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Paperback. Drawing on archaeological findings and an unusual combination of Greek and Egyptian evidence, this book examines the economic life and multicultural society of the ancient Egyptian city of Memphis in the era between Alexander and Augustus. Num Pages: 360 pages, 8 halftones. 6 line illus. 5 tables. 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 1HBE; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 534.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Second
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691140339
ISBN
9780691140339
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.72

Hardback. Minarets have defined Cairo's skyline since its early history: they are one of the most characteristic features of Islamic architecture. This title offers insights into the religious, historical and architectural significance of the minaret in Cairo from the Arab Conquest, through the Abbasid, Fatimid, Ayyubid, Mamluk and Ottoman periods. Illustrator(s): O'Kane, Bernard. Num Pages: 448 pages, 220 colour, 80 bw integrated illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1QFM; AMN; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 333 x 226 x 38. Weight in Grams: 2402.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
448
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848855397
ISBN
9781848855397
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.13
€ 63.60

Paperback. Focusing on the era from Napoleon's conquest and the discovery of the Rosetta Stone to the outbreak of World War I, this book examines the evolution of Egyptian archaeology in the context of Western imperialism and nascent Egyptian nationalism. Num Pages: 424 pages, 46 b/w photographs, 2 maps, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JH; 3JJC; GM; HBJH; HBLA; HDDG; JFC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 224 x 27. Weight in Grams: 682.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520240698
ISBN
9780520240698
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.73

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 200+ b/w photos, color aircraft profiles. BIC Classification: 1DSTC; 1HBT; 1KBB; 3JJH; HB; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 225 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1698.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764313226
ISBN
9780764313226
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 35.59

Paperback. In the late 19th century, the river Nile became the setting for the first major encounter between the West and Islam in the modern era. In a collision between Europeans, Arabs and Africans, three empires rose in the space of thirty years. This is the story of Islam and the Empire on the Nile c 1869. Num Pages: 400 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1HBS; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; JFSR2; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 30. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099487050
ISBN
9780099487050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 139 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBA; 3JJPL; KCG; KNJH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 10. Weight in Grams: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
139
Condition
New
SKU
V9781617611902
ISBN
9781617611902
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.75
€ 44.98

Hardcover. The ultimate flight identification guide to Western Palearctic raptors, covering 60+ species accompanied by stunning photography. Num Pages: 544 pages, 60 maps, 1200 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FB; 1HB; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
544
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472913616
ISBN
9781472913616
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.29
€ 41.60

Paperback. Focusing on the political life of the sha'b in Cairo, this book shows how men and women develop creative and effective strategies to accomplish shared goals, despite the dominant forces ranged against them. It examines communal patterns of allocation, distribution, and decision-making. Series: Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics. Num Pages: 358 pages, 15 halftones 25 tables. BIC Classification: 1HBE; JFSG; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
358
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691025681
ISBN
9780691025681
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.13
€ 51.02

Paperback. Love, corruption, violence and the dangerous politics of aid in the Sudan, by an exciting new writer. Num Pages: 400 pages, 16 b/w illus, (1 x 8pp mono plate section). BIC Classification: 1HBS; BG; HBJH; HBLW3; JKSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
HarperCollins
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006551478
ISBN
9780006551478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.23

Paperback. No land on earth has been so long observed as Egypt, which was attracting travelers back in the days of Herodotus and Julius Caesar. This book includes descriptions about a myth from a papyrus next to Naguib Mahfouz's account of Alexandria, and Florence Nightingale describing Abu Simbel side by side with Ahdaf Soueif's description of Sinai. Series: Through Writers' Eyes. Num Pages: 334 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HBE; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Eland Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
334
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780955010569
ISBN
9780955010569
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.05

Paperback. "Kapchan's splendid enthnographic study of women's performance genres in Beni Mellal, Morocco, is an outstanding contribution to gender studies and to the understanding of Middle Eastern society."-Choice Series: Contemporary Ethnography. Num Pages: 352 pages, 18 illus. BIC Classification: 1HBM; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 26. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Edition
Paperback
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812214260
ISBN
9780812214260
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.15

Paperback. The western Sahara is a baking hot and desolate place. On 28 August 1815, the US brig Commerce was dashed against Mauritania's Cape Bojador and lost, although through bravery and quick thinking the ship's captain, James Riley, managed to lead all of his crew to safety. What followed was an extraordinary and desperate battle for survival. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1HBW; 3JH; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099435921
ISBN
9780099435921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. The story of the 1882 Palmer Sinai Expedition, a spying and terrorist mission that ended in the murder of its participants and was one of the great cause celebre of the nineteenth century. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JH; HBTP; RGR; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785352423
ISBN
9781785352423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.60

Paperback. Series: Middle East@War. Num Pages: 112 pages, 120 b/w ills, 2-3 colour ills, 15 colour profiles. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HBE; 3JJPG; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBWS; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 210. .
Publisher
Helion & Company
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911096610
ISBN
9781911096610
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.99

Paperback. Examines the complex fate of classical Egyptian religion during the centuries from the period when Christianity first made its appearance in Egypt to when it became the region's dominant religion. This book describes how an ancient culture maintained itself while also being transformed through influences such as Hellenism, and Roman government. Series: Mythos: The Princeton-Bollingen Series in World Mythology. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 map, 1 line illus., 23 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA; HRC; HRKP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691070544
ISBN
9780691070544
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.54

hardcover. Dividing the Nile counters that Egyptian entrepreneurs failed to develop a united economy or shared economic interests, guaranteeing Egypt's 'loss' of the Sudan. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1HBS; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 772.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Condition
New
SKU
9789774166389
ISBN
9789774166389
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 8.29

paperback. This study, extending well beyond military history, documents the ways in which five different countries - Russia, the Ottoman Empire, Egypt, China, and Japan - refashioned their armed forces along European lines during the three centuries after 1600. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1DVUA; 1FPC; 1FPJ; 1HBE; 3J; HBJD; HBJF; HBJH; HBLH; HBLL; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226703190
ISBN
9780226703190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.77

Hardback. Num Pages: 135 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBM; JP; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Number of pages
135
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628085570
ISBN
9781628085570
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 189.45
€ 129.43

Paperback. Places Sudan's oil industry (examined here in macro, micro and political terms), its economy, external relations and changing politics under the impact of the Darfur conflict and the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, in the wider context of the expansion of Asia's global economic strength. Editor(s): Large, Daniel; Patey, Luke A. Series: African Issues. Num Pages: 216 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FPC; 1HBS; JPS; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308. China, India and the Politics of Asian Alternatives. Series: African Issues. 216 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Large, Daniel; Patey, Luke A. Places Sudan's oil industry (examined here in macro, micro and political terms), its economy, external relations and changing politics under the impact of the Darfur conflict and the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, in the wider context of the expansion of Asia's global economic strength. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FPC; 1HBS; JPS; KCL. Dimension: 211 x 139 x 14. Weight: 308.
Publisher
James Currey
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847010377
ISBN
9781847010377
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.77

Hardback. This book examines the Jewish community of Morocco in the late 18th and early 19th centuries through the life of a merchant who was the chief intermediary between the Moroccan sultans and Europe . Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 264 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBM; 3JF; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804737777
ISBN
9780804737777
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.63

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