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Afro-Asiatic languages
Hardback. Writing in response to war and national crisis, al-Samman, Khalifeh, Barakat, and others introduced into the Arabic literary canon aesthetic forms capable of carrying Levantine women's experiences. By assessing their feminism in such a way, this book aims to revive a critical emphasis on aesthetics in Arab women's writing. Series: Literatures and Cultures of the Islamic World. Num Pages: 198 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2CSR; DSBH; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 224 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137548702
- ISBN
- 9781137548702
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07
Hardcover. After the Lebanese Civil War, many Lebanese novelists committed themselves to building a "memory for the future." What resulted was a vital contribution to the legacy of contemporary Arabic literature. Through interviews, literary analysis, and the lens of trauma studies, Lang sheds light on what it means to remember through post-war literature. Series: Palgrave Studies in Cultural Heritage and Conflict. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 2CSR; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137559883
- ISBN
- 9781137559883
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Condition: New
€ 67.63
€ 67.63
Hardcover. It has been said that the difference between a language and a dialect is that a language is a dialect with an army. This title explores the tension between dynamics of literary influence and canon formation within the Arabic literary tradition. It challenges the reader to re-examine notions of translation, bilingualism, and postcoloniality. Translator(s): Hassan, Wail S. Series: Middle East Literature in Translation. Num Pages: 144 pages, notes, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2CSR; CFP; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631910
- ISBN
- 9780815631910
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.45
€ 27.45
Paperback. Translator(s): Ezzaher, Lahcen Elyazghi. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSR; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 6. Weight in Grams: 231.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809334131
- ISBN
- 9780809334131
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.93
€ 50.93
Paperback. This tender memoir chronicles the early years of Sayyid Qutb, one of Egypt's most influential radical Islamist thinkers and a member of the Muslim Brotherhood. Series: Middle East Literature in Translation. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 2CSR; 3JJ; BM; DSBH; HBTB; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815610755
- ISBN
- 9780815610755
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Condition: New
€ 24.66
€ 24.66
Hardcover. This is the first study in English of French-language fiction by Lebanese women writers and therefore brings a relatively unknown literary tradition to light. Series: Middle East Studies Beyond Dominant Paradigms. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 2ADF; 2CSR; DSBH5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815633563
- ISBN
- 9780815633563
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.25
€ 60.25
Hardcover. The emergence of Zionism in the late nineteenth century and the evolution of Zionist society in Palestine were profoundly influenced by the Hebrew literature of the day. This book traces the tensions between the extraliterary - the historical, social, and political - and the literary - the aesthetic, formal, and stylistic - in Hebrew fiction. Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 224 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2CSJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631576
- ISBN
- 9780815631576
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.18
€ 45.18
Hardcover. Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSJ; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815632597
- ISBN
- 9780815632597
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.30
€ 46.30
Paperback. Undertaking a sustained interpretation of Sudanese novelist Tayeb Salih's novels and short stories, this study focuses primarily on the ways in which his work depicts the clashing of Arab ideologies - that is, questions of tradition, modernity, imperialism, gender and political authority. Series: Middle East Literature in Translation. Num Pages: 248 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2CSR; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815630371
- ISBN
- 9780815630371
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.49
€ 24.49
Saud al-Sanousi's Saaq al-Bambuu: The Authorized Abridged Edition for ...
Al-Sanousi, Saud. Ed(S): Familiar, Laila; Ass...
hardcover. Provides students at the intermediate-advanced Arabic language level the opportunity to engage with an award-winning work of contemporary fiction. This novel is a coming-of-age story of a half-Filippino, half-Kuwaiti teen who returns to his father's Kuwait. Editor(s): Familiar, Laila; Assaf, Tanit. Num Pages: 392 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white halftones, 3 b&w photos, 12 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 2CSR; CJB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 693.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Edition
- Abridged
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626163973
- ISBN
- 9781626163973
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.53
€ 111.53
hardcover. How choosing a language created a people Series: Traditions. Num Pages: 280 pages, 14 photographs; 2 tables. BIC Classification: 2CSJ; CFF; HRCG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252032844
- ISBN
- 9780252032844
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.11
€ 119.11
Paperback. First Published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Translator(s): Colville, Professor Jim. Num Pages: 318 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSR; DNF; HR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 589.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138982116
- ISBN
- 9781138982116
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Condition: New
€ 59.21
€ 59.21
Paperback. Editor(s): Wright, W. Series: Dover Language Guides. Num Pages: 450 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSR; CJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 152 x 40. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Dover Publications
- Edition
- 3rd Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486441290
- ISBN
- 9780486441290
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 34.79
€ 35.99
€ 34.79
Paperback. Editor(s): Kautzsch, The late E. Translator(s): Cowley, A. E. Series: Dover Language Guides. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSJ; CBG; CJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 137 x 31. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486443447
- ISBN
- 9780486443447
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.21
€ 37.99
€ 34.21
Hardcover. Assesses fixed notions of Arab womanhood by exploring the complexities of Arab women's lives as portrayed in literature. Covering women writers and critics from Arab, French, and English traditions, this book aims to create a transnational Arab feminist consciousness. It examines the significance of memory rituals in women's writings. Series: Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2ADF; 2CSR; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631354
- ISBN
- 9780815631354
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.63
€ 64.63
Hardcover. Offers an exploration of masculinity in the literature of the Arab East (Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine, Syria, and Iraq) in the context of a specific set of anxieties about gender roles and sexuality in Arab societies. This work reveals the volatile nature of masculinity and its inextricability from femininity. Series: Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East. Num Pages: 232 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 2CSR; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Syracuse Univ Pr (Sd)
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815632375
- ISBN
- 9780815632375
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.17
€ 51.17
Hardcover. Series: Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSR; DSK; JFFG; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815633655
- ISBN
- 9780815633655
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.10
€ 44.10
Paperback. Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 296 pages, 3 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACY; 2CSJ; CFDM; DSBH; JFSR1; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- Mul
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815634096
- ISBN
- 9780815634096
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.43
€ 44.43
Hardcover. One of the most important surviving works from the golden age of Ancient Egyptian literature, a searching exploration of human motivation and divine justice, is discussed and translated in this major literary study. Series: British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship Monographs. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: HDDG; HRAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 254 x 24. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780197264331
- ISBN
- 9780197264331
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.60
€ 142.60
Hardcover. A critical text edition of the Hebrew manuscripts, 4Q521-8, and 49576-9, which were found in Cave 4 at Qumran, and originally allotted to Pere Jean Starcky. This is volume 25 in the DISCOVERIES IN THE JUDAEAN DESERT series and mainly comprises of parabiblical and pseudepigraphic compositions reflecting the interests of the Second Temple period. Series: Discoveries in the Judaean Desert. Num Pages: 248 pages, 16 black and white plates. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 2CSA; 2CSJ; DNF; HDD; HRJ; HRLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 320 x 241 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1247.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198269489
- ISBN
- 9780198269489
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 474.07
€ 474.07