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Paperback. Addresses the HIV/AIDS pandemic from an Islam perspective. This work provides an insight into fresh possibilities of critical and progressive Islamic approaches, in both law and ethics, to one of the urgent crises facing humankind. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: HRH; HRLP5; JFFH2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851686339
- ISBN
- 9781851686339
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.69
€ 24.69
Paperback. Trampling over the boundaries between the religious and the secular in order to tackle some of the key questions facing Muslims in the contemporary age, this text presents an account of modern Islam. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HRHP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851686919
- ISBN
- 9781851686919
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.38
€ 15.99
€ 12.38
Paperback. The Qur'an has spoken to Muslims for over one thousand years; it is seen as law-maker, moral code, and the word of God. This work outlines the key themes and explains the historical and cultural context of this work whilst examining its content, language and style, and the variety of approaches that have been used to interpret it. Series: Beginner's Guides. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRHS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851686247
- ISBN
- 9781851686247
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.38
€ 15.99
€ 12.38
Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 216 x 8. Weight in Grams: 132. A Seeker's Journey to God. 96 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HRH. Dimension: 164 x 216 x 8. Weight: 138.
- Publisher
- Weiser Books
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781578632466
- ISBN
- 9781578632466
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.41
€ 14.99
€ 13.41
Paperback. "Mantiq al-tayr" (the conference of the birds) is an elaborate allegory with many digressions. It describes how all the birds (human souls) set out in search of the Simurgh (the godhead). All but 30 die and the survivors realize that they themselves are the Simurgh. Editor(s): Darbandi, Afkham; Davis, Dick. Translator(s): Darbandi, Afkham; Davis, Dick. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 126 x 15. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Edition
- Re-issue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140444346
- ISBN
- 9780140444346
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Hardback. A major work of Islamic mysticism by the thirteenth-century Persian poet which is translated by A J Arberr. Translator(s): Arberry, Arthur J. Num Pages: 302 pages. BIC Classification: HR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Hardback
- SKU
- V9780415442565
- ISBN
- 9780415442565
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 266.12
€ 266.12
Paperback. This book offers an innovative collaborative approach to the study of a particular region of the Ottoman empire, the southwestern Peloponnese (or Morea), Greece. Num Pages: 310 pages, 93 b/w illus, 19 tbs, CD-Rom. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 3JF; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 282 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1190.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- American School of Classical Studies
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780876615348
- ISBN
- 9780876615348
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 98.55
€ 98.55
Paperback. Offers a look inside a country torn apart - from corrupt officials to warlords and child brides - while revisiting the author's own family's deep roots to the land. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JM; HBJF; HBLX; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 204 x 23. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061934704
- ISBN
- 9780061934704
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.29
€ 19.99
€ 17.29
Paperback. Aims to capture the metamorphosis of Islamic movement in Iran, from encounters with Great Britain and United States in the 1920s through twenty-first-century struggles between those seeking to reform Islam's role and those who take a defensive stance. This book describes how the extremism of 1960s brought more confidence to Islam-minded Iranians. Series: CMES Modern Middle East Series. Num Pages: 292 pages, 1 figure, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 164 x 16. Weight in Grams: 539.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292717565
- ISBN
- 9780292717565
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.29
€ 26.99
€ 25.29
hardcover. Num Pages: 166 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 167 x 15. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 166
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739112588
- ISBN
- 9780739112588
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.29
€ 142.29
Paperback. What drives young men and women to become suicide bombers? This remarkable book, already a bestseller in Europe, provides some answers. Translator(s): Macey, David. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HRH; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745322834
- ISBN
- 9780745322834
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.73
€ 37.99
€ 29.73
Hardback. Translator(s): Todd, Jane. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JM; HRAM9; JKVP1; JPFR; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- The New Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620972687
- ISBN
- 9781620972687
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.95
€ 26.99
€ 22.95
Paperback. Daftary traces the origins and early development of the legends of the Assassins of Northern Iran and Syria - as well as investigating the historical context in which they were fabricated and transmitted, culminating in Marco Polo's reports of the "Old Man of the Mountain". Num Pages: 220 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBLC; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- I.B.Tauris
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850439509
- ISBN
- 9781850439509
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.61
€ 32.61
Hardcover. A study of themes relating to memory, memorization, memorializing or commemorating in a variety of historical, legal, literary and architectural contexts, this text examines lists and maps as memory aids, the transmission of knowledge and traditions from medieval to early modern times and the application of medieval notions of law and statecraft. Editor(s): Daftary, Farhad; Meri, Josef W. Num Pages: 480 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1QFM; HBG; HBJF1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 144 x 44. Weight in Grams: 764.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris in Association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860648595
- ISBN
- 9781860648595
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.29€ 49.23
€ 53.29
€ 49.23
Paperback. A rich ethnography of men in a low-income neighborhood in Cairo, Egypt, this book gives the reader a vivid sense of the meaning of masculinity and the multiple agents who contribute to the making of men in the Middle East. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HBJH; JFSJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804783293
- ISBN
- 9780804783293
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.53
€ 30.99
€ 27.53
Paperback. The author of the bestselling "The Future of Freedom" describes a world in which the U.S. will no longer dominate the global economy. He sees the "rise of the rest" as the great story of modern times, and one that will reshape the world. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW3; JFFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393340389
- ISBN
- 9780393340389
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.80
€ 18.80
Paperback. What turns rich nations into great powers? How do wealthy countries begin extending their influence abroad? This book seeks to answer these questions by examining the most puzzling case of a rising power in modern history - that of the United States. Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 216 pages, 2 tables 4 maps 1 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691010359
- ISBN
- 9780691010359
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 31.01
€ 42.99
€ 31.01
Hardback. With interesting facts, statistics, and comparisons presented in almanac style as well as the expertise of prominent scholars, The Columbia Guide to America in the 1960s is the most complete guide to an enduringly fascinating era. Series: Columbia Guides to American History and Cultures. Num Pages: 448 pages, charts, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 35. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231113724
- ISBN
- 9780231113724
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.10
€ 148.10
Twentieth-century America has witnessed the most widespread movement of African-Americans from the South to urban centres in the north. This study examines the impact of this dislocation identifying the resulting migration narratives as a major genre in African-American cultural production. Series: Race & American Culture. Num Pages: 248 pages, halftones, line figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSBH; HBTB; JFC; JFFN; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195088977
- ISBN
- 9780195088977
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.91
€ 82.91
Paperback. Num Pages: 968 pages, Illustrations (some col.), col. maps. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 274 x 228 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1830.
- Publisher
- Pearson Education (US) United States
- Number of pages
- 968
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 6th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780205010646
- ISBN
- 9780205010646
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 140.92€ 52.44
€ 140.92
€ 52.44