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A genealogical chart of virtually all named figures of Greek mythology that can be shown to be related. The text includes a 72-page chart that links 3673 named figures into a single "family tree", and an 80-page index that provides a citation to an ancient source for each relationship. Editor(s): Newman, Harold; Newman, Jon O. Num Pages: 252 pages, index, charts. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; GBC; HRKP; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 415 x 275 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1751.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Edition
- 1 New ed
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807827901
- ISBN
- 9780807827901
Condition: New
€ 167.61
€ 167.61
Num Pages: 120 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: WBXD3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 122 x 15. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813141732
- ISBN
- 9780813141732
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.24
€ 15.99
€ 15.24
Hardcover. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations, tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: HB; HRAX; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 167 x 33. Weight in Grams: 818.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813932736
- ISBN
- 9780813932736
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.39
€ 60.39
Paperback. This work shows how the present drug war started at the beginning of this century, when the US government first assumed the task of protecting people from patent medicines. It demonstrates, however, the deleterious effects of prescription laws, which place people under lifelong medical supervision. Num Pages: 229 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPQ; JFM; JPQB; JPVH; LNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 13. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 229
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815603337
- ISBN
- 9780815603337
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.84
€ 20.99
€ 19.84
Hardcover. The year 1919 in Jerusalem marked the conclusion of hundreds of years of Ottoman rule and the beginning of British occupation, a period of great change that would transform the city. This memoir presents a portrait of life in post-WWI Jerusalem as seen through the eyes of a spirited young English girl. Num Pages: 176 pages, 45 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJG; BGA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815608721
- ISBN
- 9780815608721
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.40
€ 20.99
€ 20.40
Hardcover. On March 31, 1929, seventy-seven men left New York City on an epic 3,554-mile footrace to Los Angeles nicknamed the Bunion Derby. For seventy-eight consecutive days, the men pushed their bodies and spirits to the breaking point as they chased a $25,000 first prize in what is arguably the greatest long distance footrace in history. Series: Sports and Entertainment. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; WSBX; WSKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815610366
- ISBN
- 9780815610366
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 25.26
€ 25.99
€ 25.26
Paperback. As a religious thinker who disclaimed all rationalistic systems, Martin Buber produced an insightful critique of modern philosophical ethics, one that became productive soil for another non-traditional ethic: feminism's care ethic. Walters compares the personal ethics of the two perspectives. Series: The Martin Buber Library. Num Pages: 160 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 13. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815630104
- ISBN
- 9780815630104
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.37
€ 26.37
Hardcover. Of the many Islamist groups that have emerged within the Muslim world over the last two decades, perhaps none has had so great an impact on Middle Eastern and International affairs as Hizbullah, the Party of God. This book serves as a pathway for understanding Hizbullah and other Islamist. Series: Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East. Num Pages: 242 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; HRH; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815630531
- ISBN
- 9780815630531
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.43
€ 36.43
Hardcover. Since the liberation of the Nazi concentration camps and recognition of the Holocaust as a watershed event, the capacity of art to represent this event adequately has been questioned. Contributors provide case studies that include a artists from North America, Europe and Israel, and examine some of the dominant themes of their work. Editor(s): Feinstein, Stephen C. Series: Religion, Theology and the Holocaust. Num Pages: 328 pages, 69 photographs, bibliography, notes, index. BIC Classification: ACX; AG; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 671.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Syracuse Univ Pr (Sd)
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815630838
- ISBN
- 9780815630838
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.48
€ 62.48
Paperback. Although apocalyptic visions and predictions have been part of contemporary Islam, this work covers this disparate but influential body of writing. It suggests that Islam began as an apocalyptic movement and has retained an apocalyptic and messianic tone. Series: Religion and Politics. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HRAM2; HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631958
- ISBN
- 9780815631958
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.65
€ 27.65
Hardcover. Explores the relationship between Judaism and writing in the works of four twentieth-century Italian writers: Umberto Saba, Natalia Ginzburg, Giorgio Bassani, and Primo Levi. This book examines the different ways in which each author's work responds to Judaism and the notion of Jewish identity. Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 232 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DSB; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Syracuse Univ Pr (Sd)
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631989
- ISBN
- 9780815631989
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.58
€ 36.58
Paperback. The hijab is the controversial item of women's clothing. It has become the primary global symbol of female Muslim identity for Muslims and non-Muslims alike. This title provides an account of the controversial 2003 French law to ban Islamic headscarves and other religious signs from public schools. Series: Gender and Globalization. Num Pages: 416 pages, notes, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSJ1; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Syracuse Univ Pr (Sd)
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631996
- ISBN
- 9780815631996
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.46
€ 37.46
Hardcover. Editor(s): Frawley, Oona. Num Pages: 264 pages, 1 black-&-white illustration, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815632504
- ISBN
- 9780815632504
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.36
€ 49.36
Paperback. Editor(s): Preston, Margaret; Hogartaigh, Margaret O. Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815632719
- ISBN
- 9780815632719
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.18
€ 50.18
Hardcover. The first book-length overview of the theology of the Ibadi Islam, a distinct sect of Islam, neither Sunni nor Shi'ite, that emerged in the early Islamic period and remains today in small pockets of North Africa and as the dominant sect of Oman. Series: Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: HRHT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815632887
- ISBN
- 9780815632887
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.09
€ 51.09
Hardcover. A history of elite women who were concubines and wives of powerful slave-soldiers, known as Mamluks, who dominated Egypt both politically and militarily in the eighteenth century. Series: Syracuse Uni Press: Middle East Beyond Dominant Paradigms. Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JF; HBJH; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815632931
- ISBN
- 9780815632931
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.78
€ 56.78
Hardcover. Irelands status as an island nation with a history of emigration has meant the development of a body of diasporic cultural memory. This book opens new pathways into the body of Irish cultural memory, demonstrating time and again the ways in which memory is supported by the negotiations of individuals within wider cultural contexts. Editor(s): Frawley, Oona. Series: Irish Studies. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBAH; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815632979
- ISBN
- 9780815632979
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.71
€ 50.71
Hardcover. The recent political history of Lebanon has been defined by the legacy of war. While much has been written about the tragedy of the civil war, this title is the first book focused on the evolution of the postwar political scene. Editor(s): El-Husseini, Rola. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: HBJF1; JWDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815633044
- ISBN
- 9780815633044
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.75
€ 56.75
Hardcover. Examines the relationship between the Rev. Ian Paisley and the leaders of the militant wing of evangelical fundamentalism in the United States in the period immediately preceding the outbreak of the Northern Ireland ""Troubles"" in the late 1960s. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: HBLW; HRAM9; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815633136
- ISBN
- 9780815633136
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.35
€ 51.35
Hardcover. Provides a better understanding of the modernist nation-building processes in post-Ottoman Turkey through a rare perspective in the field that stresses the social and cultural dimensions and everyday negotiations that occurred during the leadership of Mustafa Kemal. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLW; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815633174
- ISBN
- 9780815633174
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.21
€ 51.21