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Paperback. Middle Easterners struggle to find solutions to crises of economic stagnation, political gridlock, and cultural identity. The author presents an analysis of Islam's place in Middle East and integrates the medieval and modern history of the region to show how the sacred and secular are tightly interwoven in its political and intellectual life. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1 map, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JFSR2; JP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
First Edition,Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520246911
ISBN
9780520246911
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.94

Paperback. Examines how shifting power dynamics between the state and Islamic forces during the 1990s have transformed both Islam and the Turkish state. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HRH; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 12. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804755016
ISBN
9780804755016
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.58

Hardback. Examines how shifting power dynamics between the state and Islamic forces during the 1990s have transformed both Islam and the Turkish state. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HRH; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804755009
ISBN
9780804755009
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.93

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804754583
ISBN
9780804754583
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.31

Paperback. During their four year incarceration in a Lebanese cell the authors envisaged walking in the High Andes and across Patagonia. Five years after their release Keenan and McCarthy travelled to Chile to fulfil this dream. The story of their journey revisited the past experiences whilst allowing them to live by their own rules. Num Pages: 416 pages, 38 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBL; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 20. Weight in Grams: 282. 8vo.Nice clean copy
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
New Ed
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
SKU
KEX0265713
ISBN
9780552145954
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The Bethsaida Excavations Project is uncovering one of the most important New Testament sites lost to the world since the first century. Volume two reports on archaeological and geological findings from 1994-1996 and the cultural/historical context of the findings. Editor(s): Arav, Rami; Freund, Richard. Series: Truman state- Bethsaida. Num Pages: 484 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FB; HRC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 690.
Publisher
Truman State University Press United States
Number of pages
484
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780943549484
ISBN
9780943549484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.95

Paperback. Explores Berber cultural identity and performance in Algeria, France, and on the world music scene. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 b&w photos, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1H; AVGE; GTB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 18. Weight in Grams: 517.
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253217844
ISBN
9780253217844
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.01

hardcover. An insightful study of the inner life of the Zionist leader responsible for the creation of the state of Israel Series: Jewish Lives. Num Pages: 288 pages, 21 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FBH; BGH; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300180459
ISBN
9780300180459
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.45

Paperback. 'These 39 Arab writers are all under the age of 40. They have flung open the doors on Arabic culture inviting the reader to transcend cultural boundaries and land in a region known as the "Arab World".' Hanan al-Shaykh Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; DQ; FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 222. New Writing from the Arab World. 320 pages. 'These 39 Arab writers are all under the age of 40. They have flung open the doors on Arabic culture inviting the reader to transcend cultural boundaries and land in a region known as the "Arab World".' Hanan al-Shaykh. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FB; DQ; FA; FYT. Dimension: 198 x 133 x 21. Weight: 222.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408809631
ISBN
9781408809631
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.68

Hardcover. Hayek charts the rise to cultural prominence of the city of Beirut as a significant player in shaping perceptions of Lebanese culture and identity - not only following the destruction of the city-centre during the country's fifteen-year civil war, as is mostly assumed in recent scholarship - but over a century. Series: Written Culture and Identity. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 bw integrated. BIC Classification: 1FBL; HBJF1; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 27. Weight in Grams: 504.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784530150
ISBN
9781784530150
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.81
€ 137.06

Paperback. Packed with up-to-date information on this fast-changing city, Footprintfocus Beirut covers the elegance of the old city, the energy of the shopping district, and the ski resorts of Mount Lebanon. Series: Footprint Focus Guide. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBL; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 114 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 128.
Publisher
Footprint Handbooks
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909268913
ISBN
9781909268913
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.61

Hardback. Tells of the story of Beirut, a city that has stood at the crossroads of Mediterranean civilization for more than four thousand years. This title takes the reader from the ancient to the modern world, offering a panorama of the city's Seleucid, Roman, Arab, Ottoman, and French incarnations. Translator(s): DeBevoise, M. B. Num Pages: 656 pages, 115 b/w photographs, 17 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBL; HBJF1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1032.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
Text is Free of Markings
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520256682
ISBN
9780520256682
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.71
€ 49.32

Paperback. Praised as the definitive history of Beirut, this is the story of a city that has stood at the crossroads of Mediterranean civilization for more than four thousand years. It takes the reader from the ancient to the modern world, offering a dazzling panorama of the city's Seleucid, Roman, Arab, Ottoman, and French incarnations. Translator(s): DeBevoise, M. B. Num Pages: 656 pages, 115 b/w photographs, 17 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBL; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 38. Weight in Grams: 870.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
656
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520271265
ISBN
9780520271265
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 23 halftones, 1 map, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226896830
ISBN
9780226896830
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; JPA; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 163 x 10. Weight in Grams: 159.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Monthly Review Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781583670934
ISBN
9781583670934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.46

hardcover. Attitudes toward homosexuality in the premodern Arab-Islamic world are commonly depicted as schizophrenic. This title argues that this apparent paradox is based on the anachronistic assumption that homosexuality is a timeless, self-evident fact to which a particular culture reacts with some degree of tolerance or intolerance. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBLL; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 181 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780226729886
ISBN
9780226729886
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.24
€ 45.82

Hardback. Disputes the widespread stereotypes about Muslim women prevalent in the West, providing an account of young women in contemporary Iran. This book presents the experiences of these young women who wield a key if indirect political influence on the seemingly male dominated politics of this society, as they achieve a fresh visibility. Series: International Library of Iranian Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, fifteen b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBN; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 134 x 23. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845118785
ISBN
9781845118785
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.98
€ 126.76

Paperback. Deepens our understanding of the modernist nation-building processes in post-Ottoman Turkey through the perspective of ordinary citizens. Series: Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East. Num Pages: 352 pages, 26 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 485.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815634676
ISBN
9780815634676
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages, 16 b&w illustrations, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1FB; JP; KNSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 141 x 212 x 23. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816654925
ISBN
9780816654925
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.47

Paperback. Examining politics in a small Afghan town that managed to remain relatively peaceful in the years following the fall of the Taliban, this book calls examines how and when violence erupts and calls into question the international community's approach to developing stability in Afghanistan. Series: Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804776721
ISBN
9780804776721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.51

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