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Electronic book text. Investigating the core questions about Arab identity and history, this book tackles the time-honoured stereotypes that depict Arabs as ancient Arabian Bedouin, and reveals the stories to be a myth: tales told by Muslims to recreate the past to explain the meaning of Islam and its origins. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1FBQ; HBJF1; HRAX; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474426435
- ISBN
- 9781474426435
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.32
€ 42.99
€ 38.32
Paperback. An examination of how the Roman past was perceived, and used, by Victorian Britain. Series: Royal Historical Society Studies in History. Num Pages: 220 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QDAR; 3D; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Royal Historical Society
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780861933358
- ISBN
- 9780861933358
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.97
€ 33.99
€ 32.97
Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 9 black & white halftones, 3 tables, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBLC1; HRCC2; HRCX8. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 243 x 22. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801453779
- ISBN
- 9780801453779
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.73
€ 61.73
Paperback. Offers an compendium on the roots and history of the documentary film. This book takes the reader on a tour of the evolution of documentary film as an polemical, experimental and entertaining form. It gathers a wide-ranging collection of writings. Num Pages: 496 pages, 25 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: APFA; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 135 x 40. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571225149
- ISBN
- 9780571225149
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.71
€ 25.99
€ 17.71
Paperback. Many social scientists have sought to show that nature is not an eternal constant but an intrinsically unstable concept - a historical, cultural and social construct with powerful emotional, moral and political connotations. This book sets out to explore some of the implications of and lacunae in this push to 'denaturalise nature'. Editor(s): Roepstorff, Andreas; Bubandt, Nils. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 174 x 21. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772889450
- ISBN
- 9788772889450
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.05
€ 17.05
Paperback. From racial disturbances in Miami has emerged the image that Blacks, Hispanics and Anglos are pitted against one another for resources. This text explores the construction of ethnic identities and ethnic group conflict, including interviews with politicians, journalists and business people. Series: Race, Ethnicity and Politics. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; HBTB; JFF; JFSL1; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813917054
- ISBN
- 9780813917054
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.95
€ 42.95
Rich in cultural and literary analysis, Anderson's argument will be of interest to students and scholars of the eighteenth century, religious studies, theater, and the history of gender. Num Pages: 296 pages, 21, 21 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JF; DSBF; HRCC95. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421404806
- ISBN
- 9781421404806
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 84.13
€ 84.13
Hardback. Series: Frontiers of Narrative. Num Pages: 294 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKAS; DS; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803288591
- ISBN
- 9780803288591
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.99
€ 66.99
Paperback. A collection of the writings of sociologist Robert N. Bellah, including essays that consider the entire sweep of Japanese history and the character of Japanese society and religion. The book features an introduction that brings together intellectual and institutional dimensions of Japanese history. Num Pages: 254 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; GTB; HBJF; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 254
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520235984
- ISBN
- 9780520235984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.40
€ 40.99
€ 29.40
Paperback. Imagining Hinduism is an indispensable guide to an immensely significant new understanding of the Hindu faith - that it exists largely as a construct of the Western imagination. Num Pages: 192 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: HRG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 17. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415257442
- ISBN
- 9780415257442
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.54
€ 57.54
Paperback. A collection of meditative short stories, inspired by the Bible and the cycle of the Christian year. There are stories on themes such as Creation and the Fall, the search for God in the wilderness, Christmas, Easter, Pentecost and Ascension. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB1; HRCV9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Publisher
- The Society For Promoting Christian Knowledge
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780281050406
- ISBN
- 9780281050406
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.52
€ 13.99
€ 13.52
Hardback. The role and influence of intellectuals is one of the flashpoints in the recurring debate on the nature and dimensions of French fascism. At the forefront of this debate is a group of emerging writers, collectively known as the 'Young Right.' Paul Mazgaj's study of the Young Right provides fresh perspectives. Num Pages: 366 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 167 x 25. Weight in Grams: 699.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Delaware Press United States
- Number of pages
- 366
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611492958
- ISBN
- 9781611492958
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.22
€ 161.22
Paperback. Num Pages: 161 pages. BIC Classification: HRCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Alban Institute, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 161
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566993739
- ISBN
- 9781566993739
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.56
€ 40.56
Hardback. Examines the links between beauty and politics in the Anglophone Caribbean Series Editor(s): Sharpe, Pamela; Summerfield, Penny; Abrams, Lynn; Beattie, Cordelia. Series: Gender in History. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719088674
- ISBN
- 9780719088674
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.39
€ 155.39
Hardback. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813585215
- ISBN
- 9780813585215
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.93
€ 160.93
Hardback. This book examines how Armenia and Armenians were portrayed in Britain at a decisive moment in modern history, when diplomats, scholars and humanitarians engaged with the past, present and future of Armenia. Series Editor(s): Taithe, Bertrand; Summerfield, Penny; Gatrell, Peter; Jones, Max; Carden-Coyne, Ana. Series: Cultural History of Modern War. Num Pages: 272 pages, Maps|Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DVUR; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 218 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719078170
- ISBN
- 9780719078170
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.60
€ 155.60
Hardback. Num Pages: 212 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GBC; HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 291 x 225 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1035.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Delaware Press United States
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611491869
- ISBN
- 9781611491869
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.12
€ 120.12
Hardcover. This book examines an Austrian identity based on a civic, rather than an ethnic conception of a national community. It analyzes the ideas of Joseph Samuel Bloch, an Austrian Jewish writer and politician, and compares them to those of other Austrian political thinkers of various ethnic and political backgrounds in order to discover how these individuals imagined a supraethnic Austrian nation. Num Pages: 220 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; JFSL; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 218 x 20. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- East European Monographs United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880335294
- ISBN
- 9780880335294
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 33.75
€ 45.99
€ 33.75
Paperback. Drawing on a wide variety of contemporary journals, newspapers, films, and popular songs, Alan M. Ball compares American social, political, and cultural influence in two newborn Russian states: the young Soviet Union and the modern Russian Republic. Num Pages: 328 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; 3JJ; GTB; HBJD; HBLW; JFC; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742527935
- ISBN
- 9780742527935
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 81.60
€ 81.60
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 7, 6 black & white halftones, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1DFG; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 237 x 26. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501704444
- ISBN
- 9781501704444
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.96
€ 62.96