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Paperback. .
Publisher
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783658113810
ISBN
9783658113810
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.88
€ 22.74

Hardback. In 1847, during the great age of the freak show, the British periodical Punch bemoaned the public's 'prevailing taste for deformity'. This work argues that far from being purely exploitative, displays of anomalous bodies served a deeper social purpose as they generated popular and scientific debates over the meanings attached to bodily difference. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; ASZW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 528. Freak Shows and Modern British Culture. 288 pages, ill. In 1847, during the great age of the freak show, the British periodical Punch bemoaned the public's 'prevailing taste for deformity'. This work argues that far from being purely exploitative, displays of anomalous bodies served a deeper social purpose as they generated popular and scientific debates over the meanings attached to bodily difference. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; ASZW; HBTB. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 22. Weight: 528.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520257689
ISBN
9780520257689
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.63
€ 64.51

Paperback. .
Publisher
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd South Africa
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781770097681
ISBN
9781770097681
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.28

Hardcover. Naftali S. Cohn provides an innovative understanding of the rabbinic authors of the Mishnah and their intense focus on the Temple. He contends that the memory of the Temple served a political function for the rabbis, arguing for their own importance within the complex social landscape of Jewish society in Roman Palestine. Series: Divinations: Rereading Late Ancient Religion. Num Pages: 256 pages, 5 illus. BIC Classification: HRJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812244571
ISBN
9780812244571
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.98

Paperback. .
Publisher
Windhorse Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781899579617
ISBN
9781899579617
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.78

Paperback. Garfield translates Nagarjuna's Mulamadhyamakakarika and provides a philosophical commentary. Mulamadhyamakakarika is the foundational text for all Mahayana Buddhism and is one of the most influential works in the history of Indian philosophy. Translator(s): Garfield, Jay L. Num Pages: 400 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: HRE; HRLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
392
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195093360
ISBN
9780195093360
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.34

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 167 x 14. Weight in Grams: 323.
Publisher
Snow Lion
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Blg Rep
Condition
New
SKU
V9781559394154
ISBN
9781559394154
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 20.76

paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 75 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white tables, 13 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBLA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415619370
ISBN
9780415619370
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.69

paperback. Editor(s): Keene, Derek (London School of Economics and Political Science). Series: Historical Urban Studies. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781138265776
ISBN
9781138265776
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.82

Paperback. Explores the theological underpinnings of al-Qaeda and related Islamic movements such as ISIS. The author demonstrates how this marginal narrative transformed al-Qaeda from a relatively hierarchical and regional organization to a globalized, decentralized, and diffuse system of networks. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM2; HRH; JPS; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Georgetown University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626164284
ISBN
9781626164284
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.50

Paperback. Offers an examination of the identity of young Muslims in America. This book investigates the identity of ethnic and racial groups such as Iranians, Arab Americans and African Americans. It discusses the impact of the American media on young Muslims. Num Pages: 248 pages, 4 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HRHP; JFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748695867
ISBN
9780748695867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 34.87

Paperback. Series: Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and I. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBL; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781503600324
ISBN
9781503600324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.76

Hardback. Series: Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and I. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBL; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 621.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804792899
ISBN
9780804792899
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.01

Paperback. This text provides an illustrated world history of the Yiddish theatre covering five continents and more than 300 years. Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 448 pages, 125 illustrations, index. BIC Classification: AN; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815603290
ISBN
9780815603290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.68

Hardcover. The Prophets sublime poetry, phantasmagoric visions, and sonorous voices have intrigued us and moved us over the centuries. The writings of the great seers of the Hebrew Bible resonate with us in ways that go beyond our own short lives, tapping in to a human consciousness that transcends our age. How do we understand them? Num Pages: 256 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: G; HRCG1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 174 x 19. Weight in Grams: 722.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Gefen Publishing House
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9789652295798
ISBN
9789652295798
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 25.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 277 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCG1; HRCG9; HRJ; HRLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 16. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Schocken Books United States
Number of pages
277
Condition
New
SKU
V9780805210637
ISBN
9780805210637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.47

Paperback. .
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
419
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Third Edition,3
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872204287
ISBN
9780872204287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.45

Paperback. This book examines the development of Shi'i Islam through the lenses of belief, narrative, and memory. Series: Introduction to Religion. Num Pages: 266 pages, 6 maps 10 tables. BIC Classification: HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107625785
ISBN
9781107625785
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.14

Hardcover. Series: Library of Middle East History. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HBJH; JFSL1; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Sew
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784532512
ISBN
9781784532512
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.12
€ 133.42

Paperback. The twelve essays in this volume, each written by a leading specialist, present an accessible and comprehensive introduction to Italian Renaissance society, intellectual history, and politics, with each contribution reflecting the most recent innovations in the way that historians view and study the period. Editor(s): Najemy, John M. Series: Short Oxford History of Italy. Num Pages: 344 pages, 5 Maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLC; HBLH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198700401
ISBN
9780198700401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.27

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