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Hardback. In this work, Samir Khalaf analyses the history of civil strife and political violence in Lebanon throughout its history. He reveals what he views as the inherent deficiencies and contradictions that have plagued Lebanon, particularly its vulnerability to inter-Arab and superpower rivalries. Series: History & Society of the Modern Middle East. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBL; HBJF1; JPWS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Text is Free of Markings
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231124768
ISBN
9780231124768
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.20
€ 79.73

Paperback. An important contribution to the discussion of the Arab lands before European hegemony and a detailed study of a region and power center many scholars identify as the beginning of modern Palestinian history. Series: History & Society of the Modern Middle East. Num Pages: 208 pages, 9 graphs, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 1FBS; 3JF; 3JH; GTB; HBJF1; HBLL; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 165 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231123273
ISBN
9780231123273
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.93

Paperback. The life of Usamah ibn-Munqidh epitomized the height of Arab civilization as it flourished during the early Crusading period. His memoirs provide a valuable non-European perspective and insight into the military and cultural contact between medieval West and East, between Christian and Muslim. Translator(s): Hitti, Phillip K. Series: Records of Western Civilization Series. Num Pages: 265 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1FBS; DN; HBJF1; HBLC; HBTB; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420. Memoirs of Usamah Ibn-Munqidh. Series: Records of Western Civilization Series. 265 pages, bibliography. The life of Usamah ibn-Munqidh epitomized the height of Arab civilization as it flourished during the early Crusading period. His memoirs provide a valuable non-European perspective and insight into the military and cultural contact between medieval West and East, between Christian and Muslim. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FBS; DN; HBJF1; HBLC; HBTB; JFSR2. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 19. Weight: 420. Translator(s): Hitti, Phillip K.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
265
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231121255
ISBN
9780231121255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.47

Paperback. Barnett explores the relationships among Arab identity, the meaning of Arabism, and desired regional order in the Middle East from 1920 to the present, focusing on Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Yemen, and Saudi Arabia. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; JPA; JPH; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231109192
ISBN
9780231109192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 31.01

Hardback. Discusses the Shi'ite Muslim organization and explores the motives and operations behind some of its terrorist attacks. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 photos. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBTV; HRJ; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 231 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
First Printing
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231108348
ISBN
9780231108348
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.84

Paperback. Documents Jewish life in the Middle East and North Africa over two hundred years. This book explains the changes that affected the communities under Islamic rule during its 'golden age' and describes the processes of modernization that enabled the Jews to play a pivotal role in their respective countries in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Editor(s): Simon, Reeva Spector; Laskier, Michael Menachem; Reguer, Sara. Num Pages: 432 pages, 36 photos, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBJH; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 817.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Pap/Com
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231107976
ISBN
9780231107976
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 31.10

Hardback. Documents Jewish life in the Middle East and North Africa over two hundred years. This book explains the changes that affected the communities under Islamic rule during its 'golden age' and describes the processes of modernization that enabled the Jews to play a pivotal role in their respective countries in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Editor(s): Simon, Reeva Spector; Laskier, Michael Menachem; Reguer, Sara. Num Pages: 432 pages, 36 photos, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBJH; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 36. Weight in Grams: 953.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231107969
ISBN
9780231107969
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.41
€ 90.18

Paperback. Thompson shows how post-WWI Syrians and Lebanese mobilized to claim the terms of citizenship enjoyed in the European metropole. Colonial Citizens highlights gender as a central battlefield upon which the relative rights and obligations of states and citizens were established. Series: History & Society of the Modern Middle East. Num Pages: 400 pages, 16 halftones; 4 color. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 1FBS; GTB; HBJF1; HBLW; HBTB; HBTQ; HBTR; JHM; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
15th Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231106610
ISBN
9780231106610
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

