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Paperback. The Iranian revolution of 1979 overhauled not only the foundations of Iranian society, religion and politics, but also our understanding of the role of religion in modern government. This title shows that the revolution unintentionally opened up the public sphere to competing interpretations of Islam. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; JFSR2; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845118808
- ISBN
- 9781845118808
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.97
€ 37.97
Hardback. Covers some of the leading themes of historiography of 20th-century Iran, including constitutional reform and revolution, literature and architecture, identity, women and gender, nationalism, modernism, Orientalism, Marxism and Islamism. Editor(s): Atabaki, Touraj. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 black and white integrated illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJ; HBAH; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 168 x 34. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845119621
- ISBN
- 9781845119621
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.25€ 135.20
€ 153.25
€ 135.20
Hardcover. Num Pages: 336 pages, 240 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; PSV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 178 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1168.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850439462
- ISBN
- 9781850439462
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.88
€ 187.88
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, B&W illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1FCA; 1KBB; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLX; HBWS4; HBWS5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing USA United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620402955
- ISBN
- 9781620402955
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.81
€ 25.99
€ 17.81
Hardcover. A military and social history of the British involvement in Iraq in World War I, which has both topical and historical appeal. Series: Library of Middle East History. Num Pages: 304 pages, 6 black and white integrated. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FBQ; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBJF1; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Sew
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784531461
- ISBN
- 9781784531461
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.25€ 137.06
€ 153.25
€ 137.06
Hardback. Engaging with the major aspects of Sasanian culture, this work addresses subjects including: early Sasanian art and iconography; early Sasanian coinage; religion and identity in the Sasanian empire; later Sasanian orality and literacy; and state and society in late antique Iran. Editor(s): Curtis, Vesta Sarkhosh; Stewart, Sarah. Series: Idea of Iran. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF1; HBLA; HBLC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 166 x 22. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845116903
- ISBN
- 9781845116903
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.51
€ 83.51
Hardback. How did Iran remain distinctively Iranian in the centuries which followed the Arab Conquest? How did it retain its cultural distinctiveness after the displacement of Zoroastrianism - state religion of the Persian empire - by Islam? This title traces that critical moment in Iranian history. Editor(s): Herzig, Edmund; Stewart, Sarah. Num Pages: 192 pages, 15 integrated bw. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF1; HBLC1; HRHP; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 209 x 24. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780760612
- ISBN
- 9781780760612
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.62€ 70.11
€ 76.62
€ 70.11
Hardcover. Focuses on the relationship between the law and the concept of the person in modern Arab societies. It directly addresses the questions of continuities, transformations and ruptures of such notions, combining legal, historical and socio-legal perspectives. Editor(s): Dupret, Baudouin. Series: Islamic Mediterranean. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTB; HBTB; LN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 134 x 36. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860649974
- ISBN
- 9781860649974
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.25€ 137.06
€ 153.25
€ 137.06
Hardcover. Sheds light on the political liberalisation in the Persian gulf, revealing varying levels of commitment to reform across eight Gulf states as they respond to the challenges of increased wealth and education levels, a developing middle class, external actors, and competing social and political groups. Editor(s): Teitelbaum, Joshua. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 144 x 24. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850659280
- ISBN
- 9781850659280
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.84€ 63.58
€ 64.84
€ 63.58
Hardcover. Examines how revolutionary ideologies function, and applies these insights to the Quran and its interpreters in the vanguard of the Iranian revolution. This book delineates the different ways in which the Quran was used to mobilise action in 1979, and in so doing provides a context for understanding Islamist movements. Series: International Library of Iranian Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 173 x 27. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Publisher
- Tauris Academic Studies
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845110635
- ISBN
- 9781845110635
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.25€ 137.06
€ 153.25
€ 137.06
Paperback. This work examines the inter- and intra-sectarian relations in Lebanon against the backdrop of the conflicting pressures from Damascus and Paris, the stands of the Christians and Muslims towards the Lebanese state, and the rise of the political and economic elites in Beirut. Num Pages: 310 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 3JJG; HBJF1; HBLW; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 310
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860645532
- ISBN
- 9781860645532
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.93
€ 34.99
€ 29.93
Hardcover. Fine in fine dust wrapper. Ffep partially removed, copy remains in very good condition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Multnomah Oregon
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- SKU
- KSG0009855
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Offers an introduction to the Lebanon's fractious politics and a portrait of a people that continue to rise again and again from the ashes. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBL; HBJF1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845117351
- ISBN
- 9781845117351
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.11
€ 70.11
Hardcover. This study examines the writings of Nizari Quhistani, one of the Ismaili authors who survived the Mongol invasion in the 13th century. The evidence of his writings demonstrate that while the Ismaili community was impaired, its organizational structure and internal coherence continued to operate. Series: Ismaili Heritage Series. Num Pages: 150 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBG; HBLC; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 150
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860644320
- ISBN
- 9781860644320
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 39.21
€ 46.99
€ 39.21
Hardcover. Concentrating on the security of the Gulf in the 21st century, this work focuses on Iran's foreign policy towards its Gulf neighbours, Iraq's military threat, US Middle East policy, and Europe's inability to pursue a united policy to safeguard its economic interests in the area. Editor(s): Koch, Christian. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 156. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Publisher
- I B Tauris & Co Ltd
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860643163
- ISBN
- 9781860643163
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.31€ 84.41
€ 94.31
€ 84.41
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748641321
- ISBN
- 9780748641321
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.09€ 102.99
€ 106.09
€ 102.99
Hardback. China is both a military and an economic superpower; Iran is suspected of developing nuclear weapons and arming terrorists, and sits on the world's second-largest oil and gas reserves. This title examines how similar histories of these two civilisations can inform what the likely consequences for the world of an alliance between them might be. Num Pages: 224 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1FPC; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752448541
- ISBN
- 9780752448541
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.51
€ 17.99
€ 16.51
Hardcover. Cliff and Eunice Holliday went to live in Jerusalem in 1922, during a period of political upheaval and unrest. Cliff had the task of restoring the old city and building control outside. This book contains the letters Eunice wrote home, which portray a city during a critical time in its history. Num Pages: 224 pages, halftones, maps, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJG; AMVD; BGHA; HBJF1; HBLW; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 276 x 219 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860640858
- ISBN
- 9781860640858
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.94€ 54.16
€ 58.94
€ 54.16
Hardback. Making a powerful case for an alternative historiography of the region, this book will be invaluable for all those interested in Middle East history and politics, nationalism, gender, public health and refugees. Series: Library of Modern Middle East Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5 line, 10 bw integrated illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JFSJ; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848854819
- ISBN
- 9781848854819
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.46€ 125.03
€ 141.46
€ 125.03
Paperback. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTB; HRAM2; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 23. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474417990
- ISBN
- 9781474417990
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.12
€ 38.99
€ 35.12