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Hardback. Told through the life and work of a barber--Ibn Budayr--this book explores emerging written historical forms by non-scholars in the 18th century Ottoman Empire to offer a revisionist history that connects 18th century society and culture to the 19th century Arab Renaissance. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804785327
- ISBN
- 9780804785327
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.77
€ 140.77
Paperback. Told through the life and work of a barber--Ibn Budayr--this book explores emerging written historical forms by non-scholars in the 18th century Ottoman Empire to offer a revisionist history that connects 18th century society and culture to the 19th century Arab Renaissance. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804797276
- ISBN
- 9780804797276
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.94
€ 33.99
€ 30.94
Paperback. While European commerce in race was substantial, the colonial trade in ideas of race was profitable as well. Looking at official propaganda and commercial representations in France during the Third Republic, this book explores the way the French increased the value of their identity at home at the expense of their colonized brothers and sisters. Num Pages: 232 pages, 20 b&w photos, 1 figures. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; JFD; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 18. Weight in Grams: 401.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253218995
- ISBN
- 9780253218995
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.49
€ 27.99
€ 26.49
Hardcover. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403934444
- ISBN
- 9781403934444
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Paperback. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349517169
- ISBN
- 9781349517169
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.08
€ 66.08
Paperback. Tracing the proliferation of forms of mourning and memorial across a century increasingly concerned with their historical and temporal significance, this work offers a different view of the aesthetic, social, and political implications of emotion. Series: Sexual Cultures. Num Pages: 345 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HBJK; HBLL; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814752234
- ISBN
- 9780814752234
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. A fascinating look at the lives of women who bore the heat of day in Christian mission, but who were often forgotten by history until now. Editor(s): Robert, Dana Lee. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HRCX7; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Orbis Books (USA) United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570754258
- ISBN
- 9781570754258
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.90
€ 27.99
€ 24.90
Hardcover. *A Handbook to Classical Reception in Eastern and Central Europe is the first comprehensive English ]language study of the reception of classical antiquity in Eastern and Central Europe. Editor(s): Torlone, Zara Martirosova; Munteanu, Dana LaCourse; Dutsch, Dorota. Series: HCRZ - Wiley Blackwell Handbooks to Classical Reception. Num Pages: 632 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1QDAG; 1QDAR; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118832714
- ISBN
- 9781118832714
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 218.43
€ 218.43
Paperback. Although stereotyped as an aspect of colonialism, Christian missions brought about massive shifts in the nature of Christianity, which by this century has become a religion largely practiced outside the west. This illuminating book provides a brief history of Christian missions and their relationship to the current globalization of Christianity. Series: Blackwell Brief Histories of Religion. Num Pages: 232 pages, maps, figures. BIC Classification: HRCX7. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631236207
- ISBN
- 9780631236207
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.13
€ 31.13
Hardcover. Although stereotyped as an aspect of colonialism, Christian missions brought about massive shifts in the nature of Christianity, which by this century has become a religion largely practiced outside the west. This illuminating book provides a brief history of Christian missions and their relationship to the current globalization of Christianity. Series: Wiley Blackwell Brief Histories of Religion. Num Pages: 226 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCX7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631236191
- ISBN
- 9780631236191
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.50
€ 116.50
Hardback. A timely account of workers taking back their union Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBNK; 1KBBWS; HBTK; KNDV; KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252036378
- ISBN
- 9780252036378
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.04
€ 63.04
This study looks at how the philosophies of Jacques Derrida (1930-2004) and Franz Rosenzweig (1886-1929) employ the figures of "exemplarity" and "chosenness" in order to address the tension between the universality of philosophical thinking and the particularity of nations, languages, and individual human experience. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPM; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804755214
- ISBN
- 9780804755214
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.16
€ 82.16
Hardback. "IISS An International Institute for Strategic Studies book." Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1KBB; HBJF1; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 166 x 32. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781610396417
- ISBN
- 9781610396417
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 28.58
€ 42.99
€ 28.58
Paperback. Platforms and Prayer Books is a remarkable collection of essays that illustrates the Reform Jewish theological enterprise at work. Through lively discussions on theological and liturgical topics, noted scholars and rabbis trace the evolution of Reform Judaism, presenting innovative approaches and creative interpretations. Num Pages: 336 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HRAX; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742515482
- ISBN
- 9780742515482
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 87.05
€ 87.05
Hardback. Platforms and Prayer Books is a remarkable collection of essays that illustrates the Reform Jewish theological enterprise at work. Through lively discussions on theological and liturgical topics, noted scholars and rabbis trace the evolution of Reform Judaism, presenting innovative approaches and creative interpretations. Num Pages: 336 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HRAX; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742515475
- ISBN
- 9780742515475
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.09
€ 200.09
Hardcover. The Northwest Territory sparked heated debates over race and civil rights in the nascent United States from the moment of its founding. Part of the "Early American Places" series, this book contributes to the study of slavery and social activism in nineteenth-century America. Series: Early American Places. Num Pages: 325 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 325
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875804576
- ISBN
- 9780875804576
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.77
€ 140.77
Hardback. Dana E. Katz reveals how Italian Renaissance painting became part of a policy of tolerance that deflected violence from the real world onto a symbolic world. While the rulers upheld toleration legislation governing Christian-Jewish relations, they simultaneously supported artistic commissions that perpetuated violence against Jews. Series: Jewish Culture & Contexts. Num Pages: 240 pages, 70 illus. BIC Classification: HRJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812240856
- ISBN
- 9780812240856
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.06
€ 77.06
Paperback. Editor(s): Bushnell, Dana E. Series: New Feminist Perspectives. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847680078
- ISBN
- 9780847680078
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.66
€ 68.66
Hardcover. Traditional histories of war have typically explored masculine narratives of military and political action, leaving private, domestic life relatively unstudied. This volume expands our understanding by looking at the relationships between mothers and children, and the varied roles both have assumed during periods of armed conflict. Editor(s): Cooper, Dana; Phelan, Claire. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBW; JFSJ1; JHBK; JPWS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137437952
- ISBN
- 9781137437952
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardback. Num Pages: 232 pages, 3 maps, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJF; JNAM; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231169288
- ISBN
- 9780231169288
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.95
€ 54.99
€ 39.95