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Hardback. This history of the American University of Beirut presents a rich 150-year process of conflict, cooperation, and growth that has balanced the goals of American liberal education with the quest for Arab national identity and empowerment Num Pages: 280 pages, 20 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1FBL; JNMN; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 235 x 25. Weight in Grams: 598.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292726918
ISBN
9780292726918
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.04

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
194
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292728813
ISBN
9780292728813
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.72

Paperback. Shams al-Din Mohammad Hafez Shirazi, a classical poet is broadly popular in his native Shiraz and in Iran as a whole, and among lovers of great verse traditions. This book provides a context for Hafez's poetry and is intended for medievalists, students of the Middle East, and specialists in urban studies. Series: Publications on the Near East. Num Pages: 192 pages, 6 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3H; HBJF1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 12. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295983912
ISBN
9780295983912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Paperback. Explores the ebb and flow of religious fervour in Iran for over two centuries. Num Pages: 248 pages, 40 color illus. BIC Classification: 1FBN; GTB; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 15. Weight in Grams: 341.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295984551
ISBN
9780295984551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295986319
ISBN
9780295986319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.91

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295988191
ISBN
9780295988191
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 29.69

Hardback. Editor(s): Chalabi, Tamara; Van Cauteren, Philippe. Num Pages: 152 pages, 408 color illus. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JM; AFF; AGHF; HBJF1; JFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 301 x 254 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1056.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300218206
ISBN
9780300218206
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.68

Hardcover. A Words Without Borders Anthology "Remarkable .. a triumph .. connects us at the level of our humanity, no matter where we may be from."-Los Angeles Times Editor(s): Aslan, Reza. Series: Words without Borders. Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 168 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1078.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
736
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393065855
ISBN
9780393065855
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 34.72

Hardcover. This volume examines the links between the changes in the oil industry in the Middle East and North Africa, and the growth of politically radical movements referring to Islam. It charts the rise in oil revenues in the 1970s and early 1980s, and the region's subsequent economic and social failures. Series: Petroleum Research Series in Petrolem Economics & Politics. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; JFSR2; KCP; KNBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 682.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471971535
ISBN
9780471971535
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 274.27

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

Paperback. An examination of Arab society and culture that offers an opportunity to know the Arab world from an Arab point of view. It emphasizes the changes and diverse patterns that have characterized the Middle East since the mid-nineteenth century. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFC; JFSL9; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
n
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520084278
ISBN
9780520084278
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.00
€ 26.47

Paperback. Explores the transition from oral to written history that is taking place in tribal Jordan, a transition that reveals the many ways in which modernity, literate historicity, and national identity are developing in the contemporary Middle East. This book discusses the substance of tribal history through the eyes of its creators. Series: Comparative Studies on Muslim Societies. Num Pages: 363 pages, 22 b&w photographs, 6 line illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1FBJ; HBAH; HBTD; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
363
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520201019
ISBN
9780520201019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.19

Paperback. Detailing the role played by non-elites, this book presents a perspective on nationalism in the Arab Middle East in the early 20th century. It documents the appearance of the popular committee and examines nationalist politics as a mass phenomenon that informs the politics of the region today. Num Pages: 353 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FBS; HBJF1; HBLW; JFSL; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
353
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520210707
ISBN
9780520210707
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.42

Paperback. Combining ethnography, film criticism and an extensive knowledge of the Middle East, this text presents an examination of the classic film, "Lawrence of Arabia". The result is a many-prismed book that poses questions of ethnographic representation and the discourse of power. Num Pages: 316 pages, 25 b/w illustrations, 1 line figure. BIC Classification: 1FB; APFA; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 230 x 26. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520210837
ISBN
9780520210837
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.39

Paperback. The 15 hagiographies of holy women of the Syrian Orient collected here include stories of martyrs' passions and saints' lives, pious romances and personal reminiscences. Dating from the 4th to 7th centuries AD, they are translated from Syriac into accessible prose. Translator(s): Harvey, Susan Ashbrook; Brock, Sebastian P. Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage. Num Pages: 215 pages, 1 illustration, 1 map, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1FB; HRCC1; HRCM; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
Updated
Number of pages
215
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520213661
ISBN
9780520213661
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.77

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

€ 32.00
€ 26.47

Paperback. Focuses on a number of religious practices across the Buddhist world, from Sri Lanka to New York, Japan to Tibet. This work provides a historical overview and briefly characterizes the three major variants of Buddhist tradition. It also takes note of a distinctive form of Buddhism that is emerging among non-Asian practitioners in the West. Editor(s): Reynolds, Frank E.; Carbine, Jason A. Series: The Life of Religion S. Num Pages: 240 pages, 15 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTB; HRE; HRLM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 338. Series: The Life of Religion S. 240 pages, 15 b&w photographs. Editor(s): Reynolds, Frank E.; Carbine, Jason A. Focuses on a number of religious practices across the Buddhist world, from Sri Lanka to New York, Japan to Tibet. This work provides a historical overview and briefly characterizes the three major variants of Buddhist tradition. It also takes note of a distinctive form of Buddhism that is emerging among non-Asian practitioners in the West. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTB; HRE; HRLM. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 14. Weight: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520223370
ISBN
9780520223370
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

Paperback. An intimate exploration of the complexity of a bicultural immigrant experience, this text traces three generations of an Iranian (and Iranian-American) family undergoing a century of change - from the author's grandfather to her father, to Bahrampour herself. Num Pages: 357 pages, 4 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1KBB; 3JJ; BGA; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 171 x 27. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520223547
ISBN
9780520223547
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

Paperback. Shows that, around the time of Jesus' birth, there came into being a conception of 'catastrophic' messianism in which the suffering, humiliation, and death of the messiah were regarded as an integral part of the redemptive process. Translator(s): Maisel, David. Num Pages: 159 pages, 12 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1QDAR; 3D; HRCG; HRJ; HRLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
159
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520234000
ISBN
9780520234000
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. Explains how an Arab landscape, physical and human, was transformed into an Israeli, Jewish state. This book discusses the process by which Hebrew nomenclature replaced the Arabic names of more than 9,000 natural features, villages, and ruins in Eretz Israel/Palestine (his name for the Holy Land, thereby defining it as a land of Jews and Arabs). Translator(s): Kaufman-Lacusta, Maxine. Num Pages: 376 pages, 23 b/w photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; 3JJP; HBJF1; HBLW3; JFSR1; RGCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 226 x 24. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520234222
ISBN
9780520234222
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

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