.96
Hardcover. Peripheral Concerns examines the influence of one "core" region of the ancient Near Eastern world-Egypt-on urban development in the southern Levant in the Early and Middle Bronze Ages, with emphasis on the relative stability and sustainability of this development in each era. Series: New Directions in Anthropological Archaeology. Num Pages: 256 pages, 14 figures. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3B; HDDA; HDDC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 169. Weight in Grams: 32.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781791776
- ISBN
- 9781781791776
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.55
€ 130.55
Paperback. Pericles, Greece's greatest statesman and the leader of its Golden Age, created the Parthenon and championed democracy in Athens and beyond. This work presents accounts of those close to Pericles, including Thucydides, Aristophanes, Herodotus, Protagoras, Sophocles, Lysias, Xenophon, Plato, and Plutarch. Num Pages: 248 pages, 6 b/w photographs, 2 line illustrations, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBLA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 282. A Sourcebook and Reader. 248 pages, illustrations. Pericles, Greece's greatest statesman and the leader of its Golden Age, created the Parthenon and championed democracy in Athens and beyond. This work presents accounts of those close to Pericles, including Thucydides, Aristophanes, Herodotus, Protagoras, Sophocles, Lysias, Xenophon, Plato, and Plutarch. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBLA; JPA. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 15. Weight: 282.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520256040
- ISBN
- 9780520256040
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Paperback. Provides a groundbreaking exploration of how groups use cultural forms to navigate memories of violation and to create new political identities. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1HFMS; JFD; JFSJ; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815634744
- ISBN
- 9780815634744
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.58
€ 42.58
Hardcover. This text provides an analysis of the social and cultural impacts of war, social unrest and political violence in two societies that have undergone traumatic conflict and upheaval. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1HFMS; JFSJ; JHB; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815633433
- ISBN
- 9780815633433
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.03
€ 51.03
Paperback. For most of the 20th century, considered opinion in the US regarding Palestine has favored the inherent right of Jews to exist in the Holy Land. That Palestinians, as a native population, could claim the same right has been largely ignored. This book shows how the endurance of such assumptions has impeded a resolution to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Num Pages: 399 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition, Updated Edition with a New Afterwor
- Number of pages
- 399
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520217188
- ISBN
- 9780520217188
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.47
€ 36.99
€ 26.47
Paperback. An ethnographic study of Yemeni tribal poetry that reveals a folkloric system where poetry is a creation of art and a political and social act. Drawing on field research in North Yemen, it shows the significance of poetry in Yemeni society, analyzing verse genres and their use in weddings, war mediations, and political discourse on the state. Num Pages: 330 pages, 8 b&w photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBXY; JFHF; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520082618
- ISBN
- 9780520082618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.19
€ 38.99
€ 28.19
Hardback. On October 23, 1983, nearly simultaneous suicide truck bombings killed 241 U.S. peacekeepers in their barracks at the Beirut International Airport (BIA) and 58 French paratroopers at their headquarters two miles north of BIA. In this long-awaited book, the Marine Corps commander of the U.S. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10 b&w photos, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 3JJPN; HBLW3; HBW; JPWL; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597974257
- ISBN
- 9781597974257
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.69
€ 39.69