Paperback. The Ottoman Empire ranks alongside the Roman and Byzantine as one of the most powerful and long-lasting imperial systems in world history. This book aims to bring together scholars to demonstrate how the Ottoman legacy shapes patterns of behavior and perception among the people of Western Asia, Northern Africa, and Southeastern Europe. Editor(s): Brown, L.Carl. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1FB; HBJD; HBJF1; HBLC; HBLL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 227 x 29. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231103053
ISBN
9780231103053
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.61

Paperback. A collection of essays which questions long-standing stereotypes about the traditional subordination of women in the Middle East. It offers an exploration of tradition, identity, and power in different parts of the Middle East. Editor(s): Gocek, Fatma Muge; Balaghi, Shiva. Num Pages: 233 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231101233
ISBN
9780231101233
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

Hardback. This analysis of the USA's foreign policies towards Israel questions whether Israel is of strategic value to the USA or is instead a liability. The study covers such issues as the Israeli-Arab conflict, the Suez Crisis, the invasion of Lebanon, and the influence of pro-Israeli lobbies. Translator(s): Cohen, James Alan. Series: Institute for Palestine Studies Series. Num Pages: 324 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1KBB; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231084925
ISBN
9780231084925
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.89
€ 64.07

Hardback. Bulliet abandons the historian's habit of viewing Islamic history "from the center," that is, focusing on the rise and fall of imperial dynasties. Instead, he derives an understanding of how and why Islam became -- and continues to be -- so rooted in the social structure of the vast majority of people who lived far from the political locus and did not see the caliphate as essential in their lives. Num Pages: 236 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1Q; HBG; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231082181
ISBN
9780231082181
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.07
€ 98.01

Hardback. Reconstructing the often volatile US-Israeli relationship, this study examines the extent to which various coercive measures made by the USA between 1953 and 1991 proved effective in influencing Israeli policy. Num Pages: 312 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJF1; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231081849
ISBN
9780231081849
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.52
€ 62.54

Paperback. This examination of the events of the Iranian Revolution highlights class politics and the contention for power within the context of changing ideological relations between the state and civil society. The author characterizes the post-revolutionay order as a Third World variant of fascism. Num Pages: 346 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBTV; JFC; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
346
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231078672
ISBN
9780231078672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.87

Paperback. Because new nations need new pasts, they create new ways of commemorating and recasting select historic events. In this volume Yael Zerubavel illuminates this dynamic process by examining the construction of Israeli national tradition. Num Pages: 360 pages, 17 halftones, 6 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; HBJF1; HBLW; JFC; JFSR1; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226981581
ISBN
9780226981581
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.88

Hardcover. Deals with the author's journeys in the Levant, the exotic land that stands at the crossroads of western Asia, the eastern Mediterranean, and northeast Africa. Part travelogue, part field guide, and part literary appreciation, this title assembles six interlinked essays that explore the seaboard of the Levant and its deserts. Num Pages: 176 pages, 5 halftones, 9 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 224 x 19. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226923673
ISBN
9780226923673
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.15

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. Argues that the West has also sought to possess Jerusalem by acquiring its representations. From relics of the True Cross and Templar replicas of the Holy Sepulchre to Franciscan recreations of the Passion to nineteenth-century mass-produced prints, this work describes the evolving forms by which the city has been possessed in the West. Num Pages: 296 pages, 78 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 302 x 18. Weight in Grams: 696.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226894225
ISBN
9780226894225
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.16

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

Paperback. Num Pages: 538 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 29. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
538
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226769622
ISBN
9780226769622
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.29
€ 46.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 13. Weight in Grams: 311.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226726113
ISBN
9780226726113
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 420 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 2CSJ; CJB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 686.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1976
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Second Edition
Number of pages
420
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226726038
ISBN
9780226726038
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.84
€ 48.72

Paperback. Translator(s): Goldhammer, A. Num Pages: 206 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBG; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 133 x 12. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226723563
ISBN
9780226723563
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.79

Paperback. Series: The Christian Tradition: A History of the Development of Christian Doctrine. Num Pages: 358 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; HRCC2; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 227 x 19. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1977
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
0002-
Number of pages
358
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226653730
ISBN
9780226653730
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.85

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