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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€ 63.10
€ 65.13
€ 63.10
Hardback. Series: Prehistory Monographs. Num Pages: 174 pages, 4 plans, 20 b/w pls. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HBG; HBLA; HDDA; HDDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 285 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1178.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Institute for Aegean Prehistory United States
- Number of pages
- 174
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781931534017
- ISBN
- 9781931534017
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.77
€ 113.77
Hardback. Series: Prehistory Monographs. Num Pages: 126 pages, 46 b/w figs, 4 plans, 47 b/w pls. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HBG; HBLA; HDDA; HDDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 286 x 226 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1008.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Institute for Aegean Prehistory United States
- Number of pages
- 126
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781931534000
- ISBN
- 9781931534000
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.34
€ 113.34
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€ 26.65
€ 35.99
€ 26.65
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€ 34.99
€ 53.99
€ 34.99
Paperback. A handy colourful book introducing Egypt's animals and plants Num Pages: 16 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 210. .
- Publisher
- The American University in Cairo Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789774167676
- ISBN
- 9789774167676
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.34
€ 12.34
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€ 16.69
€ 20.99
€ 16.69
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€ 44.37
€ 62.75
€ 44.37
Paperback. Translator(s): Goshgarian, G. M. Num Pages: 288 pages, 24. BIC Classification: 1HBE; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801482489
- ISBN
- 9780801482489
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 35.80
€ 37.99
€ 35.80
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€ 40.65
€ 53.29
€ 40.65
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€ 49.96
€ 65.13
€ 49.96
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€ 14.11
€ 17.99
€ 14.11
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€ 17.09
€ 24.99
€ 17.09
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€ 35.75
€ 37.99
€ 35.75
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€ 11.05
€ 13.99
€ 11.05
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€ 19.29
€ 20.99
€ 19.29
Paperback. A straightforward, blow-by-blow account of the Allied effort to eject Axis forces from North Africa with discussion of both the Montgomery-led British drive against Rommel out of Egypt and the Eisenhower-led drive with Allied forces from the west. The focus is primarily on the 'what', 'when' and 'where'. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 pages of b/w plates. BIC Classification: 1HB; 3JJH; HBJH; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Frontline Books
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848327832
- ISBN
- 9781848327832
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.81
€ 25.99
€ 23.81
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
€ 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€ 39.04
€ 54.99
€ 39.04
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
€ 19.99
€ 8.29