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Paperback. Sifts through the works of a score of contemporary Arab chroniclers of the Crusades, eyewitnesses and often participants in the events. This book retells their stories in their own style, giving us a vivid portrait of a society rent by internal conflicts, and shaken by a traumatic encounter with an alien culture. Editor(s): Maalouf, Amin. Translator(s): Rothschild, J. Series: Saqi Essentials S. Num Pages: 312 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1FB; HBJD; HBJF1; HBLC; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 136 x 17. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Saqi Books London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780863560231
- ISBN
- 9780863560231
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.17
€ 21.99
€ 19.17
Paperback. Examines the rule of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, especially from 1953 to 1979, in the context of his regime's dependence on the United States and his dreams of transforming Iran into a world power. This book argues that, despite the Shah's early achievements, his goals and policies were full of inherent contradictions and weaknesses. Num Pages: 328 pages, 15 halftones. 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1KBB; HBJF; JFSR; JPFR; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- With a New introduction and preface by the author
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691140407
- ISBN
- 9780691140407
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 32.94
€ 46.99
€ 32.94
Hardback. Amin Saikal, a distinguished Afghan-born scholar of international affairs, provides a sweeping new understanding of the complex contemporary political and social instability encompassing the region. Num Pages: 224 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1FBQ; 1FCA; 1FKP; HBJF; HBLW3; HBLX; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 167 x 23. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780763194
- ISBN
- 9781780763194
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.92€ 48.58
€ 52.92
€ 48.58
hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBS; 1HBE; 3H; HBJH; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 241 x 25. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The American University in Cairo Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9789774167171
- ISBN
- 9789774167171
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 8.02
€ 19.99
€ 8.02
Paperback. The first pro-faith attempt by a Muslim woman to present a comprehensive, female-inclusive reading of the "Qu'ran", the sacred Islamic text. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HRH; HRLC; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 142 x 9. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195128369
- ISBN
- 9780195128369
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.69
€ 20.99
€ 16.69
Paperback. An Introduction to Islam in the 21st Century provides an engaging depiction of Islam as a living religion. Exploring Islam's historical context and core elements of the tradition, the authors provide a global perspective that captures the diversity of Islam in different regions and countries. Editor(s): McCloud, Aminah Beverly; Hibbard, Scott W.; Saud, Laith. Num Pages: 346 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 183 x 248 x 17. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 346
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405193603
- ISBN
- 9781405193603
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.55
€ 40.99
€ 40.55
Series: Asia/Pacific/Perspectives. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBTB; JFC; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442218376
- ISBN
- 9781442218376
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 149.89
€ 149.89
paperback. Finding Zero is an adventure-filled saga of Amir Aczel's lifelong obsession: to find the original sources of our numerals. Aczel has doggedly crisscrossed the ancient world, scouring dusty texts, cross examining scholars who offered wildly differing sets of facts, and ultimately penetrating deep into a Cambodian jungle to find a definitive proof. Num Pages: 256 pages, black and white photographs and illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 209 x 21. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Griffin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781250084910
- ISBN
- 9781250084910
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.16
€ 19.99
€ 15.16
paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB; PDA; PDR; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 17. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- William Morrow Paperbacks United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780062230607
- ISBN
- 9780062230607
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.32
€ 19.99
€ 18.32
Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1FBH; 3JJ; BGH; HBA; HRJX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226428635
- ISBN
- 9780226428635
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 35.66
€ 46.99
€ 35.66
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 8 b/w photos. BIC Classification: HBWS5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Strategic Media Books United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781939521002
- ISBN
- 9781939521002
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.70
€ 26.99
€ 18.70
hardcover. Series: Orbis Biblicus Et Orientalis - Series Archaeologica. Num Pages: 318 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBLA; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 898.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Germany
- Edition
- 1.
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783525543849
- ISBN
- 9783525543849
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.64
€ 116.64
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 182
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137371782
- ISBN
- 9781137371782
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.51
€ 62.51
Paperback. This volume is an ambitious study of efforts by twentieth-century states to reshape-either through social policy or brute force-their societies and populations according to ideologies based on various theories of human perfectibility. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; HBG; HBJD; HBLW; JHBD; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804746304
- ISBN
- 9780804746304
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.39
€ 46.99
€ 41.39
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748646807
- ISBN
- 9780748646807
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.32
€ 40.99
€ 33.32
Hardcover. Focusing specifically on Jordanian and Palestinian women, Sonbol shows the legal constraints extant in a number of legal codes, namely penal codes that permit violence against Muslim women and personal status laws that require a husband's permission for a woman to work. Series: Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East. Num Pages: 296 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1FBJ; 1FBP; HBJF1; JFSJ1; JFSR2; LAFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815629641
- ISBN
- 9780815629641
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.05
€ 61.05
Paperback. Focusing specifically on Jordanian and Palestinian women, Sonbol shows the legal constraints extant in a number of legal codes, namely penal codes that permit violence against Muslim women and personal status laws that require a husband's permission for a woman to work. Series: Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East. Num Pages: 296 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1FBJ; 1FBP; HBJF1; JFSJ1; JFSR2; LAFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815629856
- ISBN
- 9780815629856
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.11
€ 33.11
Hardback. This book explores the intellectual debates and political movements of the religious establishment during the first half of the 20th century. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HRHT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804773119
- ISBN
- 9780804773119
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.57
€ 70.57
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAM3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- Hampton Roads Publishing Co United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571746733
- ISBN
- 9781571746733
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.82
€ 25.99
€ 23.82
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Tarcher
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874777987
- ISBN
- 9780874777987
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.86
€ 19.99
€ 17.86