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Paperback. How and why did archaeology in Israel emerge as such a persuasive force? How can the practices of archaeology help answer those questions? This text addresses these questions and specifies the relationship between national ideology, colonial settlement and the production of historical knowledge. Num Pages: 312 pages, 20 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226001951
ISBN
9780226001951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.40

Paperback. In 2005 the World Bank released a gender assessment of the nation of Jordan, a country that, like many in the Middle East, has undergone dramatic social and gender transformations, in part by encouraging equal access to education for men and women. In this book, the author shows that assessment to be a fallacy. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBJ; JFSJ1; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226006918
ISBN
9780226006918
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. The Muslim world represented an alien and foreign phenomenon for the USA in its early years as a republic (1785-1815). This study examines the American view of Muhammad and the many issues which helped to determine American perceptions of the Muslim world. Num Pages: 284 pages, 12pp halftones. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; JFSR2; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226014906
ISBN
9780226014906
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.19

Paperback. Dismissing oversimplified and politically-charged views of the politics of Shi'ite Islam, Said Amir Arjomand offers a richly researched sociological and historical study of Shi'ism and the political order of premodern Iran that exposes the roots of what became Khomeini's theocracy. Series: Publications of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF1; HRAM2; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226027845
ISBN
9780226027845
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.15

Paperback. Drawing on his experience as a linguistic anthropologist, this author parses how political leaders have used historical references, religious associations, and the mythology of evil to inflame their own citizens against the foreign country and proposes a way out of this debacle. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226041476
ISBN
9780226041476
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.62

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFSR2; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226051475
ISBN
9780226051475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.57
€ 43.08

Hardcover. Examining the American discourse over war and torture, the authors investigate the opinion pages of American newspapers, television commentary, and online discussion groups to offer the first empirical study of the national conversation about the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the revelations of prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib a year later. Num Pages: 240 pages, 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; HBWS5; HPQ; JFD; JWX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 237 x 23. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226062495
ISBN
9780226062495
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 42.15

Paperback. This study offers an interpretation of the political battles that paved the way for reform in Iran. The author argues that the struggle for a more democratic Iran can be traced back to the revolution itself, and to the contradictory agendas of the revolution's founding father, Ayatollah Khomeini. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FBN; GTB; JPH; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
(hc and pb published simultaneously)
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226077581
ISBN
9780226077581
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.51

Paperback. Common and destructive, limited wars are significant international events that pose a number of challenges to the states involved beyond simple victory or defeat. This book investigates a crucial and heretofore ignored factor in determining the nature and direction of limited war: information institutions. Num Pages: 344 pages, 2 line drawings, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1FMV; 1FPK; 1KBB; HBJK; JPSH; JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226107714
ISBN
9780226107714
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.91

Paperback. A study of tree planting practices on the open landscape of Israel and the West Bank, where Palestinians and the Israeli government have both used tree planting to assert their presence on--and claim to--disputed land. Series: University of Chicago Geography Research Papers S. Num Pages: 222 pages, 6 halftones, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; KFFR; RGCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 311.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226112763
ISBN
9780226112763
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 32.86

Paperback. Drawing on the work of modern economic geographers, the author explores how the unique river-based ecology and geography of the Tigris-Euphrates alluvium affected the development of urban civilization in southern Mesopotamia. Num Pages: 248 pages, 10 halftones, 6 line drawings, 9 maps, 1 figure, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBLA; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226142371
ISBN
9780226142371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.18

Paperback. An analysis of the complex relationship between the structure of Nazareth's quarters and the relations between its ethnic communities. Based on interviews and a survey of 300 families, this book examines both the positive and negative effects of Nazareth's residential patterns. Series: University of Chicago Geography Research Papers S. Num Pages: 328 pages, 14 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JFSL; RGC; WT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 19. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226207117
ISBN
9780226207117
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 40.29

Paperback. Editor(s): Geanakoplos, Deno John. Num Pages: 526 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FB; HBJD; HBJF1; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 179 x 27. Weight in Grams: 982.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
526
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226284613
ISBN
9780226284613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.92
€ 45.29

Paperback. An autobiography of Fuad I Khuri, both an insider's and an outsider's perspective on life in Lebanon, elsewhere in Middle East, and in West Africa. It provides insights into such issues as mentality of Arabs toward women, eating habits of Arab world, impact of Islam on West Africa, and extravagant lifestyles of wealthy Arabs, and more. Editor(s): Khuri, Sonia Jalbout. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBL; BGA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 249 x 18. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226434780
ISBN
9780226434780
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.29

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226509587
ISBN
9780226509587
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.27
€ 46.75

Paperback. An account of the relationship between American policy and public opinion during the Gulf crisis. Comparisons are made to other wars such as those in Panama, Vietnam, Korea and the Falklands, as well as to World War II. The book features 300 tables charting public opinion through the Gulf crisis. Series: American Politics & Political Economy S. Num Pages: 398 pages, 7 maps, 288 tables. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1FBXK; HBJF1; JPQB; JPVK; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 618.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
398
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226545653
ISBN
9780226545653
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 40.29

Paperback. The reopening of Iraq's National Museum attracted worldwide attention, underscoring the country's dual image as both the cradle of civilization and a contemporary geopolitical battleground. This title looks back through ten thousand years of the region's deeply significant yet increasingly overshadowed past. Translator(s): Nissen, Hans J. Num Pages: 192 pages, 52 halftones, 42 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226586649
ISBN
9780226586649
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.94

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
€ 25.65

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
€ 28.23

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

€ 56.45
€ 47.72

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

€ 36.99
€ 29.15

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

€ 52.92
€ 44.89

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
€ 25.62

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
€ 40.61

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